Symposium: AI for Sustainable Social Care

16 December 2025

Jointly organized by the School of Social Work and Social Administration, the School of Nursing, and the School of Computing & Data Science, the symposium aims to foster discussions and promote research collaborations on the application of AI in social care. Additionally, service stakeholders from the NGO sector, particularly those involved in elderly care, will be participating in the event.

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Event Rundown

Event Rundown

AI for Sustainable Social Care

Date: 16 Dec 2025

Time: 10:00-13:00 (9:30-10:00 Reception)

Venue: HW312, HKU Theme:

1. From ideas to action: translate insights to practical pathways and next step for implementation

2. Collective brainstorming: Bring ideas, directions, and opinions on how AI can enhance social goods

Language: Cantonese

Tentative Rundown:

Time	Content
9:30-10:00	Reception
10:00-10:05	Welcoming and Introduction
10:05-10:25	Speaker 1 Professor Reynold CHENG Professor and Division Head of AI & Data Science, School of Computing and Data Science, The University of Hong Kong Topic: Data Science for Social Goods: STAR Lab’s Experience
10:25-10:45	Speaker 2 Professor Doris YU, School of Nursing, The University of Hong Kong Topic: AI-Powered Futures: Reinventing Family-centered Transitional Care for Aging Population
10:45-11:05	Speaker 3 Prof Kelvin WANG, Professor, School of Nursing & Assistant Dean (Professional Development for Health Sciences), LKS Faculty of Medicine Topic: AI Chatbot for Improving Smoking Cessation Services: Evidence and Implementation
11:05-11:25	Speaker 4 Ms Joyce HO, Director (Tech Enablement), The Hong Kong Council of Social Service Topic: From Manual to Intelligent: Transforming Social Care Workflows and Knowledge Bots with AI
11:25-11:45	Speaker 5 Mr. Kenny CHIEN, CEO of Cherrypicks Topic: AI for Sociomedical Collaborations: Cases and Wishes
11:45-12:05	Speaker 6 Professor Winnie MAK, Director the of Diversity and Well Being Laboratory; Professor, Department of Psychology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong Dr Alan TONG, Research Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong Topic: Opportunities and Risks of AI in Building a Hybrid Mental Health Ecosystem
12:05-12:25	Speaker 7 Dr Danny CHOW, Chief Information Officer at Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui Welfare Council Topic: AI: Exploring, Piloting, Transforming
12:25-13:00	Open Forum Moderator: Professor Terry LUM Panellists: • Professor Benjamin KAO, Professor, Department of AI and Data Science, School of Computing and Data Science, The University of Hong Kong • Professor Vivian HUI, Assistant Professor, School of Nursing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University • Dr LAW Chi Kwong, GBS, JP • Mr Gideon LEE, AI Specialist, Department of Social Work and Social Administration, The University of Hong Kong