What is Hong Kong's 118 year old newspaper of record doing with NFTs? Why is the South China Morning Post spinning off its blockchain venture to form a new startup called Artifact Labs? Join us as Joey Liu (CBS'17), Chief of Staff at SCMP, discusses with Gene Soo (CBS'09)why the Post is exploring a future in Web3, including the recent launch of ARTIFACTs by SCMP, collectible NFTs from SCMP's 118 years of archives.

Guest Speaker Bio

Joey Liu (CBS'17) is the Chief of Staff at the South China Morning Post and a founding member of Artifact Labs, an independent startup spun off by the Post. He leads the news organization's foray into blockchain and NFT technology with the establishment of the ARTIFACT standard for historical assets and the launch of ARTIFACTs by SCMP, the Post’s inaugural NFT collection.

Moderator Bio
Gene Soo (CBS'08) is the Head of Ecosystem of Global Innovation Department at MTR. Having led the creation of Hong Kong's startup ecosystem by cofounding StartupsHK, Gene is now tasked with building new businesses and enhancing the core MTR business with technology, partnerships, and new models. Prior to his role at MTR, Gene was the General Manager at Citymapper and has previously been involved in building fashion, lifestyle and mobile gaming startups.