THURSDAY, 25 MAY 2023

Welcome Reception
  • 5:00-6:30 PM

    Closed-Door Session with U.S. Consul General, Gregory May,organizers of the conference, selected speakers and the American business community in HK

    •Mr Gregory May

FRIDAY, 26 MAY 2023-DAY1

  • 9:00 - 9:15 AM

    Welcoming Remarks and Mission for the Conference

    •Ms Edith Shih

  • 9:15 - 9:20 AM

    Short Keynote Remarks

    •Ms Jun Pan

  • 9:20 - 9:40 AM

    Opening Speech

    •The Hon Warner Cheuk

  • 9:40 - 9:50 AM

    Acknowledgements

Session 1
  • 9:50 - 10:40 AM

    Building a Talent Pipeline

    Moderator:

    •The Hon Rock Chen

    Panelists:

    •Prof Alan Chan

    •Prof Yike Guo

    •Prof Paul Lam Kwan-Sing

    •Professor Bing Xiang

  • 10:40 - 11:00 AM

    Morning Coffee Break

Session 2
  • 11:00 - 11:50 AM

    Globalising the Workforce

    Moderator:

    •Dr Raymond K.F. Ch’ien

    Panelists: 

    •Ms Cally Chan

    •Prof Anthony Bing-leung Cheng

    •Mr George Hongchoy

Session 3
  • 11:50 AM - 12:40 PM

    Innovative Curriculum Models for Global Competency in Business Schools

    Moderator: 

    •Dr Victor Lee

    Panelists: 

    •Ms Ani Kharajian

    •Prof Serguei Netessine

    •Prof Stephen Shih

  • 11:00 AM - 12:40 PM

    Simultaneous Session (Putonghua)

    Moderator: 

    •Mr Edric Guo

    Panelists: 

    •Ms Ping Li

    •Dr Wenqing Tan

    •Mr Ping Tse

  • 12:40 PM - 2:15 PM

    Lunch

  • 2:15 PM - 2:35 PM

    Keynote Speech

    •Dr The Hon Christine Choi

Session 4
  • 2:35 - 3:25 PM

    Linking Industry and Education

    Moderator: 

    •Dr William Cheung

    Panelists: 

    •Prof Shih-Fu Chang

    •Mr Steve Chuang

    •Prof Kei May Lau

    •Prof Hanyao Shen

    •Mr Haoyu Xu

  • 3:25 - 3:45 PM

    Afternoon Coffee Break

Session 5
  • 3:45 - 4:30 PM

    Investing in the Next Generation of Entrepreneurs

    Moderator: 

    •Mr Guohao Sun

    Panelists: 

    •Mr Tony Gao

    •Ms Nisa Leung

    •Ms Rachel Li

    •Mr Andrew Sohn

Session 6
  • 4:30 - 5:15 PM

    Developing Global Changemakers

    Moderator: 

    •Dr Susan Sclafani

    Panelists: 

    •Mr Hosea Ng

    •Mr Samuel Tan

    •Ms Dawn Teo

  • 5:30 PM

    Dinner Reception

SATURDAY, 27th MAY 2023-DAY2

  • 9:00 - 9:10 AM

    Welcoming Remarks

    •Mr Jack Zhai

Session 7
  • 9:10 - 10:00 AM

    OECD’s Latest Research on Global Competency

    •Mr Andreas Schleicher

Session 8
  • 10:00 - 10:15 AM

    Opening Remarks
    •Prof Alister Jones

  • 10:15 - 11:00 AM

    The Global Competency Gap

    Moderator: 

    •Prof Alister Jones

    Panelists: 

    •Ms Shermaine Kho

    •Prof Zhang Minxuan

    •Mr Aik Yang Ng

    •Dr Susan Sclafani

  • 11:00 - 11:20 AM

    Coffee Break

Session 9
  • 11:20 AM - 12:30 PM

    Education Without Borders

    Moderator: 

    •Mr David Edwards

    Panelists: 

    •Dr Ron Roukema

    •Mrs Ruth Lau

    •Ms Hayley Wilson

  • 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM

    Lunch

Session 10
  • 2:00 - 2:45 PM

    STEAM education in an Era of AI and Digital Economy

    Moderator: 

    •Mr Alfred Cheung

    Panelists: 

    •Mr Bruce Au

    •Mrs Jennifer Yu Cheng

    •Prof Frederick Leung

    •Prof Yang Wang

Session 11
  • 2:45 - 3:30 PM

    From Scholar to Changemaker

    Moderator: 

    •Prof David Pan

    Panelists: 

    •Mr Henry Chan

    •Mr Bor Hung Chong

    •Mr Dominic Feroze

    •Ms Rose Xinrong Lu

  • 2:00 - 3:30 PM

    Simultaneous Session (Putonghua)

    Moderator: 

    •Ms Jun Pan

    Panelists:

    •Ms Alice Yao Yan

    •Mr Bentley Zhao