22 Sep 2010 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Matthew CRABBE
Author / Co-founder of Access Asia
Topic: Fat China: expanding waistlines change a nation
A disastrous side effect of China’s booming economy - along with pollution and a growing income gap - is the effect of obesity on the fragile healthcare system. Rates of obesity are e...
13 Sep 2010 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Professor Madhav NALAPAT
UNESCO Peace Chair at Manipal University, India
Topic: Threat of Islamic Fundamentalism to Asia
Asia, home to the major world religions, has become the endemic focus of Wahabbist-Khomeinist extremism, often confused with Islamic fundamentalism. Today, clusters of...
3 Aug 2010 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Sam CHAMBERS
Author / Journalist
Topic: Oil on Water
Out of sight, out of mind – the uncomfortable reality. That’s the general public’s reaction to the movement of oil around the world’s oceans. Or at least it was until the Deepwater Horizon incident. This vital supply chain is constantl...
29 Jun 2010 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: LEE Cheuk-yan
Legislative Councilor & General Secretary of the Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions
Topic: Independent unionism in China: mission impossible?
Chinese workers striking for better pay and elected representation have shocked the world.
Are we witnessing history being...
10 Jun 2010 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Robert SUTTER
Visiting Professor of Asian Studies, School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University
Topic: China's Rise in Asian and World Affairs
Mr. SUTTER will examine China’s rise in Asia and will aim to show that China remains encumbered and far from having the leading position. His...
2 Jun 2010 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Mark O’NEILL
Veteran China Correspondent and Journalist
Topic: The Biggest NGO in the Chinese World: the Tzu Chi Foundation
Mr. O'NEILL will share the story behind the Tzu Chi Foundation, the largest NGO in the Chinese world, with 10 million members, branches in nearly 50 countries and w...
1 Jun 2010 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Jerome COHEN
NYU Law Professor; Senior Fellow for Asia at the Council on Foreign Relations
Counsel at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
Topic: How to improve China's soft power - and America's?
"Soft Power" depends on more than Confucius Institutes. A nation's reputation for ...
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...
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,...
