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Bronze Leung
Facilitator - Operations Coordinator at TechstarsBronze is an Operations Coordinator at Techstars. She supports the company’s growing activities, working with community leaders in 15+ cities in Greater China. Bronze helps to establish and maintain the best in-class processes for Techstars Startup Programs, including Startup Weekend operations across the region.
ToonLee Ng
Private equity investor and owner at Venture SenseJUDGE
+ Mentor for the micro-workshop:
Pitching from the investor perspective - Tips for pitching in SEA.
ToonLee Ng (伍俊莉) is the owner of Venture Sense incorporated in Singapore since 2016. Venture Sense is a venture development organisation and creates cross border ventures for companies via commercialisation activities; working primarily with late stage companies for market access into relevant markets. The geographies are primarily Israel, China and SEA (via Singapore). Venture Sense works with partners in Israel, China and Singapore.
She is an active private equity investor investing in real estate and directly into companies at various stages; Her 2019 personal investment focus is into her ventures and gemstones specifically investment grade emeralds.
Qi Sun
General manager at StarsUp Technology Co., Ltd.JUDGE
General manager of StarsUp Technology Co., Ltd.
Member of the judging committee of the China College Students’ “Internet Plus” Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition
Mentor of college students’ innovation and entrepreneurship of Heilongjiang province
Mentor of Zhejiang University, Nanjing University and Northeast Agricultural University
Chris Riether
Cofounder and COO of Evoke Electric MotorcyclesJUDGE
Chris Riether is the VP of Engineering at Evoke Motorcycles. A fan of all types of two wheel vehicles and a of sustainable transportation systems. I combine my two passions by developing the future of motorcycles by making vehicles that thrilling, green and give you a smile every time you ride.
Huiqing Yang
Project Director of Tianjin Institute of Electronics and InformationJUDGE
Project Director of Tianjin Institute of Electronics and Information of Tsinghua University
Judge of the First President Cup of Tianjin University
Leader of the judge team of the north region of the first Beijing-Tianjin-Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau (International) Youth Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition.
Alvaro Montoya
Co-founder and CEO of AkkaduMentor for the micro-workshop:
Pivoting then Fundraising
Alvaro梦龙 is a telecom engineer from Barcelona, where he set up his first startup. He worked previously for Microsoft and got an MBA from Tsinghua University. He is Co-founder of Akkadu, a live translation platform for events located in Tsinghua x-lab, the accelerator of Tsinghua University."
Petros Djakouris
International & Offline Operations at ColorfulClouds TechMentor for the micro-workshop:
Effective Networking in China and Beyond, hosted together with Costas Georgiou.
Petros studied Economics at the University of Nottingham in the UK. After working and studying in China, he founded BeHive, an NGO that operates across Beijing to help students become more employable through professional skills training. Petros has served in the Special Forces as a Sergeant Major and has recently been recognized by the World Economic Forum as a Global Shaper. Other than being an avid supporter of youth empowerment and entrepreneurship, he handles international marketing at a technology startup where he bridges China with the rest of the world through AI-powered translation services. Petros, 26, is from Cyprus, and will be mentoring at Startup Weekend for the 2nd time.
Costas Georgiou
International Legal Counsel at Chispo Attorneys at LawMentor for the micro-workshop:
Effective Networking in China and Beyond, hosted together with Petros Djakouris.
Costas is originally from Cyprus where he completed a two-year military service. During that time, he joined the ranks of the Special Forces, qualified as a Sergeant Major and graduated first of his Class.
As a first-generation university graduate, Costas studied Law at the University of Manchester. After graduating, he came to Beijing where he has been living for the past 3 years. In 2017, he co-founded BeHive, a platform that helps students, recent graduates and young professionals develop career skills. Costas is a Cyprus qualified attorney who has worked as a Management Trainee for a Chinese conglomerate and is now acting as International Legal Counsel for a Chinese IP firm.
Shee Woon Tay
CCIS SingaporeMentor for the micro-workshop:
Building a team in your startup