A showcase of win-win collaboration between local universities and the Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB), the region’s premier conference on computer graphics and interactive techniques SIGGRAPH Asia returned to Hong Kong in 2025, 12 years after two successful editions in 2011 and 2013.

Staged at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre on December 15-18, the four-day event attracted over 6,000 local and international researchers, developers, creators and industry professionals from more than 60 countries and regions. Over 70 illustrious brands such as Adobe, Huawei Technologies, Meta’s Reality Labs Research, NVIDIA, Pixar’s Renderman, Tencent and Vicon, packed the exhibition hall.

Hundreds of sessions were curated under the theme “Generative Renaissance”, encompassing Technical Papers, Featured Sessions, the Art Gallery, XR, Emerging Technologies and the Computer Animation Festival, for attendees to explore how AI is transforming creativity, art and science, leading to new forms of expression and discovery.

Among the 600+ expert speakers in AI, computer graphics, VFX, virtual production and digital storytelling were leading names such as the Pixar Elio team, Eyeline’s Paul Debevec, Digital Domain founder Scott Ross, Raman Hui of Monster Hunt and Shrek fame, Chris Bremble, founder of Base Media, which participated in the visual effects production of Ne Zha 2, and Alex Woo , from Kuku Studios, directs his first animated feature, In Your Dreams.

The event was jointly brought to Hong Kong by The University of Hong Kong, City University of Hong Kong and Hong Kong Polytechnic University – all appointed organisations under HKTB’s Hong Kong Convention Ambassador programme. The HKTB accorded full support, from bidding to funding and hospitality support.