The Jockey Club SMART Family-Link Project Finale cum International Conference 2025 (26-28 August 2025) will consist of an opening ceremony, thematic forum, keynote and plenary presentations to showcase best practices of the Jockey Club SMART Family-Link Project and Hong Kong’s experience, facilitate knowledge transfer and sharing on leveraging technologies and data to enhance delivery of innovative and effective family services among local and international field experts, professionals, NGOs and academia, creating a network and platform for future collaboration and sustainable development.
Details are as below:
| Date | 26 August 2025 (Tuesday) – 28 August 2025 (Thursday) |
| Venue | Yuet Ming Auditorium, 5/F Chong Yuet Ming Cultural Centre, The University of Hong Kong |
| Theme | Empowering Families in the Digital Age |
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Officiating Guests
Mr Chris SUN, JP
Secretary for Labour and Welfare. The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
Representative of The Hong Kong Jockey Club
Overseas Speakers
Translational Mental Health Research in the Family Context: Opportunities and Challenges in the Digital Age
Prof Jenny YIEND
Professor, Department of Psychosis Studies, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King’s College London, United Kingdom
Rewards and Challenges in the Digitalization of Family Social Services: A Look at the Big Picture
Prof Paul P. FREDDOLINO
Professor, School of Social Work, Michigan State University, United States
Empowering Families with Dementia: Early Diagnosis and Prognosis through the 'VEEM Digital Biomarker
Prof Kyoungwon SEO
Assistant Professor, Department of Applied Artificial Intelligence, Seoul National University of Science and Technology, South Korea
WAIT LESS: the Co-production of a Digital Intervention to Support Young People with Depression Waiting on the Psychotherapy Waiting List
Prof. Tamsin FORD (Joining Online)
Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
AI in Human Services
Prof Lauri GOLDKIND (Joining Online)
Professor, Graduate School of Social Service, Fordham University, United States
Hybrid Service Models for Individuals and Families with Psychiatric Needs
Prof John TOROUS (Joining Online)
Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, United States
Utilizing Stepped-Care Models of Self-Paced Interactive Websites to Reduce Burden on Clinician-Delivered Behavioral Therapy for Children and Adolescents with Behavioral Concerns
Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech), United States
Clinical Virtual Reality: A Brief Review of the Future
Prof Albert Skip RIZZO (Joining Online)
Research Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Davis School of Gerontology, Director of Medical Virtual Reality, Institute for Creative Technologies, University of Southern California, United States
Panelists and Moderator of Thematic Forum
Mapping the Way Forward for Greater Impact: Digital Innovation for Next-Generation Family Services
Panelists:
Mr Raymond CHENG
Prof LAM Tai-hing
Emeritus Professor, Honorary Clinical Professor, School of Public Health, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong
Other panelists to be announced
Moderator:
Prof Daniel SHEK
Associate Vice President (Undergraduate Programme), Chair Professor of Applied Social Sciences, Li and Fung Endowed Professor in Service Leadership Education, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Principal Investigators of the Jockey Club SMART Family-Link Project
Sharing of Best Practices of the Jockey Club SMART Family-Link Project – Harnessing Technology and Data to Advance Family Services in Hong Kong
Prof Reynold CHENG
Professor, School of Computing and Data Science, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Principal Investigator of the Jockey Club SMART Family-Link Project
Prof Kelvin WANG
Principal Investigator of the Jockey Club SMART Family-Link Project
Prof Daniel WONG
Principal Investigator of the Jockey Club SMART Family-Link Project
Prof NG Siu-man
Principal Investigator of the Jockey Club SMART Family-Link Project
Speakers from Mainland China and Hong Kong
Leveraging Decision Trees to Identify At-Risk Youth through Personal, Family, and Peer Perspectives: Tools, Profiles, and Implications
Prof Wenjie DUAN
Professor of Social Work, Department of Social Work, School of Social and Public Administration, East China University of Science and Technology, China
Research and Practice on Youth and Family Mental Health Interventions from a Communication Perspective
Prof Shuo ZHOU
Associate Professor, Department of Communication Studies, School of Communication, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong
When AI Meets Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT): A Tailored Mental Health Solution for Caregivers of Children with Special Needs
Prof Connie Yuen-yu CHONG
Assistant Professor, The Nethersole School of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
A Pilot Study of iCBT for Emotional Well-Being among Chinese Emerging Adults in Family Contexts
Prof Zhongfang FU
Assistant Professor, School of Psychological and Cognitive Sciences, Peking University, China
Familial Communication in The Era of Digital Media: Connecting with Family by Technologies
Prof Anthony P.K. KONG
Assistant Professor, School of Design, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong
Empowering Emotions: A Mobile Solution for Chinese Parents of Children with Special Needs
Prof Xiaoyu ZHUANG
Assistant Professor, Department of Social Work, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong
NGO partners of the Jockey Club SMART Family-Link Project
Agency Sharing on the Use of ICT in Family Services
- Caritas Hong Kong
- Hong Kong Family Welfare Society
- Hong Kong Christian Service
- The Hong Kong Catholic Marriage Advisory Council
- Christian Family Service Centre
- International Social Service Hong Kong Branch
- Hong Kong Children Youth Services
- St. James’ Settlement
- Tung Wah Group of Hospitals
- Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui Welfare Council Limited
- The Neighbourhood Advice Action Council
