“Transforming Construction Safety: Harnessing AI for a Safer Tomorrow”

Hugo Cheuk is the COO and Co-Founder of viAct, Asia’s leading impact startup focused on enhancing workplace safety and sustainability in heavy industries through a scenario-based AI monitoring solution. Since its inception in 2019, viAct has received global recognition, including accolades such as Forbes Asia’s Top 100 to Watch, Technology Pioneer by the World Economic Forum, and Google’s Impact Measurement Certificate.

With a team of 100 and offices across Asia, viAct processes billions of images daily, serving large enterprises in Asia, the Middle East, and Europe. Hugo’s vision is to elevate viAct to become the world’s most renowned AI company specializing in the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) industry, ultimately striving to save lives in high-risk workplaces.

He graduated as a building engineer with a master’s degree in business administration. Before kick off his AI journey, he gained more than 10 years of experience in corporate strategies, brand management and business development. As a serial entrepreneur, worked in listed company and MNC, the all-rounded founder recently looking after the operation and strategy for viAct. Hugo’s vision is to drive viAct becoming the world most renowned AI company specialised in AEC industry and save workers lives from different high risk working environments. He always mentioned : everyone should be save home whoever and wherever they worked for!