Programme
(Information is subject to change
Names arranged by alphabetical order of surname)
Physical Sessions will be held on 15 December 2022 (Thursday) from 9:30am to 5:30pm (HK Time) at Grand Hall, Hong Kong Science Park, with registration starting at 9:00am. The Summit will be conducted mainly in English with simultaneous interpretation in English, Cantonese and Putonghua.
Morning Session
09:30 - 10:04Opening Ceremony
Welcoming Remarks
The Hon John KC Lee
The Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
Minister Wang Zhigang
Minister, Ministry of Science and Technology of the People’s Republic of China
10:05 – 10:30Keynote Speech - Combating Emerging and New Viruses: New Technologies and Scientific Developments
Speaker
Professor David Ho
Director, Aaron Diamond AIDS Research Center, Columbia University
10:31 – 11:20Panel Discussion - AI and Humanness
Moderator
Professor Roland Chin
Professor Emeritus, Department of Computer Science, Hong Kong Baptist University
Speakers
Professor Helen Meng
Patrick Huen Wing Ming Professor of Systems Engineering and Engineering Management, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Professor Michael Pecht
George E. Dieter Professor of Mechanical Engineering, University of Maryland
Professor Masayoshi Tomizuka
Cheryl and John Neerhout, Jr. Distinguished Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley
Professor Houmin Yan
Chair Professor, Department of Management Sciences, City University of Hong Kong
11:21 – 11:29Break
11:30 – 12:25Panel Discussion - Mission of Health Science in the Post-COVID Era
Moderator
Professor Lau Chak-sing
Dean of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong
Speakers
Professor David Clifton
Professor, Institute of Biomedical Engineering,
University of Oxford
Professor Tak Mak
Professor, Department of Medical Biophysics and the Department of Immunology, University of Toronto
Professor Pei Duanqing
Chair Professor of Regenerative Biology at School of Life Sciences, Westlake University
Professor Alison Noble
Technikos Professor of Biomedical Engineering,
University of Oxford
Professor Yuanting Zhang
Chair Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong
12:26 – 13:05InnoHK Session - Hong Kong’s Role as the Global Hub for R&D in Science and Technology
Speakers
Prof Zhao-xiang Bian
Associate Vice-President (Chinese Medicine Department), Hong Kong Baptist University
Professor Tim Cheng
Vice-President for Research and Development, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Professor Dennis Lo
Associate Dean (Research), the Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Professor Russell H. Taylor
John C. Malone Professor in the Department of Computer Science,
Johns Hopkins University
Professor Vivian Yam
Chair Professor, Department of Chemistry, The University of Hong Kong
13:06 – 14:39Lunch Break
Afternoon Session
14:40 – 15:05Keynote Speech - Dream or Reality? Quantum Communication: the Past, Present and Beyond
Speaker
Professor Pan Jian-wei
Executive Vice President, University of Science and Technology of China
15:06 – 16:10Presidents’ Forum - What Lies Ahead? Research and Development in the 21st Century - Trends, Perspectives and Challenges
Moderator
Professor Dennis Lo
President, Academy of Sciences of Hong Kong
Speakers
Professor Nancy Y. IP
President, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Professor Hideo Ohno
President, Tohoku University
Professor Teng Jin-guang
President, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Professor Rocky S. Tuan
President and Vice-Chancellor, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Professor Alexander Wai
President and Vice-Chancellor, Hong Kong Baptist University
Professor Zhang Xiang
President and Vice-Chancellor, The University of Hong Kong
Professor Ya-ping Zhang
Vice President, Chinese Academy of Sciences
16:11 – 16:19Break
16:20 – 17:20Dialogue with the Younger Generation - Unlocking the Limits: Road to Innovation
Speakers
Dr Kannie Chan
Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong
Professor Vic Law
Professor, Department of Physics, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Dr Stephanie Ma
Associate Professor, School of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Hong Kong
Professor Anderson Shum
Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering,
The University of Hong Kong
Professor Ben Thompson
Professor, Department of Optometry and Vision Science, University of Waterloo
17:21 – 17:27Concluding Session
Concluding Remarks
Professor the Hon Sun Dong
Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry