17 Sep 2015 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Thursday, September 17, 2015
12:30pm for 12:45pm – lunch
1:15pm – address
1st Floor
Speaker: Eric Fish
Journalist and Content Producer, Asia Society
In the aftermath of the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests, China’s Communist Party had to reestablish legitimacy among the youth demographic that had s...
15 Sep 2015 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Tuesday, September 15, 2015
5pm - 6:30pm
Verandah
Author: Paul Schulte
Chairman, Schulte Research
Former Head of Global Strategy for CCB Intl. Securities
This book explored the ways in which credit was being choked off by the excessive credit creation of the 2000s, and shows how these crises were...
9 Sep 2015 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Wednesday, September 9, 2015
12:30pm for 12:45pm – lunch
1:15pm – address
1st Floor
Speaker: Andy Rothman
Investment Strategist, Matthews Asia
The A-share market was correcting and the Chinese economy was cooling. Mr. Rothman talked about the impact of these trends on equity investors and the ri...
8 Sep 2015 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Tuesday, September 8, 2015
12:30pm for 12:45pm – lunch
1:15pm – address
1st Floor
Speaker: Alastair Campbell, Author
Former Chief Spokesman and Strategist for Tony Blair
How do sportsmen excel, entrepreneurs thrive, or individuals achieve their ambition? Drawing on the wisdom of an astonishing ar...
31 Aug 2015 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Monday, August 31, 2015
12:30pm for 12:45pm – lunch
1:15pm – address
1st Floor
Speaker: Mr. Tom Grundy
Editor-In-Chief/Co-Founder, Hong Kong Free Press
After a round of crowdfunding and much publicity, Hong Kong Free Press finally 'went live' at the end of June 2015. Its team of young reporters ...
24 Aug 2015 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Monday, August 24, 2015
12:30pm for 12:45pm – lunch
1:15pm – address
1st Floor
Speaker: Xu Sitao
Chief Economist, China
Partner, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu
Mr. Xu presented what was likely to unfold, in terms of financial liberalization, against the backdrop of slowing economic growth and stock mar...
31 Jul 2015 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Friday, July 31, 2015
8:15AM for 8:30AM - Continental Breakfast
9:00AM - Address
Speaker: Nicola Sturgeon,
First Minister of Scotland
In 2007, the Scottish National Party began a series of political firsts. They became the first party to form a sustainable minority government in the Scottish Par...
7 Jul 2015 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Tuesday, July 7, 2015
12:30PM FOR 12:45PM – LUNCH
1:15PM – ADDRESS
1ST FLOOR
Speaker: Professor Paul Yip, HKU
Director, Center for Suicide Research and Prevention
Professor Yip started with a summary of how suicide news was reported in Hong Kong, and make a comparison with overseas press. Researc...
6 Jul 2015 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Monday, July 6, 2015
12:30PM FOR 12:45PM – LUNCH
1:15PM – ADDRESS
1ST FLOOR
Speaker: Wong Chen
Malaysian Opposition Member of Parliament
Of late, Malaysia had been in the news for all the wrong reasons. There had been the still unresolved mystery of Flight MH370 last year, the downing of Flight M...
23 Jun 2015 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Tuesday, June 23, 2015
12:30PM FOR 12:45PM – LUNCH
1:15PM – ADDRESS
1ST FLOOR
Speaker: John Rice, GE Vice Chairman
Four years ago John Rice opened GE's Global Growth headquarters in Hong Kong, highlighted the importance of non-U.S. markets to the company and the city's role as a global city. Duri...