| Conference Program | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Time | Item | Speakers |
| Day 1 (18-Sep) | 08:15 - 09:00 | Registration | |
| 09:00 - 09:15 |
Opening Remarks Moderator: Miss Katrina Yu (Consultant, Department of Media and Communication, CityUHK) |
1. Prof. Chun-Sing Lee (Provost and Deputy President, CityUHK) 2. Prof. Alfred Tat-Kei Ho (Dean, College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, CityUHK) 3. Prof. Yi-Hui Christine Huang (Head, Department of Media and Communication, CityUHK) |
|
| 09:15 - 10:30 |
Speaker Session 1: The State of AI in Communication: Key Trends, Challenges, and Emerging Possibilities Moderator: Prof. Xinzhi Zhang (Associate Professor, Department of Media and Communication, CityUHK) |
1. Prof. Ingrid Bachmann (Associate Professor, School of Communications, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Chile; President Elect of the International Communication Association (ICA)) 2. Prof. Nicole Ellison (Karl E Weick Collegiate Professor, School of Information, University of Michigan, the US; the Editor-in-Chief of Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication; ICA Fellow) 3. Prof. Michael Latzer (Professor, Department of Communication and Media Research, Chairperson of Media Change & Innovation Division, University of Zurich, Switzerland) 4. Prof. Yi-Hui Christine Huang (Head and Chair Professor, Department of Media and Communication, CityUHK; ICA Fellow) |
|
| 10:45 - 12:30 |
Speaker Session 2: Methodological Innovation in the AI Era: Computational & Cognitive Methods Moderator: Prof. Xiaohui Wang (Assistant Professor, Department of Media and Communication, CityUHK) |
1. Prof. Jörg Matthes (Professor, Department of Communication, University of Vienna, Austria; the Editors-in-Chief of Communication Methods and Measures and Communication Theory; ICA Fellow) 2. Prof. Richard Huskey (Associate Professor, Department of Communication, University of California Davis, the US; the former Chair, International Communication Association Communication Science and Biology interest group; Associate Editor, Journal of Communication) 3. Prof. Tammy Lin (Distinguished Professor, College of Communication, ChengChi University, Taiwan; President of the Taiwan Academy for Information Society; Associate Editor, Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication) 4. Prof. Natalie Pang (Head and Associate Professor, Department of Communications and New Media, National University of Singapore, Singapore) 5. Prof. Jonathan Zhu (Chair Professor, Department of Media and Communication, CityUHK; ICA Fellow) |
|
| 14:00 - 15:40 |
Speaker Session 3: AI and Societal Transformation: Navigating Policy, Cultural Impacts, and Global Challenges Moderator: Prof. Edmund Lee (Associate Professor, Department of Media and Communication, CityUHK) |
1. Prof. Peng Hwa Ang(Professor, Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore; the former President of ICA; ICA Fellow) 2. Prof. Nuri Kim (Associate Professor, Moon Soul Graduate School of Future Strategy, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST); Associate Editor of Human Communication Research) 3. Prof. Junhao Hong (Professor, Department of Communication, State University of New York at Buffalo, the US) 4. Mr. Di Yao (Head of Legal, Google Shanghai; Stanford Law China Co-Chair; AmCham Shanghai Vice Chair) 5. Prof. Fen Lin (Professor and Associate Vice President (Global Strategy), Department of Media and Communication, CityUHK) 6. Prof. Shuhua Zhou (Chair Professor, Department of Media and Communication, CityUHK; ICA Fellow) |
|
| 16:00 - 17:15 |
Roundtable with Top Journal Editors Chapter 1: Global Standards and Future Directions in the Age of AI Moderator: Prof. "Chris" Fei Shen (Professor and Associate Head, Department of Media and Communication, CityUHK) |
Prof. Nicole Ellison (Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication) Prof. Jörg Matthes (Editor-in-Chief, Communication Theory) Prof. Richard Huskey (Associate Editor, Journal of Communication) Prof. Nuri Kim (Associate Editor, Human Communication Research) Prof. Ye Sun (Associate Professor, Department of Media and Communication, CityUHK; Associate Editor, Communication Methods & Measures) |
|
| 17:30 - 18:30 |
Tour to COM Department and Create Media Centre |
Moderators: Prof. Joe He (Professor of Practice, Department of Media and Communication, CityUHK) Prof. Guanxiong Huang (Associate Professor, Department of Media and Communication, CityUHK) Prof. Seungsu Lee (Assistant Professor, Department of Media and Communication, CityUHK) |
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| Day 2 (19-Sep) | 08:15 - 08:45 | Registration | |
| 08:45 - 09:20 |
Speech by the Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Moderator: Prof. Wen Jung Li (Chair Professor and Vice-President (Talent and International Strategy), CityUHK; Member, the US National Academy of Artificial Intelligence; IEEE Fellow) |
Prof. Xiaohong Guan (Professor, Faculty of Electronic and Information Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University; Academician, Chinese Academy of Sciences; IEEE Fellow) | |
| 09:20 - 10:35 |
Roundtable: Industry’s Insights on AI and Media Innovation Moderator: Mr. George Chen (Partner and Co-Chair of Digital Practise, The Asia Group; Adjunct Professor, Department of Media and Communication, CityUHK) |
Mr. Bryan Ha (Head of Public Policy, AWS/Amazon) Mr. Yannick Mahé (Head of Business Engineering & Growth Engineering, Greater China Region at Meta) Ms. Grace Shao (Founder of AI Proem) Mr. Raymond Tsang (Global Training Advisor, Alibaba Cloud International) Mr. Di Yao (Head of Legal, Google Shanghai; Stanford Law China Co-Chair; AmCham Shanghai Vice Chair) |
|
| 10:50 - 12:10 |
Roundtable: Reimagining Communication Innovation in the Age of AI: Global Perspectives and Beyond Moderator: Prof. Nancy Dai (Associate Professor, Department of Media and Communication, CityUHK) |
Prof. Peng Hwa Ang (Professor, Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore; the former President of ICA; ICA Fellow) Prof. Ingrid Bachmann (Associate Professor, School of Communications, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Chile; President Elect of ICA) Prof. Junhao Hong(Professor Department of Communication State University of New York at Buffalo, the US) Prof. Michael Latzer (Professor, Department of Communication and Media Research, Chairperson of Media Change & Innovation Division, University of Zurich, Switzerland) Prof. Tammy Lin (Distinguished Professor, College of Communication, ChengChi University, Taiwan; President of the Taiwan Academy for Information Society; Associate Editor of Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication) Prof. Natalie Pang (Head and Associate Professor, Department of Communications and New Media, National University of Singapore, Singapore) |
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| 13:30 - 15:00 |
Roundtable with Top Journal Editors Chapter 2: International Impact and Local Innovation in Chinese Communication Journals Moderator: Prof. Crystal Jiang (Associate Professor, Department of Media and Communication, CityUHK) |
Prof. Zhengrong Hu (胡正榮教授，中國社會科學院新聞與傳播研究所所長、中國社會科學院大學新聞傳播學院院長，《新聞與傳播研究》主編) Prof. Yan Sui (隋岩教授，中國新聞史學會會長，中國傳媒大學新聞學院院長，《現代傳播》主編) Prof. Taofu Zhang (張濤甫教授，復旦大學新聞學院院長，《新聞大學》主編) Prof. Hailong Liu (劉海龍教授，中國人民大學新聞與社會發展研究中心新聞傳播研究所所長，《國際新聞界》主編) Prof. Changfeng Chen (陳昌鳳教授，清華大學新聞與傳播學院教授，《全球傳媒學刊》主編) |
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| 15:00 - 15:15 |
Closing Remarks Moderator: Prof. Xiaofan Liu (Associate Professor, Department of Media and Communication, CityUHK) |
Prof. Yi-Hui Christine Huang (Head and Chair Professor, Department of Media and Communication, CityUHK) | |
