Date: 13 – 18 November 2023
Venue: Online (live streaming)
Description: The inaugural Hong Kong Laureate Forum will take place on 13-18 November 2023. Shaw Laureates and distinguished scientists will spend a week in Hong Kong interacting with about 200 young scientists from around the world, sharing their views, experience and aspirations in various scientific fields. Selected forums will be broadcast live online to the public.
Please refer to website for details:
https://hklaureateforum.org/en/inaugural-forum/live-streaming
13 November 2023
| Time | Programme | Shaw Laureates |
| 12:30pm – 1:00pm | Opening Ceremony | All participating Shaw Laureates |
| 2:00pm – 3:30pm |
Plenary Session “A 40-year Journey” |
Prof Reinhard Genzel, 2008 Astronomy Prof Steven A Balbus, 2013 Astronomy Prof Gerd Faltings, 2015 Mathematical Sciences Prof E Peter Greenberg, 2015 Life Science and Medicine |
14 November 2023
| Time | Programme | Shaw Laureates |
| 9:30am – 11:00am |
Plenary Session “Cellular Mechanisms, Protein Functions and Related Human Diseases” |
Prof Michael J Welsh, 2022 Life Science and Medicine Prof Xiaodong Wang, 2006 Life Science and Medicine |
| 2:30pm – 4:00pm |
Trending Topic “Impact of New Technology on Scientific Development” |
Prof Simon DM White, 2017 Astronomy Prof Peter Hegemann, 2020 Life Science and Medicine Prof Victoria M Kaspi, 2021 Astronomy |
| 4:30pm – 6:00pm |
Trending Topic “AI and the Teaching of Science” |
Prof Roger D Blandford, 2020 Astronomy Prof Ehud Hrushovski, 2022 Mathematical Sciences |
15 November 2023
| Time | Programme | Shaw Laureates |
| 4:30pm – 6:30pm |
Science Seminar “Kaleidoscope of Protein Folding” |
Prof Franz-Ulrich Hartl, 2012 Life Science and Medicine Prof Kazutoshi Mori, 2014 Life Science and Medicine |
18 November 2023
| Time | Programme | Shaw Laureates |
| 11:00am – 12:30pm |
Science Seminar “Stars’ Journey in our Milky Way Galaxy” | Prof Michael Perryman, 2022 Astronomy |