Canadian ICT Partnering Delegation to Hong Kong at InnoEX 2025

Date: April 13 to April 16, 2025
Venue: Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre
Location: Hong Kong, Hong Kong, SAR
Target Audience: Canadian companies offering next-gen smart solutions, cutting-edge technologies and disruptive innovations for the verticals of digital economy, smart city (high- density), smart living, transportation and mobility. Applicants must be a qualified TCS client.
Sector: Information and communications technologies

Event description

This event provides clients of the Trade Commissioner Service (TCS) with a platform to learn about market trends and opportunities, connect with prospective customers, and explore partnership opportunities in Hong Kong and Asia. Successful applicants will receive:

• A customized business matching service, for companies whose solutions align with the priority areas listed above.
• A complimentary kiosk space in the Canadian Pavilion at InnoEX, one of Asia's most anticipated innovation and technology events.
• Visits to major tech clusters in Hong Kong.
• A travel subsidy offered by the show organizer (limited quota; available on a first-come, first-served basis).

Why Hong Kong

• Technology hub: A center for innovation, offering opportunities to transform industries such as finance, healthcare, and logistics through cutting-edge technologies.
• Key focus areas: Leading initiatives in robotics for healthcare, advanced manufacturing, cybersecurity to safeguard its financial systems, and smart mobility solutions for improved urban transportation.
• Strategic location: Positioned as a global trading hub with excellent infrastructure and a business-friendly environment. Its proximity to mainland China offers access to a vast market, while its efficient transportation network facilitates smooth goods movement.
• Business-friendly environment: Boasts a competitive tax system, a transparent regulatory framework, and a stable common law legal system, fostering a favorable climate for business growth.
• Liberalized ICT market: Features a highly open ICT sector, free from import duties and entry barriers, making it an appealing destination for tech companies.

Register to attend

• Fill in the application form on or before 23:59 EST, Friday, January 31, 2025.
• For enquiry, email Eunice Wong (eunice.wong@international.gc.ca), Trade Commissioner at the Consulate General of Canada in Hong Kong.

You will be contacted within 7 working days after the application deadline.

Why your organization should participate

• Compare your product/service with international competitors
• Develop a first-hand understanding of the opportunities and challenges of doing business in foreign markets
• Gain insights and market intelligence
• Increase visibility of your product or service
• Meet key commercial entities, industry players, and potential buyers, investors and/or partners
• Participate in pre-organized business to business meetings
• Receive on-the-ground assistance from the Canadian Trade Commissioner Service

Trade Commissioner(s) involvement

Activities organized by the Trade Commissioner Service

• Business-to-business meetings
• Pavilion/exhibit
• Seminar
• Site visits

The Trade Commissioner, Eunice Wong (eunice.wong@international.gc.ca), specializes in the ICT sector for the Hong Kong and Macao markets and can provide information on this event and other local events that you are considering, as well as advice on business development in the region. The Trade Commissioner Service offers services free of charge to Canadian exporters and companies that meet our client criteria.