Global Education Summit 2026 | Main Programmes

Overview

5 September 2026

6 September 2026

Day 1: The Hong Kong Education Hub

GRAND BALLROOM, LOBBY LEVEL

10:30am – 10:35am

Welcome Remarks by HSBC Premier

SPEAKERS

Janet Pang, Managing Director and Head of Retail Business, Retail Banking and Wealth, Hong Kong, HSBC

10:35am – 10:40am

Welcome Remarks by SCMP

SPEAKERS

Tammy Tam, Publisher, South China Morning Post

10:40am – 11:25am

[Panel discussion] Hong Kong Universities as the Gateway to the Future of Education

SPEAKERS

Prof. Jay Siegel, Vice-President and Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Teaching and Learning), HKU

Prof. Irwin King, Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Education), CUHK

Prof. Yike Guo, Provost, HKUST

MODERATOR

Tammy Tam, Publisher, South China Morning Post

11:25am – 11:40am

Global Announcement of the HSBC Premier 2026 Global Education Survey – HK Education Hub

SPEAKERS

Regina Yeung, Head of Rewards, Partnerships & Premier, Retail Banking and Wealth, Hong Kong, HSBC

11:40am – 11:50am

Keynote Address by Guest of Honour Dr. Choi Yuk Lin, JP, Secretary for Education, The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

SPEAKERS

Dr. Choi Yuk-Lin, JP, Secretary for Education, The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

11:50am – 11:55am

Global Education Summit Grand Opening Ceremony

SPEAKERS

All Honoured Guests and Officiating Guests

12:00pm – 12:45pm

[Panel Discussion] Talent Pathways: What Tech and Innovation Leaders Look for in Next-Gen Talent

SPEAKERS

Michael Yue, Managing Director & General Manager, Google Hong Kong

Terry Wong, Chief Executive Officer, Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation

Yiyin Zhao, Managing Director, Samsung Electronics Hong Kong

MODERATOR

Zuraidah Ibrahim, Executive Editor, SCMP

12:45pm – 1:30pm

[Panel Discussion] Powering Hong Kong’s Healthcare Talent Pipeline: From Medical Education to Research and Industry Impact

SPEAKERS

Dr. Kenneth Tsang, Regional Chief Executive Officer of IHH Healthcare North Asia and Chief Executive Officer of Gleneagles Hospital Hong Kong

Dr. Chung Kin Lai, Chief Executive Officer at CUHK Medical Centre

Dr. Ricky Chiu, Chairman and CEO, PHASE Scientific, and Adjunct Associate Professor, School of Biomedical Sciences, CUHK

MODERATOR

Geoffrey Au, Chief Product and In-force Officer, HSBC Life Hong Kong and Macau

1:50pm – 2:20pm

[Spotlight Presentation] The Future of Talent: McKinsey’s Insights on Education and AI Development

SPEAKERS

Joe Ngai, Senior Partner and Chairman, McKinsey & Company Greater China

2:20pm – 2:30pm

Keynote Speech: Hong Kong’s Strategic Educational Partnerships with Belt & Road Countries

SPEAKERS

Nicholas Ho, Commissioner for Belt and Road, The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

2:30pm – 3:15pm

[Panel Discussion] SCMP Parents’ Talk: Principals’ Vision & Action Series – Direct Subsidy Scheme and Local Pathways

SPEAKERS

Dion Chen, Principal, Ying Wa College

Corina Chen, Principal, HKUGA College

MODERATOR

Emily Tsang, Head of Young Post & Posties, South China Morning Post

3:15pm – 3:45pm

[Spotlight Presentation] The 2030 IB Evolution: Decoding "Systems Transformation"

SPEAKERS

Gemma Dawson, High School Vice Principal and IBDP Coordinator at UWC South East Asia

3:45pm – 4:30pm

[Panel Discussion] SCMP Parents’ Talk: Principals’ Vision & Action Series – International Schools

SPEAKERS

Dr. Shirla Sum, Chief Principal, Victoria Shanghai Academy

Rosie McColl, Head, Harrow International School Hong Kong

MODERATOR

Esther Cheung, Senior Production Editor and Deputy Editor for Young Post and Posties, South China Morning Post

Day 2: Global Education Pathways

GRAND BALLROOM, LOBBY LEVEL

10:30am – 10:35am

Welcome Remarks by SCMP

SPEAKERS

Ang Jin, Chief Growth Officer, South China Morning Post

10:35am – 10:40am

Welcome Remarks by HSBC

SPEAKERS

Angela Chan, Chief Distribution Officer, HSBC Life Hong Kong

10:40am – 11:25am

[Panel Discussion] Inside the Golden Triangle: Cambridge, King’s College London, and Oxford

SPEAKERS

Dr. Samina Khan, Director of Undergraduate Admissions and Outreach, University of Oxford

Sarah Hales, Senior Regional Manager, Admissions and Access, University of Cambridge

Mandy Zhang, Head of East Asia, Global Student Recruitment & Admissions Directorate, King's College London

MODERATOR

Joanna Hotung, Director, Hotung Mills Education Foundation

11:25am – 12:05pm

[Panel Discussion] The Future-Ready Leader – Evolution of the British Boarding Ethos

SPEAKERS

Tony Blignaut, Regional Admissions Director Asia, Dukes Education / Cardiff Sixth Form College

Lucia Battain, Director of Admissions & International Recruitment, Woldingham School

MODERATOR

Emily Wong, Centre Manager, Britannia StudyLink

12:05pm – 12:25pm

Global Announcement of the HSBC Premier 2026 Global Education Survey – Global Education Pathways

SPEAKERS

Regina Yeung, Head of Rewards, Partnerships & Premier, Retail Banking and Wealth, Hong Kong, HSBC

Andrea Hales, Acting Director Hong Kong, British Council

12:25pm – 1:10pm

[Panel Discussion] The Admissions Nexus – Building a Winning Application Strategy

SPEAKERS

Samuel Chan, Managing Director, Britannia StudyLink

Jamie Beaton, Co-Founder & CEO, Crimson Education

Jennifer Ma, Seasoned Educator & Founder of JM Edu Consulting

Bob Fan, Managing Partner, True North Education

MODERATOR

Dannie Aildasani, Production Editor, Young Post, SCMP

2:00pm – 2:45pm

[Panel Discussion] AI Era Playbook: How Learning and Hiring Are Being Rewritten

SPEAKERS

Dr. Keith Huang, Head of Product and Technology, Consumer Business Group, HKT

Victor Kwok, Deputy Research Director of Our Hong Kong Foundation, Committee member of the All-China Youth Federation

Bill Lee, Managing Director, Jobsdb by SEEK

Janet Sin, Head of Innovation, Open Banking and Government Initiatives, Retail Banking and Wealth, Hong Kong, HSBC

MODERATOR

Emily Tsang, Head of Young Post & Posties, South China Morning Post

2:45pm – 3:30pm

[Fireside Chat] The US Boarding School Blueprint for Future Global Leaders

SPEAKERS

Dr. Theresa Smith, Ph.D, Head of School, The Webb Schools

MODERATOR

Jeannie Tse, Asia Program Director, EF Education First

3:30pm – 4:15pm

[Fireside Chat] Deep-Dive into Top-Tier US Institutions — Navigating ‘Fit’ for a Lifetime of Global Impact

SPEAKERS

William Sichel, Assistant Vice President of Undergraduate Admissions, New York University

MODERATOR

Esther Cheung, Senior Production Editor and Deputy Editor for Young Post and Posties, South China Morning Post

Honoured Guest

Guests of Honour

Dr. Choi Yuk Lin, JP

Secretary for Education
The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

Nicholas Ho

Commissioner for Belt and Road
The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

Speakers

Listed in alphabetical order by surname. Click to view each speaker’s biography.

Geoffrey Au

Chief Product and In-force Officer, HSBC Life Hong Kong and Macau

Lucia Battain

Director of Admissions & International Recruitment,Woldingham School

Jamie Beaton

Co-Founder & CEO, Crimson Education

Tony Blignaut

Regional Admissions Director Asia,
Dukes Education / Cardiff Sixth Form College

Angela Chan

Chief Distribution Officer, HSBC Life Hong Kong

Samuel Chan

Managing Director, Britannia StudyLink

Corina Chen

Principal,
HKUGA College

Dion Chen

Principal,
Ying Wa College

Dr. Ricky Chiu

Chairman and CEO, PHASE Scientific, and Adjunct Associate Professor, School of Biomedical Sciences, CUHK

Dr. Chung Kin Lai

Chief Executive Officer at CUHK Medical Centre

Gemma Dawson

High School Vice Principal and IBDP Coordinator
UWC Southeast Asia

Bob Fan

Managing Partner, True North Education

Prof Yike Guo

Provost,
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

Sarah Hales

Senior Regional Manager, Admissions and Access, University of Cambridge

Joanna Hotung

Director, Hotung Mills Education Foundation

Dr. Keith Huang

Head of Product and Technology
Consumer Business Group
HKT

Ang Jin

Chief Growth Officer, South China Morning Post

Samina Khan, Dr.

Director of the Undergraduate Admissions and Outreach, University of Oxford

Irwin King, Prof.

Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Education),
The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK)

Victor Kwok

Deputy Research Director of Our Hong Kong Foundation,
Committee member of the All-China Youth Federation

Bill Lee

Managing Director, Jobsdb by SEEK

Jennifer Ma

Seasoned Educator
Founder of JM Edu Consulting

Rosie McColl

Head,
Harrow International School Hong Kong

Joe Ngai

Greater China Chairman,
McKinsey & Company Greater China

Janet Pang

Managing Director and Head of Retail Business, Retail Banking and Wealth, Hong Kong, HSBC

William Sichel

Assistant Vice President of Undergraduate Admissions, New York University

Prof Jay Siegel

Vice-President and Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Teaching and Learning), the University of Hong Kong

Janet Sin

Head of Innovation, Open Banking and Government Initiatives
Retail Banking and Wealth, Hong Kong, HSBC

Dr. Shirla Sum

Chief Principal, Victoria Shanghai Academy

Dr. Theresa Smith, Ph.D.

Head of School, The Webb Schools

Tammy Tam

Publisher,
South China Morning Post

Dr. Kenneth Tsang

Regional Chief Executive Officer of IHH Healthcare North Asia and Chief Executive Officer of Gleneagles Hospital Hong Kong

Jeannie Tse

Asia Program Director, EF Education First

Terry Wong

Chief Executive Officer,
Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation (HKSTP)

Regina Yeung

Head of Rewards, Partnerships & Premier, Retail Banking and Wealth, Hong Kong, HSBC

Michael Yue

Managing Director and General Manager,
Google Hong Kong

Mandy Zhang

Head of East Asia, Global Student Recruitment & Admissions Directorate, King's College London

Yiyin Zhao

Managing Director of Samsung Electronics Hong Kong

Participating Partners

Guests of Honour

Commerce and Economic Development Bureau

Hong Kong Universities & Schools

5 September

Global Universities & Schools

Industry & Professional Organisations

Education & Advisory Organisations

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