The 2009 conference program will be announced by around September this year. Please refer to below 2008 conference program for reference.
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CONFERENCE AT A GLANCE
December 3, 2008 (Wed)
0815	Registration Starts
0830	Exhibition Opens (FREE)
0900 - 0930	Welcome Address
	-	Wilfred Wong, F.I.H.R.M.(HK), President, Hong Kong Institute of Human Resource Management (HKIHRM)
	-	Francis Mok, M.I.H.R.M.(HK), Chairperson of Conference Organizing Committee & Vice President, HKIHRM
	Opening Address: Guest of Honor
	-	Anthony Cheung, BBS, JP, President, Hong Kong Institute of Education
0930 - 1115	Plenary 1 CEO Plenary: Unleashing Potential to Build Winning Organizations
	-	Clifton Chua, Managing Director, Hong Kong & Macau, FedEx Express
	-	Peter Lau, Chairman & Chief Executive, Giordano International Ltd
	-	Caroline Mak, Group Specialty Retail Director, The Dairy Farm Group
1115 - 1200	Tea & Coffee Break
1200 - 1300	Plenary 2 Guru Plenary: Unleashing Potential to Build Winning Organizations
	-	Scott Christopher, author of The Levity Effect and contributor of The Carrot Principle
1300 - 1430	Lunch
1430 - 1600	Concurrent Elective Sessions ¡V Series A
	A1	What Beyond Monetary Incentives ¡V Building a Culture of Commitment (Cantonese Session)
	-	Timothy Ma, Executive Director, Senior Citizen Home Safety Association
	A2	Bridging the Generation Gap ¡V Attracting & Retaining Generation Y
	-	July Kong, M.I.H.R.M.(HK), HR Director, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu
	-	Ian Choy, Senior HR Manager, Pizza Hut HK Management Ltd
	A3	Unleashing HR¡¦s Potential
	-	Theresa Lai, General Manager, HR, Modern Terminals Ltd
	-	Julita Leung, HR Director, North Asia, The Dairy Farm Group
	-	Alan O¡¦Neill, Head of Executive Development, Group HR, Jardine Matheson Ltd
	A4	Transformation of Leaders: China Experience
	-	Alice Law, Executive in Residence, HKUST Business School
	A5	The Power of Workforce Mobility in China and the Challenges of Workforce Mobility in Emerging Asia-Pacific Markets
	-	Mario Ferraro, Group General Manager, International HR, International SOS; Chairman of Worldwide ERC APAC Committee
	-	Avrom Goldberg, Managing Director, Asia Pacific & Middle East, SIRVA Relocation; Member of Worldwide ERC China Taskforce
	-	Catherine Zhu, Technology and Consumer Practice Consultant, Egon Zehnder International; Member of Worldwide ERC APAC Committee
	-	Brenda Fender, Director of Global Initiatives, Worldwide ERC
	A6	Business Turnaround through People (Cantonese Session) °ö¨|¤H¤~¦¨´N¥ø·~µo®i (¼sªF¸Ü)
	-	Caroline Li, Director of HR, Tao Heung Group Ltd
1600 - 1630	Tea & Coffee Break
1630 - 1800	Concurrent Elective Sessions ¡V Series B
	B1	Winning the Talent War: IBM's Approach and Lessons Learned
	-	David Chan, Manager of Leadership Development, IBM China/Hong Kong Ltd
	B2	Corporate Culture and Human Capital Strategy
	-	Sandy Fok, General Manager, Staff Development, Swire
	B3	Preparing for a More Regulated Employment Landscape in HKSAR (Cantonese Session)
	-	K T Lai, F.I.H.R.M.(HK), Co-chairperson of Employee Relations Committee & Immediate Past President, HKIHRM
	-	Li Pang Kwong, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, Lingnan University
	-	Albert Wong, Member of Employee Relations Committee, HKIHRM; Manager Personnel Strategy and Relations, Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd
	B4	Work-Life Balance: A Retention Tool for Business
	-	Shalini Mahtani, Founder & CEO, Community Business
	-	Fern Ngai, Head of HR, Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Ltd
	B5	Chinese Medicine for Stress Management (Cantonese Session) ¤¤ÂåµÎ½w¤u§@À£¤Oªº´¼¼z (¼sªF¸Ü)
	-	Simon Mak C.M.P. (³Á¶W±`¤¤Âå®v), Chief of Chinese Medicine Department, United Asia Medical Network Co Ltd
	B6	Maximizing Human Capital in Turbulent Times
	-	Edward Lee, Vice President of Greater China, StepStone China
	-	Christine Lai, Executive Director, Head of HR, HK & North Asia, ABN-AMRO Bank (Re-branded to The Royal Bank of Scotland)
1800	Day 1 Conference Ends
December 4, 2008 (Thu)
0815	Registration Starts
0830	Exhibition Opens (FREE)
0900 - 1030	Plenary 3 Senior HR Forum: Unleashing People Potential, Growing Business ¡V the HR Challenge
	-	Margaret Cheng, Head of HR, HSBC Bank (China) Company Ltd
	-	Jim Lygopoulos, Vice President ¡V HR, Asia Pacific, The Walt Disney Company
	-	David Rossiter, Head of HR, Hospital Authority
1030 - 1115	Tea & Coffee Break
1115 - 1245	Concurrent Elective Sessions ¡V Series C
	C1	Doing the Impossible (Cantonese Session)
	-	C Y Lam, JP, Director, Hong Kong Observatory
	C2	Talent Management ¡V the Key to Being a High Performance Company
	-	Maisie Lam, Country HR Director, Citi, Hong Kong
	C3	Creating People Advantage ¡V How to Address HR Challenges Worldwide through 2015
	-	Alain Le Couedic, Partner and Managing Director, Boston Consulting Group
	C4	No Hiding Place for Leaders
	-	Paul Jewitt-Harris, Director of Consultant & Product Development, and Practice Director, Asia, Lane4 Management Group Ltd
	-	David Rossiter, Head of HR, Hospital Authority
	C5	Top Compensation and Benefits (C&B) Trends in China
	-	Henry Wong, Business Leader for Health & Benefits, Greater China, Mercer, and Managing Director of Mercer Hong Kong
	-	Alan Zhang, Business Leader for Information Product Solutions, Greater China, Mercer
	C6	Corporate Social Responsibility ¡V the Story of Towngas
	-	Wong Sau Ying, Head of Corporate Communications, The Hong Kong and China Gas Co Ltd
1245 - 1430	Lunch
1430 - 1600	Concurrent Elective Sessions ¡V Series D
	D1	The Influence of Chinese Culture on HR Practices
	-	Larry Farn, Chair Professor of Management, School of Business and Management, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
	-	David Chan, Manager of Leadership Development, IBM China/Hong Kong Ltd
	D2	The Next Generation of Employment Branding and Creating an Engaging End-to-End Candidate Experience
	-	Martin Cerullo, Director of Resourcing Communications, Alexander Mann Solutions
	-	James Mendes, Managing Director ¡V Asia Pacific, Alexander Mann Solutions
	-	Co-speaker (to be confirmed)
	D3	From Work Stress to Holistic Wellness (Cantonese Session)
	-	Lam Man Ping, Counseling Psychologist, Honorary Professor of Counseling Psychology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong; and Founder of T&T Holistic Growth Institute
	-	Calvin Luk, Registered Physiotherapist, Director, T&T Counseling and Physiotherapy Centre
	D4	Leadership in Turbulent Times - New Mind Set, Tool Set and Skill Set
	-	Winnie Chiu, M.I.H.R.M.(HK), Senior Consultant, Right Management Hong Kong Ltd
	- -	Alison Chang, Managing Director, COREsearch Ltd Ian Strutton, Director, Manpower
	D5	Winning Teams for Business Success
	-	Lim Meng Teng, Managing Director, Neo Derm Group Ltd
	-	Stephen Leung, Country Manager, Pfizer Corporation Hong Kong Ltd
	D6	China Labor Contract Law Update and its Impact (Putonghua Session) ¸ÑŪ¡m¤¤µØ¤H¥Á¦@©M°ê³Ò°Ê¦X¦Pªk¹ê¬I±ø¨Ò¡n¤Î¨ä¹ï¥ø·~ªº¼vÅT (´¶³q¸Ü)
	-	Jiang Junlu («¸«T¸S«ß®v), Partner, King & Wood
1600 - 1630	Tea & Coffee Break
1630 - 1715	Closing Remarks & Grand Lucky Draw
1715 - 1800	Exhibition Symposiums & Exhibition Visit (FREE)
Updated as of November 28, 2008
u	The majority of the sessions will be conducted in English. (Non-English sessions will be specified, Cantonese: A1, A6, B3, B5, C1, D3, Putonghua: D6)
u	HKIHRM reserves the right to make alterations to the program due to unexpected changes in travel commitments or the schedule of speakers.