29 May 2018 12:30 PM
TALK
Money Laundering:
Catch Me If You Can!
SPEAKER
Bruce Aitken
Author & Former Money Launderer
Tuesday, May 29, 2018
12:30pm for 12:45pm – Lunch
1:15pm – Address
1st Floor
Mr. Aitken talked about some of the ways vast sums of cash can be made to disappear … and reappear...
30 May 2018 12:30 PM
TALK
How to Raise Money And Do Good in Asia
SPEAKER
John Wood
Founder, Room To Read
Wednesday, May 30, 2018
12:30pm for 12:45pm – Lunch
1:15pm – Address
1st Floor
Free market capitalism has traditionally been associated with profit, prestige and enormous executive wealth...
28 May 2018 12:30 PM
TALK
France versus Australia: A Wine Match
Exclusive Wine Pairing Menu – Limited seats
Gravlax salmon platter with arugula & fennel salad
Seared chicken supreme with fine herbs, mushroom fricassee, Duchess potatoes
and cherry tomato in vine
Fresh French cheese platter served with walnut bread a...
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...
