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The following is issued on behalf of the Hong Kong Cyberport Management Company Limited:
The Hong Kong Cyberport Management Company Limited (Cyberport) announced that Cyberport Venture Capital Forum (CVCF) 2006 will be held on December 5. CVCF is a unique venture capital forum aimed at connecting the investment community with the entrepreneurs. The CVCF has been held twice -- in 2004 and 2005.
CVCF 2006 will invite some of the most distinguished and successful female venture capitalists, investors and entrepreneurs as speakers. These speakers will bring a new dimension, as well as fresh perspectives and unique insights to the CVCF 2006.
In conjunction with ITU Telecom World 2006 to be held during December 4 ¡ª 8 in Hong Kong, a special cocktail reception will be held at Cyberport in the afternoon of December 5 to provide a valuable networking opportunity for the CVCF 2006 attendees, local ICT industry players and members of the ITU Telecom World VIP delegation. This will make CVCF 2006 not only a Cyberport signature event but also an important part of the international extravaganza.
"CVCF offers a unique platform for venture capitalists, investors and entrepreneurs in the creative industries to network together to identify synergies and business opportunities," said the Chief Executive Officer, Hong Kong Cyberport Management Company Limited, Mr Nicholas Yang. "This is especially meaningful and useful as venture capital investments in Asia-Pacific have grown explosively in recent years. There is no better time to connect the investors and the entrepreneurs."
CVCF is co-organised by the Hong Kong Cyberport Management Company Limited, the Chinese University of Hong Kong - Center for Entrepreneurship & Faculty of Business Administration, Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation, Hong Kong Venture Capital and Private Equity Association, and Monte Jade Science and Technology Association of Hong Kong. CVCF 2006 is also sponsored and supported by numerous well-known private sector companies, industry associations, educational institutions and other organisations.
"This year, we are especially proud to have world-class investors such as Ms Lore Harp McGovern and Ms Soo-Boon Koh as keynote speakers to share their valuable insights from successful experience," added Mr Yang. "We are simply learning from the best there is. These ladies have created perpetuating values not only for the business but also for the society."
Ms Lore Harp McGovern is not only a most successful entrepreneur. She is also one of the world's most generous philanthropists. She co-founded one of the world's first PC companies, Vector Graphic Inc., as well as one of the earliest venture capital firms, Pacific Technology Venture Fund, to explore the confluence between Silicon Valley and Asia-Pacific.
Ms Soo-Boon Koh is not only a savvy world-class business executive, holding numerous top management positions while she was in the US -- she is also the founder of iGlobe Partners, which has spearheaded numerous successful IT-focused investments in Asia. She has served as an Executive Committee Member of the Singapore Venture Capital Association.
Other prominent speakers include:
Entrepreneurs
- Dr Jin Huang, Founder, President & CEO, Ambow Education Co. Ltd.
- Dr Priscilla M Lu, Chairman & CEO, ViDeOnline Communications
- Dr Elizabeth Quat, CEO, CB Strategic Investment Limited
Venture captalists
- Ms Stella Xi Jin, Venture Partner, IDGVC Partners
- Ms Lisa Lo, Managing Director, The CID Group
- Ms Amy Yeh, Vice President, Softbank China Venture Capital
Moderators
- Mr KO Chia, President, Hong Kong Venture Capital Association
- Ms Lorraine Hahn, Ex-Anchor, CNN International
- Dr Alyce Su, Founding Managing Partner, China Queen Capital (HK) Ltd.
CVCF 2006 is proud to be sponsored and supported by its key sponsor, the Office of the Government Chief Information Officer, the anchor sponsors Haier Group Company Limited and Pacific Century Premium Development Limited, the two patron sponsors, Fortune International, The I-Consulting Group, Russell Reynolds Associates and Wing Lung Bank, the WLAN sponsor CISCO, and the media sponsor, The Standard. There are also numerous other additional prominent sponsors.
Registration starts today and interested parties can visit the CVCF 2006 website at http://cvcf.cyberport.hk for registration and programme details. The early-bird rate starts at $380 per person (subject to change without notice).
For enquiries, please call the CVCF 2006 hotline on 3166 3839 or e-mail cvcf@cyberport.hk.
About Cyberport
Cyberport, Hong Kong's IT Flagship, is a US$2 billion (HK$15.8 billion) landmark project managed by Hong Kong Cyberport Management Company Limited and wholly owned by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. The project is being developed on a 24-hectare site at Telegraph Bay in the southern district of Hong Kong Island. The project aims to build a community interconnected by state-of-the-art broadband network consisting of four office buildings, a five-star hotel, a retail entertainment complex and about 2,800 deluxe residential homes, leading to an interactive environment that will be home to a strategic cluster of about 100 companies and 10,000 professionals in the IT and creative industries.
For more information, please visit www.cyberport.hk.
Media enquiries:
Gary Tong
Diantang Communications
E-mail: gary@diantang.cc
Tel: 3166 3839
Serena Wong
Hong Kong Cyberport Management Company Limited
E-mail: serenawong@cyberport.hk
Tel: 3166 3812
Ends/Wednesday, November 8, 2006
Issued at HKT 12:35
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