Client Profiles July 2020

Founded in 2017, Design Narratives Ltd is user interface, materials, and finishes. Argentina an award-winning international design The company tailors a symbiotic consultancy based in Hong Kong. The co-design process with its client’s team company combines design thinking and and suppliers to ensure the design user-research processes to deliver value intent goes through the full process with by helping companies and brands to success. design products, product strategies, and Its team’s experience ensures consistency experiences that deeply connect with and quality working globally and for users with a clear sense of beauty. more than 10 years in Asia supporting Its user-centric design approach starts clients with well-known brands. with discovering a strategic design intent Product Design that will make the product relevant, design-narratives.com setting the tone of the company’s product and strategy from product to communication, a foundation to product creation with a clear narrative of form,

Chocolates By Ryan L Foote was founded Operating in Melbourne and Hong Kong, Australia and developed by artist, designer, chef Chocolates by Ryan L Foote is a forward- and food designer Ryan L Foote. thinking brand that brings the best of Launched in mid-2019, the brand Australian gastronomy, design and combines age-old chocolatier techniques creativity together with Hong Kong’s love with new 3D printing technologies to of food and luxury. create luxury artisanal chocolates, Chocolates Factory, Food and Beverage showcasing unique shapes and flavours chocolatesbyrlf.com which are completely customisable for brands.

Creative Theory Group was started by Its first film project was shot in Hong two people who truly believe in the Kong, in Cantonese, starred all local power of imaginative visual storytelling. and home-grown talent, and received Headquartered in Hong Kong, the coverage in the SCMP, RTHK and AMP. company develops and produces feature The company’s upcoming slate of films, television and streaming content projects includes feature length films with a focus on stories that are set in Asia set in Hong Kong across genres such as but have a global appeal for worldwide drama, comedy, horror, action, and more audiences. with local and international talent aiming to star. Creative Theory Group has plans The company’s mission is to make a to open and foster relationships with lasting impact on global audiences by film financiers who are passionate about creating a unique home for artists to investing in storytelling on a global scale. collaborate, create and to share diverse, distinctive stories that inspire human Film Production connection. www.creativetheorygroup.com 2

Ironfly Technologies is dedicated to the company has changed the way delivering high quality software for institutional traders optimise their capital markets professionals with workflow for their portfolio, order and relentless attention to detail, principled execution management. design, and constant iteration towards In an industry where opportunities are elegance. measured in milliseconds and valued in Ironfly allows hedge funds and wealth millions, Ironfly facilitates clients’ ability managers to aggregate their information to analyse and react by delivering real- sources, from transaction, portfolio, time information visualisation. risk, execution, and analytics data to FinTech - Trading Software ensure timely possible access to valuable ironflytechnologies.com information. By integrating the latest research in cognition and neuroscience with the industry leading technology,

Headquartered in Hong Kong and not limited to internal control review, based in Australia and Macao with corporate financing, capital project international engagement exposure, advisory and management; valuation, LK Group Holdings Limited (LK) is financial due diligence, restructuring, established by partners equipped with insolvency and dispute resolutions. extensive professional experience. LK is investing in various startups and The company is dedicated to provide guide them to Pre-IPO and IPO stages. truly customised services to individuals, Support Services – Corporate Service and organisations, local and multinational Trade Financing corporate bodies and listed companies. lk-acct.com LK plans to expand the group’s presence and operations in Hong Kong in the third quarter of 2020. LK service is offering a one-stop services with substantial expertise, including but

Total Loyalty Company Limited (TLC) and services. In 2020, TLC launched commenced business in Hong Kong the virtual events series in providing in 2010, bringing a subscription-based clients with a virtual corporate wellness model to corporate wellness and programme. staff engagement solutions for local TLC aims to expand this service to companies. Southern China over the next two years, TLC develops and implements a bringing the concept of happy and continuous programme for clients, healthy workplaces to enterprises in the based around staff perks, events and the region. signature event, the office marketplace. Human Resources – Staff Engagement and The business now employs 12 staff Corporate Wellness Programmes in Hong Kong, working with over 50 totalloyalty.asia corporates, and providing a marketing channel to more than 200 brands and merchants. In 2019, TLC launched a rewards catalogue redemption service with flexi- points to redeem aspirational goods Client Profiles

Zhenhub makes global commerce analytics and business intelligence to easier by providing a platform that derive insights and forecast intelligence allows businesses to execute and from existing data; and access third party monitor operations with a single cloud- data for geo-location information and based dashboard free from data entry, transportation tracking. spreadsheets and emails. Clients can Headquartered in Hong Kong, Zhenhub integrate the platform with sales channels will further expand its coverage in South like Shopify to automatically fulfil their East Asia. Zhenhub Hong Kong office acts orders and automate their fulfilment with multiple functions including sales, process. Zhenhub’s platform helps clients operations and customer success team. save time and focus on growing their businesses. Logistics Technology zhenhub.com Zhenhub’s core technology is a cloud- based software solution with simple and quick rollout across the organisation as well as enterprise level customisation to cater to different departments and process flows. Also, it caters with data

Adcore (TSXV: ADCO) is one of the Google Premier Partner and Microsoft Canada leading providers of digital advertising Partner. technologies. Adcore’s suite of solutions The company has offices in Canada, empowers digital advertisers with Israel, Australia and serves thousands automated solutions to enhance and of clients worldwide, including digital scale their search engine marketing marketing agencies, eCommerce (SEM). The technologies are designed businesses, travel, financial technology for in-house marketing professionals, and gaming companies. freelancers and advertising agencies to scale their SEM activity and maximise Adcore has just opened its regional ROI. headquarters in Hong Kong, focusing on the Chinese market. By combining extensive industry knowledge and experience with its Advertising Technologies and Services proprietary AI algorithms, Adcore offers a adcore.com unique SEM platform. In addition to being listed numerous times on Deloitte’s Fast 50 Technology list, Adcore is a certified

Public speaking should be enjoyable by trend, MC Melody also provides virtual all parties, regardless of the occasion. speaking training, virtual event solutions MC Melody has over 13 years of and project management consultancy experience as a presenter, emcee, services. public speaking coach and consultant, With its passion of helping with anything working with global icons and Asian related to public speaking, MC Melody brands in a variety of international believes that it is essential to add some professional events. With a strength in human touch in public speaking so bringing character and life to events on that voices can be heard and ideas stage, the company has expanded to remembered and shared. providing tailored training and coaching for those who wish to better themselves Public Speaking Coach and Consultant in telling their stories or pitching their emceemelody.com products, particularly for startups. With online events becoming a new 4

Atelier Shan is a Hong Kong design Working closely with local artisans and France studio founded by Ketty Shan, a French furniture makers, each project results Polynesian designer. After several years from a subtle alchemy between the raw, of practice at a major design firm in Hong natural and cultural contexts. Kong and completing the first Soho House Besides offering bespoke interior design in Asia as an in-house principal architect, solutions, Atelier Shan is highly engaged she created Atelier Shan: a collaborative in empowering female designers. By studio focused on bringing a strong sense showcasing collaborations with other of home to commercial projects. As a female-led studios, it hopes to pave the response to high-priced real estate and way for a powerful social platform, giving confidence to women in the creative intense pace of working or living in Hong industry. Kong, Atelier Shan proposes flexible, multi-faceted spaces, honouring both the Interior Design Services site and its end user. atelier-shan.com

FLYDESK is an all-in-one platform for workspaces in Hong Kong as well as flexible and remote work. It is one of the exclusive deals from its partners sharing richest and most premium workspace its common goals to make businesses networks in Hong Kong, helping more flexible. businesses find the best co-working Headquartered in Hong Kong, FLYDESK desks, meeting rooms and private was founded by a French entrepreneur in offices with flexible terms. FLYDESK 2019 followed by a successful fundraising also connects the community of flexible closed early 2020 with two corporate professionals and develops applications investors in Hong Kong. FLYDESK also for remote team management. has operations in Singapore and the The FLYDESK CLUB+ membership is Philippines. free for 30 days, offers free trial days and discounted access rates for meeting SaaS Platform for Co-working Space rooms and co-working desks in the best flydesk.com

KOTAI is an independent knife maker, By promoting its brand, the company is dedicated to handcrafting high-end looking for new distributors and partners. knives for food and beverage professionals The company also does OEM or white and discerning consumers. label for other brands that wish to sell KOTAI was born as a bridge between Asian kitchenware under their own brand but and Western cutlery: light, precise, ultra- do not have their own factory. sharp , stainless, sturdy and very durable. KOTAI’s mission is to empower chefs to KOTAI’s knives are handmade with transform ideas into reality and express high-end Japanese steel from Aichi. their creativity in the kitchen, by offering Some of the models are assembled by the them inspiring and reliable tools. expert knifemakers in YangJiang, China’s Kitchen Knives Manufacturer knife-making capital for over 1,500 years. kotaikitchen.com Others are 100 percent finished directly in Seki, Japan’s world-famous knife capital.

With more than 10 years of experience Two2 will enable the two titles to remain in the boating industry, Grace Chien the benchmark in their respective has partnered with Loup Thomazo, an categories. experienced Hong Kong-based French By relaunching the two magazines, entrepreneur, to take over the operations Two2 not only creates jobs opportunities of Asia-Pacific Boating and AsiaSpa for Hong Kong’s media and publishing magazines with the creation of industry but also supports the boating, Two2 Co Ltd in 2020, previously managed spa, wellness and travel sectors by by Singapore Press Holdings (SPH). promoting their services and building a Two2 formed a partnership with SPH diverse community of potential customers. that will realise the full potential of these esteemed publications. By maintaining Publishing the highest quality of the print editions Asia-pacificboating.com while developing their digital presence, Asiaspa.com Client Profiles

G&S Hong Kong Limited belongs to the experienced in working in cross-cultural Germany G&S Asia Group which was originally environments. The company also founded by German and Swiss expatriate supports by consulting and provides managers in Asia with offices in Japan back office services during startup, and Korea besides the Hong Kong office. expansion or crisis. G&S stands for Guidance and Support in The Hong Kong office started operation Executive Search. The group has been in January 2020 and holds an employment successful in executive search for over agency license (No. 60382). 10 years and has become a household name among many German and Swiss Executive Search SMEs in Asia. gs-asia.com/china G&S Hong Kong specialises in assisting German, Swiss, and Austrian SMEs to find senior managers for their subsidiaries in Hong Kong and Mainland China who are not only qualified but also

Moonfare Asia Limited is an SFC-licensed In addition to enabling individuals to FinTech platform designed to give invest in top-tier private equity funds, qualified Asian investors access to Moonfare also partners with wealth top-tier, pre-vetted private equity funds. managers such as family offices and It is a subsidiary of Moonfare GmbH, private banks, helping them to offer headquartered in Berlin, Germany. private equity funds to their clients. Funds on the platform are of the highest All of that is supported by a robust quality and highly sought after. Moonfare’s technology solution which makes the past offerings included funds from KKR, entire investor and manager journey Carlyle, CVC, EQT, among others. The efficient and seamless. upcoming pipeline is of equal quality, FinTech - WealthTech including some Asia funds. moonfare.com In just two years, Moonfare has launched 17 funds and surpassed US$350 million in assets under management with over 5,000 users.

ARGES GLOBAL is a global solutions clients increase top line, improve bottom India provider using Intelligent Process line and innovate for future growth. Automation (IPA) to deliver significant Founded and headquartered in Hong value to its diverse portfolio of clients. Kong in 2014 and with a network of The IPA product suite uses technology six offices globally and partners in enablers like robotic process automation, 22 countries, ARGES GLOBAL provides artificial intelligence, machine learning, its global clients complete coverage natural language generation, smart throughout their digital transformation workflows and cognitive agents to drive journeys: building sustainable platforms business transformation. for growth and pathways to an end-state Its team of professionals have cumulatively that is business centric and continuously over 500 person years of experience innovating and improving. in BFSI, retail, manufacturing, logistics Intelligent Process Automation Solutions and healthcare. Using its time-tested Provider methodology and framework, the team argesglobal.com understands business challenges and through leveraging technology help 6

Founded in 1997, Finetek Ventures Limited finance, non-collateralised business has evolved from a small idea to a financing, consulting in company company embracing new technologies finance and business development. and business processes. Trade services involved buying office Finetek Ventures has now ventured and services and Mainland China sourcing. extended its services to provide overseas The company is striving for excellence to manufacturing supports, buying office provide sublime services to its B2B and services, business and financial solutions B2C clientele. to various industries in Hong Kong. Finetek Ventures provides satisfying With over 20 years of trading experience, services to local and overseas companies Finetek now engages in consulting who look for structuring their growth in startups and companies with the need Hong Kong. of expertise in growing businesses. Financing, Business and Supply Chain Finetek Ventures engages in business Solutions consulting, financial advisory and finetek.ltd trade services, business and finance consulting including collateralised money lending services, mortgage

KRSNA GROUP Limited offers a range KRSNA brings almost every month with of comprehensive financial services new clients or business to Hong Kong including arrangement of trade finance, from across the world who help invest in corporate financing, fundraising, credit Hong Kong and employ local workforce. facilities with banks, handling of banking The company has highly experienced and commercial documents, ongoing and professional team to take care of all regulatory compliance for the companies aspects of the client’s requirements. and other allied services to a range of clients around the world. Trade Financing krsnagrp.com The company maintains excellent relationship with all its bankers and support partners, as well as helping all its clients excel in their businesses.

Global Shares simplifies employee Global Shares’ solutions include plan Ireland ownership for companies in Hong Kong administration, global custody, share- and around the world, helping them dealing, financial reporting, global attract, engage and retain a winning compliance and more. The company is a team. The company is one of the leading FINRA and MiFID regulated firm. global providers of equity compensation Employee Ownership – Share Plan management and share-dealing Administration solutions with a large and growing client globalshares.com operations base in Asia and participants in over 100 countries worldwide. Global Shares has offices in Hong Kong, Beijing, Tokyo, Miyazaki and 12 locations worldwide. When clients choose Global Shares, they are supported by a top-class team of more than 300 equity experts and an award-winning software platform to manage the entire employee equity plan for them. Client Profiles

PSKonnects is a well-connected Hong relaunches, research and overall Kong based creative services media business management. company serving local and international Working collaboratively with clients and brands in achieving their business partners, the company strives to bring objectives. together effective campaigns while being mindful of marketing, PR and business PSKonnects has successfully delivered objectives. effective results for a wide variety of clients including luxury lifestyle PSKonnects also believes in giving back. boutique media publishers, luxury In 2020, the company is in partnership with OneSky for all children and it will retail, FMCG and charity organisations take part in a variety of fundraising through diverse disciplines such as initiatives throughout the year. media sales, business development, strategic partnerships, audience relevant Creative Services Media Company content, project management, magazine pskconnects.com

Aderans Hong Kong Limited was set up North America, Europe and Asia. The Japan in 2017, as a wholly owned subsidiary Group aims to promote overall wellness of Aderans Group, one of the leading through its hair-related beauty and health providers of hair associated products businesses. It also helps clients attain and services in Japan. The flagship store physical and emotional wellbeing as well is located in Causeway Bay. Recently, as bringing smiles on client’s face to fulfil the company opened its second salon in their dreams and live full, happy lives. Tsim Sha Tsui. Both salons provide one- Aderans strives for product excellence, stop hair solutions, with a professional pioneer technologies and sincere Japanese hair consultant for free customer experience to provide high consultation and aesthetic advice. quality hair care services. Aderans • Total Hair solutions has 818 Hair-related Business stores worldwide, 513 stores are located aderans.com.hk in Japan and the rest are located across

dm2 watch service Limited was and their valuable watches, getting established in 2016 as a professional involved in the watches’ life. watch repair service centre located in The company is planning to connect Central, Hong Kong. people through watches, and gather dm2 watch service specialises in watch repairers in Asia and upgrade their restoration and maintenance for vintage skills. and antique timepieces. The company aims Watch Repair and Maintenance to provide the best care for customers dm2watchservice.com.hk

BrainNow Medical Technology is an differential diagnosis of neurodegenerative Mainland China innovative company dedicated to the diseases, both of which are extremely field of neuromedical imaging. Through valuable to effective management of advanced medical imaging analysis neurodegenerative disease. techniques, the company’s mission is BrainNow’s products and services to develop and promote cloud-based involve medical imaging quantitative computing systems for clinical use, in and computational analysis, which can particular, applications on aiding the be widely used in hospitals, physical diagnoses of neurological diseases. examination centers, remote diagnostic This technology offers an objective and cloud platforms, medical teaching intelligent way on obtaining clinical institutions and other patient medical information from medical images with groups. high accuracy and reliability. Most notably, it can identify early signs of neurological Neuroimaging Analysis disease and provide information on brainnow.net 8

Founded in 2019, DimOrder develops and provides marketing initiatives based on provides an all-new electronic platform consumption data with positive feedback in food and beverage industry to increase mechanism, while aiming to utilise AI operating efficiency, improve customer technology to calibrate on strategies. experience and generate client-centric DimOrder consists of a team of Hong marketing strategies. Kong professionals from food and DimOrder reshapes the entire food and beverage, technology, finance and beverage industry by utilising its unique logistic field. The company focuses on Offline to Online to Offline (O2O2O) Hong Kong and Taiwan markets with the model. Customers will enjoy a hassle- objective to focus in Southeast Asia. free dining experience while restaurants Technology will achieve higher turnover and reduce dimorder.com cost. With cloud technology, DimOrder

Fwone provides professional IT To cope with customers’ growing consulting, helpdesk support and business needs, the company aims to data management services for eight become a software developer to offer operation hubs including Hong Kong, creative, customisable and all-rounded Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia, Beijing, solutions including smart building Shanghai, Guangzhou and Wuhan, and platform, daily operation process as well 60 sites throughout Greater China for as office automation solution. over 17 years. In addition, the company The company maximises the has strategic partners in Japan and effectiveness of resources deployment Indonesia. for IT functions and manages IT as With extensive experience and a strategic tool to support business standardised process in IT services, innovation and corporate growth. Fwone also provides IT solutions ranging IT Managed Services from system analysis, procurement, www.fwone.com.hk infrastructure design, network security management, cloud-based solution, disaster recovery and contingency plan as well.

Berry Genomics is one of the leading and state of the art laboratory. Xcelom genetic services providers in Mainland will strive to expand the spectrum of China. It entered Hong Kong in 2015 as testing services offered; from Whole HongKong Berry Genomics Co. Limited Exome Sequencing, Whole Genome with the sole purpose of investing into Sequencing, allergy testing to many Xcelom Limited, a startup established more. in 2014. Xcelom is the exclusive licensee Xcelom is currently one of the largest and provider of the Non-Invasive local genetic testing services providers. Prenatal Testing (NIPT) patented service Abided by international standards, it from the Chinese University of Hong looks to expand into the overseas market Kong. NIPT has redefined traditional in the near future. prenatal screening and has been adopted worldwide for an improved screening of Biotechnology fetal chromosomal abnormality. xcelom.com Xcelom has grown exponentially, gaining extensive support from medical professionals and the public for the services offered by its team of experts Client Profiles

Leapstack International is an 200 million lives in Mainland China, InsurTech startup founded by a group Leapstack endeavours to provide world- of professionals, with experience in class InsurTech solutions focusing on insurance operations, risk management, risk management and product design as distribution, and actuarial science as well well as professional brokerage services to as data scientists with big data and AI insurers and reinsurers in Hong Kong. development backgrounds. InsurTech, Big Data and AI Analytics With an industry leading big data leapstack.cn/en platform and AI engine that overlooks

Regan International Asset Management clients with various value-added Limited is a subsidiary of Regan Financial investment services, comprehensive Holdings Group Limited, licensed by research analysis and investment the Securities and Futures Commission management services to satisfy (SFC) of Hong Kong to carry on advising their demands on international asset on securities and asset management allocation. regulated activities (Central Entity Asset Management Number: BJO653). regansec.com The company focuses on providing high-net-worth clients and institutional

SINA Finance is one of the most attracting more than a million messages influential financial news platforms per day from online users. SINA Finance and providers of online financial established a presence in Hong Kong services in Mainland China. Thanks a number of years ago. In addition to to its fast, comprehensive, objective publishing financial news reports, it has and professional news reports, it has also developed in-depth partnerships consistently been one of the leading with organisers of leading events such as players in Mainland’s online financial the Asian Financial Forum. media industry. With two decades of Media experience, SINA Finance has become finance.sina.com.cn the news provider of choice among Chinese investors worldwide, and boasts a readership of 160 million retail investors in Mainland China. With over 330 million readership per month, SINA Finance publishes an average of over 10,000 financial news articles daily,

APTI Consulting Limited offers expertise By creating cooperation opportunities Russia to implement sustainable and socially between traditional industry enterprises beneficial business development and startup partners with compatible strategies. The core principles of its innovative products, APTI establishes services rely on adding strategic a stable long-term business partnership value and enhancing overall business for the clients, which provides an efficiency for the client company. opportunity for the business growth and With the diverse experience in Hong expansion to the international markets. Kong innovation and startup sectors, Consulting Services APTI assists companies to apply apticonsulting.com innovative technologies to optimise workflows, automate processes and achieve economically viable results. 10

3E Accounting Limited is a Hong Kong- as an approved employer. The ACCA Singapore based accounting and corporate services recognises companies for having provider that specialises in providing high standards of staff training and affordable and quality professional development. With this recognition, incorporation, accounting, tax, and 3E Accounting meets and even exceeds compliance services, based on Three Es: global standards for teaching and “Efficiency, Effectiveness and Economy” developmental support. – as part of its one-stop solution services 3E Accounting is an independent for clients. Its office is conveniently member of its international network, located in Central with a local team with presence in more than 80 countries familiar with Hong Kong company law to support clients in their overseas and regulations. expansion to Asia, North and South Founded by Chartered Accountant America, Europe, Oceania, and Africa. Lawrence Chai, 3E Accounting is Corporate Services Provider recognised by the Association of 3ecpa.com.hk Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)

Established in Singapore in 2010, in Mongkok which is also a development Project Dignity is a social enterprise with by the Urban Renewal Authority. a mission towards helping the disabled Project Dignity is a platform for social and the disadvantaged to regain their engagement of elderly, needy, colleges place and dignity in the social and work and corporation, and a job creator for the place through running Dignity Kitchen, disabled and disadvantaged. a food court and food delivery services Social Enterprise and Food Court which are manned by the disabled and disadvantaged. It is located in a premise projectdignity.hk

SingAlliance is an independent wealth deliver consistent long term results. management company founded in SingAlliance pays great attention to Singapore in early 2011. With offices regulations and comply with all relevant strategically located in Singapore, laws and guidelines to protect client’s Geneva and Hong Kong, SingAlliance interests. The company implements provides comprehensive financial stringent corporate governance solutions and professional advice to standards and risk management high-net-worth private individuals and processes, with rigorous due diligence. institutional clients. SingAlliance also The long-term approach to its investment manages a range of investment funds. process reflects the long-term Its dynamic international team of partnership the company strives to build professionals are guided by strong with clients. principles of strict control techniques, Financial Services - Asset Management best service quality, integrity and (External Asset Manager and Independent utmost confidentiality as SingAlliance Asset Manager) approaches all stages in the entire wealth sing-alliance.com and asset management value chain, to

Solas Fiduciary Services was established funds, property and real estate funds, with the purpose of providing a truly discretionary and private funds. independent directorship service In addition to board support, the based in Asia, with Mandarin speaking company offers consultancy on service coverage and a global network. provider selection, fund structuring The company’s experience encompasses advice, document review, due diligence, all aspects of audit, compliance, regulatory analysis, ongoing governance fiduciary, fund administration and support and advisory. banking services to hedge funds, Independent Directorship Services fund of funds and other alternative solasfs.com investment vehicles - including FinTech, private equity funds, infrastructure Client Profiles

Record label Echoes Blue Music produces, Music by Echoes Blue artists is currently Sweden releases, and promotes forward-thinking streamed over 1.5 million times each and high quality ambient music online, month; in collaboration with artists locally for listeners and licensors alike, from and internationally, and with increasing Hong Kong to the world. It is the home of global demand for ambient music, award-winning and critically-acclaimed significant growth is expected for 2020 artists Salt of the Sound, Dear Gravity, and and beyond. Antarctic Wastelands, as well as others Record Label and Music Production who share this ambient musical ethos. echoesblue.com Originally established in 2014, and having moved headquarters from Sweden in 2019, it is the label’s aim to continue to expand its reach from its new base in Hong Kong.

Vivaldi is a booking platform for fashion understands the needs and expectations professionals to upload their portfolios of both fashion professionals and brands. and be discovered and booked by brands The company leverages its wide range for their marketing creation purpose. Its of professionals and work with high-end platform seeks to streamline the entire brands both in Hong Kong and overseas. booking process and provide better Creative Industries transaction transparency for fashion vivaldiglobalmodels.com professionals and brands. Vivaldi’s team has over 10 years of experience in the fashion industry and

Nextlink Technology is an AWS Partner experts on multiple platforms. With its Taiwan, China Network (APN) premier consulting comprehensive solutions and technical partner and an agent of AWS for the expertise, Nextlink Technology can help Greater China region. The company companies adopt the right mix of cloud is one of the first premier consulting services to achieve their cloud objectives partners to acquire AWS managed bring-about increased business service partner (MSP) certification in the opportunities. Greater China region. Cloud Service Nextlink Technology is a fast-paced, nextlink.cloud/en international consultancy with certified

SalesFrontier is a MarTech company is an expert on Display & Video 360, that is certified as both Google Marketing which is a strong advertising platform Platform Partner and Google Certified that can reach numerous numbers of Publishing Partner. As a pioneer in digital target audience with precise strategy. advertising, its mission is to provide SalesFrontier also partners with Verizon leading advertising technology and Media, TTD, Taboola, and Oracle to offer creative insights into the market such a full digital advertising solution that can as data oriented Dynamic Creative optimise client’s campaign strategy and Optimisation (DCO) implementation. advertising spending. SalesFrontier provides cutting-edge Headquartered in Taipei, the company advertising solutions for both sell-side has offices in Hong Kong, Shanghai, and and buy-side, especially on DCO banner Shenzhen. production together combined with data Digital Advertising analysis and auto reports to optimise en.sales-frontier.com advertisement performance effectively and efficiently. Moreover, SalesFrontier 12

PLACE Developments Limited is an Its Hong Kong office acts as a sales Thailand international real estate marketing and marketing hub for developing consultancy that shows its diverse investor and developer relationships in developments and services in Hong Kong and the Guangdong-Hong collaboration with developer alliances Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area who are and associate networks in emerging and interested in real estate investments developing Asian markets. throughout emerging and developing The company’s digital marketplace Asian markets. platforms easily and efficiently connect International Real Estate Marketing developers to a global network of Consultancy associate professionals and investors. place-developments.com The company understands the importance of branding and in the positioning of truly unique projects. Its UX digital innovative solutions provide an immersive experience for potential investors and developer clients in a comfortable way. It also offers services such as land and commercial property sourcing, as well as developer and investor introduction services.

CFTE is a global education platform for CFTE is backed by senior leaders from United Kingdom finance professionals and technologists some of the largest financial institutions, to gain the right skills to thrive in the universities and startups such as the world of Finance 2.0. University of Hong Kong, Oxford Saïd CFTE’s vision is in three folds: finance Business School, Citibank, Ping An is being radically transformed by Insurance, HSBC, Harvard, Starling Bank, technology; all finance professionals and Behavox. need to have industry knowledge as EdTech well as understanding technology and cfte.education digital technology; there is a need to create contextualised and engaging programmes to train a large number of people efficiently and effectively.

COD is a creative agency offering It is important to COD that it can establish a bespoke services in design, branding, creative dialogue and build a community media and professional photography. to share ideas. The company’s slogan The company’s expertise of over 15 years is “Don’t let your ideas go to waste; our extends to a range of sectors, where it design service is your solution.” and is endeavours to craft and curate each happy to provide personal consultation. experience to meet every client’s design Design and Photography Services demands. codcreative.com The company has worked closely with its partners in various industries ranging from food and beverage, health and beauty, retail, FMCG and professional services covering areas such as brand identity, graphic and packaging design. Client Profiles

Food Made Good HK is part of the world’s The company counts some of the largest food service sustainability Hong Kong’s top restaurants amongst programme, dedicated to ensuring out its membership as well as cafes and of home meals are as sustainable as casual dining spaces and provides other possible. In the UK, Food Made Good has than the ratings, monthly sustainability been helping food service businesses via breakfast series events, talks and The Sustainable Restaurant Association collaborations at various sustainability in the last decade, influencing the related industry events. sustainability of over 1 billion out of home F&B Sustainability Programme meals a year through its community of foodmadegood.hk 12,000 kitchens. Food Made Good HK offers a membership programme that defines sustainability, inspires action, assesses performance and rewards success and aims to help chefs play a leading role in creating a more sustainable food system. Advice, tools and knowledge are underpinned by a framework covering sourcing, society and the environment.

Mox Bank Limited is a new virtual bank Mox aims to help customers grow by by Standard Chartered in partnership delivering a suite of retail financial with PCCW, HKT and Trip.com. The services as well as lifestyle benefits all in company is the combined power of a one place, growing money, the world and leading international bank, the city’s possibilities. telecom and lifestyle leader and Asia’s Virtual Bank largest online travel agency. mox.com Mox was among the first to obtain a virtual banking licence in Hong Kong in March 2019. Launching in 2020,

Peerie Tea is a farm-to-cup company, They supply wholesale to cafes, founded and entirely operated in Hong restaurants and hotels, while also Kong. Created to provide the finest providing teas for events and corporate artisanal teas as opposed to mass- gifts. Besides, customers can order produced teas, the brand focuses on individual tea tins directly from their supporting small tea estates and their website. local communities. Its main approach Food and Beverage Organic Tea to the Hong Kong market is to educate Distribution customers on how understanding the peerietea.com origin and nature of the teas can be truly beneficial to their health: from immune system boosting to nerve relief and digestive system support. Peerie Tea’s menu features an extensive range of loose-leaf white, green, black and oolong teas, as well as a collection of hand-made infusions, focused on locally available ingredients. Herbs, spices and fruits are dehydrated from fresh, making sure the end product is 100 percent natural. 14

Founded in 2013, Unifrog is a one-stop The platform’s database has now higher education platform for global grown to encompass North American schools and education consulting universities, and degrees programmes companies. Unifrog began as a simple taught in English in Europe, Asia, and search tool for the UK universities. It aims Australasia. It currently works with to bring all the available information over 2,500 high schools and sixth form into a single, impartial, user-friendly colleges globally. In 2019, Unifrog set up platform that helps students make the its first overseas office in Hong Kong to best choices, and submit the strongest support its partners in the Asia Pacific applications. region. Students use Unifrog to explore their Education Technology interests, record what they have done, unifrog.org research university courses available globally, draft application materials, and finally apply to their chosen institutions. School staff can easily manage and provide feedback on their students’ work and research, compile references, and send relevant documents to US institutions.

Archetype is a mid-sized global digital region. Its portfolio spans virtually every United States marketing, strategic communications sector including technology, retail and and creative agency delivering a eCommerce, travel, hospitality, and boutique experience. Located in Sheung finance. Wan, it is headquartered in San Francisco Formed in March 2019, the name with 19 global offices. Archetype embodies its intention, which Firmly grounded in strategy, the sets the standards for the next-generation company delivers digital marketing, of global agencies: “Where marketing and PR and creative campaigns. From communications have converged, and conception to execution, its team brings a where every company is a technology unique mix of strategic thinking, creative company and where being global means capabilities and executional excellence being finely tuned to the local”. to build brands, shape perceptions and Creative Agency drive growth for clients. archetype.co Archetype partners with category creators and industry leaders in Hong Kong, Mainland China and Asia Pacific

GitStart is one of the world’s leading has secured funding from Y Combinator remote-first technology companies. – a well-known startup accelerator from Voted by Angelist as top 10 remote Silicon Valley. startups in 2020, GitStart empowers Growing engineering teams can benefit their clients to accelerate their software from using GitStart via on-demand engineering productivity exponentially. codes, granular pricing per task, and the Powered by a robust AI engine, GitStart ability to rapidly scale up or down team takes advantages of their on-demand, capacity. pay-as-you-go business model; GitStart is exclusively for those who care self-managed automated workflows for about code quality and want to avoid both their clients and developers; and an daily management complexity while obsessive focus towards delivering high building better software faster. quality code. IT and Software Led by Hamza Zia, CEO, with ex-Microsoft gitstart.com Azure and ex-Google experience, GitStart Client Profiles

Milestone|3 was founded on the principle Through working with individuals’ skill that individuals in the workplace have development and mindset to deliver incredible potential to outperform – and more engaging communications, the the company focuses on unlocking company helps to connect people with that potential. Its consultants have their full potential and excel in their worked with executives, managers and roles. professional consultants to become Training Consultancy inspirational leaders, win major milestonethree.com commercial bids and build deep client relationships. During business presentations, sales pitches and client meetings, the company works with its clients to make these moments to become times of engaging connection and stronger impact.

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