CUHK Innovation Day 2021

10:00-10:10

Opening Speech

• Mr. Alfred SIT, JP, Secretary, Innovation and Technology Bureau, HKSAR

• Prof. Rocky TUAN, Vice-Chancellor and President, CUHK

10:10-10:35

Kick-off Ceremony of Innovation Day

• Mr. Alfred SIT, JP, Secretary, Innovation and Technology Bureau, HKSAR

• Prof. Rocky TUAN, Vice-Chancellor and President, CUHK   

• Prof. Alan CHAN, Provost, CUHK

• Prof. Mai Har SHAM, Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Vice-President, CUHK

• Prof. Benny ZEE, Director, Office of Research and Knowledge Transfer Services, CUHK

10:35-12:30

Exhibition Tour

14:00-14:05

Welcome Remarks

• Prof. Mai Har SHAM, Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Vice-President, CUHK

Satellite and Mobile Sensing Technologies and Applications: A New Angle to Promote Public Health Infrastructure

• Prof. Mei Po KWAN, Director, Institute of Space and Earth Information Science, CUHK

14:25-14:45

Green Energy and Advanced Material Research

• Prof. Chunshan SONG, Dean, Faculty of Science, CUHK

14:45-15:15

Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine Development

• Prof. Hon Fai CHAN, Assistant Professor, Institute for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine (iTERM), CUHK

• Prof. Anna BLOCKI, Assistant Professor, Institute for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine (iTERM), CUHK

• Prof. Michelle WANG, Research Assistant Professor, Institute for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine (iTERM), CUHK

15:15-15:45

Industry Insights: NEC’s Research and the Future Demand of Technologies

• Ms. Elsa WONG, Managing Director, NEC Hong Kong

15:45-16:00

Intermission

16:00-16:30

Panel Discussion: The Advantages of Future CUHK Satellite

• Ms. Elsa WONG, Managing Director, NEC Hong Kong
• Prof. Alan CHAN, Provost, CUHK
• Prof. Mei Po KWAN, Director, Institute of Space and Earth Information Science, CUHK
• Prof. Peifeng MA, Research Assistant Professor, Institute of Space and Earth Information Science, CUHK

Moderator: Prof. Benny ZEE, Director, Office of Research and Knowledge Transfer Services, CUHK

16:30-16:50

Laser-based Gas Sensing: Integrating Upstream Knowledge in Downstream Applications

• Prof. Wei REN, Associate Professor, Faculty of Engineering, CUHK

16:50-17:10

Strategies to Enhance Early Language Development

• Prof. Patrick WONG, Director, Brain and Mind Institute, CUHK

17:10-17:15

Closing Remarks

• Prof. Benny ZEE, Director, Office of Research and Knowledge Transfer Services, CUHK