​Registration

Welcome Message by Program Committee Co-Chair

- Vivian Wing-Wah Yam, Huang Chun Hing and Hing Chun Hsi Fund Professor (Chemistry and Energy) and Chair Professor of Chemistry, The University of Hong Kong; Member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences; Foreign Member of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences;  Founding Member of The Hong Kong Academy of Sciences; Co-Chair of the Program Committee of the 2026 Future Science Prize Week

Opening Remarks

- Dong Sun, Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (TBC)

Photo Taking

- Omar Yaghi, University of Professor, James and Neeltje Tretter Professor of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley; 2025 Nobel Laureate in Chemistry

10:15-10:20 Introduction by the Session Chair (Convener):

- Vivian Wing-Wah Yam, Huang Chun Hing and Hing Chun Hsi Fund Professor (Chemistry and Energy) and Chair Professor of Chemistry, The University of Hong Kong; Member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences; Foreign Member of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences;  Founding Member of The Hong Kong Academy of Sciences; Co-Chair of the Program Committee of the 2026 Future Science Prize Week

10:20-10:40 Keynote Speech 1: Supramolecular Plastics for a Sustainable Future

- Takuzo Aida, University Distinguished Professor, The University of Tokyo; Group Director, Center for Emergent Matter Science, RIKEN

10:40-11:00 Keynote Speech 2: Life-Like Materials through Supramolecular Chemistry

- Samuel I. Stupp, Board of Trustees Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, Chemistry, Medicine, and Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University; Member of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences; Member of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering; Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

11:00-11:20 Keynote Speech 3：Electrifying Enzymes: Achieving Exquisitely Controlled Catalysis – from Long-range Electron Transfer to Channelled Cascades

- Fraser Armstrong, Emeritus Professor of Chemistry, University of Oxford; Emeritus Research Fellow, St John’s College, Oxford; Fellow of the Royal Society; Member of Academia Europaea; Laureate of the 2012 Davy Medal (Royal Society)

11:20-11:40 Keynote Speech 4: Liquid Sunlight®, Made from CO2

- Peidong Yang, Professor of Chemistry, S.K. and Angela Chan Distinguished Chair Professor in Energy, University of California, Berkeley; Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences; Member of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences; Foreign Member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences

11:40-12:00 Keynote Speech 5：Live-Cell Chemistry: New Frontiers in Chemical Reactions and Molecular Creation

- Peng Chen, Qiantang-Boya Distinguished Professor, Executive Deputy Dean of Graduate School, Peking University

12:00-12:20 Panel Discussion and Q&A

Moderator: Vivian Wing-Wah Yam

Panelists: (arranged in alphabetical order of last name)

- Takuzo Aida, Fraser Armstrong, Peng Chen, Samuel I. Stupp, Peidong Yang, Omar Yaghi

13:30-13:35 Introduction by the Session Chair (Convener):

- Che Ting Chan, Daniel C K Yu Professor of Science, Chair Professor of Physics, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology; Member, Hong Kong Academy of Sciences

13:35-13:55 Keynote Speech 1: 

- John Brian Pendry, Chair in Theoretical Solid State Physics at Imperial College London, Fellow of the Royal Society, Kyoto Prize Laureate

13:05-14:15 Keynote Speech 2: 

- Naomi J. Halas, Stanley C. Moore Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Rice University; Member of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences; Member of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering; Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

14:15-14:35 Keynote Speech 3: A New Era of Lasers: Photonic-Crystal Surface-Emitting Lasers (PCSELs)

- Susumu Noda, Distinguished Professor, Kyoto University Institute for Advanced Study (KUIAS); Representative Director, Photonic-Crystal Laser Research Center; Fellow of the IEEE; 2022 Japan Academy Prize Laureate

14:35-14:55 Keynote Speech 4: 

- Chaoyang Lu, Executive Dean of the Shanghai Research Institute, University of Science and Technology of China; Chair of the World Association of Young Scientists (WAYS)

14:55-15:35 Panel Discussion and Q&A

Moderator: Che Ting Chan

Panelists: (arranged in alphabetical order of last name)

- Naomi J. Halas, Chaoyang Lu, Susumu Noda, John Brian Pendry

15:35-15:40 Introduction by the Session Chair (Convener):

- Song Sun, Chair Professor at the Institute for Advanced Study in Mathematics, Zhejiang University

15:40-16:05 Keynote Speech 1: 

- Ngô Bảo Châu, Chair Professor, Department of Mathematics, The University of Hong Kong; 2010 Fields Medalist; Member of 2026 Mathematics Sub-Committee, Asian Young Scientist Fellowship

16:05-16:30 Keynote Speech 2: 

- Kenji Fukaya, Professor at Yau Mathematical Sciences Center, Tsinghua University; 2026 Shaw Prize Laureate in Mathematical Sciences

16:30-16:55 Keynote Speech 3: 

- Semyon Dyatlov, Professor of Mathematics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology; 2026 American Mathematical Society Bôcher Memorial Prize Laureate

16:55-17:20 Keynote Speech 4: 

- Guozhen Wang, Professor at the Shanghai Center for Mathematical Sciences, Fudan University

17:20-17:40 Panel Discussion and Q&A

Moderator: Song Sun

Panelists: (arranged in alphabetical order of last name)

- Ngô Bảo Châu, Semyon Dyatlov, Kenji Fukaya, Guozhen Wang

Welcome Dinner (by invitation only)

Registration

Opening of the Event & Opening Remarks 

Opening Speaker:

- Yike Guo, Provost and Chair Professor of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology 

- Program Committee Representative (TBC)

Keynote Speech - Guest Speakers' Insights

Themed Sharing 1: Interdisciplinary Humanities

- Yike Guo, Provost and Chair Professor of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology 

Themed Sharing 2: AI technology-oriented

- Zheng Zhang, Senior Principal Scientist of Amazon Web Services (AWS), President of Shanghai AI Institute 

Panel Discussion

Moderator 

- Yuan Xie, Chair Professor of the Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering and Fang Professor of Engineering at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

Panelists (arranged in alphabetical order of last name):

- Yungang Bao, Deputy Director and Research Professor; Institute of Computing Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences 

- Peng Cui, Tenured Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science and Technology, Tsinghua University 

- Meng Su, Honorary Professor, Department of Physics, The University of Hong Kong; Executive Director of Space Research Laboratory; Founder & CEO, Origin Space 

- Haoyi Wang, Research Professor, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Group Leader of Genetic Engineering Technology Research Group 

- Yu Wang, Tenured Professor and Chair of the Department of Electronic Engineering, Tsinghua University

Reflective Debate 

Debate Panelists (arranged in alphabetical order of last name):

- Yungang Bao, Deputy Director and Research Professor; Institute of Computing Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences 

- Peng Cui, Tenured Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science and Technology, Tsinghua University 

- Meng Su, Honorary Professor, Department of Physics, The University of Hong Kong; Executive Director of Space Research Laboratory; Founder & CEO, Origin Space 

- Haoyi Wang, Research Professor, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Group Leader of Genetic Engineering Technology Research Group

- Yu Wang, Tenured Professor and Chair of the Department of Electronic Engineering, Tsinghua University

Commentary Panelists (arranged in alphabetical order of last name):

- Yike Guo, Provost and Chair Professor of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology 

- Yuan Xie, Chair Professor of the Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering and Fang Professor of Engineering at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

- Zheng Zhang, Senior Principal Scientist of Amazon Web Services (AWS), President of Shanghai AI Institute 

Summary & Group Photo

Welcome Message by Program Committee Co-Chair

- Zhihong Jeff Xia, Vice President and Chair Professor of Great Bay University; Pancoe Professor of Mathematics, Northwestern University; Co-Chair of the Program Committee of the 2026 Future Science Prize Week

10:05-10:10 Introduction by the Session Chair (Convener):

- Guojun Bu, Lo Ka Chung Charitable Foundation Professor of Science; Head, a Chair Professor, Division of Life Science, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

10:10-10:30 Keynote Speech 1: Healthy ageing: the hype and the hope

- Linda Partridge, Professor, UCL Institute of Healthy Ageing, University College London; Fellow of the Royal Society; Founding Director of the Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing, Germany

10:30-10:50 Keynote Speech 2: 

- Peter Walter, Researcher, Buck Institute for Research on Aging; Principal Investigator at Altos Labs; Emeritus Professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics at the University of California, San Francisco; Investigator of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute 

10:50-11:10 Keynote Speech 3: What have epigenetic clocks taught us about aging, and can we reverse it?

- Steve Horvath, Professor, Medicine and Director of Aging Biology Research, Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles 

11:10-11:30 Keynote Speech 4:

- Xiaodong Wang, Director and Senior Investigator, National Institute of Biological Sciences, Beijing; Member of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences; Foreign Member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Member, Advisory Committee of the Future Science Prize

11:30-11:50 Keynote Speech 5: Leverage adult stem cells for tissue regeneration

- Yi Arial Zeng, Principal Investigator at the Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences

- Thomas C. Sudhof, Avram Goldstein Professor, Stanford University School of Medicine; Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, 2013 Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine 

​Panel Discussion and Q&A

Moderator: Guojun Bu

Panelists: (arranged in alphabetical order of last name)

- Linda Partridge, Thomas C. Sudhof, Peter Walter, Steve Horvath, Xiaodong Wang, Yi Arial Zeng

13:30-13:35 Introduction by the Session Chair (Convener):

- Ya-Qin Zhang, Founding Dean and Chair Professor of Intelligent Science, Institute for AI Industry Research (AIR), Tsinghua University; Foreign Member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering; Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences; Former President of Baidu; Former Corporate Vice President of Microsoft

13:35-13:55 Keynote Speech 1: 

- Xuedong Huang, Chief Technology Officer, Zoom; Member of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering; Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences; Fellow of the IEEE; Fellow of the ACM

13:55-14:15 Keynote Speech 2: Brain–Computer Interfaces and Artificial General Intelligence

- Fan-Gang Zeng,Chancellor’s Professor, University of California, Irvine; Director of the Center for Hearing Research; International Member of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering

14:15-14:35 Keynote Speech 3: 

- Shunyu Yao (Vinces Yao), Chief AI Scientist of Tencent, Former Researcher at OpenAI

14:35-14:55 Keynote Speech 4: 

- Yanyan Lan, Professor and Deputy Dean at the Institute for AI Industry Research (AIR), Tsinghua University

14:55-15:15 Panel Discussion and Q&A

Moderator: Ya-Qin Zhang

Panelists: (arranged in alphabetical order of last name)

- Yanyan Lan, Shunyu Yao (Vinces Yao), Fan-Gang Zeng

15:15-15:20 Introduction by the Session Chair (Convener):

- Yike Guo, Provost and Chair Professor of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology; Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering

15:20-15:40 Keynote Speech 1: 

- Shiyi Chen, President and Chair Professor, the Eastern Institute of Technology, Ningbo; Member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences

15:40-16:00 Keynote Speech 2: 

- Luming Li, President of Tsinghua University; Member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences

16:00-16:20 Keynote Speech 3: 

TBC

16:20-16:40 Moderator: Yike Guo

Panelists (arranged in alphabetical order of last name):

- Shiyi Chen, Luming Li

Registration

Opening Remarks

Science Talk Show - Life Science Prize Laureate 

Science Talk Show - Physical Science Prize Laureate 

Science Talk Show - Mathematics & Computer Science Prize Laureate 

Future Science Prize Laureates’ Dialogue with the Youth

Red Carpet (Entrance Ceremony)

- Ceremonial Opening

- Awarding Life Science Prize

- Awarding Physical Science Prize

- Awarding Mathematics and Computer Science Prize

Concert 

Future Science Prize Science Gala (By Invitation Only)

Opening Remarks

- Vivian Wing-Wah Yam, Huang Chun Hing and Hing Chun Hsi Fund Professor (Chemistry and Energy) and Chair Professor of Chemistry, The University of Hong Kong; Member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences; Foreign Member of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences; Founding Member of The Hong Kong Academy of Sciences; Co-Chair of the Program Committee of the 2026 Future Science Prize Week（TBC）

AYSF Remarks

- Jong Hae Keum, Professor, School of Mathematics, Korea Institute for Advanced Study (KIAS); Chair of the 2026 Steering Committee, Asian Young Scientist Fellowship (AYSF)

​2026 AYS Fellow Award Ceremony 

Life Science Session

● Opening

- Xiaofan Wang, Professor, School of Medicine, Duke University; Chair of 2026 Life Science Sub-Committee, Asian Young Scientist Fellowship

● Award Presentation

● Session Group Photo

Physical Science Session

● Opening

- Zhaomin Hou, Chief Scientist and Deputy Center Director, RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science; Chair of 2026 Physical Science Sub-Committee, Asian Young Scientist Fellowship; Member, Selection Committee of the Future Science Prize

● Award Presentation

● Session Group Photo 

Mathematics Session 

● Opening (3mins)

- Vasudevan Srinivas, Professor, Department of Mathematics, University at Buffalo; Chair of 2026 Mathematics Sub-Committee, Asian Young Scientist Fellowship (TBC)

● Award Presentation

● Session Group Photo

Computer Science Session 

● Opening

- Vijaykrinan Narayanan, Associate Dean of Innovation in College of Engineering at The Pennsylvania State University; Chair of 2026 Computer Sub-Committee, Asian Young Scientist Fellowship

● Award Presentation 

● Session Group Photo

Group Photo for all Committee member, Donors and AYS Fellows

Keynote Sharing by Fields Medalist (including 5 mins Q&A) 

- Ngô Bảo Châu, Chair Professor, Department of Mathematics, The University of Hong Kong; 2010 Fields Medalist; Member of 2026 Mathematics Sub-Committee, Asian Young Scientist Fellowship

2026 AYS Fellows Research Showcase 

Life Science

· Opening

- Xiaofan Wang, Professor, School of Medicine, Duke University; Chair of 2026 Life Science Sub-Committee, Asian Young Scientist Fellowship

· Four 2026 AYS Fellows (28 mins)

Physical Science

· Opening

- Zhaomin Hou, Chief Scientist and Deputy Center Director, RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science; Chair of 2026 Physical Science Sub-Committee, Asian Young Scientist Fellowship; Member, Selection Committee of the Future Science Prize

· Four 2026 AYS Fellows (28 mins)

Mathematics 

· Opening (2 mins)

- Vasudevan Srinivas, Professor, Department of Mathematics, University at Buffalo; Chair of 2026 Mathematics Sub-Committee, Asian Young Scientist Fellowship （TBC）

· Two 2026 AYS Fellows (14 mins)

Computer Science 

· Opening (2 mins)

- Vijaykrinan Narayanan, Associate Dean of Innovation in College of Engineering at The Pennsylvania State University; Chair of 2026 Computer Sub-Committee, Asian Young Scientist Fellowship

· Two 2026 AYS Fellows (14 mins)

AYSF Donor Remarks (Opening Session Closing Remarks)

AYS Fellow Thematic Dialogues by Category (by invitation only)

Life Science Dialogue 

Physical Science Dialogue

Mathematics Dialogue

Computer Science Dialogue