Prof. Eric NGAI Wai-ting
Professor and Associate Head, Department of Management and Marketing, PolyU
Doctor of Philosophy (1997)
Professor Ngai is ranked among the world’s top 2% scientists in his field by Stanford University in 2021 and among the most impactful researchers in Management Information Systems in 2020. Four of his papers are among the 1% most cited writings this decade. One of the most prominent researchers in Operations Management in Asia, Prof. Ngai was honoured with countless awards for his outstanding research, obtaining more than 20 external research grants and serving on the editorial boards of top-notch academic journals.
In addition to his illustrious research, Prof. Ngai has also contributed actively to the development of PolyU’s educational programmes. As a team leader, he played an instrumental role in shaping the Business Analytics programme. Taking the lead in over 20 consultancy projects, he bridges academic research with industry applications. In recognition of his outstanding research and devoted services, Prof. Ngai was awarded the PolyU Faculty of Business (FB) Prize for Research and Scholarly Activities, the FB Award for Outstanding Achievement in Services, the FB Award for Teaching, and was named an FB Fellow.
Outside of PolyU, Prof. Ngai has served the Research Grants Council, the National Competitive Grants Program, and the European Commission Council .
Mr Edwin WONG Kong-yuen
Founder & CEO, Cloudbreakr
Bachelor of Business Administration (Honours) with a Major in Marketing (2014)
Mr Wong founded Cloudbreakr in 2015 to develop AI-powered tech-centric marketing solutions, end-to-end influencer marketing services, and social media analytics software for brand marketers. A pioneer in analytic tools for social media marketing, Cloudbreakr is the market leader in the Asia-Pacific region with proprietary media influencer ranking systems and performance benchmarking metrics, which are widely recognised and adopted by marketing professionals.
Cloudbreakr has secured over 10,000 business customers including Fortune 500 brands and leading digital agencies, and has attracted over 5,000 active social media influencers. Besides Hong Kong, Cloudbreakr also runs two regional offices in Malaysia and Thailand, with footprints in Taiwan, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and Indonesia. Not only did the award-winning company manage to break even within its first six months of operation, but also reaped seven-digit annual revenue in USD for three consecutive years (2017 to 2020) with 200% growth per year. In recognition of Mr Wong’s achievement, he was named one of the 30 under 30 in Asia in 2021 by Forbes.
Forging close ties with his alma mater, Mr Wong has been a Visiting Lecturer at PolyU-SPEED and a devoted mentor who coaches PolyU students and hires them as interns.
