Panel Discussion 1

AI Tsunami: The Dire Need for Learning, Assessment and Curriculum Reform

Date and Time: 2.50 PM – 4.10 PM (HKT), 21 May 2026

Venue: Jockey Club Auditorium

Panellists:
Dr Claire GORDON, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK*
Dr Abdelilah KADILI, The Tamkine Foundation for Excellence and Creativity, Morocco*
Professor Jintavee KHLAISANG, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand*
Professor Marcelo MILRAD, Linnaeus University, Sweden*
Professor Demetrios SAMPSON, University of Piraeus, Greece*
Professor SUN Hua, Peking University, China
Ms Anastasia VYSKUBINA, HSE University, Russia*
Professor Danping WANG, University of Auckland, New Zealand*

*Online Panellists

Panel Discussion 2

AI Tsunami: What Students Believe They Want from a University Education in the Age of AI

Date and Time: 10.40 AM – 11.40 AM (HKT), 22 May 2026

Venue: Jockey Club Auditorium

Student Panellists:
Miss Ahbeera BIBI, The Education University of Hong Kong
Mr Geoff CHAN, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Mr Rodrigo Alonso MEZA, Hong Kong Baptist University
Mr Fahim NEWAZ, City University of Hong Kong
Mr Paco, TSOI Pok Kong, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Ms Ziyi ZOU, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
 

Panel Discussion 3

AI Tsunami: Reshaping Industries and Implications for University Education

Date and Time: 4.30 PM – 5.30 PM (HKT), 22 May 2026

Venue: Jockey Club Auditorium

Panellists:
Mr Richard CHOW, Head of Adoption, Wealth Management Asia, UBS
Ms Melissa LAU, Head of Product Marketing, North Asia, Meta; Executive Committee, Interactive Advertising Bureau Hong Kong
Ms Carol LOBATO, Consultant for Airport Services, Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (Current); Station Manager in Guangzhou, Air France (Previous)*
Mr Daniel SHEK, Solution Architect, Amazon Web Services

*Online Panellist