3 Dec 2013 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Jason Wordie
Historian and Writer
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2013
12:45PM – LUNCH
1:15PM – ADDRESS
1st FLOOR
Topic: Macao - People & Places, Past & Present
Jason Wordie will talk about his new book which is a compelling, multi-layered social history of Macao. He will talk about the people who...
26 Nov 2013 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Enzio von Pfeil
Senior Advisor, MCL Assets Ltd.
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2013
12:45PM – LUNCH
1:15PM – ADDRESS
1st FLOOR
Topic: Asian Currency Markets After Fed Stimulus - Where Should Investment Refugees Head?
The Fed continues to be the world’s monetary policy superpower, triggering polic...
19 Nov 2013 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Piper Campbell
U.S. Ambassador to Mongolia
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2013
12:45PM – LUNCH
1:15PM – ADDRESS
1st FLOOR
Topic: Women in public policy – Tales from the front lines… from the deserts of Iraq to the steppes of Mongolia
U.S. Ambassador to Mongolia, Piper Campbell, served as the seni...
18 Nov 2013 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Peh Shing Huei
Journalist, The Straits Times
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2013
12:45PM – LUNCH
1:15PM – ADDRESS
1st FLOOR
Topic: When the Party Ends: China's Leaps and Stumbles after the Beijing Olympics
Mr. Peh will talk about his new book, which captures his harrowing, humbling and sometimes h...
14 Nov 2013 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Leo Goodstadt
Former Head, Central Policy Unit & Former Deputy Editor, Far Eastern Economic Review
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2013
12:45PM – LUNCH
1:15PM – ADDRESS
1st FLOOR
Topic: Why Poverty Worsens in Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of the world’s most prosperous and stable cities, with a robu...
31 Oct 2013 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Dr. YANG Jiemian (杨洁勉)
Senior Fellow and President Emeritus, Shanghai Institutes for International Studies
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2013
12:45PM – LUNCH
1:15PM – ADDRESS
1st FLOOR
Topic: China’s Foreign Policy: The Challenges Ahead
Dr. Yang Jiemian has been one of China’s most influentia...
30 Oct 2013 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Jung CHANG
Author
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2013
12:45PM – LUNCH
1:15PM – ADDRESS
1st FLOOR
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Topic: Empress Dowager: The Making of Modern China
Empress Dowager Cixi (1835–1908) is arguably the most important woman in Chinese history. She ruled China for decades and brought a medieva...
29 Oct 2013 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Michael PALIN
Actor/Writer
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2013
12:45PM – LUNCH
1:15PM – ADDRESS
1st FLOOR
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Topic: Still Travelling After All These Years
Prolific traveler, writer, actor and broadcaster Michael Palin will give an illustrated talk about his recent travels to India, during wh...
28 Oct 2013 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Dr. Alessandra SCHIAVO
Consul General of Italy to Hong Kong and Macau
MONDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2013
12:45PM – LUNCH
1:15PM – ADDRESS
1st FLOOR
Topic: Bringing Botticelli to Hong Kong - 500 years of Italians in Hong Kong and Macau
Consul General Alessandra Schiavo will tell us the story of the...
15 Oct 2013 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Danny GITTINGS
Assistant Professor, University of Hong Kong School of Professional and Continuing Education
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2013
12:45PM – LUNCH
1:15PM – ADDRESS
1st FLOOR
Topic: Testing the Boundaries of the Hong Kong Basic Law
From arguments over universal suffrage to controversie...