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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.
7 Apr 2010 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: John BOLTON Former US Ambassador to the UN Senior Fellow, American Enterprise Institute Topic: U.S. foreign policy in the OBAMA administration Ambassador BOLTON, a prominent American neoconservative, contends that President OBAMA does not give international affairs the same priority as p...
30 Mar 2010 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Hon. Tim GROSER New Zealand’s Minister of Trade Topic: Trade without borders: how nimble New Zealand beats protectionism The threat of a rising tide of protectionism in response to the 2008-9 financial crisis worries trading economies like Hong Kong and New Zealand. New Zealand’s answer ...
29 Mar 2010 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Bill FISHER CEO, EF Education First in China Topic: China’s obsessive love affair with english As English becomes the de facto language of success throughout the world, the desire to learn it has grown contagious. Nowhere is this as evident as in China. Mr. FISHER has witnessed firsthand...
23 Mar 2010 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Ambassador David MULFORD Vice Chairman International, Credit Suisse Former US Ambassador to India Topic: The global financial crisis & the ‘emerging world’ Ambassador David MULFORD will discuss the evolution of global financial markets and the implications of political and regulatory res...
20 Mar 2010 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Nancy KWAN Topic: My life before and after Suzie WONG Ms KWAN will speak about growing up in Hong Kong and will look back on some aspects of her childhood, including her aspirations and the reality of her dreams – and all with a touch of humor! She will also speak to her experience of at...
18 Mar 2010 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Bob POZEN Chairman, MFS Investment Management Senior Lecturer, Harvard Business School / Author Former Vice Chairman, Fidelity Investments Topic: The global aftermath of the financial crisis Bob POZEN will analyze the global forces behind the recent financial crisis, and suggest ways to ...
18 Mar 2010 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Garry MARCHANT Author Topic: The World's second-oldest profession: travel writing From Herodotus to the Digital Age, travel has been a source of inspiration for writers. Garry MARCHANT will discuss his over 30 years of experience as a professional travel journalist. A self-described ‘jet...
11 Mar 2010 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Ramachandra GUHA Author Topic: "Why India must not and will not become a Super Power" Ramachandra GUHA is in Hong Kong at the invitation of the Man Literary Festival. Mr. GUHA will share his controversial viewpoint on contemporary Indian politics. He was recently named as one of the 100 ...
1 Mar 2010 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Christine LOH CEO, Civic Exchange, Hong Kong Topic: Underground Front - The Chinese Communist Party in Hong Kong Writing about the Chinese Communist Party in Hong Kong is bound to be a sensitive subject because its presence in Hong Kong is still meant to be a "secret", although one that ...
24 Feb 2010 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Jing ULRICH Managing Director & Chairman, China Equities & Commodities Topic: China's policy shift: what lies ahead? China’s robust growth in 2009 has ironically caused market jitters, since high growth and rising inflation are increasing the likelihood of further monetary tightening. Co...
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