With great pleasure and honor, the Organizing Committee of the International Conference on Genomics (ICG) would like to cordially invite you to join us for the 19th Annual Meeting of ICG (ICG-19), which will take place from November 21st to 24th, 2024, at the BGI Center, BGI’s Global Headquarters, in Shenzhen, China.
The ICG is a renowned academic event in OMICS, dedicated to fostering academic freedom, inspiring innovation, and promoting cooperation in the life sciences. With the permanent theme of “OMICS for ALL,” the conference has become a global platform for cutting-edge discussions in the field. Thanks to the participation and contributions of leading professionals and pioneers in the bio-industry, the ICG has earned recognition as one of the most significant global gatherings in life sciences. Over the past 18 years, more than 1,500 scientists, including Nobel Laureates, and an audience of over 15 million people from various countries have joined us in witnessing the rapid progress of genomics and life sciences.
This year, we will continue exploring the future of biotechnology and the bio-industry, covering a wide range of advanced scientific topics, from omics breakthroughs to biodiversity genomics, metagenomics, brain science & aging, public health, and precision medicine. Additionally, special sessions will include discussions on Women in Science and Science for Youth, providing broader perspectives on these crucial topics.
In this season of harvest, we warmly welcome your participation in this grand gathering of knowledge and innovation. Let us come together at the BGI Center to contribute our collective wisdom and strength to shaping the future of humanity.
1. Committee Members
- Chair of the Organizing Committee: Huanming YANG
- Chair of the Academic Committee: Siqi LIU
- Executive Chair of the Organizing Committee / Chair of the Popular Science Committee: Ye YIN
- Co-Chairs of the International Advisory Committee: Fred DUBEE, Lars BOLUND
- Chair of the Women's Health and Children's Education Conference Committee: Hailiang GUO
- Chair of the Youth Symposium Committee: Minfeng XIAO
2. Co-Hosting Organization
- BGI Group
- BGI Genomics
- BGI-Research
- MGI
- Botanical Society of China
- China Union of Life Science Societies
- Chinese Society of Biotechnology
- Genetics Society of China
- Chinese Society for Urban Studies
- Hangzhou Institute of Medicine, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- The Biological Metrology Subcommittee of the China Society for Measurement
- China Biodiversity Conservation and Green Development Foundation
- National Vocational Education Teaching Steering Committee
Association of Chinese Geneticists in America
TWAS COVID-19 Advisory Committee
Shenzhen Fairy Lake Botanical Garden
3. Organizer
- BGI Genomics
4. Co-Organizer for Science Carnival
- Popular Science Committee of the Genetics Society of China
- Beijing Guopeijingshi Research Institute of Education
- Guangzhou Association of International Exchange of Personnel
5. Conference Schedule
Date | Details |
Nov 21 （Thursday） | “Standing On the Shoulders of Giants to See the Future” l Keynote Presentation: Lucy: The 50th Anniversary of Recognition of Ancestor Tilahun YILMA, Distinguished Professor, UC Davis l Keynote Presentation: Darwin: The 165th Anniversary of On the Origin of Species TBD l Keynote Presentation: HGP: “Owned By All, Done By All, Shared By All” Huanming YANG, Professor, Co-founder and Member of the Board of Directors of BGI Group l Gut microbiome in gastrointestinal cancer Jun YU, Professor, Director of SKL, The Chinese University of Hong Kong l Keynote Presentation: Sydney Brenner: The 5th Anniversary of His Passing Huanming YANG, Professor, Co-founder and Member of the Board of Directors of BGI Group |
Concurrent Sessions l Why the AI Revolution is Leaving Africa Behind Jianchu XU, Principal Scientist, CIFOR-ICRAF l Africa, Our Motherland: Health, Food, Soil and Microbiomes, Biodiversity and Bioindustry FATTY LAMIN K. M., Associate Professor, The Soil Solution/University of The Gambia l Africa’s Barriers to Technology Transfer That Hinder Sustainable Development Tilahun YILMA, Distinguished Professor, UC Davis l Big Data and AI Helping to Mitigate Climate Change and Improve Human Health James CRABBE, Professor, Wolfson College, Oxford University l International Collaboration in Science and Education for The Future Of Humanity Mohamed HASSAN, Professional, Sudanese National Academy of Sciences l Olympic Ideal: Its Blueprint Beyond Genomics Vassilis KLISSOURAS, Professor Emeritus, University of Athens & McGill University l Back To the Future: How Personalised Medicine Will Be Achieved Yannis PITSILADIS, Professor, Hong Kong Baptist University l Reimagining AI In Research Consent for Future: Enhancing Autonomy or Eroding Responsibility? Hui, KANG, JD Candidate, The University of Hong Kong l Can genomics help us survive the antimicrobial resistance pandemic? Ramy Karam AZIZ, Professor, Cairo University and M.A.R.C. Bioscience Research Laboratories, Egypt l How to React to the Next Possible Pandemic Basant GIRI, Senior scientist, Kathmandu Institute of Applied Sciences | |
Women's Health and Children's Education | |
Nov 22 （Friday） | Opening Ceremony |
Keynote Speech l Keynote Presentation: Culturomics for exploiting the oral and the gut microbiota – towards next generation probiotics Karsten Kristiansen, Professor, University of Copenhagen l Keynote Presentation: TBD Jun MA, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center l Keynote Presentation: TBD Jian-kang ZHU, Member of the US National Academy of Sciences, Southern University of Science and Technology l Keynote Presentation: Precision Oncology through Exploiting Vulnerabilities to Cure Human Cancer Dean Walton FELSHER, Professor and Director, Stanford University l Clarivate: Announcement of Highly Citied Researchers 2024 TBD l Keynote Presentation: Harnessing AI for Spatial Omics Analysis Jinmiao CHEN, Associate Professor, Duke-NUS | |
Omics and Recent Breakthroughs (14 Keynote Presentations) | |
Biodiversity (14 Keynote Presentations) | |
Metagenomics & Chronic Disease (14 Keynote Presentations) | |
Training Courses l English academic writing James CRABBE, Professor of Wolfson College, Oxford University l Web of Science (SCI) Empowers Innovative Scientific Research Hongxin LIU, Clarivate l STREAM Education in CFSS Ho Tik SHUN & Chan Ching KI, The Chinese Foundation Secondary School | |
Nov 23 （Saturday）
| Keynote Speech l Keynote Presentation: Mesoscale intravital fluorescence microscopy Qionghai DAI, Academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering, Tsinghua University l Keynote Presentation: Peptide-mediated protein degradation –therapeutic potentials in degenerative neurological diseases Yutian WANG, Fellow of the Academy of Sciences of Royal Society of Canada, Shenzhen University of Advanced Technology l Keynote Presentation: Neurotransmitter Receptor complexes in Mainstream Psychiatric Disorders Fang LIU, Professor at OuJiang lab l Keynote Presentation: (TBD) Water BODMER, Fellow of the Royal Society, University of Oxford l Keynote Presentation: “Variation Under Nature” Michael KIRBY, Ph.D, Patron, Kirby Institute, University of NSW Australia |
Frontiers of Life and Intelligent Computing (14 Keynote Presentations) | |
Public Health, Population genetics and Precision Medicine (14 Keynote Presentations) | |
Gene Editing and Biomanufacturing (14 Keynote Presentations) | |
ICG-19 Youth Symposium (TBD) | |
Nov 24 (Sunday) | Science Carnival- Science Population Session l Opening speech Huanming YANG, Professor, Co-founder and Member of the Board of Directors of BGI Group l Science Seminar Ye YIN, Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director of BGI Group Jie WANG, Science Writer, Screenwriter and Director of Science Films Jun SHI, Ph.D. in Botany from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Science Writer Lida XING, Paleontologist, Science Writer Kecheng NIU, Executive Director of Yingliang Stone Natural History Museum of Fujian Province |
Exhibition: "Steps of the Greatest" | |
Science Carnival – Education and Training Session l Educational Keynote Speech - Basic Education Changyun KANG, Chief Education Expert, BGI Bioverse Chengzhong JI, Deputy Director of China Education Innovation Institue Bin LI, Director and Vice President of BGI Group, Beijing Municipal Education Commission Youth Innovation Institute Distinguished Expert l Educational Keynote Speech - Vocational Education Pingli Jing, Principal of Beijing Chinese Vocational Education Training Center (TBD) l Educational Panel Discussion Ye YIN, Bin LI, Changyun KANG, Chengzhong JI, Pingli JING l Project Launch BGI Talent Development Program for Innovative Life Sciences l BGI Science and Creative Education Solutions l Student Project Presentation l Award Ceremony |
6. Conference Registration
- Registration Fee: RMB 1,000 per person, RMB 500 per student.
The fee should be paid at the registration desk on-site, where attendees will receive their conference badge. The fee covers meals during the conference.
For more information on registration, please contact us via email: icg@genomics.cn
We look forward to your participation in this event!