十大杰出新香港青年 | 候选人Tony Agoston Verb：城市创新专家！
「十大杰出新香港青年」评选（2018）提名开始之后，组委会接到许多提名信息，每个被提名人都有十分精彩的故事和经历。
从今天起，我们就会把这些被提名人的故事逐一分享给大家，把满满的正能量挥洒出去，让更多人看到。
行 业：创科、风险投资
职 位：Greater Bay Ventures & Advisors创始人、世界经济论坛全球杰出青年社区的成员、香港智慧城市联盟投资委员会大湾区副主席、香港金融科技协会创始委员会联席主席
来港时间：2011
提 名 人：不予以公开
I am a serial entrepreneur, venture capitalist, film producer and urban innovation specialist. I started my career in the creative and entertainment industry, then transitioned to innovation, technology and venture capital.
Tony Agoston Verb是一位企业家、风险投资家、电影制片人和城市创新专家。他的职业生涯始于创意和娱乐行业，然后转向创新、科技和风险投资。
In Hong Kong, I had the pleasure to contribute to the growth of Clockenflap, Ticketflap amongtst other entertainment related projects, as well as Nest.vc an early stage venture fund and accelerator management company from Hong Kong, Mettā,Hong Kong’s open community for innovators, entrepreneurs and investors and GreaterBay Ventures & Advisors, an innovation platform focusing on the Greater Bay Area.
在香港这些年，Tony组织、参与了大大小小的不同项目和组织，并且助长了这些项目和组织的发展，比如Clockenflap、Ticketflap，以及一些娱乐相关的其他项目。再比如Nest.vc（一家香港的风险基金和孵化管理公司）、Mettā（一个为创新者、企业家、投资者打造的开放社区），以及GreaterBay Ventures＆Advisors（一个专注于大湾区的创新平台）。
Overall, I am just another person that wants to make a difference in the world, trying to activate resources and talent to create more value.
Hong Kong is my home and the Greater Bay Area is where I see the future both for the city and for myself.
总的来说，Tony是一个想要改变世界，试图激活资源和人才以创造更多价值的人。
香港是他的家，大湾区是他看到未来的地方。
I am trying to create more access to opportunities for the less privileged through my projects in a sustainable way and contributing to the growth of industries at the same time. At Nest and through our accelerators, we have educated and funded a long list of early stage startups from Hong Kong and did our best to contribute to the Hong Kong startup ecosystem.
通过他做的一些项目，Tony希望能以可持续的方式为普通人创造更多机会，同时为行业的发展做出更多贡献。比如在Nest时，Tony通过他们的平台帮助、资助了一大批香港早期创业公司，同时尽最大努力为香港的创业生态系统贡献自己的力量。
With Mettā, my goal was to create a platform that literally everyone can plug in, learn and grow. We have some wonderful case studies of companies being born at Mettā.
在Mettā，Tony的目标是创建一个平台，每个人都可以参与其中，然后学习和成长。经过不懈的努力，现在已有很多通过Mettā孵化出来的公司实例了。
Through GreaterBay Ventures, I hope I can also contribute to the fruitful integration of the Greater Bay Area and show Hong Kong young people a way how to grow and benefit from this process. For that, I am proud to be the Vice-Chair for the Greater Bay Area of the Smart City Consortium’s Investment Committee.
而在Greater Bay Ventures，Tony希望能为大湾区的多样发展贡献自己的力量，并向香港年轻人展示如何从这个过程中成长和受益。所以，他很高兴自己能成为Smart City Consortium投资委员会大湾区的副主席。
On other notes, I am also board member and shareholder of OWN Academy, an education innovation company, giving 21st Century Skills to the Hong Kong Youth.
除此之外，Tony还是教育创新公司OWN Academy的董事会成员和股东，致力于传授香港青年一代新思维、新知识、新技能，让他们在当今市场上更具竞争力。
Tony在Ted演讲
I am also proud of the films that I’ve produced, specifically The Helper, an impact documentary that – based on the tremendous feedback we have received – generated significant positive ripples in Hong Kong and beyond. I am determined to keep contributing to the creative stockpiles and offerings of the mindful entertainment scene.
Tony还有幸参与制作了很多电影，其中有一部叫 The Helper 的纪录片，在香港产生了巨大的反响。他希望自己能继续为香港社会创造价值，让香港更加纷繁多彩！