List of hackathons in Hong Kong in 2018

**The application for this hackathon is now CLOSED. Thank you for showing interest in AIA Presents: LifeHack18!** This is a FREE event. Your deposit will be fully refunded to you when you sign in for the event.** Help People Live Healthier, Longer, Better Lives At AIA, we are making a promise. A promise to help our colleagues, customers and their communities to live healthier, longer, better lives. To do this, we need to use digital innovation to get in front of their needs and help them every step of the journey. The AIA Hackathon event “LifeHack18” on 16-18 November 2018, invites industry experts, technologists, design thinkers and innovation enthusiasts from all different fields to come together and co-create solutions that will help us to help millions more people. Participants will work in teams from Friday evening (November 16) and have 48 hours to devise, build and launch their prototypes. The event will then conclude with a pitch on stage to industry experts during the final event on Sunday (November 18). To ensure the business ideas are practical and innovative, real customers and employees will be brought in for participants to understand the concerns and pain points that they have. Theme How do we help people to live healthier, longer, better lives using design thinking, data and software? More details on the challenges will be revealed closer to the event day, so make sure to keep checking this page for updates! To get a better feel for what type of solutions we hope to see from this hackathon, read up on one of our cornerstone science-backed wellness programmes, AIA Vitality. More specifically, these are the business questions that you should ask yourself when building your prototype: Customer Engagement: How can we encourage people to engage with insurance while they’re still young and healthy, instead of only thinking of insurance when they get sick? Get Healthier: In addition to AIA Vitality, how can we guide our customers to reduce health risks with healthy habits? Higher Quality of Life: How can we better help our customers improve their financial health so that they can live healthier, longer, better lives? Prizes 1st place: cash prize of $30,000 and more… 2nd place: cash prize of $18,000 and more… 3rd place: cash prize of $6,000 and more… Judges Jacky Chan: Regional Chief Executive, AIA Group Daisuke Iwase: Group Chief Digital Officer, AIA Group Biswa Misra: Group Chief Technology and Operations Officer, AIA Group Mark Saunders: Group Chief Strategy and Corporate Development Officer, AIA Group Bertrand Chen: Group Data Scientist, CK Hutchison Holdings Limited Leroy Yau: Partner, 43 Ventures Go to our LifeHack18 website for more updated information on prizes. Note:  Please note there is also a screening process and we will refund your deposit if you are not accepted into LifeHack18. We will let you know if you are accepted into LifeHack18 by batches. The earlier you apply the higher chance you can get in! FAQs What can I bring into the event? As this is a hackathon, please bring a laptop or desktop with which you can build basic prototypes with. Remember that you will be pitching your ideas to key AIA stakeholders, so make sure you can show them something noteworthy. Also, to ensure that you can build something amazing during LifeHack18, we also recommend bringing your own water bottle and warm clothes (for air conditioning). How can I contact the organiser with any questions? Please contact hackathon@aia.com with your questions. What's the refund policy? Participation for this event is FREE. The $120 'ticket price' is simply a deposit and it will be fully refunded post-event. However we do NOT refund "no shows", i.e. if you register for the event but do not show up for LifeHack18, we will NOT refund your deposit back. Therefore if you know that you cannot make it to the event, please contact hackathon@aia.com on or before Friday, 9 November 2018, at 7:00 pm. Do I have to bring my printed ticket to the event? No. However please make sure that the name you used to register for the event is EXACTLY the same as that in a valid government-issued ID, e.g. Hong Kong Identity Card, passport issued by a foreign government body, etc. Can I update my registration information? Unless it's information that can directly impact your role in LifeHack18, e.g. role in team (UI/UX, data scientist, business user), employer information, we advise against updating your registration information. Is my registration fee or ticket transferrable? No. If you choose to transfer your registration to a friend, a colleague or some other person, you must contact hackathon@aia.com to cancel the registration first, refund your deposit and then have that person sign up on her/his own accord. Is it ok if the name on my ticket or registration doesn't match the person who attends? The name on your registration must EXACTLY MATCH that on an official government-issued ID, e.g. Hong Kong Identity Card, passport issued by a foreign government body, etc. We reserve the right to refuse entry if we do not find your name on our registration list, so please reserve your spot here and make sure that the name on your ID exactly matches that in our registration list.

Event Introduction The Hackathon is a staple of all our TechCrunch events. Each team has 24 hours to design and develop a proof of concept. Judging and awards comes from the most innovative companies in the world. This year, TechCrunch will collaborate with Cyberport to hold a blockchain Hackathon in Hong Kong. Who can participate Everyone interested in technology is welcome to join. You can come to share your ideas, broaden your horizons, and test your skills. We want to learn from you, even if there’s no mature product or clear business model. We want imagination and unconstrained innovation! Principles Ownership and Intellectual Property Right The Ownership and the Intellectual Property Right of the products produced during the Hackathon competition belong to their producers completely, and could be used on their own will.All the participants should sign the Non-Disclosure Agreement for APIs at Hackathon in TechCrunch Hong Kong, 2018. Participants Both individual participants and teams are acceptable. To be noticed, the limit of members for each team is 5. Presentation You should run your product and present it to the public. If you do not finish your presentation, don’t worry! Just try your best. Awards The jury of Hackathon consists of experts and the delegates from the sponsors. At the end of Hackathon, comprehensively concerning the performance of each team during the whole competition period, we would award the top participants with the grand prix or other special awards, including the Most Innovative Product, the Most Valuable Product, and the Most Completed Product. Registration Qualification We suggest that participants had better have 3-5 members on a team. However, if you think you’ve owned sufficient capacity to be both a front-end engineer and a developer, individual participants are also acceptable. Registration information should include division of the work, name list and an introduction of your program. We agree that it would offer better help if you’ve already have a mature idea before coming to Hackathon. Nevertheless, you are not allowed to bring a semi-finished or finished product to the competition. Besides, if you have a strong will to participate in Hackathon but find it difficult to have partners with you, you could note down in your registration information along with related details, and tell us the role you could play in a team. Then you could directly build your team with other participants who are in favor on the spot. We would patiently and conscientiously assess your registration information, and finalize the list of participants. Schedule Registration: NOW –8th November Competition: 10th Nov– 11th NovThose teams that have passed the qualification assessment could be accessible to the Final. According to results of final evaluation, top 1 teams would be awarded. TechCrunch Rewards 1.Everyone gets Two-day TechCrunch 2018 International City Event – Shenzhen ticket if their program could be submitted successfully2.TechCrunch International City Event 2018 – Shenzhen Hackathon certificate of honor.3.Sponsor souvenir T-shirt Agenda of Hackathon First day 9:00 a.m. Sign in&Team up10:00 a.m. Introduction of Principles11:00-11:30 a.m. Free developing11:30 a.m. Lunch1:00-6:00 p.m. Free developing6:00 p.m. Dinner9:00 p.m. Break（Food &Snacks） Second day 8:00 a.m. Breakfast9:30 a.m. Submit products to the judging system10:00 a.m. End of developing。 Audiences allow to enter in11:00 a.m. Demo/Presentation time for teams 3min for each team11:30 a.m. Lunch (Demo is still going)2:00-3:00 p.m. Announce the winner teams & prize-awarding ceremony（will adjust the end time according to the situations）3:00 p.m. Hackathon end Challenge 1. WANXIANG BLOCKCHAIN LABS Task: How to design a blockchain-based, decentralized identity system for financial services? Challenge Description Description:Identity systems, like user names and user data, are a key element of most commercial services. Examples of identity systems include social media accounts, credit scoring accounts, public services accounts, and digital wallet accounts. Currently, almost all online identity systems are managed by centralized parties. Your accounts and data are controlled by third parties and stored on their servers. The disadvantage of this approach is its lack of protection to users on the unauthorized use of their data, its lack of data portability for users to transfer data to other platforms, and its susceptibility to malicious hacking. Many people believe that blockchains, through their use of public-private key cryptography and secure shared ledgers, allow for decentralized control of user identity data. As identity is at the heart of many financial applications (for example, a financial provider needs to verify that a user has the authority to transfer assets or data, and the financial provider needs to have a secure ledger to track which users own which assets or data), there are strong opportunities to create decentralized identity systems that improve user experience in financial services. Challenge Prize: Champion: Cash prize of $30000 HKD 1st Runner-up:Prizes worth up to $15000 HKD 2nd Runner-up:Prizes worth up to $5000 HKD Hackathon strategic partner:  About Hong Kong Cyberport Cyberport is an innovative digital community with over 1,000 technology companies. It is managed by Hong Kong Cyberport Management Company Limited, which is wholly owned by the Hong Kong SAR Government. With the vision to become a main force in developing the digital tech industry as a key economic driver of Hong Kong, Cyberport is committed to nurturing youth, start-ups and entrepreneurs to grow in the digital industry by connecting them to strategic partners and investors, driving collaboration with local and international business partners to create new opportunities, and accelerating digital adoption amongst corporates and SMEs. Cyberport focuses on building key clusters of digital tech, namely FinTech, Big Data/AI, e-commerce and IoT/Wearables, to foster the development of Hong Kong into a “Smart City”. With a committed team of professionals providing all rounded value added services to support our digital community and an array of state-of-the-art tech facilities, Cyberport is the flagship for Hong Kong’s digital tech industry. About WANXIANG BLOCKCHAIN LABS Funded by China Wanxiang Holdings, Wanxiang Blockchain Labs is a non-profit research institution focusing on Blockchain technology. Wanxiang Blockchain Labs provides support for the research, entrepreneurship, developments and applications in the industry. It will also provide reference information for regulatory bodies. Overall, Wanxiang Blockchain Labs dedicate itself to the promotion and application of Blockchain industry, and to explore how the technology will be contributing to the development of the economy and the society. As the first research organization in China and determines to devote itself to promote the development of blockchain technology globally, Wanxiang Blockchain Labs has been hosting global blockchain summits in China, which have become one of the most influential industrial events in Asia. Through these efforts, participants from various industries have showed great interest in blockchain technology and the known the potential of what it could bring to the world.

The Cathay Pacific 24-hour Hackathon is back again this year – bigger and better. This signature event will feature a range of exciting activities, providing you with a remarkable experience at this aviation-and-travel focused Hackathon in Hong Kong. With the theme "Smart Travel", we are in search of game-changing ideas to revolutionise the way technology helps us travel. Joining our Hackathon offers you the platform to work with like-minded peers and gain exposure to the challenging aviation industry. This unique event can also help kick-start your career in aviation and IT by providing a fast track to our IT Graduate Trainee Programme or IT Internship. Join us and take your innovation to new heights – the sky is the limit! Date: 3-4 November 2018 Venue: Cathay Pacific City Applications are open from 30 August to 23 September. Visit hackathon.cathaypacific.com for more details or contact us with any questions.

The Cathay Pacific 24-hour Hackathon is back this year – and, for the first time, we’re calling on technology and travel enthusiasts with professional experience to join us. With the theme "Smart Travel", we are in search of game-changing ideas to revolutionise the way technology helps us travel. We will host a series of exciting activities on location at Cathay Pacific’s headquarters, leading up to the 24-hour Hackathon. You'll be able to gain an exclusive insider understanding of our airline operations, and partake in ‘empathy days’ and technical workshops provided by our partners, all in preparation for the big event. Join us and take your innovation to new heights – the sky is the limit! Date: 3-4 November 2018 Venue: Cathay Pacific City Applications are open from 15 July to 5 August. Visit hackathon.cathaypacific.com for more details or contact us for any questions.

For all event details, please visit http://communities.techstars.com/events/13708 In just 54 hours, you will experience the highs, lows, fun, and pressure that make up life at a startup. What is Startup Weekend? Startup Weekend, powered by Google for Entrepreneurs, is non-profit entrepreneurship education event that brings together innovators, marketers, developers and designers. In just 54 hours, you will pitch your own idea and form a team or join in another person’s team (Fri), do market research, build product (Sat), and demonstrate your business in front of judges and potential investors (Sun). Come to be a hero to change the world!   Startup Weekend is your chance to learn how to put your idea into action within a matter of days!  get introduced to the world of startups and entrepreneurship learn the process for taking action on your ideas meet experienced, talented, and passionate entrepreneurs in Hong Kong join or build an all-star team make meaningful connections and become part of a global community learn and practice new skills to take back to your job or beef up your resume   Who is Startup Weekend For? It doesn't matter what you do or where you come from, Startup Weekend is designed as an inclusive event and program that brings all sorts of people together including... aspiring & experienced entrepreneurs developers and other tech-related professionals designers of all types non-technical talent (i.e. business, sales, finance, legal, etc.) students from universities and even high schools professionals looking to switch careers or build new skills and passionate visionaries   What will be the topic? When you come to Hong Kong UST startup weekend, you can vote for 2 topics from New Retail, Fintech/ machine learning, SmartTech, and social innovation and the topics with the highest vote will be the final one! Previous event: Special Discount to HKUST members! Please check HKUST Entrepreneurship Center Newsletter! How to go to The Venue (The BASE, HKUST)? Please click HERE for the transportation tips! Your ticket includes: Access to the full weekend-long event Opportunity to pitch your idea on Friday night @The BASE HKUST All-star mentors and judges formed with business leaders (roll down and check out their information!!!) 6 tasty meals throughout the weekend Collaboration with passionate entrepreneurs from throughout Hong Kong Membership in the Startup Weekend Community (>193K alumni) A process for taking any idea from concept to creation in a hackathon style setting   Frequent questions Q: May I join alone without a team? A: Definitely yes! You will find a team and news friends who share the same mission at the first night!  Q: I don’t have an idea, can I join? A: Of course. You will choose the team with idea that you want to work the first day. Q: If I am not a UST student, can I join? A: Of course. You are very welcome to join us and share your experience! Q: I am not interested in creating my own business. Should I join?A: Startup Weekend is also a good learning experience for you to turn book-knowledge into a real thing. During this journey, you will learn how to apply your knowledge to the real world! Join us for an awesome weekend!  For any inquiry, please contact hkust@startupweekend.org Make sure you bring your laptop, and enthusiasm! We'll start off with a little food and drink and then break out into a session on how to maximize your Techstars Startup Weekend experience!

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Join us on the 16th of October (Tue) for a discussion on the risks of Smart Contract Security followed by a live demonstration of testing a new way to audit a contract with A.I all showcased by Agua AI. Introduction: Smart Contracts are the crux of all DApps and Token Sales. They’re essentially programs designed to execute automatically and enforce a set of rules autonomously. And they’re totally unchangeable once deployed on the blockchain— a quality that makes smart contracts uniquely reliable and trustless, but also a precarious minefield. Coding for the blockchain is a relatively new field, without many security standards, documentation, or best practices to draw on. It’s also the ultimate test of defensive software engineering—Smart contracts like the ERC-20 token standard have held digital assets worth over US $3.8 billion in 2017, and US $4.7 billion up until march in 2018 making them a target for attackers. The usual software development cycle of a continuous write-release-fix loop falls short when it comes to the blockchain. Smart contracts need to be constructed 100% right in one shot, able to withstand years of security attacks with code you can’t really modify. They have to be extensively planned, considering all logical permutations, accommodating all possible exceptions, and meticulously implemented. Get the order of code wrong (as in the case of The DAO hack) or forget to initialize something (as in the Parity Freeze) and you could have an ‘unchangeable’ disaster on your hands, immortalized on the immutable blockchain. Prompted by this fear, security audits are thankfully becoming the industry standard, and a way for projects to gain contributor trust. Unfortunately, these assets are not always as secure as we wish, as a multitude of hacks and bugs prove. This puts a significant burden on the crypto community. Hacks discourage institutional investors and make regulators more wary of blockchain technology in general. We will discuss at length the current landscape of smart contract security and will demonstrate how AI can automate the smart contract QA process. About the speakers: Yash is a self-taught hacker, software engineer, and trader. He has worked at Stanford Medicine, where he worked towards overhauling the database for the world's largest biosample repository and introduced digital cataloguing methods that yielded a substantial increase in efficiency over existing hardware methods. Yash started mining Bitcoin in 2011, and set up a private fund in Los Angeles to trade cryptocurrencies and their delta-one derivatives in 2017, where he also built trading models using Bayesian Regression techniques and sentiment analysis. A seasoned developer, Yash has won multiple blockchain hackathons, and received a grant from Peter Thiel's 1517 fund to develop his ETHDenver winning project, XOR, into a startup which later went on to become a part of Consensys. He is the founder and CEO of Conduit Research, a research firm dedicated to building quantitative strategies for crypto, as well as high-performance analytics and trading platforms.  Abhinav Narayanan has been a programmer since a young age learning how to hack systems and has always had an infatuation with how genomics and machines intertwine (e.g AI). Abhinav spent a short time at MIT studying Computer Science and Molecular Biology. As he was studying, he sold biotech research to inStem out of Indian Institute of Science having to do with Pain Detector using Microwave Radiometry, in-vitro Alzheimers Cure using gene-editing (e.g CRISPr, TALENs, and Insulysin), using Anti-Proliferative properties for the Diagnosis of Lung Carcinoma, etc.) He spent time at the MIT Media Lab focusing on security of race conditions in code and most recently Microsoft where he was working as a Security Machine Learning Engineer on a special project creating a new framework for Hadoop. He is currently the founder and CEO of Agua AI, an artificial intelligence-driven automated security vulnerability patching solution.

DoraHacks Quant Trading Hacks & After Party AimsTo gather the uptrend blockchain trading technologies, strategies and new ideas by the Trading Hacks, especially for Traders, Cryptofund, Traditional Fund and Programmers to explore and grab new insight from Quantitative Trading. Special Features: 1-on-1 meeting, Keynotes & Panel discussion on cryptotrading & fundFeaturing Teams: 深圳可盈科技, 哈利魔法石, 钰池资本, T T, TAMC, Block VC, 雄岸资本, 上海兆贝, Amber AI, ICG Organisers & SponsorsOrganiser: DoraHacks, FutureMoney, Bitwork, Amber AI, T3 Labs, OKExSupported by BlackHorseGroup, Genesis Block, BlueBlock, 雄岸基金 Details Date: 30/9 (Sun) Time: 0900 – 1730 Crypto Trading Conference & Quant Trading Hacks 1900 - 2300 After Party Venue:  Hackathon - Bitwork, 7/F, FT Life Tower, 18 Sheung Yuet Road, Kowloon Bay After Party - M Zone, G/F, Kency Tower, 9-11 Chatham Court, Tsim Sha Tsui Agenda: 0900 - 1000 Registration & Wake up Coffee/ Refreshment 1000 - 1015 Introduction  1015 - 1030 Keynotes: Amber AI 1030 - 1045 Keynotes: FutureMoney 1045 - 1100 Panel Discussion: "The art of crypto trading algorithm design" 1100 - 1115 Coffee break and networking 1115 - 1135 Keynotes: Genesis Block 1135 - 1155 Panel Discussion: "Crypto Exchanges in Regulated Market and Get Ready for Institutional Investors" 1200 - 1400 Networking Lunch 1400 - 1415 Keynotes (TBC) 1415 - 1430 Keynotes (TBC) 1430 - 1500 Panel Discussion: "From traditional trader to become crypto trader" 1500 Hackathon finish 1500 - 1515 Announce result & Prize presentation 1515 - 1530 Winning team Presentation 1530 End of Hackathon 1530 - 1730 Networking session 1530 - 1730 Private 1-on-1 meeting 1900 - 2300 After Dinner & After party Interested in sponsor / business opportunities: Contact event@bitwork.asia ➤DoraHacks is a global hacker organization decentralized with the largest hacker community in China.  In 2018 we’re branching out to global hubs including San Francisco, Paris, Tokyo, New York, Seoul, Boston, Berlin, Oslo and major cities in the world.DoraHacks' mission is to connect the most talented hackers around the world to solve the greatest problems we face in different industries and to overcome practical issues in our diversiform society. In 2018, Hackers Fund was founded by DoraHacks and BA Capital. Since its founding, Hackers Fund has focused on supporting hackers to explore better, prettier and more applicable solutions for current industries and future world. ➤About Hackathon Hackathon is a technology that originated and became popular in innovative places like Silicon Valley in the US. In the 24-hour hackathon, you are free to solve any problem of your choice or to participate in the prize-winning challenges. These challenges are provided by public chains which are supporting us during this event.

The Next Travel Startup Unicorn is just around the corner!! Hong Kong-based Klook has recently raised US$200 million. Are you ready to be the next travel startup ‘Unicorn’? Travel is an education. Are you familiar with the saying, “The world is a book; those who do not travel read only a page”? Today most people travel as part of their daily routine. Not only does travel make us a happier person, it also opens our eyes and mind. More so, tourism industry is the pillar of the economy in some of the fastest growing countries where the industry always bring economic benefit to the citizens and improve their living standard. It has gradually become a main topic for city-lives and many innovative ideas are inspired by the demands generated from travelling, like Airbnb, Ctrip and Coachsurfing. While considering a new reform on travel safety, customized experience and green travel, the topic of travelling will certainly lead to many unprecedented possibilities. We'll equip the participants with tools through our workshops to rethink how empathy, design, and technology together can ignite the future of travel, and help them build to their startup with valuable feedbacks by experienced mentors and judges.  Who should join? Have a passion for tourism industry Either have a seed-stage idea or interested in joining talents' team Looking for co-founder and like-minded partner in UX/IT/Business filed Looking for business connection Looking for the opportunity to test the product and get market feedback Hackathon lovers Looking forward to have an unforgettable weekend in Hong Kong Why should I participate?  Seeking advice from experienced mentors and judges Improving the opportunity to get other startup fundings Meeting like-minded talent and building networks Learning a skill far outside of your usual 9-to-5 job or study life Beef up your resume  Getting to know more about Startup Ecosystem Becoming part of a global community What does your ticket include? 6 tasty meals are included Event T-shirt Membership in the Startup Weekend Community (>200k alumni) Opportunity to pitch your idea on Friday night @CityU Mentoring by all-stars from the startup communities  All-stars judge's panel lead by startup and social innovation leaders A process for taking any ideas from concept to creation in a matter of days Prizes?  Winning Team: Free for company registration  4 Winning Teams: Free patent consultation session, offered by CityU KTO Eligible for the Free Tickets?CityU full-time UGC-funded students, whose tickets are fully refundable upon 100% attendance in the event, sponsored by CityU KTO (First-come-first-served) ** Please register by your school email** Agenda for reference: What is a StartupWeekend? Startup Weekend, powered by Google for Entrepreneurs, is non-profit entrepreneurship education event that brings together innovators, marketers, developers and designers. It is the place to look for a team, create a prototype of your idea, validate your business idea, and receive feedback from experienced entrepreneurs, all in one weekend. In just 54 hours, you will meet a dream startup team, do market research, build product, and demonstrate your business in front of judges and potential investors. Entrepreneurship and innovation is not just a word; it’s an action. Bring joy into our life and take us on a special journey by launching your idea. Come and have fun on September 28 - 30 at the City University of Hong Kong, a global leading university, ranked 4th QS “Top 50 Under 50” in 2018. Please stay tuned for updates ( List of Judges, prizes, mentors and workshop ) http://communities.techstars.com/chinahong-kong/hong-kong/startup-weekend/13538Facebook Event Page: https://www.facebook.com/events/237079643623416/ Still have questions? Feel free to reach out to CityU StartupWeekend Organizing Team at cityu.hk@startupweekend.org

A weekend to create sustainable businesses and projects that will make impact on our planet. Living sustainable is the only way forward if we want to survive as a humanity. With rapid population growth and urbanization, municipal waste generation is expected to rise to 2.2 billion tonnes by 2025, according to World Bank. Can we move away from the 'take-make-dispose' linear economy and redesign our future through the circular economy, where nothing that is made becomes waste? Welcome to the first Startup Weekend Circular Economy, Sustainability and Zero Waste Edition. It's the right place for you if you have already switched to the low waste lifestyle and want to do more as entrepreneur. It's the best place if you have a business idea ranging from a physical product or invention to a software (a mobile app) or sustainable initiative. It's a great place if you just heard about zero waste and want to learn more about recycling, repairing, composting, reusing and how to apply them to the real projects. Circular economy has so many business opportunities that are in high demand! Do you want to be part of this future? What's different about this event? To show that going zero waste is possible, we will make sure the entire event is a green event itself! There will be no disposables, all the food and beverages will be sourced locally, and we will used the recycled materials for work to ensure that no waste is sent to the landfill. What is Startup Weekend?Startup Weekend, powered by Google for Entrepreneurs, is non-profit entrepreneurship education event that brings together innovators, marketers, developers and designers. In just 54 hours, you will meet a dream startup team, do market research, build product, and demonstrate your business in front of judges and potential investors. Come to be a hero to change the world under a hackathon style. Previous event: Startup Weekend is your chance to learn how to put your idea into action within a matter of days! get introduced to the world of startups and entrepreneurship learn the process for taking action on your ideas meet experienced, talented, and passionate entrepreneurs in Hong Kong join or build an all-star team make meaningful connections and become part of a global community learn and practice new skills to take back to your job or beef up your resume Who is Startup Weekend For? It doesn't matter what you do or where you come from, Startup Weekend is designed as an inclusive event and program that brings all sorts of people together including... aspiring & experienced entrepreneurs developers and other tech-related professionals designers of all types non-technical talent (i.e. business, sales, finance, legal, etc.) students from universities and even high schools professionals looking to switch careers or build new skills and passionate visionaries Agenda for reference: Your ticket includes: Access to the full weekend-long event Opportunity to pitch your idea on Friday night @Dream Impact Mentoring by all-stars from the social impact and startup communities (be sure to check out the full) Tasty meals all weekend Access to Startup Weekend workshops i.e. Business Model, Lean Startup, Validation, Pitching, Design Thinking etc Collaboration with awesome social innovation professionals from throughout Hong Kong All-star judge's panel lead by startup and social innovation leaders Membership in the Startup Weekend Community (>200K alumni) A process for taking any idea from concept to creation in a matter of days Do I need to come up with an idea?If you have an idea for a startup, then great! We hope you pitch for the weekend. If you don't have an idea, that's quite alright! Come and spend the weekend, listen to the ideas being pitched, and see if something piques your interest! The weekend is all about learning about the startup ideation process and learning from each other. If you have more questions, check out the Startup Weekend First Timers FAQ! Join us for an awesome weekend! For all event details, please visit http://communities.techstars.com/events/13354 Join us for a Bootcamp that will get you prepared for an upcoming Techstars Startup Weekend! This Bootcamp will take place before your Techstars Startup Weekend in an effort to help expand the educational opportunities that the weekend can provide and prepare you for the event. We know that during the weekend, there isn't a lot of time to learn new things. Bootcamps offer an additional opportunity for you to learn new skills, understand the format of a Techstars Startup Weekend and bond with other attendees. Make sure you bring your laptop, and enthusiasm! We'll start off with a little food and drink and then break out into a session on how to maximize your Techstars Startup Weekend experience!