IT Matters 2008

For RSVP or more information, please contact Doreen Chan; email: info@hkitf.org; phone 3101-8197.

With the rise of China as a global political and economic power, Hong Kong has a unique position and advantage to play the role, as gateway to and from China, to assist foreign companies in exploiting the huge internal marketplace in China, and to help the Chinese enterprises, emboldened by their domestic successes, to go global. Our value-add lies in the expertise of our human capital: in international sales and marketing; in our professionalism in project and customer services management; in our domain knowledge in our pillar industries such as finance, logistics, service industries; and in our bilingual capabilities. Our value-add also lies in our excellent infrastructure in logistics, telecommunications and social and legal framework.

Information and communications technology (ICT), as an enabling technology and an industry, is vital in helping Hong Kong remain competitive in a global economy by increasing knowledge, promoting innovation and nurturing talent. These three critical areas have been highlighted by Chinese Premier Wen Jiao-bao as the key elements for the future development of Hong Kong.

Therefore the pertinent strategic pursuit for Hong Kong is, through integration with the Mainland China’s complementary strengths particularly that of the Pearl River Delta, how to effectively leverage and sustain our differentiating advantages in ICT to enhance the economic growth of China and Hong Kong.

We are honored to have invited a panel of prominent leaders in business, ICT industry and academia to share with us their visions for the future of the ICT industry in Hong Kong.

They are (in alphabetical order):

Mr. Hubert Chan

Chairman, Communication Association of Hong Kong

Prof. David Cheung (Panel moderator)

Head, Department of Computer Science, University of Hong Kong

Mr. Jeremy Godfrey

Government Chief Information Officer, Commerce & Economic Development Bureau

Mr. Charles Mok

Chairman, Internet Society of Hong Kong

Hon. C K Sin, JP

Legislative Councilor (ITFC), Legislative Council

Dr. Samson Tam, JP

Chairman of the IT division, The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers

Prof. K K Wei

Dean, Faculty of Business, City University of Hong Kong

Programme Rundown for IT Matters 2008 Forum
Theme: ICT Strategically Matters for Hong Kong – The Way Forward

Time	Programme
2.00 p.m.	Registration
2.30pm.	Opening remarks Mr John Chiu, Chairman, Hong Kong Wireless Technology Industry Association
2.35pm.	Panel Session - "ICT Strategically Matters for HK - The Way Forward" with introduction by the moderator and presentation by each of the panel members ( 10 minutes each) Panel Moderator Prof. David Cheung Head, Department of Computer Science, The University of HK Panel members: Mr. Jeremy Godfrey (being invited) GCIO, OGCIO, HK SAR Government Mr. Hubert Chan, Chairman Communication Association of Hong Kong Mr Charles Mok, Chairman Internet Society of Hong Kong Hon. C K Sin, JP Legislative Councilor (ITFC), Legislative Council Dr. Samson Tam, JP Chairman of the IT Division, The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers Professor K K Wei Dean, Faculty of Business, City University of Hong Kong
3.45pm	Coffee Break
4.00pm	Panel Session resumes with panel discussion and Q & A
5.30pm	Closing remarks Mrs Satti Wong, Honorary Chairman, Information and Software Industry Association
5.40pm-6.30pm.	Networking Hour