Opening Ceremony
Date/ Time: 22/4 (Friday) 9:15 – 10:30 am
Overall Keynote Speaker and Title
崇高惟博愛，難忘初志。
本天地立心，牢記使命。
Professor Yau Shing Tung (William Caspar Graustein Professor of Mathematics, Harvard University; Distinguished Visiting Professor-at-Large, CUHK)
1st Session: Life Sciences and Medicine (In collaboration with CUHK Centre for Bioethics)
Date/ Time: 22/4 (Friday) 10:30 am – 12:50 pm
Speakers and Titles
Agriculture Biotechnology and Ethical Issues
Professor Samuel Sun (Emeritus Professor, School of Life Sciences, CUHK)
Gut Microbiota and Health/Disease
Professor Francis Chan (Dean, Faculty of Medicine, CUHK)
Could Innovations in Biotechnology and Bioscience Go Too Far?
Dr. Derrick Au (Advisor, CUHK Centre for Bioethics)
Human and Robot – Living Happily Ever After?
Professor Arthur Mak (Adjunct Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, CUHK)
2nd Session: Innovation, Technology and Artificial Intelligence
Date/ Time: 22/4 (Friday) 2:30 – 5:15 pm
Speakers and Titles
The Development and Future of AI Chips
Professor Martin D. F. Wong (Dean of Engineering and Choh-Ming Li Professor of Computer Science and Engineering, CUHK)
Business Disruption through Payment Technology
Mr. Lee Ying Ho Tim (Co-Founder and CEO of QFPay)
Advancing Medical Intervention through Robotic Technologies
Professor Au Kwok Wai Samuel (Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering, CUHK; Co-Director, Chow Yuk Ho Technology Centre for Innovative Medicine, CUHK; Director, Multiscale Medical Robotics Center, InnoHK, CUHK)
Business Opportunities and Society Risks for AI in Metaverse
Mr. Ng Hin Kwong Benson (Hong Kong Business Transformation Leader, Ernst & Young Advisory Services Limited)
3rd Session: Socio-Economics and Humanities
Date / Time: 23/4 (Saturday) 9:30 am – 11:30 am
Speakers and Titles
Social Challenges of Technology in Digital Age
Dr. Norman Chan, GBS (Chairman of Board of Trustees of Chung Chi College; former Chief Executive of HKMA)
Pushing the Boundaries - Promoting Culture Heritage Through Innovative Technologies
Mr. Lam Kwok Fai Brian (Curator of Intangible Cultural Heritage Office)
Imagination of Future Cities, Smart Cities
Professor Fung Tung (Professor and Chair, Department of Geography & Resource Management, CUHK; Director, Institute of Future Cities, CUHK)
The New Realities of Metaverse in Cybergame (Putonghua)
Professor Peichi Chung (Associate Professor, Department of Cultural & Religious Studies, CUHK)
Transdisciplinary Panel Discussion
Date/ Time: 23/4 (Saturday) 11:30 am – 12:45 pm
Moderator: Professor Wong Kam Fai (Associate Dean (External Affairs), Faculty of Engineering, CUHK)
Panel Discussants
Dr. Derrick Au, Professor Au Kwok Wai Samuel and Dr. Norman Chan
Format: Online
Language: Cantonese
Registration: https://cloud.itsc.cuhk.edu.hk/webform/view.php?id=13647480
Deadline 19/4 (Tuesday)
Enquiry: Ms. Lam – 3943 1108 / Ms. Chan – 3943 131
