Programme
International Conference on
Intelligent Drainage Asset Management 2026
AM Session
08:30 - 09:00
Registration and Welcome Coffee
09:00 - 09:10
Opening Ceremony & Group Photos
09:10 - 09:20
Welcoming Remarks & Keynote Speech
Mr. MOK Wing Cheong, Ringo, JP (Drainage Services Department, the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region)
09:20 - 09:30
Souvenir Presentation to Speakers, Moderators & Sponsor
Mr. MOK Wing Cheong, Ringo, JP (Drainage Services Department, the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region)
09:30 - 09:55
Session 1 – Applications of Machine Learning to Digital Twins
Prof. Damien Batstone (The University of Queensland, Australia)
09:55 - 10:20
Session 2 – Integrating Real-time Monitoring with AI-driven Data Analysis
Prof. David McCarthy (University of Guelph, Canada)
10:20 - 10:45
Morning Break
10:45 - 11:10
Session 3 – Strategy and Road Map for Implementation of Digital Twin for Sewage Treatment Works in Hong Kong – Overseas and China Experience
Dr. DONG Yang (EGIS-SMEDI JV)
11:10 - 11:35
Session 4 – Nitrous Oxide Modelling in Wastewater Treatment
Prof. Jacek MAKINIA (Gdańsk University of Technology, Poland)
11:35 - 12:15
Panel Discussion for Morning Session
Moderator: Prof. YUAN Zhiguo, AM (City University of Hong Kong)
12:15 - 13:45
Lunch time
PM Session
13:45 - 14:00
Registration (For PM session)
14:00 - 14:05
Opening Remarks
Assistant Director/Operations & Maintenance (Drainage Services Department, the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region)
14:05 - 14:30
Session 5 – Towards Digital Intelligence for Infrastructure Asset Management
Prof. NG Shiu Tong, Thomas (City University of Hong Kong)
14:30 - 14:55
Session 6 – Resilience, Green and Intelligence: A New Paradigm for Drainage Network Asset Management (Mandarin)
Mr. ZHANG Jian (Shenzhen Environmental Water Group Co., Ltd)
14:55 - 15:20
Afternoon Break
15:20- 15:45
Session 7 – Asset Health – International Practice and Utility Maturity
Mr. Wayne Middleton (ARUP)
15:45 - 16:10
Session 8 – Intelligent Infrastructure in Action: AI-Powered Solutions for Wastewater and Stormwarer Systems
Mr. NG Siu On, Francis (Drainage Services Department, the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region)
16:10 - 16:50
Panel Discussion for Afternoon Session
Moderator: Dr. John KOO (Logistics and Supply Chain MultiTech R&D Centre)
16:50 - 17:00
Closing Remarks
Deputy Director of Drainage Services (Drainage Services Department, the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region)