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AAPBS Academic Conference
Nurturing Global Business Leaders in Asia for the World

Hosted by
College of Business, City University of Hong Kong
12-13 May 2011

 (Tentative Schedule)

Day 1 (12 May 2011)
8:30am Registration
9.00am Opening Remarks
by Prof Kwok-Kee WEI (Dean, College of Business, City University of Hong Kong)
9.05am Welcome Speech
by Prof Way KUO (President, City University of Hong Kong)
9.15am Academic Conference Overview
by Professor Tim BRAILSFORD (Executive Dean, Business School, University of Queensland), President, AAPBS
9.25am Keynote Address
by Prof K C CHAN, SBS, JP
(Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, HKSAR)
10.05am Conference Attendee Group Photo session
10.20am Morning Coffee Break
10.45am

Panel Discussion: Asia-Pacific Region as an education hub: the Challenge of going global in a local context

Moderator: Prof K. Ravi KUMAR (Dean, KAIST College of Business, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology)

  • Prof Kwok-Kee WEI (Dean, College of Business, City University of Hong Kong)
  • Prof Bernard YEUNG (Dean, Business School, National University of Singapore)
  • Prof Tim BRAILSFORD (Executive Dean, Business School, University of Queensland)
12.30pm Lunch
12.30-2.00pm Executive Meeting (For Executive Members only)
2.00-4.00pm Council Meeting (For Council Members only)
2.00pm

Panel Discussion: Redesigning the MBA: Are business schools responding to the urgent call to enhance the relevancy of the MBA curriculum?

  • Mr Grant BOWIE (President, MGM Grand Paradise Limited)
  • Ms Sharon BAMFORD (Chief Executive, Association of MBAs)

 

3.35pm Afternoon Coffee Break
4.00pm Panel Discussion: Has Industry changed its perspective of what a Business Graduate should look like?
  • Dr Richard R. VUYLSTEKE (President, The American Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong)
  • Prof Jim HERBOLICH (Director of Network Services, European Foundation for Management Development)
  • Dr Geoff PERRY (Dean, Faculty of Business and Law, AUT University)

 

5.30pm End of Day One sessions
5.35pm Coach transfer to dinner venue
6.30pm Dinner

 

Day 2 (13 May 2011)
9.00am Panel Discussion: Innovation and entrepreneurship: what does it really take, and can business schools nurture those qualities?
  • Dr C K WONG (CEO, CDC Global Services Corporation; Vice Chairman, CDC Software Corporation)
  • Dr Eileen PEACOCK (Vice President and Chief Officer (Asia), AACSB International)
10.30am Morning Coffee Break
10.45am Panel Discussion: Teaching Family Business Concepts: Is there any difference?
  • Mr James THOMPSON (Chairman and Founder, Crown Worldwide)
  • Ms Tracy HICKMAN (Senior Manager, Corporate Advisory Services, Staples Rodway Limited)
12.15pm

Closing Address
by Prof Hirokazu KONO (Dean, Business School, Keio University), President-Elect of AAPBS

12.25pm Closing Remarks
by Prof Kwok-Kee WEI (Dean, College of Business, City University of Hong Kong)
12.30pm Lunch
2.00pm End of conference

 

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