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Smart Ecosystem, Green Mobility

— Intelligent Reconstruction & Integrated Development of Global Rail Transit

November 03-05, 2026

Kerry Hotel Hong Kong (Shangri-La Group)

38 Hung Luen Road, Hung Hom Bay, Kowloon, HKSAR

Conference Schedule

DAY1 SCHEDULE 3 November

Time

Conference Activities

All Day

Conference Registration

14:00-18:00

Judging of International Train Design Competition

DAY2 SCHEDULE 4 November

Time

Conference Activities

08:00-08:30

Guest Registration

08:30-08:50

Opening Address

08:50-10:30

Keynote Reports

10:30-11:00

Group Photo & Tea Break

11:00-12:15

Keynote Reports

12:15-13:30

Buffet Lunch & Break

13:30-17:10

Forum 1: "Intelligent Rail Manufacturing, Forward-looking Design"

13:30-16:15 Keynote Reports

16:15-17:10 "Insightful Exchange in Hong Kong · Global Dialogue"

Forum 2: "Intelligent Rail Maintenance, Digital Connectivity for the Future"

13:30-17:10 Keynote Reports

18:30-20:00

Awards Dinner
30-18:40 Dinner Address
40-19:50 Presentation of "International Train Awards"
50-20:00 Closing Ceremony

DAY3 SCHEDULE 5 November

Time

Conference Activities

9:00-12:00

Technical Visit

Chair

Honorary Chairmen (Sorted alphabetically by surname)

Brandon Gien

Chair of Australian Good Design
Senator of World Design Organization
Executive Director of Design Centre of Australia

Chen Shanguang

Academician of International Academy of Astronautics
Former Deputy Chief Designer of China Manned Space Engineering
Director of the National Key Laboratory of Human Factors Engineering

Eray Sertac Ersayin

Chair of Creative Industries Association of Turkey
Founder of Reformist Design Consultancy
WDO European Regional Advisor

Jeny Yeung

Chief Executive Officer of MTR Corporation Limited

Li Wenxin

Vice President of China State Railway Group Co., Ltd.

Li Xuefeng

Vice Chairman & Secretary General of China Railway Society

Ling Wen

Academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering
Chairman of Shandong Association for Science and Technology

Liu Guanzhong

Distinguished Professor of Liberal Arts, Tsinghua University

Liu Ning

President of China Industrial Design Association (CIDA)

Lou Yongqi

Fellow of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences
President of Shanghai University of Engineering Science

Ma Lijun

Chairman of CRRC Qingdao Sifang Co., Ltd.
Executive Director of China Railway Society

Nicholas Andrew Tyler

Fellow of Royal Academy of Engineering
Director of Transport Research Laboratory, University College London (UCL)

Pradyumna Vyas

Chair of the WDO Board

Sun Yongcai

Chairman of CRRC Group Co., Ltd.
Vice Chairman of China Railway Society

Wang Jun

Chief Scientist of CRRC Group Co., Ltd.
Executive Director of China Railway Society

Zhang Yanmin

Vice Chairman of Science and Technology China Innovation Design Consortium
Director of the Strategic Advisory Committee of the Chinese Mechanical Engineering Society; Former Vice Chairman of the Society

Zhao Chao

Vice Dean of the Academy of Arts & Design, Tsinghua University
Vice President of the International Design Federation

Conference Chairman

Xu Lei

General Manager of CRRC Qingdao Sifang Co., Ltd.

Executive Chairmen (Sorted alphabetically by surname)

Ding Sansan

Scientist of CRRC
Director of State Key Laboratory of High Speed Maglev Transportation Technology

Li Jianxiong

Deputy Director of Operations Engineering Maintenance, MTR Corporation Limited

Paul Priestman

Chairman of PriestmanGoode (Shanghai) Industrial Design Co., Ltd.