Itinerary
Venue: Meeting Room S221, 2/F, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre
24 July 2025 (Thu)
10:00-12:00 Opening Ceremony cum European Comics Market Forum
| Time | Details | Speakers | Language |
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| 10:00 – 10:30 | Opening Ceremony | Cantonese | |
| 10:30 – 12:00 | European Comics Market Forum | Mr Pierre Paquet
Founder of Éditions Paquet
Mr Davide Castellazzi
Chief Editor of Toshokan (IF Edizioni)
Ms Meritxell Puig
General Director of FICOMIC
Moderator
Mr Gordon Lo
Art Curator |
English |
14:00-17:30 Speeches on the New Global Waves of Comics
| Time | Details | Speakers | Language |
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| 14:00 | Speeches begin | Cantonese | |
| 14:05 |
Japan Sharing
The Current State and Challenges of AI-Assisted
Comic Creation: Advancing Through Experimentation |
Mr Kurata Yoshimi
Comic Artist |
Japanese |
| 14:35 |
Korea Sharing
The Prosperity and Crisis of Cartoons |
Mr Kim Donghwa
Comic Artist |
Korean |
| 15:05 |
Chinese Mainland Sharing
Comics and Manga Talk: My World of Comics
and Animation |
Mr Sun Li Jun
Former Vice Principal of Beijing Film Academy |
Putonghua |
| 15:35 | Break | ||
| 15:50 |
Taiwan Sharing
Demand Reconstruction: The Dissociative
Reception of Contemporary Comic Readers |
Mr Chou Wen Peng
Assistant Professor of Chung Yuan Christian University Center for
General Education |
Putonghua |
| 16:20 |
Malaysia Sharing
Kadokawa Gempak Starz’s Role, Strategic
Layout, and Development in the Comics Market |
Mr Chris Yew
Founder & CEO of Kadokawa Gempak Starz SDN BHD |
Putonghua |
| 16:50 |
Hong Kong Sharing
A New Chapter in Hong Kong Comics |
Mr Kwong Chi Kit
Comic Artist
Mr Pen So
Comic Artist & Illustrator
Mr Man Tsang
Creator
Moderator
Mr Lo Che Ying
Secretary General of Hong Kong Animation & Cultural
Association |
Cantonese |
25 July 2025 (Fri)
09:00 – 11:00 Closing Ceremony cum Asian Perspectives: Sharing by Asian
Comics Experts
Comics Experts
| Time | Details | Speakers | Language |
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| 09:00 – 10:30 | Asian Perspectives: Sharing by Asian Comics Experts |
Hong Kong Speaker
Mr Alan Wan Vice President of Hong Kong Comics and Animation Federation
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Cantonese, Japanese, Korean, Putonghua |
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Japan Speaker
Mr Mitsuru Miura Executive Director of the Public Interest Incorporated Association
Japan Cartoonists Association, Supervisor of the General Incorporated Association Manga Japan |
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Korea Speaker
Ms Shin Eel-suk President of the Korea Cartoonist Association
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Chinese Mainland Speaker
Mr Li Jianping Dean and Professor of the Animation School, Beijing Film Academy
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Taiwan Speaker
Mr Huang Chun Wei Chairman of the Taipei Comic Artists Guild
Moderator
Mr Gordon Lo Art Curator
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| 10:30 – 11:00 | Closing Ceremony | Cantonese |
Remark all the events will be requested for registration
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