WHAT: The Asian E-tailing Summit (AES) is a one-stop platform for business professionals to network with renowned online retail experts, obtain the latest sourcing trends and market intelligence, share success stories and explore e-tailing best practices. Gathering top-notch speakers from fast-growing businesses around the world, AES uncovers the trends, innovations, opportunities and challenges that are revolutionising the industry. The summit will focus on best-in-class solutions for industry players with various breakout sessions and workshops. Special attention will be given to areas such as Internet of Things applications, artificial intelligence in customer experience, cross-border e-commerce, decision-making with big data and blockchain distribution.
WHEN:
4 December 2019 (Wednesday) | ||
Time: 9am-6pm | ||
5 December 2019 (Thursday) | ||
Time: 10.30am-1pm |
WHO: Organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development CouncilWHY: The summit is a must for e-commerce professionals and industry leaders, e-tailing-related service providers and users, brand owners and suppliers, online marketplaces and platforms as well as wholesalers, retailers and distributors. In 2018, more than 1,400 e-tailing professionals and business leaders from 29 countries and regions attended the summit. Of the 2018 attendees, more than a quarter were from overseas, nearly a third from Mainland China and 41% from Hong Kong. In terms of sector, 24% of attendees were e-commerce professionals, 24% manufacturers, exporters and wholesalers, 18% service providers, 15% e-commerce marketplaces and platforms and 12% brand owners. Concurrent events will be the HKTDC Hong Kong International Franchising Show (4-6 December 2019); HKTDC SmartBiz Expo (4-6 December 2019); Business of IP Asia Forum (5-6 December 2019) and DesignInspire (5-7 December 2019).WHERE: Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition CentreAND YOU CAN QUOTE ME: Thank you for organising the lunch and roundtable sharing. I picked up useful insights today and made potentially worthwhile connections.Kiril Popov, Fung Global Retail Technology, at AES 2018FAIR WEBSITE: http://www.hktdc.com/ncs/aes2019/en/main/index.html