Business of IP Asia Forum 2026

Name: Business of IP Asia Forum 2026
Start: 2026-11-19
End: 2026-11-20
Location: Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre

Business of IP Asia Forum 2026 takes place on 19–20 November 2026 at Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong. It is organised by Government of the Hong Kong SAR and Hong Kong Trade Development Council, and B2DB lists 88 speakers and 25 sessions announced so far.

The Business of IP Asia Forum (BIP Asia) is an annual forum jointly organised by the HKSAR Government and the Hong Kong Trade Development Council, bringing together IP users, owners, investors, professionals and business leaders to discuss the latest developments in the IP world and to explore business collaboration opportunities. The sixteenth edition, themed "Powering Commercial Success through IP and Innovation", will be held in person at Halls 1BC, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre on 19-20 November 2026, with one month of on-demand videos.

Key facts

Dates	19–20 November 2026 (upcoming)
Venue	Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Organisers	Government of the Hong Kong SAR, Hong Kong Trade Development Council
Series	Business of IP Asia Forum
Speakers	88
Sessions	25
Stages	Opening Session, Plenary Session, IP Go-Global Business Matching Session, APEC Workshop, Breakout Session, IP 101: IP Basics, Inspo Talk
Sponsors	7
Official site	bipasia.hktdc.com/conference/bip/en/programme

Keynote speakers

Mr Thomas Tsang Deputy Director of Intellectual Property, The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China
Dr Bernard Ong Assistant Chief Executive/ Policy and Engagement, Intellectual Property Office of Singapore
Mr Aero Wong Chairman of the Commercial Banking Committee of The Hong Kong Association of Banks and Deputy General Manager of Commercial Banking Department, Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited
Mr Jeongju Yang Deputy Director of the Transaction and Commercialization Division, Ministry of Intellectual Property of the Republic of Korea
Mr Wang Lu Expert Speaker, Beijing Municipal Intellectual Property Office, People’s Republic of China
Ms María Gloria Riethmuller Chair of the Intellectual Property Rights Experts Group, Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation
Mr Ignacio de Castro Director, WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center

Speakers (88)

Compiled from the published agenda; speakers can claim and verify their own entry.

Mr Thomas Tsang Deputy Director of Intellectual Property, The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China
Dr Bernard Ong Assistant Chief Executive/ Policy and Engagement, Intellectual Property Office of Singapore
Mr Aero Wong Chairman of the Commercial Banking Committee of The Hong Kong Association of Banks and Deputy General Manager of Commercial Banking Department, Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited
Mr Jeongju Yang Deputy Director of the Transaction and Commercialization Division, Ministry of Intellectual Property of the Republic of Korea
Mr Wang Lu Expert Speaker, Beijing Municipal Intellectual Property Office, People’s Republic of China
Ms María Gloria Riethmuller Chair of the Intellectual Property Rights Experts Group, Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation
Ms Tani Wong Managing Director, Greater China & Southeast Asia, Licensing International
Mr Wiley Pun Partner, Advisory, Grant Thornton Advisory Services Limited
Ms Stella Law Executive Director, CHFT Advisory and Appraisal Limited
Mr James Choi Chief Executive Officer, Hong Kong Recording Industry Alliance Limited
Mr Wu Yong Board Member, Director, Guangdong Institute of Standardization (Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Standard Service Centre)
Ms Adelaide Yu Principal, Hong Kong Head of Enforcement, Rouse & Co. International (Overseas) Limited
Ms Theresa Luk Partner, Deacons
Ammar Akhtar Founder and CEO, Finalrentals
Prof Dennis Yan-yin Tse Associate Professor; Director of the Clinical Trial Unit for Vision, School of Optometry, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
The Honourable Paul Chan Mo-po Financial Secretary, The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
Dr Changyu Shen Deputy Director General, World Intellectual Property Organisation
Mr Ignacio de Castro Director, WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center
Mr Wang Zhicheng Director General, Copyright Department, The Publicity Department of the CPC Central Committee
Ms Anita Ou Managing Director, Head of Enterprise Banking, Commercial Banking, The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited
Dr Ashok Iyaswamy Visiting Assistant Professor of the Teaching and Research Division of the School of Chinese Medicine, HKBU
Dr Chow Chi Ching Gary Associate Professor, Department of Health and Physical Education (HPE), EdUHK
Dr Fu Hong Associate Professor, Department of Mathematics and Information Technology (MIT), EdUHK
Dr Ivan Sham Chief Director, Technical Solutions BD, ASTRI
Dr Luo Lijun R&D Manager, PHAsys Biotech Limited
Dr Shun Yu General Manager, Senior Patent Attorney, Attorney at Law, Lung Tin IP Attorneys
Kenny Oktavius, PhD. Co-Founder & CEO, PointFit Technology Limited
Mr Adam Au Acting Co-CEO, Toys“R”Us Asia
Mr Adrian Cheung Executive Director / General Counsel / Market Innovation and Development Director, The Garden Company Limited
Mr Agustin Rozadas Co-Founder & CEO, OLIVER Sports
Mr Alan Chiu Committee Member of Advisory Committee, Licensing International Greater China
Mr Andreas Ohl Adjunct Professor, Bocconi University, Columbia University and Baruch College
Mr Ashish McLaren Managing Director and Southeast Asia Leader, Valuation Advisory Services, Kroll
Mr Chen Ruifu Chairman, Shanghai Yingqi Animation
Mr Derek Lau Assistant Director of Intellectual Property, Intellectual Property Department, The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
Mr Desmond S.H. Chan Deputy General Manager (Legal and International Operations), TVB Limited
Mr Eugene Chan Managing Director, Man Yue Technology Holdings Limited
Mr Eugene Low Domain Name Panelist, Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC)
Mr Filipe Trigo Gonçalves Chairman, Asia Partners Holdings Corporation Limited
Mr Gong Bingxiang Director, Bauhinia Culture Holdings
Mr Johnny Sze CEO, Eastcolight (Hong Kong) Limited
Mr Kevin Kwong Chief Business Officer, 9GAG Limited & MemeStrategy, Inc.
Mr Liu Wenhua General Manager (China), Foxit Software
Mr Lu Wezhen Director (IP Business) of the Innovation Services Department, Guangdong Equity Trading Center
Mr Norman Hui Member of the Intellectual Property Committee, Hong Kong Bar Association
Mr Shang Ping Deputy Director General, Guangdong Administration for Market Regulation (Guangdong Intellectual Property Administration)
Mr Stanley Tang Senior Advisor, Mei Ah Entertainment Group Limited
Mr Tim Heberden Managing Principal - Valuations and Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, QANTM Valuations
Mr Tom Cheng General Manager of Solutions and Services Group (HK), Lenovo
Mr Vishal Salunkhe Chief Business Officer, Carousell
Mr Wang Haijun 1st Level Principal Staff of the Intellectual Property Utilization Promotion Department, China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA)
Mr Xue Peng Senior Vice President, EHang Intelligent Technology Co. Ltd.
Mr Yu Haijun Vice President and Researcher, Guangdong Brunp Recycling Technology Co., Ltd
Mr Zhigang Sun Manager of Patent Application Department, China Patent Agent (Hong Kong) Ltd.
Ms Anita Leung Council Member, Licensing Executives Society China (Hong Kong Sub-Chapter)
Ms Catherine Zheng Member, Intellectual Property Committee, The Law Society of Hong Kong
Ms Chiang Ling Li Partner, Georgiou Partnership
Ms Huang Yun Director of the Intellectual Property Protection Division, Guangdong Administration for Market Regulation (Guangdong Intellectual Property Administration)
Ms Jenny Zuo Brand Protection Manager for Asia Pacific, Prada
Ms Jessica Qian Senior Director, Licensing Consumer Products, APAC & MENA, Hasbro
Ms Jiang Tong Deputy Head of the Patent Office, China National Intellectual Property Administration
Ms Luo Xi Legal Director, miHoYo
Ms Patricia Fong Head, Intellectual Property Management, Hong Kong Productivity Council
Ms Renee So Owner and Director, Kung Wo Beancurd Factory
Ms Rosita Li
Ms Shi Jingyue President, Vobile Group
Ms Sophia Chong Executive Director, Hong Kong Trade Development Council
Ms Tam Pui Ying Head of Intellectual Property Investigation, Bureau of Hong Kong Customs and Excise Department
Ms Tan Naiwen Head of Video Copyright Enforcement, Tencent
Ms Valerie Suen President, Hong Kong Institute of Trade Mark Practitioners
Ms Wang Jing Secretary-General, Capital Intellectual Property Services Association
Ms Ying-ying Cheng Head (Banking Supervision), Hong Kong Monetary Authority
Prof Lau Tat Ming Darwin Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering, CUHK
The Honourable Paul TK Lam, GBS, SC, JP Secretary for Justice, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China
Mr Alexander Ying Founder & CEO, DRESIO Limited
Mr Draco Kwok Founder, AI MusPal Limited
Mr Lok Kan Chan Co-Founder & CEO, FinCatch Limited
Mr Sun Choi Co-founder, 2080 Ventures
Mr WK Wong Founder & CEO, Filix Medtech Limited
Mr Yuhong Zhou Legal Director, Tencent Music Entertainment Group
Ms Claudia Zhang Senior Patent Licensing Manager, ZTE Corporation
Ms Iris Li Head of Dispute Resolution and Regulatory Investigations, Alibaba Holding Group
Ms Junqin Zhang Senior Counsellor, WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center
Ms Monica Hong Investor, Betatron Venture Group
Ms Prudence Mak Founder, Chocolate Rain
Ms Tingting Men Intellectual Property Unit, IP Legal & Licensing Department, Casio Computer Co., Limited
Ms Yukari Yonetani R&D IP Department, Panasonic IP Management Co., Limited
Ms Zhe Zhuang Senior Partner, Tiantong Law Firm

Most represented companies

EdUHK — 2 speakers
Guangdong Administration for Market Regulation (Guangdong Intellectual Property Administration) — 2 speakers
WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center — 2 speakers

Agenda (25 sessions)

Day 1 — Thursday 19 November 2026

Opening Session 09:30–10:00 · Opening Session — The Honourable Paul Chan Mo-po, Dr Changyu Shen, Mr Wang Zhicheng, Ms Jiang Tong +1 more
Plenary Session I - From Sandbox to Scale: Unlocking the Next Phase of IP Financing 10:00–11:15 · Plenary Session — Ammar Akhtar, Ms Anita Ou, Mr Ashish McLaren, Ms Ying-ying Cheng
IP Go-Global Business Matching Session 11:15–12:45 · IP Go-Global Business Matching Session
Plenary Session II - Reinventing Sports: Unlocking IP Value Inside and Beyond the Stadium 11:30–12:30 · Plenary Session — Kenny Oktavius, PhD., Mr Agustin Rozadas, Mr Filipe Trigo Gonçalves, Mr Tom Cheng
APEC Workshop - Leveraging IP Financing for Innovative Enterprises: Current Landscape, Key Challenges and Way Forward (Opening Session & Part I: Keynote presentation) 14:15–15:40 · APEC Workshop — Mr Thomas Tsang, Dr Bernard Ong, Mr Aero Wong, Mr Jeongju Yang +2 more
IP Protection & Global Commerce in the Greater Bay Area: Emerging Industry Breakthroughs and Commercial Success Driven by Institutional Innovation 14:15–15:45 · Breakout Session — Mr Wu Yong, Mr Derek Lau, Mr Lu Wezhen, Mr Shang Ping +3 more
Pooling Strength Through Hong Kong · Copyright Sets Sail — Copyright Empowers a New Journey of Culture Going Global 14:30–15:30 · Breakout Session — Mr Wang Zhicheng, Mr Chen Ruifu, Mr Gong Bingxiang, Mr Liu Wenhua +3 more
Hong Kong Intellectual Property Academy Opening Ceremony 15:00–15:30 · IP 101: IP Basics
APEC Workshop - Leveraging IP Financing for Innovative Enterprises: Current Landscape, Key Challenges and Way Forward (Part II: Panel discussion) 15:55–16:50 · APEC Workshop — Mr Wiley Pun, Mr Andreas Ohl, Mr Tim Heberden, Mr Wang Haijun
Vobile Group Forum – Making Creative More Valuable 16:00–17:30 · Breakout Session
IP Training Course – IP101 IP Basics 16:00–18:15 · IP 101: IP Basics — Mr Eugene Low
APEC Workshop - Leveraging IP Financing for Innovative Enterprises: Current Landscape, Key Challenges and Way Forward (Part III: Panel discussion & Closing Ceremony) 16:50–17:55 · APEC Workshop — Ms Stella Law, Ms Anita Ou, Mr Eugene Chan

Day 2 — Friday 20 November 2026

IP Training Course – IP101 IP Basics 09:30–17:45 · IP 101: IP Basics — Mr Alan Chiu, Ms Anita Leung, Ms Catherine Zheng, Ms Rosita Li +1 more
Play Beyond Boundaries: IP Strategies in the World of Play 09:30–10:30 · Breakout Session — Ms Tani Wong, Mr Johnny Sze, Ms Jessica Qian
Pilot Patent Valuation Support Scheme (PVSS): How HKTISC Supports Enterprises in Unlocking IP Value? 10:00–10:15 · Breakout Session — Ms Patricia Fong
Jing-Jin-Ji IP Thematic Event 10:00–10:30 · Breakout Session — Dr Shun Yu, Mr Zhigang Sun, Ms Wang Jing
Introduction to IP Valuation 10:20–11:20 · Breakout Session — Mr Wiley Pun, Ms Stella Law
Empowering Business Success: Practical Solutions for AI and IP Licensing 11:00–12:30 · Breakout Session — Mr Thomas Tsang, Prof Dennis Yan-yin Tse, Dr Changyu Shen, Mr Ignacio de Castro +5 more
Strategic IP Investment: From Innovation to Monetisation 11:15–12:15 · Breakout Session — Mr Sun Choi, Ms Claudia Zhang
Inspo Talk - Discussion Behind the Scenes — The Latest Developments and the Commercial and Legal Issues Shaping AI-Generated Drama and Microdramas 12:15–13:45 · Inspo Talk — Mr James Choi, Mr Desmond S.H. Chan, Mr Norman Hui, Mr Stanley Tang
Turning Creativity Into Economic Value: Clearing Legal Roadblocks in IP Commercialization 14:00–15:15 · Breakout Session — Ms Theresa Luk, Ms Chiang Ling Li, The Honourable Paul TK Lam, GBS, SC, JP
Bringing Tech to Business — Innovation Demo 14:15–15:00 · Breakout Session — Dr Ashok Iyaswamy, Dr Chow Chi Ching Gary, Dr Fu Hong, Dr Ivan Sham +2 more
IPHatch Asia - Reimagining IP Commercialisation: The Power of Entrepreneurship 14:15–15:15 · Breakout Session — Mr Alexander Ying, Mr Draco Kwok, Mr Lok Kan Chan, Mr WK Wong +3 more
Protecting Brand Value: IP Enforcement in E-Commerce 15:45–16:45 · Breakout Session — Ms Adelaide Yu, Mr Adam Au, Mr Vishal Salunkhe, Ms Jenny Zuo +1 more
Hong Kong Brands Reimagined: The Power of Strategic IP 15:45–16:45 · Breakout Session — Ms Tani Wong, Mr Adrian Cheung, Mr Kevin Kwong, Ms Renee So

Organisers, sponsors and partners

Association Partners (61)

Exhibitors (20)

CHFT Advisory and Appraisal Ltd. · Legal One · Asian Domain Name Dispute Resolution Centre · 龍雙利達(香港)知識產權有限公司 · Indonesian IP Attorneys Association (AKHKI) · Conpak · Deacons · The Education University of Hong Kong · Federation of Hong Kong Industries · The HONG KONG Polytechnic University · Hong Kong Productivity Council · TC Group · JSY · China Patent Agent (H.K.) Ltd. · CCPIT Patent & Trademark Law Office · Macao Trademark Association · Accolade IP · Hong Kong Baptist University · LSP Partnership · China Intellectual Property News

Supporting Partners (17)

Hong Kong Mediation Centre · Asian Domain Name Dispute Resolution Centre · Hong Kong Internet Registration Corporation Limited · Hong Kong Research Institute of Textiles and Apparel · Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre · Lingnan University · The Education University of Hong Kong · Advanced Biomedical Instrumentation Centre · Hong Kong University of Science and Technology · The HONG KONG Polytechnic University · Hong Kong International Mediation Centre · eBRAM · Hong Kong Academy of Sciences · City University of Hong Kong · Hong Kong Baptist University · International Intangible Assets Institute · Hong Kong Cyberport

Source: the published agenda. See how B2DB compiles its records.