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