As one of the major events of the Business of Innovation and Technology Week 2026, the Forum was successfully held on 14 April 2026 in Hong Kong. It focused on two core themes: “Ageing and Chronic Disease Management: Challenges and Innovations” and “AI and Innovation in Higher Education.”
The event brought together more than 20 speakers, including a Nobel Laureate, a Fields Medalist, world-renowned academicians, university leaders, and leading experts from Hong Kong and around the globe. Through plenary lectures, a university presidents roundtable discussion, and two thematic forums, the Forum attracted over 300 participants.
The 2026 International Academicians Hong Kong Forum convened more than 20 world‑distinguished speakers — including a Nobel Laureate, a Fields Medalist, leading academicians, university leaders, and renowned experts — to drive forward critical dialogue on two transformative themes: “Ageing and Chronic Disease Management: Challenges and Innovations” and “AI and Innovation in Higher Education.”
Through plenary lectures, a university presidents roundtable discussion, and thematic forums, the Forum generated impactful insights into the integration of AI across healthcare and education, addressing pressing global challenges while advancing Hong Kong’s role as a hub for interdisciplinary collaboration and innovation. This landmark event reaffirmed Hong Kong’s position as a premier international platform for strategic scientific exchange and solution‑oriented global leadership.
The inaugural International Academicians Hong Kong Forum was successfully convened on 21 March 2025, assembling the world’s foremost scientific minds as speakers, including Nobel Laureate Professor George F. Smoot and Fields Medalist Professor Pierre‑Louis Lions. The forum fostered in-depth dialogues centred on “AI for Health & Future City.”
Uniting hundreds of industry innovators and academic leaders, it established a premier global platform where cutting-edge science meets strategic foresight, presenting visionary frameworks for AI‑driven transformation in healthcare and urban development.
This confluence of intellect has paved the way for substantive international collaboration and delivered an actionable inspiration for global health and urban futures.
The 2025 International Academicians Hong Kong Forum convened 30+ globally distinguished speakers — including Nobel laureates, leading academicians, and world‑renowned scholars — to advance critical discourse on the dual themes of “AI for Health” and “Future City.”
Through in‑depth dialogue, the forum generated substantial insights into the ethical and impactful integration of technology across sectors. This landmark assembly reinforced Hong Kong’s stature as a premier international stage for strategic scientific engagement and solution‑oriented global leadership.
