Programme

Time	23 August 2023
08:15 – 08:45	Registration
08:45 – 09:00	Opening Ceremony Welcome Remarks: Prof. Fred Wang-Fat LEE Associate Dean, School of Science & Technology, Hong Kong Metropolitan University, Hong Kong SAR, China Opening Speech: Prof. Yu-Zao QI Jinan University, Guangzhou, China President, The Association on Harmful Algal Bloom in the South China Sea
09:00 – 10:30	Section 1: Conference Speech Chairman: Prof. Ya-Hui GAO Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
09:00 – 09:30	Prof. Tian YAN Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, China Title: Harmful Algae and Algal Toxins in Coastal Waters of China: Investigation and Database
09:30 – 10:00	Prof. Hong-Bin LIU Department of Ocean Science, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong SAR Title: Effect of Nutrient Limitation on Thermal Sensitivity of Marine Phytoplankton
10:00 – 10:30	Prof. Rhodora AZANZA National Academy of Science and Technology, Philippines Title: Philippine Harmful Algal Blooms : Research and Management Needs Aligned with Climate Change Impacts
10:30 – 10:45	Tea Break
10:45 – 12:15	Section 2: Conference Speech Chairman: Dr. Steven Jing-Liang XU Hong Kong Metropolitan University, Hong Kong SAR, China
10:45 – 11:15	Prof. Song-Hui LU Jinan University, Guangzhou, China Title: Biodiversity of Dinoflagellates and the Importance in Harmful Algal Studies
11:15 – 11:45	Prof. Po-Teen LIM Institute of Ocean and Earth Sciences, University of Malaya, Malaysia Title: Assessing the Diversity and Dynamics of Harmful Microalgae by Using a Metabarcoding Approach
11:45 – 12:15	Dr. Satoshi NAGAI Japan Fisheries Research and Education Agency, Japan Title: Population Genetic Studies of Worldwide Populations in the Toxic Dinoflagellate Alexandrium catenella and A. pacificum
12:15 – 14:30	Lunch
14:30 – 15:30	Section 3: Conference Speech Chairman: Dr. Sidney Man-Ngai CHAN Hong Kong Metropolitan University, Hong Kong SAR, China
14:30 – 14:50	Prof. Kin Chung HO Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, China Title: From HAB (harmful algal blooms) to PAB (profitable algal blooms): the Hong Kong case
14:50 – 15:10	Prof. Jun-Rong LIANG Xiamen University, Xiamen, China Title: Understanding the Mechanisms Related to Diatom Resting Cells Formation and Survival
15:10 – 15:30	Prof. Fred Wang-Fat LEE Hong Kong Metropolitan University, Hong Kong SAR, China Title: Advancing the Establishment of Bacterial – free Karenia mikimotoi Cultures: A promising Methodology and Characterization of an Algicidal Bacterial Strain isolated from a K. mikimotoi Bloom in Hong Kong
15:30 – 15:45	Tea break
15:45 – 17:05	Section 4: Conference Speech Chairman: Dr. Sidney Man-Ngai CHAN Hong Kong Metropolitan University, Hong Kong SAR, China
15:45 – 16:05	Prof. Yi TAO Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Shenzhen, China Title: Induction of Programmed Cell Death in Cyanobacteria: Growth Suppression Effects and Death Features
16:05 – 16:25	Prof. Chang-Ping CHEN Xiamen University, Xiamen, China Title: Unexpected Diversity of Diatom Species on Coastal Beaches in Southern China
16:25 – 16:45	Prof. Yang LI South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China Title: Exploring Pseudo-nitzschia Diversity and Tracing Domoic Acid Producers in the Taiwan Strait using a Metabarcoding Approach
16:45 – 17:05	Dr. Xin LIN Xiamen University, Xiamen, China Title: Ocean Acidification has a Strong Effect on Communities Living on Plastic in Mesocosms
17:05 – 17:45	Section 5: Sharing by Algal Industrial Representatives and e-Poster Presentation Chairman: Dr. Charles Chi-Hung TANG Hong Kong Metropolitan University, Hong Kong SAR, China
17:05 – 17:15	Shanghai Guangyu Biological Technology Co., Ltd. China
17:15 – 17:25	Polar Chain Biotechnology Limited Hong Kong
17:25 – 17:35	AlGreen Limited Hong Kong Title: The Revolution of Carbon Capture & Utilisation with Algae Photobioreactor
17:35 – 17:45	biochrome. Hong Kong Title: Regenerative Potential of Microalgae: Addressing Sustainability Challenges in Cities
17:45 – 17:50	Closing Remarks Prof. Fred Wang-Fat LEE Associate Dean, School of Science & Technology, Hong Kong Metropolitan University, Hong Kong SAR, China
18:30 – 21:30	Conference Banquet (for invited guests only)
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Time	24 August 2023
09:30 – 11:30	Workshop/Seminar sharing of algal research Venue: E0712
14:00 – 17:00	Technical visit to a local algal company Venue: biochrome.
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