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Recognising Hong Kong's Leading Companies In Technological Innovation
The Hong Kong Business Technology Excellence Awards
On its 4th year, the awards programme is back in search of outstanding companies that made exceptional contributions in pursuit of technological innovation. The programme will crown the best first-rate firms with the most innovative and unique IT initiatives and solutions that helped enhance their company's business in Hong Kong.
Our previous awardees were lauded for their hard work and dedication that brought tangible contributions to their businesses. Some of them came from the biggest companies, including;Chinachem Group, Datasite, Gleneagles Hospital Hong Kong, Hong Kong Productivity Council, HSBC, Jardine Schindler Group, LexisNexis Hong Kong, MTR Corporation Ltd, Yardi and many other notable companies in Hong Kong.
TESTIMONIALS
What do our winners have to say about winning the award?
Mimi Ooi Executive Director for Gaming Procurement, Sands China Limited
The award means a motivation and encouragement to us that if the teams can work hard diligently then we could work hard together.
Mimi Ooi Executive Director for Gaming Procurement, Sands China Limited
Claire Lim CEO, TransUnion Limited
We believe in constant improvement and awards like this, of course, are great reinforcement that these kinds of solutions are valuable to consumers and businesses.
Claire Lim CEO, TransUnion Limited
Raj Varughese Group VP for IT, PVH Corp
We at PVH are very very excited to accept this award as well as [for] being recognized for all of the hard work in things that we’ve been doing over the past year.
Raj Varughese Group VP for IT, PVH Corp
Watch videos from past winners
Why should you enter


NETWORK
Winners will be invited to attend the prestigious awards dinner in Hong Kong. Winners can bring their clients, peers, and colleagues to the awards dinner and celebrate their well-deserved award with them.


AMPLIFY
Reach potential clients as you let your innovations be known and honored in Asia.


EXPOSURE
Have the opportunity to be featured in the definitive magazine for Hong Kong's business leaders, the Hong Kong Business. With its monthly circulation of 15,000 copies and 17,960 monthly active users in its website, you are sure to reach elite level decision makers in Hong Kong.
NEWS
Sunrise secures HKB award for Air Lab project
Meet the Judges


Joanna Wong
Partner, Consulting Insurance leader, Hong Kong
Deloitte China

Partner, Consulting Insurance leader, Hong Kong
Deloitte China
Joanna is the Hong Kong Insurance Consulting Leader. She is also a member of the Deloitte Global Insurance Management Team. Joanna has over 18 years of insurance industry and consulting experienced in Asia Pacific and North America. Joanna specializes in market entry, strategic transformation and innovation where she has been advising leading re/insurers on their regional and local agenda. In recent years, Joanna has also been active in health insurance advisory where she has helped both the private and public sectors in driving the health payer and provider developmental efforts including the VHIS consultation for the Hong Kong SAR Government.


Gaurav Mehra
Partner & Head of Transformation – FS
EY
Gaurav has 23 years of experience across the financial services sector and consulting spanning multiple countries. He has worked for leading MNC banks like ABN AMRO, RBS and GE Money, and consulted multiple global banks and insurance companies over the years. As a Partner at EY he leads the Business Transformation competency focussed on the FS sector.
He has managed large projects focused on operations and digital transformation, strategic cost optimisation, customer experience, target operating model, design thinking, customer experience, systems implementation, workforce transformation, risk management, predictive analytics, shared services design/transformation and business strategy.


Jason Yau
Regional Leader, Asia Pacific
Partner, Technology & Management Consulting
RSM

Regional Leader, Asia Pacific
Partner, Technology & Management Consulting
RSM
Jason Yau is the Asia Pacific Regional Leader of RSM International and the Head of Technology of RSM Hong Kong with 18 years of auditing and consulting experience.
As Regional Leader for Asia Pacific, Jason works closely with RSM member firms in implementing global strategy within the region, including brand, client service, marketing, business development, training, service offerings and succession planning. He also serves on a number of RSM global committees and task force, including:
- Global Digital Advisory Committee
- Global Innovation Committee
- Global Financial Services Committee
- Global Strategy Taskforce – Action Learning Group
Jason has been with RSM since 2004 and was a member of RSM US global expat team before joining RSM Hong Kong in 2016. He was originally based in RSM New York office providing audit and consulting services to financial institutions and asset management companies. Other than the regional role, Jason currently leads the Technology and Management Consulting division in providing IT assurance, security and privacy and digital transformation services for regional and global clients.
Jason is a US Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and Certified Information Technology Professional (CITP) by the State of New York, a member of the American Institute of Certified Professional Accountants (AICPA) and the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants (HKICPA) and its Working Group on Practice Management and Digitalization, a fellow member of both the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (FCMA) and the Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA).


Adele Yim
Partner, Head of Risk Advisory Services
Mazars in Hong Kong
Adele is a Director and Head of Risk Advisory Services of Mazars Risk Advisory Services Limited (“Mazars RAS”). She has more than 15 years of experience combining external audit, management accounting, operations management, internal control
review, ESG reporting and enterprise risk assessment.
Prior to joining Mazars RAS, she was a Director of Risk
Advisory Services in a leading accounting firm.
Adele joined one of the Big Four for a few years after her
graduation, where she was responsible for supervising
auditors in a number of systems reviews and audit
assignments for both listed companies, large private
enterprises, as well as listing candidates (i.e. IPO
assignments). Adele also worked in the commercial field
at the internal audit department of a large hotel group
and a large property development company in Hong
Kong.
Adele has extensive experience in risk advisory services.
She has got substantial exposure in internal control
system reviews (including IPO assignments (PN21, PN2
& PN15), internal control review of resumption of trading,
AUP review, financial due diligence, corporate
governance review, enterprise risk assessment, and
assistance in write-up of the ESG report) which are
including but not limited to the fields of trading,
manufacturing, retailing, food and beverage,
telecommunications, construction engineering, property
development and hospitality industries in Hong Kong,
Mainland China, Singapore, Malaysia and Japan.
Adele has a degree of Master of Laws (International and commercial law) and a degree holder of Bachelor of Business (Major in Accounting and Banking and Finance), a member of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants ("CPA") and the CPA Australia ("CPAA"). She is fluent in English, Cantonese and Putonghua.
Guidelines and Criteria
GUIDELINES
Nominations will be deliberated by a judging committee based on the judging criteria.
Companies may nominate multiple projects. Note that each project may only be nominated for two categories at most.
Submit your entries and supporting documents on or before 1 July 2022.
Nomination is free of charge. To receive exclusive entitlements, winners must book any of the winner's package options. Email julie@charltonmediamail.com for more information on pricing and inclusion.
ELIGIBILITY
The awards programme is open to:
Technology companies who has pioneered ground-breaking IT products and solutions
Companies across different industries with the most innovative technology initiatives that made an impact to their business
The technology project, product, service or initiative must either be:
Launched, in part or full, over the last 24 calendar months
Launched prior to 24 calendar months and had recent innovations or upgrades
CATEGORIES
The awards will be given in the following categories:
TECHNOLOGY CATEGORY
- AI
- API
- Analytics
- AudioTech
- Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality
- Automation
- Battery Technology
- Big Data
- Biotechnology
- Blockchain
- Clothing Technology
- Cloud
- Computing
- Connectivity
- Cryptocurrency
- Cybersecurity
- Data Centre
- Digital
- E-Commerce
- E-Wallet
- Emerging Technology
- Enterprise Software
- Facial Recognition
- Fintech
- Gaming
- Hardware
- ICT
- Information Management
- Infrastructure Technology
- Internet
- IoT
- IT Storage
- Machine
- Marine Technology
- Mobile
- Nanotechnology
- Network and Broadband
- Online Services
- PropTech
- Robotics
- SD-WAN
- SIEM
- Smart City
- Software
- Startup
- Storage
- Virtualisation
- Wealthtech
- Web Services
INDUSTRY CATEGORY
- Accounting Services
- Advertising
- Aerospace
- Aerospace & Defense
- Agriculture
- Airline
- Analytics
- Apparel
- Architecture
- Automotive Services
- Automotive & Transport Equipment
- Automotive & Transport System
- Aviation
- Banking
- Beauty & Cosmetics
- Broadband Telecommunication
- Broadcasting
- Brokerage
- Building Services & Facilities
- Business Insurance
- Business Services
- Business Travel Technology
- Cargo Handling
- Chemicals
- Cloud Services
- Commercial Building Construction
- Commercial Real Estate Trust
- Compliance Consulting
- Computer Hardware
- Computer Services
- Computer Software
- Conglomerates
- Consulting
- Consumer Products - Durables
- Consumer Products - Non-Durables
- Corporate Advisory
- Credit Solutions Technology
- Data Center
- Declaring Agent
- Department Stores
- Dining & Entertainment
- Diversified Services
- E-Commerce
- Education
- Electronics
- Electronic Manufacturing
- Energy
- Engineering
- Environmental Services
- Executive Search
- Financial Services
- Financial Technology
- Food & Beverage
- Food Manufacturing Solutions
- Food Safety
- Food Science
- Fundraising
- Furniture and Fixture
- General Insurance
- Government
- Health Products & Services
- Healthcare
- Healthcare Technology
- Heavy Civil Construction
- Hospitality & Leisure
- Human Resource Technology
- Human Resources Consulting
- Industrial Construction
- Industrial Engineering
- Industrial Services
- Infection Control
- Insurance
- Insurance Broker
- Interior Design
- Internet/New Media
- Investment Banking
- IT Services
- Life Insurance
- Legal
- Logistics
- Luxury Retail
- Machining and Tooling
- Manufacturing
- Manufacturing Technology
- Marine and Offshore Engineering
- Marine Services
- Marketing
- Marketing Technology
- Materials & Construction
- Media & Entertainment
- Metals & Mining
- Motion Picture & Video
- Music
- Non-Profit Organization
- Oil & Gas
- Payments
- Personal Insurance
- Pharmaceuticals
- Printing Technology
- Property Services
- Real Estate
- Reinsurer
- Remittance
- Residential Building Construction
- Residential Product Manufacturing
- Retail
- Shipping
- Social Media Marketing
- Sports
- Supply Chain
- Technology
- Telecommunications
- Television
- Tourism
- Trade Technology
- Training and Development
- Transportation
- Travel Retail
- Travel Services
- Utilities
- Venture Capital
- Wholesale
CRITERIA FOR JUDGING
Uniqueness & Innovation - Has the project introduced new or cutting-edge innovation?
Effectiveness & Impact - Did the project/product/service achieve its objectives and its targets? How is its success been assessed? What was the impact it made to your company and industry? If the project is a solution provided for a client, what was the overall feedback of your client?
Dynamism - Is the strategy, project, service or product flexible to changes and progressive opportunities?
PRICING & DISCOUNTS
The nomination is free of charge. If your company wins, in order to maximise the benefit of winning and be entitled to promotional coverage and other benefits, winners will have to take up any of the winner's package options.
To know more about the winners package entitlements and pricing, please email julie@charltonmediamail.com
Please Note:
Due to the current pandemic, we will not be holding a physical event this year. As an alternative, we will conduct a Digital Awards Presentation and Interview via Zoom video conferencing. The trophy will be couriered to the winning companies' addresses. Further details and adjustments will be disclosed upon announcement of winners.
Watch samples of a digital presentation and interview here.
KEY DATES
Deadline for submission: 1 July 2022, Friday
Awards presentation: August 2022
Past Winners
- Fintech - Payments
- Fintech - Life Insurance
- Property Technology - Smart City
- Fintech - Financial Services
- ICT - Technology
- Emerging Technology - Commercial Building Construction
- Property Technology - Real Estate
- Robotics - Real Estate
EventX
- Software - Technology
- Mobile - Financial Services
GienTech Technology (Hong Kong) Limited
- AI - IT Services
- Software - IT Services
GFT
- Cloud - Banking
- Cloud - Financial Services
- Online Services - Healthcare
- E-Commerce - Business Services
Hong Kong Productivity Council
- AI - Manufacturing
- Infrastructure Technology - Building Services and Facilities
- AI - Banking
- Digital - Banking
- AI - Industrial Engineering
- Robotics - Industrial Engineering
- UV Technology - Industrial Engineering
- Analytics - Legal
livi bank
- Fintech - Banking
- Software - Apparel
Midland Realty
- Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality - Real Estate
- Digital - Real Estate
MTR Corporation Ltd
- AI - Real Estate
- ICT - Real Estate
- Digital - Technology
- Software - Business Services
SoftwareONE
- Enterprise Software - Real Estate
Sunrise Diagnostic Centre Limited
- Biotechnology - Healthcare Technology
Tianda Pharmaceuticals Limited
- Mobile - Healthcare Technology
- Digital - Financial Services
- Property Technology - Technology
Airport Authority Hong Kong
- Robotics - Transportation
AXA Investment Managers Asia Limited
- AI - Financial Services
- Fintech - Mergers & Acquisitions
- Blockchain - Computer Software
- Network and Broadband - Telecommunications
FIL Investment Management (Hong Kong) Limited
- Digital - Financial Services
- Mobile - Financial Services
Fulfillment Bridge Limited
- E-Commerce - Logistics
GUERLAIN (ASIA PACIFIC) LIMITED
- Digital - Beauty & Cosmetics
- E-Commerce - Banking
- Enterprise Software - Banking
High Performance Code and Data Lab
- Cloud - Startup
InterContinental Grand Stanford Hong Kong
- E-Commerce - Hospitality & Leisure
KBQuest Hong Kong Limited
- Digital - IT Services
Kin Shun Information Technology (Hong Kong) Limited
- Online Services - Logistics
- Digital - Food & Beverage
- Publisher's Choice Award for Research & Development - Consumer Products (Durables)
PURESSENCE BIO-TECH (HONG KONG) LIMITED
- Biotechnology - Biotechnology
- Digital - Retail
- Software - Apparel
- Mobile - Health Products & Services
Rentokil Initial Hong Kong
- Devices - Environmental Services
Shure Asia Limited
- Devices - Business Services
Sino Innovation Laboratory Limited
- Property Technology - Real Estate
The Great Eagle Company, Limited
- AI - Real Estate
- Digital - Real Estate
thyssenkrupp Elevator (HK) Ltd
- Infrastructure Technology - Manufacturing
TransUnion Limited
- Fintech - Banking
UMP Healthcare Holdings Limited
- Digital - Health Products & Services
- Fintech - Financial Services
- IoT - Utilities
- Automation - Hospitality & Leisure
Xtep International Holdings Limited
- Clothing Technology - Sports
- E-Commerce - Retail
Bambu
- Financial Technology - Business Services
BrainNow Medical Technology Limited
- IT - Healthcare
- Digital - Shipping
Cyberbit Ltd
- Cybersecurity - Training and Development
- AI - Logistics
Find Solution Ai Limited
- AI - Education
Global Payments Asia-Pacific Limited
- E-Commerce - Financial Services
- Cybersecurity - Financial Services
GOIP AULA LTD
- ICT - Business Services
- AI - Banking
- E-Commerce - Banking
Hong Kong Disneyland Resort
- Mobile - Media & Entertainment
Introv Limited
- Enterprise Software - Retail
- Online Services - Legal
- E-Commerce - Logistics
Magnum Research Limited
- AI - Financial Services
- Enterprise Software - Business Services
Powell Software
- Cloud - Business Services
- Cloud - Hospitality Leisure
Synergy Strategic Solutions Limited
- Robotics - Financial Services
TFS GLOBAL COMPANY LIMITED
- Financial Technology - Retail
- IoT - Health Products & Services
- Cybersecurity - Hospitality & Leisure
YEECHOO HONG KONG LIMITED
- E-Commerce - Apparel
Contact Us
For more details, contact:
Julie Anne Nunez
+(65) 3158 1386
awards@charltonmediamail.com
Meet the Judges


Joanna Wong
Partner, Consulting Insurance leader, Hong Kong
Deloitte China

Partner, Consulting Insurance leader, Hong Kong
Deloitte China
Joanna is the Hong Kong Insurance Consulting Leader. She is also a member of the Deloitte Global Insurance Management Team. Joanna has over 18 years of insurance industry and consulting experienced in Asia Pacific and North America. Joanna specializes in market entry, strategic transformation and innovation where she has been advising leading re/insurers on their regional and local agenda. In recent years, Joanna has also been active in health insurance advisory where she has helped both the private and public sectors in driving the health payer and provider developmental efforts including the VHIS consultation for the Hong Kong SAR Government.


Gaurav Mehra
Partner & Head of Transformation – FS
EY
Gaurav has 23 years of experience across the financial services sector and consulting spanning multiple countries. He has worked for leading MNC banks like ABN AMRO, RBS and GE Money, and consulted multiple global banks and insurance companies over the years. As a Partner at EY he leads the Business Transformation competency focussed on the FS sector.
He has managed large projects focused on operations and digital transformation, strategic cost optimisation, customer experience, target operating model, design thinking, customer experience, systems implementation, workforce transformation, risk management, predictive analytics, shared services design/transformation and business strategy.


Jason Yau
Regional Leader, Asia Pacific
Partner, Technology & Management Consulting
RSM

Regional Leader, Asia Pacific
Partner, Technology & Management Consulting
RSM
Jason Yau is the Asia Pacific Regional Leader of RSM International and the Head of Technology of RSM Hong Kong with 18 years of auditing and consulting experience.
As Regional Leader for Asia Pacific, Jason works closely with RSM member firms in implementing global strategy within the region, including brand, client service, marketing, business development, training, service offerings and succession planning. He also serves on a number of RSM global committees and task force, including:
- Global Digital Advisory Committee
- Global Innovation Committee
- Global Financial Services Committee
- Global Strategy Taskforce – Action Learning Group
Jason has been with RSM since 2004 and was a member of RSM US global expat team before joining RSM Hong Kong in 2016. He was originally based in RSM New York office providing audit and consulting services to financial institutions and asset management companies. Other than the regional role, Jason currently leads the Technology and Management Consulting division in providing IT assurance, security and privacy and digital transformation services for regional and global clients.
Jason is a US Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and Certified Information Technology Professional (CITP) by the State of New York, a member of the American Institute of Certified Professional Accountants (AICPA) and the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants (HKICPA) and its Working Group on Practice Management and Digitalization, a fellow member of both the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (FCMA) and the Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA).


Adele Yim
Partner, Head of Risk Advisory Services
Mazars in Hong Kong
Adele is a Director and Head of Risk Advisory Services of Mazars Risk Advisory Services Limited (“Mazars RAS”). She has more than 15 years of experience combining external audit, management accounting, operations management, internal control
review, ESG reporting and enterprise risk assessment.
Prior to joining Mazars RAS, she was a Director of Risk
Advisory Services in a leading accounting firm.
Adele joined one of the Big Four for a few years after her
graduation, where she was responsible for supervising
auditors in a number of systems reviews and audit
assignments for both listed companies, large private
enterprises, as well as listing candidates (i.e. IPO
assignments). Adele also worked in the commercial field
at the internal audit department of a large hotel group
and a large property development company in Hong
Kong.
Adele has extensive experience in risk advisory services.
She has got substantial exposure in internal control
system reviews (including IPO assignments (PN21, PN2
& PN15), internal control review of resumption of trading,
AUP review, financial due diligence, corporate
governance review, enterprise risk assessment, and
assistance in write-up of the ESG report) which are
including but not limited to the fields of trading,
manufacturing, retailing, food and beverage,
telecommunications, construction engineering, property
development and hospitality industries in Hong Kong,
Mainland China, Singapore, Malaysia and Japan.
Adele has a degree of Master of Laws (International and commercial law) and a degree holder of Bachelor of Business (Major in Accounting and Banking and Finance), a member of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants ("CPA") and the CPA Australia ("CPAA"). She is fluent in English, Cantonese and Putonghua.
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TESTIMONIALS
Check out what past winners have said upon receiving their award.
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What can I nominate?
You may nominate:
✓ Unique and innovative technology products, services or solution that you have provided to your customers
✓ Successful technology initiatives that made a positive impact to your company's business
✓ Best technology practices and strategies that helped your team to be successful
✓ Pioneering technologies and digital transformation journey of your company
✓ Any achievement in the technology that you think is deserving of a prestigious award
How do I nominate?
1. Go to the online nomination form and read the nomination guidelines.
2. Fill in the required details about the company and contact person for the nomination.
3. Select your category.
4. Provide your project title, 500-word write-up, client feedback (if any), key achievements, and photos of the project that you are nominating.
5. Wait for the nomination confirmation email and acknowledge it once received.
Note:
- Companies may submit up to a maximum of 3 categories.
- Each nomination form is valid for one entry only. Fill out the form again if you will nominate another project or in another category.
- Photos are required while supporting documents are optional but will highly increase the chances of winning.
- Nomination is free of charge. If you win, you are obliged to proceed booking your chosen winner’s package option. Email julie@charltonmediamail.com for more details on Winners Package Pricing and Entitlements.
How many winners per category?
There will only be one winner per industry on each technology ie. "Cloud - Banking", "Software - Airline", etc.
Can I send two or more entries for our company?
Yes, you may submit for up to a maximum of 3 categories. If you are nominating several projects, please enter each entry separately.
Is there a cost to nominate?
Nomination is free. If your company wins, you are obliged to attend the Digital Awards Presentation & Interview and book any of the winner's package options. To know more about the winners package entitlements and pricing, please email julie@charltonmediamail.com
Will there be an awards dinner this year?
Due to the current pandemic, the physical awards dinner will not happen this year. As an alternative, we will conduct a Digital Awards Presentation (or Digital Presentation only) and Interview via Zoom video conferencing.
Further details and guidelines will be disclosed to the winners upon announcement of results via email. Watch samples of a digital presentation and interview here.
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