- Keynote Speaker. In Search of Mindfulness Design: Ways of Design Thinking for the Globalized World. Imprinting identity: International conference and workshop on cultural deconstruction and design-driven innovation. Taiwan: National Taiwan University of Arts, Taipei, Taiwan. October 21, 2016.
- From Occupy to Revolution: The Hong Kong’s Style’s Graphic Agitation with High and Low Technology. Hong Kong’s Umbrella Revolution–What’s Next? A Panel Discussion. The York Centre for Asian Research, York University. October 6, 2014.
- Fifty Years of Popularity of Theresa Lee Wai-chun, and Miss 13-Dot Changing Identities of Women in Hong Kong. Keynote Speaker. Women’s Manga Research Project & Hong Kong Arts Centre Joint International Symposium: Modern Women and Their Comics: Changing Local Identities from the 1960s to the 2000s. Hong Kong: Comix Home Base, March 29, 2014.
- Two Decades of TV Advertising in Hong Kong. Hong Kong Arts Centre, Hong Kong. November 24, 2012.
- Visualization Strategies for Designers in the Globalized World: Vernacular, Cross-cultural & Transnational Design. 4th East + West International College Students Poster Biennial, Wuhan, China. October 29, 2012.
- Shao-nu Manhua in the Shadow of Shojo Manga. Cute/Kawaii/Cawaii in the age of Globalization: Japanese Fashion and Manga for Girls. Kyoto International Manga Museum, Kyoto, Japan. November 27, 2011.
- A New Vision of a Study on Chinese Design History for the World Design History Landscape. A New Vision of Asian Culture – International Design Conference & Workshop of Culture Creative Industry. National Kaohsiung Normal University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. June 2, 2011.
- A Historical Survey of Adaptations of Hong Kong Manhua Characters and Stories to Film. Kyoto International Manga Museum, Kyoto, Japan. January 5, 2010.
- Drawing the Ideal Modern Woman: Ms. Lee Wai-chun and her Ms. 13-Dot. The First International Comics Studies Conference: “Comics Worlds and the World of Comics: Scholarship on a Global Scale.” The Kyoto Seika University International Manga Research Center, Kyoto International Manga Museum, Kyoto, Japan. December 18-20, 2009.
- A Historical Overview of Hong Kong Manhua: American and Japanese Influence. Kyoto Seika University, Kyoto, Japan. December 15, 2009.
- Rethinking the Current National Design Identity of China. Department of Design History, Royal College of Art, London, United Kingdom. November 11, 2009.
- Promotions of Design: A case study of Hong Kong Design Centre. The Experience of Design Business Promotions: Canada and Hong Kong/China. Connecting Words and Images: Exhibitions, Lectures and Screenings on Hong Kong Arts, Design and Consumption. Sponsored by Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office. York Centre for Asian Research, York University. Toronto Metro Hall, Toronto, Canada. July 10, 2008.
- Elements of Chinese Design. Chinese Design. Everyday. The Design Exchange, Toronto, Canada. February 21, 2008.
- Cultural Heritage: Chinese Folk Icons and Symbols in the Past and Present. Celebrating The Year of the Rat: Chinese New Year at the Bata Shoe Museum. Bata Shoe Museum, Toronto, Canada. January 30, 2008.
- Invited commentator. Academic Forum: Chinese Graphic Design under Globalization. Exhibition of 07’ Graphic Design in China. Co-organized by Publicity Department of the CPPC of Shenzhen, Shenzhen Culture Bureau, Guan Shanyue Art Museum, and Shenzhen Graphic Design Association. December 3, 2007.
- [Guest lecture] Wong, Wendy Siuyi. A political construction of Hong Kong’s identity: From Cathay Pacific Airways to Committee on the Promotion of Civic Education (CPCE). Course: SOCI6745/GEOG5700/ANTH5500: The Making of Asian Studies: Critical Perspectives. Winter 2007.
- Cultural Heritage, Everyday Life and Teaching Visual Arts: Issues of Identity and Globalization. Department of Creative Arts and Physical Education. The Hong Kong Institute of Education, Hong Kong. November 21, 2007.
- Invited speaker. Design and Cultural Root Workshop. 2007 University and College Designers Association Design Conference. University and College Designers Association, Toronto, Canada. October 1, 2007.
- Hong Kong Comics, Animation, and the Transformation of Society. Hong Kong Film Festival 2007. Asian Institute, University of Toronto. May 2007.
- An Overview of Chinese Graphic Design. Transnational Art Identity & Nation (TrAIN) Lecture Series. Chelsea College of Art & Design, London, UK. October 2006.
- The Flow of Manga in the Global World. SGMS (Schoolgirls and Mobilesuits) 2005: Culture and Creation in Manga and Anime, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. October 2005.
- Hong Kong Comic Strips and Japanese Manga: A Historical Perspective on the Influences of American and Japanese Comics on Hong Kong Manhua. The Third International Design History Forum, Osaka University, 21st Century COD Program “Interface Humanities,” Osaka Museum of Housing and Living, and Osaka Museum of History, Osaka, Japan. March 2003.
- Manga, Manhua: Japanese Influence on Hong Kong Comics. SGMS (Schoolgirls and Mobilesuits) 2002: Culture and Creation in Manga and Anime, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. September 2002.
- Politics and History: A Preliminary Inquiry of the Development of Graphic Design in Greater China. Department of Graphic Design, North Carolina State University. March 2002.
- Chinese-ness or International Style: The Struggles of Chinese Poster Art. Symposium for the Hong Kong International Poster Triennial 2001, Hong Kong. October 2001.
- The Past and the Future: Politics and History of Graphic Design in Greater China. GraphiCooper Design Lecture Series, Cooper Union School of Art, New York. October 2001.
- How to Learn Graphic Design. Department of Design, Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing, China. May 2001.
- An Analysis of Hong Kong Television Commercial Creative Strategies. Art of Commercials, Hong Kong Arts Centre, Hong Kong. January 2001.
- Advertising Culture and Social Change in Hong Kong. Asian Cultural Studies Workshop, Harvard University. December 1999.
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