Mentors

The mentoring programme is provided for HKU teams or companies under iDendron membership and TEC’s pre-incubation / incubation programmes. It is believed that with the advice from the experienced and professionals, our teams and companies can learn and optimize their business strategy and development.

Christian is a global entrepreneur. He has been responsible for developing businesses in more than 20 countries spanning four continents for the past decade. In 2013, he started, from scratch, a business venture in Asia with the listed parcel locker firm InPost (AMS: INPST), intersecting three different industries: e-commerce, logistics, and retail. Later, he decided to set up a new venture with Pakpobox and build delivery networks worldwide under the brand "alfred24".

Christopher builds friendly software products used by tens of millions of people. He leads digital product management, design and growth at Bowtie

Deniz is the CCO of Archireef. He previously led the growth department for Hong Kong’s first unicorn, built and exited an e-commerce startup and now acts as an advisor to high growth startups and VC firms.

Ernest Chan is the founder of AESIR, an augment reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) product developer that deliver aesthetic visual design services and EdTech product. He is responsible for product and sales management, managing mobile, app and web products for professional users in education and healthcare field.

Felix is the Marketing Lead at CardUp, a fintech platform that allows payment or collection of big expenses using credit cards. He leads the marketing and growth in the Hong Kong region. In 2015, he co-founded another start-up, called Cloudbreakr, an AI-powered marketing software designed to help brands analyze and engage with influencers. As an influencer, he holds his passion in imparting his knowledge to the passionate entrepreneurs.

Reinject purpose into business via “Creating Shared Value” (CSV), spreading and driving CSV projects throughout the business and social segment, creating sustainable finance resources and social impacts. Experienced in real estate and hospitality asset management, organization development and intrapreneurship, social innovation, non-profit management, social media content curation, youth development, talent acquisition and employer branding.

Keith is the co-founder and CEO of Innopage Limited, specialized in mobile apps development and UX Design. Since 2010, Keith had led Innopage to receive local and international awards for its innovative products. Keith is a part-time lecturer and instructor for local universities, currently also serves as vice-chairman of Hong Kong Wireless Technology Industry (WTIA) Association.

Dr. Miles Wen is CEO and Founder of Fano Labs Limited, raised over USD 10 million in venture investment such as Horizons Ventures and Alibaba. He specializes in information and communication technologies, optimisation algorithms, big data, and machine learning. Since 2016, he was appointed as Adjunct Assistant Professor (Electrical and Electronic Engineering) at HKU.

Vincent is the Founder & Managing Partner at Inspect Element, a venture builder that invest, nurture & scale startups. Prior to Inspect Element, Vincent was an early employee and the first Product Manager at Klook, a travel unicorn startup based in Hong Kong.

Mr Ji is a professional manager with a cumulative academic and industrial background in multiple sectors, and deliver considerable operational targets within global business environments. As a PhD qualified technology transfer manager, has transferred his own research to industry. He is also a CEO of a spin-out company to raise investment in medical research and a start up CEO in the energy sector.

Xiaowei Hu holds a master from KULeuven, Belgium in 2008 with 12 years technology transfer experiences in multi local and oversea institutes. He is also a co-founder of 5 high-tech companies and a mentor for the spin-offs from Hong Kong Polytechnic University and Southern University of Science and Technology.

Yina is the General Manager of Women In Work, a media and community for local aspiring females as well as female founders. She writes occasionally as a tech columnist for media on local startup scene.