| 08:30 - 09:15 |
Registration & Coffee |
| 09:15 - 09:30 |
Opening & Welcome
Ms. Edith Shih
Council Vice-Chair, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), Hong Kong, China
Board Member, Forum for World Education
Prof. Yike Guo
Provost, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), Hong Kong, China
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| 09:30 - 10:45 |
The Power and Perils of AI for Primary and Secondary Education |
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Keynote Speaker:
Dr. Choi Yuk-Lin, JP
Secretary for Education, Hong Kong SAR Government, Hong Kong, China
- The state of AI and its current use by teachers and students;
- What is working and what is problematic;
- Key challenges for teachers, for students, and for administrators and policy makers
Moderated Panel
Moderator:
Ms. Edith Shih
Council Vice-Chair, HKUST, Hong Kong, China
Board Member, Forum for World Education
Panelists:
Prof. Cecilia Chan
Founding Director of Teaching and Learning Innovation Centre &
Professor at Faculty of Education, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
Prof. Thomas K. F. Chiu
Associate Professor of AI and STEM Education, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
Prof. Siu-Cheung Kong
Chair Professor at Department of Mathematics and Information Technology & Director of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Competency Education Centre, The Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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| 10:45 - 11:05 |
Coffee Break |
| 11:05 - 12:00 |
Panel Discussion: Student Voices on AI in the Classroom |
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Secondary school students share their unfiltered perspectives on how AI is shaping their learning experience: what helps, what harms, what worries them, and what they wish their institutions understood.
Moderator:
Dr. Sean McMinn
Director of Center for Education Innovation, HKUST, Hong Kong, China
Student Panelists:
Ryan Tang
Chinese International School, Hong Kong, China
Yip Cheuk Nam
Kowloon True Light School, Hong Kong, China
Eason (Yichen) Xie
La Salle College, Hong Kong, China
Yalin Cheng
Christian Alliance SW Chan Memorial College, Hong Kong, China
Joan Yuan
Christian Alliance SW Chan Memorial College, Hong Kong, China
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| 12:00 - 13:00 |
Teacher Preparation and Upskilling to Improve Efficiency and Outcomes |
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- What new teachers should know beyond subject mastery
- Shifting from “content delivery” to learning designer, coach, and ethical guide
- Risks of over-reliance on AI in novice teachers
- What AI can do and what must remain human
- Strategies for preparing teachers to model critical thinking and judgment
- Recommendations for a competency framework for AI-ready teachers
- Sample revisions to teacher-education curricula
Keynote Speaker:
Prof. Katharine Strunk
Dean of Graduate School of Education, University of Pennsylvania, United States
Moderated Panel
Moderator:
Prof. Rebecca Maynard
University Trustee Chair Professor Emerita, University of Pennsylvania, United States
Panelists:
Prof. Alister Jones
Deputy Vice-Chancellor, University of Waikato, New Zealand
Dr. Davy Ng
Assistant Professor, The Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
Ms. McQueen Sum
Assistant Lecturer with the Common Core, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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| 13:00 - 14:30 |
Lunch |
| 14:30 - 15:20 |
Policy Considerations: Effectiveness, Equity, Privacy, and Harms |
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- Assessment & measuring social/emotional skills at scale.
Keynote Speaker:
Andreas Schleicher
Director for Education and Skills, The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
Moderated Panel
Moderator:
Dr. Susan Sclafani
Vice President, Forum for World Education
Panelists:
Prof. Ronghuai Huang
Dean of Smart Learning Institute, Beijing Normal University, China
Prof. Janet H. Hsiao
Professor at Division of Social Science and Department of Computer Science & Engineering, HKUST, Hong Kong, China
Prof. Nancy Law
Professor and Chair of Learning Sciences and Technology, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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| 15:20 - 15:40 |
Break |
| 15:40 - 16:50 |
Case-study Showcase |
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- Short case studies from schools piloting AI tools that emphasize inquiry and reasoning.
Moderator:
Dr. Jac Leung
Director of AI Literacy Hub, HKUST, Hong Kong, China
Presenters:
Ms. Sally Yip
Vice Principal, Maryknoll Convent School (Secondary Section), Hong Kong, China
Mr. Yun Kit Chan
Vice Principal (Academic), La Salle College, Hong Kong, China
Dr. Lam Ho Ming (Mingson)
Assistant Principal, HKSYC&IA Chan Name Chong Memorial College, Hong Kong, China
Mr. Andrew Bumgarner
Upper School Learning Support Coordinator, Canadian International School of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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| 16:50 - 17:50 |
Protect, Prepare, Prosper: Shaping Human-Centered AI in K-12 Education |
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Keynote Speaker:
Dr. Rebecca Winthrop
Senior Fellow and Director of the Center for Universal Education, Brookings Institution, United States
Moderated Panel
Moderator:
Dr. Sean McMinn
Director of Center for Education Innovation, HKUST, Hong Kong, China
Panelists:
Dr. Lucia Dellagnelo
Deputy Director of Education and Skills, OECD
Prof. Dean He
Associate Academic Director of MSc Economics Program &
Senior Lecturer, Adjunct Associate Professor, HKUST, Hong Kong, China
Prof. Jason Lodge
Professor of Educational Psychology, Director of the Learning, Instruction, and Technology Lab in the School of Education, The University of Queensland, Australia
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| 17:50 |
End of Day 1 Activities |
