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English pitch at the Tokyo finals
Programmes

A year from empathy to co-creation

University lectures × 6

Part of 16 regular events. Mostly online, in English.

3 Oct

Smart ageing seen from higher education

Saturday 3 October 2026, 14:00–15:00 HKT　｜　Dr Siu Pui Yee, Lingnan University

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Dec 2026

Where gerontech meets service-learning

Speaker TBD

Feb 2027

From PBL to the seed of youth ventures

Speaker TBD

Apr 2027

Turning academic work into products people can use

Speaker TBD

Workshops × 4 — clothing, food, home, mobility

Expected in 2027.

Workshop on easy-on clothing aids

Clothing

Easy-on aids　｜　expected in 2027

Workshop on swallowing-friendly meals

Food

Swallowing-friendly meals　｜　expected in 2027

Workshop on home fall prevention

Home

Fall prevention　｜　expected in 2027

Workshop on accessible mobility

Mobility

Accessible travel　｜　expected in 2027

Keynote at the Hong Kong contest

Two headline events

Weekend app hackathon (Mar 2027). Build a phone app around how older people actually read and tap.

High Table with investors (Jul 2027). Selected students sit with business leaders and redraw a career map.

Asia-Pacific contests

Outside the 16 regular events.

Hong Kong satellite group photoMay 2027 Hong Kong satellite
Tokyo finals group photoJul 2027 Japan satellite, Tokyo
Golden Age Foundation joint-school awardsAug 2027 HK finals at GAES · Nov 2027 Singapore (target)

2028 four steps to market: field trials in care homes, small-batch production, and medical compliance — so prototypes leave the lab.