The Hong Kong Productivity Council (HKPC), as a co-organiser of the “2023 Digital Economy Summit”, Asia’s flagship event for innovation and technology, will hold the “New Industrialisation Forum – Building a People-oriented Smarter Industry” on 14 April (Friday) at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre.
As one of the key events during the “2023 Digital Economy Summit”, the Forum will bring together internationally renowned representatives from industry, academia, and research institutes to explore how to promote the development of smart industry, share the latest trends in new industrialisation, jointly promote industrial transformation and upgrading, support enterprises to seize market opportunities and help the economy scale new heights.
Details of the event are as follows:
Date: 14 April 2023 (Friday)
Time: 14:30-17:30
Venue: Convention Hall, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, 1 Expo Drive, Wan Chai, Hong Kong
Language: English (with simultaneous interpretation in Putonghua and Cantonese)
Event Format: On-site/Live Webcast
Event Rundown:
Time | Theme | Speakers |
14:30 – 14:35 | Opening Remarks | Mr Edmond Lai, Chief Digital Officer, HKPC |
Keynote | ||
14:35 – 15:00 | i4.0 & Beyond | Mr Toni Drescher, Head of Technology Management Department, Fraunhofer IPT |
15:00 – 15:25 | Smart Innovations by AI | Prof Xiang Li, Associate Professor, Department of Automation, Tsinghua University |
15:25 – 15:50 | ESG & Sustainability | Prof Zheng Li, President, Institute of Climate Change and Sustainable Development, Tsinghua University |
15:50 – 16:15 | Humanification of i4.0 | Mr Alex Ng, CEO and Technical Consultant, BBAST Technology Limited |
16:15 – 16:30 | Tea Break | / |
16:30 – 16:55 | Supply Chain Resilience | Mr Massimo Trionte, Senior Vice President Asia Pacific and General Manager Asia Pacific, Util Group |
Panel Discussion | ||
16:55 – 17:30 | “New Industrialisation” to Unleash Global Economic Growth | Moderator: Mr Edmond Lai, Chief Digital Officer, HKPC with Keynote Speakers |
You are welcome to register your attendance through this link before 13 April. For enquiry, please contact Ms Sophia Yu of Corporate Communications Unit, Corporate Development Division at HKPC on +852 2788 6543 or sophiayu@hkpc.org.
Source: Hong Kong Productivity Council (HKPC)