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Joel Kwong is an international media art curator, writer, producer and educator based in Hong Kong. She is currently the Programme Director for Microwave International New Media Arts Festival, as well as the founder of SIBYLS – a creative Arts x Tech consultation and production agency. Joel has a strong belief in the power of art and technology, and her curated projects have been shown in many different cities around the globe. Her recent projects include Arts Tech 3.0 the Lighthouse presented by Hong Kong Arts Development Council, in Hong Kong (June 2025), "Through the Lens of" at Chengdu Art Museum (Dec, 2024), Microwave Festival - How You Doin' in Hong Kong (Nov, 2024), Presentation & Performance features Daito Manabe & Maywa Denki in TTXC Kaohsiung (Nov, 2024) etc. She has years of experience in teaching and on international jury panels, such as VH Awards (South Korea), Siggraph Asia 2020(South Korea), ISEA 2019 (Gwangju), 2015 Taiwan Golden Pin Awards, Siggraph Asia in 2011 & 2013, and ISEA (HK) in 2016. She has also given talks and lectures at many different festivals and institutions, including Ars Electronica in Linz, Transmediale in Berlin, Shenzhen Media Art Festival; ACT Festival in Gwangju, South Korea; the University of Electro-Communications in Tokyo; and FILMART in Hong Kong.