28 May 2010 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Michael PALIN
Actor / Author
Topic: Travelling on television
Since embarking on Around The World In Eighty Days in September 1988 Michael has made seven series for the BBC in different parts of the world. He will be talking particularly about the birth of the series, the way that the sty...
25 May 2010 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Kumi NAIDOO
International Executive Director, Greenpeace
Topic: Can China and the BASIC countries save the climate?
The United Nations Copenhagen climate summit was an historical failure. People were all expecting so much but in the end it disappointed everyone. The Copenhagen Accord mer...
13 May 2010 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Thitinan PONGSUDHIRAK
Political scientist at Bangkok’s Chulalongkorn University
Visiting fellow at Stanford University’s CDDRL-Humanities Center
Topic: Thailand’s withdrawal symptoms: democracy and monarchy in transition
Thailand’s political brinkmanship has reached a crescendo. Violence...
10 May 2010 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Johan BJORKSTEN
Author / Chairman of Eastwei Relations
Topic: Promoting foreign brands in nationalistic China
There are a lot of books about doing business in China – but Johan BJORKSTEN’s experience is unusual: armed only with a degree in Chinese and some contacts in the local media, he...
3 May 2010 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Graham EARNSHAW
Author / Businessman
Topic: The Great Walk of China - Travels on foot from Shanghai to Tibet
How long would it take to walk across the world’s most populous country? Graham EARNSHAW is finding out. The long-time China journalist is making a journey into China’s heartland,...
20 Apr 2010 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: May LEE
Former Anchor, CNBC Asia, CNN International
Author, Founder and CEO of Lotus Media House Pte. Limited
Topic: Passion made me do it!
Ms. LEE will tell her personal story - once a shy, insecure youngster of Korean descent who later became an intrepid, high-profile international jou...
19 Apr 2010 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Brian BROWN
Author / Founder, The Shogi Group
Topic: The new economy of equity trading
Everyone is affected by the financial markets, whether they are investors or not. Today’s marketplace is more volatile than during the Asian Crisis, in part due to the economic uncertainty but also due...
14 Apr 2010 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speakers:
David FRUM
Author / Columnist
Ruy TEIXEIRA
Senior Fellow, Center for American Progress
Topic: Demographic change and the future of American politics
David FRUM and Ruy TEIXEIRA, leading American political analysts, will discuss how demographic trends are transforming American politics, ...
9 Apr 2010 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
peaker: Laurence E. LIPSHER
American CPA
Topic: The brand new, far more invasive, U.S. tax laws: what do they mean for you?
On Friday, 20 March, Congress passed and President OBAMA signed HIRE-FATCA. Among other things, both offshore banks and brokerage houses as well as U.S. tax return filers ar...
8 Apr 2010 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Marc BRODY
Founder & President, Panda Mountain
Topic: Resettlement of indigenous villagers: challenges for panda conservation
A UNESCO World Heritage report confirms that the Wolong Nature Reserve and the surrounding protected areas comprise “the largest and most significant remaining co...
