International Conference Details
Date: April 18, 2026 (Saturday)
Time: 9:30 am to 5:30 pm
Venue: Esther Lee Building, Lecture Theatre 1 (ELB LT1, ground floor), Chung Chi College, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Keynote Speech 1: Understanding and Preventing Tech Facilitated Gender Based Violence

Time: 9:50–10:50 am

Speaker: Prof. Jessica Ringrose

(Professor of Sociology of Gender and Education, UCL Institute of Education)

 

Moderator: Prof. Susanne Yuk-ping Choi

(Co-Director, Gender Research Centre; Professor, Department of Sociology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong)

 

About the Keynote

In this keynote, Prof. Ringrose will offer a timely overview of tech-facilitated gender-based violence and explore strategies for prevention. Drawing on extensive research, she will discuss issues such as image-based sexual abuse, cyberflashing, and sexualised deepfakes among young people. Bringing together research and advocacy, the talk will offer insights into how law, regulation, education, and big tech can respond to emerging forms of digital harm.

 

Program: [click here] 

For enquiries: grcentre@cuhk.edu.hk / +852 3943 8775

 

Co-organizer: Gender Studies Programme, The Chinese University of Hong Kong