The 3rd Hong Kong World Youth Science Conference and Xiangjiang Nobel Forum were grandly held in Hong Kong from April 11 to 15, 2026. Professor Gabriel Xiao-Guang Yue, Vice Rector (International Cooperation) of Turon University (Uzbekistan), Academician of the Pakistan Academy of Engineering, and Secretary-General of International Engineering and Technology Institute (IETI), was invited to attend and speak at the roundtable forum.
IETI Co-Founder and Secretary-General Prof. Gabriel Xiao-Guang Yue engaged in in-depth exchanges at the roundtable forum with Professor Wai-Kwong Lee, Vice President of City University of Hong Kong; Professor Sir Andre Geim, Nobel Laureate in Physics; Academician Qingquan Chen of the Chinese Academy of Engineering; Academician Ryad Chellali of the Italian Institute of Technology; Academician Giulio Chiribella of the University of Hong Kong; and Academician Song Guo of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. He proposed that young scientists should seek Five Mentors (academic mentor, industry mentor, international mentor, psychological mentor, and life mentor), strive for a work-life balance, and maintain physical and mental health. He also emphasized that future technology will undoubtedly become smarter, more inclusive, and more benevolent.
The conference specially convened top international academic giants in Hong Kong, including 9 Nobel laureates and Turing Award laureates:
- Professor Brian Paul Schmidt, 2011 Nobel Laureate in Physics
- Professor Michael Houghton, 2020 Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine
- Professor Michael Levitt, 2013 Nobel Laureate in Chemistry
- Professor Timothy Hunt, 2001 Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine
- Professor Sir Andre Konstantin Geim, 2010 Nobel Laureate in Physics
- Professor Gregg Leonard Semenza, 2019 Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine
- Professor Konstantin Sergeyevich Novoselov, 2010 Nobel Laureate in Physics
- Professor Harvey James Alter, 2020 Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine
- Professor Avi Wigderson, 2023 Turing Award laureate