International Forum, Hong Kong (IFHK)

Venue: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR

CUEWB will hold International Forum, Hong Kong in collaboration with The Hong Kong Polytechnic University on Saturday, 6 November 2010. Following the success of CUEWB’s “Success: Vision & Action” series of international forums in Beijing, Xiamen, and Cambridge, the Hong Kong forum will provide another opportunity for more than 350 university students in Hong Kong to hear five world-class speakers who can give their view of the education and business life in the 21st century, and of what it takes for young people to succeed in today’s globalised world.

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"It is our pleasure to work with CUEWB on the captioned Forum with the aim to encourage the new generation to embrace innovation, knowledge transfer, and entrepreneurship as the driving force for future economic development."

- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University


The theme of the Forum is "Success" and consists of two parts:

1. Vision: Creating a powerful vision is one of the most important aspects of success. In this part, our speakers will give the audience an overview of the current world economy, including its trend and opportunities for the students, from the speakers’ perspective. This part will encourage the students to develop their own vision for their future.
2. Action: A vision is only a dream unless it results in action. This part will encourage the students to think big, take active steps, and become successful.

Through the forum, we are aiming to break down barriers between universities and the business world and promote the educational and cultural exchange between Hong Kong and Cambridge. Supported by all the universities and tertiary institutions in Hong Kong, the forum is endorsed and partially funded by the Government of the Hong Kong SAR and will be in lieu with the Knowledge Transfer Conference, which is one of the major events of the Technology Month to be organised by the Government of the Hong Kong SAR.
 

1. Prof. Alan Barrell DBA, FRSA (UK)
Prof. Barrell has spent 30 years in senior executive positions in technology-based companies, including chief executive roles at Baxter Healthcare, Domino Printing Sciences and Willett International. Latterly he has spent time at various board positions in early stage companies including chairmanship of the Cambridge Gateway Fund, founder shareholder of Library House Ltd. He is Entrepreneur in Residence at the University of Cambridge Entrepreneurship Centre. His work in these areas recently led him to becoming one of the first recipients of The Queen’s Award for Enterprise Promotion. Most recently, he has been appointed as International Advisor to Youth Business China (YBC).

2. Prof. Rob Valli (USA)
Prof. Valli’s professional background and experience dovetails business, higher education, leadership, and service. After two decades of successful investment banking, technology venturing, and entrepreneurial leadership, he joined the Institute for Manufacturing, University of Cambridge. Prof. Valli is President of the Investment Board of Parigi Equity Partners. He has served on the Alumni Board of Directors for The Stanford Graduate School of Business; the CAL, Berkeley, Executive Committee for the HAAS Arena; the Board of Advisors for the Office of Strategic Business Initiatives at the University of Illinois; the Board of Directors for the MIT/Stanford Venture Lab; the Board of Advisors to Taiwan Venture Partners, D & B Venture and Satwik Ventures; as well as, holding a Board seat at AIESEC-US, the largest non-profit international student-run organisation in the world.

3. Ms. Candace Johnson (EU)
Candace Johnson is a global infrastructure, network and innovation expert, serial entrepreneur and investor. She is co-initiator of SES/ASTRA and SES Global, the world's pre-eminent satellite group. She is also founding President of Europe Online Investments S.A., the world's first internet-based online service and satellite broadband network, and founder of Loral Skynet-Teleport Europe, Europe's first independent private trans-border satellite communications network. Ms. Johnson is also founding President of the VATM, the Association of Private Telecom Operators in Germany and founding President of the Global Telecom Women's Network (GTWN). She has continued to be a long-time Member of the Board of Directors of all of these companies and organizations at various times throughout the years.

A total of five speakers will be invited to deliver speeches at the forum.
 

The core audience of the forum will consist of more than 350 student representatives selected from the eight institutions in Hong Kong with the following criteria, in the order of descending priority:

1. Degree level: MBA/PhD/Master/Penultimate or final year undergraduate
2. Work/research experience
3. Leadership in student societies
4. Recognised professional qualifications

 
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