Mackenzie is the Global Startup Evangelist at AWS. His days are spent traveling the globe to meet startups, share their stories, and connect engineering teams together. Every day there are a large number of startups launching on AWS across every imaginable industry. It’s Mackenzie’s mission to find stories of startups that are helping to improve the world and share these stories with a wide audience.
Mackenzie is the Global Startup Evangelist at AWS. His days are spent traveling the globe to meet startups, share their stories, and connect engineering teams together. Every day there are a large number of startups launching on AWS across every imaginable industry. It’s Mackenzie’s mission to find stories of startups that are helping to improve the world and share these stories with a wide audience.
Prior to joining AWS, Mackenzie was the Head of Technical Operations at Betterment, the world’s largest independent robo-advisor based in NYC which manages over $8B in assets. Mackenzie was a founding engineer and Head of Technical Operations at Oscar Health, an insurance startup also based in NYC, helping to grow the company to over 400+ employees and a $2.7B valuation. Before Oscar, Mackenzie was one the original engineers at Tumblr where he helped scale the infrastructure to 20B page views a month eventually selling to Yahoo! for $1.1B. He’s worked in a diversified set of industries including global media (MTV/Viacom), global Shipping (DHL), and more. He also holds numerous advisory roles at companies providing technical and business guidance around the world.
Mackenzie is the Global Startup Evangelist at AWS. His days are spent traveling the globe to meet startups, share their stories, and connect engineering teams together. Every day there are a large number of startups launching on AWS across every imaginable industry. It’s Mackenzie’s mission to find stories of startups that are helping to improve the world and share these stories with a wide audience.
Prior to joining AWS, Mackenzie was the Head of Technical Operations at Betterment, the world’s largest independent robo-advisor based in NYC which manages over $8B in assets. Mackenzie was a founding engineer and Head of Technical Operations at Oscar Health, an insurance startup also based in NYC, helping to grow the company to over 400+ employees and a $2.7B valuation. Before Oscar, Mackenzie was one the original engineers at Tumblr where he helped scale the infrastructure to 20B page views a month eventually selling to Yahoo! for $1.1B. He’s worked in a diversified set of industries including global media (MTV/Viacom), global Shipping (DHL), and more. He also holds numerous advisory roles at companies providing technical and business guidance around the world.
Join us on September 26th for an exciting full-day event - AWS Web3 Day at the Cordis Hotel. Immerse yourself in the world of Web3 technologies, including DeFi, DApp, NFTs, and how Generative AI can integrate with Web3 and more, meet with L1/L2 Chains and experts around Web3 field, as we delve into the immense potential that has unfolded in the two years since the metaverse era.
Event Language: mainly in English
Remarks: Successful registration to AWSÂ Web3 Day Hong Kong will also secure the pass to enter all activities and sessions happening in the AWS Startup Day Hong Kong.
This year, we're taking a fresh approach by embracing the power of Web3, backed by an impressive lineup of 15+ venture capitalists with a laser focus on the digital frontier.
Join our hands-on workshop to bring your solution from concept to reality.
Learn how to build and deploy a web3 application on AWS. In this step-by-step hands-on workshop, you will build a generative AI text-to-art NFT webapp that provides Account Abstraction wallets for the users. You will also learn how to index, query, and analyze blockchain data, and develop and deploy NFT smart contracts using CI/CD pipelines.
Interact with leading venture capitalists who are investing in the Web3 and startup ecosystem. Participate in a rare opportunity as AWS gathers investors and promising startups from the region to engage in a speed-dating session to help accelerate Hong Kong’s next hot startups. The event will be help in a speed-dating rotation format where startups will get a chance to pitch on a one-to-one basis with investors and rotate for maximum exposure.Â
AWS Web3 Day attendees will be entitled to access the sessions and activities in AWS Startup Day Hong Kong. Elevate your startup aspirations by accessing transformative programs and resources. This one day physical event is packed with sessions that will explore how to enable startups with thought leadership content and fruitful technical sharing to help you build more robust businesses. Reserve your pass today!
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