Asia Technology Entrepreneurship Conference 2026 – Semi-Finalist Selections

As part of Morrison Foerster’s long-term commitment to the startup and venture capital ecosystem and technology development in Asia, we are proud to be the Founding Sponsor once again in the Asia Technology Entrepreneurship Conference (ATEC) Startup Competition 2026, the largest university alumni club-led technology conference and startup competition in Asia.

On September 22, MoFo private equity/M&A associate Yilong Luo will be joining as a judge at the semi-finalist selection for “Track 3: AI & Intelligent Systems.”

A group of 32 start-ups will be interviewed by the selection committee and approximately 16 startups will move forward to the finals. The final competition will be held on December 4.

The competition is founded by the Hong Kong and South China University and business school alumni clubs of Harvard, Columbia, MIT, and Stanford.

Event Agenda:

9:30 a.m.-10:00a.m. – Registration

10:00a.m.-1:00p.m. – Semi-Finals (concurrent track)

• Track 1: Health & Bio Innovation
• Track 2: Deep Tech & Frontier Engineering

1:00p.m.-2:00p.m. – Lunch Break 

2:00p.m.-5:00p.m. – Semi-Finals (concurrent track)

• Track 3: AI & Intelligent Systems
• Track 4: Open Innovation