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WCD Global Chapters
WomenCorporateDirectors (WCD) Foundation
2017 ASPAC Institute
Asia: New Ways to Build Business and Governance
Hong Kong
September 27-28, 2017
Wednesday, September 27, 2017
4:30 p.m. – 5:45 p.m.
ASPAC Chapter Chair Meeting
Island Shangri-La
Pacific Place, Supreme Court Road, Central, Hong Kong
The agenda will consist of updates from WCD headquarters, overview of global growing chapters, new website training manual for chairs and chapter support.
Room: Executive Suite #4217
Location of Chapter Chair Meeting: Island Shangri-La
6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Registration and Cocktail Reception
The China Club
13-14/F, Old Bank of China Building, Bank Street, Central, Hong Kong
7:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
Welcome Dinner with Roundtables
The China Club
13-14/F, Old Bank of China Building, Bank Street, Central, Hong Kong
Opening:
Susan Stautberg
(United States), Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, WCD; Co-Author of
Women on Board
Malini Vaidya
(Singapore), APAC Consumer Services Practice Leader, Office Manager and Board Practice leader for Singapore and Southeast Asia; WCD Member
Closing:
Kapila Anand
(United States), Director, Extended Stay America, Inc. and ESH Hospitality Retired Partner and Senior Advisor, KPMG LLP; WCD Chapter Chair and Lead Director, WCD Foundation
Thursday, September 28, 2017
Island Shangri-La
Pacific Place, Supreme Court Road,
Central, Hong Kong
8:45 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.
Registration and Networking
Light continental breakfast to be provided
9:15 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
Opening of the ASPAC Institute
Susan Stautberg
(United States), Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, WCD; Co-Author of
Women on Board
Dawn Westerhout
(Singapore). Head of Marketing & Communications, KPMG
9:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Keynote Speaker
The Honorable Mrs. Carrie Lam, Chief Executive of Hong Kong SAR
10:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.
Break
10:15 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.
Panel 1: Geopolitics – The Impact on Strategy for Asian Boards
Shalini Mahtani
(Hong Kong) (Moderator), Co-founder & Chair, The Zubin Foundation
Yukiko Kuroda
(Japan), Founder of People Focus Consulting; Director, Marubeni Corporation and Mitsui Chemicals; WCD Member
Syaru Shirley Lin
(Hong Kong) Faculty of the University of Virginia and the Chinese University of Hong Kong; Director of Goldman Sachs Asia Bank (Hong Kong), Langham Hospitality Investments (Hong Kong) and Mercuries Life Insurance (Taiwan); former Partner, Goldman Sachs
Ai Ai Wong
(Singapore), (Singapore), Member of Global Executive Committee and Deputy Chair of the Asia Pacific Regional Council, Baker Mackenzie
11:15 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Break
11:30 p.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Panel 2: Asian Companies: Targeting the Right Overseas Acquisition & Getting the Deal Done
Sarah Bower
(China) (Moderator), Partner, Chief Legal Counsel, KPMG China; WCD Chapter Chair
Jennifer C. Chen
(United States), Partner, Vinson & Elkins LLP
Akiko Mikumo
(Hong Kong), Managing Partner for Asia, Weil, Gotshal & Manges, LLP
Jenifer Rogers
(Japan), General Counsel for Asia for Asurion; Director, Director of Mitsui & Co. Ltd; WCD Member
Edith Shih
(Hong Kong), Executive Director and Company Secretary, CK Hutchison Holdings
12:30 p.m. – 12:45 p.m.
Break
12:45 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.
Luncheon
1:45 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Break
2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m
Panel 3: Asian Companies: Technology & the Global March
Louise Lucas
(Hong Kong) (Moderator), Asia Technology Correspondent,
Financial Times
Rachel Freeman
(Hong Kong), Advisory Manager for Asia, Financial Institutions Group, International Finance Corporation
Aliza Knox
(Singapore), COO Unlockd; Non-Executive Director, Scentre Group,
Singapore Post
, Advisor, ANZ Bank Board Tech Subcommittee; WCD Member
Su-Yen Wong
(Singapore), Chairman, Nera Telecommunications; CEO, Human Capital Leadership Institute; Independent Director, MediaCorp, Yoma Strategic Holdings, NTUC First Campus; WCD Member
Jing Ulrich
(China), Managing Director and Vice Chairman of Asia Pacific, JPMorgan Chase
3:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.
Break
3:15 p.m. – 4:15 p.m
Panel 4: Board Governance for Family Businesses
Ritu Kochhar
(India) (Moderator), Consultant, Spencer Stuart; WCD Chapter Chair
Annie Koh
(Singapore), Lead Independent Director, Health Management International; Director, K1 Ventures; Vice President, Office of Business Development, Singapore Management University
Merle Aiko Okawara
(Japan), Chairman, JC Comsa Corporation; Director, MetLife Insurance K.K. and PT Indofood Comsa Sukses Makmur; WCD Chapter Chair
4:15 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Break
4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Panel 5: Fintech and Its Role in Expanding Business Opportunities
Margaret Hanson-Muse
(Singapore and United States) (Moderator), Minister Counselor for Commercial Affairs, ASEAN; WCD Advisory Board Member and former Honorary Chapter Chair in Peru, Columbia and India
Kerri Burgess
(Australia), Asia Pacific Financial Services Practice Leader, Spencer Stuart
Frederique Covington Corbett
(Singapore), Senior Vice President, Head of Marketing & Cross Border, Asia Pacific, VISA; WCD Member
Adrienne Harris
(United States), Chief Business Development Officer and General Counsel of States Title, Inc.; former Special Assistant to the President for Economic Policy at the White House National Economic Council
Sopnendu Mohanty
(Invited) (Singapore), Chief FinTech Officer of the Monetary Authority of Singapore
5:30 p.m. – 5:40 p.m.
Closing of the Institute
Kapila Anand
(United States), Global Lead Partner, KPMG LLP; Director, Global Delivery Center, Ltd., KPMG India; Director, WCD Foundation; Co-Author of
Women on Board
Susan Stautberg
(United States), Chairman and CEO, WCD; Co-Author of
Women on Board
5:40 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Closing Cocktail Reception
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