At the signing ceremony: (from left) Dr Eden Woon, Vice-President for Institutional Advancement of HKUST; Prof Tony F Chan, President of HKUST; Prof Feridun Hamdullahpur, President and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Waterloo; Prof Pearl Sullivan, Dean of Faculty of Engineering of the University of Waterloo.
Ribbon cutting by the officiating party. (From left) Dr Cheung Nim-kwan, General Co-Chair of the Organizing Committee; Prof. Roberto de Marca, Executive Chairman of the Organizing Committee; Mr John Tsang, Financial Secretary, Hong Kong SAR Government; Dr Gordon Day, President-Elect, IEEE; Prof. K. B. Letaief, General Co-Chair of the Organizing Committee and HKUST Dean of Engineering; and Prof. Yrjö Neuvo, Program Committee Chair.