24 Mar 2009 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Cameron DUECK
Yachtsman / Assistant Editor, The Financial Times
Topic: Open Passage Expedition: Sailing the Northwest Passage – Summer 2009
Climate change has brought the Arctic back into the public consciousness as warmer temperatures reveal new shipping channels and open the door to na...
23 Mar 2009 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Albert HO
Chairman of China Human Rights Lawyers Concern Group
Elected Member of Legislative Council
Chairman of the Democratic Party of Hong Kong
Topic: Charter 08: The Dawn for a Civil Rights Movement in China?
In early December 2008, 303 mainland public intellectuals signed on the Cha...
17 Mar 2009 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Thomas R. ROBINSON, PhD, CPA, CFP, CFA
Managing Director, Education Division,
CFA Institute
Topic: Accounting scandals and detecting financial irregularities
Accounting scandals are not new and tend to occur during economic downturns, when some companies feel the need to “dress up” their...
16 Mar 2009 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Chiew-Siah TEI
Author
Topic: Writing in a foreign tongue - the attractions of English
Ms. Chiew-Siah TEI is coming to Hong Kong at the invitation of The Man Hong Kong International Literary Festival.
She will talk about the implications and consequences of the trend to English language a...
13 Mar 2009 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Jonathan FENBY
Topic: Brilliant at Breakfast: Jonathan FENBY
Jonathan FENBY is coming to Hong Kong at the invitation of The Man Hong Kong International Literary Festival.
Oscar WILDE believed that "only dull people are brilliant at breakfast". We beg to differ. Come hear one of the Festi...
12 Mar 2009 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Dr. Thaksin SHINAWATRA
Chairman, Building a Better Future Foundation
Former Prime Minister of Thailand
(Address via Video Link)
Topic: Financial crisis, political uncertainty: lessons from Thailand
The root cause of the current global economic crisis is not a meltdown of the global finan...
10 Mar 2009 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Mohammed HANIF
Topic: From the Pakistani Air Force to Journalism
Mohammed HANIF is coming to Hong Kong at the invitation of The Man Hong Kong International Literary Festival.
Join him as he talks about journalism, scriptwriting and novels.
Mr. HANIF's first novel, A Case of Exploding Man...
26 Feb 2009 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Laurence E. LIPSHER, CPA
Columnist / Author
Topic: Tax Wisdom for American Expats in Asia
Navigating taxes, business and life in Asia…
with emphasis on taxation for American expats…
UPDATE: Talk will include a review of President OBAMA’s Economic Stimulus Act and its impact upon the U.S....
4 Feb 2009 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Jing ULRICH
Managing Director & Chairman, China Equities & Commodities
J.P. Morgan
Topic: China's growth prospects in 2009
China’s economic outlook depends on the effectiveness of government policy actions to stimulate growth though increased infrastructure spending and promotion of dome...
3 Feb 2009 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: HAN Dongfang
Director, China Labour Bulletin
Topic: Building Collective Bargaining in the Workplace: Is China ready for this?
Mr. HAN will address the challenges facing workers in China today and share his views on possible solutions. Every day, he calculates, there is at least one strik...
