Alumni Forum Asia 2017

Welcome
Ilian Mihov, Dean, Professor of Economics 
The Rausing Chaired Professor of Economic and Business Transformation, INSEAD
Derek Chang, MBA‘10J President, INSEAD Alumni Association HK

Master of Ceremony
Hellmut Schutte, IEP'79Jan, Emeritus Professor of International Management, INSEAD

Keynote by Business Leader 
Lessons to be learned in China
Jardines has a long history of operating in China. The pace of change in the Chinese economy today is faster than at any period in this history, and as fast as anywhere else in the world today. The challenges and opportunities this creates are well worth studying. 

Ben Keswick, MBA'02D, Managing Director, The Jardine Matheson Group

Panel: The Changing Face of Business
What are the mega-trends that will shape Asia and the global economy? Leading thinkers and CEOs discuss.

Moderator
Hellmut Schutte, IEP'79Jan, Emeritus Professor of International Management, INSEAD

Speakers
Ben Keswick, MBA'02D, Managing Director, The Jardine Matheson Group
Terence Mahony, MBA'69, Vice-Chairman, VinaCapital
Karen Reddington, Regional President, Asia Pacific, FedEx Express

Panel: The New Digital Economy
Digital technology has taken the world by storm, changing the way we work and live. We have seen technology evolve very starkly in different regions. As tech giants from the East and West fight to get a larger foothold, what are the challenges and what is in store for the future?

Moderator
Pete Sweeney, Asia Editor, Reuters Breakingviews

Speakers
Kevin Wang, MBA’04J, Senior Partner, McKinsey & Co., Managing Partner, Greater China Digital McKinsey
Arthur Hu, Chief Information Officer, Lenovo Group
Helen Wong, MBA'99D, Partner, Qiming Ventures
Herbert Chia, TIEMBA'10JAN, Venture Partner, Sequoia Capital China

Dean’s session: Business and Society
Ilian Mihov, Dean, Professor of Economics 
The Rausing Chaired Professor of Economic and Business Transformation, INSEAD

Random Dinners
Local alumni bring you to their favourite restaurants in town. What better way to socialise with participants and discover the city through their eyes. Dinner costs are pay-as-you-go.

1. Lee Lo Mei ($$$)
2. The Chin's ($$$$)
3. Fang Fang ($$$$)
4. Kiangsu Chekiang and Shanghai Residents Association Restaurant ($$$)
5. China Tang ($$$$)
6. Pure Veggie House ($$$)
7. Sous Vide Factory ($$$)
8. Sohofama ($$$)

Register

Welcome
Ilian Mihov, Dean, Professor of Economics, The Rausing Chaired Professor of Economic and Business Transformation, INSEAD

Derek Chang, MBA'10J, President, INSEAD Alumni Association Hong Kong

Master of Ceremony
Hellmut Schutte, IEP'79Jan, Emeritus Professor of International Management, INSEAD

Summary of Day 1 and Overview of Day 2
Hellmut Schutte, IEP'79Jan, Emeritus Professor of International Management, INSEAD

Panel: Digital Innovators
We are now starting our third decade of digital disruption.  The first decade of disruption created new forms of digital companies such as Amazon, who disrupted book retail and extended its reach to encompass almost all sectors in retail.  The key value creator was in the ability to offer information.  The second decade of disruption created companies such as Facebook and AirBnB, where value creation was in the social connections.  What is our theory of the future for the third wave of innovations from digital enterprises?  We invite our panel of experienced digital entrepreneurs to share their theory of the future with a short 5 minute presentation of their models, followed by a panel discussion, moderated by Professor Cha.  Professor Cha will also offer her view of the third wave of digital innovation for value creation.

Moderator 
Virginia Cha, Professor of Entrepreneurship, INSEAD

Speakers
Ricardo Fernandez, MBA’06J, Chief Sales and Marketing Officer, Prodigy Finance [slides]
Emmanuel Pitsilis, MBA’95J, Board Director Dragon Law [slides]
Hari Krishnan, MBA’05D, CEO PropertyGuru [slides]
Jia Jih Chai, MBA’06 Carousell [slides]

What are the implications for innovators in a region of digital-first consumers?
Tobias Puehse, Vice President, Mastercard Labs, Asia Pacific [slides]

Panel
Investing into the Digital Age
New and innovative companies abound. What are the dangers and key trends which investors should look out for? 

Yun-Hee Kim, Senior Editor, The Wall Street Journal

Speakers
Alokik Advani, MBA'05J, Managing Director, Goldman Sachs
Ho-Yin Lee, Managing Director Technology, Media & Telecom, Investment Banking, Citigroup Global Markets Asia
Roger Steel, MBA-SPE.'91J, President New Market Sunlife

Digital has levelled the retail playing field, and there is an urgent drive for incumbent companies to innovate and collaborate with different industries to get ahead. Business leaders discuss the latest ideas, pitfalls and opportunities.

Moderator
Peter Zemsky, Deputy Dean, Dean of Innovation, Professor of Strategy, The Eli Lilly Chaired Professor of Strategy and Innovation, INSEAD

Speakers
Benjamin Birks, Chief Executive, Zung Fu Company Limited
Aiko Katoh, MBA'11J, Managing Director, Houzz Japan
Dominique Lecossois, Global Asia Distinguished Fellow, Emerging Markets Institute, INSEAD
Thibaut Mongon, MBA'99D, Company Group Chairman, Johnson & Johnson Consumer Asia-Pacific

Coffee Break

Panel: Finance Disrupted: How Fintech is Changing the Way that Three Billion People Bank
Whether it is trade finance, cross-border payments, or even paying for groceries, there are few parts of our financial lives that have not been touched by the growth of fintech in Asia. Increasingly these advances in finance are becoming much more than products, but lifestyle platforms, where finance is seamlessly built-in to people’s phones and lives. But is it all for the good or is ‘fintech’ just a fad? Should fintech companies have access to such large amounts of data? What is the role of traditional financial institutions in the future? Where do regulators and regulations fit?

In this engaging one-hour panel session, fintech experts and practitioners will come together to address some of the key opportunities and challenges for the future of fintech in Asia answering these questions and more.

Zennon Kapron, MBA'04J, Founder, Author, Kapronasia

Speakers
Josh Bottomley, MBA'93D, Global Head, Digital, HSBC
Bianca Ho, Co-Founder, Clare.AI
Ting Li, Chief Executive Officer, Yunfeng Financial Group
Laurent Simon, TGM F/S'14Jul, Executive Director, Lean and Digital Client OnBoarding, Global Banking, Standard Chartered Bank

Keynote Session: AI: Re-defining the Future
AI is changing the face of the workforce, economy, and the way we live. What is in store?
Pascale Fung, Professor, Dept of Electronic & Computer Engineering, HKUST

Break

INSEAD – Looking to the Future
An interactive and informal dialogue with the Deans to learn more about their thoughts, plans and vision for INSEAD and society. 

Ilian Mihov, Dean, Professor of Economics,
The Rausing Chaired Professor of Economic and Business Transformation, INSEAD

Peter Zemsky, Deputy Dean, Dean of Innovation, Professor of Strategy, The Eli Lilly Chaired Professor of Strategy and Innovation, INSEAD

17:15 - 17:25

Closing Remarks: Re-imagining Asia

INSEAD Gala Party

Theme: Hong Kong Nostalgia
Dress Code: 60s Hong Kong and / or National Costume

Note: only for participants with Gala Party tickets

Social Activities (optional)
Hong Kong is more than just an intensely cosmopolitan city. Explore the dramatic outdoors from the ocean to the mountains, we have something for everyone.

Option 1: Po Lin Monastery & Tai O Village
Option 2: Dragon's Back Hike + Lunch at Thai Seafood Restaurant

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Shenzhen Company Visits                                                                           
Known as China's Silicon Valley, Shenzhen is at the center of high-tech design and manufacturing in the world. Home to high-tech giants, rising innovators and digital start-ups, it is one of the fastest growing cities in the world.         

We are pleased to update that the company visits will include Tencent and Huawei. 
Only 49 seats are available, and open to Conference delegates only.    

Find out more

*Note:

• Due to limited space, registration for the Company Visit will be on a first-come-first-served basis.
• Registration is only open to Forum participants.
• There will be a registration cost of HK$555 for transport, lunch and logistics.  
• As the Company Visit is in Shenzhen, China, please ensure that you have the relevant visas for entry.                                                                                                                          

Option 1: Hong Kong Cultural Kaleidoscope & Victoria Peak

Begin your day the traditional Chinese way. Learn the ancient Chinese exercise of Tai Chi (Shadow Boxing) under the tutelage of a bona fide Tai Chi master. This martial art, Tai Chi, with its slow, graceful movements, is suitable for all ages and promotes improved balance, muscle tone, breathing and digestion.

It remains one of the favourite methods of keeping fit in Hong Kong.

Next, learn about the Chinese tea-dinking etiquette – Hong Kong style! The best way is to visit the Museum of Tea Ware followed by a specialty teashop for an introduction of tea drinking culture, different varieties of tea and its proper preparation where the techniques of tea brewing are taught. Get a taste for the perfect cup of tea with exquisite dim sum (literal meaning “touch the heart”).

A journey to Hong Kong is not complete without experiencing the panoramic bird’s eye view from Victoria Peak. We offer you a chance to ride on a century old Peak Tram to get to the Peak, it is the 1st cable funicular in Asia providing a direct route to the Peak which is one of Hong Kong's top tourist attractions. Stroll around Victoria Peak on this leisurely 3.5 km circuit road to enjoy stunning views of the surrounding city skyline, the world-famous Victoria Harbour, Kowloon, towering skyscrapers, and gain a sense of Hong Kong's rich colonial heritage. Enjoy our local delicacies before returning to your hotel in the late afternoon.

Tour cost: HK$700.00 per person (maximum 45 participants)
Includes: All necessary transportations, Tai Chi Class, Tea Demonstration with snacks, one way cable car to the Victoria Peak, local delicacies and English speaking guide.
Remarks: Easy, walk on a good footpath.

Option 2: Chinese Dim Sum Cooking Class

Since the days of the Silk Road, Dim Sum has been an integral part of Chinese culture. For Hong Kong people, Dim Sum goes hand in hand with Yum Cha (drinking tea). Today, it is popular for Chinese families to gather on weekend mornings to indulge in Dim Sum, sip tea and chat with each other.

Dim Sum is a collection of delightful, mouth-watering Chinese dishes served in steaming bamboo baskets and eaten with multiple pots of Chinese tea. Dishes range from steamed pork buns, shrimp dumplings, beef balls and spring rolls, to the local favourite of pan-fried squid with spicy salt.

Attend a cooking class conducted by a Dim Sum master chef. This is a golden opportunity for you to learn types of dim sum, technique and its hidden secrets and recipes.

Tour cost: HK$700 per person (maximum 30 participants)
Includes: Roundtrip transfer to and from hotel, cooking class, ingredients, recipes, apron, refreshment and English speaking guide service.

Sunday, 19th Nov - Alumni & Partners Social Activities

Option 1: Po Lin Monastery & Tai O Village

The experience starts with a 25-minute cable car ride from Tung Chung to Ngong Ping 360, a culturally themed village high atop a mountain plateau on Lantau Island. It's here at the Ngong Ping Village, that you can see the breathtaking Giant Buddha – the world's tallest outdoor seated bronze statue.

Move onto Tai O village, which is famed for its generations of fishermen who build their houses on stilts. It is also known as the Venice of Hong Kong. The houses are interconnected, forming a tightly knit community that literally lives on the water. Their enchanting world is a photographer's paradise. Lunch will be served in a local Chinese restaurant.

Tour cost: HK$885.00 per person (maximum 45 participants)
Includes: All necessary transportations, one way cable car to Ngong Ping Village, Po Lin Monastery, boat ride in Tai O Village, lunch at local restaurant and English speaking guide service.
Remarks: Easy & walk on a good footpath

Option 2: Dragon's Back Hike + Lunch at Thai Seafood Restaurant

This walk starts in Hong Kong Island's largest country park, the beautiful Tai Tam. The hike will take you across a magnificent reservoir built in 1888, and sheltered by verdant hillsides that rise dramatically from the sea.
A cool path takes you through shady groves of bamboo and lush woodlands accompanied by birdsong, eventually emerging into open hillsides covered with wild azaleas and rose myrtle.

Upon reaching the spectacular Shek O Country Park, you will follow the rugged undulating spinal ridge of the Dragon’s Back. The walk is filled with breathtaking views of the dazzling seas, the distant Nine Pins Islands, sandy Big Wave Bay, Tai Tam Harbour and both the Stanley and Red Hill peninsulas.

The walk concludes with a stroll down through shaded tunnels of exotic flora. Enjoy a delicious lunch at a popular Thai seafood restaurant before returning to the city by coach.

Tour cost: HK$700.00 per person (maximum 45 participants)
Includes: Round trip coach to and from hotel, Thai food lunch and English speaking guide service.
Total tour time: 6 hours, walking time approx. 3 hours
Walking distance: 10km (up & down hill)
Remarks: Hiking shoes are recommended

Special airfares from Cathay Pacific & Cathay Dragon

Cathay Pacific, together with Cathay Dragon, offer all registered alumni and travel companions an exclusive opportunity to enjoy great savings on flights to Hong Kong & Singapore.

Book online via the MICE online offer page or contact your nearest Cathay Pacific and Cathay Dragon reservations office and quote the MICE Event Code for “Singapore 15 year Reunion” or “Alumni Forum, Hong Kong” to enjoy special fares.

Get your MICE Event Code by registering for the Forum in mid-March and enjoy the great offers!  

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Accomodation

We have negotiated special room rates for up to 50 rooms with Le Meridien Cyberport, our official hotel. 
 

Le Meridien Cyberport
100 Cyberport Road, Hong Kong 
Tel: +852 2980 7788 / +852 2980 7888

Reservation
To enjoy the rates offered above, kindly reserve via [enter link here] or 
Email:    [email protected]
Tel:        +852 2980 7812
Fax:      +852 2980 7850

Perched on the edge of the stunning Telegraph Bay, Le Méridien Cyberport offers the perfect location for productivity and relaxation. Within minutes of Hong Kong’s city centre, the hotel represents a slightly isolated retreat for business travellers who want to get away from it all while still remaining within reach of the fast-paced world of commerce. The only hotel on the southern part of the island, we offer views of both parkland greenery and the sea's sparkling turquoise waters.

We have also negotiated special room rates with The Excelsior Hong Kong.

The Excelsior Hong Kong
281 Gloucester Road, Causeway Bay
Tel: +852 2894 8888

Reservation
Click here to download reservation form and send it to [email protected]
Tel:        +852 2837 6840
Fax:      +852 2895 6459

One of the most famous hotels in Hong Kong, the Excelsior enjoys a fantastic location in Causeway Bay. Combining high style with elegant harbour living, our stylish decor, excellent facilities and fantastic service create a first class experience.

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Come discover Hong Kong like a local! Find out more at www.discoverhongkong.com

Dress Code

We recommend business attire for all attendees at the conference.

Media, filming and photography

INSEAD may engage professional photographers for this event. All sessions will be filmed. We reserve the right to use any film and/or photography from the event in our print and digital marketing collateral. Delegates who do not wish to be filmed or recorded should contact the INSEAD Events team prior to the event.