CBE Friday, March 28th Get-Together - Industry Engagement cum Alumni Day

Name: CBE Friday, March 28th Get-Together - Industry Engagement cum Alumni Day
Start: 2025-03-28
End: 2025-03-28

28 March 2025

4:00pm - 7:10pm

Engineering Commons, Lift 27/28, 2/F, Academic Concourse, HKUST

The Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering (CBE) warmly invites all of our students, faculty members, and alumni, from both CBE and the School of Engineering (SENG), to a special Friday Get-Together featuring the Industry-Connect-University Fireside Chat. This event presents a fantastic opportunity to network with industry leaders, faculty, alumni, and students, exploring innovative topics and solutions for sustainable energy, materials, and the environment that will shape our future.

Don't miss this great opportunity to share ideas and make new friends!

Lab Visit and Demo		Target Audience
4pm	Meet at Door A of Shaw Auditorium	IEC Members CBE Industry Partners, alumni
4:10pm – 4:40pm	Visit to Food Technology Lab, CYT2007
4:40pm – 5:10pm	Visit to Hydrogen lab, CYT4007
I-Connect-U		Target Audience
5pm	Reception opens at Engineering Commons, 2/F Academic Concourse near Lift 27/28	IEC Members, CBE Industry Partners ALL SENG Faculty, Alumni, and Students
5:15pm – 5:20pm	Welcome Speech by Associate Dean of Engineering (Strategic Planning and Development) Prof. George Yuan
5:20pm – 5:30pm	Introduction of CBE by Prof Minhua SHAO
5:30pm – 6:30pm	Fireside Chat Innovative Solutions for Sustainable Energy, Materials, and Environment Speakers (in speaking order): Jiadong GONG, Vice President & Chief Technology Officer, CATL International R&D Institute Eddie LEE, Principal Environment Protection Officer, Environmental Protection Department, HKSAR Members for Panel discussion (in alphabetic order): Jelan KUHN, Director of Regional Technology for Petrochemicals Asia-Pacific, BASF Wenqing SUN, Director of Technology Operations, ExxonMobil Asia Pacific Alfred WONG, Partner at Templewater Zhuliang XU, Chairman of the Board, King Stone Energy Group
6:30pm – 7:10pm	Research showcase from Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering Mingling with Refreshment