13-Oct-2017: Prof Sivan at the Harvard Club of HK Talk: Soar or Sink – Innovating Innovation for Hong Kong 3.0

“Hong Kong 3.0” represents a shift for Hong Kong’s future as a global sustainable city. It builds on the transformation from its trading roots (HK 0.0) to manufacturing (HK 1.0) to services (HK 2.0). Professor Sivan believes Hong Kong needs this transformation to maintain its unique edge. Complacency is detrimental when competing with the likes of Shenzhen, South Korea, Singapore, Shanghai, and other economic centres in Asia. A specific focus must be found – and Professor Sivan believes innovation is a key direction for the future Hong Kong 3.0.

HCHK Director Philo Alto will be day chair for this event. Special thanks to Noah Holdings for their venue support.

Prof. Yesha Sivan is the Executive Director of The Coller Institute of Venture at Tel Aviv University Coller School of management. He is also a visiting professor of innovation and venture at the Chinese University of Hong Kong Business School. He is also the founder of Metaverse Labs (MVL) – a leading think tank focusing on innovation via virtual and real worlds. Sivan’s professional experience includes developing and deploying innovative solutions for corporate, hi-tech, government, and defense environments (see, for example, the Harvard 9-Keys for Knowledge Infrastructure). He published numerous papers in the areas of strategy and IT, innovation and venture, knowledge, 3D3C virtual worlds, and standards. Sivan received his doctorate from Harvard University. He has taught EMBA, MBA, engineering and design courses in his areas of expertise. His blog is https://dryesha.com.

習移山教授現職特拉維夫大學管理學院的 Coller Institute of Venture 行政總裁。他同時也是香港中文大學商學院創新創業訪問教授。他是Metaverse Labs 的創辦人。Metaverse Labs 是一個專注於虛擬及真實世界的創意智庫。習教授的專業經驗包括為企業、高新科技、政府和國防環境開發及應用創新解決方案（例如：the Harvard 9-Keys for Knowledge Infrastructure)。他曾出版不少有關策略及資訊、創新及風險投資、知識、3D3C 虛擬世界和標準的文章。習教授在哈佛大學獲得博士學位。他曾在EMBA、MBA、工程及設計課程教授有關他專業的知識。他的博客是：https://dryesha.com