4Yfn Engagement Manager, Asia
• Manage and lead 4YFN (GSMA’s Startups and Investors Business Platform with one of the biggest startup events in Asia) as the 4YFN Asia Lead and the spoke person in the region. • Continuous develop the in-depth collaboration with local partners from accelerators, incubators, corporate innovations, government departments, VCs, and other players in a wider innovation community. • Identify and negotiate with principal partners to build strong relationships all year long and design key programmes to the clients. (e.g. landing in China, Corporate Innovation, startups curation and more).• Strategize, design and manage the 4YFN Shanghai @ MWC Shanghai with activities of 4YFN Summit, meetups, investors programmes, startup pitching, mentorships, 4YFN Startup Awards, onsite and offsite tours and etc., • Evolve the concept for 4YFN including a wider reach and future technologies themes (VR, AI, IoT…) to differentiate from the competitors. 4YFN Shanghai 2019 at a Glance:- Established 4YFN Community Partner Club and signed 11 community partners in Asia. - Event coverage: AI, IoT & Fintech; Corporate innovation & CVC; Landing in China- 16K+ professional attendees - 100+ exhibitors- 100+ investment entities registered to attend- Investors representing more than €35 billion of funds for startup investments- 50+ hours of conference content and activities- 40 leading speakers- Startup delegations from Korea, Austria, China, Spain & the US- Led 4YFN programme to profit for the first time in the history since it was introduced to Asia in 2016.4 Years From Now (4YFN) is a startup business platform of GSMA that enables startups, investors, corporations and public institutions to discover, create and launch new ventures together, strengthening the entrepreneurial ecosystem.