HKVCF 2016

Past Event

HKVCF 2016


 
The third annual Hong Kong Venture Capital Forum (HKVCF), organized by the Hong Kong Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (HKVCA), was held on Friday, March 18, 2016. Hosted at KPMG’s impressive conference rooms at Hysan Place, the Forum proved to be an overwhelming success with close to 200 industry professionals in attendance.
 
Welcoming remarks were delivered by Rupert Chamberlain, Partner and Head of Private Equity, KPMG Hong Kong, while opening remarks were delivered by the Hon. Nicholas Yang, Secretary for Innovation and Technology of the Hong Kong SAR Government. A most memorable keynote address was provided by Nisa Leung, Managing Partner of Qiming Ventures.
 
The first panel of the day was on robotics, with a panel that featured James Savage, Partner at Hendale Capital; Rocky Lee, Asia Managing Partner & Head of Greater China at Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft; James Chan, Vice President (International) at GreyOrange; and Denis Tse, Executive Director at MaxNerva.
 
The second panel discussed the latest investment trends in healthcare and featured Judith Li, Partner at Lilly Asia Ventures; Dr. Benjamin Li, Chief Executive Officer at Lee’s Pharmaceutical Holdings; Dr. Xueming Qian, Founder, Chairman & CEO at MabSpace Biosciences; and Lawrence Wang, Managing Director at Vivo Capital.
 
The final panel of the afternoon focused on blockchain technology and featured a lively discussion with Melissa Guzy, Co-founder & Managing Partner at Arbor Ventures; Rocky Lee, Asia Managing Partner & Head of Greater China at Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft; Darren Camas, CEO at BitNexo; Dr. Joseph Wang, Chief Scientist at Bitquant Research Laboratories; Maarten Hartog, Senior Manager at Corporate Treasury Advisory KPMG China; Han Verstraete, Founder at Otonomos; and Jehan Chu, Director at Vermillion Art Collections.
 
The Forum ended with a demo session where a variety of local startups were able to present to the audience and received valuable comments from our expert judging panel, which included Varun Bery of TVG Capital Partners; Duncan Chiu of Radiant Venture Capital; and Mae Wang of Focus Ventures Asia. A lively cocktail reception followed, hosted by our sponsor KPMG, and all the participants – investors, advisors and entrepreneurs – were able to be part of a valuable networking opportunity.
 
We would like to thank most sincerely our generous sponsors, specifically our Platinum Sponsor, KPMG; our Venture Forum Sponsor, Cadwalader; and Silver Sponsor, Ascent Partners. Finally, we would like to thank the Association’s Venture Committee and all the participants for their continued support and contributions that helped make this special event possible.
 

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HKVCF 2016 Programme

 

Theme: Emerging Technologies for Venture

 

HKVCF 2016 Programme

1:45 pm – Registration
2:15 pm – Call to Order

  • Melissa Guzy, Conference Co-chairman 

2:16 pm – Welcome Remarks

  • Rupert Chamberlain, Partner and Head of Private Equity, KPMG Hong Kong

2:17 pm – Opening Remarks

  • Nicholas Yang, Secretary for Innovation and Technology, Hong Kong SAR

2:35 pm – Opening Keynote

  • Nisa Leung, Managing Partner, Qiming Ventures

2:50 pm – Robotics Panel

     Moderator 

  • James Savage, Partner, Hendale Capital

     Panelists

  • Rocky Lee, Asia Managing Partner & Head of Greater China, Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
  • James Chan, Vice President (International), GreyOrange
  • Denis Tse, Executive Director, MaxNerva

     Panel Discussion

  1. What is happening in robotics in Asia?
  2. Is Asia playing a leading role globally?
  3. What are going to be the major technology advances in robotics over the next five years? Are robots going to learn?
  4. How is this going to effect our lives and the industries we work in? Are we going to have them in our homes in five years? What are the robotics unicorn looking for in the way of M&A?

3:40 pm – Healthcare Panel
     Moderator

  • Judith Li, Partner, Lilly Asia Ventures

     Panelists

  • Xueming Qian, Ph.D., Founder, Chairman & CEO, MabSpace Biosciences
  • Dr. Benjamin Li, Chief Executive Officer, Lee’s Pharmaceutical Holdings Limited
  • Lawrence Wang, Managing Director, Vivo Capital

     Panel Discussion

  1. The IPO market for healthcare has been tumultuous over the past year – great exuberance in 1H2015, followed by a market correction in 2H2015. What is the outlook for 2016?
  2. Cross-border deals are the topic du jour for companies and funds alike. Virtually every healthcare fund now claims to have some sort of cross-border angle and some are even raising dedicated funds.
  3. To do cross-border deals one must have cross-border talent – is this easier said than done?
  4. Immune-oncology was Science magazine’s 2014 breakthrough of the year and has created billion dollar companies in the US. Is this sector now overheated?

4:30 pm – Keynote

  • Bill Barhydt, Founder & CEO, ABRA

4:45 pm – Blockchain Panel
     Moderator 

  • Rocky Lee, Asia Managing Partner & Head of Greater China, Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

     Panelists

  • Darren Camas, CEO, BitNexo
  • Dr. Joseph Wang, Chief Scientist, Bitquant Research Laboratories
  • James McKeogh, Management Consulting Partner, KPMG
  • Han Verstraete, Founder, Otonomos
  • Steve Waterhouse, Partner, Pantera Capital
  • Jehan Chu, Director, Vermillion Art Collections

     Panel Discussion

  1. What is the current status of blockchain technology?
  2. How does it optimise banking and financial industries?
  3. Regulation of cryptocurrencies
  4. What are the applications that we see emerging in 2016?

5:35 pm – Mini Demo Day
6:30 pm – Cocktail Reception   

 

 

 

Venue of HKVCF 2016:
KPMG Office, 23/F Hysan Place, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong