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AmCham Hong Kong is proud to reinstate its annual China Conference, this year to be held at the Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong, Grand Ballroom. The conference is structured to provide practical insights and assessments for business development in China – in an especially interactive setting.

Don’t miss this exceptional one-day event comprised of opening and luncheon keynote speeches and six panel discussions. Welcome to bring your questions and join us to share the deep insights of more than 25 top business leaders on the status of China’s efforts at economic reform, near-term prospects for investment, and new business opportunities for Hong Kong-based companies in China’s 12th Five-Year Plan.

 

Registration Information:
Member rate: $1500
Non-member: $1800
Corporate Table: $20,000

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Conference Agenda

PROGRAM

8:00 - 8:30
Registration and Networking

8:30
Opening Remarks: James Sun, Chairman,
The American Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong

8:40 - 9:25
Opening Keynote: Charles Li, Chief Executive, Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd.

9:30 - 10:30
Panel 1: Emerging Business Opportunities from Hong Kong’s Role in China’s 12th 5-Year Plan
- W. John Hoffmann, Co-Founder & Principal, XRG – Exceptional Resources Group
- Jon Parker, Principal, Transaction Services, KPMG
- Minggao Shen, Managing Director & Head of Research, Citi Investment Research & Analysis, China
- Andrew Sheng, President, Fung Global Institute
- Tom Gorman, Chairman & Editor-in-Chief, FORTUNE China (Moderator)

10:30 - 11:00
Networking Coffee Break and Sponsor's Exhibitions

11:00 - 12:15
Three Concurrent Breakout Sessions (please select ONE breakout session ONLY):

Panel 2: Made in China, Or Elsewhere?
- Glen Burrows, Area Vice President, Dell Inc.
- Bill Foudy, Head of Strategy and Brand Sourcing Global Operations – Apparel Sourcing, Adidas Sourcing Limited
- Jason Tan, Senior Vice President, Desktop Ltd.
- Sara Yang Bosco, President, Emerson Electric Asia Pacific (Moderator)

Panel 3: Chinese Companies Going Abroad (CONDUCTED in MANDARIN)
- Wensheng Peng, Chief Economist, China Int’l Capital Corp. Ltd.
- Dongming Wang, Chairman, CITIC Securities Co. Ltd.
- Liming Yu, Vice President and Chief Economist, China Merchants Group
- Stanley Jia, Chief Representative & Partner, Baker & McKenzie LLP, Beijing (Moderator)

Panel 4: The PRD Technology & Innovation Axis
- Jack Lau, Chairman & CEO, Perception Digital
- Robert Lee, Executive Chairman &Co-founder, Achievo Corp.
- Allen TB Yeung, Vice President, Business Development & Technology Support, Hong Kong Science & Technology Parks Corp
- Steven DeKrey, Senior Associate Dean, Director of Masters Programs, Adjunct Professor of MGMT, School of Business & Management, HK University of Science & Technology (Moderator)

12:30 - 14:00
Luncheon Keynote: John Rice
, Vice Chairman, General Electric Company and President & CEO, GE Global Growth & Operations

14:00 - 14:50
Panel 5: Hong Kong & RMB Internationalization - “Shang-Shen-Kong” Ahead?
- Jun Ma, Managing Director, Chief Economist for Greater China and Head of China/HK Strategy, Deutsche Bank
- Mark McCombe, Chairman, BlackRock Asia-Pacific
- John Tan, Head of Global Markets, Co-Head, Wholesale Banking, Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Limited
- David Wong, Deputy Chief Executive, Bank of China (HK) Ltd.
- Antony Leung, GBS, Senior Managing Director & Chairman - Greater China, The Blackstone Group (Moderator)

15:00 - 15:55
Panel 6: Leadership & Innovation: Hong Kong’s Role in Transportation and Logistics Across the Pearl River Delta
- Jonathan Beard, Managing Director, GHK HK Ltd.
- Thomas Nelson, Managing Director, VF Asia Ltd. and VP, Global Product Procurement, VF Corp.
- Tim Smith, Chief Executive, North Asia, Maersk Line
- James Thompson, GBS, Chairman &Founder, Crown Worldwide Group (Moderator)

15:55
Closing Remarks

 

 


 

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