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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.
23 Jan 2014 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Professor Sam Crane Head, Political Science Department, Williams College THURSDAY, JANUARY 23, 2014 12:45PM – LUNCH 1:15PM – ADDRESS 1st FLOOR Topic: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Dao: Ancient Chinese Thought in Modern American Life How would Confucius react to same sex marriage in ...
22 Jan 2014 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Mark Warby, QC WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 22, 2014 12:45PM – LUNCH 1:15PM – ADDRESS 1st FLOOR Topic: Press freedom after Snowden and Leveson Media freedom is fundamental to democracy. But it is a freedom open to abuse, as the UK’s phone hacking scandal and Leveson Report show only too clearly. S...
20 Jan 2014 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speakers: Sue Brooks, Director of Video Transformation, AP Maria Ronson, Vice President of Sales for Asia, AP MONDAY, JANUARY 20, 2014 12:45PM – LUNCH 1:15PM – ADDRESS 1st FLOOR Topic: The Future of News: Is Traditional Media Losing Out Online? Is online video about to transform the Asian media...
8 Jan 2014 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Betty Yao MBE, Curator WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8, 2014 12:45PM – LUNCH 1:15PM – ADDRESS 1st FLOOR Topic: Through the Lens of John Thomson: an Asian Journey 1862 – 1872 This talk explores the life and work of legendary Scottish photographer and travel writer John Thomson (1837-1921). Thomson s...
7 Jan 2014 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Panel Participants: Ching Cheong, The Straits Times Paul Mooney, Freelance Journalist Peter Ford, Christian Science Monitor TUESDAY, JANUARY 7, 2014 12:45PM – LUNCH 1:15PM – ADDRESS 1st FLOOR Topic: Reporting in China - Risks and Rewards For many journalists across the globe, reporting in China i...
10 Dec 2013 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Dr. Yifan Hu Chief Economist, Haitong International Visiting Fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2013 12:45pm – lunch 1:15pm – address 1st Floor Topic: China’s Local Government Debt: Saving for a Rainy Day An Examination of The Sustainability of C...
3 Dec 2013 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Jason Wordie Historian and Writer TUESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2013 12:45PM – LUNCH 1:15PM – ADDRESS 1st FLOOR Topic: Macao - People & Places, Past & Present Jason Wordie will talk about his new book which is a compelling, multi-layered social history of Macao. He will talk about the people who...
26 Nov 2013 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Enzio von Pfeil Senior Advisor, MCL Assets Ltd. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2013 12:45PM – LUNCH 1:15PM – ADDRESS 1st FLOOR Topic: Asian Currency Markets After Fed Stimulus - Where Should Investment Refugees Head? The Fed continues to be the world’s monetary policy superpower, triggering polic...
19 Nov 2013 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Piper Campbell U.S. Ambassador to Mongolia TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2013 12:45PM – LUNCH 1:15PM – ADDRESS 1st FLOOR Topic: Women in public policy – Tales from the front lines… from the deserts of Iraq to the steppes of Mongolia U.S. Ambassador to Mongolia, Piper Campbell, served as the seni...
18 Nov 2013 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Peh Shing Huei Journalist, The Straits Times MONDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2013 12:45PM – LUNCH 1:15PM – ADDRESS 1st FLOOR Topic: When the Party Ends: China's Leaps and Stumbles after the Beijing Olympics Mr. Peh will talk about his new book, which captures his harrowing, humbling and sometimes h...
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