Speakers
Speakers are listed in alphabetical order of their last names.
陳裕麗教授
Prof. Helen Chan
Professor, The Nethersole School of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Prof Helen Chan is a trailblazer of introducing Advance Care Planning (ACP) in Chinese communities. She has conducted a number of research and policy studies and knowledge transfer projects to evaluate and promote its acceptance. She was the only external member in the workgroup of formulating the ACP guidelines for Hospital Authority between 2017 and 2019. She was inducted as a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing in 2021 and awarded the International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame by Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing and Humanities and Social Sciences Prestigious Fellowship by Research Grants Council of Hong Kong in 2024 in recognition of her research capability and societal contributions. Currently, she serves as an honorary advisor in aged care and end-of-life care for various NGOs, including Hong Kong Society for Rehabilitation, YWCA, Jockey Club Centre for Positive Ageing and CADENZA Hub.
陳俊豪教授
Prof. Randolph Chan
Associate Professor, Department of Social Work, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Professor Randolph Chan (he/him) is an Associate Professor in the Department of Social Work at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. His research centers around the intersections of minority stress, resilience, and mental health among LGBTQ+ individuals and other socially marginalized populations. Through extensive studies, he seeks to understand the impact of distal and proximal minority stressors on mental health and well-being among LGBTQ+ individuals. His research also explores the mechanisms through which resilience resources can be harnessed to foster positive adaptation in the face of social adversity, ultimately promoting thriving within LGBTQ+ communities.
陳智豪博士
Dr. Wallace Chan
Associate Professor in Social Work, School of Communities and Education, Northumbria University
Dr. Wallace Chan is an Associate Professor of Social Work at Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. His research and teaching focus on death and bereavement, palliative and end-of-life care, and meaning in life.
Dr. Chan is a Fellow in Thanatology with the Association for Death Education and Counseling (ADEC) and holds the Diplomate of Logotherapy from the Viktor Frankl Institute of Logotherapy. He has authored over 60 peer-reviewed publications. He currently serves as Co-Editor of the Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work and Development and sits on the editorial boards of leading journals including Death Studies and Journal of Loss and Trauma.
In 2023, he left his hometown of Hong Kong and continues his quest for meaning.
張海傑醫生
Dr. Ryan Cheung
Medical Doctor
Ryan Cheung is a Hong Kong–based intensive care medicine resident, singer-songwriter, and HYROX ambassador whose work bridges frontline medicine, music, and sport.
蔡沛恒教授
Prof. Edmond Pui Hang Choi
Associate Professor, School of Nursing, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong
Professor Edmond Choi, PhD, RN, APN, FHEA, FAAN, is a registered nurse and an Associate Professor at the School of Nursing, University of Hong Kong. His research focuses on sexual health, with particular emphasis on the needs of sexual minorities, adolescents, and young adults. He leads a research team dedicated to evaluating the effectiveness of various sexual health promotion interventions, particularly among gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (GBMSM). Notably, Professor Choi has developed several eHealth interventions aimed at promoting sexual health and reducing the sexual harms associated with chemsex among GBMSM. Recently, his research has expanded to examine different forms of sexual violence—both in-person and technology-facilitated—among various at-risk populations. To maximise the impact of his work, Professor Choi actively collaborates with international scholars and partners with local non-governmental organisations.
Professor Choi has an outstanding record of scholarly achievements, with a high field-weighted citation impact and a strong portfolio of publications and research grants. He has been recognised as one of the world’s top 2% most-cited scientists by Stanford University for four consecutive years (2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024). To date, he has published over 155 articles in high-impact, peer-reviewed international journals. In addition, he serves as the Associate Editor of the journal Sexual Health.
莊兆鈞教授
Prof. Eddie Chong
Assistant Professor, Department of Social Work and Social Administration, The University of Hong Kong
Prof. Eddie Chong is a counseling psychologist and Assistant Professor in the Department of Social Work and Social Administration at The University of Hong Kong. His research focuses on the mental health needs and resilience among historically marginalized communities, including sexual and gender diverse and ethnically diverse populations. Through research and teaching, he strives to reduce trauma caused by stigma and prejudice, and to foster environments where individuals and communities can heal and thrive.
鍾一諾教授
Prof. Roger Yat Nork Chung
Co-Director, The Chinese University of Hong Kong Centre for Bioethics
Associate Professor, The Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Associate Professor, The Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Roger Yat-Nork Chung, PhD, MBE, MHS, is a social epidemiologist and bioethicist who uses the lens of biomedical ethics and justice to examine the social determinants of health and health inequalities. He is currently examining social determinants such as poverty, deprivation, socioeconomic disadvantage, environmental and housing factors, and migrant status. He is also particularly interested in the health of the vulnerable populations, including migrant workers and rare disease patients. Additionally, he is conducting research on aging‐related issues, such as multimorbidity and long‐term/end‐of‐life care. Collectively, the purpose of his research is to inform health services and public policy, domestically and beyond.
He graduated from Johns Hopkins University with a Bachelor of Arts (Public Health Sciences), Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health with a Master of Health Science, Harvard Medical School with a Master of Science in Bioethics, and the University of Hong Kong with a Doctor of Philosophy in social and lifecourse epidemiology.
Professor Richard Harding
Executive Dean, Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery & Palliative Care, King’s College London, United Kingdom
Herbert Dunhill Chair of Palliative Care & Rehabilitation, Cicely Saunders Institute, Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery & Palliative Care, King’s College London, United Kingdom
Professor Harding is Executive Dean of the Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery & Palliative Care, King’s College London. He is Herbert Dunhill Chair of Palliative Care & Rehabilitation within the Cicely Saunders Institute. He is Director of the King’s WHO Collaborating Centre for Palliative Care. He is Vice Chair of the World Hospice Palliative Care Alliance and a Trustee of Marie Curie and AIDS Impact. He holds visiting Chairs in Palliative Care at the University of Cape Town and Manipal Academy of Higher Education, India.
His research is focused on developing, delivering and evaluating ways to widen access to timely, high quality and person-centred care for people with life-limiting and life-threatening illness. This has spanned children and adults in the UK, Europe and low- and middle-income countries.
黃岳永教授
Prof. Erwin Huang
Associate Director, Technology, Leadership and Entrepreneurship Program, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Professor Erwin Huang is a serial entrepreneur, a leader in a social enterprise and the eLearning field for more than 30 years. Currently, he serves as Associate Director of the Technology, Leadership and Entrepreneurship Program at the Division of Integrative Systems and Design, and Adjunct Professor (Entrepreneurship) of The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. His mission is to teach Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship to university students and to let more young generations understand entrepreneurial spirit, identify social issues, as well as creating social impact through innovations. He is Co-Founder & Executive Chairman of DreamStarter, a community initiative that makes dream projects initiated by school students come true; he is also Founder of Agent of Change, a young social enterprise aims to provide top quality daily necessities to deprived citizens at affordable price.; and Chairman of Social Career, a nonprofit organization that educates the public about volunteerism and involvement in social causes and services. Erwin sits in several advisory committees in various companies and schools.
關子浩博士
Dr. Tsz Ho Kwan
Chartered Engineer
Research Assistant Professor, The Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Research Assistant Professor, S.H. Ho Research Centre for Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Dr. Kwan is a Research Assistant Professor at S.H. Ho Research Centre for Infectious Diseases and JC School of Public Health and Primary Care in The Chinese University of Hong Kong. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society for Public Health and a Chartered Engineer professionally registered in the United Kingdom.
Dr. Kwan’s research interests are epidemiology and prevention of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STI). His research work spans from using molecular and network approaches to understand transmission dynamics to conducting clinical trials on HIV PrEP, DoxyPEP, 4CMenB vaccine, and digital innovations for preventing HIV/STI in the men who have sex with men community.
Dr. Kwan serves as an associate editor for JMIR Public Health and Surveillance, and an editorial board member for various international peer-reviewed journals in the areas of public health and infectious diseases.
李秀華醫生
Dr. Lee Sau Wa Joyce
Specialist Psychiatrist
Clinical Professional Consultant, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Dr. Joyce LEE is a psychiatrist and medical educator in the Faculty of Medicine at The Chinese University of Hong Kong. A Fellow of the Royal College of Psychiatrists (UK) and holder of a Masters in Clinical Education from the University of Edinburgh, she hopes to foster a culture where compassion and resilience can flourish within medical education. She is currently pursuing her PhD research at the UCL Institute of Education, exploring the psychological well-being of medical students.
In her daily practice, she serves as course coordinator for the Clinical Communication Skills program, contributes to the Resilience curriculum, and offers elective workshops on Mindful Self-Compassion. Through these efforts, she wishes students could nurture their own empathy and well-being, seeing this as fundamental to compassionate patient care.
凌霄志醫生
Dr. Ling Siu Chi Tony
Specialist in Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Honorary Secretary, The Hong Kong Medical Association
Dr LING, Siu Chi Tony is a specialist in Obstetrics and Gynaecology. Graduating from the University of Hong Kong, he received specialist training at Tuen Mun Hospital where he currently serves as a Consultant. Dr LING has been the Honorary Secretary of The Hong Kong Medical Association (HKMA) since 2022. He helped launch the HKMA Women’s Health Month campaign in March 2024 and served as the moderator of the HKMA Women’s Health CME Symposium for two consecutive years. Dr LING also chaired a panel discussion on sexual health and LGBTQ+-inclusive healthcare at the Hong Kong College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Postgraduate Seminar in June 2024, and served as a panelist at the “Live Well, Die Well” Academic Conference in February 2025. Dr LING was previously the President of the Hong Kong Public Doctors’ Association from 2021 to 2023.
潘國雄教授
Prof. Jack Pun
Associate Professor, Department of English, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Professor Jack Pun is Associate Professor in the Department of English at The Chinese University of Hong Kong. He obtained his Ph.D. from the University of Oxford. As an applied linguist, his research centres on health communication across linguistic and cultural contexts, with a particular focus on end-of-life communication. His work explores how healthcare professionals, patients, and families engage in emotionally complex conversations about prognosis, treatment options, and dying, and how effective communication fosters empathy, trust, and shared decision-making. Beyond end-of-life contexts, he has examined communication in emergency care, intensive care units, nursing handovers, traditional Chinese medicine, and veterinary practice. Professor Pun is a founding member of the Institute for Communication in Healthcare (Australian National University), Associate Editor of Research in Science & Technological Education, and author of recent books: The Role of Language in Eastern and Western Health communication by Routledge, and The teaching and learning oncology communication: a cross-disciplinary perspectives in Chinese context by Springer.
邵倩文女士
Ms. Shiu Sin Man Vicky
Associate Chaplain, Divinity School of Chung Chi College, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Vicky Shiu brings a unique blend of clinical expertise and pastoral insight to the conversation on end-of-life care. Drawing from over a decade as a palliative care nurse specialist, she has provided crucial spiritual support to terminal patients and their families. She is also a passionate advocate for inclusive ministry, having served as a founding member of the Queer Theology Academy to build affirming spiritual spaces for the LGBTQ+ Christian community.
Now, as the Associate Chaplain and Practical Education Coordinator at the Divinity School of Chung Chi College, CUHK, Vicky integrates this experience into her work. Holding Master’s degrees in Counselling and Divinity and serving as a supervisor-in-training in Clinical Pastoral Education, she is dedicated to mentoring a new generation of leaders to foster dignity, compassion, and equity in spiritual care for all.
釋淨蓮法師
Ven. Sik Jing Lin
Honorary Buddhist Chaplain, The Centre for Spiritual Progress to Great Awakening
Director, The Four Graces Recollected Buddhist Center Limited
Venerable Jing Lin has been serving as an Honorary Buddhist Chaplain in hospitals for over seven years. Her role involves providing spiritual and religious support to patients, families and staff through regular ward visits and in response to hospital referrals.
Throughout her service, Venerable Jing Lin has consistently demonstrated profound devotion, compassion and dedication in fulfilling her duties. She has devoted particular attention to the pediatric ward, offering spiritual care and emotional support to child patients and their families. Her commitment has earned her strong rapport and appreciation from patients, families and staff alike.
As a monastic, Venerable Jing Lin also actively participates in and facilitates life-and-death education workshops, training programs, and religious ceremony for those passing and families in need.
鄧朗然博士
Dr. Aled Tang
Clinical Psychologist in Accredited Register
Dr. Aled Tang is a clinical psychologist in accredited register, an honorary clinical supervisor at both HKU and CUHK, and a clinical supervisor for Low-intensity CBT. His early career in management within a multinational corporation provided him with unique insights into the critical role mental health plays in overall well-being and productivity. This experience drives his dedication to fostering a compassionate and humanistic approach to mental health care.
As a clinical psychologist, he specializes in providing thorough assessments and evidence-based treatments for children, adolescents, and adults, with extensive experience in treating depression, anxiety disorders, and obsessive-compulsive disorder. He has special interest in the area of personality disorders and trauma-related treatment.
唐靜思女士
Ms. Natalie Tong
Registered Psychologist (Hong Kong Psychological Society)
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (California, USA)
ICEEFT Certified EFT Supervisor & EFT Therapist
Honorary Lecturer, Department of Social Work and Social Administration, The University of Hong Kong
Ms. Natalie Tong is an ICEFFT Certified EFT Supervisor; EFT Therapist who works with her clients in her private practice using Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT). She is a California Licensed Marriage; Family Therapist and a Registered Psychologist in Hong Kong who has been practicing psychotherapy for more than 25 years. She is an Honorary Lecturer at the Department of Social Work and Social Administration, the University of Hong Kong where she has been teaching counselling the past 20 years.
黃政光先生
Mr. Ching Kwong Dino Wong
Clinical Psychologist in Accredited Register
Clinical Psychologist, Grounder Psychological Services
Chairperson, Society of True Light
Dino is a Doctor of Psychology candidate at The University of Hong Kong. He specializes in LGBTQ+-affirmative therapy. He obtained his MPhil degree in Gender Studies with distinction from the University of Cambridge. Dino integrates psychology into the pursuit of gender and sexual equality, focusing on the mental health and self-acceptance journeys of LGBTQ+ individuals.
Earlier this year, under his leadership, Society of True Light jointly published The Mental Health Report of LGBTQ+ Communities in Hong Kong with The Chinese University of Hong Kong, shedding light on the psychological challenges faced by local LGBTQ+ individuals. Dino also led the Society in releasing Hong Kong’s first report on sexual orientation change efforts (“conversion therapy”), organizing two Hong Kong International LGBTQ+ Affirmative Practice Conferences, and publishing The LGBTQ+ Affirmative Counselling Handbook 2025 and LGB Counselling Handbook. He developed a compassion-based intervention model for gay men (CMT-GM) which has also been published in an academic journal.
胡潔玲博士
Dr. Olive Woo
Clinical Psychologist
Dr. Olive Woo, a licensed clinical psychologist, brings over a decade of experience in delivering psychological assessments and interventions to individuals with psychiatric and medical needs. Her expertise lies in palliative care, where she provides psychological support to patients and their families during some of life’s most challenging moments. She is the founder of Flourishing-Life-Of-Wish Virtual Reality Therapy (FLOW-VRT®), and author of the two books, “Artificial Intelligence in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy: A Guide for Mental Health Professionals” and “Virtual Reality Interventions for Patients Under Palliative Care: A Practical Guide for Healthcare Professionals”.
楊雪教授
Prof. Sherry Xue Yang
Assistant Professor, The Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Sherry Xue Yang is Assistant Professor in JC School of Public Health and Primary Care at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Sherry is also a certified health coach and health psychologist. She has an interdisciplinary training background including public health, social work, psychology and counselling. Her research focuses on digital mental health, internet gaming disorder, mental health and addiction in various age populations and social groups. Her work aims to understand the mechanisms of the development of digital addictions, as well as provide education and develop psychosocial interventions to reduce addictive behaviors and enhance mental health.
楊俊賢先生
Mr. Yeung Chun Yin
Lecturer, The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts
Yeung Chun Yin graduated from the Faculty of Social Sciences of The University of Hong Kong and the Department of Philosophy at The Chinese University of Hong Kong. He has been promoting what is learned in academia to the public sphere, aiming to make knowledge from social sciences and thinking in philosophy a source of nourishment for our community, enriching our lives.
姚皓璋博士
Dr. Jensen Yiu
Head of Public Education & DEI & Co-Founder, Alongside
Dr. Jensen Yiu is the Head of Public Education and DEI and a co-founder at Alongside. Actively involved in various LGBTQIA+ initiatives, he is an advocate for LGBTQIA+ wellbeing and a dedicated researcher advancing scientific knowledge in LGBTQIA+ and end-of-life topics. Dr. Yiu completed his postdoctoral training in pharmacology at the University of Hong Kong and is now transitioning to the mental health and social sciences fields. He is the associate editor of the LGBTQ+ Affirmative Counseling Handbook 2025.
Dr. Yiu currently leads research initiatives at Alongside on LGBTQIA+ health disparities, end-of-life planning, and bereavement care. In 2024, he conducted Hong Kong’s first study on LGBTQIA+ perspectives in end-of-life planning and regularly delivers community seminars on advance planning. His extensive frontline experience at Alongside, where he has served hundreds of LGBTQIA+ clients, provides invaluable insights that inform his research.
Dr. Yiu strives to promote evidence-based practices while bringing a multidisciplinary approach to his work, bridging research, practice, and advocacy to foster inclusivity and equity in care.
余綺華醫生
Dr. Eva Yu
Specialist Psychiatrist
Honorary Clinical Assistant Professor, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong
Fellow in Thanatology, Association for Death Education and Counselling
Dr. Yu has served in public medical institutions including United Christian Hospital, Kwai Chung Hospital and Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital before switching to private practice. Dr. Yu has more than 15 years of clinical experience and she specializes in children and adolescent psychiatry.
Dr. Yu is an Honorary Clinical Assistant Professor of the LKS Faculty of Medicine, the University of Hong Kong. She was a college trainer from 2017 till 2024 to doctors undergoing psychiatric training while she worked in the public sector. She also provided professional training to psychiatric nurses and social workers; as well as giving talks to schools and the general public for the promotion of mental health awareness.
Dr. Yu believes that psychiatry is a blend of art and science. Humanity and psychotherapeutic interventions are of paramount importance to lead the recovery journey. In recent years, Dr. Yu has devoted herself to further training in thanatology and existential psychotherapy; hoping to find a way out for patients to enhance self-understanding and life meaning searching.
阮君毓教授
Prof. Jacqueline Kwan Yuk Yuen
Specialist in Geriatric Medicine
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, School of Clinical Medicine, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong
Prof Jacqueline Yuen joined the University of Hong Kong as Clinical Assistant Professor at the School of Clinical Medicine in 2019. She is jointly appointed by the HKU Department of Medicine and School of Public Health. Prof Yuen is a specialist in geriatrics and palliative medicine, medical educator and researcher with particular interest in end-of-life care and doctor-patient communication. Her current research focuses on enhancing end-of-life care for patients with advanced dementia and advance care planning in older adults with life-limiting illnesses.
Before returning to her native Hong Kong, she was Assistant Professor at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York. She joined the Chinese University of Hong Kong as Clinical Lecturer from 2017-2018 and was awarded the University Education Award. She is a Senior Faculty of VitalTalk, a nonprofit organization devoted to improving relationships between clinicians and seriously ill patients and their families through communication skills training. She is a member of the Hong Kong Academy of Medicine Professionalism and Ethics Committee Task Force on Advance Directives and a co-opted member of the Hong Kong Geriatrics Society. She serves on the Expert Panel on Hong Kong Reference Frameworks in Primary Care Settings for the Health Bureau, HKSAR.
Prof Yuen earned her Bachelor of Arts in Biochemical Sciences from Harvard University and her Doctor of Medicine from the University of Michigan Medical School. She completed her internal medicine residency at the New York Presbyterian Hospital at Weill Cornell, her geriatrics fellowship at the University of California San Francisco, and her hospice and palliative medicine fellowship at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.
