Description
CKGSB and UN WOMEN will jointly host the 2017 Women in Leadership Forum, featured an impressive line-up of Chinese and international speakers from across a range of sectors.
Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business (CKGSB) and United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN WOMEN) will present the 2017 Women in Leadership Forum, on June 26, 2017, in Beijing, China.
Previous speakers of this Forum, which is now in its third year, have included Facebook’s COO Sheryl Sandberg and Didi Chuxing’s President Liu Qing. The Forum will offer an opportunity to the 350 participating Chinese and global opinion leaders from the business, academic, non-profit and government sectors to network and share best practice.
Agenda
09:00 – 09:30 Registration
09:30 – 09:35 Opening by Emcee
Michelle Xing, Anchor “Global Business”, CGTN (formerly CCTV News)
09:35 – 09:45 Welcome Remarks from CKGSB
Zhou Li, Assistant Dean, CKGSB
09:45 – 09:55 Welcome Remarks from UN Women
Julie Broussard, Country Programme Manager, UN Women
【Women’s Empowerment】
09:55 – 10:10 Keynote Speech
Julie L. Kavanagh, Acting Deputy Chief of Mission, US Embassy Beijing
【Women x Business】
10:10 – 10:25 Keynote Speech
Wei Sun Christianson, Asia Co-CEO, Morgan Stanley
10:25 – 10:40 Keynote Speech
Gill Zhou, Vice President, IBM Greater China (CKGSB Student)
10:40 – 10:55 Keynote Speech
Han Xiaohong, President, Ciming Health Checkup Management Group (CKGSB Alumna)
11:00 – 12:30 Panel Discussion
Guo Sheng, CEO, Zhaopin.com
Han Xiaohong, President, Ciming Health Checkup Management Group (CKGSB Alumna)
Tim Payne, Senior Partner, Head of Asia, Brunswick
Daisy Shen, COO of Global China Practice, KPMG
Gill Zhou, Vice President, IBM Greater China (CKGSB Student)
Moderator:
Rachel Morarjee, The Economist Corporate Network
12:30 – 14:00 Lunch Break
【Women x Creative Industries】
14:00 – 15:00 Panel Discussion
Soo Kang, Global Education and Technology Group, Pearson PLC
Christina Larson, Reporter, Bloomberg News
Anke Redl, Co-Founder and Partner, China Media Management Inc
Yang Xiaoxuan, Vice President, iQiyi (CKGSB Alumna)
Moderator:
Li Xin, Managing Director, Caixin Global (CKGSB Alumna)
【Women x Entrepreneurship】
15:00 – 15:15 Keynote Speech
Liu Nan, CEO, Mia (CKGSB Chuang Community Student)
15:15-16:15 Panel Discussion
Tan Jing, CEO and Founder, Jiashuangkuaizi.com (CKGSB Chuang Community Student)
Cindy Mi, Founder, VIPKID (CKGSB Chuang Community Student)
Liu Nan, CEO, Mia (CKGSB Chuang Community Student)
Su Cheng Harris-Simpson, Executive Director, Greater China, WEConnect International; Founder & CEO, SCHSAsia
Zhu Yueyi, Founder and CEO, Huadian Shijian (CKGSB Chuang Community Student)
Moderator:
Li Yang, Associate Professor, CKGSB
【Women x Philanthropy】
16:15 – 16:30 Keynote Speech
Tao Hong, Renowned Chinese Actress and Philanthropist (CKGSB Alumna)
16:30 – 17:20 Panel Discussion
May Mei, Founder of GoalBlue, Former Chief Representative of WildAid China (CKGSB Alumna)
Clare Pearson, Co-Chair of CBBC and Britcham; Pro Bono Counsel and CSR Manager for Asia at DLA Piper
Tao Hong, Renowned Chinese Actress and Philanthropist (CKGSB Alumna)
Zhang Huaying, Vice President for Sustainability, Coca-Cola
Moderator:
Julie Broussard, Country Programme Manager, UN Women
17:20 – 17:45 Keynote Speech
Zhang Shuqin, Founder, Sun Village
17:45 -17:50 Closing by Emcee
17:50-18:30 Networking
Registration:
For further information or any questions please email Mark Dreyer at markdreyer@ckgsb.edu.cn
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