Group Photo of All the Participants
Organized by China Green Building (Hong Kong) Council and Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering, City University of Hong Kong (CityU), the Asian Smart Cities Network and Digital Twin 2023: Hong Kong Future Urban Living symposium gathered world-leading experts from Hong Kong, the USA, Japan, and the UK to present keynote lectures and participate in round-table panel discussions centered on the latest developments and innovations in smart cities, digital twin, and the impact of these technologies on sustainable future living and net-zero transition, particularly for primate Asian cities. With a strong focus on Hong Kong, the topics presented and discussed had high relevance to the city’s Smart City Blueprint and impending mega-urban development projects.
Opening address by Prof. TSOU (left) and closing remarks by Prof. NG (right)
The symposium was supported by Georgia Institute of Technology, The University of Tokyo, Imperial College London, Civil Engineering and Development Department (CEDD), Buildings Department (BD), Drainage Services Department (DSD), Water Supplies Department (WSD), Highways Department (HyD), Henderson Land Development Company Limited, The Real Estate Developers Association of Hong Kong (REDA), BEAM Society Limited (BSL), Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute (ASTRI), Meinhardt (M&E) Ltd, AECOM, Yau Lee Holdings Limited, GBA Carbon Neutrality Association (GBACNA), China Real Estate Chamber of Commerce Hong Kong and International Chapter Limited (CRECCHKI), and ARUP.
Group Photo of the Distinguished Guests and Speakers
Presenting the Appreciation Letter to the Supporting Organizations
The event saw distinguished speakers covering a wide range of interesting topics related to smart campuses, cities, mobility, wastewater treatment, water management, architectural design and climate change mitigation. The speakers included Prof. Dimitri MAVRIS, Regent Professor and Director of Aerospace Systems Design Laboratory, School of Aerospace Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology; Prof. Perry PJ YANG, Director of Eco Urban Lab, School of City & Regional Planning and School of Architecture, Georgia Institute of Technology; Prof. Gulsah AKAR, Chair, School of City & Regional Planning, Georgia Institute of Technology; Dr. Ana MIJIC, Centre for Systems Engineering and Innovation, Imperial College London; Dr. Akito MURAYAMA, Head of Urban Land Use Planning, Department of Urban Engineering (Tokyo smart city planning), The University of Tokyo; Dr. Takahiro YOSHIDA, Center for Spatial Information Science and Department of Urban Engineering (data-driven urban computing), The University of Tokyo; Ir. Mr. Harry MA, Civil Engineering and Development Department; Mr. Wing-hing CHOI, Assistant Director of Drainage Services, The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region; Dr. John KOO, Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute; Dr. Ricky TSUI, R&D Director at Arup & Director at Neuron Digital Group; Dr. Amy TAN, Assistant Professor, Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering, City University of Hong Kong; and Dr. Hao ZHENG, Assistant Professor, Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering, City University of Hong Kong.
Invited Speakers Share Their Research Findings and Experience
The Discussion Panels
The symposium attracted more than 70 participants from different fields, including government, academia, industry, professionals, students, etc., and was very positively-received. Through the symposium, an international platform was built, allowing top researchers and professors from Georgia Institute of Technology, The University of Tokyo, Imperial College London, and CityU to conduct further knowledge exchange and collaboration exploration. The successful symposium also creates new connections and linkages to benefit Hong Kong’s development while marking a meaningful milestone in the CityU and Hong Kong academics.
Group Photo of All the Participants