From left: Invest Hong Kong’s Connie Lam, guest Nelson Hudes, Martin So of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council, guest John Collymore, Yuen Kan Wong, Jorge Lee and Carol Lam of the Hong Kong Tourism Board.
É«É«À² business leaders gathered for a fireside chat with É«É«À² Star Editor-in-Chief Nicole MacIntyre and the city’s leading experts in artificial intelligence.
From left: Invest Hong Kong’s Connie Lam, guest Nelson Hudes, Martin So of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council, guest John Collymore, Yuen Kan Wong, Jorge Lee and Carol Lam of the Hong Kong Tourism Board.
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With the AI revolution at our doorstep, the É«É«À² Star and presenting sponsor the Hong Kong Tourism Board hosted an essential conversation about what this technology means for our prosperity.
Publisher Jordan Bitove welcomed guests
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Held at the Design Exchange on June 25, AIxTO: Reprogramming the Region’s Economy and Institutions for the New Age drew inspiration from the futuristic beauty of Hong Kong with a floor-to-ceiling rendering of a utopian É«É«À² and sculptural floral arrangements.
É«É«À² Star Senior Editor, Business and Housing Duncan Hood and Executive Editor Grant Ellis
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Guests were greeted with a cocktail reception in the Gallery before heading down to the historic Trading Floor of the É«É«À² Stock Exchange, a fitting venue for a discussion about the city’s financial future.
Over lunch, É«É«À² Star Editor-in- Chief Nicole MacIntyre sat down with Avi Goldfarb, best-selling author and Rotman Chair in AI and Healthcare, Joyce Drohan, an AI strategist and former Ontario Government Chief AI Officer, and Daniel Wigdor, co-founder and CEO of AXL, for a candid discussion about how artificial intelligence is reshaping the region’s economy, institutions and future and what it means for business and civic leadership in the years ahead. Expert insights were plentiful, with thought-provoking takeaways for every industry.
The menu opened with sweet-andsour Singapore slaw followed by soy and red wine braised beef short ribs or Hong Kong-style braised tofu. Fresh and seasonal, it was an enticing teaser for a journey to Hong Kong, your gateway to Asia and a dedicated Canadian trade partner, with more than 27,000 Canadians travelling there for business last year.
Discussion moderated by the É«É«À² Star’s Editor-In-Chief Nicole MacIntyre
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