Conference Programme#
09:30 - 09:55
09:55 - 12:30
Registration & Sign-in
Welcome Speech
Mr Peter C. K. LEUNG - Chairman of Session 2025,
The Institution of Engineering and Technology Hong Kong
Keynote Speech 1: Role of the Hong Kong SAR Government in forging a robust AI Development Strategy
Ir Dr the Hon LO Wai Kwok, GBS, MH, JP - Member (Engineering Constituency)
Legislative Council (2021 - 2025)
Keynote Speech 2: The Material Foundation of Intelligent Robotics: Building the Body for an AI Brain
Mr Andy FUNG - Chief Executive Officer,
Nano and Advanced Materials Institute Ltd.
Sponsor Presentation, Photo Session, and Morning Break
Speech 1: Journey to AI: Evolution, Use Cases and Emerging Trends
Mr Peter LEE - Chief Technology Officer,
IBM China/Hong Kong Ltd.
Speech 2: A Journey of Automation to Virtual Agents
Dr Arvin TANG - Director of Multimedia Systems and Analytics,
Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute (ASTRI)
Speech 3: How AI Makes Living Safer: A Case Study in Building Fire Protection
Ir Simon NG - Head of BIM,
China State Construction Engineering Hong Kong Ltd.
and
Mr. Thomas YANG, Head of Innovation Department,
Transcendence Company Limited
12:30 - 14:00
14:00- 17:00
Lunch
Speech 4: Are We Ready for the Physical AI?
Dr Charles CHEUNG - Senior Data Scientist and Duty Director
NVIDIA AI Technology Center HK (NVAITC)
Speech 5: Latest Development of Quadruped Robot and Humanoid by 'Unitree'
Mr Sam YU - Senior Product Manager
POI Corporation Ltd.
Speech 6: GeoAI Driving the Future of Smart Cities
Mr Tony CHAN - Business Development Director,
ESRI China (Hong Kong) Limited
Afternoon Break
The IET Membership Drive
Mr Ben LI - Membership Drive Coordinator, Branch Committee,
The Institution of Engineering and Technology Hong Kong
Speech 7: Architecting the Future with Embodied AI and Robotics
Mr Rick CHEUNG - Assistant Vice President, Emerging Technologies & Solutions Development
HKT Enterprise Solutions
Speech 8: Automating the Past: Artificial Intelligence and the Next Frontiers of Digital History
Prof Javier CHA - Assistant Professor of Digital Humanities,
The University of Hong Kong
Closing Speech
Ir Prof TSANG Kim-Fung - Chairman of Session 2026,
The Institution of Engineering and Technology Hong Kong
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