12th February 2025 (Wednesday)
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HKIC and New Frontier Group Strategic Partnership Kick-off Ceremony
09:00 - 10:00
Registration and light refreshment
10:15 - 10:22
Opening Remarks
Paul Chan
Cantonese | Financial Secretary of The Government of The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
10:22 - 10:29
Speech by Hong Kong Investment Corporation Limited Remarks
Clara Chan
Cantonese | CEO of Hong Kong Investment Corporation Limited
10:29 - 10:34
Speech by New Frontier Group
Antony Leung Kam-chung
Cantonese | Chairman and Co-Founder of New Frontier Group
10:34 - 10:44
Speech by New Frontier Group : Vision from the Frontier
Carl Wu
English | CEO and Co - Founder of New Frontier Group and CEO of United Family Healthcare
10:44 - 10:58
Strategic Partnership Kick-off Ceremony
11:00 - 11:20
Media interview (Simultaneous with conference)
11:00 - 11:10
Break
Section 1: Advancing Innovation in Clinical Research and Treatments Solutions
11:10 - 11:25
Keynote speech：Redefining Cancer Care: Smarter Therapies, Global Impact
Prof. Tony Mok
English | (Chairman, Department of Clinical Oncology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
11:25 – 11:40
Keynote speech：Precision Redefined: The Future of MinialInvasive Surgery, Cancer Operations, and Lung Transplant Technology
Prof. He Jianxing
Mandarin | Director of National Respiratory Medical Center; President of Guangzhou Respiratory Health Research Institute
11:40 - 12:00
Panel Discussion： Funding Tomorrow: Creating a Thriving Life Science Ecosystem in the GBA
Mr. Joshua Chang(Moderator)
English/Mandarin | Director (Investment), Hong Kong Investment Corporation Limited
Mr.Fu Shan
English/Mandarin | Managing Partner of Vivo Capital
Mr.Fang Min
English/Mandarin | Managing Director, Co-Head of Warburg Pincus China Private Equity
Mr.Zhao Yan
English/Mandarin | Partner of Trustar Capital
Mr.Gao Meng
English/Mandarin | Chief Investment Officer of Nan Fung Group
Mr.Leo Zheng
English/Mandarin | Founder & CEO of Lighthouse Capital; Founding Partner of Lighthouse Capital Innovation Fund
12:00 – 12:15
Keynote speech: Registry studies concerning lung cancer in China from the perspectives of principal investigators
Prof. Lu Shun
Mandarin | Life Tenured Professor of the Affiliated Chest Hospital of Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine；Director of Shanghai Lung Cancer Clinical Medicine Center
12:15 – 12:25
Keynote speech: Rebuilding Strength: Pioneering Advances in Osteoarthritis and Bone Health for a Better Tomorrow
Prof. Lei Guanghua
Mandarin | President of Xiangya Hospital, Central South University
12:25 – 12:45
Panel Discussion: Innovations in Drug Development: Connecting the GBA to Global Life Science Breakthroughs
Mr. Xin Mengwei(Moderator)
Mandarin | Managing Director and Chief Strategy Officer of New Frontier Group
Prof. Jiafu Ji
Mandarin | Director of Department of General Surgery and GI Cancer Center at Beijing Cancer Hospital; Former President of Beijing Cancer Hospital
2. Prof. Qin Jun
Mandarin | Chief Scientist of Life Sciences, China Resources Research Institute
3. Mr. Peter Ding
Mandarin | CEO of Allorion Therapeutics
Mr. Wang Tao
Mandarin | CEO of New Frontier Nova Clinical CRO
Mr. KK Tong
Mandarin | CEO of New Frontier Health Hong Kong
12:45-13:15
Lunch Refreshment Reception
Section 2: AI and Implications on Healthcare
13:15 – 13:25
Opening speech Topic: When technology meets with Traditional Medical Practices
Dr. CH Leong
English | Director of New Frontier Corporation, Honorary President of Shenzhen New Frontier United Family Hospital
13:25 – 13:40
Keynote speech : The Brain Reimagined: AI Meets Neuroscience
Prof. Nancy Y. Ip
English | President, President of The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST); The Morningside Professor of Life Science
13:40 – 14:00
Panel Discussion : Innovating Health Coverage: Connected Care in Hong Kong and the GBA
Mr. Jason Zheng(Moderator)
English/Mandarin | Executive Director, New Frontier Group; Co-Founder & President Prosper Health; Co-Founder & President Better Insurance Brokerage
Mr. Lawrence Lam Chi-Kong
English/Mandarin | CEO of Prudential HK
Ms. Sally Wan
English/Mandarin | Chief Executive Officer, AXA Greater China
Mr. Clement Lam
English/Mandarin | Chief Executive Officer; Sun Life Hong Kong Limited [Incorporated in Bermuda with limited liability]
Mr. Jiaoyan Shang
English/Mandarin | General Manager of Pacific Health Insurance Co Ltd
14:00 – 14:15
Demonstration of AI Application in Health Insurance
Mr. Kevin Zhou
Mandarin | Co-founder & CEO at Prosper Health
Mr. Prince Wang
Mandarin | CTO-New Frontier Group
14:15 – 14:35
Panel Discussion : On the Horizon: Health AI in 2030
Mr. David Zeng(Moderator)
English/Mandarin | Managing Director and Co-COO of New Frontier Group
Prof. Zhu Tongyu
English/Mandarin | Vice Dean, Shanghai Medical College of Fudan University
Dr. Alexander Ng
English/Mandarin | President of Tencent Healthcare；WHO (World Health Organization) Digital Health Technical Advisory Group Expert；Honorary Professor, School of Public Health, The University of Hong Kong
Xiaodong Tao, Ph.D
English/Mandarin | CEO, iFLYTEK Healthcare
Ms. Mandy Qiu
English/Mandarin | Chief Technology Officer of New Frontier Health
14:35 – 14:50
Keynote speech : Synergism in clinical drug development in the GBA
Prof. Chak-sing Lau
English | Dean of LKS Faculty of Medicine，The Hong Kong University
14:50 - 15:05
Keynote speech：AI in Healthcare and Medical Education: Are We Training the Right Genotype and Phenotype of Physicians?
Prof. Davy Cheng
English | Founding Dean & Presidential Chair Professor, School of Medicine at The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen
15:05 - 15:25
Keynote speech and fireside chat: The Brain’s Blueprint: Unlocking Neurological Health for Lifelong Vitality Launch of UFH Brain Health Centre
Prof. Guo Yi
Mandarin | Director, Department of Neurology, Shenzhen People's Hospital
Mr. Brian Siu
Mandarin | Executive Director-New Frontier Group, COO - New Frontier GBA
15:25-15:30
Tea break
Section 3: New Trends in Cross-Border Healthcare and Clinical Care
15:30 – 16:00
Panel Discussion: Next Destination: Positioning HK and the GBA as a Global Leader in Medical Tourism
Dr. Ko Wing Man (Moderator)
English | Member of the Executive Council of The Government of The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region; Director of New Frontier GBA Healthcare Group
Prof. Ronnie Poon
English | Co-Founder-Hong Kong Integrated Oncology Centre; Medical Director-New Frontier GBA Healthcare
Dr. Koon Hung Lee
English | (Assistant Medical Superintendent of Hong Kong Sanatorium & Hospital
Dr. Kenneth Tsang
English | Regional CEO of IHH Healthcare North Asia; CEO of Gleneagles Hospital Hong Kong
Dr. CHAN Chun Kwong
English | President, Hong Kong Chinese Medical Association
Dr. Cheng Chi Man
English | President, Hong Kong Medical Association
Prof. Fung Hong
English | Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer, CUHK Medical Centre; Professor of Practice, The Jockey Club School of Public Health & Primary Care, CUHK
16:00 – 16:20
Panel Discussion: Leading the Future of Clinical Excellence: Lessons from Mainland China's Healthcare System and Hong Kong's Interaction and Innovation
Mr. Brian Siu (Moderator)
English/Mandarin | Executive Director-New Frontier Group, COO - New Frontier GBA
Prof. Lin Shuguang
English/Mandarin | Chairman of New Frontier GBA Advisory Board; Chief Physician
Dr. Kelly Xia
English/Mandarin | GM of Guangzhou UFH
Mr. Yuan Shuai
English/Mandarin | (Co-Founder & Co-CEO-Care Alliance & New Frontier Vitality
Prof. Kenneth M.C. Cheung
English/Mandarin | Hospital Chief Executive, the University of Hong Kong - Shenzhen Hospital; Chair Professor and Jessie Ho Professor in Spine Surgery at the Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, the University of Hong Kong
16:20 – 16:35
Panel Discussion: The Next Destination: Shifting Landscape in International Medical Care
Mr. Ed Tam (Moderator)
English | Managing Director-New Frontier Group; CEO-United Family Healthcare International Medical Service; Vice chairman-New Frontier Group (Hong Kong)
Ms. Roberta Lipson
English | Vice Chairman of New Frontier Health; Chair of AmChan China
Dr. Terence Sio
English | Radiation Oncologist, Mayo Clinic
Dr. Hiromichi Ito
English | General Surgeon, Cancer Institute Hospital of JFCR
16:35 - 16:55
Panel Discussion: The Future of Healthcare Investments, IPOs and Capital Market Trends
Mr. Tom Sze (Moderator)
English | Managing Director and Co-COO of New Frontier Group
Mr. John C. Lee
English | Vice chairman, Managing Director, Co-Head of Asia Country Coverage, Global Banking, UBS AG
Mr. Jia Xu
English/Mandarin | Managing Director and Deputy Head of Global Investment Banking, CICC
Mr. David Lau
English | Co-Head of China Investment Banking Coverage, J.P. Morgan
Mr. Daizong Wang
English | Partner, TPG NewQuest
Mr. Michael Hui
English | Partner, Bain Capital
16:55 – 17:00
Keynote Speech : Diagnosis and Treatment of Microtia: How We Win Patients' High Trust through Technology and Service
Dr. Guo Shuzhong
Mandarin | Plastic Surgeon, Chief Physician, Shenzhen New Frontier United Family Hospital
17:00 - 17:15
Keynote speech : The Next Pandemic: Exploring Post Pandemic Global Impact and Building Resilience Through Intelligence
Prof. Yuen Kwok-Yung
English | The Chair in the Department of Microbiology and Henry Fok Professor of Infectious Diseases at the University of Hong Kong; Co-director of the State Key Laboratory of Emerging Infectious Diseases
17:15 -17:25
Partnership Signing Ceremony
Closing Ceremony
17:25 – 17:30
Closing Remarks
Dr. CH Leong
English | Director of New Frontier Corporation, Honorary President of Shenzhen New Frontier United Family Hospital
17:30 – 17:35
Thank You Note
Mr. Antony Leung
English | Chairman and Co-Founder of New Frontier Group
17:35 – 17:40
What's Next
Mr. Carl Wu
English | CEO and Co-Founder of New Frontier Group and CEO of United Family Healthcare