Welcome speech by Prof. Nancy Y. Ip

Chair of International Alliance of Academicians (IAA)

President of The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST)

Speech by Mr. John KC LEE, GBM, SBS, PDSM, PMSM

The Chief Executive of The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

Plenary Lecture :

On Mathematics and Their Applications

Speaker: Prof. Pierre-Louis Lions, Fields Medalist (1994)

Session Chair: Prof. S. Joe Qin

President of Lingnan University

Round-table Discussion

Topic: Innovating Together: Global Collaboration for a Sustainable Future

Panel Chair:

Prof. Alexander Ping-Kong Wai, President and Vice-Chancellor, Hong Kong Baptist University

Panelists (in alphabetical order of surnames):

Prof. Christopher Chao, Vice President (Research and Innovation), The Hong Kong Polytechnic University;

Prof. Peng Gong, Vice-President and Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Academic Development), HKU;

Prof. Yike Guo, Provost, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST);

Prof. Chak-sing Lau, Vice-President and Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Health), Dean of Medicine, HKU;

Prof. Pierre-Louis Lions, Fields Medalist (1994);

Prof. Jian Lu, Dean of Faculty of Engineering, City University of Hong Kong (CityUHK);

Prof. Nick Rawlins, Pro-Vice-Chancellor/Vice-President (Student Experience), The Chinese University of Hong Kong;

Prof. George Smoot, Nobel Laureate in Physics (2006)

The International Academicians Hong Kong Forum

Sub-Forum 1: AI for Health; Sub-Forum 2: Future City