In view of the current situation in the city, Hong Kong Design Centre (HKDC) announced today the cancellation of this year’s Business of Design Week (BODW) Summit (2-7 December 2019).
We would like to sincerely apologise to our attendees, speakers, sponsors, partners and supporters for the inconvenience caused. At the same time, we would like to thank everyone for their effort and support.
For participants who have bought a ticket for BODW, our team will contact you shortly about refund arrangements. We appreciate your continued support, and look forward to welcoming you to our next BODW.
For enquiries, please email bodwreg2019@connexustravel.com or call (852) 31518900.
MTR Corporation Limited ∙ Head of Ecosystem ∙ HK
MTR Corporation Limited ∙ Head of Ecosystem ∙ HK
Gene Soo is the Head of Ecosystem at MTR. Having led the creation of Hong Kong’s startup ecosystem by cofounding StartupsHK (now known as StartupsGBA), Gene is now tasked with building new businesses and enhancing the core MTR business with technology, partnerships, and new models. Prior to his role at MTR, Gene was the General Manager at Citymapper and led the launch of Citymapper into Hong Kong in 2015. Since then, Citymapper has become the most complete transport app in Hong Kong covering MTR, buses, trams, ferries, minibuses (including red ones) helping people interconnect all these transportation modes and getting them to their destination.
Gene has been pushing for better open data practice in Hong Kong and believes strongly in improving daily lives through better design and technology.
Gene received his BS and MS in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University as well as MBA from Columbia University.
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