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Get ready to meet some of the most visionary minds shaping the global creative landscape! At the Knowledge Exchange Festival, happening 23 – 24 May 2025 at the stunning Maritime Museum, Central, we are bringing together pioneers who are redefining what creativity means across disciplines.

Featured Speakers Include:

  • Professor Anne Bamford OBE – Globally celebrated arts educator and researcher, known for unlocking the power of creative learning.
  • Ms May Tan – Policymaker from Singapore, dedicated to cultivating thriving arts education professionals.
  • Assemble Studio – The daring 2015 Turner Prize-winning architecture collective from London, blurring the lines between art, design, and urban life.

Together with a host of brilliant thinkers and makers, they will spark conversations and ideas that challenge norms and inspire fresh perspectives.

From inspiring keynotes to thought-provoking panels and hands-on creative experiences, the Festival explores how Hong Kong can lead the way in nurturing creativity, driving innovation, and building cross sector collaboration. It’s time to reimagine the future of our city through the lens of creativity.

Whether you are an educator, artist, industry leader, policymaker, or simply someone with a curious spark, you are invited to be part of this dynamic journey.

Join us to shape what is next. Let’s navigate collective creative futures — together.

FESTIVAL Rundown

In English / Cantonese with English, Cantonese and Mandarin simultaneous interpretation.

Nurturing Creative Talents – Bolstering the role of the arts in education

Registration
Opening Speech Ms Winnie Yip

Head of Charities (Culture, Sports and Community Engagement), The Hong Kong Jockey Club

Guest of Honour Professor Anne Bamford OBE

Introduction Ms Lynn Yau

Chief Executive Officer, AFTEC;
Project Director, AFTEC Jockey Club Creative Futures Project

Keynote

Mapping Careers for Arts Educators - The Singapore Experience

 

Speaker Ms May Tan

Director (Education & Development), National Arts Council, Singapore

 

Respondent Professor Anna CY Chan

Director, The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts

Insights & Learning

Tuen Mun Government Primary School

 

Vice-Principal Chin Chun Yin

 

 

Ms May Wong

Teacher

 

STICKYLINE

Creative Practitioner, AFTEC Jockey Club Creative Futures Project


Lunch

Panel Discussion

Beyond Teaching: Artists' Creative Index

 

Panel Chair

 

Ms Heidi Lee

Executive Director, Hong Kong Ballet

 

Panellists

 

Dr Yiman Au

Executive Director, The Hong Kong Drama / Theatre and Education Forum (TEFO)

 

Ms Pewan Chow

Artistic Director, Passoverdance

 

Ms Susanna Chung

Head of Learning & Participation and Head of Special Initiatives, Asia Art Archive

 

Mr Kam Shing Hei

Artistic Director, Composer-in-Residence and Conductor,Hong Kong Gaudeamus Dunhuang Ensemble

 

Mr Dominic Lee

Freelance Drama Practitioner and Tap Dancer

 

Ms Suey Lee

Student, Bachelor of Fine Arts (Honours) in Drama, The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts

 

Ms Ma Lu

Student, Master of Fine Arts in Dance, The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts

 

Creative Act

Into the Uncut Grass: The Role of Illustrations in Children’s Books
(Discussion & Hands-on Activity)

 

Panel Chair

 

Ms Grace Cheng

Lead Creative Practitioner, AFTEC Jockey Club Creative Futures Project

 

Panellists

 

Ms Mary Chan

Founder, MCCM Creations

 

Ms Lam Chung On

Teacher, HHCKLA Buddhist Ching Kok Lin Association School

 

Mr Benny Lau

Illustrator

 

Ms Joanne Liu, All Things Bright and Beautiful

Illustrator and Picture Book Creator

 

Ms Man Po Ying

Vice-Principal, Tin Shui Wai Methodist Primary School 

 

Ms Peggy Tang

Teacher, Tuen Mun Government Primary School

 

 

End of Day 1

Cross sector Collaboration

 

Registration

Keynote

Fostering Cross Sector Collaboration with Assemble Studio - 2015 Turner Prize Winner

 

Speaker Mr Irgel Enkhsaikhan

Assemble Studio, London, United Kingdom

 

Speaker Mr Louis Schulz

Assemble Studio, London, United Kingdom

 

Respondent Dr Jack Tsao

Associate Director, Common Core Office, The University of Hong Kong

Insights & Learning

Tin Shui Wai Methodist Primary School

 

Principal Chung Kwan Ling

 

 

Ms Hung Ying Ying Sharon

Teacher

 

Ms Lai Miu Chi Yoki

Creative Practitioner, AFTEC Jockey Club Creative Futures Project

 

Creative Learning Arts Award
Creative Schools 2025 - 28 Announcement

Lunch

Panel Discussion

Nurturing Creative Talent: Creative Industries+

 

Panel Chair

 

Mr Louis Yu, MH

Honorary Fellow, The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts

 

Panellists

 

Ms Debbie Lam

Vice-Chairperson, Hong Kong Movie Production Executives Association

 

Mr Joseph Lin

Founder & Chief Ecosystem Officer, Empower Health and Sports Informatics Association

 

Dr Ria Sinha

Lecturer, Medical Ethics and Humanities Unit (MEHU), School of Clinical Medicine, The University of Hong Kong

 

Mr Keith Tam

Vice-Principal & Deputy Academic Director, Hong Kong Design Institute

 

Professor William Tam

Architect; Founder, ARVA

 

Creative Act for Family

Fascinating!

(Playful hat-making workshop led by Assemble Studio)

 

Speaker Mr Irgel Enkhsaikhan

Assemble Studio, London, United Kingdom

 

Speaker Mr Louis Schulz

Assemble Studio, London, United Kingdom

 

End of Day 2

Venue Information

Hong Kong Maritime Museum
Address: Central Pier No. 8, Hong Kong

Getting there
MTR: Central Station Exit A or Hong Kong Station Exit A2
Citybus: 15C
Carpark: On-site car park is not available.

If you are driving, we recommend parking at nearby hourly car parks:

  • IFC (8 Finance Street)
  • Exchange Square (Harbour View Street)
  • Wilson Parking Star Ferry (9 Edinburgh Place)

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