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Date, time & venue
2014-05-22;9:15 am - 5:45 pm;Function Room 1-3, Level 3, Core E, Cyberport 3, Hong Kong
HKIE ITD Annual Conference 2014 Big Data for a Big City
The IT Division of the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers has been organizing annual conferences to provide a platform for the promotion and exchanges of the latest technologies and best practices among IT practitioners in Hong Kong, Mainland China and overseas. The theme of the 2014 ITD annual conference is "Big Data for a Big City". Big data is currently an important topic in the IT industry around the globe.
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Programme Highlights
The organizing committee has drawn up an attractive programme. Prof. Benjamin Wah, Provost of The Chinese University of Hong Kong who will be the Keynote Speaker. The other conference speakers include Government officials, industrial leaders, researchers and high-end users of Big Data. We anticipate over 200 participants from Hong Kong SAR, the Mainland and overseas to join the conference to exchange views on the latest trends of ICT development with local ICT professionals.
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09:15 - 09:45 |
Opening
Officiating Guests:
Miss Joey Lam Acting Government Chief Information Officer Office of the Government Chief Information Officer The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
Mr. Herman Lam Chief Executive Officer Hong Kong Cyberport Company Limited
Ir Raymond Chan Kin Sek President Hong Kong Institution of Engineers
Ir Dr. NG Chak-man Chairman, IT Division Hong Kong Institution of Engineers
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09:45 - 10:45 |
Keynote Speech
Prof. Benjamin Wah
Provost
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Title of talk: Challenges of Big Data in Scientific Discovery
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10:45 - 11:15 |
Coffee Break |
11:15 - 12:45 |
Platform, Technologies & Applications I
Mr. Michael Edge
Business Analytics Service Leader
IBM Global Business Services Group, IBM (HK) Title of talk: Big Data – the Hype, the Technology, and Watson
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Mr. Frazer Lam Head of Risk Management (IT) Bank of China Title of talk: Big Use of Data in Banking Industry
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Mrs. Agnes Mak Executive Director Hong Kong Productivity Council Title of talk: Big Data Lever
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12:45 - 14:15 |
Buffet Lunch (included in registration) |
14:15 - 15:45 |
Platform, Technologies & Applications II
Mr Damian Lee Assistant Government Chief Information Officer (Strategy Development)
Office of the Government Chief Information Officer
The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
Title of Talk: Smart City Initiative Under the 2014 Digital 21 Strategy
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Prof. Qiang Yang
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Director, Huawei Noah's Ark Lab
Title of talk: User Modeling and Big Data
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Mr. Alan Chan National Technology Officer Microsoft Hong Kong Limited Title of talk: Big Data Analytics for Next Generation Digital Cities
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15:45 - 16:15 |
Coffee Break |
16:15 - 17:45 |
Panel Discussion on Emergent Issues
Moderators:
Prof. Helen Meng Department of Systems Engineering and Engineering Management The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Prof. Irwin King Department of Computer Science and Engineering The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Panelists:
Dr. Cho-ming Cheng
Assistant Director
Forecasting and Warning Services Branch
Hong Kong Observatory
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Dr. Ngai-Tseung Cheung
Chief Information Officer & Chief Medical Informatics Officer
Hospital Authority;
Consultant (eHealth), Food & Health Bureau,
The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
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Dr. Shi Xing Yan
HP-ASTRI Lab
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Prof. Qiang Yang
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology;
Director, Huawei Noah's Ark Lab
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Registration
Participants are advised to register in advance (by April 15, 2014) to receive an early-bird discount.
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Early-bird Registration |
Regular Registration |
Non-HKIE Member |
HK$1000 |
HK$1500 |
HKIE Member |
HK$800 |
HK$1300 |
Student |
HK$200 |
HK$400 |
Please complete and return the Registration Form with the appropriate payment in cheque before May 11, 2014 to:
Prof. Jimmy Lee Department of Computer Science and Engineering The Chinese University of Hong Kong Shatin, N.T.
The cheque should be made payable to "The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers - IT Division".
Enquiries
Mr. Eric Luk The Chinese University of Hong Kong
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