Events

About HICOOL Summit

As a global leading comprehensive international entrepreneurship event, the HICOOL Global Entrepreneur Summit has been successfully held six times and has received strong support from the Beijing Municipal Party Committee and Government. Previous Summits have attracted global technological and innovative enterprises such as Google, Tesla, Amazon Cloud, AstraZeneca, Ted Pharmaceuticals, Huawei, Xiaomi, Meituan, Li Auto, and Qi’anxin, as well as well-known investment institutions such as HongShan and Hillhouse Venture Capital, together with ten of thousands of entrepreneurs

Key Benefits from HICOOL Summit

• Brand Communications

500+ domestic and foreign media reports, covering over 2.5 billion people worldwide, with a total of over 100 million online searches, fully exposing corporate brands in a short time

• Market Development

With nearly 600 exhibitors and 200+ start-ups that are showcasing the latest products, technologies, and application scenarios, the summit connects you with the global sci-tech chain

• Venture Capital Matching

The summit attracts 1000+ top global VC firms and 3000+ investors providing full-cycle services, accurate matching, and efficient connections for entrepreneurial projects

• Policy Support

The “Beijing’s 16+1 Districts” will showcase its resources for scientific and technological innovation, industrial policies, and talent introduction plans, and will provide a one-stop policy service to help start-ups grow rapidly

Highlights of Summit

• Insights from Top Industry Experts

• Gathering of Future Stars of Science and Innvoation

• Accurate Matching with Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Elements

• Series of Simultaneous Events

WHO can apply? 

• The Person-In-Charge (PIC) must be full time staff member of CUHK holding a position within the professoriate or research academic ranks

• Start-ups or spin-offs or InnoHKs that are founded or co-founded by CUHK’s staff members, presenting the use of CUHK’s IP or holding a license for CUHK’s IP


• The IP of innovations presented at this event must be owned/ co-owned by CUHK^{^}


• Eligible applicamt teams with a focus on technologies including but not limited to
  
  1) Integrated Circuits/ Quantum Information
  
  2)Modenrn Agriculture/ Food Technology
  
  3) Software Information Service/ Technology Services
  
  4) Intelligent Equipment/ New Energy Smart Vehicles
  
  5) Key New Materials/ New Energy/ Energy Conversion & Environment
  
  6) Biotechnology/ Health Services
  
  7) High End Instrumentation Equipment & General Key Components
  
  8) Medicine and Healthcare/ Medical Devices
  
  9) Blockchain/ Financial Technology
  
  10) 5G/ Internet of Things/ Smart City
  
  11) AI/ Robot
  
  12) Cultural Creativity

^{^} At least have submitted a patent filing submission to KTO

Application Details

 ^*Shortlisted teams may be invited for interview prior to KTO vetting and selection

Privileges to apply through KTO

• Secure a place through KTO, CUHK¹


• All applications through KTO would be considered as CUHK teams and consented to be used for University’s promotions in 2026/2027 ^2,3


• Use of backdrop design to ensure consistency on CUHK promotional appearance

¹ Limited place will be available

² Only CUHK members will be accredited

³Subject to University CPRO and KTO final decision

Important Note

• Booth fee and registration fee will be supported by CUHK KTO (Applicable for selected teams)

• Flight tickets and hotel accommodation during the exhibition period will be supported by CUHK KTO (Applicable for selected teams)

• Project teams are required to maintain a physical presence at their designated booths throughout the duration of the event. The attendance records will be retained by the knowledge Transfer Office (KTO) and may serve as a reference for the screening and selection of teams in future KT events

• Additional works on poster development and event preparation may/will be needed prior to physical presentation in HICOOL 2026

• Final selection of teams will be subject to internal review by KTO and acceptance by the main organizer and/or corporate partners, which deemed appropriate

• All applications should be submitted to Knowledge Transfer Events Management Team, Knowledge Transfer Office (KTO). If no record of information submission is received, KTO reserves the final right to exclude the project from the CUHK pavilion and promotional activities

Useful information

Official Website of HICOOL 2026 Summit: Click Here

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