Programme Schedule

09.15-09.30	Welcome Remarks David Armstrong, Group Editor-in-Chief, South China Morning Post Virginia Choi, President, Hong Kong Institute of Human Resource Management (HKIHRM)
09.30-11.00	Greater China Business Leaders Forum • How CEOs' view HR in contributing to business strategy and the bottom line • Do CEOs need to get involved in HR planning? If yes, in what aspects and how can they execute this most effectively? Panelist: Douglas Gautier, Executive Director, Hong Kong Arts Festival Dr David Kwok-Po Li, Chairman and Chief Executive, The Bank of East Asia, Limited Arics Poon, Managing Director, Oracle South China and Hong Kong Anthony Wu, Chairman and CEO, Ernst & Young Moderator: David Armstrong, Group Editor-in-Chief, South China Morning Post Transcripts for downloading
11.00-11.30	Coffee Break
11.30-12.10	People Management in China - Trends and Challenges • Mega trends and emerging trends • Who sets the trends? • Lessons for the MNCs • Salary convergence • "9+2" - Threats and opportunities Ping-On Mak, Senior Vice President, Human Resources, GE Consumer Finance Asia Transcripts for downloading
12.10-13.30	Luncheon Keynote Address - Enhancing our Human Capital - Academic Structure Reform The Hon Arthur Li, Secretary for Education and Manpower, Government of the HKSAR Transcripts for downloading
13.30-14.15	Creating Offices in China to Support HR Goals Office design solutions can be developed to support HR goals and strategic workplace initiatives in China as good design can: • Reflect and express company values • Facilitate organisational change • Improve staff morale, retention and recruitment • Enhance staff performance and productivity • Encourage staff collaboration and learning • Promote staff engagement and creativity Brian Pilley, Director, M. Moser Associates (Shanghai) John Sellery, Group Director, M. Moser Associates (Hong Kong) Eric Legere, Associate-Strategic Planning, M. Moser Associates (Hong Kong) Transcripts for downloading
14.15-15.25	Alignment of Corporate Culture and Understanding of Local Practices in China • Key features of local practices in China • How to build a corporate culture that enables "act local"? Panelists: Xie Dong, Group Vice General Manager, China Vanke Co., Ltd. James M Hulbert, Talent Strategist, Human Resources, Greater China, Nortel Networks (Asia) Limited Hua Ping, Human Resources Director, Hitachi Global Storage Technologies Moderator: Ping-On Mak, Senior Vice President, Human Resources, GE Consumer Finance Asia Transcripts for downloading
15.25-15.40	Coffee Break
15.40-16.30	Scrambling for Talent in China • Talent landscape in China for the coming years • Talent procurement - buy or build; local, HK/Macau/Taiwan or expatriate • Talent retention - how to drive loyalty and engagement Speakers: Daisy Dai, Human Resources Director, L'Oreal China Jack Li, Senior Director in Human Resources, Agilent Technologies Moderator: Virginia Choi, President, Hong Kong Institute of Human Resource Management (HKIHRM) Transcripts for downloading
16.30-17.15	Trends in Compensation and Benefits • The PRC labour environment and its impact on compensation and benefits • Compensation trends in Greater China • Focus on the Pearl River Delta • What to expect in Hong Kong for 2005 Vincent Gauthier, General Manager, Hewitt Associates LLC, Hong Kong Transcripts for downloading
17.15-17.25	Closing Remarks Nancy Valiente, Associate Publisher, South China Morning Post Transcripts for downloading
17.25	End of Conference