Conference Programme

Hong Kong’s Next 5 Years: from AI+ to Competitive Advantage
香港未來五年:從「AI+」釋放的競爭優勢

Day 1 Conference

 
Date: 9 November 2026 (MON 星期一)
Time: 9:30am – 5:00pm
Format: Physical Conference 實體會議
Venue: S221, 2/F, Old Wing, HKCEC, 1 Expo Drive, Wan Chai
Language: English & Mandarin

Day 2 Conference

 
Date: 10 November 2026 (TUE 星期二)
Time: 9:30am – 5:00pm
Format: Physical Conference 實體會議
Venue: S221, 2/F, Old Wing, HKCEC, 1 Expo Drive, Wan Chai
Language: English & Mandarin

Agenda

TimeHong Kong’s Next 5 Years: from AI+ to Competitive Advantage
香港未來五年:從「AI+」釋放的競爭優勢


Session Chair: Ms Charlotte WONG
Conference Chairperson of HKICC 2026

Chairperson of FACE Club, Hong Kong Computer Society
9:30 - 9:55Opening Ceremony
Guest of Honour:
Prof Dong SUN, JP
Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry, The Government of the HKSAR

accompanied by:

Mr Dave CHEN
President, Hong Kong Computer Society

Ms Charlotte WONG
Conference Chairperson of HKICC 2026

Ir Tony WONG, SBS, JP
Programme Chairperson of HKICC 2026
10:00 - 10:25Prof Yike GUO
International Member, Chinese Academy of Engineering
Provost
Chair Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
10:30 - 10:55Building the Trusted Enterprise: From AI Governance to Digital Sovereignty

Mr Peter LEE
Distinguished Engineer & Chief Technology Officer
IBM Hong Kong
10:55 - 11:12Coffee Break
11:15 - 11:40
TBC
11:45 - 12:30Panel discussion: Explore how Hong Kong’s core industries—FSI, hospitality, SMEs, and AI talent development—embrace AI to build a unified competitive edge

Moderator:
- Ms Charlotte WONG, Chairperson of FACE Club, Hong Kong Computer Society I Chief Technology and Operations Officer Hong Kong, Standard Chartered Bank

Panelists:
- Mr Alvin LI, Division Head, Hong Kong Monetary Authority

- Mr Tommie LO, Founder and CEO, Preface

- Ms Ivy TSE, CEO and co-founder of FrieghtAmigo
12:30 - 13:50Lunch Break
TimeNavigating the New Frontier: Resilience in the Age of AI and Quantum
探索新前沿: AI 與量子時代下的發展韌性


Session Chair: Dr Gary YIU
Director of Programme of HKICC 2026

Convenor of Cyber Security Specialist Group, Hong Kong Computer Society
14:00 - 14:25Seizing the AI and Quantum Advantage Through Critical Infrastructure Resilience
築牢關鍵基礎設施韌性 把握人工智能與量子優勢

Presentation Language: English

Mr Francis CHAN
Commissioner of Critical Infrastructure (Computer-system Security)
Security Bureau, The Government of the HKSAR
14:30 - 14:55TBC
15:00 - 15:25Prof Giulio CHIRIBELLA
Professor
Department of Computer Science
The University of Hong Kong
15:30 - 16:10Panel discussion: Guardrails or Gatekeepers: Protecting Enterprise Confidentiality in AI Adoption

Moderator:
- Mr Lester IP, Exco Member of Cyber Security Specialist Group, Hong Kong Computer Society | Senior Vice President, Technology Risk Management, DBS Bank (Hong Kong) Limited

Panelists:
- Ms Fiona LAI, Assistant Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (Legal), Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Date

- Mr Jenius SHIEH, Partner, PwC

- Mr Alex SIU, Principal Consultant, APJ Software (Hong Kong) Company Limited
16:15 - 16:55Panel discussion: The Infrastructure Imperative: Building a Quantum-Safe Foundation for Hong Kong

Moderator:
- Mr Dicky WONG, CEO, Syber Couture

Panelists:
- Mr Ashley VARLEY, CSIO Hong Kong, Greater China and North Asia, Standard Chartered Bank Hong Kong

- Mr Shuxin XIE, Deputy General Manager, QuantumCTek (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.

- Prof Yuxiang YANG, Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science, University of Hong Kong
17:00End of Day 1