Media Invitation

Asia Summit on Global Health and Hong Kong International Medical and Healthcare Fair open tomorrow

Experts and talents explore collaboration opportunities in healthcare

15 May 2024 – The third International Healthcare Week (IHW), organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), commenced today. IHW’s two flagship events are the fourth Asia Summit on Global Health (ASGH), co-organised by the HKTDC and the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), and the 15^th Hong Kong International Medical and Healthcare Fair (Medical Fair), organised by the HKTDC. ASGH will be held from 16 to 17 May, and the Medical Fair will run from 16 to 18 May.

Themed Innovation · Inclusion · Impact, this year’s ASGH Plenary Sessions will explore the challenges of and opportunities in the global medical and healthcare sector, the latest developments in medtech and business opportunities in Asia’s medical and healthcare sector.

Thematic sessions will focus on forward-looking issues, with discussions on the latest development trends of healthcare-related industries.

ASGH deal-making includes investment project pitching sessions and one-on-one meetings to promote dialogue and collaboration among project owners and investors. Several medical and healthcare enterprises will sign cooperation agreements on-site.

The InnoHealth Showcase and dedicated exhibition will feature medical investment projects and new technologies from around the world.

On the first day of ASGH, Mr John Lee, Chief Executive of the HKSAR, will deliver opening remarks, followed by welcome remarks from Dr Peter K N Lam, Chairman of the HKTDC, and special remarks by Prof Cao Xuetao, Vice-Minister of the National Health Commission of the People’s Republic of China.

Prof Lo Chung-mau, Secretary for Health of the HKSAR, and He Yaqiong, Director General of the Consumer Goods Industry Department of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of the People’s Republic of China, will deliver special remarks at Plenary Session I – Unleashing Opportunities: Co-create a Synergistic Ecosystem for Health Innovation.

Meanwhile, there will be a keynote session by Prof Roger Kornberg, Nobel Laureate in Chemistry in 2006 and Mrs. George A. Winzer Professor in Medicine & Professor of Structural Biology of the Stanford University School of Medicine, during Plenary Session II – Innovation · Inclusion · Impact on the first morning of the summit.

The Medical Fair will feature some 300 exhibitors from eight countries and regions. With the theme of Innovations Boosting Smart Health Experience, this year’s event features eight exhibition zones, including Biotechnology, Hospital Equipment, Rehabilitation and Elderly Care Products, World of Health and Wellness, Medical Supplies and Disposables, Laboratory Equipment and Manufacturing Solutions and Start-up Zone.

The Medical Fair welcomes a host of leading research and academic institutions, including six local universities, The Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation (HKSTP) and the Hong Kong Medical and Healthcare Device Industries Association (HKMHDIA) as exhibitors. They will showcase cutting-edge medical equipment, health monitoring products and the latest developments in Chinese medicine and supplements.

Furthermore, the Medical Fair will highlight several groundbreaking innovations in areas, such as telemedicine technologies, medical technology solutions powered by AI and robotics and cold chain logistics solutions with real-time monitoring of medicine delivery status.

We invite you or your representatives to cover these two major events.

Details are as follows:

Asia Summit on Global Health
Date	Thursday, 16 May to Friday, 17 May
Venue	Hall 3FG, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC)
Media Centre	Media Hub inside Hall 3FG
Press Registration Counter	HKCEC Hall 3G Concourse entrance Accessible via the escalator near The Atrium Chinese restaurant
Highlight Sessions 16 May (Thursday)	Opening Session Time: 10:00 am – 10:30 am Speakers: John Lee, Chief Executive of the HKSAR; Dr Peter K N Lam, Chairman, HKTDC; Prof Cao Xuetao, Vice-Minister, National Health Commission, People’s Republic of China Plenary Session I – Unleashing Opportunities: Co-create a Synergistic Ecosystem for Health Innovation Time: 10:30 am – 11:30 am Speakers: Prof Lo Chung-mau, Secretary for Health of the HKSAR; He Yaqiong, Director General of Consumer Goods Industry Department, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, People’s Republic of China; Prof Lo Yuk Lam, President, HK Bio-Med Innotech Association; Dr Sun Zhigang, Senior Vice President, Luye Pharma Group Ltd. Plenary Session II – Innovation．Inclusion．Impact Time: 11:30 am – 12:45 pm Speakers: Prof Roger Kornberg, Nobel Laureate in Chemistry in 2006 and Mrs. George A. Winzer Professor in Medicine & Professor of Structural Biology, Stanford University School of Medicine; Victor L L Chu, Chairman and CEO, First Eastern Investment Group; Leslie Lu, Executive Director and CEO, EC Healthcare Dialogue with Global Pioneer in Health Time: 2:15 pm – 2:45 pm Speakers: Victor L L Chu, Chairman and CEO, First Eastern Investment Group; Prof Michael Hanna, Director, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology What’s Next in China’s Healthcare Arena Time: 2:45 pm – 3:45 pm Speakers: Prof Tony Mok Shu Kam, Chairman, Department of Clinical Oncology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong; Prof Lau Chak-sing, Dean of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong; Antony Leung, Group Chairman, Nan Fung Group Dr Yu Xuefeng, Co-Founder, CEO and Chairman, CanSino Biologics Inc.; Zhu Yeqing, Co-Founder, Chairman and CEO, New Horizon Health Ltd Thematic Session: Fostering Collaboration for Next-Gen Healthcare Business Time: 3:45pm – 4:45 pm Speakers: Prof Christopher Chao, Vice President (Research and Innovation), The Hong Kong Polytechnic University; Hu Hang, CEO, Fosun Health Group; Dimitry Tran, Co-Founder, Harrison.ai / Annalise.ai; Anita Ou, Managing Director, Head of Enterprise Banking, Commercial Banking, Hong Kong HSBC and more Healthcare Investment Making Positive Impact Time: 4:00pm – 4:45pm Speakers: Dr Bettina Ernst, Director, Bernina BioInvest Ltd; Thomas Forest Farb-Horch, CEO and President, Thrive Bioscience, Inc.; Dr Amit Kakar, Managing Partner and Head of Asia, Novo Holdings Asia; Kevin Xie, Chairman, CEO, China Renaissance and more Empowering Healthcare with Artificial Intelligence Time: 4:45 pm – 5:45 pm Speakers: Sachin Choudhary, Chief Portfolio Officer, Digital Surgical Technologies, Medtronic plc; Dr Tomohiro Tada, M.D., FJGES, CEO, AI Medical Service Inc.; Dr Charles Taylor, Founder and Member of the Board of Directors, HeartFlow, Inc.; Dr Kenneth Tsang, CEO, Gleneagles Hospital Hong Kong New Opportunities for Insurance in the Healthcare Ecosystem Time: 4:45 pm – 5:30 pm Speakers: Orchis Li, Chairman, The Hong Kong Federation of Insurers; Liaw Yit Ming, CEO, Foundation Healthcare Holdings Pte Ltd; Jonathan Linstow, Commercial Head, Heals Healthcare Ltd.; Jacky Lio, Chief Medical Officer, Bowtie Life Insurance Project Pitching Stage Activity Cooperation Agreement Signing Ceremony Time: 11 am – 12:45 pm A number of healthcare companies, including EC Healthcare and DKSH, will sign partnership agreements on-site. MedTech Hackathon Hong Kong 2024 Final Pitch and Award Ceremony Time: 2 pm – 4 pm The MedTech Hackathon Hong Kong 2024 – organised by The University of Hong Kong (HKU) Techno-Entrepreneurship Core, HKSTP and HKU Beijing Center – aims to provide a platform for research teams to recruit talents and professionals with diverse expertise and connect with industry partners for collaboration. Representatives from local universities, venture capital partners and healthcare companies will attend the final pitching session and awards ceremony. Launch Ceremony of “LiverCare - Hong Kong 10 Million Liver Scans Program” Time: 5:15 pm – 6:15pm Powered by Hong Kong LiverCare Alliance, which is comprised of experts, research institutions, technology providers, corporations, NGOs and clinics, this LiverCare programme encourages citizens’ participation in liver disease screening to better understand liver health, promote early screening and provide timely treatment of liver disease in Hong Kong.
17 May (Friday)	Plenary Session: Advancing Healthcare in Asia Through Innovation Time: 9:30 am – 11 am Speakers: The Hon Bernard Charnwut Chan, Chairman and President, Asia Financial Holdings Limited; Dr Sangtae Kim, Chief Technology Officer, Bertis Bioscience; Yasushi Okada, Representative Corporate Officer and COO, Eisai Co., Ltd.; Dr Sarah Salvilla, Group Chief Health Officer, FWD Group; Prof Michael Mengsu Yang, Senior Vice-President (Innovation and Enterprise), Yeung Kin Man Chair Professor of Biomedical Sciences, City University of Hong Kong; Danny Yeung, Co-Founder and CEO, Prenetics New Frontiers in Healthy Ageing Time: 11 am – 12:30 pm Speakers: Dr The Hon Lam Ching-choi, Non-Official Member of Executive Council of Hong Kong SAR Ada Cheng, CEO, Australian Home Nursing Foundation; Steven Leung, General Manager, Business Strategy & Transformation, Guardforce Group; Stella Ling, CEO, Cognitact Group; Garri Zmudze, Founding Partner, LongeVC and more Thematic Session: Chinese Medicine in Modern Healthcare Time: 11:15 am – 12:15 pm Speakers: Prof Bian Zhaoxiang, Hospital Chief Executive, Hong Kong Chinese Medicine Hospital; Prof Yibin Feng, Director of School of Chinese Medicine, The University of Hong Kong; Dr Lau Chun Wing Arthur, Deputy Hospital Chief Executive (Western Medicine), Hong Kong Chinese Medicine Hospital; Prof Xu Hongxi, Distinguished Professor, Honorary Dean, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine and more Innovative Drugs in Shaping China’s Biopharma Ecosystem Time: 2 pm – 3 pm Speakers: Prof Chow Ming-cheung, Larry, Professor and Head of Department of Applied Biology & Chemical Technology, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University; Ke Ying, Senior Director, Vice President, R&D Management Center, Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Holding Co., Ltd.; Dr Qian Xiaoxiao, Head of Strategy and Academic Alliance, AstraZeneca R&D China; Prof Zhao Yanxiang, Professor and Associate Head of Department of Applied Biology & Chemical Technology, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University; Zhou Gaobo, Chief Investment Officer, Simcere Pharmaceutical Group Limited Seeing the Unseen - Precision Medicine with Genomic Insight Time: 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm Speakers: Dr Lo Su-vui, CEO, Hong Kong Genome Institute; Dr Chen Hua Chien, Chief Scientific Officer and Co-Founder, ACT Genomics Co. Ltd; Dr Leung Kam Tong, Assistant Professor, Department of Paediatrics, Hong Kong Hub of Paediatric Excellence, The Chinese University of Hong Kong; Krishnamoorthy Sundaresan, General Manager, Pfizer Hong Kong and Macau Investing in the Future of Neuroscience Time: 3 pm – 4 pm Speakers: Prof Wong Yung-hou, Dean of Science and Chair Professor of Life Science, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology; Dr Arno de Wilde, Director, EQT Life Sciences; Dr Fanny Ip, Co-Founder and Director, Infitech Limited; Dr Ashok Iyaswamy, Research Assistant Professor, Chinese Medicine - Teaching and Research Division, Hong Kong Baptist University; Dror Talisman, Co-Founder and CEO, NeuroBrave Ltd. Youth Mental Health in the Digital World Time: 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm Speakers: Dr Candice Powell, CEO, Mind HK; Prof Wing Yun Kwok, Professor and Chairman, Department of Psychiatry, Choh-Ming Li Professor of Psychiatry, The Chinese University of Hong Kong and more

Hong Kong International Medical and Healthcare Fair
Date	Thursday, 16 May to Saturday, 18 May
Venue	Hall 3DE, HKCEC
Press Registration counter	HKCEC Hall 3G Concourse (16-17 May) accessible via the escalator near The Atrium Chinese restaurant HKCEC Hall 3E Concourse (18 May) HKTDC Media Centre (16-18 May) G/F, Expo Drive Entrance, HKCEC)
Highlight Sessions 16 May (Thursday)	Media guided tour of ASGH exhibitors and Medical Fair Time: 11:15 am to 12:15 pm Meeting point: HKTDC Media Centre Language: English HKMHDIA Medical Fair Forum Time: 10:30 am – 12:30 pm Venue: The STAGE, Hall 3D-E, HKCEC Language: English, Putonghua Continuing Medical Education (CME) Workshop: Prevention, Screening and Monitoring of Colorectal Health Time: 2 pm – 3:30 pm Venue: The STAGE, Hall 3D-E, HKCEC Language: English, Cantonese
17 May (Friday)	Session 1: Unlocking the Potential: Mixed Reality & AI for Medical Images Time: 10:30 am - 12:30 pm Venue: The STAGE, Hall 3D-E, HKCEC Language: English Speakers: Louis Sze, CEO, Syngular Technology Ltd; Dr KC Wong, Orthopedics Consultant, Prince Wales Hospital; Chapman Lee, Director, Imsight Technology Co. Ltd; Miranda Ching Yi Kwan, Director, SGS Hong Kong Ltd Session 2: MedTech Innovations Propelling Healthcare Advancements in Hong Kong and Beyond Time: 10:30 am - 12:30 pm Venue: The STAGE, Hall 3D-E, HKCEC Language: English Speakers: Aaron Finley, Director, Central Business Development, Deloitte; Dr Runlin Zhao, CEO, Enlight Medical; Eric Yang, Co-Founder and Chairman, b-ONE; Prof Kai Hang Yiu, Clinical Professor, Department of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong; Dr Kai Tsun To, Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The University of Hong Kong Connectivity and IoT Applications in Digital Health Time: 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm Venue: The STAGE, Hall 3D-E, HKCEC Language: English

Some of the speakers for ASGH are listed below. If you would like to invite speakers for interviews, please email hktdc@hkstrategies.com:

Dr Tom Du, Chairman-Elected, PhIRDA International Regulatory Science Specialty Committee	Thomas Forest Farb-Horch, CEO and President, Thrive Bioscience, Inc.
Prof Yibin Feng, Director, School of Chinese Medicine, The University of Hong Kong	Dr Amit Kakar, Managing Partner and Head of Asia, Novo Holdings Asia
Hu Hang, CEO, Fosun Health Group	Prof Lo Yuk Lam, President, HK Bio-Med Innotech Association
Krishnamoorthy Sundaresan, General Manager, Pfizer Hong Kong and Macau	Dimitry Tran, Co-Founder, Harrison.ai / Annalise.ai
Prof Xu Hongxi, Distinguished Professor, Honorary Dean, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine	Dr Fanny Ip, Co-founder and Director, Infitech Limited
Ada Cheng, CEO, Australian Nursing Home Foundation

Please note:

If you are interested in conducting on-site interviews, please bring your business card and press pass to receive your media badge at the press registration counter.
All video or audio recordings at the event, excluding the Opening Session, may be used only in the context of media reporting. If you are interested in conducting a live broadcast or recording, please contact HKTDC’s Communications & Public Affairs Department prior to the event.
A press stand will be set up at the event. Photographers are advised to bring telephoto lenses for long-distance shooting.
The simultaneous interpretation provided at ASGH is for reference only. In case of any discrepancy, the original language spoken will prevail.

Website

International Healthcare Week: https://internationalhealthcareweek.hktdc.com/en

Asia Summit on Global Health: https://www.asiasummitglobalhealth.com/conference/asgh/en

Programme: https://www.asiasummitglobalhealth.com/conference/asgh/en/programme

Speaker list: https://www.asiasummitglobalhealth.com/conference/asgh/en/speaker

Hong Kong International Medical and Healthcare Fair: https://www.hktdc.com/event/hkmedicalfair/en

Interesting Product List: https://www.hktdc.com/event/hkmedicalfair/en/product

Activity Schedule: https://www.hktdc.com/event/hkmedicalfair/en/intelligence-hub

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