08:30 - 09:00

Registration & Coffee

Welcome to Day 2

• Current innovations in AI-driven assessment
• Policy landscapes and regulatory frameworks
• Ethical & equity challenges

Short Presentations:
Dr. Randy E. Bennett
Principal, Assessment Innovation Matters, United States 

Dr. Madeline Xiaoming Xi
Director - Examinations, Assessment and Research, Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority, Hong Kong, China

Prof. Zi Yan
Head, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, The Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China

Moderated Panel Discussion

Moderator: Dr. Randy E. Bennett

Panelists: Dr. Madeline Xiaoming Xi, Prof. Yan Zi

Keynote Speaker:
Dr. Tan Seng Chee
Associate Vice Provost (Education Transformation), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

Moderator:

Dr. Sean McMinn
Director of Center for Education Innovation, HKUST, Hong Kong, China

Speakers:

• Ms. Gisa Chan
  Managing Director, Solomon Learning Group and Goodclass.ai, Hong Kong, China
• Dr. Christopher Hurley
  Director for Science, Technology, and Educational Futures, Yew Chung Yew Wah Education Network, China 

• Dr. Alexey Popov
  Data Innovation Lead, English Schools Foundation, Hong Kong, China

• Ms. Rainbow Lam
  Researcher, Our Hong Kong Foundation Limited, Hong Kong, China

Short Presentations:
 

• Prof. Libin Yuan
  President, Xiangtan Institute of Technology, China 
  - Applied talent cultivation and institutional innovation in the AI era
• Prof. Wen Wen
  Vice Dean of School of Education, Tsinghua University, China
  - Shaping platforms for educational research, policy, and innovation in China
• Prof. Ling Li
  Associate Professor at Shanghai Institute of AI for Education, East China Normal University, China
  - A multi-agent driven platform to support teachers' inquiry into classroom data (InnoSpark)

• Teacher responsibility vs tool accountability
• Parents’ AI literacy 

• Student misuse vs productive use 

• “Red line” scenarios: when not to use AI 

Moderated Panel

Moderator:
Dr. Sean McMinn
Director of Center for Education Innovation, HKUST, Hong Kong, China

Panelists:

Ms. Rachel Chan
Founder and Chief Catalyst, InnoFoco
Co-Founder, Esperanza, Hong Kong, China  

Mr. Jason Chiu, JP
Serial Tech Entrepreneur and Angel Investor  

Ms. Rene Chu
Executive Director, Hong Kong Smart City Academy, Hong Kong, China

Opening Framing:

Dr. Sdenka Zobeida Salas-Pilco
Associate Professor, School of Artificial Intelligence, Hubei Preschool Teachers College, China

The Changing Digital World

Short Presentations:

Prof. Alister Jones
Deputy Vice-Chancellor, University of Waikato, New Zealand 

Prof. Cathy Buntting
Director of Science Learning Hub, University of Waikato, New Zealand 

Moderated Panel Discussion:

Moderated by Dr. Sdenka Zobeida Salas-Pilco

Panelists: Prof. Alister Jones, Prof. Cathy Buntting

1. What are the opportunities to improve education processes and outcomes through use of AI? 
2. What are examples of successful use of AI in these ways (e.g., for curriculum development;  instructional strategies)? 
3. What are the implications for teacher preparation?
4. What is needed in terms of infrastructure? 
5. What are the implications for research and evaluation needs, support, and financing?

Keynote Speaker:

Prof. Serguei Netessine
Dhirubhai Ambani Professor of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, 
Professor of Operations, Information and Decisions, and 
Senior Vice Dean for Innovation and Global Initiatives, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, United States 

Closing Remarks:

Dr. Cheng Davis
President, Forum for World Education

Mr. Yutong (Tony) Gao
President, EasyTransfer
Board Member, Forum for World Education