The HK Hacks 2025 is a fun event to showcase your coding skills, develop an entrepreneurial mind, network with other tech enthusiasts, and potentially win prizes! We welcome individuals of different skill sets and backgrounds to build projects that solve an assigned problem within a time frame.
The goal is to develop a functional solution to the to-be-revealed problem by the end of the Hackathon. Throughout the experience, you can interact with successful professionals from the technology field, receive their feedback, gain unique opportunities to unleash your creativity, and meet new friends! Sign up for free now!
Andy Ong graduated with a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering from the City University of Hong Kong in 2021. He then co-founded Super Bamboo, with the mission to help the world reach net zero-carbon through novel augmented bamboo materials. He led the company to raise over 5 million HK$ in pre-seed funding so far, multiple inventions under patent process, and win various awards such as the Institute of Mechanical Engineering Innovation Award 2022 and Y-LOT Best DeepTech Research Team Award 2023. He was voted as the favourite pitcher on CityU University Day and has been invited to present at various events, local, and international news such as HKTDC Entrepreneur Day, TVB, Bloomberg Businessweek Chinese Edition, The Strait Times, and others.
Prof. LIU Chunhua has been with City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, since 2015, where he is currently a Professor in Electrical and Electronic Engineering with the School of Energy and Environment. His research interests include electric machines and drives, electric vehicles, electric ships and aircraft, electric robotics, renewables and microgrids, power electronics and wireless power transfer. In these areas, he has published over 300 refereed papers. Also, he has been awarded RGC Research Fellow by the HKRGC, awarded Distinguished Lecturer by IEEE Vehicular Technology Society (VTS), and recognized among the top 2% of the world's most highly cited scientists in reports by Elsevier and Stanford University since 2020. In addition, he is Chair & Founder of both Hong Kong Chapter, IEEE Vehicular Technology Society, and Hong Kong & Guangzhou Joint Chapter, IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, respectively.
Harris is the Director of Integrated Marketing at Microsoft Asia, where he leads marketing strategy, planning, and operations for Hong Kong. In the age of AI, his leadership plays a pivotal role in driving business outcomes and fostering brand love for Microsoft's commercial solutions, including Microsoft Azure, Microsoft 365, and Security. Beyond his work at Microsoft, Harris is a passionate educator and innovator. In 2018, he co-founded Cobo Academy, a Hong Kong-based coding school dedicated to equipping the next generation with essential skills for the future, focusing on coding, robotics, and AI.
As a researcher and educator, I am focused primarily on the impacts of human activities and how to resolve them. With a PhD studying the effects of climate change on marine species and experience in nature technology, I hope to share the wonders of the biological world with students and the public to inspire positive changes towards a sustainable future.
A young and skilled professional deeply committed to sustainability and innovation leveraging his data analytics knowledge and passion for sustainability to drive positive change at Lidl & Kaufland Asia.
Nick focuses on supporting entrepreneurship initiatives at the MIT HK Node, where he leverages his skills in technology, product design, and problem-solving to inspire innovation. Before this, he was at the Hong Kong Productivity Council’s Inno Space team for two years, working closely with startups, schools, and students. After that, he also contributed to business development and marketing at an NLP-focused tech startup. Today, he is also channeling his entrepreneurial spirit into founding a startup in the music tech industry. Nick holds a Bachelor’s degree in International Affairs and Political Science from Northeastern University.
My background combines physics and cosmology (B.S. from UC Santa Barbara) with learning sciences and technologies (M.S. from UPenn). At Shenzhen InnoX Academy, I work with my team to create innovative learning experiences and support technological innovations for teenagers.
Tom is a seasoned educator and passionate conservationist. He graduated with a biology degree from The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology in 2013 and has since dedicated his career to the local marine education field. Joining The Nature Conservancy (TNC) Hong Kong in 2020 as the Conservation Education Manager, Tom has been instrumental in overseeing TNC's environmental education programs and youth engagement work in Hong Kong. One of Tom's notable achievements was the development and implementation of the Ridge to Reef Environmental Education Program from 2020 to 2022. Working closely with 80 local schools, he successfully nurtured students' understanding of coastal ecosystems through dynamic teaching resources and immersive field visits to TNC's conservation site at Pak Nai.
Clement started his career in the Marketing and Events Management field, leveraging his experience and bringing it into the Business Development and Client Relations sector. He currently works at Spare-it, a waste data monitoring solution company that enables in-building waste data to empower change and unite organizations around their sustainability goals, focused at understanding both the customer and the market’s needs to drive sustainability initiatives and waste reduction efforts.
Sign ups open! Sign up forms will be sent out. Find a few friends and challenge the hackathon together, or sign up by yourself -- we'll find a team for you.
Sign ups close. Single participants will be grouped, and each team will be designated a peer mentor who will guide and support them.
Participants will receive an email with additional information, including competition rules and teams.
Commencement of HK Hacks! Participants will arrive at the Chinese International School campus from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. for the opening ceremony, where the theme and problem statement will be announced. In-person workshops will be hosted by professionals to provide participants with the skills necessary to create their own project.
Start creating! Participants have this week to plan, create, and submit their projects together with their teams. Online resources curated by professionals will be provided throughout the week to assist teams. NOTE: Students will NOT need to skip class or come to CIS during this week.
This in-person event will take place from 10 am to 4 pm , at WXKJ L/5 in New Tower, CIS. It includes a presentation, Q&A session, guest speaker panel, courtyard performances, group bonding events, and finally the Award Ceremony.
