6 Feb 2012 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Mark DALY
Partner, Barnes & Daly
Topic: Hong Kong Residency, Human Rights: strategies for legal success
Mark DALY will discuss strategic human rights litigation including aspects of the recent case that restrictions on domestic workers applying for permanent residency in Hong Kong are un...
17 Jan 2012 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: John WARHAM
Former Cathay Pacific Pilot
Topic: "The Cathay Pacific 49ers – A Pilot’s Point of View"
John WARHAM is one of the 49 pilots fired by Cathay Pacific in 2001 who have been fighting since then for damages from the airline for defamation and unfair dismissal. A group of the pilot...
9 Jan 2012 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Tim LUARD
Author, Former BBC China Correspondent
Topic: The One-Legged Admiral’s escape from Hong Kong
In one of the most remarkable adventures of the Second World War, Admiral Chan Chak and more than sixty British companions broke out through the Japanese lines within hours of Hong Kong...
5 Jan 2012 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Jaspal BINDRA
Group Executive Director and CEO, Asia, Standard Chartered
Topic: The outlook for Asia Bankers in the shadow of the Eurozone Crisis
Europe’s debt crisis has once again highlighted a two-speed global economy: fragile West, and a more resilient East. However the increasing un...
25 Nov 2011 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Michael ANDREW
Chairman, KPMG International
Topic: Fraud, Financial Crises and the future of the Big Four
Ten years after the collapse of Enron reduced the number of big global accounting firms to four, the financial crisis and more recently fraud allegations in the U.S., China and Japan...
14 Nov 2011 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Franklin LAM
Founder, HKGolden 50
Former Managing Director, UBS
Topic: Hong Kong- The Golden 5 Years (2010 - 2014) and the decline that may follow…
In the next 5 years, Hong Kong will enjoy some of the strongest business opportunities and inflows of talent in our history, Mr. Franklin LA...
10 Nov 2011 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Sophie RICHARDSON
Topic: Discussion and Q&A with Human Rights Watch China Director Sophie Richardson
Over the past year, dozens of civil society activists, lawyers, bloggers and artists, including Ai Weiwei, have been victims of enforced disappearances – a form of extralegal detention by...
3 Nov 2011 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Andrew ROY
Head of News, BBC World News
Topic: Global news in a 24-Hour World
The demands on global news have never been greater. 2011 was a year in which major news events around the world - from Japan to Egypt - have stretched international news operations in unprecedented ways. Andrew...
2 Nov 2011 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speakers:
Professor Michael E. DEGOLYER
Hong Kong Baptist University
Professor Sonny LO
Hong Kong Institute of Education
Topic: Local Elections, Long-Term Effects? The Hong Kong District Council Elections of 2011 – Survey Results Presentation
The 2011 District Council elections are the first in a...