Senior BD Manager, AWS Business Development, HK/Taiwan
Perkins is currently Senior Business Development Manager of Hong Kong/ Taiwan Strategic Programs of AWS in Hong Kong. He is responsible for driving the Joint Innovation Programs initiative in Hong Kong to provide a total solution for the government to implement innovation strategies - startup incubation, industry digital transformation, talent development, education and international programs.
Prior to joining AWS, he was Head of Entrepreneurship and Social Innovation in the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK). He spearheaded efforts in building the ecosystem, identifying and preparing technologies with potential for commercialisation, incubating technology and social start-ups founded by students and professors, developing programmes to encourage innovation and entrepreneurship from within the University, and developing partnerships with stakeholders including governments, incubators and corporates in Greater China and other parts of the globe. His profound understanding of cloud will guide us to the future of work with cloud.