Impact Report: Future City Summit Annual Meet 2016 is produced by Future City Summit in The University of Hong Kong. FCS2016 was the curation founding year of the organisation and the Summit through the support of the Global Partnership Seed Fund by the Vice President Office of The University of Hong Kong. The FCS2016 gathered 80 delegates from emerging Southeast Asia and South Asia to explore the urban development challenges. Design Jam(Hackathon) was conducted for generating actionable items with proposals for the follow-up projects.

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Future City Summit 2016
Impact Report

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A kickstarting conference for participating youth to represent their
cities and come to network, share and partner.
Vision:
Advocate the agenda of future development of cities
Mission:
• Devise knowledge exchange among Asia on concept of city
development
• Develop network of universities for sharing information and
model projects
Date: 4th - 8th August 2016
Venue: The University of Hong Kong
Website: www.futurecitysummit.org
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/futurecitysummit/

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Big Background
The ideation of Urban Resilience refers to “capability to prepare for, respond to, and recover from significant multi-
hazard threats and its measurement index provides a framework and perspectives in assessing the development a
city relative to the global development, economically, technologically, environmentally and socially. The concept
“Urban Resilience” penetrates the discussion and lenses set in the coming “Future City Summit”, giving a full picture
of city development as a human hardware thinking ecosystem and it progression.
Urban Resilience
The Global Southern Belt forms with the shifting of manufacturing, capital flows and economic strategy from the
Northern Hemisphere to the South, including the region in Asia such as South Asia, Southeast Asia, Central Asia
and China. The Global Southern Belt forms
The Belt and Road Initiative of China promotes a strong tie to developing countries in Asia for developing
connectivity in city development, including infrastructure, business, culture, education and humanity The
initiative echoes the development and rise of the Global Southern Belt and its more resilient region as a whole.
Global Southern Belt &Belt and Road of China
Smart city is a urban development vision to integrate multiple information and communication technology (ICT) solutions in
a secure fashion to manage a city’s assets – the city’s assets include, but not limited to, local departments information
systems, schools, libraries, transportation systems, hospitals, power plants, law enforcement, and other community
services. The goal of building a smart city is to improve quality of life by using technology to improve the efficiency of
services and meet residents’ needs.
Smart City & Industrial Revolution 4.0

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Architecture
Engineering
Business
Social Sciences
Big Figures We Know About The Summit & Hackathon
Future City Summit this year(2016) was hosted in The
University of Hong Kong with 70 participating delegates
from 14 cities in Asia-Pacific, with very diverse
background, from architecture to business and social
sciences.
11 teams of 6 were competing in Metro-Hackathon, the
Hong Kong’s first hackathon on United Nations
Sustainable Development Goals, particular on Quality
Education and Resilient and Sustainable Cities.
Summit was set up in a series of interactive sessions:
Honorable Guest Speech in High Table Dinner, keynote:
Asia’s Best Lessons and panels Urban Chatroom.
Participating universities

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#Collective Actions | Campaign for Change
Urban Chatrooms:
#Impact Investing
#Urban Planning | Urban Resilience #FinTech | Disruptive Innovation and Technology
#BigData | Virtual Reality . Information
System . Our Life #Education | What will our learning be like in 2025 ?
Keynote: Asia’s Best Lessons
Dr. Christine Loh, JP, OBE, Undersecretary of Environment Bureau, Hong Kong Government
Ir. Albert Lai, CEO, Carbon Care Asia
The Hon Jasper Tsang Yok-Sing, GBM, JP , President, Legislative Council of Hong Kong
Soft Opening @ High Table Dinner
Ms. Mara Chiorean, Executive Director, CSR Asia Hong Kong
Mr. Pol Fabrega, Co-founder, Rooftop Republic
Ms. Katty Law, Convenor, Central & Western Concern Group
Mr. Ringo Mak, Founder, 350HK.org
Mr. Alvin Yip, Adjunct Professor and Vice Dean of City Design
and Innovation, China Central Academy of Fine Arts
Dr. Sampson Wong, Liberal Arts Studies Lecturer, Hong Kong
Academy of Performing Arts
Mr. Janos Barberis, Founder, Fintech Hong Kong
Ms. Nicole Denholder, Founder, Next Chapter Crowdfunding Platform
Ms. Peggy Tse, Director, Health Impact Fund
Dr. Henry Y.K. Lau, Associate Professor, Department of
Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering, The
University of Hong Kong
Ms. Ada Wong JP, Convenor, Make A Difference(MaD)
Prof. Ricky Kwok, Associate Vice President(Teaching & Learning),
The University of Hong Kong

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Features & Highlights
City Exploration - Local engagement
and experience a city dynamics of
modernity with technology and locality
with culture and history!
Keynote Speaking & Panels - Take a
glimpse of future city development
through 4 strategic and details
perspectives: 1) The People, 2) The
Capital, 3) The Culture and 4) The
Environment.
Metro-Hackathon - Summit is more than
a series of talks and mingling. Hackathon
is set up for delegates to undergo a
series of brain-drilling and prototype
building
Project Showcase - Demonstration and
presentation of delegates’ research and
projects related to urban resilience, to
network your future partner and investor!
Network of Young Talents - Develop
your network of professional through the
project sharing and mingling, 1
conference, over 150 delegates, 18
cities!
Development Plan & UN SDGs -
Delegates and fellows would be invited
to involve in our parallel sessions to
shape a

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Strategic & Supporting Partners
Organizer Supporting Parties (HKU)

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High Table Dinner at St. John’s College

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Opening Speech by The Hon Jasper Tsang Yok-Sing GBM
JP, President of Legislative Council of Hong Kong

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Opening Speech by The Hon Jasper Tsang Yok-Sing GBM
JP, President of Legislative Council of Hong Kong

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High Table Dinner in St. John’s College as Soft Opening of
the Summit this year.

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Keynote:Asia’s Best Lessons

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Panel: Urban Chatroom with Ringo and Katty on Collective
Actions and Impact on Social Issues

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Metro-Hackathon, the first hackathon on United Nations
Sustainable Development Goals

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Mentorship in Hackathon, by Mr. Ryan Kow from Y-Talk.

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Metro-Hackathon, delegates built their own team,
prototypes and hack to pitch the best idea in 48 hours.

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Final Pitching Day on Metro-Hackathon

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Closing Ceremony with Honorable Guests and Organisers

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Cultural Night in Closing Party

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Credit to Helpers:
Jay Chan
Joanna Wong
Victor Wong
Janice Lai
Mannix Lam
Carson Wong
Sze Ka Ming
Janice Thong
Patrick Lui
Tony Cheng
Wilson Lo
Allysa Lei
Kelvin Chau
Sheren Ngan
Crystal Wong
Agnes Tai
Naomi Ng

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Future City Summit 2016
Impact Report
Co-Convenor:
Andre Kwok
Alston Chan
Charmaine Ho
Jenny Li
Jay Lee
Kenny Tang
Nancy Leung
Lawrence Yu
Lydia Sung
Vinci Chan
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