Schedule | The Gerontech and Innovation Expo cum Summit (GIES)

Registration Period: 18 Sep – 14 Nov 2018
Unless otherwise specified, all sessions will be conducted in Cantonese.
SI : Simultaneous interpretation service to Cantonese can be provided.

22 November 2018 (Thursday)

Time	Summit Conference Room S221	Workshop Hall 1A & B
1000 – 1030	Opening Ceremony & Keynote Session (By Invitation Only)
1030 – 1100
1100 – 1130
1130 – 1200
1200 – 1230
1230 – 1300		Innovation and Technology for Application in Elderly and Rehabilitation Care Series : New Insights through Collaboration 1 [Full]
1300 – 1330
1330 – 1400
1400 – 1430
1430 – 1500	Plenary Session 1 The Future of Elderly Care (English) SI to Cantonese, Japanese and Putonghua	Enhance the Quality of Life of Elderly and People with Mobility Problem [Full]
1500 – 1530
1530 – 1600
1600 – 1630		Telehealth for Ageing in Place [Full]
1630 – 1700
1700 – 1730

23 November 2018 (Friday)

Time	Workshop Hall 1A & B
1000 – 1030
1030 – 1100	Using technology to Support People with Dementia – the Taiwan Experience (Putonghua) [Full]
1100 – 1130
1130 – 1200
1200 – 1230
1230 – 1300	Person-centred Design - Overseas Innovative Technology that Promote Better Living (English) - SI [Full]
1300 – 1330
1330 – 1400
1400 – 1430
1430 – 1500	Overseas Innovation to Facilitate Ageing in Place (English) - SI [Full]
1500 – 1530
1530 – 1600
1600 – 1630	Innovation and Technology for Application in Elderly and Rehabilitation Care Series : Role of Hong Kong R&D Centres and Productivity Council in Supporting NGOs to Adopt Technology in Service [Full]
1630 – 1700
1700 – 1730

24 November 2018 (Saturday)

Time	Summit Conference Room N101	Workshop Hall 1A&B	HKCEC meeting room N104-105	Partnership Event Conference Room N109 – 111
0930 – 1000	Plenary Session 2 Promoting Ageing in Place through Adoption of Technologies (English) SI to Cantonese, Japanese and Putonghua
1000 – 1030
1030 – 1100		Innovation and Technology for Application in Elderly and Rehabilitation Care Series : Innovative Technology to Enhance Stroke Rehabilitation [Full]		Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation (HKSTP) Forum: Gerontech Applications in Residential Care Homes
1100 – 1130
1130 – 1200
1200 – 1230
1230 – 1300		Let the Social Assistive Robots Help (English and Cantonese) - SI [Full]
1300 – 1330
1330 – 1400
1400 – 1430			Round Table on Enhancing the drug management system	Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation (HKSTP) Forum: Gerontech Applications in Residential Care Homes
1430 – 1500	Plenary Session 3 Use of Technologies to Enhance the Quality of Living of People with Disabilities (English) SI to Cantonese, Japanese and Putonghua	Overseas Platform to Promote Innovation for Healthy Ageing [Full]
1500 – 1530
1530 – 1600
1600 – 1630		Singapore Experience in Promoting the Use of Gerontechnology (English) - SI [Full]
1630 – 1700
1700 – 1730

25 November 2018 (Sunday)

Time	Summit Conference Room N101	Workshop Hall 1A & B	Partnership Event Conference Room N101
1000 – 1030	Age-Friendly Hong Kong (AFHK) Summit cum 2018-2019 Age-Friendly City Appreciation Scheme Recognition Ceremony (English and Cantonese) - SI [Full]
1030 – 1100		Innovative Solutions for Risk Monitoring and Fall Prevention [Full]
1100 – 1130
1130 – 1200
1200 – 1230
1230 – 1300		Youth Power in the Elderly and Rehabilitation Care Service Setting [Full]
1300 – 1330
1330 – 1400
1400 – 1430			Hong Kong Productivity Council (HKPC) Forum – How to Overcome Challenges in Developing Localized Gerontech Products?
1430 – 1500		Innovation and Technology for Application in Elderly and Rehabilitation Care Series : New Insights through Collaboration 2 [Full]
1500 – 1530
1530 – 1600
1600 – 1630
1630 – 1700
1700 – 1730