AFTEC Jockey Club Creative Futures Project
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
Opening Speech Ms Winnie Yip Head of Charities (Culture, Sports and Community Engagement), The Hong Kong Jockey Club Introduction Ms Lynn Yau Chief Executive Officer, AFTEC; 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 Principal Wong Po Wa 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 Executive Director, Hong Kong Ballet Panellists Executive Director, The Hong Kong Drama / Theatre and Education Forum (TEFO) Artistic Director, Passoverdance Head of Learning & Participation and Head of Special Initiatives, Asia Art Archive Artistic Director, Composer-in-Residence and Conductor,Hong Kong Gaudeamus Dunhuang Ensemble Freelance Drama Practitioner and Tap Dancer Student, Bachelor of Fine Arts (Honours) in Drama, The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts 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 Panel Chair Lead Creative Practitioner, AFTEC Jockey Club Creative Futures Project Panellists Founder, MCCM Creations Ms Lam Chung On Teacher, HHCKLA Buddhist Ching Kok Lin Association School 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 Governement Primary School End of Day 1
Registration
Project Director, AFTEC Jockey Club Creative Futures Project
(Discussion & Hands-on Activity)
Cross sector Collaboration
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 Schools 2025 – 28 Announcement
Lunch
Panel Discussion Nurturing Creative Talent: Creative Industries+ Panel Chair Honorary Fellow, The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts Panellists Vice-Chairperson, Hong Kong Movie Production Executives Association Founder & Chief Ecosystem Officer, Empower Health and Sports Informatics Association Lecturer, Medical Ethics and Humanities Unit (MEHU), School of Clinical Medicine, The University of Hong Kong Vice-Principal & Deputy Academic Director, Hong Kong Design Institute 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
Registration
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)