Hong Kong Moving Forward: Paths & Protests | Antony Dapiran, Author “City of Protest”
The Mandarin Oriental 3 Connaught Road, CentralWhat do we want? When do we want it? Our focus is Hong Kong and our Chatham House discussion features Antony Dapiran, author of "City of Protest: A Recent History of Dissent in Hong Kong." "Hong Kong is a city with a long history of civil disobedience." So begins the book blurb on Amazon.com for...
Terrorism, Kidnapping, Cybersecurity & More: Emerging Market Risk with Gene Yu, CEO, Blackpanda
The Mandarin Oriental 3 Connaught Road, CentralTerrorism, kidnapping, extortion, criminals, conflict zones, sabotage, cybersecurity Companies operating in emerging markets are susceptible to security crises that may have devastating impacts on their assets, finances or reputation. Blackpanda provides bespoke services and solutions that enable their clients to successfully prevent and navigate special risks. They help clients with significant security concerns around their operational risk...
Paid to Think | Author’s Talk with David Goldsmith
The Mandarin Oriental 3 Connaught Road, CentralHave you ever thought about the fact that a craftsman has more and better tools to solve challenges on the job than the leader of a business or organisation does? Leadership “tools” are usually defined as computers, spreadsheets, data, and even experience, but in reality, leaders need thinking tools that are hard to come by,...
Greater Bay: Getting the Insider’s Edge with Tony Verb
The Mandarin Oriental 3 Connaught Road, CentralThe Greater Bay Area represents an ambitious plan to compete with Silicon Valley by pooling talent, financial, infrastructure, and technological economies of scale to build the first true global competitor. The Greater Bay Area (GBA) consists of the mega cities in Southern China’s Pearl River Delta region including Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Zhuhai, Foshan, Dongguan, Zhongshan, Jiangmen, Huizhou, Zhaoqing,...
Cryptocurrency 101: Bitcoin Explained with Angelina Kwan, former COO, BitMEX
The Mandarin Oriental 3 Connaught Road, CentralOn 17 December 2017 the price of one Bitcoin peaked at US$19,783.06. One year later the same coin was valued at US$3,265. While today the currency has reclaimed some value, the current price is US$8,099. If you don't like change, get out of the cryptocurrency industry. Angelina Kwan has had her fair share of change....
After Dark @ Asia Insight Circle | VIP Evening at The Great European Carnival
AIA Great European Carnival Harbour Foreshore, CentralEach year The AIA Great European Carnival entertains tens of thousands of families here in Hong Kong - last year 800,000 enjoyed the rides, food, games and more. Have you considered the mammoth effort "behind the scenes"? Hundreds of entertainers, carnival workers, technicians and more converge on the foreshore of Victoria Harbour to create an...
Coronavirus Tech: Solutions & Hacks
Remo.coInfluencer Insights: Work in the Age of Coronavirus With Top Technology Influencers - Marsha Collier, #TechRadio Host - Robert Scoble, Tech Evangelist Around the world, businesses are shuttered as employees are encouraged (or mandated) to work from home. The goal is to slow the infection rate of the novel coronavirus. For parents of school-age children, adding to the...
Marketing to Machines and Augmented Humans | Networking & Webinar
https://live.remo.co/e/marketing-to-machines-and-augmen/registerCoronavirus forced us into remote work. Tech is helping battle the virus. How will that same technology forever change marketing? Learn how with futurist Tamara McCleary
Managing Disruption: What’s Working NOW
EventbriteJim Harris, Author "Blindsided: How to Spot the Next Breakthrough That Will Change Your Business" Online Networking & Webinar Hong Kong: Friday 22 May - 9:30 am Toronto: Thursday 21 May - 9:30 pm Vancouver: Thursday 21 May - 6:30 pm Why are companies blindsided? The speed of change, driven by new technology, mergers, and competition...
Banking Disrupted – After Dark @ Asia Insight Circle
The Garage @ Deloitte 30-32 D'Aguilar Street, Central"Hong Kong is moving quickly into a new era of branchless banking, a shift that brings up challenges for traditional lenders which must innovate to cope with the competition." - SCMP A virtual bank is a licensed financial institution that handles all transactions via the web, email, mobile cheque deposit, ATMs, and "experience centres." There...
