Speakers | Excellent Teachers on Teaching Excellence

Welcome & Opening address

Professor Kwok-yin WONG

Vice President (Education), PolyU

PolyU’s Strategic Plan for learning and teaching (2025–2031) and Graduate attributes

Professor Kwok-yin WONG

Vice President (Education), PolyU

Panel discussion 1 - Strategic planning in higher education: Views of international university leaders/academics

Professor Adam BRIDGEMAN

Pro Vice-Chancellor (Educational Innovation), The University of Sydney, Australia

Professor Susan MCCAHAN

Associate Vice-President and Vice-Provost, Digital Strategies; Vice-Provost, Innovations in Undergraduate Education, University of Toronto, Canada

Professor Hilary WINCHESTER

Emeritus Professor Chancellery and Council Services, University of South Australia, Australia

Facilitator: Professor Daniel SHEK

Associate Vice President (Undergraduate Programme), PolyU

*in alphabetical order of surnames

Panel discussion 2 - Transformative learning experience for an unpredictable future

Miss Tsz Kiu Audrey AU

Year 4, Department of Applied Social Sciences, PolyU

Mr Tsz Hang Addison LAM

Year 4, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, PolyU

Mr Ju LIN

Year 4, Department of Aeronautical and Aviation Engineering, PolyU

Miss Eunice On Yu MAK

Year 5, School of Nursing, PolyU

Miss Ching Yi Chinny SIN

Year 4, Department of Applied Social Sciences, PolyU

Facilitator: Professor Li-ta HSU

Associate Head, Department of Aeronautical and Aviation Engineering, PolyU

*in alphabetical order of surnames

Panel discussion 3 - Transdisciplinary education for tackling complex and emerging local, national and global challenges

Professor Gabriele BAMMER

Australian National University, Australia; President, Global Alliance for Inter- and Transdisciplinarity (ITD Alliance)

Dr Mary RICHARDS

Division lead for Transdisciplinary Studies in Global Change, Brunel University of London, UK

Professor Bernard TAN

Senior Vice Provost (Undergraduate Education), National University of Singapore, Singapore

Dr Andrew VOSKO

Associate Professor, Kaiser Permanente School of Medicine, USA; Former Associate Provost and Director of Transdisciplinary Studies, Claremont Graduate University, USA

Facilitator: Ir Professor Michael YAM

Head of Department of Building and Real Estate, PolyU

*in alphabetical order of surnames

Panel discussion 4 - Trans-sector/University-industry collaboration for future-ready graduates

Professor Emil CHAN

Co-Chair, Hong Kong Digital Finance Association; Chairman, The Association of Cloud and Mobile Computing Professionals (ACMCP)

Professor Alan CHOW

Founder, AI Lab; Chairman, Focus Capital Group Ltd.

Professor Rachel DODD

Adobe Professor of Digital Innovation, Aston University, UK

Ms Esther MA

CEO & Founder, Prestique Limited (PR) & Harvest Sky (Sports Management); Board Member, Hong Kong Paralympic Committee, Wu Zhi Qiao Charitable Foundation, Society of Academy for Performing Arts