• The Hon Nicholas W YANG, GBS, JP, Secretary for Innovation and Technology, The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

• Mr YANG Xiaowei, Deputy Director, Cyberspace Administration of China

• Mr CHEN Xinhua, Member of the Standing Committee of the CPC Hangzhou Municipal Committee

In tomorrow’s world computing power, big data, connected devices, and machine learning will be essential building blocks for success in business and public services. This includes everything from healthcare and pharmaceuticals, to financial services, media, transportation, and “smart cities” of the future. The ability to effectively harness and deploy new technologies to create innovative new products and services will be critical. Hear from Bob how AWS and its customers are using the cloud – and cutting edge machine learning services - to innovate faster and more effectively than ever before.

• Mr Bob KIMBALL, General Counsel, Amazon Web Services

Maya Hari, Twitter’s Vice President of Asia Pacific, will share rich insights and examples of how the power of real-time public conversations is bringing the world closer, driving economic development and solving tangible real-world problems. From gender empowerment to disaster response to smart cities to brand engagement, Asia can lead the way through public discourse on digital real-time platforms to improve societies across the region.

• Ms Maya HARI, Vice President, Asia Pacific, Twitter

To address the growing gulf between today’s operational security priorities and the range of security challenges in a future time frame, the World Economic Forum Global Future Council on Cybersecurity (GFC), the UC Berkeley Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity (CLTC) and CNA’s Institute for Public Research jointly conducted the Cybersecurity 2025 project by developing a set of 2025 scenarios on the cybersecurity challenges that government, industry, and civil society will face in the future and gauging how various stakeholders in different parts of the world respond to these scenarios. The findings serve to better position decision makers to reduce detrimental frictions and seize upside opportunities for cooperation. This talk will report on the findings from the year long project to enable us to extend and amplify the upside of the digital revolution.

• Prof Steven WEBER, Professor, UC Berkeley School of Information

Digital transformation is now a public-sector imperative. Nigel Duffy, EY Global Artificial Intelligence Leader, will discuss how AI can make cities both more human and more humane. By enabling higher quality human interactions and building an environment that is better for society, AI is enabling governments to create improved outcomes for citizens. Through compelling case studies, Dr. Duffy will outline how governments can adopt digital technologies pioneered by the private sector and collaborate to deliver beneficial digital services which improve the lives of citizens all around the world…painting a picture of what the cities of the future could look like.

• Dr Nigel DUFFY, EY Global Artificial Intelligence Leader

• Ms MA Li, President, China Internet Development Foundation

• Mr Eric FOK, Chairman of InnoTech, Creativity and Culture Committee, The Chinese General Chamber of Commerce

• Ms Jeny YEUNG, Commercial Director, MTR Corporation Limited

• Mr Andy BIEN, CIO, Airport Authority Hong Kong
• Mr Herbert CHIA, Convenor, Institute of Big Data Governance
• Mr Gary YEUNG, MH, Vice-President, Smart City Consortium
• Ms Jeny YEUNG, Commercial Director, MTR Corporation Limited

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is the defining technology of our times, empowering companies to achieve more through digital transformation. Jason will share how AI transforms companies and industries, as well as the growing adoption of AI in China and GBA, to inspire the audience on the potential impact of AI that could bring to their businesses. He will also speak about Microsoft’s transformation and share how companies can be successful in this AI journey.

• Mr William LAI, Chairman, Industry & Technology Committee, Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce

• Mr Jason TSAO, AI and Area Transformation Lead, Microsoft Greater China Region

• Mr Roy LIM, Committee Member, Hong Kong Young Industrialists Council

• Mr Alex CHAN, CEO, FORMS HK
• Mr LIU Bang, President, Shenzhen Das Intellitech Co., Ltd
• Mr Rex SHAM, Co-Founder & Chief Science Officer, Insight Robotics
• Prof WONG Kam Fai, Associate Dean (External Affairs), Faculty of Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

• Mr Benjamin CHAU, Deputy Executive Director, Hong Kong Trade Development Council

• Dr David Chung Wai-keung, JP, Under Secretary for Innovation and Technology, The Government of HKSAR