IET Management Symposium 2025

INNOVATION IN LOW-ALTITUDE ECONOMY:

A NEW DEVELOPMENT PERSPECTIVE FOR HONG KONG

Preliminary Programme

8:30 am

Registration

9:00 am

Welcome Address

        Ir Dr Angus CHEUNG

        Symposium Chairman, IET Hong Kong Past Chairman

9:05 am

Opening Address

        Ir Dr Hon LO Wai-kwok, GBS, MH, JP

        Symposium Advisor

9:20 am

Keynote Address

        Ms Mable CHAN, JP 

        Secretary for Transport and Logistics, HKSAR Government

9:30 am

Group Photos Taking (Part 1) - Speakers

9:40 am

Book Presentation Ceremony by Professor John SHI (Symposium Program Advisor)

9:45 am

Presentation of Souvenirs to Speakers and Sponsors

Group Photos Taking (Part 2) - Speaker, Guest of Honours, OC member, Sponsors

10:00 am

BEElevated: Smarter City at Low Altitude

 

        IRaymond POON, JP

        Director of Electrical & Mechanical Services, HKSAR Government

10:25 am

Coffee Break

10:50 am

IET Lecture: Benefits and Challenges of Constructing Low-Altitude Air Route Network Infrastructure for Developing Low-Altitude Economy

 

        Professor LIAO Xiaohan

        Professor, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources 

       Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences. Director General, CAAC Key

       Lab of Civil Aviation Low Altitude Geographic Information and

       Air-Route Planning

11:20 am

Enabling Low-Altitude Economy Together

 

        Mr Frank ERB

        Director, Market Development Digital Aviation, Head of Unmanned

        Traffic Management  Practice (UTM) Europe, Thales Group.       

11:45 am

IET X GBA LAEA Panel - Policy Synergy and Cross-Sector Collaboration:Building a Sustainable Framework for Low-Altitude Economy in Hong Kong

 

        Panel Chair –Dr Winnie TANG, MH, JP, Founding Vice President,

       The Greater Bay Area Low-Altitude Economy Alliance

        Panelists: 

       1. Hon. Elizabeth QUAT, SBS, JP, Founding President, The Greater

           Bay Area Low-Altitude Economy Alliance

        2. Professor LIAO Xiaohan, Prof of IGSNRR, Chinese Academy of

           Sciences

        3. Mr Frank ERB, Director, Head of Unmanned Traffic Management

           Practice Europe, Thales

        4. Professor HUANG Lixi, Deputy Head, Department of Mechanical

           Engineering, The University of  Hong Kong 

        5. Mr ZHANG Lei, CEO, Hangzhou Antwork Technology Co Ltd

        6. Ir ZHANG Wei, Managing Director, Corporate Market Division,

           China Mobile ( Hong Kong)

12:45 pm

Luncheon Speech – Ir Professor Frank CHAN, GBS, JP (10 min)

2:15 pm

Unlocking the Potential of Low Altitude Economy in Hong Kong: Opportunities, Challenges, and Strategic Pathways

 

        Mr Clement HO

        Director and China Transport Consulting Leader, ARUP

        China Transport Consulting/East Asia Digital Transport/Transport

       Planning Leader

2:40 pm

Skyway Connectivity, Shenzhen-Hong Kong Integration:Implementation Pathways for GBA Low-Altitude Corridor

 

        Ms LI Yuehuan

        Hong Kong - Macao Representative, SUTPC Digital Technology (HK)

       Ltd

3:05 pm

Exploration and related progress of global safe low-altitude navigation

 

         Mr DING Yibo

         Chief Expert, China Electronics Technology Group

3:30 pm

Coffee Break

3:50 pm

Taking off the Low-Altitude Economy: The Critical Role of Mobile Operators in Air-Ground Communication and Sensing for Air Traffic Control

       

        Mr Ricky SIU

        Senior Vice President, Mobile Product & Solution Development

        Commercial Group, HKT

4:15 pm

Open Forum-From Innovation to Implementation: Low-Altitude Solutions

 

 Panel Chair - Ir HO Wing-ip, Symposium Honourary Chairman

 1. Sr CHAN Yue-Chun, Head of Spatial Data Office, HKSAR Government

 2. Mr Andrew NABARRO, Business Development Manager, Air

     Traffic Control Expert, Thales 

 3. Mr Clement HO, Director and China Transport Consulting Leader, ARUP

 4. Mr LIU Heng , Deputy CEO, SUTPC Digital Technology (HK) Ltd

 5. Mr DING Yibo , Chief Expert, China Electronics Technology Group

 6. Mr Ricky SIU, SVP, Mobile Product & Solution Development,

     Commercial Group, HKT

  4:50 pm

Closing Remark

        Ir Albert LEUNG, Chairman of Symposium Organizing Committee