Hong Kong · 1–5 July 2026 · First of its kind

Hong Kong
AI Summit.

We bring together the brightest minds in AI across Hong Kong — founders, researchers, investors, and builders.

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By the numbers
300+ Builders, founders & investors
11M+ freeCodeCamp reach
3 Expert panels
HK$580 Summit tickets from
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Speakers

The people in the room.

Founders, builders, and investors who have done it — here to help the next generation do the same.

Quincy Larson
Keynote
Quincy Larson
Founder, freeCodeCamp
Built the world's largest free coding education platform from scratch. 11.3 million YouTube subscribers. A former school director who taught himself to code and built the resource he wished had existed.
Keynote · Panel 1
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John Whaley
Keynote
John Whaley
Founder, Inception Studio · Adjunct Professor, Stanford CS
Forbes AI 50. Three-time cybersecurity founder. Built Inception Studio as a zero-equity nonprofit accelerator — 27+ companies formed, 12+ funded by top-tier VCs.
Keynote · Panel 3
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Clement Pang
Panelist
Clement Pang
EIR, Sutter Hill Ventures
Born in HK. Co-founded Wavefront, acquired by VMware for US$400M. Google Founders' Award. Co-founded GLMX, which processes over $1 trillion in daily trading volume.
Panel 2
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Karin Ann
Panelist
Karin Ann
Co-founder, International Montessori School of Hong Kong
Stanford BS/MS '91. Built HK's first accredited Montessori primary school — 4 campuses, ~1,000 students. Twenty years rethinking how children develop the intrinsic motivation to learn.
Panel 1
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Ernest Kam
Panelist
Ernest Kam
Co-founder & CEO, InstaAgent (YC P26)
Ex-Tencent. Co-founded InstaAgent — an AI marketing platform in Y Combinator's P26 batch. Hit $1M ARR in 10 months. Currently in the arena.
Panel 2
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Heatherm (黃何) Huang
Panelist
Heatherm (黃何) Huang
Co-founder, Measurable AI & MailTime
YC W16. MailTime — Apple Best App 2015. Measurable AI — largest alternative data panel for emerging markets. Measurable Data Token listed on Coinbase and Binance.
Panel 2
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Seth Lim
Panelist
Seth Lim
Vice President, Tower Capital Asia
Started at Goldman Sachs in New York. Moved to private credit at ADM Capital in Hong Kong. Now VP at Tower Capital Asia — backing mid-market, category-leading companies across Asia.
Panel 3
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Tom H
Panelist
Tom Ho
AI Product Strategist, Wonderful AI
Building enterprise AI agents. Former EA Development Director. Shipped Anichess Puzzles to 20k+ DAU and Crypto MBTI to 50k+ users — a track record of 0→1 products in Hong Kong.
Panel 2
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Jimmy Ng
Panelist
Jimmy Ng
Senior Director, Gobi Partners
Senior Director at Gobi Partners — the Asian VC behind Airwallex and WeLab. $30M+ deployed across a dozen Hong Kong and mainland China startups, including seed cheques into PanopticAI and isBIM. Board member at PanopticAI, isBIM, and RushOwl.
Panel 3
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Agenda

Summit agenda.

Friday 4 July 2026 · Y Elites Association, Admiralty

Keynotes, expert panels, startup showcase, and an evening builder dinner.

9:30 AM
Breakfast & Registration
Arrival
10:00 AM
Opening Remarks
10:15 AM
Keynote: Quincy Larson
Quincy Larson · Founder, freeCodeCamp
Keynote
10:30 AM
Keynote: John Whaley
John Whaley · Founder, Inception Studio · Adjunct Professor, Stanford CS
Keynote
11:00 AM
Panel 1: Skills & Education in the AI Era
Quincy Larson · Karin Ann · Moderated by Jovy Yu
What skills should we have in the AI era?
Panel
12:00 PM
Startup Showcase
A showcase of the best AI startups in Hong Kong. 3-minute pitches, live demos, open Q&A.
Showcase
1:00 PM
Lunch + Startup Booths
Break
2:00 PM
Panel 2: Building & Scaling Startups Globally
Clement Pang · Ernest Kam · Heatherm Huang · Tom H
What does it actually take to build something that scales?
Panel
4:00 PM
Panel 3: Investing & Incubating Startups in the AI Era
John Whaley · Seth Lim
What do investors look for and what do they do after the cheque?
Panel
6:00 PM
Private Builder Dinner
Hosted by Inception Studio · Invite only
Schedule

The week at a glance.

The AI Summit on 4–5 July is the main event. Side events run throughout the week. Attend the summit, a side event, or the full week.

1July
Opening Yacht Party
Kick off HK AI Week on the water. An evening of open conversations, warm introductions, and the kind of connections that don't happen in conference rooms.
Hosted by MooMeetup · Register on Luma →
Social
2–3July
Women Can Code
A dedicated side event for women in tech and AI. Details to be announced.
Details coming soon
Side Event
4July
HK AI Summit — Conference Day
Keynotes, three expert panels, startup showcase, and an exclusive builder dinner. The flagship conference day. One registration covers both summit days.
Y Elites Association, Admiralty · HK$580 · Register →
Summit
4July
Private Builder Dinner
An exclusive dinner for the week's top builders. Small group, honest conversation. By invitation from the organising team.
Hosted by Inception Studio · Invite only
Curated
5July
HK AI Summit — Hackathon Day
Day two of the AI Summit. Build, ship, and demo. Included with your Summit registration — register once for both days. Full details coming soon.
Y Elites Association, Admiralty · Included with Summit registration · Register →
Hackathon
Tickets

Register for the AI Summit.

One registration. Both days. 4–5 July. All fees go to the summit.

AI Summit Pass
HK$580
Covers both days — conference (4 July) + hackathon (5 July)
  • Full access to both days
  • Both keynotes — Quincy Larson & John Whaley
  • All three expert panels
  • Startup showcase
  • Hackathon (day two)
  • Networking sessions
  • freeCodeCamp documentary screening
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The Team

Built by Builders, for Builders.

The team behind HK AI Week.

In partnership with

Venue Sponsor
Y Elites Association
Hosting the Summit 4–5 July, Admiralty
Incubator Support
Inception Studio
Zero-equity AI accelerator · Stanford-affiliated · Forbes AI 50
Media & Livestream
freeCodeCamp
11.3M subscribers · Filming onsite for global distribution
Community Partner
MooMeetup
Hosting the Opening Yacht Party · 1 July

The Organisers

Angel Lui
Organiser
Angel Lui
Community Builder
From law school and VC to organising 400+ dinners, hackathons, and events across 17+ cities. Builds spaces where education, community, and tech intersect.
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Chinat Yu
Organiser
Chinat Yu
AI Researcher & Strategist
Johns Hopkins CS + Stanford MA graduate. MLH Top 50 honoree. Expert in high-impact hackathon ecosystems and AI builder community development.
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Jeffrey Zhou
Organiser
Jeffrey Zhou
AI Systems Builder
Works at the intersection of AI, biotech, and applied engineering — focused on global execution and making complex technical ideas accessible to real-world builders.
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Jovy Yu
Organiser
Jovy Yu
Growth and Educator
Builder and community organiser shaping how Hong Kong's next generation learns, ships, and grows.
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