Ms Elsie Gung

• Chairperson, Executive Council, The Pathways Foundation

Professor Patrick Wong

• Founding Director, Brain and Mind Institute, The Hong Kong Chinese University

Dr Catherine Lam

• Co-Founder, The Pathways Foundation
• Chairman, Pathways Foundation 25th Anniversary Symposium Organising Committee
• Founding Board Chairman, Hong Kong Developmental Behavioural Paediatrics

Professor Catherine McBride

• Distinguished Professor, Department of Human Development and Family Science, Purdue University
• Associate Dean for Research, College of Health and Human Sciences, Purdue University

Topic: Dyslexia in Chinese: Unique assessment and training opportunities

Dr Purdy Chan

• Specialist in Development-Behavioural Paediatrics
• Honorary Secretary, Developmental-Behavioural Paediatrics Subspecialty Board, Hong Kong College of Paediatricians
• Council Member, Hong Kong Society of Child Neurology & Developmental Paediatrics (HKCNDP)
• Council Member, Hong Kong Paediatric Society
• Honorary Clinical Assistant Professor, Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care, the Chinese University of Hong Kong
• Vice-chairperson, Executive Council, The Pathways Foundation

Topic: Dyslexia Unfolded: A Developmental Perspective on Neuroscience, Resilience, and Lifelong Mental Health

Dr Sanly Kam BBS MH

• Member, the Hong Kong Social Welfare Advisory Committee
• Consultant & Founding Chairperson, Council of Nonprofit Making Organizations for PrePrimary Education
• Vice President, The Pacific Early Childhood Education Research Association (Hong Kong)

Professor Tomohiro Inoue

• Member, Dyslexia Definition Steering Committee, International Dyslexia Association
• Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Topic: The IDA’s Revised Definition of Dyslexia: What Changed and Why It Matters for East Asian Languages

Moderator : Professor Carol To

• Associate Professor, Academic Unit of Human Communication, Learning and Development, Faculty of Education, The University of Hong Kong
• Research Professor (Adjunct), Charles Sturt University, Australia

Professor Cao Fan

• Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, The University of Hong Kong

Topic: Brain changes with reading development in typical and atypical readers

Professor Ayumi Seki

• Professor, Neuropsychology of Learning, Faculty of Education, Hokkaido University, Japan
• Chairman, Japan Dyslexia Research Association

Topic: Brain mechanisms related to Japanese reading and developmental dyslexia

Professor Angus Wang

• Associate Professor and Associate Head of Department, Department of Special Education and Counselling, The Education University of Hong Kong
• President, Taiwan Academy for Learning Disabilities

Topic: Educational Identification and Placement, Curriculum Design, and Teaching Principles for Students with Learning Disabilities in Taiwan – Revised Edition, 2026

Moderator : Mr Franky Poon

• Executive Councillor, The Pathways Foundation

Professor Lee Tan

• Professor, Department of Electronic Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
• Professor, School of Data Science, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen

Topic: Leveraging AI in providing personalized support to students with special needs: opportunities and challenges

Dr Victor Ng

• Head of Academy, Data Mindset Academy
• Founding Fellow, Data & AI Literacy Association

Topic: Human-AI Collaboration

Mr Au Wing Yu

• English Panel Chairperson, Hong Kong Red Swastika Society Tai Po Secondary School

Topic: The Opportunities, Realities, and Limits of AI for Supporting Students with Dyslexia

Moderator : Professor Kathy Shum

• Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, The University of Hong Kong

Professor Sarah Luk

• Associate Professor of Practice in Educational Psychology, Department of Educational Psychology, Faculty of Education, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Topic: From Assessment to Impact: Profile Analysis and Intervention Strategies for Students with Dyslexia

Dr Tony Wong

• Chair of Division of Clinical Psychology, The Hong Kong Psychological Society Ltd

Topic: Psychosocial impact of dyslexia on the individuals and their families

Ms Vania Ho

• Member of Register of Educational Psychologists accredited by Department of Health, Division of Educational Psychology, The Hong Kong Psychological Society Ltd

Topic: Supporting young children suspected/ diagnosed with dyslexia: reflections of a frontline EP

Mr Steven O’Brien

• Vice President, International Dyslexia Association
• Global Network Chair & Board Member, International Dyslexia Association
• Chair of the Nomination Committee , International Dyslexia Association
• CEO/Founder, Dyslexia Foundation
• CEO/Founder of Adult Dyslexia Training Limited

Topic: 30 years of International Advocacy

Moderator : Mr Franky Poon

Ms Karina Chan

• Representative of Hong Kong Association for Specific Learning Disabilities

Ms Sandy Sung

• Chairman, Hong Kong Dyslexia Connected

Ms Nathania Lee

• Primary School Teacher
• Pathways’ Alumni

Mr Abraham Kok

• Founder, Hong Kong Special Needs Sports Institute
• Founder, Peer Development Association
• Pathways’ Alumni

Ms Agatha Ng

• Parent of Pathways’ Alumni

Mr Lowell Lo Kwun Ting

• Legendary Hong Kong singer-songwriter, film score icon and actor
• Honored with the Golden Needle Award at the RTHK 47th Top Ten Chinese Gold Songs Award