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BEN WONG
Head of Open Innovation at Eureka Nova
EAST ASIA
BEN WONG
Ben manages and drives the strategy of Eureka Nova, a leading open innovation platform that empowers technology startups to co-create within the New World Group ecosystem of culture, creativity and innovation.
Through Eureka Nova’s accelerator programs, open competitions and sandboxes, participating startups work with New World Group’s business units and corporate partners to design innovative technologies that solve real business problems. Ben also co-founded Impact Kommons, the first UN SDG accelerator in APAC focused on accelerating impact with purpose-driven startups.
Prior to Eureka Nova, Ben founded Startup Launchpad - Asia’s largest I.o.T. startup trade event. He has helped startups raise more than $2 million USD on Kickstarter and Indiegogo. He is an angel investor and regular mentor for startup support programs.
He holds positions as Director and Vice Chairman of the Dongguan-Hong Kong Bay Area Association to drive innovation initiatives between Hong Kong and the Greater Bay Area. Ben graduated from Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania and holds a Master’s in Business Administration from the Chinese University of Hong Kong.