B4B Challenge INFO Session Organizer Event Co-organizer 20 th October, 2017
Agenda B4B Challenge and B4B Limited How Data Literacy in Impacting your Future? More about B4B Challenge Q&A Presented by: Mr Daniel Yuen, Evangelist Advanced Analytics & Big Data, B4B Limited 2
About B4B Challenge B4B Challenge is a contest, organized by the B4B Limited - a social enterprise, that aims to promote the development of a healthy and sustainable ecosystem for Big Data and AI innovation in Hong Kong and to match talents and enterprises with an intensive accelerator program. The objective of B4B Challenge is to provide a platform that connects Big Data and AI demand innovative information solutions from different domains, and supply talents in Hong Kong as well as to transform Hong Kong into a regional hub of digital innovations in Asia.
Honorary Chairman of B4B Limited Mr. Herbert Chia ( 車品覺 ) Venture Partner of Sequoia Capital China Deputy Head, Big Data Standards Work Group, China Electronics Standardization Institute Former Vice President of Alibaba Group Venture Partner of Sequoia Capital China, and former Vice President and Head of Data Committee of Alibaba Group, Mr. Chia has led Alibaba s data team to a series of important achievements to drive the company to become a data company. Before joining Alibaba, he was the Chief Product Officer of DHgate which is a cross border ecommerce platform in China. Prior to that Mr. Chia was also working for ebay, MSN, PCCW and HSBC. Other responsibilities: 1) Vice Chairman, Big Data Branch, China Information Industry Association; 2) Deputy Director, Expert Committee of China Computer Federation; 3) Education Steering Committee (for big data projects), Tsinghua University; 4) Adjunct professor, School of Management, Zhejiang University. 4
Steering Committee Members of B4B Limited Francois Lee CEO & Founding Partner, Innobator Daniel Yuen Big Data Evangelist, B4B Limited Former Research Director of Gartner Francois is a sales & marketing expert with over 25 years track record in entrepreneurship and innovation. In 2003, he built his corporate consultancy business serving international clients. In 2015, he founded Innobator in Hong Kong and Shanghai to provide incubation for startups and young entrepreneurs targeting Mainland China market. Francois joined Travelzen as corporate advisor in 2009 and built up a strong travel agents network across China with back-office infrastructure support within 24 months. In 2012, he established Touchbase Travel Logistics to actualize his Online to On Ground (O2O) platform bridging the gap between online automated system and traditional travel logistics services. Daniel has more than 29 years of experience in information technology. In 2011, he joined Gartner as Research Director covering the global agenda of Business Analytics and Big Data and specialized in offering advices to C- suites Officers, IT functions and analytics leaders to optimize business return, avoid risk and create the visible line of sights between technology investments to business outcomes. Before joining Gartner, Daniel was the Senior Project Manager focusing on implementing Business Analytics and Data Warehouse for MNCs and enterprises in various sectors: broadcasting, banking and finance, food and catering, government, insurance, manufacturing and retail. 5
Steering Committee Members of B4B Limited Rita Lun Idot Wong Rita has over 20 years experience in the investment industry. She was Partner and Portfolio Manager at Emerging Markets Management in Virginia, US between 1996-2012 focusing on the global technology sector and North Asia markets. (The company was acquired by Ashmore Group in 2011). Before that, she worked at CLSA and UBS in Hong Kong as Equity Analyst. In 2015, she coauthored with Prof Lap-Chee Tsui in the report The Ecosystem of Innovation and Technology by Our Hong Kong Foundation. She is also the Principal Investigator of the report Science, Technology and Mathematics Education published by the Academy of Sciences of Hong Kong in 2017. Rita is Chief Financial Officer of Arbele and founder of ACE Foundation, a charity organisation which has the promotion of scientific development and productivity growth in Hong Kong among its objectives. Rita is a BA graduate (History and Sociology) from The University of Hong Kong. Idot has over 20 years of marketing experience in developing global brands with local relevance through the full spectrum of marketing management: marketing strategy, branding & communications, product management, product roadmap, product development, events, fairs and showrooms. She was a core team member building Kohler as the top kitchen and bath brand in China and the Asia Pacific from 1997 to 2012. She was Area Marketing Director, Asia Pacific & Australia for Dorma, the leading German provider of premium building access solutions from 2012 to 2015. 6
How Data Literacy Is Impacting Your Future?
Trends of Big Data and AI Future Top 10 Skills Jobs At Risk of Automation Source: World Economic Forum
What Skill Sets Do I Need for Big Data and AI?
Data literacy is the ability to read, create and communicate data as information and has been formally described in varying ways.
A Varieties of Critical Skills Required for Future Careers Algorithmic Business Information Management Discipline Data Driven Decision Making Explain Data Visualizations
B4B Challenge 2016 Big data for Business
B4B Challenge 2016 Reviews Organized by INNOBATOR and co-organized by Cyberport It was successfully launched in 2016 in HK >10 sponsors & 20 supporting organisations Data sample from UnionPay Smart 12 finalist teams took a fully funded 4 days trip to SHA for great exposure & training - Energiser Week More than 50 Mentors, Judges & Speakers participated 2 mentorship sessions per team close encounter with Mr. Herbert Chia A 12 weeks mentorship program Final Assessment was held on 18 March 2017 Award Presentation was held on 6 April 2017 Road shows in HK (14/4/2017, ICT Expo), SH & BJ for the 12 finalist teams. 13
ORGANISER
B4B Challenge 2017 Big data for Digital Transformation
B4B Challenge 2017 What s New? Organized by B4B Limited and co-organized by Cyberport More sponsors and supporting organizations More activities student hackathons, roundtable for sponsors, strategic partner briefing sessions, at Cyberport and HKSTP and more etc. Data sample from TalkingData one of the largest data insight providers in China 10 weeks mentorship program Fully sponsored finalist teams to Beijing for great exposure & training - Energiser Week 18
Co-Organizer Strategic Partner Sponsors
Participating Partners Supporting Organizations
Marketing & Communication Partner Honorary Auditor Personal Data & Privacy Advisor MR. STEPHEN LAU
TalkingData 2017 Data Sponsor China s largest independent data platform TalkingData will provide data-sets and send data scientists as mentor for finalists of B4B 2017
SODA Shanghai Open Data Apps Challenge http://shanghai.sodachallenges.com/ SODA is a Big Data Innovation competition powered by Shanghai city government. The aim of SODA is to find Big Data solutions for city management. SODA provides data-sets from government departments and city services. As B4B Challenge s finalists, they can join SODA directly in their finalist stage which can access data-sets provided by SODA for their solution/ project.
Eligibility, Resources & Process
Eligibility Industrial Domains For company teams Incorporated in Hong Kong for no more than FIVE years; Company Teams For individual teams At least one member: Persons having the right of abode in Hong Kong, including Hong Kong permanent residents; Persons having valid permission to stay in Hong Kong for residence (or as a full time student); or Individual Teams Persons having valid permission to land in Hong Kong for employment. For contestant Must be aged 18 or above Each company can only send one company team; Each team can only have one application; Each individual can only join one team Fully funded energizer week - 3 members per team 26
Resources Cloud Environment for for each team Fully Funded Energiser Week in BJ Data from Sponsor 2 Months Mentorship Program
Process 10 mins presentation + 10 mins Q&A Submit application form & relevant supporting Information Initial Screening 10 mins presentation + 10 mins Q&A Assessment Interview 1 Week Energizing Program in BJ 10 weeks Mentorship Program Final Assessment Award Presentation Close of Application 10 teams per stream 12 finalists Champion per award stream Oct 12 - Nov 18, 2017 Nov 20-22, 2017 Nov 27-30, 2017 Mid-Jan, 2018 Mid-Jan - Mid-Mar, 2018 Mar 24, 2018 Early Apr, 2018
Process Close of Application November 18, 2017 (HKT) Finalist Announcement Nov 23, 2017 Assessment Interview Nov 27 30, 2017 Energizer Week (Beijing) Mid-Jan, 2018 Mentorship Program Mid-Jan Mid-Mar 2018 Final Assessment Mar 24, 2018 Award Presentation Early Apr 2018 29
Assessment Criteria Professional-ism Presentation Innovation & Creativity (Data & Technology) The mix & weighting of criteria will vary slightly at different stages of assessment. Benefits & Marketing Potential Functionality & Quality
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