Given the latest epidemic situation of COVID-19 and the re-imposing certain social distancing restrictions on public health grounds, the HKTDC has announced the Education and Careers Expo 2020 (originally scheduled for 16-19 July) will be rescheduled. The Future Tech Talent Theme Day (originally scheduled for 16 July) co-organised by the HKTDC and OGCIO will also be postponed until further notice.

Audience : Youth, Post-graduates, Graduates, Associate Degree Graduates,
Secondary School Students, School Representatives and the General Public
Medium : Mainly Cantonese (with English terms)

HKTDC and OGCIO will co-organise a Future Tech Talent Theme Day on 16 July 2020, which will be the launch day of the HKTDC 30th Education and Careers Expo 2020 held in HKCEC during 16 - 19 July 2020. We aim to enhance secondary students' interest in IT learning and IT career and raise public's awareness of digital transformation taking place in all walks of life.

Date : 16 July 2020 (Thursday)

Time : 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm

Venue : Careers Forum at Hall 5G, Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre, Wan Chai, Hong Kong

Time	Session	Speakers
1:30 pm – 1:32 pm	Event Introduction	MC
1:32 pm – 1:35 pm	Welcome Address	Mr Brian Sun, Senior Systems Manager (Industry Development), OGCIO
1:35 pm – 1:50 pm	Hong Kong Secondary School Junior Olympiad Blockchain ABCD Challenge 2020 5 Levels of ABCD	Dr Lawrence Ma, President, Hong Kong Blockchain Society Mr Peter Woo, Vice-President, Hong Kong Blockchain Society
1:50 pm – 2:05 pm	Application of AI and Machine Learning in Slope Safety	Mr Sammy Cheung, Chief Geotechnical Engineer / Slope Safety, Civil Engineering and Development Department
2:05 pm – 2:20 pm	Introduce IT/STEM activities and competitions for secondary schools, e.g. Students Section Youth Mentorship Programme, STEM 4 Girls Mentorship Programme, Underwater Robot Challenge (ROV), etc.	Ms Justina Ho, Hong Kong Branch Vice Chairlady, Council Member, The Institution of Engineering and Technology Hong Kong
2:20 pm – 2:35 pm	Education and Career Digital Transformation	Dr Ray Cheung, Associate Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong
2:35 pm – 2:45 pm	Break
2:45 pm – 3:00 pm	Sharing on Applying Data Science in Solving Real-life Problems and how to become a Data Scientist	Mr Edward Chan, Data Scientist, Innovation, CLP Power Hong Kong Limited
3:00 pm – 3:15 pm	User-centric STEM Experience	Mr Kenneth Lee, Supervisor (Innovation and Creativity), The Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups
3:15 pm – 3:30 pm	What Every Student Should Know & Learn about Digital Skills	Mr Sidney Yuen, Board Director, The Hong Kong Academy for Gifted Education
3:30 pm – 3:45 pm	Break
3:45 pm – 4:00 pm	Be a Government IT Professional	Mr Louie Loui, Senior Systems Manager (Governance & Resources), OGCIO
4:00 pm – 4:15 pm	Unleash the Innovation Power via Modeling and Computing - Sharing the Experience in International Mathematical Modeling Challenge (IMMC)	Mr Chan Lung Chak, Mathematics Teacher, and Students, St. Paul's Co-educational College
4:15 pm – 4:30 pm	How to initiate Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning project in secondary school	Ms Tam Wai Fan, IT in Charge, HHCKLA Buddhist Ching Kok Secondary School

*The above rundown and speakers may be subject to change