Dr Alex Ruiqing Ma
Speaker
Cultural Practices and Sustainability (East and Southeast Asia)
📅 8 November 2025 (Saturday)
🕛 1130 - 1300
Dr. Ma is an Associate Professor of Creative Producing at The Sidney Poitier New American Film School at Arizona State University (ASU) and the Interim Associate Director of the Media and Immersive eXperience (MIX) Center, a world-class creative technology facility with over $100 million in investment at ASU. He is also an Adjunct Associate Professor at the Academy of Interdisciplinary Studies, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. As a multifaceted scholar-practitioner, Dr. Ma has more than a decade of professional expertise in the creative industries, particularly in creative producing, with over eight years of service within the international film production division of Warner Bros.
His research and teaching interests lie at the intersection of creative content, business, and technology, while his practical experience spans filmed entertainment, games, virtual reality, art program curation, and event planning. Dr. Ma has secured research funding from competitive international, national, and regional programs and has published in leading international venues. His creative works have been invited to screen at prestigious events, including the Shanghai International Film Festival, the Tokyo International Film Festival, and the Busan International Film Festival, among others.
Organisation Description
Consistently recognised by U.S. News & World Report as the country’s most innovative school, Arizona State University also holds the top spot in the nation for sustainability (Sustainability Tracking, Assessment and Rating System) and global impact (Times Higher Education).
The Sidney Poitier New American Film School is part of ASU’s Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts, the largest comprehensive design and arts school in the nation, located within a dynamic 21st-century research university. The Herberger Institute has 6 schools and 2 museums, almost 9,000 students, more than 600 faculty members, more than 140 program options, and a tradition of top-ranked programs.
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