Programme At-a-Glance

The Asian Family Summit (AFS) is one of the programmes organised by the Consortium of Institutes on Family in the Asian Region (CIFA) to echo the call of the United Nations to celebrate the 30th Anniversary of the International Year of the Family (IYF+30) 2024. The AFS, along with other programmes of the “Jockey Club Professional Development Initiatives on Family Services”, are sponsored by the Jockey Club SMART Family-Link Project which is initiated and funded by The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust.

Asian Family Summit
Towards a Better Tomorrow for Families: Partnership, Collaboration & Action for Sustainable Development

27 – 29 December 2024

Grand Hall & Lecture Hall II, Lee Shau Kee Lecture Centre,
LG/F, Centennial Campus, The University of Hong Kong

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	27 Dec (Fri)	28 Dec (Sat)	29 Dec (Sun)		30 Dec (Mon)
Morning	8:00 am – 9:00 am Registration	8:30 am – 9:00 am Registration	8:30 am – 9:00 am Registration	10:15 am – 11:15 am Family Well-Being Expo Registration	8:30 am – 9:00 am Registration
	9:00 am – 10:00 am Opening Ceremony Guests of Honour: The Hon Mr. John LEE, GBM, SBS, PDSM, PMSM The Chief Executive, Hong Kong SAR Mr. Junhua LI Under-Secretary-General for Economic & Social Affairs, Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA), United Nations (Opening Addresses by pre-recorded videos)	9:00 am – 10:15 am Concurrent Session 1	9:00 am – 10:15 am Concurrent Session 2		9:00 am – 12:00 pm Post-Summit Workshops/Agency Visits
	10:00 am – 11:00 am Keynote 1 Impact of Urbanisation & Migration on Family	10:15 am – 11:15 am Keynote 3 Environmental Sustainability in Asian Families: Striving for Clean, Healthy and Carbon-Zero Lifestyle	10:15 am – 11:15 am Keynote 4 Being Good Ancestors: Preparing a Positive Technological Future for the Family
	Prof. Wei-Jun Jean YEUNG Professor, Department of Paediatrics, Yong Long Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore & Director (Social Sciences), Agency of Science, Technology and Research, Singapore	Prof. Kin-Chung HO, BBS, JP Honorary Professor, Department of Geography, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR	Prof. Susan WALKER Associate Professor Emeritus, Department of Family Social Science, University of Minnesota, United States
	11:00 am – 11:20 am Tea Break	11:15 am – 11:35 am Tea Break	11:15 am – 11:45 am Tea Break	11:15 am – 11:45 pm Opening Ceremony of Family Well-Being Expo
	11:20 am – 12:50 pm Plenary 1 (presentations on Urbanisation/ Migration & Family)	11:35 am – 1:05pm Plenary 3 (Presentations on Climate Change on family)	11:45 am – 1:00 pm Concurrent Session 3	11:45 am – 6:00 pm Family Well-Being Expo
	Speakers:Prof. Peng DU Renmin University of China, China	Speakers:Dr. John Jamir Benzon ARUTA Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, De La Salle University, Philippines
	Prof. Patrick Tak-Kuen NIP, GBS, JP Vice Chairman, World Vision China, Hong Kong SAR	Dr. Ching-Choi LAM, SBS, JP Chairman, Council for Carbon Neutrality & Sustainable Development, Hong Kong SAR
	Dr. Mine SATO Associate Professor, Department of Urban Innovation, Yokohama National University, Japan	Another speaker to be confirmed
	12:50 pm – 2:00 pm Lunch	1:05 pm – 2:15 pm Lunch	1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Lunch		12:00 pm – 2:00 pm Lunch
Afternoon	2:00 pm – 3:00 pm Keynote 2 Implications of Demographic Changes on the Family Structure and Intergenerational Relations in Asia and the Pacific	2:15 pm – 4:00 pm Final Round Adjudication of Best Practices Sharing in Asia – Family Well-Being Project 2024	2:00 pm – 3:30 pm Plenary 4 (Presentations on ICT & the Family)		2:00 pm - 5:00 pm Post-Summit Workshops/Agency Visits
	Dr. Srinivas TATA Director, Social Development Division, Economic & Social Commission for Asia & the Pacific (ESCAP), United Nations		Speakers:Dr. Herman LO Associate Professor, Department of Applied Social Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR Representative from Jockey Club SMART Family-Link Project, Hong Kong SAR Representative from Ministry of Social Family Development and Singapore Health, Singapore
	3:00 pm – 3:20 pm Tea Break	4:00 pm – 4:20 pm Tea Break	3:30 pm – 3:50 pm Tea Break
	3:20 pm – 4:50 pm Plenary 2 (presentations on Demographic Changes & Family)	4:20 pm – 6:20 pm Final Round Adjudication of Best Practices Sharing in Asia – Family Well-Being Project 2024	3:50 pm – 5:05 pm Concurrent Session 4 5:05 pm – 5:35 pm Closing Ceremony
	Speakers:Dr. Corinne GHOH Associate Professor (Practice), Social Work Department, National University of Singapore, Singapore
	Dr. Mala Kapur SHANKARDASS Founder, Development, Welfare and Research Foundation (DWRF), India
	Mr. Kai-Ming HO, JP Under Secretary for Labour and Welfare, Hong Kong SAR
Evening	5:00 pm – 6:00 pm Welcoming Reception 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm Reception Dinner for VIPs	6:20 pm – 8:20 pm Sight-seeing & Cultural Activities	7:00 pm – 9:30 pm Gala Dinner/ Award Presentation Ceremony of Best Practices Sharing in Asia – Family Well-Being Project 2024

Official language of the Summit is English.
Simultaneous Interpretation for English and Putonghua will be provided at sessions in the Grand Hall.
The Opening and Closing Ceremonies, all keynote and plenary sessions, and the Best Practices Sharing in Asia – Family Well-Being Project 2024 Final Round Adjudication are conducted at the Grand Hall. Concurrent Sessions are conducted at both the Grand Hall and other classrooms as indicated.
The Gala Dinner & Best Practices Sharing in Asia – Family Well-Being Project 2024 Award Presentation Ceremony is held at the Regal Hotel, 88 Yee Wo Street, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong (MTR Causeway Bay station, Exit F1)