25 Apr 2018 12:30 PM
TALK
From Coral Reefs to Carbon Markets:
A Writer’s Adventure
SPEAKER
Paula DiPerna
Producer/Writer
Wednesday, April 25, 2018
12:30pm for 12:45pm – Lunch
1:15pm – Address
1st Floor
Ms. DiPerna spoke about how her work as a writer and film producer led her around the world...
23 Apr 2018 12:30 PM
TALK
‘Men Only’ and ‘Beautiful Girls’:
Gender Discrimination in Job Ads in
President Xi’s China
SPEAKER
Kenneth Roth
Executive Director, Human Rights Watch
Monday, April 23, 2018
12:30pm for 12:45pm – Lunch
1:15pm – Address
1st Floor
Mr. Roth introduced the organization...
19 Apr 2018 06:45 PM
TALK
City of Devils:
Warlordism, War, Journalism And
The High Life In Old Shanghai
SPEAKER
Paul French
Author/Journalist
Thursday, April 19, 2018
6:45pm for 7:00pm – Dinner
7:30pm – Address
1st Floor
Paul French will tell the extraordinary tale of 1940s Shanghai and how...
17 Apr 2018 12:30 PM
TALK
Independent Journalism in Singapore:
Yes, It’s A Thing
SPEAKER
Kirsten Han
Editor-in-Chief, New Naratif
Tuesday, April 17, 2018
12:30pm for 12:45pm – Lunch
1:15pm – Address
1st Floor
Singapore ranks 151st on the Reporters’ Without Borders Press Freedom Index, and l...
12 Apr 2018 12:30 PM
TALK
China Watching:
Why We Get It So Wrong
SPEAKER
Paul Midler
Author
Thursday, April 12, 2018
12:30pm for 12:45pm – Lunch
1:15pm – Address
1st Floor
For centuries, westerners have sought a better understanding of China. Yet generations of inquiry later, we continue to g...
18 Apr 2018 06:45 PM
MOVIE SCREENING
Lost in the Fumes
SPEAKER
Nora Lam
Director
Wednesday, April 18, 2018
6:45pm – Doors Open
7:00pm – Introduction & Screening
Bert's
This 97 minutes documentary covers the experience and mindset of a young localist activist, Edward Leung. He was an average st...
20 Mar 2018 12:30 PM
TALK
People Not Vehicles:
Planning Hong Kong's Future
SPEAKER
Markus Shaw
Environmental Campaigner, Chairman of a Campaign to Pedestrianise Des Voeux Road Central
Tuesday, March 20, 2018
12:30pm for 12:45pm – Lunch
1:15pm – Address
1st Floor
Cars don't vote. People do. Mr...
22 Mar 2018 12:30 PM
TALK
How Can We Win The Fight Against
Modern Slavery?
SPEAKER
Matt Friedman
Author/ CEO, The Mekong Club
Thursday, March 22, 2018
12:30pm for 12:45pm – Lunch
1:15pm – Address
1st Floor
Every 4 seconds, another human being is forced into modern slavery. One minute it might...
21 Mar 2018 12:30 PM
TALK
The Growth Delusion:
How the World is Wrongly Obsessed by GDP
SPEAKER
David Pilling
Author and Senior Correspondent, Financial Times
Wednesday, March 21, 2018
12:30pm for 12:45pm – Lunch
1:15pm – Address
1st Floor
The world is obsessed by growth, by GDP and by the st...
