Cultural Leadership Summit 2020

HKAAA organized a one-day spin-off event on Nov 4 2020. We are delighted to have Mr. Paul Chan, Co-founder and CEO of Walk in Hong Kong, Mr. Ian Leung, Programme Manager of Hong Kong Arts Centre, Mr. Sampson Wong, Hong Kong-based urbanist, artist and independent curator and Mr. Edward Lam, Artist Director and Theatre Director of Edward Lam Dance Theatre to be the speakers.

In the first webinar, Paul, Ian and Sampson hosted a discussion on the role of city and the immersion of culture and technology under the pandemic situation. For the second webinar, Edward gave a talk about his effort in reviving arts during the last 8 months of Coronavirus outbreak.

Workshop 1A: How Technology is Changing Theatre Design 

Speakers：

Byron Harrison, Partner - Acoustics Principal, Charcoalblue

Joe Stansfield, Senior Consultant at Charcoalblue

Workshop 1B: Audience Engagement with Effective Management Tools

Speaker：

Andrew Wong CEO of EngagePlus

Workshop 1C: Exploring & Curating Arts-Sciences Collaboration 

Speaker：

Chi-yung Wong, Transdisciplinary Artist

Workshop 2A: Better Understanding Audiences to Maximize the Long-Term Value of Digital Investments 

Speaker：

Chris Denby, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Advisory Board for the Arts

Workshop 2B: Online to Offline (O2O) with Arts Marketing 

Speaker：

Jason Chiu, Founder & CEO of Cherrypicks

Workshop 2C: More Than Ever, Social Media Are Under the Spotlight: Learn How to Structure Your Strategy & How to Reach Clearly Defined Objectives 

Speaker：

Albin Lix, Founder and Managing Director, Digital Business Lab (Hong Kong)

Roundtable Discussion 1: How Technology Influences the Arts in Future 

Speaker：

Tung-Yen Chou Artistic Director, Very Mainstream Studio and Very Theatre Company  

Jeffrey Shaw Yeung Kin Man Chair Professor of Media Art, City University of Hong Kong 

Roundtable Discussion 2: How to Embrace Technology and Employ Software in the Arts? 

Speaker：

Erin Koppel Senior Vice President, Consulting, Tessitura Network

Kevin Sher President and General Manager, Asia Pacific of Blackbaud

Closing Plenary: Bridge the Gap Between Policy-Making and Technology - Our Arts Ecology Depends On It 

Speaker：

Jane Finnis CEO, Culture24

Paul Tan Deputy Chief Executive Officer, National Arts Council, Singapore

Webinar (1) The Convergence of Smart City and Culture

Speakers：

Mr. Paul Chan, Co-founder and CEO of Walk in Hong Kong

Mr. Ian Leung, Programme Manager of Hong Kong Arts Centre

Mr. Sampson Wong, Hong Kong-based urbanist, artist and independent curator

Webinar (2) In This Period of Eight Months & _ Days

Speaker：

Mr. Edward Lam, Artist Director and Theatre Director of Edward Lam Dance Theatre