Forum


  • Venue:Palladium Crown, Melbourne
  • Date & Time:
  • Session 1: 9.30am-12.00pm, 19 June
  • Session 2: 2.30pm – 5.30pm, 19 June

ACBW 2013 Melbourne Forum

ACBW 2013 Forum invites local and overseas experts to share knowledge on China’s business landscape, outbound investment strategy and culture intelligence. It also showcases the real-life experiences of Australian enterprises currently engaging with China to help you refine your China entry strategy. Three key topics of ACBW Forum include:

  • • China’s outbound investment strategy – what it means for Australia
  • • Pitching to a Chinese Investor: what to do, what not to do, the mistakes that have been made and the opportunities
  • • Marketing your Business in China-: online, offline, retail, B2B
  • • It’s People! Why you should put HR at the forefront of your China strategy
  • • Managing people across language, culture and borders
  • • Cross-cultural Awareness in practice
  • • Bridging the cross cultural divide

ACBW 2013 Forum Chair

David Thomas

Chair of ACBW Forum, BRIC Expert
CEO, Think Global Consulting

Forum program session 1:

9.30am-10.00am

Forum registration

10.00am-10.30am

Keynote Address:
“China’s outbound investment strategy – what it means for Australia”

Keynote Speaker:

David Thomas,
Chair of ACBW Forum, BRIC Expert
CEO, Think Global Consulting

10.30am-10.55am

Panel Discussion: “Pitching to a Chinese Investor: what to do, what not to do, the mistakes that have been made and the opportunities”

Moderator:
  • David Thomas,
    Chair of ACBW Forum,BRIC Expert
    CEO, Think Global Consulting
Panellists:
  • Grant Healy
    Director – Asia Desk
    NAB
  • David Chu
    Partner
    Shinewing
  • Michael Wadley,
    Wadley Business Consulting
11.00am-11.30am

Keynote Address: “Marketing your Business in China”

Keynote Speaker:
  • Alistair Nicholas,
    Executive vice president, Public Affairs,
    Weber Shandwick
11.30am-12.00pm

Panel Discussion: “The Chinese market: online, offline, retail, B2B etc”

Panellists:
  • Robbie Burns,
    International Sales Director,
    ChinaSEO
  • Alistair Nicholas,
    Executive vice president, Public Affairs,
    Weber Shandwick
  • Ray Tettman
    Principal
    Watermark

Forum program session 2:

2.30pm-2.50pm

Keynote Address:“It’s People! Why you should put HR at the forefront of your China strategy”

Keynote Speaker:

Morry Morgan,
Marketing Director,
ClarkMorgan Ltd & Network HR Magazine

2.50pm-3.20pm

Panel Discussion: “Managing people across language, culture and borders”

Panellists:
  • Morry Morgan,
    Marketing Director,
    ClarkMorgan Ltd & Network HR Magazine
  • Joe Saliba
    Russell Reynolds
3.20pm-3.40pm

China Practice Case Study

3.40pm-4.05pm

CAfternoon tea- Networking

4:10pm – 4:35pm

Keynote Address: “Cross-cultural Awareness in practice”

Keynote Speaker:
  • Charlotta Oberg
    Founder and Facilitator,
    Prisma Cross Cultural Consultants
4:35pm – 5:10pm

Panel Discussion: “Bridging the cross cultural divide”

Panelists:
  • Charlotta Oberg
    Founder and Facilitator,
    Prisma Cross Cultural Consultants
  • Mandy Jiang
    Director Asia Desk
    NAB
  • Mark Hawthorne
    National Business Editor
    Fairfax Media
5.10pm-5.30pm

Final Keynote Address: “Australia-China: Past, Present & Future”

Keynote speaker:
  • David Olsson
    Board Member,Australia-China Council;
    Chairman of AustCham in Beijing;Partner of KWM

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