Programme Schedule

0900 - 0910	Opening Remarks Speakers: Nancy Valiente, Managing Director, South China Morning Post and Chief Financial Officer, SCMP Group Limited K T Lai, President, Hong Kong Institute of Human Resource Management Webcast: Broadband
0910 - 1010	Greater China Business Leaders Forum How leading CEOs view HR's contribution to driving business strategy, plus their thoughts on leadership success Speakers: Grant Bowie, President & General Manager, Wynn Resorts (Macau) Margaret Leung, Group General Manager, Global Co-Head Commercial Banking, HSBC Dr K S Lo, Deputy Chairman & Managing Director, Great Eagle Holdings Limited Moderator: David Armstrong, Director, Editorial, South China Morning Post Webcast: Broadband
1010 - 1050	Emerging Leaders: Revolution, Evolution or Status Quo? There has been a lot written in the last few years about how different younger employees are from older employees, and how difficult these younger workers are. The purpose of this presentation is to talk about the Emerging Leaders Research Project with regard to the question: are the generations actually different, or do people just want to think they are? Speaker: Jennifer Deal, Research Scientist, The Center for Creative Leadership, USA and one of the authors of the book "Success for the New Global Manager" Webcast: Broadband
1050 - 1110	Coffee Break
1110 - 1150	Emerging Trends in the Chinese HR Landscape To keep pace with economic development in China CEOs need HR managers who add strategic value and contribute to the bottom line. HR systems that don't achieve this risk being outsourced. This session will discuss emerging trends and opportunities for HR to navigate the transformation Speaker: Ping-On Mak, HR Leader, GE Consumer Finance Asia Webcast: Broadband
1150 - 1230	Engaging Employees - Best Practice Sharing What are the Key essentials for attraction, retention and motivation of employees in a highly competitive marketplace. Award-winning practitioners share the secrets of their success. Speakers: Lelia Konyn, Vice President, Global Human Resources, Noble Group Serene Wong, Vice President, Human Resources of DHL Express - Greater China & Korea Moderator: Ping-On Mak, HR Leader, GE Consumer Finance Asia Webcast: Broadband
1230 - 1300	Cocktail
1300 - 1335	Lunch
1335 - 1355	Luncheon Keynote Address: Admission of skilled professionals and Nurturing Political Talents New admission scheme to allow talented Mainland and overseas people to stay in Hong Kong without securing a local job offer beforehand. Plus nurturing political talents. Speaker: The Honorable Rafael Hui, Chief Secretary for Administration, HKSAR Government Webcast: Broadband
1355 - 1410	Break
1410 - 1510	Managing People Risk in China An analysis of possible risks and the ways to minimize them. Including discussion on growing labour related litigation, hidden labour costs due to unclear regulations, health and safety crises and runaway rumours Speakers: Frank Sauceda, Senior Vice President, Corporate Human Resources, Luen Thai Holdings Ltd Alan Yu, Deputy Chief Accountant and Deputy Finance Manager, Daya Bay Nuclear Power Operations and Management Company Limited (DNMC) Dennis Wong, China HRM Committee, HKIHRM Moderator: Ping-On Mak, HR Leader, GE Consumer Finance Asia Webcast: Broadband
1510- 1555	The Next Move - Go Central and Go West Case studies on running operations in the Central and Western parts of China, with particular reference to the management of different work cultures and liaison with local government agencies Speakers: Liza Cheung, Director of Human Resources, Amway Greater China & Southeast Asia Region Isaac Yeung, Assistant General Manager - HR & Training, Hongkong and China Gas Investment Company Limited Webcast: Broadband
1555 - 1610	Coffee Break
1610 - 1655	Top Trends in Compensation and Benefit What to expect in 2006 and how to plan for 2007 Speaker: Vincent Gauthier, General Manager, Hewitt Associates LLC, Hong Kong Webcast: Broadband
1655 - 1700	Closing Remarks Speaker: David Armstrong, Director, Editorial, South China Morning Post Webcast: Broadband
Note: Organiser reserves the right to make alterations to the program due to unexpected changes in travel commitments or the schedule of speakers.
The Conference will be conducted in English and Mandarin. Simultaneous interpretation will be provided.
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