2018 Schedule
Day 1 – 29 August 2018
9:00 – 9:30
Registration & Welcome Coffee
9:30 – 9:40
Welcome Addresses
9:40 – 9:50
Lion Dance
9:50 – 10:45
Keynote Address 1 -- Mr Low Cheaw Hwei, Philips
15 minutes transition time
WORKSHOPS
Choose one and pre-registration needed -- Concurrent Sessions
INNOVATION
Dr Theofanis Fotis,
University of Brighton
11:00 – 11:30
Venue: V302
APPROACHES TO HUMAN-CENTERED INNOVATION
Prof. Cees de Bont, Loughborough Design School
11:30 – 12:00
Venue: V302
SOCIETY
Prof. Didier Pittet,
University of Geneva Hospitals
11:00 – 11:30
Venue: V322
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Mrs Sophia Chan-Yap,
Path of Victors
11:30 – 12:00
Venue: V322
12:00 – 13:30
Lunch Break
Pitch Competition – “Scientific Pitch”
Round 1
13:30 – 15:15
Teams 1-7 pitch to Jury (Biomedical)
(10 min. pitch and 5 min. Q&A – from Grand Jury)
15:15 – 15:45
Tea Break
Pitch Competition – “Scientific Pitch”
Round 2
15:45 -17:15
Teams 8-9 pitch to Jury (Biomedical)
Teams 10-13 pitch to Jury (Social Innovation)
(10 min. pitch and 5 min. Q&A – from Grand Jury)
17:15 – 17:45
Jury Panel Discussion for 6 Finalists
17:45 – 18:35
Announcement of 6 Finalists & Souvenir Presentation
18:35 – 18:40
Closing Remarks of the Day
18:40 – 20:00
Welcoming Reception and Cultural Night
At the Foyer Area of Innovation Tower, PolyU
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Cultural Booths
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Hong Kong Local Cuisines
Day 2 – 30 August 2018
9:00 – 9:30
Registration
9:30 – 9:40
Welcome to Day 2
Pitch Competition – “Investor Pitch”
Round 3
Top 6 Teams pitch to Jury – (6 finalists selected on Day 1)
9:40 – 9:50
Finalist 1 (5 minute pitch and 5 minute Q&A –jury)
Speaker: Prof. Didier Pittet and Ms Aurélia Weber
Geneva, Switzerland
Health Care Innovation around the World
9:50 – 10:00
10:00 – 10:10
Finalist 2 (5 minute pitch and 5 minute Q&A –jury)
Speaker: Dr John Conly
W21C, University of Calgary
Health Care Innovation around the World
10:10 – 10:20
10:20 – 10:30
Finalist 3 (5 minute pitch and 5 minute Q&A –jury)
10:30 – 10:45
Tea Break
10:45 – 10:55
Finalist 4 (5 minute pitch and 5 minute Q&A –jury)
Speaker: Dr Ori Rotstein
St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto
Health Care Innovation around the World
10:55 – 11:05
11:05 – 11:15
Finalist 5 (5 minute pitch and 5 minute Q&A –jury)
11:15 – 11:25
Speaker: Prof. Alex Molasiotis
Hong Kong
Health Care Innovation around the World
11:25 – 11:35
Finalist 6 (5 minute pitch and 5 minute Q&A –jury)
11:35 – 11:50
Tea Break
11:50 – 12:20
Keynote Address 2 A-- Women in Entrepreneurship
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Mrs Sophia Chan-Yap, Path of Victors
Keynote Address 2 B-- Women in Entrepreneurship
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Ms Debra Meiburg MW, Meiburg Wine Media Ltd.
12:20 – 12:50
12:50 – 12:55
Souvenir Presentation
12:55 – 13:05
Presentation of Prizes and Closing Ceremony
13:05 – 13:15
Souvenir Presentation & Group Photo
13:15 – 14:30
Lunch
14:45 – 17:00
PolyU Campus Tours (pre-registration is required)
1. Industrial Centre
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3D Printing Area
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Aerospace Work
2. Aviation Services Research Centre Laboratory