RISE HK is without a doubt the best and the biggest annual tech event in Asia. RISE is different from any other tech events I attended in the past because all the keynotes are so topical, and it is very Asia-focused but at the same time it retains the right amount of international view.
Here are some of the things that happened during the 3-day event:
Sophia the Robot made an appearance again
#RISEConf Sophia the Robot “predicts” France to be the #WorldCup winner (Although she’s not into sports at all lol) pic.twitter.com/2OiMO5VDeO
— Qian XU (@Sophiaxuqian) July 10, 2018
Harold shared his thoughts on social media
@JohnTheCho shares how the #family #emotions in @SearchingMovie drew him to do the movie & the concerns of #SocialMedia as a #parents & the impact on our #kids at @RISEConfHQ #SearchingMovie #johncho #RISEConf2018 pic.twitter.com/svWicaLvuJ
— Kathy Wen (@kathywen) July 12, 2018
Hollywood producers shared how they can make virtual humans real
First impressions from the #RiseConf in #HongKong
Between #AI #Blockhain #Iot #IPO #ICO
First learnings by @DigitalDomainDD
AI + Digital Tools will change everything! #cinema #fakenews #socialassistence #siriisoldschool pic.twitter.com/o6JwxUKzyi— Dennis Weidner (@Weidner_Dennis) July 10, 2018
500 Startups, SCMP, Abacus launched their China Internet Report
Find out all you ever wanted to know about China’s internet landscape including major trends such as e-Commerce, the Sharing Economy, AI, and more in the latest China Internet Report from 500 Partner @edithyeung @SCMPNews and @AbacusNews.https://t.co/8hSSccgXBw
— 500 Startups (@500Startups) July 12, 2018
WeChat shared how their platform powers businesses in China
“We can now create visas or register marriage certificates using WeChat and have them delivered to your home” – @WeChatApp‘s Grace Yin speaking on how social power has revolutionised business in China #RISEConf pic.twitter.com/tjcS3aGgpi
— RISE (@RISEConfHQ) July 11, 2018
LINE Messenger CEO talked about their fintech strategy
LINE CEO Takeshi Idezawa talks about how @LINE_Global is now looking at #cryptocurrency and #tokenization #fintech #RISEConf pic.twitter.com/2t1AVPTR13
— Angela Cheong (@angelacfw) July 10, 2018
Sinovation Ventures shared the findings from their AI thesis
.@sinovationvc sharing their #AI thesis findings #RISEconf2018 https://t.co/t8cHf6M1p3
— Kathy Yu (@kathyLDN) July 11, 2018
Were you at RISE too? Did you see anything interesting? What was your experience? Leave a comment and let me know below!
Hope you like my sharing. Kathy xx
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