September 23 – 24, Garden Hotel, Guangzhou
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| 0945-1015 |
Welcome Remarks
• David Eldon, Chairman, Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce
• Su Zequn, Vice Mayor, Guangzhou Municipality
• Zhao Yufang, Deputy Director General, Department of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation of Guangdong
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| 1015-1045 |
Keynote Speech
• Victor Fung, Chairman, Greater Pearl River Delta Business Council
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| 1045-1115 |
Plenary Speech
• Li Huiwu, Vice Director, The Center for Development Research of the People's Government of Guangdong Province
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| 1115-1215 |
Plenary Roundtable – Communication and Coordination between enterprises and government departments in the PRD region
This is a session for conferees to learn about the mechanism of coordination and decision-making in the PRD. How do things get done in the region?
Panelists
• Wang Hui, Deputy Head, Department of Economic Affairs, Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in HKSAR
• Ye Yao, President, Guangdong Sub-Council of China Council for The Promotion of International Trade
• Peter Leung, Director, HK Economic and Trade Affairs, Guangdong, HKSAR Government
• Huang Ziqiang, Director General, Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office, Guangdong Provincial People's Government
• Huang Zhiwei, Deputy Director, Guangdong Association of Enterprises with Foreign Investment
• Moderator 1 : Eden Woon, CEO, Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce
• Moderator 2 : Tom Mitchell, Associate Editor, SCMP
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| 1215-1330 |
Luncheon Speech
• Xie Pengfei, Deputy Director General of the People's Government of Guangdong Province,
and Director of the Center for Development Research of the People's Government of Guangdong Province
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| 1330-1430 |
Breakout Session IA – Addressing Energy and Environment
How do we solve the problems of energy shortage and deteriorating environment that come with growth?
Panelists
• James Graham, Chief Executive, Jardine Engineering Corporation Limited
• Li Zisen, Chief Engineer, Environmental Protection Bureau of Guangdong
• Betty Yuen, Managing Director, CLP Power Hong Kong Limited
• Moderator 1 : Thomas Tang, Senior Adviser, Business Environment Council
• Moderator 2 : Neil Gough, Business Writer, SCMP
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| 1330-1430 |
Breakout Session IB – How Services Complement Manufacturing in the PRD
How do service providers complement manufacturing development in the region?
Panelists
• Goto Taiki, Director, Nikkon Logistics China Co Ltd and Deputy Chairman, Guangzhou Logistics Association
• Chen Bing, Director, The Economic & Trade Commission of Guangdong Province
• Anthony Wu, Chairman, Ernst & Young Hong Kong and China
• Kenneth Tsang, Head of Research, Greater China (South), Jones Lang LaSalle
• Arics Poon, Managing Director, Oracle South China and Hong Kong Ltd
• Moderator 1 : Chang Ka Mun, Managing Director, Li & Fung Development (China) Ltd
• Moderator 2 : Simon Pritchard, Business Editor, SCMP
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| 1330-1430 |
Breakout Session IC – Guangzhou Development
This session looks at the development of Guangzhou, from its auto industry, to its airport, to its interest in being a financial centre.
Panelists
• Ping Xinguang, Director, Guangzhou Economic & Trade Committee
• Raymond Sun, Deputy Director General, Bureau of Foreign Trade & Economic Cooperation of Guangzhou Municipality
• Zhang Kejian, Vice President, Guangdong Airport Management Corporation
• Huang Xiangdong, Vice General Manager, Guangzhou Automobile Group Co Ltd
• Pan An, Director, Department of City Planning of Guangzhou
• Moderator 1 : S C Liu, Chairman, Pearl River-Hang Cheong Real Estate Consultant Ltd
• Moderator 2 : Tom Mitchell, Associate Editor, SCMP
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| 1430-1530 |
Breakout Session IIA – Addressing the Labour Shortage
How are PRD manufacturers are coping with the shortage of labour?
Panelists
• Fang Chaogui, General Director, Department of Labor and Social Security of Guangdong Province
• Jack Li, Senior Director, Human Resources, Agilent Technologies Hong Kong Limited
• Joseph Lau, Chief Representative, Dongguan Representative Office, Hang Seng Bank Ltd & Executive Director, Hong Kong Chamber of Commerce in China-Guangdong
• Cheng Yiu Tong, President, Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions
• Moderator 1 : Virginia Choi, Immediate Past President, Hong KongIInstitute of Human Resource Management
• Moderator 2 : Vicky Wong, Managing Consultant, EPC Consulting Ltd
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| 1430-1530 |
Breakout Session IIB – Shrinking the PRD
This infrastructure session looks at how intra-regional rail and road networks are transforming the region and the impacts of North West link and HK-Zhuhai-Macao bridge.
Panelists
• Malcolm Gibson, Chief Design Manager, MTR Corporation Limited
• Mak Chai Kwong, Director, Highways Department, HKSAR Government
• Zhang Yansheng, Director, Professor, Institute of International Economy, National Development Planning Commission
• Fu Yongge, Director, Port Division, Department of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation of Guangdong
• Moderator 1 : Jane Lee, Associate Director, HKU Space
• Moderator 2 : Denise Tsang, Senior Business Reporter, SCMP
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| 1430-1530 |
Breakout Session IIC – New Consumer Market
This session looks at how consumer markets are changing because of the rise of purchasing power in the region.
Panelists
• Li Jinmao, General Manager of Guangdong CITS Company Limited and Vice President of Guangdong Travel Association
• Zhou Zhaosen, Vice President, Hong Kong Chamber of Commerce in China - Guangdong and Chief Representative, South China, Jardine Matheson (China) Limited
• Ni Pengfei, Vice Director, Institute of Finance and Trade Economic, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences - Division of Urban and Real Estate Economy
• Tse Kwok Leung, Senior Economist, Economics and Strategic Planning Department, Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited
• Tan Changan, President, Chengdu Tanyutou Investment Company Limited
• Moderator 1 : Clara Shek, Managing Director, Hong Kong and Southern China, Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide
• Moderator 2 : Chow Chung Yan, China Correspondent-Shenzhen, SCMP
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| 1530-1600 |
Coffee Break
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| 1600-1700 |
Plenary Roundtable – Cities Forum
What roles will different cities in the Greater PRD play - Financial Centre, Logistics Hubs or Tourist centre?
Panelists
• Mike Rowse Director-General of Investment Promotion, InvestHK, HKSAR Government
• He Shansong, Vice Mayor, Jiangmen Municipal People's Government
• Zhong Zhannan, Vice Mayor, Shantou Municipal People's Government
• Liang Guoan, Vice Mayor, Zhaoqing Municipal People's Government
• Li Ying, Deputy Secretary General, Zhuhai Municipal People's Government
• Moderator 1 : Chang Ka Mun, Managing Director, Li & Fung Development (China) Ltd
• Moderator 2 : Linda Choy, China News Editor, SCMP
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| 1700-1730 |
Plenary Speech
• Stephen Lam, Secretary for Constitutional Affairs, HKSAR Government
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| 1730-1800 |
Closing Remarks & Cocktail
• Tom Mitchell, Associate Editor, SCMP
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