2 Dec 2015 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2015
12:30pm for 12:45pm – lunch
1:15pm – address
1st Floor
Speaker: Honourable Henry Litton GBM CBE JP,
Former Permanent Judge of the Court of Final Appeal
Two sovereign nations, Britain and China, were locked in discussion 32 years ago over the future of Hong Kong. This e...
1 Dec 2015 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2015
12:30pm for 12:45pm – lunch
1:15pm – address
1st Floor
Speaker: Zheng Jianrong, Director General,
General Affairs Office of China (Guangdong) Pilot Free Trade Zone
China’s “One Belt and Road Initiative” had emerged as one of the country’s top trade and diplomatic initiat...
18 Nov 2015 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2015
7:00pm – DINNER
1st Floor
The film followed a plan to dam the Irrawaddy River at its source: Myitsone, in Kachin State, northern Myanmar, and all its ensuing consequences. Local villagers had been forcibly relocated, disrupting their traditional way of life. The impa...
3 Nov 2015 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Tuesday, November 3, 2015
7:00pm – 8:00pm
1st Floor
Speaker: Jeremy Cheng
Managing Director, 3D Forge
Mr. Cheng provided a glimpse into the current state of 3D printing, the problems it solves and also the challenges and limitations of this new technology. Hear how this technology is revolutioniz...
2 Nov 2015 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Monday, November 2, 2015
12:45pm – lunch
1:10pm – address
1st Floor
Speaker: Professor Naoyuki Agawa
Keio University, Former Advisor to the Government of Japan
Was Japan willing and capable of playing a bigger and more active role in contributing to peace and prosperity in the Asia-Pacific region...
20 Oct 2015 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Tuesday, October 20, 2015
12:30pm for 12:45pm – lunch
1:15pm – address
1st Floor
Speaker: James P. Rubin
Former Professor, Diplomat and Veteran Commentator on International Affairs
With Russia ramping up its presence in Syria, the danger of confrontation with the United States was growing just as...
15 Oct 2015 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Panelists:
Huang Yasheng, Associate Dean for International Programs and Action Learning, Professor of International Management, International Program Professorship in Chinese Economy and Business, Founder of China/India Labs, MIT Sloan School of Management
He will discuss the need for the role of...
14 Oct 2015 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Wednesday, October 14, 2015
12:30pm for 12:45pm – lunch
1:15pm – address
1st Floor
Speaker: Douglas Clark
Barrister/Author
The 19th century unequal treaties that opened China, Japan and Korea to the West exempted foreigners from local laws - leaving them to be tried by their own consuls and their...
13 Oct 2015 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Tuesday, October 13, 2015
12:30pm for 12:45pm – lunch
1:15pm – address
1st Floor
Speaker: Duncan Innes-Ker
Regional Director for Asia, Economist Intelligence Unit
The peg between the Hong Kong dollar and its US counterpart had served the territory well since its introduction in October 1983. Howe...
30 Sep 2015 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Wednesday, September 30, 2015
12:30pm for 12:45pm – lunch
1:15pm – address
1st Floor
Speaker: Kerry Brown
Professor of Chinese Politics, University of Sydney
Former Diplomat, British Foreign Service
Politics had always been a game of high stakes in the People's Republic, ever since the era of Mao...