
4 Jun 2009 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Bao PU
Editor
Topic: Prisoner of the State - The Secret Journal of Premier ZHAO Ziyang
How often can you peek behind the curtains of one of the most secretive governments in the world? Prisoner of the State is the first book to give readers a first person look into the secret inner worki...

1 Jun 2009 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Cardinal Joseph Ze-kiun ZEN S.D.B.
Topic: ‘Though there seemed no hope, he hoped and believed...’ (Romans 4:18)
Cardinal Joseph ZEN will share his thoughts 3 days before the 20th anniversary of Tiananmen Square.
Cardinal ZEN was born in Shanghai on January 13, 1932. In July 1948 he came...

26 May 2009 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Martin MERZ
Topic: Translating Chinese Literature - New stories from China
There are almost a billion readers just across the border, but who outside China has any idea what they read? China's literary world is vibrant and enormous, and major western publishers are clamoring for a piece ...

25 May 2009 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Laurence J. BRAHM
Political Economist / Global Activist
Topic: The Anti-Globalization Breakfast Club: a manifesto for a peaceful revolution
The world as we know it has changed and a new economic order that prioritizes environmental protection, human rights, ethnic and cultural diversity ...

29 Apr 2009 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Nayan CHANDA
Director of Publications, Yale Center for the Study of Globalization
Former Editor, the Far Eastern Economic Review
Topic: Bound Together: How Traders, Preachers, Adventurers, and Warriors Shaped Globalization
Nayan CHANDA follows the exploits of traders, preachers, adventur...

27 Apr 2009 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Ben SIMPFENDORFER
Chief China Economist
Royal Bank of Scotland
Topic: The New Silk Road: how a rising Arab World is turning away from the West and rediscovering China
Ben SIMPFENDORFER will discuss the rise of the Arab world and its strengthening relations with China. He has spent the pa...

20 Apr 2009 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Mike ROWSE
Former Director-General of Invest HK
Topic: Confessions of Hong Kong’s most uncivil civil servant
Mr. ROWSE will speak about life inside the civil service, the story of Hong Kong Disneyland, and the true story of Harbour Fest.
He was the first Director-General of Invest HK, th...

14 Apr 2009 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Nick DAVIES
Author / Freelance Journalist
Topic: Flat Earth News: The controversial expose of the truth about our news media
Mr. Nick DAVIES, an award - winning journalist, is in Hong Kong as one of the guest speakers of Hong Kong Baptist University’s conference on international news and...
9 Apr 2009 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speakers:
Jake VAN DER KAMP
Journalist
David WEBB
Editor of Webb-site.com
Topic: WEBB v Jake: An FCC debate on Hong Kong's controversial extension of the blackout period on share trading by company directors
Two of Hong Kong's leading market commentators, David Webb and Jake VAN DER KAMP, will de...

6 Apr 2009 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Kate SAUNDERS
International Campaign for Tibet (ICT)
Topic: A Great Mountain Burned by Fire: Reflections on new expressions of dissent and the crisis in Tibet
March 17, 2009, marks the anniversary of the day of the Dalai Lama’s escape from Tibet 50 years ago. This month is also the first...