Date:
June 26, 2026
Time:
9:30 am - 6:00 pm
Venue:
Social Sciences Chamber
11/F, The Jockey Club Tower
Centennial Campus
Professor Ming Wen (Welcoming Remarks)
Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences, The Unviersity of Hong Kong
Ms Judy Chen, JP (Welcoming Remarks)
Chairman of Hong Kong Committee for UNICEF
Professor Emily Hannum (Keynote Speaker)
Stanley I. Sheerr Term Professor in the Social Sciences
Sociology and Population Studies Center
University of Pennsylvania
Sociology and Population Studies Center
University of Pennsylvania
Professor Claire Hughes
Professor
Department of Psychology
University of Cambridge
Department of Psychology
University of Cambridge
Professor Duoduo Xu (Speaker and Closing Remarks)
Associate Professor of Sociology
Co-Director of Social Sciences Research Centre
The University of Hong Kong
Co-Director of Social Sciences Research Centre
The University of Hong Kong
Professor Kathy Shum
Associate Professor
Department of Psychology
The Unviersity of Hong Kong
Department of Psychology
The Unviersity of Hong Kong
Professor Yuying Tong
Professor
Department of Sociology
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Department of Sociology
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Dr Nanxun Agnes Li
Research Assistant Professor
Research Hub of Population Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences
The University of Hong Kong
Research Hub of Population Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences
The University of Hong Kong
Professor Airan Liu
Associate Professor
Center for Social Research
Peking University
Center for Social Research
Peking University
Ms Gejia Zhang
PhD Candidate
Department of Sociology
Zhejiang Unviersity
Department of Sociology
Zhejiang Unviersity
Dr Minghong Shen
Postdoctoral Fellow
New York University Shanghai
New York University Shanghai
Ms Can Xu
PhD Candidate
Department of Social Welfare and Risk Management
School of Public Affairs
Zhejiang University
Department of Social Welfare and Risk Management
School of Public Affairs
Zhejiang University
Professor Patrick Ip
Clinical Professor
Tsao Yen-Chow Professor in Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
Department of Paediatrics & Adolescent Medicine
School of Clinical Medicine, LKS Faculty of Medicine
The University of Hong Kong
Tsao Yen-Chow Professor in Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
Department of Paediatrics & Adolescent Medicine
School of Clinical Medicine, LKS Faculty of Medicine
The University of Hong Kong
Professor Jihyun Sung
Professor
Department of Child Psychology and Education
Social Innovation Convergence Program (BK21 project)
Sungkyunkwan University
Department of Child Psychology and Education
Social Innovation Convergence Program (BK21 project)
Sungkyunkwan University
Professor Yapeng Wang
Associate Professor
Department of Sociology
Renmin Universiy of China
Department of Sociology
Renmin Universiy of China
Dr Boyan Zheng
Peking—Princeton Postdoctoral Research Associate
Paul and Marcia Wythes Center on Contemporary China, Princeton University
Center for Social Research, Peking Unviersity
Paul and Marcia Wythes Center on Contemporary China, Princeton University
Center for Social Research, Peking Unviersity
Professor Hideo Akabayashi
Professor
Faculty of Economics
Director, Center for Research on Equality of Opportunity for Children
Keio University
Faculty of Economics
Director, Center for Research on Equality of Opportunity for Children
Keio University
Professor Jin Zhou
Assistant Professor
Department of Economics and Finance
City University of Hong Kong
Department of Economics and Finance
City University of Hong Kong
Professor Wensong Shen
Assistant Professor
Department of Sociology
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Department of Sociology
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Professor Chen Cheng
Assistant Professor
Division of Social Science
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Division of Social Science
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Professor Yongai Jin
Professor and Chair of Demography
Deputy Director of the Center for Popuulation and Development Studies
Renmin University of China
Deputy Director of the Center for Popuulation and Development Studies
Renmin University of China
Professor Florrie Fei-yin Ng
Department Chairperson and Professor
Department of Educational Psychology
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Department of Educational Psychology
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Professor Eric Fong (Closing Remarks)
Chair Professor in Sociology
Associate Dean (Postgraduate Education), Faculty of Social Sciences
Director, Research Hub of Population Studies
The University of Hong Kong
Associate Dean (Postgraduate Education), Faculty of Social Sciences
Director, Research Hub of Population Studies
The University of Hong Kong
