Re-think your screen time and swap your usual movie streams with educational lectures to fuel your brain. Hong Kong Design Institute presents master lectures covering arts technology, digital fashion, and the Metaverse. Imagine an innovative future and learn from the biggest names in the creative industry. The three-day series, featuring a 30-minute lecture, a 30-minute panel discussion, and a Q&A session, will be live-streamed on Zoom.
What's great about the programme is free, and enrolment is open to all. Check out the line-up of speakers and schedules below:
Arts Technology
March 28, 2022, Monday
Topic: Game Changer Artificial Intelligence, from automation to autonomisation of digital systems
Speaker: Gerfried Stocker, Artistic and Managing Director, Ars Electronica
Join Gerfried Stocker as he walks you through the world of Ars Electronica, a platform focused on new media art, technology, and society. He will cover topics on artificial intelligence, innovative artistry, and various scientific projects from their annual international event called Ars Electronica Festival – an international festival that brings together hundreds of creatives and experts from art, science, technology, and business worldwide. Be inspired and learn insights about our ambivalent attitude toward technology.
4.30pm: lecture
5pm: Panel discussion, Q&A
Digital Fashion
March 29, 2022, Tuesday
Topic: Why Digital Materials are Critical to the Future of Fashion
Speaker: Jørgen Sevild, Director of Business Development and Client Strategy, INQOVA
Delve deep into fashion and technology as Jørgen Sevild talks about innovations in technology, their role in the evolution of fashion, and new scientific breakthroughs. Learn some insights from his company, INQOVA, a marketing and communications firm working with manufacturing and industrial technology companies behind global fashion brands.
4.30pm: lecture
5pm: Panel discussion, Q&A
Metaverse
March 31, 2022, Thursday
Topic: The true metaverse will be decentralised
Speaker: Yat Siu, Co-founder and Chairman, Animoca Brands
Step into the master class and get answers to all your burning questions about metaverse. Hosted by Yat Siu, co-founder of Animoca Brands, a Hong Kong-based game software company and venture capital company aimed at driving digital property rights via NFTs and gaming to build the open metaverse.
2.30pm: lecture
3pm: Panel discussion, Q&A
Register today via eventbrite.hk