On October 11, 2023, Prof. Fang Yu attended the 2023 International Conference on Photochemistry and Industry held at Wuhan East Lake International Conference Center, and delivered a keynote speech titled "Film-based Fluorescent Fluorescent Sensors - From Concepts to Real-Life Applications".

Under the theme of "Enlighten the future - Empowering the development of green industry", the conference was co-organized by Central China Normal University, Hubei Provincial Department of Science and Technology, Qingshan Municipal People's Government and Wuhan Municipal Bureau of Science and Technology. Nobel Prize laureates David W. C. Macmillan, Benjamin List, CAS Academicians Wu Li Zhu and Feng Xiaoming and Prof. Munetaka Akita delivered keynote speeches. More than 800 delegates from 15 countries and regions, including China, United States, Germany, United Kingdom, Switzerland, France, Canada, the Netherlands, Japan and Singapore, attended the conference.