IET Management Symposium 2026

FROM AUTOMATION TO AUTONOMY:

THE ULTIMATE CHALLENGE TO CORPORATE MANAGEMENT IN THE AI AND Humanoid ERA

Preliminary Programme

8:30 am

Registration

9:00 am

Welcome Address

        Ir Albert LEUNG, Symposium Chairman and Immediate Past Chairman,

        IET Hong Kong Management Section, Immediate Past Chairman

9:05 am

Opening Address

        Ir Dr. LO Wai-kwok, GBS, MH, JP, Symposium Advisor

9:15 am

Officiating Address 

        Mr Michael Wong Wai-lun, GBS, JP, Deputy Financial Secretary, Government of HKSAR

9:30 am

Group Photos Taking - Speaker, Guest of Honours, OC member, Sponsors

9:45 am

Presentation of Souvenirs to Speakers and Sponsors

9:55 am

Keynote address 1 (AI + Initiative)

 

        Professor HON William WONG Kam-Fai, MH, Member of the Legislative Council of the HKSAR,

        Election Committee Constituency

10:05 am

Keynote address 2 (Pragmatic Approach in AI Governance)

 

        Mr CHEUNG Yee Wai, Daniel, JP, Acting Commissioner for Digital Policy, Digital Police Office, 

        Government of the HKSAR 

10:05 am

Keynote address 3 (AI + Smart Building)

 

        Ir POON Kwok-ying, Raymond, JP, Director of Electrical & Mechanical Services,

        Electrical & Mechanical Services, Department, Government of the HKSAR

10:30 am

Coffee Break

10:55 am

IET HK (MS) Lecture: Future Governance of Self-Evolving LLMs and Humanoids

 

        Prof. Ahti-Veikko Juhani PIETARINEN, Professor, Associate Director Academy of Chinese,

        History, Religion and Philosophy, Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU)       

11:15 am

Distinguished Speaker: Corporate AI Governance - Lessons from the Trenches

 

        Mr. Andre Urban BLUMBERG, Chief Digital Officer, CLP Holdings  

11:35 am

IET HK MS X AI and Humanoid Open Forum 1Legislation, Policy and Governance in Hong Kong (TBC)

 

        Panel Chair – Ir Prof. Alfred SIT, GBS, JP, Chief Executive and Secretary, The Hong Kong Institution of             Engineers (HKIE) cum Symposium Advisor

        Panelists: 

       1. Prof. Ahti-Veikko Juhani PIETARINEN, Professor, Associate Director Academy of Chinese, History,             Religion and Philosophy, Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU)

        2. Mr. Andre BLUMBERG, Chief Digital Officer, CLP Holdings

        3. Ms. Queenie CHAN, General Manager – Business Transformation & Enquiry, The Hong Kong

            and China Gas Company Limited

        4. Mr. Dave CHEN, President, Hong Kong Computer Society 

        5. Prof. Dr. Kelvin WAN, Vice President and Chairman of AI Expert Group, The Project

            Management Institute of Hong Kong

        6. Dr. Welland CHU, President, ISACA China Hong Kong Chapter

12:40 pm

Luncheon Speech – The Hon Duncan CHIU, Member of the Legislative Council of the HKSAR, Functional Constituency - Technology and Innovation (Same Floor) (~ 5 min video)

2:10 pm

Sharing of IET China

 

        Mr. Paulo Lopes, Greater China Country Head, IET

2:15 pm

Showcase 1 (Emerging Technologies, Commercial Group)

 

        Mr. Rick CHEUNG, Assistant Vice President, HKT Limited

2:30 pm

Showcase 2 (Empowering Industries with Hikvision AloT Solutions and Collaborate for impact)

 

        Mr. Daniel ZANG, Director of Solution for Pan-Asia Pacific, Hikvision

2:45 pm

Showcase 3 (From "Doing What You're Told" to" Thinking for Themselves": Managing Enterprises in the Humanoid AI Era)

 

         Mr. Albert LAM, CEO, Novelte Robotics; President, HKSTP Starup Alumni Association

3:00 pm

Coffee Break

3:20 pm

Showcase 4 (Beyond Intelligence: Engineering AI Autonomy That Enterprises Can Trust)     

       

        Mr. CM LEE, Head of Smart Engineering & Digital, LPS

3:35 pm

Showcase 5 (The AI Velocity - The Three Stages of Surprises)

       

        Prof. Eric MOY, CEO, KBQuest, Adjunct Assistant Professor, HKU Business School

4:05 pm

IET HK MS X AI and Humanoid Open Forum 2Ultimate opportunities and challenges and future trend (TBC)

 Panel Chair – Ir Henry CHEUNG, IET Hong Kong Past Chairman cum Symposium Advisor

 Panelists:

 1. Mr. Samuel LO, General Manger, Nvidia AI Technology Center, Hong Kong and Macau

 2. Ms. Adeline CHAN, CEO and Co-Founder, AAL INNOVATION 

 3. Mr. Thomson LAI, Managing Director, Digital, AECOM

 4. Mr. Rick CHEUNG, Assistant Vice President, HKT Limited

 5. Mr. Daniel ZANG, Director of Solutions for Pan-Asia Pacific, Hikvision

 6. Mr. Albert LAM, Co- Founder / CEO, Novelte Robotics

 7. Mr. Harris MING, Senior Manager, Smart Manufacturing and Robotics Solutions, SSG, Lenovo

 8. Prof. Eric MOY, CEO, KBQuest, Adjunct Assistant Professor, HKU Business School

 

  4:55 pm

Closing Remark

        Ir. Sally LEUNG Chairlady of Symposium Organizing Committee