An upcoming talent summit will provide valuable collaboration opportunities in one stop and help people with skills to seize opportunities in the SAR, Hong Kong Talent Engage director Felix Chan said on Monday. Global Talent Summit Week is set to take place from March 17 to March 29, with Wednesday and Thursday featuring an international talent forum and the CareerConnect Expo, while nine new satellite events with global and local partners will be running for more than a week. Speaking on RTHK's Backchat programme on Monday, Chan said changes in the global race for talent made this summit particularly important for the city. One of these back in September saw Hong Kong's ranking leap to fourth globally from ninth in the World Talent Ranking 2025 published by the International Institute for Management Development, making for its highest-ever placing and putting it first in Asia. Chan said the leap in rankings had given the city momentum to gauge future trends in the global talent markets. With the city being an "important gateway for talent for China", he added, there will also be discussions about the integration of Hong Kong with the mainland, Greater Bay Area and the entire talent ecosystem. "I think the platform this time will provide a very good cross-regional and also cross-sector collaboration opportunities for talent to look for all these insights in one stop," Chan said. Retention, he added, will be just as important as recruitment, making support for talent and their families in areas such as assistance with employment, housing and education and setting up businesses crucial for long-term settlement in Hong Kong. Chan also pointed out that the summit would also explore upcoming trends in technology and artificial intelligence, providing a platform for talent and enterprises to discuss and learn about the latest developments. He said the development of AI+ in Hong Kong in recent years had been in line with China's national strategy and was also going to impact the business models, organisational structures and business procedures of all industries in the SAR. As Hong Kong actively aligned itself with the nation's 15th Five-Year Plan, the summit, Chan said, would definitely attract wider range of talent and industry leaders from around the world than in the past. Edited by Tony Sabine