Talks 2025
BFSI Cybersecurity Innovation & Solution Day 2025
Chun spoke at the BFSI Cybersecurity Innovation & Solution Day 2025, hosted by the Hong Kong Digital Finance Association (HKDiFi). In a fireside chat with Carrie Law on AI-powered BFSI Digital/Tech Innovation & Beyond, he discussed emerging digital trends, data security challenges, and privacy compliance in the BFSI sector. Chun highlighted the transformative potential of generative AI, shared best practices, and offered guidance to cybersecurity leaders preparing for the rise of Edge AI and AI Agents. [web]
Technology and AI: Driving the Future
Chun was invited by the Chinese University of Hong Kong Business School to speak at the Technology and AI: Driving the Future event, hosted by the MBA Innovation and Entrepreneurship Student Club. His talk, Embracing AI: Transforming Business for the Future, explored recent AI developments and their impact on how we live and work. Chun also joined a panel moderated by Kira Chan, alongside Kenrick Li, Keith Ma, and Andy Ann, discussing AI's role in startups, education, ethics, and the need for strong governance. [web]
From Practice to Impact: Optimizing Generative AI in Knowledge Management and Innovation
Chun delivered a keynote at the Asia Knowledge and Innovation Forum (AKIF), themed From Practice to Impact: Optimizing Generative AI in Knowledge Management and Innovation. In his talk, Beyond AI: The Future of Artificial General Intelligence (AGI), he explored the challenges of achieving AGI, drawing parallels with human development, such as play, sleep, and neuroplasticity. He compared these to advances in AI agents, multi-modal systems, and model distillation, while also addressing ethical standards and the debate around AGI's need for sentience and consciousness. [web]
Embrace Change, Accelerate Innovation, and Stay Agile with AI
At the 5th Insurance Analytics & AI Innovation Asia Pacific 2025, Chun moderated a panel on Using AI Safely and Ethically in Insurance, joined by Lettie Sin, Dr. Chris Ding, Guillaume Huet, and David Ip. The discussion explored Hong Kong's regulatory landscape for generative AI in BFSI, the pace of adoption, and best practices for data security, bias prevention, and compliance. The panel offered essential insights for guiding the industry toward responsible and innovative AI use. [web]
JC STEM Circle Luncheon: Industry-Research Dialogue
Chun was invited by the Hong Kong Jockey Club to speak at the annual JC STEM Circle Luncheon, a platform for cross-sector collaboration among STEM leaders. He joined a panel on Bringing Innovation from Lab to Life with Prof. Kyongtae Bae and Dr. Grace Lau, moderated by Dr. Zihan Yang. The discussion explored AI's impact on biomedical and healthcare sectors, adoption challenges, and how young researchers can translate lab work into practical solutions. Chun emphasized AI's role in driving innovation across industries, while advocating for ethical practices around data privacy, bias, and transparency. He encouraged researchers to engage with industry to solve real-world problems and adopt a more customer-centric mindset. [web]
Artificial Intelligence - A New Driving Force for Development
Chun was invited by the People's Committee of Da Nang City, Vietnam, to deliver a keynote at the conference Artificial Intelligence - A New Driving Force for Development. His talk, From Gen AI to Agentic AI: Transforming Businesses and Lives, highlighted the global rise of agentic AI and its impact on productivity, research, and the future of work. He emphasized the need to equip the next generation with critical thinking, AI literacy, and ethical reasoning. Chun also offered strategic recommendations for Da Nang: invest in AI education, strengthen digital infrastructure, foster global partnerships, and promote responsible AI adoption in tourism, healthcare, and urban planning. [web]
Navigating Tomorrow's Challenges Today - The Future of Insurance Finance Leadership
Chun delivered a keynote at the 18th Asia Insurance CFO Summit 2025 titled AI with Agency: The CFO's New Partner in Risk, Capital, and Compliance. He explored how Agentic AI can boost capital efficiency, strengthen risk analytics, and enhance operational resilience, while navigating shifting regulatory and ethical landscapes. He closed with a powerful summary: Intelligence at scale, Insights at speed, Decisions at impact. [web]
AI Forum: Applying AI to Enhance Elderly Emergency and Care Support Services
Chun delivered the keynote at the Senior Citizen Home Safety Association's AI Forum, Applying AI to Enhance Elderly Emergency and Care Support Services. His talk, Caring Smarter: How Generative AI Can Empower Aging-in-Place in Hong Kong, emphasized how emerging technologies can scale human empathy, supporting elders to age with safety, dignity, and independence. He later joined a panel with Dr. Toa Charm, Michael Yung, and Dr. Charleston Sin, moderated by JH Tang, to discuss AI's practical role in elderly care and the keys to successful implementation. [web]
The Great Debate: This House Believes AI is the Most Impactful Tool in a Business's Sustainability Strategy
Chun was a member of the Great Debate, the grand finale of ReThink HK, which is the leading sustainability conference that brought together 10,000+ attendees over two inspiring days at the HKCEC. Moderated by the legendary Christine Loh, the debate tackled the role of AI in sustainability strategy. Chun was part of the proposing team with Keith Ip and Martin Liu, championing AI as a transformative force in the global push toward net zero. From smart logistics and green manufacturing to reducing waste in fashion and optimizing energy use, we showcased how AI is already driving real-world impact across Asia and beyond. The opposing team, Ophelia Lin, Matthew Sexton, and Jie Zhou, made a compelling case for the primacy of regulation and human leadership in achieving sustainability goals. [web]
Balancing Benefits and Risks: The Role of Agentic AI
Chun was the moderator for a panel on Balancing Benefits and Risks: The Role of Agentic AI at the Cybersymposiums AI Security track. Panelists included Derek Melber, Dean Sapp, and Rob Sandler. The discussion was practical and wide-ranging and explored what agentic AI is and why it's accelerating now, business value and real-world use cases, agentic roles in cybersecurity (from SOC augmentation to predictive attack-pathing), major risks like prompt-injection/model poisoning and deepfakes, and practical governance/guardrails (role-based access, sandboxes, logging and kill switches). [web]
From AI Co-Pilot to AI Agents: The Next Evolution in Public Health
Chun gave a keynote speech at the Annual Scientific Meeting 2025 of the Hong Kong College of Community Medicine (HKCCM), held at the Hong Kong Academy of Medicine. This year's theme was Humanizing Tech, Revolutionizing Care: The AI Era. Chun's talk was titled From AI Co-Pilot to AI Agents: The Next Evolution in Public Health Technology, exploring how generative and agentic AI are reshaping healthcare; from expanding access and precision to navigating ethical risks and workforce readiness. Chun also joined a panel on Nurturing an AI-savvy healthcare workforce, moderated by Dr. Wai Tat WONG (CUHK), alongside Prof. Davy CHENG (CUHK-Shenzhen Medicine) and Prof. Gary LAU (HKU). [web]
Envisioning SMART: Cultivating a Human-Centric Digital Future
Chun joined a panel alongside Edmon Chung (DotAsia) and Andy Chow (Google), moderated by the insightful Jasmine Ko (HKyIGF), to discussed how AI, emerging technologies, policy innovation, and youth leadership can align Hong Kong's digital future with global processes like WSIS+20 and APrIGF. We dived into critical topics like AI regulation, cybersecurity, data privacy, and digital inclusion. SMART stands for Sustainable, Multistakeholder-valued, Accountable, Resilient, and Trust-driven. [web]
Redefining Growth, Shaping Leaders: A New Playbook for Hong Kong's Strategic and Leadership Future.
Chun joined SpeakIn Hong Kong's inaugural Greater China Asia Dialogues Forum, a powerful gathering of minds shaping the future of Hong Kong and the region. The roundtable brought together distinguished leaders from finance, banking, academia, healthcare, and startups to explore Hong Kong's strategic and leadership future. Chun shared his insights on Hong Kong's evolving AI innovation ecosystem and its remarkable growth trajectory; our leadership in AI and Web3 education, empowering the next generation of tech talent; strategic advantages as part of the Greater Bay Area and the Belt and Road Initiative; and the global recognition of the Shenzhen-Hong Kong-Guangzhou cluster as the #1 innovation cluster in the world. [web]
AI Opportunities and Challenges
Chun was the Guest of Honour at The IET Hong Kong Fellows Night 2025, a celebration of engineering excellence and innovation. Chun delivered a keynote on how AI is reshaping the future of work in engineering and technology, and why it's critical for engineers and companies to proactively equip themselves for this new era. Chun also joined a dynamic panel discussion on AI deployment best practices alongside industry leaders Paul Poon, Gary Ko, and Nixon Chau. [web]
The Commercialization Path of Embodied Intelligence
Chun spoke at the AI and Robotics Summit (AIRS), held alongside the Global Sources Electronics Show and the Consumer Technology & Innovation Show at the Hong Kong AsiaWorld-Expo. Chun joined a panel discussion on The Commercialization Path of Embodied Intelligence, alongside brilliant minds like Cynthia Yang and Joseph Smith, with expert moderation by Ryan Hu. We explored real-world strategies for deploying AI and shared insights on how companies can navigate the journey from innovation to impact. [web]
Navigating the New Frontiers of Innovation
Chun spoke at the London Business School 2025 Worldwide Alumni Celebration in Hong Kong. He joined a panel discussion on Navigating the New Frontiers of Innovation alongside Prof. Dushnitsky and Andy Ann, CEO & Co-Founder of YAS Digital, and moderated by Rachel Chan The panel explored topics such as AI bubble, AI adoption best practices, the evolving role of VCs in AI startups, how AI is transforming the future of work, and Hong Kong's unique edge in innovation. [web]
Talking to the Board About Governance for AI, Cyber and Privacy
Chun spoke at the Cybersymposiums's panel on Talking to the Board About Governance for AI, Cyber and Privacy. The panel discussed key governance challenges, such as the necessity of integrating AI, cybersecurity, and privacy discussions for effective board governance; educating boards on the implications of AI and its impact on business strategy; the importance of having a dedicated expert on the board to guide discussions on AI governance; and strategies for fostering a culture of innovation while maintaining governance frameworks. Jonathan Litchman moderated the panel, with fellow panelists J. Michael Daniel and Sean McGregor. [web]
Beyond the Crystal Ball: Can AI See What Humans Can't?
Chun spoke at iFX EXPO Asia 2025 and joined a panel on Crystal Ball: Can AI See What Humans Can't? Other panel members includedf Alex Delarue, Laura Liisa Lemetsar, Afshin Setoudeh, and Charlie CHIU, with the session moderated by Kaia R. Parv, CFA. The discussion explored the evolving role of AI in trading, where machines outperform humans in pattern recognition and execution speed, yet still fall short in areas like foresight, creativity, and crisis response. The panel tackled pressing concerns around transparency, regulatory challenges, systemic risks from AI-to-AI interactions, and the potential for bias in automated systems. As trading algorithms become more autonomous, the importance of human oversight and ethical safeguards grows exponentially to ensure fairness and market stability. While algorithmic trading has a long history, the emergence of generative and agentic AI introduces new dynamics that are difficult to predict. One thing the panel agreed on: for now, keeping humans in the loop is not just wise, it is essential. [web]
Leading the AI Revolution in Healthcare: Strategic Imperatives for HA Leaders
Chun presented a seminar for the Hong Kong Hospital Authority as part of their Executive Leadership Program, where nearly 300 senior healthcare executives gathered to explore the future of AI in healthcare. His seminar was titled 'Leading the AI Revolution in Healthcare: Strategic Imperatives for HA Leaders,' and focused on how generative and agentic AI systems are already reshaping global healthcare delivery. From accelerating diagnoses and enhancing surgical precision to enabling predictive analytics, AI is revolutionizing how we care, respond, and plan. [web]
Strategies for AI Success: Transformation Beyond Experimentation
Chun gave a keynote at HKICC 2025, organized by the Hong Kong Computer Society. This year's theme, Scaling AI Transformation Beyond Experimentation, is particularly timely as enterprises begin to transition from experimentation to delivering real value. Chun's talk 'Strategies for AI Success: Transformation Beyond Experimentation' explored how generative AI and agentic AI are reshaping business strategies and enterprise workflows, as well as future AI directions. [web]
Collaborating with AI: Rethinking Work in the AI Era
Chun gave a webinar to the PolyU alumni community, titled 'Collaborating with AI: Rethinking Work in the AI Era.' This event was jointly organised by the Federation of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Alumni Associations (FHKPUAA) and the Alumni Affairs Office at PolyU. Chun shared practical insights on the latest developments in generative AI and agentic AI within the digital economy. He explored strategic priorities in the evolving AI landscape, how organisations can leverage AI to transform business operations, and the critical importance of addressing challenges around cybersecurity and risk management. [web]
