Five summit series cover broad topics related to marine, aiming to gather different parties (including practitioners, industry stakeholders, scientists, engineers, investors, and service providers in the marine sectors) to promote Industry-University-Research Cooperation and to bring benefits to the community of Hong Kong and Greater Bay Area.
SUMMIT 1
“Blue Marine Economy Summit”
Summit 1 covers different aspects of marine economy, ranging from government policies, local and global maritime security as well as different industrial fields involving marine. It covers the following subtopics:
- Global marine economy and technological development;
- Maritime security and ocean governance;
- Government policies and initiatives.
SUMMIT 2
“Applied Fundamental Research”
Summit 2 focuses on the fundamental marine research, establishing the original foundation for broad application. The subtopics include:
- Intelligent marine science;
- Coastal ecological restoration;
- Maritime resources and development.
SUMMIT 3
“Incubation & Commercialization”
Summit 3 highlights the translational aspect of original marine research output and demonstrates technology transfer with successful cases, including:
- Marine natural products (e.g., antibiotics and antifouling);
- Unmanned voyage.
SUMMIT 4
“Frontier Research”
Summit 4 emphasizes on cutting edge marine research of significant social and global impacts. It covers the following subareas:
- Marine energy and water power;
- Globalization and marine environment;
- Marine species and ecosystem.
SUMMIT 5
“Advanced Industrial Technology”
Summit 5 spotlights advanced technologies for marine equipment exploration, including:
- Deep sea ROV;
- Marine technology for unmanned underwater equipment;
- Ecological and environmental monitoring system.