NACSA

Hong Kong RFID Symposium

Date: Saturday, March 31, 2007
Time: 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM Registration and Networking
1:30 PM – 4:30 PM Programs
Venue: Hilton Santa Clara
4949 Great America Parkway, Santa Clara, CA.
Cost: Free Admission and Souvenirs with pre-registration
RSVP: Seats are limited. Please send email confirmation to jim.huang@hkstp.org
Raffle: Please bring with your name card and drop on reception table for raffle

RFID adoptions and related business opportunities in Hong Kong and PRD China

RFID has been widely recognized as the enabler creating the next new paradigm in Supply-Chain Management (SCM) and Customer Relation Management (CRM). There have been numerous RFID-related initiatives and activities in Hong Kong, Pearl River Delta (PRD) and Mainland China recently. Thousands of manufacturers, distributors, logistics and transportation companies in Hong Kong and Pearl River Delta wanting to develop and implement RFID based technologies to meet the RFID mandates from Wal-Mart, FDA, and Metro etc. Business opportunities for RFID based systems for the movements of people and goods such as cross-border control, baggage identification, containers and cargo tracking, anti-counterfeiting, quality control, etc. are emerging and many are in pilot runs.
Now is the right time for technology providers to explore the exciting business and technology opportunities available in Hong Kong and the Pearl River Delta. There are pressing demands for RFID tags, readers, antenna, middleware, applications, security control, and communication networks in the region. China very soon will be the largest market for RFID based systems.
You will be excited by the new initiatives, which include funding, technology and infrastructure supports in Hong Kong to facilitate you grasping RFID business opportunities in China.
Come and explore these existing business opportunities and establish business networking.
Program highlight:
1:30 – 1:40 PM Welcome Remark: Representative from Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office.

1:40 – 2:10 PM Mr. Peter Li, Director of Research & Business Development. LSCM, Hong Kong.
-LSCM R&D Centre – One Stop Shop for Technology and Commercialization

2:10 – 2:40 PM Mr. Ricky Ma, Sr. Manager, Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corp.
-Source of RFID Innovations – RFID development support infrastructure in the Hong Kong Science Park-

2:40 – 3:10 PM Mr. Bobby Tang, Head of EPC/RFID, GS1 Hong Kong
-EPC/RFID Pilot Cases Sharing – Improving Global Supply Chain Visibility

3:10 – 3:40 PM Dr. Karl Leung, Principal Lecturer, Hong Kong Vocational Training Council
-RFID Application in Hong Kong and China

3:40 – 4:10 PM Mr. Francis Kam, Managing Director, Uniforce System Hong Kong
-RFID Applicability in Hong Kong – Case Studies

4:10 – 4:30 PM Q&A

4:30 PM Raffle

For any question about the Symposium, please contact Jim Huang, Overseas Representative, Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corp at jim.huang@hkstp.org, Tel: 408-997-6237.>