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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 30-40 minutes and then takes questions for 10-15 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.
14 May 2018 12:30 PM
TALK Facebook and Fake News – New Challenges in Myanmar   SPEAKER Sonny Swe Former Prisoner and Founder of Frontier Myanmar Magazine Monday, May 14, 2018 12:30pm for 12:45pm – Lunch 1:15pm – Address 1st Floor   Sonny Swe is a pioneer in Myanmar media who in 2000 co-founded th...
3 May 2018 07:00 PM
MOVIE SCREENING The Fourth Estate: A Screening of The Post with U.S. Consul General Kurt Tong in Honour of World Press Freedom Day   SPEAKERS Kurt Tong U.S. Consul General, Hong Kong and Macau Keith Richburg Former Washington Post correspondent Thursday, May 3, 2018 7:00pm – Panel 7...
4 May 2018 12:30 PM
TALK The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN): Economic Powerhouse In The Making, Or Back To Being Tribute States of China?   SPEAKER Hans Vriens Managing Partner, Vriens & Partners Friday, May 4, 2018 12:30pm for 12:45pm – Lunch 1:15pm – Address Verandah   Hans Vr...
24 Apr 2018 12:30 PM
TALK Trade and Investment with China, and the Role of the United States   SPEAKER Kurt W. Tong U.S. Consul General, Hong Kong and Macau Tuesday, April 24, 2018 12:30pm for 12:45pm – Lunch 1:15pm – Address 1st Floor   How can China truly open its economy? What role can Hong Ko...
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...
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