| Date: October 29, 2010 | Time: 8:00 am - 2:15 pm | Venue: Grand Ball Room, Four Seasons Hotel, 8 Finance Street, Central, Hong Kong | ____________________________________________________________________ | Congratulations to the 2010 Winners! | | | Young Achiever of the Year: | Alexandra Harney
Researcher and Visiting Scholar
The University of Hong Kong’s Centre of Asian Studies
| | Entrepreneur of the Year: | Andrea Gutwirth
Founder & Executive Director
SoulTalk Foundation
. | | Professional of the Year: | Ka Shi Lau
Managing Director & CEO
Bank Consortium Trust Company Limited
| | Best Company for Women: | ipac financial planning HK Ltd |
____________________________________________________________________ | Watch these videos to learn more about the Women of Influence Awards & Conference | Double click on video to view in full screen mode | Double click on video to view in full screen mode | Videos produced by:  PROGRAM AND KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Opening Keynote: Angelina Kwan, Managing Director, Stratford Upon Avon Finance Limited
Luncheon Keynote: The Hon. Miriam Lau, GBS, JP, Consultant & Notary Public; Legislator, King & Wood
Panel Discussion: How Far Have We Come? Deborah Kan, Presenter, Reuters Insider Evelyn Ng, Honorary Research Fellow, and Co-Convener of the Women’s Studies Research, Centre of Asian Studies, University of Hong Kong Su-Mei Thompson, Executive Director, The Women’s Foundation
Concurrent Breakout Sessions: A) The Three Stages of a Woman’s Career Natasha Chen, General Manager, Colgate-Palmolive (HK) Ltd. Sheila Chuang, SVP, ExxonMobil China Petroleum & Petrochemical Co. Ltd. Rachel Wong, Assistant Vice President, Global Banking Group, Citi
B) Tailoring Yourself for Success Shirley Chang, Managing Director, McDonald’s Restaurants (HK) Ltd. MaryAnn Vale, Head of Human Resources AP, RS Components Ltd. Jia-Lu Yin, Executive Director, Private Wealth Management Asia, Morgan Stanley
C) Men’s Changing Roles Ali Beba, PhD, Adjunct Professor, Dept. of Management & Consultant, MBA Programs, The HK University of Science and Technology Brett Rierson, Senior Partnerships Officer- Asia, United Nations World Food Programme Matthew Taylor, House Husband
Presentation of the 2010 Women of Influence Awards Young Achiever, Entrepreneur, and Professional of the Year, and Best Company for Women | __________________________________________________________________ | Meet the Distinguished Judges:
Ingrun Alsleben, Chief Financial Officer, Bayer Group in Hong Kong
Sara Yang Bosco, President, Emerson Electric Asia-Pacific
Sheila Chuang, Senior Vice President, ExxonMobil China Petroleum & Petrochemical Co. Ltd.
Janet De Silva, Incoming Dean, Ivey Asia, Richard Ivey School of Business, University of Western Ontario
Christina Ellerker, Vice President, Regulatory Affairs, Asia Pacific, Moody's Asia Pacific Ltd.
Michele Felder, Senior Director of Marketing, Asia Pacific, Juniper Networks
Sabrina Fung, Executive Director, Trinity Ltd.
Anita Leung, Partner, Jones Day
Anne O'Riordan, Managing Partner Growth & Strategy, Products Operating Unit, Accenture
Claire Storey, Executive Director, Morgan Stanley
Margreet van Dijk, Head of Human Resources Asia Pacific, BNY Mellon
Anne Wong, Director of Marketing, South China Morning Post Publishers Ltd.
Shengman Zhang, Chairman, Asia Pacific & Citi Country Officer - Hong Kong, Citi |
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Congratulations to the Previous Winners! |
| 2009 Winners | | | Young Achiever of the Year: | Eva Ip, Managing Director, Transaction Advisory Services, Ernst & Young Transactions Ltd. | | Entrepreneur of the Year: | Esther Ma, CEO & Founder, Prestique Ltd. | | Professional of the Year: | Vivian Lau,CEO,.Junior Achievement Hong Kong & HK Petrochemical Co.Ltd. | | Best Company for Women: | Cisco Systems (HK) Limited |
| | 2008 Winners | | | Young Achiever of the Year: | Uhi MC Hui, Executive Director, Greater China, The PR People Consultancy Ltd. | | Entrepreneur of the Year: | Elizabeth L. Thomson, Founder & President, ICS Trust (Asia) Ltd. | | Professional of the Year: | Julia Charlton, Partner, Charltons | | Best Company for Women: | Goldman Sachs | | | 2007 Winners | | | | Young Achiever of the Year: | Barbara Wong, Film Director, Diva Productions Ltd | | Entrepreneur of the Year: | Jenny Bowen, Founder & Executive Director, Half the Sky Foundation | | Professional of the Year: | Miriam Lau, Consultant, Arculli, Fong & Ng | | Best Company for Women: | The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, Ltd | | | 2005-2006 Winners | | | | Young Achiever of the Year: | Jing Ulrich, MD, Chairman, China Equities, | | JP Morgan Securities | | Entrepreneur of the Year: | Fredy Bush, CEO, Xinhua Finance Ltd. | | Professional of the Year: | Viveca Chan, Founder, WE Worldwide Partners | | Best Company for Women: | FedEx Express | | | 2004 Winners | | | | Young Achiever of the Year: | Dr Winnie S M Tang, Chief Executive Officer, | | ESRI China (HK) Limited | | Entrepreneur of the Year: | Moira Moser, Managing Director, | | M Moser Associates Limited | | Professional of the Year: | Catherine Weir, Head of Greater China, | | Citigroup Global Corporate & Investment Bank | | Best Company for Women: | General Electric Company | | | 2003 Winners | | | | Young Achiever of the Year: | Wendy Cho, Chairman, Ultra Group Holdings Ltd | | Entrepreneur of the Year: | Michelle Garnaut, Managing Director, | | M Restaurant Group Inc, and | | Christine Loh, CEO, Civic Exchange | | Professional of the Year: | Anna Wu, Former Chairman, | | Equal Opportunities Commission | | Best Company for Women: | IBM China/Hong Kong Limited |
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Highlights from the previous two (of six) conferences & awards: www.amcham.org.hk/index.php/woi-2009.html www.amcham.org.hk/index.php/woi-2008.html
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