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Our FCC Speakers Series is a unique opportunity for our members and their guests to listen, engage and discuss the latest local and international events and trends at the Club. The talks, organized by the Club’s Professional Committee, are hosted in the FCC’s main dining room, usually over lunch and occasionally over breakfast or dinner. The speaker typically gives initial remarks for 20 minutes and then takes questions for 20 minutes. The events are on the record, and videos of them go up on the Club’s website.

Aside from organizing guest speakers, the Professional Committee plans and produces evening documentary screenings, educational workshops, debates, speed-networking opportunities and events that benefit FCC members and provide opportunities for correspondents and journalists to grow professionally. See below for a full list of all club activities.
3 Nov 2014 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Ryan Pyle Photographer, Filmmaker, Author MONDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2014 12:45PM – LUNCH 1:15PM – ADDRESS 1ST FLOOR Sparsely populated and spanning more than 1.6 million square kilometers of desert, river basins, mountains, and grasslands, the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region has had a turbul...
29 Oct 2014 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speakers: Bill Hayton, Author/Reporter, BBC WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2014 12:45PM – LUNCH 1:15PM – ADDRESS 1ST FLOOR How long can the United States remain a ‘resident power in Asia' in the face of China’s rise? Are Southeast Asian countries destined to become satellite states of Beijing? It’s incre...
28 Oct 2014 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speakers: Maria Vassilakou, Deputy Mayor and Vice Governor of Vienna TUESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2014 12:45PM – LUNCH 1:15PM – ADDRESS 1ST FLOOR Deputy Mayor Vassilakou will talk about the recently adopted framework strategy on Vienna’s Smart City visions and goals until 2050 and expand on Vienna’s appr...
20 Oct 2014 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Ben Simpfendorfer Founder & Managing Director of Silk Road Associates MONDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2014 12:45PM – LUNCH 1:15PM – ADDRESS 1ST FLOOR Ben Simpfendorfer will share insights from his new book, The Rise of The New East, the result of interviews conducted with a range of business leaders...
15 Oct 2014 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: David Eimer Author/Former Correspondent, Sunday Telegraph WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2014 12:45PM – LUNCH 1:15PM – ADDRESS 1ST FLOOR China’s frontiers have never been more volatile. In western Xinjiang, terrorist attacks by the Muslim Uighur ethnic minority native to the region have increase...
14 Oct 2014 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speakers: Regina Ip, Legco Member & Chairperson,New People's Party Emily Lau, Legco Member & Chairperson, Democratic Party TUESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2014 12:45PM – LUNCH 1:15PM – ADDRESS 1ST FLOOR Fully Booked As massive pro-democracy protests continue in major districts in the city including Admiralt...
29 Sep 2014 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speakers: Will Giles, Hong Kong Solicitor Daniel Ivery, Journalist, Birmingham City Fan MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2014 12:45PM – LUNCH 1:15PM – ADDRESS 1ST FLOOR Carson Yeung's journey from apprentice hairdresser to English Premier League football team owner and then convicted money launderer has tak...
26 Sep 2014 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Benny Tai Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, Hong Kong University, and Co-Founder, Occupy Central with Love and Peace Democracy Movement FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2014 12:45PM – LUNCH 1:15PM – ADDRESS 1ST FLOOR Benny Tai, Co-Founder of the Occupy Central democracy movement, will share his ...
25 Sep 2014 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Chris Yeung, Former Deputy Chief Editor of the Hong Kong Economic Journal & Former Editor-at-Large, the South China Morning Post THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2014 5:30pm – 7:00pm 1ST FLOOR Mr. Yeung, one of the best-informed journalists on Hong Kong politics, will share his views on the chang...
18 Sep 2014 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Chris Emmett Retired Senior Superintendent, Hong Kong Police THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2014 12:45PM – LUNCH 1:15PM – ADDRESS 1ST FLOOR Mr. Chris Emmett, based on his experience from 28 years on the Hong Kong police force, will share his views on the role and value of the expat policeman in...
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