Forum for 200 Global Business and Political Leaders on Managing Speed of Change to be Held in Hong Kong

Over 200 global business and political leaders, including Hong Kong Chief Executive C.H. Tung and former US President George Bush, will be participating in the Third Annual Business Week CEO Forum to be held at Hong Kong’s Grand Hyatt Hotel from 13-15 October. The Forum’s theme, “Managing the Speed of Change: Meeting the Needs of Tomorrow,” will be addressed in sessions on strategies and leadership Asia will require to sustain the region’s return to economic growth.

In association with the Better Hong Kong Foundation, The CEO Forum will examine topics relating to corporate governance and responses to various economic issues throughout Asia. Topics on Industries and Organization Transformation, Restructuring, Mergers & Acquisitions; Growth of the Digital Economy; and Maximum Leadership will be covered.

Highlights include the Hon. Tung Chee-Hwa, Chief Executive of the HKSAR; the Hon. David Li, Chairman and Chief Executive, The Bank of East Asia; Charles Wang, Chairman and CEO, Computer Associates International Incorporated, and the Hon. Yu Xiaosong, Chairman of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT). Robert Dowling, Managing Editor of Business Week International; Professor Vijay Govindarajan, Earl C. Daum 1924 Professor of International Business, Amos Tuck School of Business Administration, Dartmouth College, United States and Joel Stern, pioneer of EVA (Economic Value Added) will also address the forum.

Former President George Bush will close the Forum with a keynote address on Moving into the New Millennium on Friday, 15 October.

Joining the discussions are corporate leaders from such multinational organisations as United Technologies, SAP, Philip Morris, Polycom and Schindler to name a few.

The Better Hong Kong Foundation believes that the business community will drive much of the speed of change in Asia. The issues being addressed in the Forum – leadership, corporate flexibility and transformation, e-commerce, brand building, applying technology, and developing a 21st Century workforce will all determine just how successful that change will be.

George Yuen, Chief Executive of the Better Hong Kong Foundation said, “As the economic crisis in the region subsides it is important for Global business leaders to meet and focus on Asia’s future and the actions that the private sector can make to ensure that the region returns to sustainable levels of economic growth. There is no better way for business leaders to see how Hong Kong is repositioning itself and strengthening its role as Asia’s premier business city than to visit our city and meet our government and business leaders.”

Sam Moon, Managing Director, Executive Programs Asia for Business Week said, “The CEO Forum provides opportunities to meet with the brightest leaders in the region and the world through three days of discussions in a particularly important and timely setting. Business leaders absolutely need to know the status and direction of their investments particularly in Hong Kong and throughout Asia. This Forum is the first major opportunity they have had for a credible assessment, from those directly influencing and shaping the markets.”

The event is held in strategic partnership with AT&T Asia Pacific, Bain & Company, Egon Zehnder International, Linklaters & Alliance, Merrill Lynch, The National University of Singapore Business School, and United Parcel Service.

For more information on how to participate in the 1999 CEO Forum, please contact Sam Moon at: Tel: (852) 2581 0140 / Fax: (852) 2581 0147
Email: sammoon@dnmStrategies.com

 

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The Better Hong Kong Foundation is a privately funded, non-profit, non-political organization, formed by leading Hong Kong business people. The Foundation aims to reinforce Hong Kong’s role as the regional leading financial, shipping, trading and communications centre. It also serves to enhance greater international understanding between East and West. The Foundation is committed to facilitating communication between Hong Kong and China and the international community.