27 Aug 2012 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Gerard LEMOS
Author / Former Chairman, The British Council
Topic: What do people in China want and will they get it?
Gerard LEMOS, author of “The End of the Chinese Dream: Why Chinese people fear the future”, spent several months in the South West of China far from the shiny, prosperous ...
24 Jul 2012 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Howard FRENCH
Associate Professor at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
Former Bureau Chief, The New York Times
Topic: Haphazard Empire: Encounters with China's Migrants to Africa
In recent years, China's deepening relationship with Africa has become one of the most wi...
12 Jul 2012 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Rob COX
Americas Editor, Reuters Breakingviews
Topic: Economic implications of the U.S. elections
Whether Barack OBAMA is re-elected or defeated by former Massachusetts Governor Mitt ROMNEY won’t make much of a difference on the one legislative priority the new president will face: fixin...
4 Jul 2012 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Johnny Yui-siu LAU
Independent Political Commentator
Topic: Self censorship in Hong Kong: how worried should we be?
The South China Morning Post has come under the spotlight as the world considers the state of Hong Kong’s rights and freedoms on the 15th anniversary of its handover to Chi...
21 Jun 2012 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Dr. Mark MOBIUS
Executive Chairman of the Templeton Emerging Markets Group
Topic: MOBIUS on emerging market
The traditional dominance of the G7 countries continue to be challenged by emerging nations like China and Brazil, especially as the Eurozone crisis grips the global economy. Mark ...
20 Jun 2012 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Mark O’ NEILL
Author & Journalist
Topic: Boxer Rebellion, Manchurian Plague, Japanese Invasion and House Arrest: 45 years of an Irish Missionary Life in Liaoning 1897 to 1942
Born in Belfast, Northern Ireland in 1870, Frederick O’NEILL went to Liaoning in 1897 to serve as a missionary. H...
19 Jun 2012 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Pavin CHACHAVALPONGPUN
Associate Professor, Centre for Southeast Asian Studies, Kyoto University
Topic: Thaksin’s Homecoming: Yes? No? So What?
This talk will focus on the possibility of former Thailand Prime Minister Thaksin SHINAWATRA returning to Thailand and its impact on Thai politi...
6 Jun 2012 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Nan SUSSMAN
Professor of Cultural Psychology
City University of New York
Topic: Blended or Bi-Cultural: What Happens to Boomerangs and Sea Turtles?
Nearly 500,000 Hong Kongers have returned since the handover and a similar number of Mainlanders have returned home following study or work ...
31 May 2012 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Ruchir SHARMA
Managing Director, Head of Global Emerging Markets Equity team
Morgan Stanley Investment Management
Topic: Breakout Nations: in pursuit of the next economic miracles
Mr. SHARMA will talk about the main themes in his new bestseller, “Breakout Nations: In Pursuit of the Next ...
