Schedule (August 2 – 8, 2026)
August 2, 2026 (Sunday)
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09:00 – 17:00Arrival & Registration
HKU Jockey Club Student Village IV
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17:00 – 20:00 Welcome Gathering & Briefing
Lecture Hall II, CPD.LG.07-10, HKU
August 3, 2026 (Monday)
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07:15 – 08:15 Gather and Depart from Residence
HKU Jockey Club Student Village IV
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09:00 – 10:00Opening Ceremony
Grand Hall, CPD.LG, HKU
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10:00 – 10:45Plenary Lecture #1 (Prof. Ferenc Krausz)
Toward affordable preventive care: protecting.health® – a global initiative
Grand Hall, CPD.LG, HKU
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11:00 – 11:45Plenary Lecture #2 (Prof. Vivian Yam)
From Molecular Design To Control of Excited States, Supramolecular Assembly and Functions
Grand Hall, CPD.LG, HKU
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11:45 – 12:30Plenary Lecture #3 (Prof. Dennis Lo)
Creating Paradigm Shifts in Medical Diagnostics
Grand Hall, CPD.LG, HKU
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12:30 – 13:30 Welcome Gathering & Lunch
Lecture Hall II, CPD.LG.07-10, HKU
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13:30 – 14:15 Poster Orientation
Grand Hall, CPD.LG, HKU
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14:30 – 15:30 Dialogue #1 (Prof. Ferenc Krausz & Prof. Vivian Yam | Concurrent)
Prof. Krausz – CPD.LG.07, HKU | Prof. Yam – CPD.LG.08, HKU
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15:45 – 17:00 Camp #1
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17:00 – 18:30Dinner
Lecture Hall II, CPD.LG.07-10, HKU
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18:30 – 20:30 Cultural Activities and Excursion
August 4, 2026 (Tuesday)
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07:30 – 08:30 Gather and Depart from Residence
HKU Jockey Club Student Village IV
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09:00 – 10:00Plenary Lecture #4 (Prof. Ngô Bảo Châu)
From Gauss quadratic reciprocity law to Langlands conjectures
Grand Hall, CPD.LG, HKU
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10:15 – 11:15Plenary Lecture #5 (Prof. Aaron Ciechanover)
The revolution of personalized medicine – are we going to cure all diseases and at what price?
Grand Hall, CPD.LG, HKU
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11:30 – 12:30Dialogue #2 (Prof. Ngô Bảo Châu & Prof. Aaron Ciechanover | Concurrent)
Prof. Ngô – CPD.LG.07, HKU | Prof. Ciechanover – CPD.LG.08, HKU
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12:30-13:30Lunch
Lecture Hall II, CPD.LG.07-10, HKU
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13:30 – 14:30Poster Preparation
Lecture Hall II, CPD.LG.07-10, HKU
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14:45 – 15:45 Camp #2
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16:00 – 17:00Poster Preparation
Lecture Hall II, CPD.LG.07-10, HKU
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17:30 – 18:30Dinner
Lecture Hall II, CPD.LG.07-10, HKU
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18:30 – 20:30 Cultural Activities and Excursion
August 5, 2026 (Wednesday)
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07:30 – 08:30Gather and Depart from Residence
HKU Jockey Club Student Village IV
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09:00 – 10:00Plenary Lecture #6 (Prof. Sir Gregory Winter) The Antibody Revolution
Grand Hall, CPD.LG, HKU
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10:15 – 11:15Plenary Lecture #7 (Prof. Andre Geim) Random Walk to Graphene
Grand Hall, CPD.LG, HKU
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11:30 – 12:30Plenary Lecture #8 (Prof. Michael Häusser) Swaying Decisions with Light
Grand Hall, CPD.LG, HKU
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12:30 – 13:30Lunch
Lecture Hall II, CPD.LG.07-10, HKU
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13:30 – 14:30Dialogue #3 (Prof. Sir Gregory Winter, Prof. Sir Andre Geim, Prof. Michael Häusser | Concurrent)
Prof. Winter – CPD.LG.07, HKU | Prof. Geim – CPD.LG.10, HKU | Prof. Häusser – CPD.LG.08, HKU
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14:45 – 15:45 Camp #3
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16:00 – 17:00Poster Preparation
Lecture Hall II, CPD.LG.07-10, HKU
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17:00 – 18:30Dinner
Lecture Hall II, CPD LG.07-10, HKU
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18:30 – 20:30 Cultural Activities and Excursion
August 6, 2026 (Thursday)
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08:15 – 09:15Gather and Depart from Residence
HKU Jockey Club Student Village IV
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09:00 – 17:00Excursion: Ocean Park Visit
Ocean Park Hong Kong
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18:00 – 20:30Poster Preparation
CPD.LG.16-18; 46; 59-63, HKU
August 7, 2026 (Friday)
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07:30 – 08:00Gather and Depart from Residence
HKU Jockey Club Student Village IV
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09:00 – 10:30Poster Showcase
CPD.LG, HKU
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10:45 – 11:45Final Poster Presentation
Grand Hall, CPD.LG, HKU
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11:45 – 13:00Lunch
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13:30 – 14:30Closing Ceremony
Grand Hall, CPD.LG, HKU
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14:30 – 20:30Free Time
August 8, 2026 (Saturday)
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08:30 – Departure
HKU Jockey Club Student Village IV
*The University of Hong Kong reserves the right to adjust the timing and schedule. Changes may be implemented without prior notice as necessary.