HIGHLIGHTS
The theme of the HKIE Structural Division Annual Seminar 2026 is “The New Armour: Tools for the Next-Gen Structural Engineer” . We are privileged to have Mr HO Chun Hung, JP, Director of Buildings Department, as our Guest of Honor. The Annual Seminar aims to bring together local and overseas prominent academia and eminent engineers from both the public and private sectors to share their insights, experience and ideas of modernized methods of design and construction, innovative applications uncovered from recent researches, leading to modernization and delving in automation in structural engineering and construction.
The details of the event are as follows:
| Date: | 13 March 2026 (Friday) |
| Time: | 09:30 am – 05:30 pm |
| Venue: | Theatre 2, Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre, Wanchai, Hong Kong |
| Format: | Physical |
| Language: | English |
Guest of Honor
Mr HO Chun Hung, JP, Director of Buildings Department
Speakers & Presentation Topics
| Speakers | Title | Theme/Topic |
| Mr Thomson LAI | Managing Director, Digital Regional Digital Lead, Asia AECOM Asia Company Limited | How to navigate AI for real impact |
| Prof Darwin LAU Tat-ming | Associate Professor, Associate Dean (Student Affairs) The Chinese University of Hong Kong | Robots for Building Construction and Maintenance |
| Ir Richard LEE | General Manager Yau Lee Construction Company Limited | Modular Design for Building Construction |
| Dr LIANG Haobo | Associate Director Hong Kong Center for Construction Robotics (HKCRC) | Embodied AI in Construction |
| Prof MA Zhiliang | Professor Tsinghua University | Developing Construction-Projects-Specific LLMs: Approaches and Methods |
| Mr PENG Zixiang | Deputy Director & Senior Engineer Digital Technology and Intelligent Construction Research Center of China Construction Fourth Engineering Bureau Co., Ltd. | Construction Robots Create a New Paradigm for Factory-like Construction |
| Prof QIAN Xudong | Dean’s Chair, Associate Professor National University of Singapore | Digital Twins: Enabling Crack Detection and Life Prediction for Welded Structures |
| Ir Derek SO | Managing Director Vibro (HK) Ltd. | Revolutionizing Construction with Innovation, Technology and AI |
| Speaker from Buildings Department | Buildings Department | To be Advised |
* Program, Topics and Speakers are subjected to change without any prior notice.
** The seminar will be conducted in English unless noted otherwise.
Admission Package
The Annual Seminar will be held in live mode.
| Tickets Type | Fee (HKD) |
| #Early Bird – Live Ticket (NO Lunch will be provided) | $880 |
| Standard – Live Ticket (NO Lunch will be provided) | $980 |
| Young Members Committee of the HKIE | $300 |
| Full-time Undergraduate Student or Full-time Postgraduate Student | Free of Charge |
*The whole-day Seminar is recommended for 6 CPD hours.
# Early Bird deadline – Registration on or before 27 February 2026
Enrolment
Please click: Enrolment Form
For completing the enrollment, please post a crossed cheque made payable to “The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers – Structural Division” to
Ms Sonia LUK
Ming Focus Limited (Event Secretariat)
Room 1411, 14/F, CC Wu Building, 302-8 Hennessy Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong
For enquirers, please contact Event Secretariat, Ming Focus Limited at 3101-9108 / hkie.sd.seminar@mingfocus.com
Organizing Committee:
- Ir Rayson WONG Wai-hung (OC Chairman)
- Ir Prof Ray SU Kai-leung
- Ir CHIN Sai-ping
- Ir Prof Paul LAM Heung-fai
- Ir Dennis YUEN Yat-chung
- Ir Kylie LAM Nga-yan
- Ir Lewis SZETO Yiu-kwan
- Ir Jacky WONG Woon-ki
- Ir Ben TSE Wai-keung