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SUMMARY:Call for Projects: 50th International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva
DESCRIPTION:Call for Projects: 50th International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva \nEvent Date: 9 to 13 April 2025  \nType: Exhibition and Competition  \nCoordinator: HKU Techno-Entrepreneurship Core  \nOverview:  \nThe International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva (IEIG) is recongized as one of the top three annual events in Geneva\, Switzerland\, focusing solely on inventions and innovations. This year\, IEIG will take place in Geneva\, Switzerland from April 9 to 13\, 2025. In the previous year\, HKU garnered 42 awards\, which included two special grand prizes\, two Gold Medals with Congratulations of the Jury\, 15 Gold Medals\, and others.  \nOfficial website of IEIG: https://inventions-geneva.ch/en/home/\nAwarded projects in the 49th IEIG: https://www.hku.hk/press/press-releases/detail/27236.html  \nEligibility:  \n\nInventions developed by HKU with active patent applications or granted patents \n\n\nThe invention has not been showcased in the same exhibition before. \n\nApplication Details:  \n\nParticipation sponsorship from HKU is limited\, research teams are encouraged to participate at their own expense. \n\n\nInternal Submission Deadline: 8 Dec 2024 \n\n\nSponsorship results announcement:  TBC\n\n\nInternal fee payment deadline: 31 Dec 2024 \n\n\nApplication Form:  https://bit.ly/gen25hku \n\nAssessment Criteria:  \n\nInnovation and technology content \nReadiness for commercialization \nPotential social and economic impact \n\nImportant Notes:  \n\nProject teams shall participate in the entire event physically. \nFlight tickets and hotel accommodation for the exhibition will not be provided by HKU. \nIf you have any questions or require further information\, please do not hesitate to contact HKU Techno-Entrepreneurship Core at 39102495 or tecevent@hku.hk  
URL:https://tec.hku.hk/event/8437/
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SUMMARY:Entrepreneurship & Innovation in the AI Era
DESCRIPTION:Entrepreneurship & Innovation in the AI Era\nBy Steven Hoffman (Captain Hoff) \nChairman & CEO of Founders Space \nIf you’re an entrepreneur\, this lecture will be invaluable. Steve Hoffman (Captain Hoff) will share with you how the most successful startup founders in Silicon Valley think\, act\, and execute their business strategies while avoiding the pitfalls that sink most young companies.  \nThe fact is that most new business ventures fail. The path to success is filled with pitfalls\, wrong turns\, and obstacles. Decisions along the way can make or bankrupt companies. Every entrepreneur must face this harsh reality and learn to master it if they hope to survive and wind up on top.  \nThis course takes you through the nuts and bolts of what’s necessary to innovate and scale new businesses in the age of artificial intelligence. Hoffman shows you exactly what he’s learned\, running his own startups and coaching hundreds of entrepreneurs around the world.  \nHe’ll also provide insights into the current AI investment and technology trends happening in Silicon Valley at this very moment. You’ll gain not only deep insights into running a successful business but also in the core technologies that will shape the future of every industry on the planet.  \nGuest Speaker: \n \nSteven Hoffman (Captain Hoff) \n\nSteven Hoffman is a venture investor\, expert on AI strategy\, and author of three award-winning books: Make Elephants Fly\, Surviving a Startup\, and The Five Forces.\nHoffman is also the Chairman & CEO of Founders Space\, a global market builder that works all over the world\, helping entrepreneurs\, governments\, and corporations access new markets\, innovate\, and accelerate growth.\nHoffman has helped hundreds of entrepreneurs launch their companies in Silicon Valley and around the globe. He has also advised corporations on innovation strategy\, including Qualcomm\, Huawei\, Alibaba\, Bosch\, Intel\, Disney\, Warner Brothers\, Ad Age\, MetLife\, NBC\, A&E\, Siemens\, Viacom\, Turner\, Gulf Oil\, Ford\, etc.\n\nDate: 1 December 2024 (Sunday) \nVenue: HKU Techno-Entrepreneurship Academy (Shenzhen Qianhai) \nLanguage: English + Chinese Simultaneous Interpretation \nWhat You’ll Gain: \n\nInsights into the latest AI trends\nPractical tools to build a competitive business model\nHands-on workshops to refine your strategy\nA certificate of completion\n\nTickets: \n\nStandard: RMB 960\nStudent/Alumni: RMB 500\n\nRegister Now: https://hdxu.cn/jyle \nAgenda Details for 1-Day Course: \n9:00-9:30            Sign in \n9:30-9:40            Opening Speech by HKU Representative \n9:40-10:40          AI Business Strategy and Entrepreneurship \n\nHoffman explains how AI isn’t a business model. In order to build a successful AI company\, you need to think beyond large language models. You must look at the fundamentals of your business\, understand the barriers to entry\, engage with customers\, and develop unique value that no competitors can replicate.\n\n10:40-11:00        Refreshment Break \n11:00-12:00        AI Innovation and Digital Transformation \n\nHoffman lays out the process of AI transformation. If you have an existing business\, how do you leverage AI to gain a competitive advantage? What is the process for establishing a clear AI strategy? What steps must you take to leverage your data so that AI can accelerate your growth and create value for your enterprise and customers?\n\n12:00-13:30        Lunch \n13:30-15:00        Silicon Valley AI Trends that Will Impact Your Business \n\nHoffman dives deep into the latest Silicon Valley AI trends and how they will impact your future. How will autonomous AI agents transform every business process? Can AI learn to reason like human beings? How will your employees work with AI in symbiotic relationships? And what are tools you can use today to accelerate your business?\n\n15:00-15:20        Refreshment Break \n15:20-16:50        Embodied AI and Humanoid Robots \n\nIn this talk\, Hoffman shows how AI robots with sensors\, mobility\, and the ability to perceive and act in real environments are revolutionizing manufacturing\, hospitality\, agriculture\, and other industries. These robots\, capable of learning through interaction and experience\, will transform how we live\, work\, and govern. No business will be unaffected as the next generation of highly intelligent robots enters the workforce.\n\n16:50-17:30        Building a Billion-Dollar AI Enterprise (Workshop) \n\nIn the final part of the program\, everyone will participate in a workshop designed to test and transform your business model so that it can scale in the age of artificial intelligence. What type of business models work? And what do you need to do to make sure your model outperforms competitors\, locks in your customers\, and sets your company on a growth trajectory?\nClosing Remarks by Hoffman\n\nOptional Pre-reading Materials:  \nEntrepreneurship  \n\n“Surviving a Startup” by Steven Hoffman \n\n\n“The Four Steps to The Epiphany” by Steve Blank \n\nArtificial Intelligence  \n\n“The Five Forces that Change Everything” by Steven Hoffman \n“Human Compatible” by Stuart Russell \n\nInnovation   \n\n“Make Elephants Fly” by Steven Hoffman \n“The Innovator’s Dilemma” by Clayton M. Christensen 
URL:https://tec.hku.hk/event/entrepreneurship-innovation-in-the-ai-era/
LOCATION:HKU Techno-Entrepreneurship Academy\, HKU TEA\, Building A\, North District\, Qianhai Shenzhen-Hong Kong Youth Innovation and Entrepreneur Hub\, Shenzhen. 香港大学青年科创学院（深圳前海深港青年梦工场北区A栋）\, China
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