“Invited Speakers” (confirmed)

Mrs. Aarti Holla-Maini (Director, UNOOSA)
Dr. Anthony Neoh, Co-Chairman , Asian Academy of International Law, Hong Kong
Prof. Olivier Contant (Executive Director International Academy of Astronautics, Paris)
Mr. Chuck Dickey, (Principal, 3 countries trusted broker, USA)
Prof. Jean-Paul Kneib (Executive Director, ESC – Space Innovation, Switzerland)
Prof. Gregg Li (OASA CEO and founder, HKSAR)
Ms. Victoria Samson (Chief Director, World Secure Forum)
Prof. T. Schildknecht (Bern Astronomical Institute; Director of SwissOGS)
Dr. Meng Su (Senior scientist, Feilong Aerospace & Technology, China)

There will be a welcome reception on Sunday evening and a conference dinner on Tuesday evening – details to be confirmed later.

J-P Kneib (co-Chair, EPFL, Switzerland)
Q Parker (co-Chair, HKU-LSR, HKSAR)
Tim Flohrer (ESA)
Victoria Samson (USA)
Thomas Schildknecht (Switzerland)
Susmita Mohanty (India)
Jing Liu (China)
Christophe Bonnal (France)
Frederico Di Vruno (UK)
Chiara Manfletti (Germany)

Prof. Quentin A. Parker (Chair)
Dr. Andreas Ritter (IT support)
Dr. Partha Pal
Dr. Safoura Tanbakouei
Mr. Andy Kong
Dr. Sayed Abdolreza Sadjadi
Ms. Scorpio Wong
Ms. Haoyang Yuan
Ms. Katie Strattman
Mr. Rishank Diwan

Vision

The University of Hong Kong, Asia’s Global University, delivers impact through internationalisation, innovation and interdisciplinarity. It attracts and nurtures global scholars through excellence in research, teaching and learning, and knowledge exchange. It makes a positive social contribution through global presence, regional significance and engagement with the rest of China.

Mission

The University of Hong Kong will endeavour:

To advance constantly the bounds of scholarship, building upon its proud traditions and strengths
To provide a comprehensive education, benchmarked against the highest international standards, designed to develop fully the intellectual and personal strengths of its students, while extending lifelong learning opportunities for the community
To produce graduates of distinction committed to academic/professional excellence, critical intellectual inquiry and lifelong learning, who are communicative and innovative, ethically and culturally aware, and capable of tackling the unfamiliar with confidence
To develop a collegial, flexible, pluralistic and supportive intellectual environment that inspires and attracts, retains and nurtures scholars, students and staff of the highest calibre in a culture that fosters creativity, learning and freedom of thought, enquiry and expression
To provide a safe, healthy and sustainable workplace to support and advance teaching, learning and research at the University
To engage in innovative, high-impact and leading-edge research within and across disciplines
To be fully accountable for the effective management of public and private resources bestowed upon the institution and act in partnership with the community over the generation, dissemination and application of knowledge
To serve as a focal point of intellectual and academic endeavour in Hong Kong, China and Asia and act as a gateway and forum for scholarship with the rest of the world

There are several hotels around HKU campus, if you have any questions, please email our conference secretary, Ms. Scorpio at ssclsr@hku.hk or fill the enquiry form

Booking.com for hotel around HKU

Ramada Hong kong Harbour View (about $1600 HKD/day, 6 mins MTR to HKU)

Courtyard by Marriott Hong Kong (about $1400 HKD/day, 10 mins walk)

Jen Hong Kong by Shangri-La, link2 (about $1000 HKD/day, 5 mins walk)

One-Eight-One Hotel & Serviced Residences (about $1900 HKD/day, 10 mins walk)

Bishop Lei International House (about $1200 HKD/day, 6 mins MTR to HKU)

Ibis Hong Kong (about $900 HKD/day, 2 mins MTR to HKU)

Hostel (lower price for students)

Mini Hotel CauseWay Bay (about $533 HKD/day, 12 mins MTR to HKU)

Check Inn HK (about $259 HKD/day, 10 mins MTR to HKU)

Note: Please kindly note that the hotel fee is paid by yourself. Cancellation policy might be different between hotels.