Upcoming Event

Breakfast Program
hosted by White & Case LLP

with

Mr. Mingjian Bi
Senior Advisor of China International Capital Corporation (CICC)

A talk on

The CICC Experience in State-Owned Enterprise Corporatization
and Listing on the Hong Kong and Shanghai Stock Exchanges

Friday, March 9, 2012
8:00am – 9:30am
White & Case LLP
1155 Avenue of the Americas, 40th Floor
New York, NY 10036

Mingjian Bi’s Biography
Mr. Bi is Senior Advisor of CICC’s U.S. office and is currently assisting the firm in developing its North America investment banking business. He was co-head of Investment Banking and member of CICC’s management committee from 1999 to 2005.  Mr. Bi has led many landmark investment banking transactions including equity and debt offerings, M&A and corporate restructurings.  Before joining CICC, Mr. Bi worked in the area of agriculture and rural development in the World Bank and China’s Ministry of Agriculture.

Past Events

Breakfast with Pan Guang, Professor and Academic Director of the Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences

Discussion on The Arab Spring and China's Energy Strategy: Role of the Middle East and Central Asia

Princeton Club of New York

Mon Feb 6

HKANY Holiday Reception

Barclays Center Nets Showroom in The New York Times Building

Thurs Dec 15

Hong Kong: America's Bridge to Asian Growth

Hong Kong Trade and Development Council

Speakers

Keynote Speaker: A. Michael Spence, Nobel Laureate in Enonomics 2001, Professor in Economics & Business at NYU Stern School of Business

Michael Bellacosa, Managing Director, Treasury Services, The Bank of New York Mellon

Mary Wadsworth Darby, Vice Chair, Hong Kong Association of New York

Lawrence Fok, Chief Marketing Officer, Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited

Fred Lam, Executive Director, Hong Kong Trade Development Council

Carmela Mammas, Director, U.S. Commercial Service- New York, U.S. Department of Commerce

C.T. Tang, Capture Manager, International Air Traffic Management, Raytheon

Kok-Chi Tsim, Managing Director, Commercial Banking International, JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.

Jason Yeung, Deputy Chief Executive, Bank of China (Hong Kong)

Oscar Zamorano, Vice President of Operations and Supply Chain, iRobot Home Robots Division

Mandarin Oriental, New York

Fri Dec 2 at 9:00am

(HKANY as outreach partner)

Breakfast with Shu-Pui Li, Head of Financial Infrastructure Development Division, Hong Kong Monetary Authority

Hong Kong- The Offshore RMB Center: Newest Developments and Insights

Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office, New York

Thurs Dec 1 at 8:30am

The 12th Hong Kong Forum

Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre

Nov 29-30

Breakfast at Sotheby's

A Private Viewing of a Special Collection of Western Prints and Discussion on the Art Market in Hong Kong and China

Speakers: Mary Bartow, Senior Vice President & Director of the Prints Department and Marcus Fox, Senior Vice President at Sotheby's

Sotheby's

Tues Oct 25 at 8:00am

Private Breakfast with Arthur Yuen, Deputy Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority

Bank of New York Mellon

Thurs Oct 20 at 8:00am

A seminar and luncheon on Hong Kong as Regional Logistics Hub
Seminar Speakers:
From the Hong Kong Logistics Development Council
Mr. Willy Lin Chairman, Hong Kong Shippers Council
Ms. Anna Lin, Chief Executive, GS1 Hong Kong
From the U.S.
Mr. Howard Li, Chairman and CEO, Waitex Group
Mr. Joseph Shearn Jr, Vice President, Distribution, Tiffany & Co. 
Moderated by:
Mr. Chris J. Dombalis, Executive Vice President, Global Marketing, Maher Terminals LLC
Luncheon Keynote Address by:
Doris Cheung, Deputy Secretary for Transport and Housing, Hong Kong SAR
Ms Cheung will speak on Hong Kong’s logistics capabilities, strengths and developments, including new initiatives that would entrench its role as a regional logistics hub.
Harvard Club
Tues Sept 6 at 10:00am

(HKANY as outreach partner)

Private Breakfast with Alex Fong, CEO, Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce; former Principal Hong Kong Economic and Trade Representative (Tokyo); former Director of Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in New York

Yale Club

Fri Jul 22 at 8:00am

Breakfast with Ms. Chiann Bao, Secretary-General, Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Mon Jul 18 at 8:00am

Private breakfast with Mr. Gong Shaolin, Chairman, China Merchants Securities Co., Ltd. and

Mr. Ray Feng, Executive Director, CMS Capital (HK) Co., Ltd.

Yale Club

Tues Jun 21 at 8:00am

Private breakfast with Ms. Clarie Lo, Executive Director, Dah Sing Banking Group

A discussion on Perspectives on US- China Relationship: From Trade and Investment Cooperation to Fighting Drug Trafficking, Money Laundering, and Terrorism

White & Case LLP

Thurs Jun 16 at 8:00am

Private breakfast with Ms. Elsie Leung, GMB, JP, Deputy Director, HKSAR Basic Law Committee of Standing Committee of National People’s Congress, and Member, Mainland Legal Affairs Committee, Law Society of Hong Kong
A discussion on The Legal System of the People’s Republic of China Relating to the Development of Hong Kong 
New York Athletic Club

Wed Jun 8 at 7:45am 

Private breakfast with Mr. C.H. Tung, Vice Chairman of the Eleventh National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, People's Republic of China

Duane Morris LLP

Wed Jun 1 at 7:30am

HKETO breakfast on "Hong Kong – Best Business Partner and Gateway to China”

Speaker: Mr. Donald Tong, Hong Kong Commissioner for Economic and Trade Affairs, USA, The Government of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

The Yale Club of New York City

Thurs May 26 at 8:00am

(HKANY as outreach partner)

HKANY luncheon with The Better Hong Kong Foundation delegation

Speaker: Ronnie Chan, Executive Committee Chairman & Chairman of Hang Lung Properties Ltd.

Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates (KPF)

Tues May 17 at 12:15pm

HKTDC Breakfast seminar “Hong Kong: Managing Challenges and Opportunities in China”

Duane Morris LLP

Tues May 17 at 8:00am

(HKANY as outreach partner)

Insights on Doing Business in China
Speakers:
Mr. Chris Davies
Deputy CEO, HSBC China
Mr. Savio Tung
Senior Advisor and Founding Partner, Investcorp
HSBC Bank USA, N.A. • The Americas Room, 11th Floor

Tues May 10 at 7:30am

Panel Discussion on Intellectual Property Protection in China and Hong Kong 

How to Establish and Protect: Transactional, Monitoring and Enforcement Issues   

Keynote Speaker: Nancy Kremers, Senior Attaché, US Patent & Trademark Office, Beijing, China  

Panelists Include: Eugene Chang, Willkie, Farr & Gallagher; Louis Ho, Hong Kong Trade Development Council; Elizabeth Kaneko, Johnson & Johnson; Sunny Tam, Clark University; Lucy Nichols, Nokia; Carey Ramos, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan.

Citigroup 

Fri Apr 15 at 8:00am

Members Wine & Cheese Reception

Hong Kong Trade Development Council

Thurs Mar 31 at 5:00pm

Private Dinner with Ms Julia Leung, Under Secretary, Financial Services and Treasury, Government of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

Tues Mar 1 at 6:00pm

Private Breakfast with John Slosar, COO Cathay Pacific (CEO effective Mar 30, 2011)

Harvard Club

Wed Feb 23 at 8:00am

China Dawn in the Dessert: Understanding China's Interests in the Middle East (HKANY as outreach partner)

Keynote Speaker: Dr. Pan Guang, Professor and Academic Director of Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences

Princeton Club

Tues Feb 15 at 7:30am

Private Breakfast program with Ronnie Chan, Chairman of Hang Lung Properties

Duane Morris

Mon Feb 14 at 8:00am

Remaking the Chinese City (HKANY as outreach partner)

Asia Society

Wed Jan 5, 2011 at 6:30pm

HKANY Holiday Reception

Museum of Chinese in America

Fri Dec 17, 2010 at 6:00pm

Director of Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office and Director of Hong Kong Trade Development Council on "Hong Kong- Prospects and Opportunities for U.S. Businesses" 
Harvard Club, 2nd Floor
Tues Oct 19 at 8:15am

China Merchants Securities on "Hong Kong's Role as Cross-Border RMB Settlement Center"
Deloitte LLP
Thurs Oct 7 at 6pm

Private Luncheon: HKANY Guests and Delegation from HKSAR Government
Hotel Athenee
Oct 1 at 12pm

C.Y. Leung on "Hong Kong: The Showcase for American Products"

(HKANY as supporting partner)

Christine Loh, CEO of Civic Exchange

Delegation of the Better Hong Kong Foundation

(HKANY as supporting partner)

 Asia Society

Feb 17, 2010

Chief Executive Officer of Civic Exchange, Christine Loh, on Climate 
Waitex

Feb 9, 2010