CEO Manpower Conference

Business leaders, people management specialists, academics, and senior government officials gather at this biennial manpower conference to mind each other's collective wisdom to come up with practical proposals that can furnish the Chamber, our members, and government officials in appropriate bureaus, with specific action points on manpower strategies ahead.

Discussions focus on drawing up strategies to form recommendations for government action. Our longer-term structural manpower challenges focus on how we can keep our city open to the flow of appropriately skilled people into and out of the economy, and how to foster appropriate education for our future generation and cultivate lifelong learning. At corporate levels, how companies can take on appropriate people management approach to help attract, develop and retain their talented staff in accordance to the corporate culture and development.

All the findings will be distilled into a blueprint for the Chamber's Manpower Committee to guide its work and submissions to government.

 

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2019/10/03

CEO Manpower Conference 2019

At the biennial manpower conference held on 3 October, business leaders and HR professionals gathered to exchange thoughts on ‘The Art of Manpower Management in an Evolving Workplace’ and came up with practical solutions to manpower and business issues. Discussions focused on how to unleash the potential of a multigenerational workforce, and the success strategies of those companies that are recruiting the best staff. Speakers also shared their views on manpower trends in Hong Kong for 2020, as well as how to prepare workforce for the AI era.

Opening Remarks

Aron Harilela, Chairman of Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce and
Chairman and CEO, Harilela Hotels Limited

Panel session one : Winning the Manpower Race – Talent Strategies That Work
Speakers:
Frank Koo
, Head of Asia, LinkedIn Talent & Learning Solutions
Guy Mills, Chief Executive Officer of Manulife (International) Limited
Kosaku Kawai, President & Managing Director, Mitsubishi Corporation (Hong Kong) Limited
Eric Ma, Chief Executive Officer, NWS Holdings Limited

Moderator
Yonden Lhatoo, Chief News Editor, South China Morning Post

Panel session Two: The Power of a Multigenerational Workforce

Speakers:
Wilson Kwong
, Chief Executive, Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited.
NiQ Lai, Chief Executive Officer, Hong Kong Broadband Network
Adrian Worth, Managing Director, IKEA Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan
Cary Shek, Senior Director, Human Resources, Klook

Moderator
Barrett Bingley
, Director - Media Sales (North Asia) and Asia Initiatives, The Economist Group

2020 Manpower Trend in Hong Kong

Speaker:
Roger Steel, Managing Director, Hong Kong and Macau, Willis Towers Watson

Moderator
Peter Churchose, Managing Director, Portwood Capital Ltd

Luncheon Session - Xiao-i Insights: Preparing your workforce for the AI Era

Speaker:
Tommy Fan, Regional Director and VP, International Business Group, Xiaoi Robot Technology (H.K.) Ltd

Moderator
Leland Sun, Founder & Managing Director, Pan Asian Mortgage Company Limited

Closing Remarks
Connie Lam
, Chairman, Manpower Committee of Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce and Director – Human Resources, CLP Power Hong Kong Ltd

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2017/10/26

CEO Manpower Conference 2017

Hong Kong’s business leaders and HR professionals shared their views on “Innovation and Disruption: Impacts on Labour Market Dynamics” at the Chamber’s biennial CEO Manpower Conference on 26 October. Speakers dissected the impacts of innovation and emerging business models on the labour market, and provided their own opinions on how business leaders should prepare for such changes. The event was off the record to encourage a free flowing dialogue.

Opening Remarks
Stephen Ng, Chairman, Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce
Chairman & Managing Director, The Wharf (Holdings) Limited

Panel Session I: Shocks to Labour Demand – Disruptive Innovation and Business Models

Speakers:
Alfred Goh, President, Global Fast Growing Enterprises & Regional Head, Customer Solutions and Innovation Asia Pacific, DHL
Jeffrey Rhoda, General Manager, Greater China Group,
IBM
Naoki Yoshida, Chief Representative of Greater China, NEC Corporation
Eric Chong, President & CEO, Siemens Ltd., Hong Kong & Macao

Panel Chair:
Albert Wong Hak-Keung, Chief Executive Officer, Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation

Panel Session II: Developing Supply-side Solutions – The Creed of Agility and Flexibility

Speakers:
Stephen Wong, Chief Executive Officer, Asia Miles Ltd
Kate Bravery, Global Practices Leader, Career Business, Mercer
Anna Yip, Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer, SmarTone
Raymond Chan, Managing Director, TÜV Rheinland Hong Kong Ltd

Panel Chair:
Albert Wong, Chairman, Manpower Committee, Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce    

Insights from a Key Thinker

Speaker:
Prof Richard Wong, SBS, JP, Chair of Economics and Philip Wong Kennedy Wong Professor in Political Economy, The University of Hong Kong

Moderator:
Nicholas Brooke, SBS, JP, FRICS, FHKIS, Chairman, Professional Property Services Limited

Dialogue Session with the Hon Matthew Cheung Kin-Chung, GBM, GBS, JP, Chief Secretary for Administration of the Government of HKSAR

Moderator:
Stephen Ng, Chairman, Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce
Chairman & Managing Director, The Wharf (Holdings) Limited

Closing Remarks
Albert Wong, Chairman, Manpower Committee, Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce

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2015/10/15

CEO Manpower Conference 2015

The cream of Hong Kong’s HR professionals and business leaders shared their views on “The Future of Work” at the Chamber’s CEO Manpower Conference on 15 October. Speakers examined how technology will change the nature of work in the future, and subsequent implications on organizations and employees. The event was off the record to encourage a free flowing dialogue.

Welcome Remarks
Shirley Yuen, CEO, Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce

Introductory Remarks  
Nicholas Sallnow-Smith, Chairman, HKGCC Manpower Committee

Panel Session I: The Future of Work   

Lead Speaker:
Ralph Haupter, Chairman & CEO, Greater China, Microsoft 

CEO Panelists:
Oscar Chow,  Executive Director, Chevalier International Holdings Ltd
Stephen Ho, CEO, CITIC Telecom CPC                  
Piotr Feliks Grzywacz, CEO, Pronoia Group        

Panel Chair:
Nicholas Sallnow-Smith, Chairman, Link Asset Management Ltd

Panel Session II: The Future of Employment

Lead Speaker :
Farzana Aslam, Principal Lecturer, Faculty of Law, University of Hong Kong

Executive Panelists: 
Mike Erlin, Regional Vice President, Australia & New Zealand, Cornerstone OnDemand
Eric Yee, Head of Talent Solutions, Hong Kong, Macau, & Taiwan, LinkedIn
David Oxtoby, President, Pomona College

Panel Chair: 
Duncan Abate,Partner, Mayer Brown JSM       

Panel Session III: The Future of Talent Management

Lead Speaker:
Ritchie Bent, Group Head of Human Resources, Jardine Matheson Ltd

Executive Panelists:
Bin Wolfe, Managing Partner, Talent, Asia-Pacific, EY
Bianca Wong, Group Human Resources & Corporate Communications Director, Jebsen & Co. Ltd.
Clare Muhiudeen, Managing Director, Talent and Rewards, Asia Pacific, Towers Watson

Panel Chair: 
Bill Kooser, Associate Dean for Global Outreach, University of Chicago Booth School of Business

Luncheon KeynoteAddress

The Honourable John C Tsang
Financial Secretary, The Government of the HKSAR

Moderator: 
Aron Harilela, Vice Chairman, Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce

Closing Remarks
Nicholas Sallnow-Smith, Chairman, HKGCC Manpower Committee

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2013/10/24

CEO Manpower Conference 2013

Welcome Remarks

Shirley Yuen, CEO, Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce

 

Chairman Keynote Panel

Human Capital & Business Growth: Challenges & Opportunities

Christopher Pratt, Chairman, John Swire & Sons (H.K.)

Raymond Chien, Chairman, MTR Corporation and Hang Seng Bank

(Session Chairman) Nicholas Sallnow-Smith, Chairman, The Link; Vice-Chairman, HKGCC

Manpower Committee

 

Plenary Panel

Global Outlook: Government Regulations, Markets & People

John Slosar, Chief Executive, Cathay Pacific Airways

Thomas Ho, Chief Executive, Gammon Construction

Douglas Renwick, Country President, Securitas Security Services (Hong Kong)

(Session Chairman) Professor Stephen Cheung, President, The Hong Kong Institute of Education

 

Plenary Panel

Building a Better Workforce: Technologies, Trends & Strategies

Agnes Chan, Managing Partner, Hong Kong & Macau, Ernst & Young

Travis Barton, Principal and Talent Consulting Business Leader, Mercer Hong Kong

Sylvia Lee, Managing Director, Oracle Systems Hong Kong

Joy Xu, Senior Vice President & Chief Human Resources Officer, Asia Pacific Region, PepsiCo

(Session Chairman) Brian Renwick, Managing Partner, Ward Howell Asia

 

Luncheon Keynote Address

Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor, Chief Secretary for Administration

(Session Chairman) Y. K. Pang, Deputy Chairman, Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce

 

Closing Remarks

Nicholas Sallnow-Smith, Chairman, The Link; Vice-Chairman, HKGCC Manpower Committee

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2011/10/13

CEO Manpower Conference 2011

Welcome Remarks

Shirley Yuen, CEO, Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce

 

Introductory Remarks

Brian Renwick, Managing Partner, Boyden (Conference Chairman)

 

CEO Plenary Roundtyable : Manpower in Global & CHina Perspectives

John Rice, Vice Chairman, General Electric

Y K Pang, SBS, JP, Chief Executive, Hongkong Land

Joanna Munro, Chief Executive Officer, Asia-Pacific, HSBC Global Asset Management

Fang Fang, Vice Chairman, Asia, Investment Banking, CEO, China Investment Banking JPMorgan Chaset

 

Concurrent Executive Plenary Sessions:

C K Chow, Chief Executive Officer, MTR

Ricky Wong, Co-Founder & Chairman, City Telecom (HK) &Hong Kong Broadband

Ka Shi Lau, Managing Director & CEO, Bank Consortium Trust

Tom Mehrmann, Chief Executive,Ocean Park

Peter Stracar, President, Asia Pacific Hilti

Lale Kesebi, Executive Director, Li & Fung Trading

 

Luncheon Keynote Address

Wang Jianzhou, Chairman, China Mobile

 

Closing Remarks

Nicholas Sallnow-Smith, Chairman, The Link; Vice-Chairman, HKGCC Manpower Committee

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2009/05/21

CEO Manpower Conference 2009

Welcome Remarks

Brian Renwick, Chairman, HKGCC Manpower Committee, Managing Partner, Boyden

 

Introductory Remarks

Andrew Brandler, Chairman, HKGCC

 

CEO Plenary Roundtable : Visions from Business Leaders

Tony Tyler, Chief Executive, Cathay Pacific

Fu Yuning, Director and President, China Merchants

Fred Hu, Chairman, Greater China,Goldman Sachs

Nicholas Sallnow-Smith, Chairman, The Link

 

Concurrent Breakout Sessions:

Steve Tait, Senior Partner, Tait & Associates

Stanley Hui, JP, Chief Executive Officer,Airport Authority

Chan Tze-ching, BBS, JP, Consultant,Bank of East Asia

Teresa Yang, Vice Chairman, Esquel Enterprises

Ritchie Bent, Group Head, Human Resources Jardine Matheson

Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges, Chief Executive Officer, The Hong Kong Jockey Club

Stephen Golden, Head of Asia Global, Leadership and Diversity Goldman Sachs

 

Luncheon Keynote Address

Professor Lawrence Lau, Vice-Chancellor / President, The Chinese University of

Hong Kong Ralph and Claire Landau Professor of Economics Executive Council Member,HKSAR Government

Mr Alex Fong, CEO, HKGCC (Moderator)

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2007/05/30

CEO Manpower Conference 2007

Welcome Remarks

Lily Chiang, Chairman, HKGCC

 

Introductory Remarks

Steve Tait, Head of Human Resources, HSBC

 

Opening Keynote

Richard Wong, PhD, SBS, JP, Deputy Vice-Chancellor Professor of Economics, The University of Hong Kong

Betty Fung, JP, Deputy Secretary forEducation & ManpowerEducation & Manpower Bureau

 

CEO Plenary Roundtable : Visions from Business Leaders

Betty Yuen, Managing Director,CLP Power

Y K Pang, Chief Executive, Hongkong Land

Wilfred Wong, JP, Executive Vice Chairman and CEO, Mission Hills

John Chan, GBS, JP, Senior Executive Director, The Kowloon Motor Bus

 

Plenary Roundtable

Brian Renwick, Managing Director, Boyden

Sandy Fok, General Manger, Staff Development, John Swire & Sons

Frank Sauceda, Senior Vice President, Corporate Human Resources, Luen Thai

Catherine Loui, Executive Director, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter

 

Luncheon Dialogue

Ronnie Chan, Chairman, Hang Lung Group

Alex Fong, CEO, HKGCC (Moderator)

 

Conclusion & Closing Remarks

Steve Tait, Head of Human Resources, HSBC

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