Mon Nov 30
- 10:00 AM
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM GMT +8 (30 min)
Registration
- 10:30 AM
10:30 AM - 10:35 AM GMT +8 (5 min)
Welcome Remarks
Tammy TamPublisher - 10:35 AM
10:35 AM - 10:50 AM GMT +8 (15 min)
Keynote Address: The case for culture – Hong Kong’s next economic chapter
The Hon Rosanna Law Shuk-pui, JPSecretary for Culture, Sports and TourismHong Kong has made its biggest structural bet on culture in a generation. A government Blueprint for Arts and Culture, HK$21.6 billion committed to West Kowloon, a landmark five-year Art Basel partnership, and has 86 million potential visitors living right next door in the Greater Bay Area alone. The machinery is in place. But policy commitments and infrastructure alone don't build a cultural economy – execution does. So what does it actually take to turn this moment from blueprint into measurable economic reality? Hong Kong Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism, Rosanna Law, opens the conference by making the case that culture is no longer a soft appendage to Hong Kong's economic story – it is the story.
- 10:55 AM
10:55 AM - 11:30 AM GMT +8 (35 min)
Panel discussion: Prime location – How are developers, cultural authorities and heritage hubs powering Hong Kong's cultural rise?
Across Hong Kong, a set of bold experiments are quietly reshaping what a city's cultural ambitions can look like. In Central, The Henderson — a private, for-profit venture — has turned a luxury skyscraper into a year-round magnet for the global art and luxury trade. A short walk away, Tai Kwun, a government-funded heritage site, has welcomed over 20 million visitors since 2018 through free, open-to-all programming. And across the harbour, the West Kowloon Cultural District has been built from the ground up into an entire civic-scale precinct — home to M+, the Hong Kong Palace Museum, and performance venues that anchor the city's long-term cultural ambitions. Some of these models are commercial, others civic — yet each is pushing Hong Kong's cultural identity forward in its own way. So what can we learn from watching such different models operate side by side, each fueling the city's cultural rise on its own terms?
- 11:30 AM
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM GMT +8 (30 min)
Networking Break
- 12:00 PM
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM GMT +8 (30 min)
From arthouse to immersive worlds – How are Hong Kong’s cultural platforms building audiences?
Hong Kong's cultural advantage will depend not only on what it builds, but on how effectively it connects stories with audiences. Its platforms span cinemas, streaming services, fan gatherings and live entertainment – different businesses facing a common challenge: turning discovery into participation, loyalty and sustainable demand. The city is both a destination where international stories are interpreted for diverse audiences and a testing ground from which local creative work can reach regional and global markets. But attracting attention is not the same as building a market, and importing successful intellectual property does not automatically create an export industry. Leaders in live entertainment, screen distribution and cultural curation face decisions about what to programme, what to adapt, how to develop talent, and when a story is ready to travel. So which capabilities must Hong Kong strengthen to capture more value from culture?
- 12:30 PM
12:30 PM - 1:00 PM GMT +8 (30 min)
Special Feature Session
- 1:00 PM
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Networking Luncheon
- 2:00 PM
2:00 PM
End of Event