16 Mar 2009 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Chiew-Siah TEI
Author
Topic: Writing in a foreign tongue - the attractions of English
Ms. Chiew-Siah TEI is coming to Hong Kong at the invitation of The Man Hong Kong International Literary Festival.
She will talk about the implications and consequences of the trend to English language a...
13 Mar 2009 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Jonathan FENBY
Topic: Brilliant at Breakfast: Jonathan FENBY
Jonathan FENBY is coming to Hong Kong at the invitation of The Man Hong Kong International Literary Festival.
Oscar WILDE believed that "only dull people are brilliant at breakfast". We beg to differ. Come hear one of the Festi...
12 Mar 2009 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Dr. Thaksin SHINAWATRA
Chairman, Building a Better Future Foundation
Former Prime Minister of Thailand
(Address via Video Link)
Topic: Financial crisis, political uncertainty: lessons from Thailand
The root cause of the current global economic crisis is not a meltdown of the global finan...
10 Mar 2009 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Mohammed HANIF
Topic: From the Pakistani Air Force to Journalism
Mohammed HANIF is coming to Hong Kong at the invitation of The Man Hong Kong International Literary Festival.
Join him as he talks about journalism, scriptwriting and novels.
Mr. HANIF's first novel, A Case of Exploding Man...
26 Feb 2009 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Laurence E. LIPSHER, CPA
Columnist / Author
Topic: Tax Wisdom for American Expats in Asia
Navigating taxes, business and life in Asia…
with emphasis on taxation for American expats…
UPDATE: Talk will include a review of President OBAMA’s Economic Stimulus Act and its impact upon the U.S....
4 Feb 2009 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Jing ULRICH
Managing Director & Chairman, China Equities & Commodities
J.P. Morgan
Topic: China's growth prospects in 2009
China’s economic outlook depends on the effectiveness of government policy actions to stimulate growth though increased infrastructure spending and promotion of dome...
3 Feb 2009 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: HAN Dongfang
Director, China Labour Bulletin
Topic: Building Collective Bargaining in the Workplace: Is China ready for this?
Mr. HAN will address the challenges facing workers in China today and share his views on possible solutions. Every day, he calculates, there is at least one strik...
20 Jan 2009 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: David ELDON
Senior Advisor, PricewaterhouseCoopers
Former Chairman, HSBC Asia Pacific
Topic: 2009 Outlook: seeing the forest from a tree
Some believe the only remaining economic certainty is uncertainty. Others think the world is in the midst of the worst economic crisis since the Great ...
14 Jan 2009 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Malou MANGAHAS
Executive Director, Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism
Topic: Media most murderous: they shoot journalists in the Philippines
Ms. MANGAHAS will give a first person account of the current challenges facing her profession. The Philippine press by all accounts is ...
8 Jan 2009 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: John BOLTON
Former US Ambassador to the UN
Topic: North Korea, Iraq, Iran and Cuba: what the BUSH Administration got right and what it got wrong
John R. BOLTON currently serves as a Senior Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute. His portfolio includes Foreign Policy and Internationa...