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...