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Mingles is the CXO (Chief eXploration Officer) of ParticleX, a tech-based startup investor and innovation enabler based in Hong Kong. ParticleX combines network, capital and research resources, accelerating the pace of innovative technology and helping the early-stage startups to win cross-border opportunities across Asia. Prior, he was the Director of Startup & Innovation Services at KPMG China, playing a key role in startup and innovative business consulting services. Mingles is also a pioneer in start-ups education, where he worked at the CUHK Center for Entrepreneurship as Project Director for eight years. Some of his major accomplishments including the “Hong Kong Social Enterprise Challenge", and the Google’s Empowering Young Entrepreneur (EYE) Program in Hong Kong. He currently serves on several boards and committees, including Hong Kong Business Angel Network (HKBAN), Cyberport Investors Network (CIN), DIT Committee of the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce, HKITIC & HK ProServices Council under the Federation of Hong Kong Industries (FHKI), Lions Club HK IFC, and Hong Kong Institute of Social Impact Analysts (HKI-SIA). He is also the Vice-Chairman of the Startup Council under FHKI, and the Chairman of the Academic and Accreditation Advisory Committee of the Institute of Financial Technologists of Asia (IFTA).