First edition of BEYOND tech innovation expo postponed to August

The first edition of the BEYOND International Science and Technology Innovation Expo has been delayed to August 26 to 28 due to pandemic concerns, organisers told Macau News Agency today (Monday).

The tech expo – which has as some of its major proponents the founder of Chinese tech media company TechNode, Lu Gang, and local venture capitalist Jason Ho Kin Tung – was initially scheduled for June 17 and 18 of this year.

The event’s first edition still sees to take place at The Venetian convention centre, with organisers previously expecting more than 1,000 Fortune 500 exhibitors and more than 20,000 attendees.

Tech giants Alibaba, ByteDance, CP Group, Foxconn, BMW, Huawei, Mi, ZTE, AliCloud, and SenseTime.t are some of the groups expected to be represented in the event, which will have a large focus on social and environmental technology, life sciences, advanced technology, 5G network infrastructure, smart cities, transportation-related technology and government-oriented electronics.

Some of its expected speakers include Foxconn CEO, Terry Gou, China’s top respiratory diseases expert, Zhong Nanshan, and former NBA superstar, Yao Ming.

Organisers also previously indicated the expo intended to rival Las Vegas’ annual Consumer Technology Association (CES) trade show and help set Macau as a “global tech hub”.

The event is organized by the Macao Technology General Association and co-organized by the Trade Development Bureau of the Ministry of Commerce and the China Centre For International Science And Technology Exchange.