2024
59. Beijing Normal University, College of Water Sciences, and University of Glasgow (UK), School of Social & Environmental Sustainability. Jointly sponsored training course on water security. Title: Circular economy transitions at the firm and sector level. Beijing. (Apr. 2024)
58. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, guest lecture in class “Technology Disruptions and Public Policy.” Title: Smart city policies and narratives. (Mar. 2024)
57. Chiang Mai University (Thailand), School of Public Policy, Policy Seminar series. Title: A critical discourse analysis of technocracy and ‘smart’ governance in Hong Kong. (Mar. 2024)
2023
56. University of Twente (Netherlands), Department of Public Administration. Guest lecture in the course “Global Public Policy.” Title: Traditions in public management: an overview of key debates. (Dec. 2023)*
55. Rotary Club of Miami (Florida, USA). Title: Ensuring that Miami lasts: sustainability in a coastal city. (May 2023)*
54. Seoul National University, Graduate School of Public Administration, Center for Government Competitiveness. Title: Smart cities in the post-pandemic era: narratives and politics. (May 2023)
53. Yonsei University (South Korea), Department of Public Administration, Institute for Future Government. Title: Mechanic panic: navigating complexity and uncertainty in the era of ‘smartness.’ (May 2023)
52. National Chengchi University (Taiwan), Department of Public Administration. Title: Circular economy and environmental policy: from technological rationalism to a new epistemic. (May 2023)
51. National University of Singapore, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy. Guest lecture in course “Foundations of Public Policy.” Title: Future directions of policy research in sustainability and technology. (Apr. 2023)*
50. University of Melbourne, School of Social and Political Sciences. Title: Traditions in Public Management: An Overview of Key Debates. (Mar. 2023)*
49. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, guest lecture in class “Technology Disruptions and Public Policy.” Title: The political dynamics of technology for sustainability. (Mar. 2023)
48. Royal Brunei Police Force, Third Executive Development Programme for Middle Management Officers. Deliver half-day seminar entitled Policy and Management for Public Organizations. Sponsored by Institute for Leadership, Innovation and Advancement, University of Brunei Darussalam. (Mar. 2023)*
2022
47. Baker Hughes Company, guest presentation. Title: Circular Economy and its role in achieving a net zero future around the world. (June 2022)*
46. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, guest lecture in class “Technology Disruptions and Public Policy.” Title: The political dynamics of technology for pandemic management. (Apr. 2022)*
45. Cornell University, Cornell in Rome program. Title: Tracing the origins of modern governance thought: state-society relations in historical context. (Apr. 2022)
44. Hong Kong Baptist University, Department of Government and International Studies. Project conference: Trust and the Smart City. Title: Public trust and the legitimacy of government technology in an era of disruption. (Apr. 2022)*
43. Chiang Mai University School of Public Policy. Online Academic Seminar: Public Policy for Inclusivity and Sustainability. Title: Measuring the political perceptions of smart city programs: public awareness and government communication in Hong Kong. (Mar. 2022)*
42. Academy of Social Sciences in Australia, Workshop on Risk and Fragmentation in Water. Title: The perils of sustainability technocracy in urban water management. (Feb. 2022)*
2021
41. Hamad Bin Khalifa University (Qatar), College of Public Policy. Book launch: “The Future of the Policy Sciences.” Title: Neo-professionalization of the public service: opportunity or threat for policy sciences education? (Oct. 2021)* (https://m.gulf-times.com/story/702914/HBKU-college-launches-book-on-future-of-policy-sci)
40. Harvard University, Environmental Science and Public Policy. “Sustainable Development” symposium, guest discussant. (May 2021)*
39. Australian National University, Crawford School of Public Policy. Title: Traditions in Public Management: An Overview of Key Debates. (Mar. 2021)* (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zc1icqZz5Ac)
38. Seoul National University, Graduate School of Public Administration, Center for Government Competitiveness. Title: Illuminating the dark corners of policy capacity: trust and crisis response. (Mar. 2021)*
37. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and Education University of Hong Kong. Policy Dialogue Series. Title: The Constraint City: Livability, mobility, connectivity and sustainability. (Mar. 2021)
36. European Union (EU) Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme. Lecture series: Trust & Regulatory Governance in an Age of Crisis. Title: Public trust and community capacity: the case of COVID-19 policy response in Hong Kong. (Jan. 2021)*
2020
35. City Diplomacy Report Launch and Roundtable, co-presented with Metropolis, Eurocities, Chicago Council on Global Affairs, and the Melbourne Centre for Cities at the University of Melbourne. Guest speaker. (Nov. 2020)*
34. Center for Financial Accountability (Delhi, India). Webinar: “World Bank’s role in creating Smart Cities and Socio-political Impacts in Developing Countries: Experiences from the South.” Title: The socio-political dimensions of the global smart cities agenda. (Oct. 2020)*
33. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Division of Public Policy, Master of Public Policy guest lecture. Title: Covid-19 and community capacity in Hong Kong: beyond the state-civil society dichotomy. (Oct. 2020)*
32. Harvard University, Environmental Science and Public Policy. “Sustainable Development” symposium, guest discussant. (May 2020)*
31. Education University of Hong Kong, Master of International Relations and Development course (Political Economy of Development). Title: Global development: an environmental perspective. (Apr. 2020)*
30. Australian National University, Crawford School of Public Policy. Title: Traditions in Public Management: An Overview of Key Debates. (Mar. 2020) (https://www.aminef.or.id/fulbright-us-scholar-thailand-kris-hartley-gave-lecture-australian-national-university/)
2019
29. University of Copenhagen, Department of Political Science. Title: Sustainability and society in an era of epistemic transition. (Dec. 2019)
28. Yonsei University (South Korea), Department of Public Administration, Institute for Future Government. Title: Rethinking public policy epistemics in the age of anxiety. (Nov. 2019)
27. Seoul National University, Graduate School of Public Administration, BK21PLUS Lecture Series. Lecture 1 title: Rethinking public policy epistemics in the age of anxiety. Lecture 2 title: Smart cities and technocracy: from streetlights to laser pointers. (Nov. 2019)
26. The New School, Parsons School of Design (Parsons Paris). Title: Technology policy and smart cities. (remote presentation to students in the Global Executive Master of Science in Strategic Design and Management). (Sept. 2019)*
25. University of Brunei Darussalam, Institute of Policy Studies. Title: Technocracy as power: smart cities in theory and practice. (Sept. 2019)
24. School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA), Shanghai Jiao Tong University and the Department of Asian and Policy Studies, The Education University of Hong Kong (exchange program on “Global City Governance: Cooperation and Future Plan of Shanghai and Hong Kong.” Title: The evolving role of technology in urban governance. (Aug. 2019)
23. Illinois Institute of Technology (USA), Lewis College of Human Sciences. Presentation and panelist. Title: Power and knowledge in the era of the smart city. (June 2019)
22. Nanjing Agricultural University (China), College of Public Administration. Title: Policy and Planning in a Crisis Century. (May 2019)
21. School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi, India. Visiting lecture series. Title: Planning in the SDG era and beyond. With Glen Kuecker. (Feb. 2019)
2018
20. University of Melbourne, Graduate module (Crisis Management), Master of Public Policy and Management. Title: It takes a (nuclear) village: institutional perspectives on the Fukushima disaster. (Oct. 2018)
19. University of Melbourne, Graduate module (Public Policy Design and Implementation), Master of Public Policy and Management. Title: Citizen engagement in the post-Soviet world: Public councils in Kazakhstan. (May 2018)
18. Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, seminar. Title: The governance of smart cities in Asia. (Apr. 2018)
17. Seoul National University, Graduate School of Public Administration, BK21PLUS Lecture Series. Title: Civic engagement and the governance of smart cities. (Apr. 2018)
16. Seminar on Governance Capacity in International Perspectives (Osaka, Japan), sponsored by Seoul National University and BK21PLUS. Title: Understanding Policy Capacity for Smart City Governance in Vietnam. (Jan. 2018)
2017
15. Nazarbayev University (Kazakhstan), Graduate School of Public Policy, Faculty Seminar Series. Title: Getting smart about smart cities: governance and digital policy in Southeast Asia. (Nov. 2017)
14. Lewis & Clark College, 55th Annual International Affairs Symposium. Title: The metropolitan order: the impact of cities on the international system. (website for announcement) (Apr. 2017)
13. Cornell University, Telluride Association, lecture and solo piano recital (Ravel, Schubert, Rachmaninoff). (Link to performance of Ravel: https://youtu.be/sob-ufKt–Y) (Apr. 2017)
12. Cornell University, Graduate course (Living in the Slum). Title: The politics of social housing in New Zealand. (Mar. 2017)
2016
11. Seoul National University, Graduate School of Public Administration, BK21PLUS Lecture Series. Title: Interprovincial economic competitiveness in Vietnam: a New Structural Economics perspective. (Dec. 2016)
10. Cornell University, Seminar in Regional Science, Planning & Policy Analysis. Title: Interprovincial economic competitiveness in Vietnam: A New Structural Economics Perspective. (website for announcement) (Oct. 2016)
9. Cornell University, City and Regional Futures Colloquium. Title: The Political Economy of Urban Art in Developing Asia. (Sept. 2016)
8. University of the Philippines-Diliman, National College of Public Administration public colloquium. Title: State, society, and sculpture. (May 2016)
7. University of Hong Kong, Department of Geography seminar series. Title: Flexible Economic Opportunism: Reinterpreting Western Urbanization in an Asian Context. (Mar. 2016)
2015
6. Fulbright University Vietnam, Public Policy Seminar. Title: Provincial government innovation in Vietnam. (Nov. 2015)
5. Capital Normal University (Beijing), Chinese Politics module. Title: Political and Institutional Dimensions of Water Governance in Hong Kong. (Apr. 2015)
4. Seoul National University, Seminar series, Graduate School of Public Administration. Title:
An Institutional Rational Choice Model for Water Sector Governance Reform in Hong Kong. (link) (Apr. 2015)
3. Seoul National University, Seminar series, Graduate School of Public Administration. Title: Can Government Think? (link) (Mar. 2015)
2. National University of Singapore, Public book launch. Title: Can Government Think? Flexible Economic Opportunism and the Pursuit of Global Competitiveness. (Mar. 2015)
1. National University of Singapore, Graduate module (Evidence-based Policy), Master of Public Policy. Title: Foreclosure Crisis Policy Intervention in California. (yearly, 2013-2015)
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