Create a center of Excellence,
Leadership & Partnership

Excellence

Leadership

Partnership

2 Main Projects

Inaugurated in Hong Kong in 2020, TADS Awards, is the World’s first annual international awards for Tokenized Assets and Digital Securities (“TADS”) sector. It celebrates the TADS sector by recognizing and honouring significant contributions and distinguished achievements worldwide.

TADS Awards include a total of 15 winners from 3 Award Categories including “BEST OF CLASS TADS”, “ECOSYSTEM EXCELLENCE” and “WEB3 INNOVATIONS“, along with a special “RISING STARS” Award for each category and “STUDENT AWARD” aiming to nurture the growth of Web3 industries and establish best practices and performance standards in TADS sectors.

The Certified Digital Asset Advisor (CDAC) program is a professional qualification in digital asset management established by a professional organization within the Hong Kong financial services industry.

The CDAC curriculum covers a range of topics including cryptocurrencies, asset tokenization, blockchain technology, decentralized finance (DeFi), and enterprise-level Web3 solutions. The program aims to provide professional qualification in Web 3.0 applications and its regulatory frameworks.

Upon successfully completing the CDAC program, students will be awarded a professional certificate. Outstanding graduates may even be invited to participate in the development of the “Decentralized Investment Banker (DIB)” – a golden business opportunity. 

About APDEI

We have entered an exciting but challenging “Digital Era,” where the rules that have governed how we have lived and operated for the past 150 years will be changing in front of us, and create many new opportunities that reshape our future of sustainability.

Asia Pacific Digital Economy Institute (APDEI) aims to Create a center of Excellence, Leadership, and Partnership to incubate new thinking and innovation in practice; advance thought-leadership; generate new growth opportunities; enhance the competitiveness and productivity of business; and cultivate talents to accelerate digital economy.

Asia Pacific Digital Economy Institute (APDEI) aims to Create a center of Excellence, Leadership, and Partnership to incubate new thinking and innovation in practice; advance thought-leadership; generate new growth opportunities; enhance the competitiveness and productivity of business; and cultivate talents to accelerate digital economy.

APDEI Team

Prof. Peter Yip

Co-Founder, President & CFO at Global Leaders Corporation

Mr. Samson Lee

Founder & CEO at iSHANG & Coinstreet, Co-organizer of TADS Awards & DAS

Prof. Wen Wu

Executive Deputy Director, Fintech Security International Research Center at ZIBS

7 Company Goals

Empower decision-makers with Knowledge & Expertise

Generate and disseminate knowledge to help governments, businesses and society leverage new possibilities enabled by emerging digital technologies

Advance Research & Advocacy

Provide research on policy and regulation, standards, technologies and industries, finance and investment, products and services, as well as upskilling and reskilling for future of work

Cultivate the Ecosystem of a New Economy

Collaborate with public and private partners, as well as academic community and other institutions to build an ecosystem that redefines and reshapes tomorrow’s digital economy

Enable Organizational & Cultural Transformation

Facilitate the transformation of organizations and their culture for enhanced agility and adaption to the rapidly shifting context and changing markets

Grow Talents & Leadership

Contribute to the development of the next generation of digital leaders and labor forces to champion the digital economy

Invest in Market Opportunities

Capture investment and co-funding opportunities with financial institutions and government programs

Enhance Sustainability

Communicate the revolution of a digital sustainable economy