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...
