4 Jul 2012 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Johnny Yui-siu LAU
Independent Political Commentator
Topic: Self censorship in Hong Kong: how worried should we be?
The South China Morning Post has come under the spotlight as the world considers the state of Hong Kong’s rights and freedoms on the 15th anniversary of its handover to Chi...
21 Jun 2012 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Dr. Mark MOBIUS
Executive Chairman of the Templeton Emerging Markets Group
Topic: MOBIUS on emerging market
The traditional dominance of the G7 countries continue to be challenged by emerging nations like China and Brazil, especially as the Eurozone crisis grips the global economy. Mark ...
20 Jun 2012 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Mark O’ NEILL
Author & Journalist
Topic: Boxer Rebellion, Manchurian Plague, Japanese Invasion and House Arrest: 45 years of an Irish Missionary Life in Liaoning 1897 to 1942
Born in Belfast, Northern Ireland in 1870, Frederick O’NEILL went to Liaoning in 1897 to serve as a missionary. H...
19 Jun 2012 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Pavin CHACHAVALPONGPUN
Associate Professor, Centre for Southeast Asian Studies, Kyoto University
Topic: Thaksin’s Homecoming: Yes? No? So What?
This talk will focus on the possibility of former Thailand Prime Minister Thaksin SHINAWATRA returning to Thailand and its impact on Thai politi...
7 Jun 2012 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Carol T. CHRIST
6 Jun 2012 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Nan SUSSMAN
Professor of Cultural Psychology
City University of New York
Topic: Blended or Bi-Cultural: What Happens to Boomerangs and Sea Turtles?
Nearly 500,000 Hong Kongers have returned since the handover and a similar number of Mainlanders have returned home following study or work ...
31 May 2012 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Ruchir SHARMA
Managing Director, Head of Global Emerging Markets Equity team
Morgan Stanley Investment Management
Topic: Breakout Nations: in pursuit of the next economic miracles
Mr. SHARMA will talk about the main themes in his new bestseller, “Breakout Nations: In Pursuit of the Next ...
29 May 2012 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Eswar PRASAD
The Tolani Senior Professor of Trade Policy at Cornell University
Topic: Will the Renminbi Rule the World?
Professor PRASAD, previously Chief of the International Monetary Fund’s China Division, will evaluate the steps China has taken to promote the international use of the ...
23 May 2012 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Sophie RICHARDSON
China Director, Human Rights Watch
Topic: “Beat Him, Take Everything Away”
At this lunch, Sophie RICHARDSON, will launch Human Rights Watch’s first China report for 2012, “Beat Him, Take Everything Away”: Abuses by China’s Chengguan Para-Police. Since its founding in 19...
22 May 2012 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Ashley ALDER
Chief Executive Officer of the Securities and Futures Commission
Topic: Some Aspects of Securities Regulation in Hong Kong
Ashley ALDER will cover briefly three aspects of the SFC's work : First, its approach to enforcement against market misconduct, including the significan...
