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8 May 2026 (Friday)

Time StratTime EndEventVenue
9:009:30RegistrationUG06,
Hung Hom Bay Campus
9:309:40Opening Ceremony
9:4010:30

Keynote Speech 1: Why do humans and LLMs encode linguistic structure?

Prof. Nai Ding
Research Professor
College of Biomedical Engineering and Instrument Science
Zhejiang University

10:3010:50Break 
10:5013:00Parallel Oral Presentation SessionsSHA101, SHA102, SHA104, SHA106, SHA107, SHA108, SHA109
13:0014:30Networking LunchHHB Communal Hall
14:3015:20

Keynote Speech 2: Multilingualism in Action: From Brain Development to Educational Outcomes

Prof. Roberto Filippi
Professor of Cognitive Psychology and Multilingualism
UCL Institute of Education

UG06,
Hung Hom Bay Campus
15:2015:30Group Photo 
15:3016:00Transition 
16:0016:15Tea BreakHotel Icon
Function Room 5&6, 
Basement 1, Hotel Icon 
16:1517:15

Chao Prize Lecture: Language users as chameleons

Prof. Charles B. Chang
Chao Prize Laureate (Early Career Contribution Award)
Professor of Linguistics
Department of Linguistics and Translation
City University of Hong Kong

17:1518:15

Chao Prize Lecture: TalkBank Tools and AI: In honor of Prof. Yuen-Ren Chao

Prof. Brian MacWhinney
Chao Prize Laureate (Lifetime Achievement Award)
Theresa Heinz Professor of Cognitive Psychology,
Carnegie Mellon University (CMU)

19:0021:45Yuen Ren Chao Prize Presentation Ceremony cum Faculty of Humanities Celebration DinnerSilverbox Ballroom, 1/F, Hotel Icon

9 May 2026 (Saturday)

Time StratTime EndEventVenue
8:409:00Registration#UG06,
Hung Hom Bay Campus
9:009:50

Keynote Speech 3: Crossing the boundary between vision and language through brain decoding of nonverbal thought

Dr Tomoyasu Horikawa
Distinguished Researcher
NTT Communication Science Laboratories

9:5010:10Break 
10:1012:30Parallel Oral Presentation SessionsSHA101, SHA102, SHA104, SHA106, SHA107, SHA108, SHA109
12:3014:00Networking LunchHHB Communal Hall
14:0014:50

Keynote Speech 4: The Resilience of the Bilingual Mind

Prof. Judith F. Kroll
Distinguished Professor
School of Education
University of California, Irvine

UG06,
Hung Hom Bay Campus
14:5016:00Poster Presentation & Tea BreakMulti-purpose Hall, 1/F, Hung Hom Bay Campus
16:00Closing Ceremony

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