IoT Symposium 2015
Embracing Big Data Analytics and Cloud Computing with
IoT Applications
Internet of Things (IoT) is opening up a world of opportunities for business. Cloud, social media, mobile,
big data and analytics still drive the technology trends and bring a revolution in the IT industry.
The IoT Symposium is an annual event organised by Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks
Corporation (HKSTPC) under IT Fest. The Symposium this year is also the first programme of APAC
Innovation Summit (AIS) 2015 Series, with an aim to provide a platform for industry leaders, solution
providers, engineers and users across industries to exchange ideas and share the latest developments
and emerging applications for an even more collaborative IoT ecosystem.
Below are the details of the event:
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16 April 2015 (Thursday)
9:30am – 5:30pm
Charles K Kao Auditorium, Hong Kong Science Park, Shatin
Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation
Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute Company Ltd (ASTRI)
GS1 Hong Kong (GS1)
Hong Kong Computer Society (HKCS)
Hong Kong R&D Centre for Logistics and Supply Chain Management Enabling
Technologies (LSCM)
Tentative Programme Rundown
Time
Topic
Speaker
Main Conference
Venue: Charles K Kao Auditorium
09:30-09:35
Welcome Address
The Honourable Mrs Fanny Law, GBS, JP
Chairperson of Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation
09:35-09:40
Opening Speech by Guest-of-Honour
Mr Gregory So, GBS, JP
Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development
The Commerce and Economic Development Bureau, HKSAR
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Keynote Speeches
09:40-10:10
10:10-10:40
How to prepare for the IoT
revolution?
Mr Alan Lau, Senior Partner,
Asia Head of McKinsey Digital,
McKinsey & Company
IoT, Data Science and In-place
Computing
Prof. H.T. Kung, Professor of Computer
Science and Electrical Engineering,
School of Engineering and Applied
Science, Harvard University
10:40-11:00
Tea Break
11:00-11:20
Big Mobile Data Mining Opportunities and Challenges
Dr Hang Li, Director of Noah’s Ark Lab,
Huawei Technologies
11:20-11:40
The Next Internet – Internet of
Everything & InterCloud
Dr Charleston Sin, Managing Director,
Greater China Architectures,
Cisco Systems (HK)
11:40-12:00
Turning of IT and New Data
Application Model
Dr Xie Yun, Director,
Digital China Research Institute
12:00-12:20
From Internet of Things to
Intelligence of Things
Mr Michael Wang, Director, Microsoft
China Cloud Innovation Center,
Microsoft Asia-Pacific R&D Group
2
Panel Discussion
Spearheading Hong Kong as a Regional IoT Application Hub
Panel Chair:
Mr Alan Lau, Senior Partner, Asia Head of McKinsey Digital,
McKinsey & Company
Panelists:
1. Prof. H.T. Kung, Professor of Computer Science and Electrical
Engineering, School of Engineering and Applied Science, Harvard
University
2. Dr Charleston Sin, Managing Director, Greater China
Architectures, Cisco Systems (HK)
12:20 – 13:00
3. Dr Hang Li, Director of Noah’s Ark Lab, Huawei Technologies
4. Dr Xie Yun, Director, Digital China Research Institute
5. Mr Simon Wong, Chief Executive Officer, LSCM R&D Centre
6. Prof. Michael Sung, Director for the Center of Industry
Engagement & Internship/ Assoc. Director Entrepreneurship
Center, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
13:00-14:30
Networking Lunch
Keynote Speeches (Afternoon session)
Venue: Charles K Kao Auditorium
14:30-14:50
14:50-15:10
15:10-15:45
Creating the Foundations for the
Internet of Things
Mr Sean Lee, Regional Head of
Operations and Strategy,
Pivotal Software, Inc.
IoT at Scale
Mr Markku Lepisto,
Principal Technology Evangelist,
Amazon Web Services
Tea Break
Venue: 2/F Lakeside 2
Parallel Sessions
3
Track 1
Big Data and Business Applications for IoT – Chaired by HKCS & GS1
Venue: Conference Hall 4-5, 2/F Lakeside 2
Mr Daniel Yuen, Research Director,
Business Analytics Research,
Gartner Inc.
Big Data
Case Sharing
Best Smart Hong Kong Award 2015
Winners
1. Internet of Things Application
2. Big Data Application
User Case Sharing
To be confirmed
Panel Discussion
Empowering Big Data with Internet of Things
15:45 -17:30
Panel Chair: Dr Toa Charm, Vice President (Professional Development) &
Chairperson of Business Intelligence and Big Data Special Interest
Group, Hong Kong Computer Society
Panelists:
1. Mr Daniel Yuen, Research Director, Business Analytics
Research, Gartner Inc.
2. Best Smart Hong Kong Award 2015 Winner (IoT Application)
3. Best Smart Hong Kong Award 2015 Winner (Big Data
Application)
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Track 2
Harness Cloud Computing and Future Network with IoT Application - Chaired by LSCM and ASTRI
Venue: Conference Hall 6-7, 2/F Lakeside 2
Moderator: Dr Frank Tong, Director, Research & Technology Development of LSCM R&D Centre
Building the Internet of Things
with future network and
management platform
LTE Machine Type Communications
technologies for IoT applications
15:45-17:30
Seamless Positioning Technologies in
Urban Environment
Visual Analytics for Urban Informatics
Dr Billy Chan, Senior Manager,
Communications Technologies Division,
ASTRI
Dr Eddy Chiu, Senior Engineer and
Mr Henry Guo, Principal Engineer,
Communications Technologies Division,
ASTRI
Prof. Chen Wu, Associate Head /
Professor, Department of Land
Surveying and Geo-Informatics,
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Prof. Qu Hua Min, Associate Professor,
Department of Computer Science and
Engineering, The Hong Kong University
of Science and Technology
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