Keynote Speakers
Keynote Speakers
Keynote Speakers
Keynote Speakers
Hong Kong Baptist University
Biography
Dr. Albert Chau is Vice-President (Teaching and Learning) (2016-now). He is responsible for the University’s teaching and learning to achieve best student experience and for the nurturing of caring, creative and ethical global citizens. He leads the development of curriculum and academic programmes, quality assurance, diverse pedagogies such as experiential and virtual learning, student recruitment and placement, and globalisation of teaching and learning.
Dr Chau received his BSc in Industrial Engineering and Postgraduate Certificate in Psychology at The University of Hong Kong (HKU), and MSc and PhD in psychology at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, USA. He then taught at the Department of Psychology at HKU and was appointed as Warden of University Hall (1996-2006), Associate Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences (2000-2002), Director of General Education (2002-2015), and Dean of Student Affairs (2005-2015). He is an elected fellow of the Hong Kong Psychological Society.
Dr Chau has served on committees and panels related to secondary and tertiary education. He was appointed to the Council of Hong Kong Metropolitan University (2017-now), and several Government committees or advisory panels related to education, elderly affairs, and environment; and provided voluntary service to a few charities and NGOs on youth development, heritage preservation and arts and culture.
Yong Loo Lin, School of Medicine, Department of Paediatrics,
Adjunct Professor, Department of Physiology,
National University of Singapore
Duke University School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics
Biography
Robert K. Kamei, M.D., is a Professor at Duke-NUS Medical School and the National University of Singapore, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine. His current educational interests include pedagogical applications of the learning sciences, global health (open-source educational materials), quality improvement, and educational data analytics.
Learning Institute
Assistant Professor,
Department of Printing and Packaging Technology
King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi
Biography
Dr. Krittika Tanprasert is the Director of the Learning Institute, King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi (KMUTT). She also serves as an assistant professor in the Department of Printing and Packaging Technology. Her mission at the Learning Institute is to improve learning in higher education through faculty development and research. She also oversees KMUTT’s strategic theme of Creative and Learning Society. Her main research interest in about learning strategies and the use of alternative credentials for human capital development.
Beijing Normal University – Hong Kong Baptist University
United International College
Biography
Professor Eugene Ch’ng is Dean of the School of Culture and Creativity, at BNU-HKBU UIC. He is a distinguished scholar in the interdisciplinary domain of digital culture and heritage, and a recognised expert in XR technologies. He presently serves as the Editor-in-Chief for PRESENCE: Virtual and Augmented Reality, MIT Press. He has led pioneering centres such as the IBM Visual and Spatial Technology Centre and the Digital Humanities Hub at the University of Birmingham (2011-2013), and the NVIDIA Joint-Lab on Mixed Reality at the University of Nottingham Ningbo China from 2016 to 2023 as founding director. His contributions have been instrumental in advancing digital technologies for cultural heritage, which garnered funding awards from the UK, Europe, and China. He has published over 135 articles, among which were two significant volumes of work ‘Visual Heritage in the Digital Age’ and ‘Visual Heritage: Digital Approaches in Heritage Science’ that have contributed to the global discourse on the application of scientific and digital methodologies in cultural heritage.
Professor Ch’ng has been invited twice to the Royal Society, presenting research at the Summer Science Exhibition, and was organiser and speaker at the Royal Society Theo Murphy Scientific meeting in 2017. He has held over 40 international exhibitions on art, computational media, and XR technology research showcase in the digital heritage space, and has also appeared in National Geographic Television and Channel Four’s Time Team Special. Prof. Ch’ng was awarded the Ningbo Municipal Individual 3315 Talent award in 2015, and the Minjiang Scholar in 2022. He was named among the top 2% most-cited scientists in the world by Stanford University in 2023.
UCL Knowledge Lab
Founder,
Educate Ventures Research
University College London
Biography
Rose Luckin is an internationally respected academic and influential communicator across multiple stakeholders about the future of education and technology, particularly Artificial Intelligence (AI). With over 25 years of experience, she is a recognized expert on AI in education, serving as an advisor to policymakers, governments, and industry globally.
Professor is Emerita at University College London and Founder and CEO of Educate Ventures Research Limited (EVR), a company that provides training and consultancy to the education sector to help them leverage AI ethically and effectively.
Throughout her career, Rose has held key leadership roles in academia, including serving on the Director's Strategy Group at the UCL Institute of Education from 2011-2015 and as Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Director of Undergraduate Studies for Science and Technology, and Co-Founding Director of the Human Centred Technology research group at the University of Sussex from 2003-2006.
In recognition of her contributions, Rose was honoured as a Leading Woman in AI EDU at the ASU-GSV AIR Show in 2024 and received the 2023 ISTE Impact Award, becoming the first person outside North America to receive their top honour. She was also awarded the International Francqui Chair in 2018 by the Francqui Foundation in Belgium and named one of the 20 most influential people in education in the 2017 Seldon List.
A prolific author, Rose has published extensively in academic journals, books, and conference proceedings. Her 2018 book, "Machine Learning and Human Intelligence: The Future of Education for the 21st Century," available in English and Mandarin, describes how AI can be eMectively used to support teaching and learning. Her most recent book, "AI for Schoolteachers," published in 2022, is an essential and accessible guide to AI for anyone involved in education.
As a highly sought-after speaker, Rose regularly delivers keynotes and public lectures across the globe on AI, ethics, and the future of education. She engages with the public through a monthly column in the Times Educational Supplement and op-eds in the Financial Times, Guardian, and China Daily. Rose has also appeared on various media outlets, including BBC Radio 4, ITV News, and CNBC.
In addition to her academic and entrepreneurial roles, Rose serves as an advisor to Cambridge University Press and Assessment and is co-founder of the Institute for Ethical AI in Education. She is also President of The Self-Managed Learning Centre in Brighton and sits on a range of advisory boards within the education and training sector.
Rose holds a PhD in Cognitive and Computing Sciences and a First Class Bachelor's degree in AI and Computer Science, both from the University of Sussex. Prior to her academic career, she achieved Associateship of the Chartered Institute of Bankers.
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