Dr Paul Wang leads TEC, HKU’s entrepreneurship resource centre, where he drives research commercialisation and nurtures a thriving entrepreneurship ecosystem. He spearheaded
transformative policy reforms to unlock the university’s potential for deep-tech innovation and has launched several pivotal initiatives to foster a culture of innovation both on and beyond
campus. In the past three years, TEC has helped launch over 300 start-ups, established the HKU
Techno-Entrepreneurship Academy, the university’s first mainland incubation site in Qianhai,
Shenzhen, and amassed over HK$1 billion in “patient capital” to invest in HKU-affiliated start-ups through the HKU Entrepreneurship Engine Fund. Before joining HKU, Paul played a pivotal role in driving entrepreneurship development at the

Hong Kong Polytechnic University for over nine years. During his tenure, He successfully built a
dynamic entrepreneurship ecosystem and nurtured more than 450 start-ups, including several
unicorns, through coaching and mentoring. He also launched the university venture capital fund,
investing in early-stage tech start-ups and establishing valuable networks in the Chinese
mainland and overseas. Before transitioning to knowledge transfer, Paul had over 15 years of experience practising entrepreneurship as a co-founder, and driving business development in early-stage companies that were later listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEX). He holds a DBA from The
Hong Kong Polytechnic University, where his thesis explored university venture capital funds,
an MBA from The Chinese University of Hong Kong, and a BEcon from Beijing International
Studies University.

Dr Wang served as Secretariat of the International Strategic Technology Alliance (ISTA) and is a Registered Technology Transfer Professional (RTTP). He also initiated the establishment of
Shanghai Hong Kong Technology Transfer Network (SHK-TTN).