[REGISTRATION] M.A. in Global Communication 20th Anniversary Celebration International Symposium - Possible AI Futures: Situating Global Communication in an Unsettled World


Date: 2 - 3 December 2026 (Wed & Thu)

2 December
Venue: C-Centre, Room 313, Humanities Building, New Asia College, CUHK


10:30 am – 12:00 pm
Opening Symposium
Prof. Rolien Hoyng, Lancaster University
Prof. Jack Linchuan Qiu, Nanyang Technological University
Prof. Nishant Shah, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Prof. Saskia Witteborn, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

2:00 pm – 3:15 pm
Critical Input 1 - Prof. Jack Linchuan Qiu, Nanyang Technological University
Response by Prof. Donna Chu, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

3:15 pm – 4:30 pm
Critical Input 2 - Prof. Rolien Hoyng, Lancaster University
Response by Dr. Jindong Leo Liu, The Education University of Hong Kong

4:30 pm – 5:30 pm
Reception

3 December
Venue: Cho Yiu Conference Hall, CUHK


10:30 am – 10:45 am
Opening & Welcome – Prof. Liang Hai, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

10:45 am – 12:30 pm
Dialogue 1 –
Prof. Larissa Hjorth, RMIT University
Prof. Ben Wagner, TU Delft, Inholland, & IT:U Austria
Prof. Saskia Witteborn, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

2:00 pm – 3:35 pm
Dialogue 2 -
Mr. Christoph Baade,
UN World Food Programme
Qingyi Ren, Basel Academy of Art and Design FHNW
Mr. Lorenzo Urbinati, Oxfam in Asia

4:00 pm – 5:35 pm
Closing Panel
Ms. Shireen Irani,
iProbono
Dr. Zahra Rizvi, University of Bergen
Prof. Nishant Shah, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Ms. Kristina Woo, Writers Guild of America

Registration deadline: 24 November 2026 (Tuesday)

Seats are limited! Register Now!

Enquiry: calvinchiang@cuhk.edu.hk