Ir Yeung Tak Bun (Allen)
Former Hong Kong Government Chief Information Officer, JP
Founder, CEO & Strategic Advisor, Intelli Global Corporation
President, Greater Bay Area International Information Technology Industry Association
Founding Chairman, Institute of Big Data Governance
Mr. Yeung has extensive experience in the areas of smart city, information technology, cybersecurity, investments, corporate and business development, science park development and government affairs. He is highly regarded as a prominent leader in Hong Kong’s technology industry.
In late 2018, Mr. Yeung co-founded Intelli Global Corporation with former Barcelona Deputy Mayor Antoni Vives, former Alibaba Data Committee Chairman Herbert Chia, and many other international smart city and big data experts to provide top-level design and big data/artificial intelligence related products that foster city governments and companies around the world in managing cities with new smart city concepts, improving the quality of life, reducing management costs and improving urban governance efficiency.
During 2015–mid 2018, he was appointed as the Government Chief Information Officer, head of department, Justice of Peace, by the Hong Kong SAR Government. Mr. Yeung was responsible for formulation of policies and strategies for Hong Kong’s information industry in development of the digital economy, e-government, cyber-security, and formulation of the blueprint for developing Hong Kong into the world’s leading smart city. In 2009, as the Chief Corporate Development Officer of the Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation, he was responsible for the development strategy of the science park, global partnership, incubation programme for start-ups, nurturing bio-tech, green-tech, IT and electronics enterprises, and initiated the science park corporate venture fund.
Mr. Yeung started his career in the Silicon Valley, California in 1987 and had worked for several high-tech companies. In 1995, he relocated back to Hong Kong to further his career. He held senior management positions in several multinational corporations with operations throughout Asia, including Japan, China, South Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, India, Australia, New Zealand.
Mr. Yeung holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of Texas (Austin), a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering from Purdue University, and an Executive MBA from the Kellogg School of Management of the University of Northwestern in conjunction with the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.