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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.
10 Oct 2013 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Monsieur Dominique de VILLEPIN Former Prime Minister of France, Current Chairman of the International Advisory Board of Universal Credit Rating Group THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2013 12:45PM – LUNCH 1:15PM – ADDRESS 1st FLOOR The lessons of the global debt crisis were not learned, and the mist...
8 Oct 2013 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Cherian GEORGE Visiting Associate Professor, Journalism & Media Studies Centre, Hong Kong University TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2013 12:45PM – LUNCH 1:15PM – ADDRESS 1st FLOOR Topic: Media and Power in Singapore: Seeing Beyond the Paradox For decades, Singapore has been an oddity in the develop...
3 Oct 2013 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Timothy BEARDSON Founder, Crosby International Holdings THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2013 12:45PM – LUNCH 1:15PM – ADDRESS 1st FLOOR Topic: Stumbling Giant: The Threats to China's Future While many have predicted the near-certainty of China’s rise to global supremacy, Mr.Beardson will boldly cou...
25 Sep 2013 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Robert NESS Director, British Council Hong Kong WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2013 12:45PM - LUNCH 1:15PM - ADDRESS 1st FLOOR Topic: Hong Kong’s Education Revolution: the Impact of Recent Reform Hong Kong’s education system has undergone nothing short of a revolution. In 2012, the Hong Kong ...
18 Sep 2013 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Panel Participants: Ellana Lee, Managing Editor at CNN International Asia Pacific, Anne Wong, Director of Strategic Marketing at SCMP, Desiree Au, Publisher Time Out Hong Kong and journalist Moderator: Tara Joseph, FCC President WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2013 8:00AM – 9:30AM 1ST FLOOR What does it...
16 Sep 2013 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
FCC Debate: FCC vs HKSDC Debate Challenge: Face-Off MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2013 6:30PM - VOTE FOR IMPROMPTU TOPIC 6:45PM - DINNER 1ST FLOOR Let the words fly! The award-winning Hong Kong Schools Debating Council has thrown down its gauntlet and challenged our members to a debate. FCC is rising up ...
28 Aug 2013 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Paul BECKETT Asia Editor, The Wall Street Journal Topic: The New Delhi Rape Tragedy: Call for Reform in India In December 2012, reports of the gang rape of a young woman in India’s capital generated headlines around the world. The horrific incident, and the subsequent death of the woman,...
23 Jul 2013 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Stephen D. KING Group Chief Economist, HSBC Topic: When the money runs out: The end of Western Affluence Mr. KING feels that the Western world has experienced extraordinary economic progress throughout the last six decades, a prosperous period so extended that continuous economic growth ...
27 Jun 2013 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Anna PAO SOHMEN Advisory Professor of Shanghai Jiaotong University & Tongji University Topic: Has Y.K. PAO and DENG Xiaoping’s vision of modern China been realized? Legendary shipping magnate Sir Y. K. PAO was a man who was heard by heads of nations around the world, including China's la...
26 Jun 2013 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Joe ZHANG Corporate Advisor, Author, former Head of China Research at UBS, former Chairman of Wansui Micro Credit Topic: Inside China’s Shadow Banking: The Next Subprime Crisis? Is shadow banking in China likely to become the source of the next global financial crisis or simply a little ...
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