Lingnan co-hosts 2026 Summit on AI Ethics and Governance

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Issue No. 198 Oct 2026

Prof Xin Yao, Academician Li Guojie, Academician Chen Guoliang, and Academician Ding Wenhua.

From left: Prof Xin Yao, Academician Li Guojie, Academician Chen Guoliang, and Academician Ding Wenhua.

Jointly hosted by Lingnan University and the Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen, and co-organised by the Qianhai Shenzhen-Hong Kong Fund Town, the 2026 Summit on AI Ethics and Governance was held on 23 October in Qianhai, Shenzhen. Themed “Shaping Responsible AI”, the Summit brought together over 200 key experts, including Chinese and international academicians, university presidents from China and abroad, and renowned AI scholars from the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation member economies, such as Australia, Mexico, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand and the US. Participants discussed how countries can advance AI innovation while balancing safety, social responsibility and sustainable development.


The Summit also marked the official book launch of AI for Good and Sustainable Development: Responsible AI Governance from an ESG Perspective, co-authored by Prof Xin Yao, Vice-President (Research and Innovation) and Tong Tin Sun Chair Professor of Machine Learning at Lingnan University, and Prof Huang Changwu, Associate Professor in the School of AI and Liberal Arts at Beijing Normal-Hong Kong Baptist University. The book was recommended on-site by Academician Li Guojie and Academician Chen Guoliang.