Second ‘Macao Technological Innovation Exploration in Lisbon’ a Success

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The journey’s 38-member delegation comprised representatives from 25 DSEDT-certified Macao enterprises, Macao startups incubated throughout the National Co-working Space scheme, and the organising entities. The go to gave all a invaluable alternative to achieve publicity to rising tendencies, applied sciences and trade insights, to trade concepts with trade pioneers, and to discover how Lisbon’s tech and innovation ecosystem can profit the built-in resort and expertise industries in Macao, yielding fruitful outcomes.

“Last year’s inaugural trip to Lisbon was widely acclaimed,” mentioned Grant Chum, chief government officer and government director of Sands China Ltd. “This 12 months, the five-day journey returned with even larger affect, offering a forward-looking worldwide platform for a new cohort of Macao enterprises to broaden their horizons. It injected contemporary momentum into innovation whereas establishing significant connections with Lisbon corporations and attaining tangible outcomes. Renowned as an annual world expertise occasion, the Web Summit was one of many highlights of this journey. This 12 months, the summit drew greater than 71,000 guests from 157 international locations, demonstrating its world affect and giving delegates a chance to achieve data of superior expertise and forge connections with their counterparts.

“Our gratitude goes to the Macao Economic and Technological Development Bureau and the Macao Science and Technology Development Fund for their collaboration and support to make this trip possible. Looking ahead, we will continue leveraging our Sands Resorts Incubation Centre to align with the Macao SAR government’s policies and direction in promoting ‘tourism + technology’ and capitalise on Macao’s role as a platform between China and Portuguese-speaking countries to contribute to the city’s diversified economic development.”

The Macao Economic and Technological Development Bureau mentioned in a written assertion: “As an important gateway for China’s opening up to the world, Macao enjoys unique advantages including the ‘One Country, Two Systems’ framework, free-port status, a separate customs territory, free flow of capital and information, and close ties with Portuguese-speaking countries. Macao’s technology research industrial park currently under planning will be positioned as a launchpad for the Chinese mainland’s high-quality tech enterprises to expand overseas, a service hub for cutting-edge international tech projects to establish a presence, and a local base for integration of industry, academia, and research. This will further enhance Macao’s own capacity for technological innovation and accelerate its economic transformation and upgrading through innovation-driven development.

“This delegation go to serves as a two-way platform. On one hand, it allows Macao’s tech enterprises to immediately perceive the newest innovation tendencies in Portugal and Europe, broadening their worldwide perspective; then again, it fosters deep cooperation with Portuguese-speaking international locations and the worldwide trade. Through on-site exchanges, Macao enterprises are inspired to refine their analysis and improvement course, permitting excellent tasks to convey in international funding and go world through Macao, serving to the town develop into a key hub for the convergence of home and worldwide technological sources.”

The itinerary began with the Web Summit, the world’s largest technology conference, held annually in Lisbon to bring together the world’s leading experts, innovators, business executives and investors. The Macao delegation attended keynote speeches, masterclass sharing sessions, and forums on artificial intelligence and robotics, exploring cutting-edge technologies and industry applications and connecting with global tech leaders in the process.

A Technology Business Networking Forum hosted by Sands China promoted cooperation and innovation within the technology industry, connecting Macao enterprises with each other and their industry counterparts in Lisbon. The curated networking event featured presentations, panel discussions, and a networking dinner. By sharing experiences, discussing trends and showcasing technologies, it provided a communication platform for delegates to expand their networks and find potential cooperation opportunities.

The nine-panellist forum was composed of four Portuguese enterprises and five tech companies from Macao. Among them were Macao enterprises Vastcom and AKL, who had both participated in last year’s inaugural Lisbon trip; they joined a panel discussion with Rui Falcão, co-founder and CEO of COREangels, to share their experiences and achievements. Additionally, three Macao companies and two from Portugal gave presentations that showcased their business models, opening up opportunities for collaboration.

Paulo Rios de Oliveira, executive board member of the Portuguese Trade and Investment Agency (AICEP), attended the forum and expressed strong support: “I’m happy to hitch you on behalf of AICEP and to contribute to this shared effort of constructing bridges and creating alternatives for innovation and enterprise partnership. This discussion board displays a frequent goal – to strengthen ties, to advertise technological improvement, and to generate worth for our corporations and communities. Portugal and China share a lengthy historical past of trade and mutual understanding. This dedication was reaffirmed not too long ago throughout the go to of the Portuguese prime minister to China, together with to Macao, the place cooperation in innovation, superior industries and sustainable improvement was highlighted as a shared strategic precedence. Macao continues to play a distinctive position as a bridge of belief, connecting Portugal, China and the Portuguese-speaking world. This bridge is just not solely cultural. It is institutional and economical, and it gives a robust foundation for collaboration rising ahead.”

The delegation made structured visits to Portuguese enterprises, where they gained an in-depth understanding of innovative models and practical experiences, established connections, and promoted exchange and cooperation:

• Bhout – Developer of a sensible punching bag powered by AI and real-time efficiency analytics, creating gamified health experiences for gyms, lodges, and cooperations.
• Lipolis – Lisbon’s innovation hub supporting startups and established corporations in expertise and well being sectors with programmes for enterprise acceleration, coaching, and networking.

Finally, Sands China hosted a Concrete Opportunities Workshop, participating all delegates in collaborative discussions on alternatives for innovation. It featured Manuel Tanger, college member in Disruption, Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Singularity University Portugal. He launched the innovation panorama in Lisbon, supplied insights on working with startups, and guided contributors on a collaborative exploration to map out innovation alternatives and decide subsequent steps.

The Macao Technological Innovation Exploration in Lisbon is a part of Sands China’s help of the Macao SAR authorities’s promotion of the long-term and sustainable improvement of sensible tourism and high-tech industries. A complete of 42 native enterprises have gone to Portugal on the 2024 and 2025 excursions. Through such initiatives, Sands China hopes to additional combine tourism and fashionable expertise by supporting the analysis and improvement of recent high-tech native merchandise, in contribution to Macao’s improvement as a world centre of tourism and leisure.

About Sands China Ltd.

Sands China Ltd. (Sands China or the Company) is included in the Cayman Islands with restricted legal responsibility and is listed on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (HKEx: 1928). Sands China is the most important operator of built-in resorts in Macao. The Company’s built-in resorts on the Cotai Strip comprise The Venetian^® Macao, The Plaza^® Macao, The Parisian^® Macao and The Londoner Macao^®. The Company additionally owns and operates Sands^® Macao on the Macao peninsula. The Company’s portfolio options a diversified mixture of leisure and enterprise sights and transportation operations, together with giant assembly and conference services; a big selection of eating places; procuring malls; world-class leisure at The Venetian Arena, The Londoner Arena, The Venetian Theatre, The Parisian Theatre, the Londoner Theatre and the Sands Theatre; and a high-speed Cotai Water Jet ferry service between Hong Kong and Macao. The Company’s Cotai Strip portfolio has the objective of contributing to Macao’s transformation into a world centre of tourism and leisure. Sands China is a subsidiary of world resort developer Las Vegas Sands Corp. (NYSE: LVS).

For extra data, please go to www.sandschina.com.

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Jesse Chiang
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