We are delighted to invite you and members of your institute to The Hong Kong Science and Technology Innovation Forum (STIF) which is organised by the Hong Kong Alliance of Technology and Innovation (HKATI) and sponsored by the BOCHK. The forum, focusing on the exploration of transforming technological achievements into practical applications, will be held at 3:30-5:30pm on 25th August 2023 at Auditorium 11/F BOC Tower.
Two keynote speakers, Professor Freddy Boey, a renowned international biomaterial scientist and the President of the The City University of Hong Kong, and Dr Ricky Chiu, 2022 JCI Ten Outstanding Young Persons of the World and CEO of the PHASE Scientific International Limited, will share their unique perspectives on “Deep Technology Created in Hong Kong” as the leader of a university and an enterprise respectively. Panel discussion guests, six laureates of the BOCHK Science and Technology Innovation Prize 2022 will share their experience in research and recent achievements. Professor Dong Sun, the Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry of the HK Government, Professor Weiming Wang, Head of Department of Educational, Scientific and Technological Affairs Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in HKSAR, and Mr Guiwei Xing, Deputy Chief Executive of BOCHK are the officiating guests.
The BOCHK Science and Technology Innovation Prize (STIP), in response to the nine Strategic Emerging Industries proposed by our nation's 14th Five-Year Plan and in line with the initiatives that the Hong Kong SAR government focuses on, is presented in five eligible categories to encourage researchers and innovators to aim at the forefront of world science and technology: Artificial Intelligence and Robotics, Life and Health, New Materials and New Energy, Advanced Manufacturing, FinTech. STIP, based in Hong Kong with a mission to meet our nation’s needs and contribute to the world, rewards outstanding scientists and research teams for their significant achievements in scientific and technological innovation and transformation in Hong Kong.
The selection committee of STIP consisted of top-tier experts from all over the world will select 5 winners (or groups) and award with no-strings-attached HK$ 2 million sponsored by BOCHK. The chairpersons of the five panels are Prof. Yike Guo (computer scientist), Prof. Yuk Ming Dennis Lo (molecular biologist), Prof. Wing Wah Vivian Yam (chemist), Ir Prof. H.C. Man (expert in advanced manufacturing), and Prof. Kar Yan Tam (expert in information system). Most of the panel members are local scientists, while overseas experts account for 30%; among them, there are academicians of the World Academy of Sciences, Academia Europaea, and national academies from China, the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Singapore, and Netherlands.
STIP, established by the Hong Kong Alliance of Technology and Innovation and title sponsored by the Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited, is in its second year. Its secretary is run by the Beijing – Hong Kong Academic Exchange Centre. The laureates of STIP 2022 are Prof. Hongbin Liu and Dr. Tat Ming Danny Chan (for their invention of a flexible endoscopic robotic system for minimally invasive neurosurgery), Prof. Yongping Zheng (for his invention of a radiation-free three-dimensional ultrasound scoliosis assessment system), Professor Zhiyong Fan (for his innovative work on bionic sensory devices), Prof. Zuankai Wang (for his contributions to bridging nature-inspired manufacturing innovations), and Mr. Calvin Cheng (for his development of a proprietary software to automate and streamline the complex reporting and due diligence workflow in capital markets). For the photos of STIP 2022, please visit https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1jy1_xHXy9iTKKNLyaqzwqbvRkOKns46l?usp=drive_link .
首屆「中銀香港科技創新獎」金融科技領域獲獎者鄭嘉泓先生發表了主題演講。作為濃說科技創始人兼行政總裁,鄭嘉泓先生向師弟們介紹了自己的創業之途上所遇到的困難,並鼓勵在座的同學不忘初心,持之以恆。 「不要畏懼困難和失敗,」鄭嘉泓先生說:「正是失敗讓你成長。你可以從各處學習,try more ,see more」。