OHKF Insight Forum - Why we love Space and why we should go there now
OHKF Insight Forum - Why we love Space and why we should go there now
(17 Apr 2025, Hong Kong) Our Hong Kong Foundation (OHKF) Insight Forum presented an inspiring session titled “Why we love Space and why we should go there now.” The Forum discussed how space technologies are transforming industries as diverse as agriculture, transportation, and healthcare and also unveiled how these technologies continuously improve critical applications such as weather forecasting, navigation systems, and disaster management.
The Honourable Duncan Chiu, Advisor of OHKF, and Member of the Legislative Council of HKSAR, was invited as the opening speaker. The Forum was honoured to have the gracious presence of 2 keynote speakers, including Professor Gregg Li, Advisor of OHKF, Governance and Management Consultant, and Astropreneur and Comprador of NewSpace at the Orion Astropreneur Space Academy (OASA), and Professor Stephen Cheung, Honorary Chief Scientist at OASA, and Former Adjunct Professor for MSc. programme in Space Science at the Department of Physics at the University of Hong Kong. The 2 professors joined the panel discussion moderated by Mr Aaron Pang, Chief Purpose Officer at Transformative Purpose, Global Inspirational Writer and Speaker and Award-winning Host of Asia’s No.1 Purpose Podcast.
Addressing the audience with an opening speech, The Honourable Duncan Chiu said, “Why is Hong Kong doing technology? I think one big perspective change is that we can see that does not matter the policy or funding scheme, or some of the directions that we are heading in the universities, we are going from ‘application in technology’ to ‘creation of technology’, what we call ‘innovation’.”
Professor Gregg Li mentioned that Hong Kong has super connectivity, a network, and Fintech. He highlighted that, for Hong Kong to work together and come together in this (New Space), the city has to leverage on what the Mainland and Singapore are doing. In Professor Stephen Cheung’s remarks, he expressed 21st-century space was as much about commercialisation. He also emphasised that for the vision of 21st-century space, first things first, we had to achieve low-cost access, making space travel affordable was essential.
The Panel Session was moderated by Mr Aaron Pang, who stated that “It is not within our control how other countries or how certain people will use technologies to benefit mankind or to harm mankind. But we could put all our intelligence and good intentions together, and put more young people through the program so we can cultivate astrepreneurs in Hong Kong.”
The Forum attracted a full house of esteemed attendees and strong support from a wide range of sectors, including OASA as the supporting organisation, and EY Wavespace as the venue sponsor.
(17 Apr 2025, Hong Kong) Our Hong Kong Foundation (OHKF) Insight Forum presented an inspiring session titled “Why we love Space and why we should go there now.” The Forum discussed how space technologies are transforming industries as diverse as agriculture, transportation, and healthcare and also unveiled how these technologies continuously improve critical applications such as weather forecasting, navigation systems, and disaster management.
The Honourable Duncan Chiu, Advisor of OHKF, and Member of the Legislative Council of HKSAR, was invited as the opening speaker. The Forum was honoured to have the gracious presence of 2 keynote speakers, including Professor Gregg Li, Advisor of OHKF, Governance and Management Consultant, and Astropreneur and Comprador of NewSpace at the Orion Astropreneur Space Academy (OASA), and Professor Stephen Cheung, Honorary Chief Scientist at OASA, and Former Adjunct Professor for MSc. programme in Space Science at the Department of Physics at the University of Hong Kong. The 2 professors joined the panel discussion moderated by Mr Aaron Pang, Chief Purpose Officer at Transformative Purpose, Global Inspirational Writer and Speaker and Award-winning Host of Asia’s No.1 Purpose Podcast.
Addressing the audience with an opening speech, The Honourable Duncan Chiu said, “Why is Hong Kong doing technology? I think one big perspective change is that we can see that does not matter the policy or funding scheme, or some of the directions that we are heading in the universities, we are going from ‘application in technology’ to ‘creation of technology’, what we call ‘innovation’.”
Professor Gregg Li mentioned that Hong Kong has super connectivity, a network, and Fintech. He highlighted that, for Hong Kong to work together and come together in this (New Space), the city has to leverage on what the Mainland and Singapore are doing. In Professor Stephen Cheung’s remarks, he expressed 21st-century space was as much about commercialisation. He also emphasised that for the vision of 21st-century space, first things first, we had to achieve low-cost access, making space travel affordable was essential.
The Panel Session was moderated by Mr Aaron Pang, who stated that “It is not within our control how other countries or how certain people will use technologies to benefit mankind or to harm mankind. But we could put all our intelligence and good intentions together, and put more young people through the program so we can cultivate astrepreneurs in Hong Kong.”
The Forum attracted a full house of esteemed attendees and strong support from a wide range of sectors, including OASA as the supporting organisation, and EY Wavespace as the venue sponsor.
