Program Schedule

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6 December 2021 (Monday)

08:30 – 09:00	Registration (for in-person participants)
09:00 – 09:15	Welcome speech Prof. Wei SHYY, JP President of HKUST
09:15 – 10:00	The Boston Biotechnology Ecosystem: Academic Entrepreneurs, New Technologies, and Building Companies to Treat Disease Prof. Harvey F. LODISH Member, Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research Professor of Biology and Professor of Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA
10:00 – 10:10	Morning Refreshment & Session Break
10:10 – 12:45	Thematic Session (TS-1) Artificial Intelligence (AI) Entrepreneurship in Health Care Industry Moderator(s): Prof. Tim Kwang-Ting CHENG Prof. Bert SHI	Thematic Session (TS-2) Synthetic Biology and Bio-Economy Moderator: Prof. King L. CHOW
12:45 – 13:45	Lunch Break
14:00 – 15:15	Thematic Session (TS-1) Artificial Intelligence (AI) Entrepreneurship in Health Care Industry Moderator(s): Prof. Tim Kwang-Ting CHENG Prof. Bert SHI	Thematic Session (TS-2) Synthetic Biology and Bio-Economy Moderator: Prof. King L. CHOW
15:15 – 15:30	Afternoon Refreshment & Session Break
15:30 – 16:15	21 st Century Economic Growth - the Role of Universities Prof. Peretz LAVIE President Emeritus of Israel Institute of Technology
16:30 – 17:30	Roundtable Discussion Moderator: Prof. Naubahar SHARIF Acting Head and Professor, Division of Public Policy Professor, Division of Integrative Systems and Design The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Panelist(s): Prof. Lap-chee TSUI, GBM, GBS, JP President, Victor and William Fung Foundation (HK); President, Hong Kong Academy of Sciences; Director, Qiushi Academy for Advanced Studies & Master of Residential College in International Campus, Zhejiang University Mr. Chibo TANG Managing Partner, Gobi Partners Mr. Rupert MOK Secretary-General, Hong Kong Medical & Healthcare Device Industries Association Vincent Medical Holdings Limited, Independent Non-Executive Director
17:30 - 17:45	Summary Notes Prof. King L. CHOW