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16 June 2017 (Friday)
09:00 - 11:30
Conducted in English
Welcoming Message
Welcoming Remarks
The Hon Bernard Charnwut Chan

Chairperson, Hong Kong Council of Social Service

Opening Address
Mr Matthew Cheung Kin-chung

Chief Secretary for Administration, HKSAR Government

Conducted in English
Keynote Session - Ageing in the technological era
Dr Bernhard Schwartländer

WHO Representative in China

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Dr Jane Barratt

Secretary General, International Federation on Ageing

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13:30 – 16:00
Conducted in Cantonese
Plenary Session 1: Technology to facilitate ageing in place in Hong Kong - present and future
Mr Stephen Sui Wai-keung

Secretary for Labour and Welfare, HKSAR Government

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Dr Ching-choi Lam

Chairman, Elderly Commission, Hong Kong

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Dr Chi-kwong Law

Co-founder and Honorary Treasurer, Senior Citizen Home Safety Association

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Dr Edith Kwan Ngan-hing

Elderly representative

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Moderator
Mr Stephen Wong Yuen-shan

Deputy Executive Director and Head of Public Policy, Our Hong Kong Foundation

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14:30 – 15:30
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Workshop 1: Use of Robotics in Elderly care (I) the Japan and Hong Kong Experience
Japan Robot Revolution Policy and its Impact for the Application of Robot in Elderly Care

Mr. Takeshi Kobayashi

Senior Officer for Welfare Equipment and House Repair/ for Development and Promotion of Nursing Care Robot, Elderly Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare

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The warm facets of robots – personal companion in elderly homes

Ms. Jennis Ho Sim Ki

Service Director, Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui Welfare Council Limited

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Cyber care: Enhancing rehabilitation with robotics

Mr. Michael Tsui

CEO, Rehab-Robotics Company Ltd

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15:00 – 15:45
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Workshop 3: Solutions to Enhance Participation and Social Inclusion
Smart phone apps and cloud service system for the ageing community

Professor Lin Chong Wey

Founder and President, OurCityLove Social Enterprise Co., Ltd. Taiwan

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Ms. Lillian Li

Director, Lightbulb Ltd

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Elderly volunteers and participating restaurants
16:00 – 17:30
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Workshop 2: Innovative Services to Enhance Quality Care
Climbing Ladder Service

Mr. Pun Chi Meng, Paul

Secretary General, Caritas Macau

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Stair Aids Service

Ms. Yeung Wai Lan

Service Manager, C&W District Elderly Community Centre, St. James’ Settlement

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Mobile Bathing Van to Help the Bedridden

Mr. Li Shih-Hung

CEO, Sister of Our Lady of China Catholic Charity Social Welfare Foundation

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The Experience of Stroke Patients with SAHK in their Rehabilitation Journeys

Dr. Su Yuen-wang

Senior Manager (Professional Development), SAHK

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Understand the need of the Elderly

Ms. Li-li Yu

CEO, Old Five Old Foundation

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16:30 – 17:15
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Workshop 4: Platform for Assistive Technologies Development and Adoption
Cross-sector Alliance to enhance younger generation's concern to Elderly

Prof. Shih-Chung Jessy Kang

Co-chair and Project Leader, Smart Aging Alliance

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The Role and Challenges of Assistive Device Center for the Elderly Care in Taiwan

Ms. Chou Wen Chen

CEO, Bjorgaas Social Welfare Foundation

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16:30 – 17:30
Mainland Forum: Ageing in China – Case study of Guangdong Province and Fujian Province
Mr Chang-sheng Wang

Deputy Director-General, Department of Civil Affairs of Guangdong Province

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Mr Shao-xiong Fang

Deputy Executive Director, Office of the Committee on Ageing of Fujian Province

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17 June 2017 (Saturday)
10:00 – 10:45
Conducted in Cantonese
Workshop 5: Age-friendly Community Project
Voice to be heard & Need to be answered – AFC Project

Mr. Robert Wong Kin Ming

Project Development Director, Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui Welfare Council Ltd.

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Mr. Perick Wong Lai Choi

Service Director, Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui Welfare Council Ltd.

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Ms. Ko Ming Hui

Supervisor, Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui Tseung Kwan O Aged Care Complex

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10:00 – 12:30
Conducted in English
Plenary Session 2: Ageing in Place – Access and use of technology in living and community environment
Dr Ruoyi Zhou

Director, Accessibility Research, IBM, USA

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Ms Janice Chia

Founder and Managing Director, Ageing Asia, Singapore

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Mr Hiroyasu Itoh

CEO, Abilities Care-net Incorporated, Japan

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Prof Yeh-liang Hsu

Director, Gerontechnology Research Center, Yuan Ze University, Taiwan

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Moderator
Mr Daniel Lau King-shing

Director (Development & Marketing), Hong Kong Housing Society

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10:00 – 16:00
Conducted in Cantonese
Future Camp
  • 2017 Elderly Technology Use in Hong Kong – Landscape Research Result Sharing
  • In-session Activity: Social Architecture (led by MakerBay)
  • Group Discussion 1
    • Identify specific needs of elderly on Healthcare or Mobility
    • Map out technology resources and brainstorm concrete idea (s) in response to the needs
  • Group Discussion 2
    • Deepen the understanding of Social Impact Assessment
    • Consolidate new ideas into pragmatic outcomes, prototype, mock up product and package it into business model with simple cost and revenue analysis
  • Presentation and Pitching
  • Mock Social Investment (Pre-Post Social Impact Assessment)
  • Prize presentation and Conclusion
11:00 – 12:00
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Workshop 6: Innovative Product Design for Seniors
Designing Products for Seniors

Mr. Takaaki Yoshikawa

Councilor, Advanced R&D Planning & Promotion Group, Panasonic

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Smart Ageing Design

Mr. Yen-Fu Chen

Assistant Professor, Department of Media Design, Tatung University

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Innovative product design for seniors: Clear Ear

Ms. Lily Truong

Co-Founder/CEO, Clear Ear

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11:00 – 12:00
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Workshop 10: Useful Applications and Websites for Seniors
Development of an route-planning app - Age-friendly as key to success

Mr. Eric Wong

SE/TIS, Transport Department

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“Mind Delight Games”─ the first set of cognitive stimulating tool that combines the real games with a smartphone app in Hong Kong

Ms. Tong Choi Ying

Program Director (Elderly Care-Home &Community Care), Christian Family Service Centre

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Brainastic – Applications for Dementia Persons

Mr. Lam Siu Hin

Chief Executive Officer, Mindvivid Limited

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SeniorCLIC – free legal information website for seniors

Mr. Michael Man-kit Cheung

Assistant Research Officer, Law and Technology Centre, The University of Hong Kong

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12:00 – 13:00
Conducted in Cantonese
Workshop 11: Human-centred Mobility Aids
MoBiLET for the mobility challenged persons

Mr. Arnold Wu King Lok

Chief Innovation Officer, Single Person Transport Design (SPTD) Limited

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Intelligent Wheelchair System

Dr. Eric Tam

Assistant Professor, Interdisciplinary Division of Biomedical Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

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Wireless control wheelchair with toilet accessibility

Mr. Chun Kwok Tung

Founder, MoNi Studio Interactive Interior Design Ltd.

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12:30 – 13:30
Conducted in Cantonese
Workshop 7:Use of Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) Technologies for Improving Elderly Care
VR/ AR to enhance socialization, rehabilitation impact for seniors

Mr. Joe Wong

CEO, Medisen Limited

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Prof. David Man

Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

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Mr. Jordan Cheng

Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Dragon Creative Enterprise Solution Limited

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12:30 – 14:15
Business Luncheon : Creating Shared Value in the Silver Hair Industry (By invitation)
Mr Mikio Okumura

President and Chief Executive Officer of Sompo Care Inc., and Director, Managing Executive Officer of Sompo Holdings, Inc., Japan

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Mr Matthias Kück

Project Co-ordinator, European Union-funded PERFORMANCE project; CEO, Biozoon Food Innovations GmbH, Germany

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14:00 – 15:00
Conducted in Cantonese
Workshop 8:Smart City for All
Smart City: where are we now?

Mr. Raymond Poon

Customer Solutions Architect, Cisco Systems (HK) Limited

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Designing Our Smart City: top-down or bottom up?

Mr. Frank Wong

Deputy Head, Energizing Kowloon East Office, Development Bureau

14:30 – 17:00
Conducted in Cantonese
Plenary Session 3: Innovation in health and social care
Dr Mok Chun Keung

Chief of Service, Department of Medicine & Geriatrics, Tuen Mun Hospital; Cluster Coordinator (Medicine & Geriatrics), New Territories West Cluster, Hospital Authority

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Prof Takashi Iba

Associate Professor, Faculty of Policy Management and Graduate School of Media and Governance, Keio University, Japan

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Prof Goldie Nejat

AGE-WELL Robotics Research Project Lead and Network Investigator; Canada Research Chair in Robots for Society and Associate Professor, University of Toronto, Canada

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Mr Peter Poon King-kong

Deputy CEO, Community Rehabilitation Network, The Hong Kong Society for Rehabilitation

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Moderator
Prof Daniel Lai Wing-leung

Chair Professor of Social Work and Gerontology & Head; Director, Institute of Active Ageing, Hong Kong Polytechnic University

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16:00 – 16:45
Conducted in Cantonese
Workshop 9: Use of Robotics in Elderly Care (II)
Assistive robotics: Possibilities in ageing in place

Dr. Woo Kam Tim

Associate Professor of Engineering Education, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

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Robot will be part of our life in the ageing society?

Mr Berry Leung

Director, Teksbotics (Hong Kong) Ltd.

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18 June 2017 (Sunday)
09:30 - 10:15
Welcoming Message
Welcome Speech
Mr Albert Wong Hak-keung

CEO, Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation

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Opening Speech
Mr Nicholas Yang Wei-hsiung

Secretary for Innovation and Technology, HKSAR Government

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Speech 1: Policy Paradigms, Social Transformations and Technology Innovations to Celebrate Population Ageing
Prof Eng Kiong Yeoh

Director, The Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

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10:00 – 16:00
Conducted in Cantonese
Future Camp
  • 2017 Elderly Technology Use in Hong Kong – Landscape Research Result Sharing
  • In-session Activity: Social Architecture (led by MakerBay)
  • Group Discussion 1
    • Identify specific needs of elderly on Eating or Living
    • Map out technology resources and brainstorm concrete idea (s) in response to the needs
  • Group Discussion 2
    • Deepen the understanding of Social Impact Assessment
    • Consolidate new ideas into pragmatic outcomes, prototype, mock up product and package it into business model with simple cost and revenue analysis
  • Presentation and Pitching
  • Mock Social Investment (Pre-Post Social Impact Assessment)
  • Prize presentation and Conclusion
10:15 - 10:45
Speech 2: Successful integration of sensors and wearables for home monitoring in healthcare: the BC Canada journey
Prof Kendall Ho

Lead, Digital Emergency Medicine; Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, The University of British Columbia, Canada

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10:30 – 11:15
Conducted in Cantonese
Workshop 12: Innovation to Delay Deterioration of Cognitive Functioning
Sharing of the newHABIT program (「醒腦行動」) for patients with mild cognitive impairment

Mr. Kwok Chak Yan, Isaac

Clinical Psychologist, Division of Clinical Psychology, Hong Kong Psychological Society

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Prevention of Ageing-associated Neurodegeneration in Alzheimer’s Disease and Glaucoma by Anti-ageing Chinese Medicine Wolfberry

Dr. Raymond Chuen-Chung Chang

Associate Professor, School of Biomedical Sciences, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong

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11:00 - 11:30
Speech 3: Migrating fitness to wellness: population health wearables for breast health screening and early cancer detection
Mr Rob Royea

CEO, Cyrcadia Health, USA

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11:30 - 12:00
Speech 4: Healthy ageing with digital health
Mr Thomas Sudow

Director of Business Development, Cleveland Clinic, USA

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11:30 – 13:00
Conducted in Cantonese
Workshop 13: Living Smart, Caring Smart
Smart Homes for Silver Generation

Dr Allen Wong

Head of Product and Business Development, Consumer Group of HKT

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Sensara Homecare - Solution for senior to stay longer and safe at home

Mr. Ma Chun Kee

Business Development Director, Qorvo Hong Kong Ltd.

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A person-centered approach of smart living in elderly homes

Mr. Vincent Wong

Senior Project Manager of Technology Development, LSCM R&D Centre

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A person-centered approach of smart living in elderly homes

Ms. Cheung Lai Ming Lily

Superintendent, Yuen Long Home for the Aged Blind, Hong Kong Society for the Blind

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Elderly homes 2.0 - Striving for quality and efficiency with the use of ICT (e-Care)

Ms. Anita Wong

Director, Elderly Service, Hong Kong Chinese Women’s Club

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12:00 – 12:30
Speech 5: Future visions of telemedicine and artificial intelligence
Dr Robert Chang

Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, Stanford University; Co-founder of AVA Inc., USA

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13:00 – 14:00
Conducted in Cantonese
Workshop 16: Formation of an Age-friendly City
Mr. Lau Kwok Wa, Otto

Convenor, Steering Committee on Age-friendly Hong Kong, HKCSS

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Mr. Chan Wan Mow

Representative of Kwai Tsing Age-friendly Ambassador

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Mr. Benson Ng

Senior Service Coordinator, Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui Lady MacLehose Centre

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Mr. Yip Kam Sing

Social Worker, Po Leung Kuk Lau Chan Siu Po District Elderly Community Centre

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14:00 – 14:30
Speech 6: How information technology and Electronic Medical Records (EMR) can be used to assess the quality and outcomes of care for older Australians in aged care facilities and the community
Prof Johanna Westbrook

Professor of Health Informatics; Director of Centre for Health Systems and Safety Research, Australian Institute of Health Innovation, Macquarie University, Australia

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14:00 – 14:45
Conducted in English
Workshop 14: Digital Health: Prevention and Early Detection in the Technology Era
Developments in Technology-enabled Care Services

Mr. Gabe Rijpma

Senior Director, Health and Social Services, Microsoft Asia

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AFinder – Monitoring atrial fibrillation in elderly

Dr. Ngai-Yin Chan

Deputy Chief-of-Service and Consultant Physician, Department of Medicine and Geriatrics, Princess Margaret Hospital

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14:30 – 15:00
Speech 7: The Integration Challenges
Prof Hong Fung

Executive Director, CUHK Medical Centre; Professor of Practice in Health Services Management, The Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

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14:30 – 15:30
Conducted in Cantonese
Workshop 17: Breaking Digital Barriers - never too old to learn and live splendidly
Active Ageing - the role of technology

Mr. Ryan Yeung

CEO, Happy Retired

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Tech-savvy Seniors - the generation that tech forgot?

Mr. Koo Wai Lam

Course Development Officer (IT), ELCHK, Shatin District Community Centre for the Golden Aged

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Tech-savvy Seniors - the generation that tech forgot?

Mr. Ng Hing Bong

Project Manager, Digital Pioneer

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Tech-savvy Seniors - the generation that tech forgot?

Mr. Leung King Man

Senior Project officer, HKSKH Lady MacLehose Centre – Dr Lam Chik Suen DECC

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15:00 - 15:30
Speech 8: TeleHealth - Connecting All The Dots
Dr Jason CH Yap

Associate Professor, Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore; Program Director, National Preventive Medicine Residency Program

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15:00 – 15:40
Conducted in English
Workshop 15: Nursing Home in the New Era (I)
Smart Health Care for Elderly in Nursing Home

Prof. Andrew Leung

President of the Asian Institute of Intelligent Buildings

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Nursing Home of the Future in the Netherlands

Dr. Joost van Hoof

Head of Fontys EGT, the Centre for Healthcare & Technology, Fontys University of Applied Sciences, the Netherlands

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15:40 – 16:20
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Workshop 15: Nursing Home in the New Era (II)
Secure Communication Platforms for Future Gerontech Services

Mr. Alan Young

Head of Caritas Information Technology Advancement Centre - Caritas Hong Kong

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Technology Systems for Nursing Homes

Dr. Danny Chow

Chief Information Officer, Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui Welfare Council Limited

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IT applications in private nursing homes

Ms. Li Fai, Grace

Chairperson, The Elderly Services Association of Hong Kong

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IT applications in private nursing homes

Mr. Yueng Ho Lan, Alan

Executive Committee Member, The Elderly Services Association of Hong Kong

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15:45 – 16:30
Plenary Session – Future healthcare infrastructures: From hospital to homecare
Prof Hong Fung

Executive Director, CUHK Medical Centre; Professor of Practice in Health Services Management, The Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

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Prof Kendall Ho

Lead, Digital Emergency Medicine; Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, The University of British Columbia, Canada

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Prof Johanna Westbrook

Professor of Health Informatics; Director of Centre for Health Systems and Safety Research, Australian Institute of Health Innovation, Macquarie University, Australia

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Dr Jason CH Yap

Associate Professor, Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore; Program Director, National Preventive Medicine Residency Program

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Moderator
Dr Robert Chang

Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, Stanford University; Co-founder of AVA Inc., USA

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16:30 – 17:00
Closing Remarks
The Hon Mrs Fanny Law Fan Chiu-fun

Chairperson, Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation

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Mr Chua Hoi-wai

Chief Executive, The Hong Kong Council of Social Service

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The Hong Kong Council of Social Service

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