Agenda
13.4.2023
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09:00 - 12:30Convention Hall
Visionary Forum - Re-create Future Sustainable Societies
The pandemic supercharges the rise of smart city innovations, and businesses and societies in Hong Kong and globally are pivoting towards smart city developments to spearhead recovery and growth in the wake of COVID-19. Global tech giants and prominent industry experts will exchange insights on how the exponential growth of future technology in metaverse, AI/cloud, 5G, smart city and more will define the new normal of smart economies and re-create future sustainable societies.Welcome Remarks
Prof the Hon Dong Sun, JP, Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry, The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of ChinaOpening Remarks
The Hon John KC Lee, GBM, SBS, PDSM, PMSM, The Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of ChinaKeynote: A New Look of the "Digital Bay Area": Accelerating Digitisation in the Bay Area towards a Connected Future
Mr Yang Pengfei, Party Secretary; Director-General, Guangdong Provincial Administration of Government Service and Data
Synopsis
Digitalisation is sweeping through the world, and creating important development opportunities for the Digital Greater Bay Area (GBA). In order to fully capitalise on the geographical and economic advantages of the core GBA cities, the Guangdong provincial government is committed to promoting the regulatory coherence and mechanism connectivity among Guangdong, Hong Kong, and Macao by enriching the implementation of the "GBA Connect" initiative to accelerate the construction of the digital GBA.
By optimising and improving our digital governmental services in the areas of big data, platform, service and governance, we strive to :
- support the "soft link" in terms of regulations and governance, mutual qualifications recognition, government services and public services in the GBA;
- support the "hard link" in term of infrastructure facilities, transportation, network and platform;
- promote the "factors link" in terms of data, talent, technology, capital, and land;
- create a convenient environment for investment and business development with a view to facilitating enterprises to realise "business unimpeded" in Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao;
- promote the "government administration link" in terms of government services, public services and government governance.
Keynote: TBC
Mr William Xu, Chair of Scientist Advisory Committee, HuaweiKeynote: Digital Innovation Driving Low-Carbon Development
Dr Will Cavendish, Global Leader of Digital Services, Arup
Synopsis
The world is facing simultaneous climate and nature crises. And the built environment is at the heart of these twin crises, for example contributing 40% of carbon emissions and significantly impacting on land use and nature depletion. This keynote will present some of the ways in which digital innovations in the built environment offers significant opportunities to make a step change in the path to a Net Zero and nature-rich world. And it will touch on some of the ways in which governments can help speed up these developments.Keynote: Digitising the Olympic Games Reshaping Sport Entertainment Experience
Ms Selina Yuan, President for International Business, Alibaba Cloud IntelligenceKeynote: Innovations Driving Smart Cities and Future Economies
Mr Raymond Janse van Rensburg, Vice President, Systems Engineering, APJC, CiscoKeynote: TBC
Dr Luyi Mo, Vice President and Head of Guangzhou-Shenzhen R&D Center, Pony.ai -
14:30 - 17:30Convention Hall
Chambers Forum - Business Transformation for Integrating Traditional and New Economy
Co-organisers
The rapid development of digital technology covers all business activities, reinventing new business models, customer demands and behaviours, forming new types of businesses, and reshaping the competitive dynamics. The extent and speed of tech innovation are critical factors conducing to a company’s growth or success in the digital economy today and for the future. In this Forum, business leaders from various industries will share how enterprises integrate technologies to transcend business processes and people as part of their smart business strategies to embrace the post-pandemic challenges, capture new opportunities and stay head of the curve in the next normal.
The game has changed, which means it’s time to reimagine the possibilities of where your business could go and how to get there.14:30 - 17:30Theathre 1Smart City Forum - Advancing Smart City Development – GBA and Beyond
Co-organiser
Smart City embodies the advancement of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) and the internet to improve city management and people’s quality of living. While China is at the forefront in smart city initiatives globally to apply ICT technologies to almost every societal and livelihood aspect, the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA) as a prime growth engine of the mainland is forming a vibrant smart city ecosystem. Similarly, Hong Kong has been devoting substantial resources with speed in the development of a smart city in recent years.
The Forum on Advancing Smart City Development – GBA and Beyond” organised by the Smart City Consortium, will look at the latest smart city initiatives of Hong Kong and international practices, alongside the capitalization of the opportunities in the GBA smart city clusters.Welcome Remarks
Dr Allen Shi, President, Chinese Manufacturers’ Association of Hong KongKeynote 1: Technology Innovation & Big Data Governance Driving Hong Kong’s I&T Development
Synopsis
The rapid development of technology brings enormous business opportunities to various sectors. The application of innovation and technology (I&T) and big data has also enhanced Hong Kong's economic diversification. The Honourable Duncan Chiu, Legislative Council Member of the HKSAR (Technology and Innovation), will explore how policy-makers and business communities join hands to promote I&T development.
Introducer
- Mr Felix Choi, Vice President, Hong Kong Young Industrialists Council
Speaker
- The Hon Duncan Chiu, Legislative Council Member of the HKSAR (Technology and Innovation)
Panel Discussion 1: Business 3.0: Embracing the New Economy
Digital Banking Partner
Synopsis
As the society is progressing through the post-pandemic recovery, emerging technologies are bringing revolutionary development to different industries to shape new commercial ecosystem. It is crucial for enterprises to effectively leverage innovative technologies to enhance business models and capitalise business opportunities. Experts from different sectors will exchange their best practices in accelerating business growth through transformative technologies, and how they embrace the challenges arising from the digital economy.
Moderator
- Mr Toney Chang, Vice Chairman, Hong Kong Information Technology Industry Council
Speakers
- Ms Sophia Chong, Deputy Executive Director, Hong Kong Trade Development Council
- Mr Roy Lim, Co-founder, temi
- Mr Thomson Lai, Asia Digital Leader, AECOM
- Mr Michael Fei, Chief Executive, Ping An OneConnect Bank (Hong Kong) Limited
- Mr Arnold Chow, Deputy General Manager, Personal Digital Banking Product Department, Bank of China (Hong Kong)
Keynote 2: Business Valuation in Digital Economy
Synopsis
As we enter into the digital era, economic value of a business is now more than ever driven by intangible assets such as technology, platforms, customer relationships and brand. Many of these businesses are designed to meet unique and customized void in their market and traditional valuation considerations for old economy businesses will likely not be applicable. This session will explore valuation concepts and pitfalls of valuing new economy businesses.
Introducer
- Dr Chi Ho Ng, Chairman, The Hong Kong Electronic Industries Association Limited
Speaker
- Mr Cyrus Ng, Partner, Financial Advisory, Deloitte China
Panel Discussion 2: Business Venture in Data Era
Synopsis
With the rapid development of innovative technologies such as big data, artificial intelligence and cloud computing, along with the pandemic-driven digital transformation, more companies are applying digital technology to enhance competitiveness and explore business opportunities. Panel speakers will share how businesses can expand and grow by deploying technology in this data era.
Moderator
- Mr Felix Lio, Vice Chairman of Innovation, Technology and Industry Committee of CGCC
Speakers
- Mr Andy Bien, Chief Digital Officer, Global Aviation, Global Transportation Business Unit, Huawei Enterprise BG
- Dr Denis Yip, CEO of Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute
- Ir Wilson Wong, Chief Executive Officer, Hong Kong Internet Registration Corporation Limited
- Mr Nixon Chau, Managing Director and General Manager of SenseTime
- Mr Steven Choi, Head of Tencent Cloud, Hong Kong & Macau
Industry Dialogue: Topic TBC
Speakers
- Mr Anson Bailey, Head of Consumer & Retail, ASPAC and Head of Technology, Hong Kong, KPMG China
- Mr Marcus Spurrell, Co-CEO, Dmall International Business
Closing Remarks
Ms Elsa Wong, Chairman, Digital, Information and Telecommunications Committee, Hong Kong General Chamber of CommerceOpening Remarks
Dr Winnie Tang, MH, JP, Founder and Honorary President, Smart City ConsortiumSession 1: Smart City – Hong Kong and Around the World
Synopsis
The next wave of urban evolution is unfolding - smart economy powered by smart city development that is crucial in driving sustainable growth. With smart cities being enabled, powered and integrated by advanced digital technologies spanning 5G, IoT, AI, big data, GIS and robotics, stakeholders are faced with numerous opportunities as well as inevitable challenges.
Hear strategic insights by senior officials from the Lands Department of Hong Kong SAR Government, and city leaders from Finland, France and Singapore on the global smart city development, best practices and ways forward in building a resilient innovation ecosystem to bolster societies’ continuous growth and co-create value.
While spatial data infrastructure (SDI) is vitally important to smart city development, Professor Anthony YEH, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Hong Kong Academy of Sciences, and Chair Professor of Urban Planning and Geographic Information Systems of the University of Hong Kong, will share his vision on “Geospatial Infrastructure – the Key to Smart City Development” at the beginning of this session underlining the effects of the use of geospatial data in future cities.Keynote Speech: Geospatial Infrastructure – the Key to Smart City Development
Prof Anthony Yeh, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and HK Academy of Sciences, and Chair Professor of Urban Planning & Geographic Information Systems, The University of HKPanel Discussion 1
Moderator
- Dr Winnie Tang, MH, JP, Founder and Honorary President, Smart City Consortium
Speakers
- Mr Kwok Fai Chang, Deputy Director / Survey & Mapping, Lands Department, The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China
- Dr Jukka Viitanen, CEO, Resolute HQ Inc.
- Mr Gerard Wolf, Chairman of the Sustainable Cities Task Force, MEDEF International
- Dr King Wang Poon, Director, Lee Kuan Yew Centre for Innovative Cities, Singapore University of Technology and Design
Session 2: Critical Building Blocks for a Smart Region (PwC’s Thematic Session)
Synopsis
What pertains to a “smart city”? What are the trends of smart city technologies? How would public-private collaborate advance smart cities? Dr Albert WONG, Partner of Public Sector Consulting, PwC Hong Kong, will share his insights on “Critical Building Blocks for a Smart Region”.
In the discussion session, industry trailblazers from several MNCs will introduce the development of smart technologies and their visions, while Professor KK LING, Hong Kong Polytechnic University’s Director of Jockey Club Design Institute for Social Innovation, will shed light on the “Northern Metropolis Development Strategy” outlined by the Hong Kong SAR Government, and how the smart city concept will be applied to develop the metropolis into a “citizen-centric” district.Keynote Speech: Critical Building Blocks for a Smart Region
Dr Albert Wong, Partner, Public Sector Consulting, PwC Hong KongPanel Discussion 2
Moderator
- Mr Wilson Chow, Partner, Global Technology, Media and Telecommunications Industry Leader, PwC China
Speakers
- Prof K.K. Ling, Director, Jockey Club Design Institute for Social Innovation, Hong Kong Polytechnic University
- Mr Shigeru Dohno, Executive Vice President, Panasonic Corporation
- Mr Fred Sheu, National Technology Officer, Microsoft Hong Kong
Session 3: Seizing Opportunities Arising from Smart City Development in the GBA
Synopsis
The symbiotic construction of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA) will further deepen regional integration, promote regional economic coordination, and build the GBA into a circle of high-quality living, working and travelling.
Mr Gary YEUNG, President of SCC Smart City Consortium, and an expert from the mainland, will assess the smart city landscape in the Greater Bay Area, and discuss how to link up with other cities in the region to capture business opportunities.
In the discussion session, various panelists will explain how utilization of innovative technologies helps meet the rapidly expanding needs of cross-border business and digital identity verification services, while coping with the related challenges for start-ups in the GBA.Keynote Speech: Smart City Development in GBA
Mr Gary Yeung, President, Smart City ConsortiumPanel Discussion 3
Moderator
- Prof Andrew Chan, President, GBA Business School
Speakers
- Mr Gary Yeung, President, Smart City Consortium
- Mr William Gee, Vice Chairman, Asia Public Key Infrastructure Consortium
- Mr Carlos Lee, Chief Executive Officer & Chief Engineer, O-Matic Intelligent Robot Limited
- Mr Wei Jiao, Deputy Director of Science & Technology Innovation Division of Qianhai Administrative Bureau, Shenzhen
Closing Remarks
Ms Loretta Fong, Government and Public Sector Leader, PwC Hong Kong and Macao14:30 - 17:30Theatre 2Digital Government Symposium - One-Stop Service, intelligent computing future, accelerate Digital Government Transformation
Symposium Industry Partner
Against the background of the rapid development of the digital economy, the Hong Kong SAR government is committed to using innovation and technology to enhance urban management and improve people's lives, and develop Hong Kong into a smart city. Based in the China Great Bay Area, Huawei has insight into the digital transformation trend of government and public services and invites government industry experts and successful people to share successful practices, evolution paths of specific business scenarios, and Huawei's innovative ICT solutions. Huawei hopes to help the government accelerate digital transformation and jointly build wisdom by building "Six ones", one system/one network/one cloud/one enablement/one empowerment/one standard, and focusing on One-Stop Service and artificial intelligence computing power requirements in Hongkong.Welcome Speech: Digital Future, Drawing a Vision
Prof the Hon Dong Sun, JP, Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry, The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of ChinaOpening Speech: Digital First, Light Up Prosperity
Mr Nicholas Ma, President, APAC Enterprise Business Group, HuaweiSuccess Story: Guangdong One-Stop Network Office Practices
Mr Yang Pengfei, Party Secretary; Director-General, Guangdong Provincial Administration of Government Service and DataBest Practice: China's First E-level Intelligent Computing Platform
Mr Gao Wen, Academician, Shenzhen Pengcheng LaboratoryNew Pattern: ASEAN Integration process
H. E. Le Quang Lan, Director of Market Integration Directorate, ASEANIntroduction to Huawei One-Stop Service Solution
Mr Yang Ruikai, CEO, Government Public Services Digitalization, HuaweiPanel discussion: How to Light Up the New Future of Hong Kong Smart Government?
Speakers to be confirmedLaunch Ceremony: ICT Talent Alliance - Ascend AI Developer Creation Day (Hong Kong)
Speakers
- Mr Tony Chi Kwong Wong, JP, Government Chief Information Officer (Ag.), The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China
- Mr Dixuan Zhang, President, Ascend Computing Domain, Huawei
- Mr Denny Deng, CEO, Huawei International Co Ltd
17:30 - 18:45Convention FoyerNetworking Reception
Welcome Remarks
Ms Sophia Chong, Deputy Executive Director, Hong Kong Trade Development CouncilToasting Remarks
Mr Tony Chi Kwong Wong, JP, Government Chief Information Officer (Ag.), The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of ChinaToasting Ceremony
Networking Session
14.4.2023
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09:00 - 13:00Convention Hall
FinTech Forum - Reshaping the Digital Economy with Web3 and Virtual Assets
Organiser
Hong Kong has been at the forefront of digital economy transformation since the Web2 era and with the announcement of the Policy Statement on Development of Virtual Assets in Hong Kong in October 2022, the evolution of venturing into Web3 and virtual assets has accelerated. In this forum, we will explore the potential of Web3 and virtual assets to drive innovation and growth in the digital economy, as well as other key driving forces that are transforming the digital economy, including carbon market development and digital innovation in the traditional financial sector. Empowerment of Web3 talent will also be discussed as a backbone to a sustainable development of the new digital economy.
Whether you are a business leader, entrepreneur, or professional interested in the future of the digital economy, please join us as we explore the exciting possibilities of Web3, virtual assets and fintech in Hong Kong and beyond.Welcome Remarks
Mr Simon Chan, BBS, JP, Chairman, Hong Kong CyberportOpening Remarks
The Hon Paul Chan Mo-po, GBM, GBS, MH, JP, Financial Secretary, The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of ChinaKeynote: Regulation of Stablecoins
Ms Clara Chan, Executive Director (Monetary Management), Hong Kong Monetary AuthorityBuilding an Interconnected and Coherent Digital Financial Infrastructure
Mr Rocky Cheng, Chief Information Officer, Bank of China (Hong Kong)Industry Dialogue: Hong Kong’s Transition into an International Carbon Market
Synopsis
Corporates and governments are increasingly stepping up their net-zero efforts and targets, elevating the need for an integrated carbon marketplace that can serve the needs of investors, issuers and other participants along the climate value chain. Launched in October 2022, HKEX’s Core Climate aims to connect capital with climate-related products and opportunities in Hong Kong and beyond. In this panel, we will discuss the recent developments and challenges shaping carbon markets, as well as the steps we need to take to strengthen Hong Kong’s position as an international carbon trading hub.
Moderator
- Mr Ken Chiu, Head of Carbon and ESG Products, Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited
Speakers
- Dr William Yu, Founder & CEO, World Green Organisation
- Mr Mohit Grover, Partner, Risk Advisory, Deloitte China
- Dr Agnes K Y Tai, Head of Sustainability Investment and Advisory, Managing Director, ARTA Asset Management
- Prof Cong Guang Zhang, Chief Scientist, Carbonpass (Guangdong) Environmental Protection Technology Group Co Ltd
Keynote: A New Model of Economy Enabled by Web3
Synopsis
The world of Web3 has been evolving rapidly in recent years, presenting new opportunities as well as new business models for users to be real owners of assets and data. In this keynote speech, Dr. Xiao Feng will provide insights into how Web3 will enable a new model of economy.
Dr Feng Xiao, Vice Chairman and Executive Director, China Wanxiang Blockchain IncIndustry Dialogue: Building a Comprehensive Web3 Ecosystem (Powered by HashKey)
Synopsis
Web3 ecosystem is still in its infant stage with great room of expansion and development. In this session, we have speakers representing venture capital, academia, blockchain data oracle as well as NFT application, to discuss on key issues surrounding the building of a sustainable and comprehensive web3 ecosystem from their perspectives, as well as any areas identified would be important as underlying of success in building such an ecosystem in the longer run.
Speakers
- Mr Chao Deng, CEO, HashKey Capital
- Dr David Lee, Global Fintech Institute and Professor, Singapore University of Social Sciences
- Ms Adelyn Zhou, Chief Ecosystem Growth Officer, Chainlink
- Mr Hanjin Tan, FinTech Consultant, Blocktracer
Panel Discussion: Empowering Web3.0 Talent & Workforce
Synopsis
Following the announcement of the Policy Statement on Development of Virtual Assets in Hong Kong in Oct 2022, as well as the call for further web3 development in the 2023-24 Budget, Hong Kong is in need to attract further web3 talents to the city as well as nurturing more local web3 talents. In this panel, we will discuss various aspects of workforce challenge including the key skills and knowledge required to succeed in the web3 industry, the various opportunities to be provided to individuals to upskill, as well as strategies that organizations looking to enter Web3 can consider to employ and foster a vibrant and diverse web3 workforce.
Moderator
- Mr Victor Yim, Head of FinTech, Hong Kong Cyberport
Speakers
- Prof Douglas Arner, Kerry Holdings Professor in Law; Associate Director, HKU-Standard Chartered FinTech Academy
- Prof Wilson Tong, Director, AMTD FinTech Centre, Centre of PolyU Faculty of Business, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
- Prof Martin Wong, Dean of Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
- Mr Tommie Lo, Founder and CEO, Preface
Panel Discussion: Institutional & Government Initiatives in Supporting FinTech Industry Development
Synopsis
The FinTech “Proof-of-Concept” Subsidy Scheme (PoC Scheme), commissioned by Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau (FSTB) and administered by Cyberport, provides a platform for start-ups and financial institutions to partner and explore proof-of-concept projects on innovative financial services products. In this panel, we have invited two projects working on some innovative areas namely Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) and decentralized finance (Defi) under the PoC Scheme, to share with us how their projects could potentially benefit the market, the experience they had in working with their partnering organization, as well as what benefits do they see in implementing the PoC Scheme.
Moderator
- Ir Eric Chan, Chief Public Mission Officer, Hong Kong Cyberport
Speakers
- Mr Gilbert Lee, Head of Strategy & Corporate Development and Chief of Staff to CEO, Hang Seng Bank
- Mr Alan Lau, Co-Founder, Elabs Tech Company
- Dr Siu Ming Yiu, Associate Head (Teaching and Learning) and Professor, Department of Computer Science, University of Hong Kong
- Mr Ricky Yeung, Managing Director, Head of Virtual Asset, EDDID Financial
- Mr Tomas Zhu, Head of Digital Assets Think Tank, AMTD FinTech Centre of PolyU Faculty of Business, Senior Advisor of Firewood Technology
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14:30 - 17:30Convention Hall
New Industrialisation Forum - Building a People-oriented Smarter Industry
Co-organiser
To dovetail with the National 14th Five-Year Plan and develop Hong Kong into an international I&T centre at full speed. The Government has formulated the Hong Kong Innovation and Technology Development Blueprint from the perspective of top-level planning and design, and will take forward the Blueprint under four broad development directions, namely "to enhance the I&T ecosystem and promote 'New Industrialisation' in Hong Kong"; "to enlarge the I&T talent pool to create strong impetus for growth"; "to promote digital economy development and develop Hong Kong into a smart city"; and "to proactively integrate into the overall development of the country and consolidate our role as a bridge connecting the Mainland and the world".
The thematic session, “New Industrialisation”, will explore how the industry can further boost its performance as a “Global Recognized Industry Leader” willing to shoulder up its “Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG)” responsibility to respect and protect the planet while putting people at its centre to unleash the full potential with the adoption of integrated technologies like Smartification, Humanification, AI & Robotics…etc for the entire supply chain that to boost the overall economy and GDP contribution.14:30 - 17:30Theathre 1Smart Mobility Forum – The Future of Smart City in the 5G Era
Co-organiser
In recent years, the Hong Kong government has devoted itself to investing in innovation and technology, sparing no effort to build a smart Hong Kong. To implement the planning of "Smart Mobility", a comprehensive transportation network and mobility are indispensable elements. It needs to be equipped with high-performance 5G mobile communication technology to create a smart city with everything connected and provide citizens with safer, more efficient travel experience.
This forum invites experts and industry pioneers in related fields to share with you how 5G can help support smart transportation, further improve the quality of life of citizens, and strengthen the competitiveness of Hong Kong as an international city.
ASTRI strives to promote the research and development of the Cellular Vehicle-to-Everything (C-V2X) technology, providing cars with more comprehensive analysis of driving and road conditions, and achieving "car-to-car", "car-to-road" and even "car-to-people" interactions, and has been widely recognised and supported by various parties. To facilitate the technology advancement and industry development in C-V2X and autonomous vehicles, ASTRI is launching the “Smart Mobility Technology Alliance” (SMTA), which aims to foster a vibrant technology ecosystem and facilitate more exchanges to encourage industry-academia-research collaboration in smart mobility-related technology areas. The Alliance will engage members with various stakeholders, providing them an effective platform to explore cross collaboration, and ultimately to contribute to developing HK into a leading I&T hub in the region.Opening Remarks
Mr Edmond Lai, Chief Digital Officer, Hong Kong Productivity CouncilKeynote 1: i4.0 & Beyond
Synopsis
The digitalisation and smartification of production and supply chains have been one of the major optimisation parameters over the last decade. However, most companies still fall behind on comprehensive implementation and limit their activities to partial solutions which cannot provide scalability that benefits the organisation as a whole.
Nowadays, sustainability requirements are intensifying competition, in which production is based on almost full digitalisation, because improvement can only be made to what can be measured. In this session, Mr. Toni Drescher will share the status on what have been achieved so far in the industry and what is missing in encountering future challenges in production and supply chain.
Mr Toni Drescher, Head of Technology Management Department, Fraunhofer IPTKeynote 2: Smart Innovations by AI - Complementary Human-Robot Collaboration: A Solution to Shared Autonomy
Synopsis
There is invariably a trade-off between safety and efficiency for collaborative robots (cobots) in human-robot collaborations. Robots that interact minimally with humans can work with high speed and accuracy but cannot adapt to new tasks or respond to unforeseen changes, whereas robots that work closely with humans can but only by becoming passive to humans, meaning that their main tasks are suspended, and efficiency is compromised. Accordingly, this session will introduce a new complementary framework for human-robot collaboration that balances the safety of humans and the efficiency of robots. In this framework, the robot carries out given tasks using a vision-based adaptive controller, and the human expert collaborates with the robot in the null space. Such decoupling drives the robot to deal with existing issues in task space and in null space by itself while allowing the expert to adjust the configuration of the robot body to respond to unforeseen changes without affecting the robot’s main task. Therefore, an expert’s knowledge and a robot’s capability are both explored and complementary to realise shared autonomy.
Prof Xiang Li, Associate Professor, Department of Automation, Tsinghua UniversityKeynote 3: ESG & Sustainability - The Pathway and Policy Measures for a Carbon Neutral Future in China
Synopsis
In many countries around the world, the paradigm of economic development is quietly shifting, and the private sector sees climate action no longer as a source of job losses, but as an opportunity to create jobs and revitalise the economy, which is effectively a race for a green industrial revolution. In China, the green and low-carbon transformation of the economy and society marked by dual carbon targets is underway, which contains huge business opportunities, and understanding its goals, paths, technological innovation needs and policy system are crucial for enterprises to innovate and grow.
Prof Zheng Li, Executive President, Institute of Climate Change and Sustainable Development, Tsinghua UniversityKeynote 4: Humanification of i4.0 – Simple Overview of the Main Elements of Industry 4.0: - “Private Customization"
Synopsis
The Concept of Industry 4.0 (i4.0) is both unattainable and close to us, and it often rings in our ears. Outline the main elements needed to achieve the essence of i4.0. With more than twenty years of experiences in China, oversea manufacturing, and integrated manufacturing automation production, we are faced with various product requirements and how to implement solutions in different categories. We also use Intelligent Fanuc collaborative manipulator (Co-Robot, one of the important elements of i4.0) as a description of human-computer interaction to achieve a certain goal. Also, to understand how i4.0 Co-Robot (main element) to “Read from” and “Write to” Big Data(MES) two-way communication. Practical experience is shared and Win-Win. Also, “Digital Factory” is the all in all critical leading framework of i4.0 and is an important and leading element.
Mr Alex Ng, CEO and Technical Consultant, BBAST Technology LimitedKeynote 5: Supply Chain Resilience – Transforming an Automotive Component Market Leader into a Technology Power House for Sustainable Mobility & Beyond
Synopsis
The challenges offered by new mobility applications and a sustainable industry provide both challenges and exciting growth opportunities.
Automotive components require a high level of precision and manufacturing repeatability. Continuous technical development, supported by research and development, is the key to improve safety and reliability of vehicles.
The automotive component manufacturers strive to interpret the needs of a sustainable world, and are accelerating the development of necessary technology to apply across a number of industrial segments, from traditional Automotive to e-Mobility applications to the Construction and Agricultural industries among others. In this session, you will hear from Mr. Fernando Bertoni about his views on Sustainable Mobility & Beyond.
Mr Fernando Bertoni, President & Chief Executive Officer, UTIL GroupPanel Discussion: “New Industrialisation” to Unleash Global Economic Growth
Moderator
- Mr Edmond Lai, Chief Digital Officer, Hong Kong Productivity Council
Speakers
- Mr Toni Drescher, Head of Technology Management Department, Fraunhofer IPT
- Mr Fernando Bertoni, President & Chief Executive Officer, UTIL Group
- Prof Xiang Li, Associate Professor, Department of Automation, Tsinghua University
- Prof Zheng Li, Executive Vice President, Institute of Climate Change and Sustainable Development, Tsinghua University
14:30 - 17:30Theatre 2Beyond Web3 Forum - Unleashing the Innovative Power of Digitalisation and Decentralisation for a Smarter Economy
The forum brings together experts, thought leaders, and innovators to explore forefront web3 space such as the decentralised networks, blockchain infrastructure, ecosystem development and meet creative minds from Web3 hackathon. You will also hear how the advanced AI in Fintech and innovations in digital currencies would harness the growth of a smarter city.Opening Remarks
Hackathon – Supporting Web3 Ecosystem Development in Hong Kong
Synopsis
Web 3.0 Global Start-up Competition “HAPathon 2023” is a joint initiative organised by Alibaba Cloud, HashKey Group and PlatON and co-organised by Cyberport to support the Web3 developer community. Outstanding teams from Singapore, Bangkok, Tokyo, and Hong Kong will share their hackathon experience and benefits, as well as to discuss the impact of Web3 related policies or initiatives and how these promising web3 innovators contribute to the industry ecosystem development.Moderator
- Mr Ian Chan, Chief Corporate Development Officer, Hong Kong Cyberport
Speakers
- Outstanding teams from Singapore, Bangkok, Tokyo & Hong Kong
- Mr Trevor Cheng, Senior Marketing & Client Strategy Manager, HashKey Group
- Mr Alex Fu, PlatON, Head of Eco, PlatON
- Mr Kevin Tsui, Head of Channel Solutions & Web3.0 Solutions Architect, Hong Kong, Alibaba Cloud Intelligence
Huawei Sponsored Session on FinTech in Web3
Keynote 1: Practical Applications of Digital Currency in the Greater Bay Area
Chief Architect of Huawei Financial Industry, Chief Consultant of Digital TransformationKeynote 2: Innovating Intelligent Financial Technology, Accelerating Cloud Transformation
Representative of Hong Kong Interbank Clearing LimitedKeynote 3: Huawei Storage, Addressing Virtual Asset Security Challenges
Representative of Huawei International, Asia PacificWeb3 Forum add speakers at Blockchain Infrastructure Panel
Moderator
- Mr Samon Lee, Founder & CEO, Coinstreet & iSHANG
Speakers
- Mr Sam Yao, Business Development Lead, Avalanche Asia
- Dr Ming Wu, Co-founder & CTO, Conflux
- Mr Tim Bailey, Vice President of Global Sales, Red Date Technology
- Mr Gleb Kosterav, Head of Asia, Binance
Welcome Remarks
Mr Stephen Ho, Board Member of Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute
Synopsis
Vision
Contribute to developing Hong Kong into an international innovation and technology hub through fostering a vibrant technology ecosystem and facilitating more industry-academia-research collaboration
Mission
Reinforce Hong Kong’s role as a “Super-connector” with respect to technology development and knowledge transfer
Smart Mobility Technology Alliance (SMTA) is where we can lead and strengthen cross-collaboration with the exploration and advancement of key technologies such as V2X, 5G, as well as to facilitate discussion on the required infrastructure to support the industry development.
The alliance also focuses on gathering common obstacles and technology demands while discussing standards and best practices which can contribute to the development of the industry and smart mobility in Hong Kong and the GBA.
The alliance will enable members to engage with various types of stakeholders including industry, academia, research institutes and authorities in Hong Kong as well as the GBA, nourishing an ecosystem for innovation, collaboration, entrepreneurship and technology commercialization.
Opening Remarks
Dr Denis Yip, CEO of Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research InstituteOfficial Launch of Smart Mobility Technology Alliance
Panel Discussion 1: Smart Mobility and ASTRI Applications in Hong Kong on V2X
Synopsis
Hong Kong government has been actively promoting Smart City, one of the smart mobility initiatives is to facilitate the technology advancement and industry development in Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) and AVs with a vision of realising AV trials and use on public roads in Hong Kong.
ASTRI already commenced the second phase of V2X public road tests to verify the application of advanced V2X technology, thereby enhancing mobility competitiveness and road safety in Hong Kong.
This discussion session will introduce the development of Smart Mobility in Hong Kong and share the outcome of ASTRI’s C-V2X system, paving the way for the development of autonomous driving technology at the same time.
Speaker: TBCModerator
- Dr Denis Yip, CEO of Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute
Speakers
- Mr Vincent Ma, CEO of Hong Kong-Shenzhen Innovation and Technology Park
- Ir Ricky Leung, Executive Director of Engineering & Technology of Airport Authority Hong Kong
- Mr Dongzhe Su, Director of Communications Technologies, Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute
Keynote: Baidu’s Practices in Vehicle-Infrastructure Cooperative Automated Driving
Dr Wang Miao, Chief expert of VICAD (Vehicle and Infrastructure Cooperative Automated Driving), Baidu IncKeynote: Commercialization of Low-speed Autonomous Driving
Prof Ming Liu, Founder, Shenzhen Unity Drive Innovation Technology Co LtdPanel Discussion 2: Challenge & Solutions for the applications of Smart Mobility in Hong Kong
Synopsis
With an increasing number of urban dwellers, challenges such as traffic congestion and overstressed infrastructure have reached new heights for Hong Kong.
In this session, the panelists will discuss how the applications of Smart Mobility could cope with the rising demand of transportation needs, and help people traveling in a faster, safer and more convenient way.Moderator
- Dr Eddy Chiu, Director of Communications Technologies of ASTRI
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- Speaker: TBC
Closing Remarks
Speaker: TBC
*The agenda is subject to change without prior notice.