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Member Event | 2017 Women in Leadership Forum
06-26-17 @ 9:00 am - 7:00 pm
CKGSB and UN WOMEN will jointly host the 2017 Women in Leadership Forum- Women Rising: A Diverse Perspective, featured an impressive line-up of Chinese and international speakers from across a range of sectors.
Event Details:
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- Women Rising: A Diverse Perspective, 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 practices.
Date: 2017.6.26, 9:00 – 19:00
Location: Regent Hotel, 99 Jinbao Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing
Language: English & Chinese, with simultaneous translation available
Registration: To register, please click here.
Contact: For further information or any questions please email Mark Dreyer at markdreyer@ckgsb.edu.cn
Event Agenda
2017 Women in Leadership Forum
Women Rising: A Diverse Perspective
2017.6.26 Beijing
09:00 – 09:25 Registration
09:25 – 09:30 Opening by Emcee
Gloria AI, Founder of iAsk Media and Television Anchor (CKGSB Alumna)
09:30 – 09:40 Welcome Remarks from CKGSB
Xiang Bing, Founding Dean, Professor of China Business and Globalization, CKGSB
09:40 – 09:50 Welcome Remarks from UN Women
*Julie Broussard, Country Programme Manager, UN Women
Women’s Empowerment
09:50 – 10:05 Keynote Speech
Chen Luyu, Prominent Chinese Talk Show Host (CKGSB Alumna)
Women x Business
10:10 – 10:25 Keynote Speech
*Wei Sun Christianson, Asia Co-CEO, Morgan Stanley
10:25 – 10:40 Keynote Speech
Mark Gibbs, Director of Greater China, SAP
10:40 – 10:55 Keynote Speech
*Han Xiaohong, President, Ciming Health Checkup Management Group (CKGSB Alumna)
10:55 – 11:10 Keynote Speech
*Zhou Yi, Vice President, IBM Greater China (CKGSB Student)
11:10 – 11:25 Keynote Speech
Wang Shutong, CEO and Founder, DHgate.com
11:25 – 12:30 Panel Discussion
*Zhou Yi, Vice President, IBM Greater China (CKGSB Student)
*Han Xiaohong, President, Ciming Health Checkup Management Group
*Wei Sun Christianson, Asia Co-CEO, Morgan Stanley
*Guo Sheng, CEO, Zhaopin.com
*Daisy Shen, COO of Global China Practice, KPMG
*Tim Payne, Senior Partner, Head of Asia, Brunswick
Wang Shutong, CEO and founder, DHgate.com
Moderator:
*Rachel Morarjee, The Economist Corporate Network
12:30 – 14:00 Lunch Break
Women x Politics
14:00 – 14:15 Keynote Speech
Carma Elliot, China Director, British Council; Minister (Culture and Education), British Embassy
14:15 – 14:45 Dialogue
Carma Elliot, China Director, British Council; Minister (Culture and Education), British Embassy
Elizabeth Peak, Australian Economic Minister-Counsellor, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
*Julie Broussard, Country Programme Manager, UN Women
Women x Creative Industries
14:45 – 15:00 Keynote Speech
Li Tiantian, CEO, Logic Show
15:00 – 15:45 Panel Discussion
Li Tiantian, CEO, Logic Show
*Yang Xiaoxuan, Vice President, iQiyi (CKGSB Alumna)
*Diana David, Board Member of American Chamber of Commerce Hong Kong and Independent Director of Da Vinci Labs
Lucy Hornby, China Correspondent, Financial Times
Mao Jihong, Founder of EXCEPTION de MIXMIND and FangSuo (CKGSB Alumnus)
Li Xin, Managing Director, Caixin Global (CKGSB Alumna)
Moderator:
Juliette Saly, Reporter, Bloomberg Television
Women x Entrepreneurship
15:45 – 16:30 Panel Discussion
*Cindy Mi, Founder, VIPKids (CKGSB Chuang Community Student)
Tan Jing, CEO and founder, Jiashuangkuaizi.com (CKGSB Chuang Community Student)
Liu Nan, CEO, Mia (CKGSB Chuang Community Student)
Zhu Yueyi (CKGSB Chuang Community Student)
Moderator:
Li Yang, Associate Professor, CKGSB
16:30 – 16:45 Tea and Coffee Break
Women x Philanthropy
16:45 – 17:00 Keynote Speech
Tao Hong, Renowned Chinese Actress and Philanthropist (CKGSB Alumna)
17:00 – 17:55 Panel Discussion
Tao Hong, Renowned Chinese Actress and Philanthropist (CKGSB Alumna)
*Zhang Huaying, Vice President for Sustainability, Coca-Cola
*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
Moderator:
*Ma Leijun, China Gender Fund Programme Officer, UN Women
17:55 -18:00 Closing Remarks
18:00-19:00 Networking
*Represent confirmed speakers. Other speakers are invited, but subject to change.