0830 - 0900	Registration
0900 - 0910	Opening Remarks Nancy Valiente, Managing Director, South China Morning Post Publishers Limited K T Lai, President, Hong Kong Institute of Human Resource Management
0910 - 1025	Greater China Business Leaders Forum How leading CEOs view the challenges and opportunities of doing business in China, what they look for from their HR teams to drive bottom line performance as well as localization. Confirmed panelists: David Chang, Regional Head, Greater China, Franklin Templeton Investments (Asia) Limited Dr Andrew Thomson, Chief Executive Officer, Business Environment Council Sunny Yeung, Director and General Manager, Sino Estates Management Limited and Associate Director, Sino Land Company Limited Webcast: Broadband Download presentation
1025 - 1105	Plenary Keynote I - China Market Updates from a Macro Perspective Key trends for business operations in the next three years Confirmed speaker: Nicholas Kwan, Regional Head of Research, Asia, Standard Chartered Bank Webcast: Broadband Download presentation
1105 - 1125	Coffee Break
1125 - 1205	Plenary Keynote II - "Ride Or Die With the Tide" - 7 Mega Trends in 2008 Confirmed speaker: Ping-On Mak, HR Leader, GE Money Asia
1205 - 1245	Plenary Keynote III - China Labour Law Changing labour laws and their implications for the business environment. Confirmed speaker: Dr Andreas Lauffs, Partner & Head of Employment Law Group, Baker & McKenzie Webcast: Broadband Download presentation
1245 - 1315	Managing Talents in China: Pitfalls and Challenges Confirmed speaker: Erica Briody, Director, MRI China Group Webcast: Broadband Download presentation
1315 - 1415	Luncheon with Keynote Speech Confirmed speaker: Mr Henry Tang Ying-yen, GBS, JP, Chief Secretary for Administration, HKSAR Government Webcast: Broadband
1415 - 1455	Plenary Keynote IV - Employee engagement in particular to Generation Y Confirmed speaker: Herman Lam, General Manager, Microsoft Hong Kong Limited Webcast: Broadband Download presentation
1455 - 1535	Best Practices Sharing on Employment Branding Confirmed panelists: Cliff Davis, Senior Vice President, Human Resources, Asia, Manulife Financial Download presentation Linda Downs, Head of Resourcing, North East Asia, Standard Chartered Bank Download presentation Moderator: Erica Briody, Director, MRI China Group Webcast: Broadband
1535 - 1555	Coffee Break
1555 - 1655	Plenary Keynote V - Top Trends in Compensation and Benefits What to expect in 2008 and how to plan for 2009 Confirmed speaker: Stella Hou, General Manager, Hewitt Associates Hong Kong Webcast: Broadband
1655 - 1700	Closing Remarks
Note: Organisers reserve the right to make alternations to the programme due to unexpected changes in travel commitments or the schedule of speakers.