2011 Asian Entrepreneurship Roundtable
03.01.2011

The 2011 Asian Entrepreneurship Roundtable attracted more than 120 participants from Asia and worldwide. The main discussion covered the following areas: Uniqueness of Asian entrepreneurs; financing growth for Asian enterprises; intrapreneurship in Asia; and challenges of globalizing Asian entrepreneurial businesses. Mr. Jack Ma of Alibaba was one of the keynote speakers.

Date
Monday, 03.01.2011
Venue

HKUST Business School Central

Language

English

 

8:30 AM

Registration

9:00 AM

Welcoming Speech
J.T. Li, Acting Dean and Department Head of Management,
School of Business and Management,
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

9:05 AM

Goals and Objectives of the Roundtable
Roger King, Director, Center for Asian Family Business and Entrepreneurship Studies, School of Business and Management,
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

9:10 AM

Keynote Talk #1: "The Importance of Strategic Entrepreneurship for Creating Long-term Value: East Versus West"
Michael Hitt, Joe B. Foster Chair Professor of Management,
Texas A&M University

9:50 AM

Session 1: "Are Asian Entrepreneurs Really Different?" Moderator: Sanjay Goel, Associate Professor of Strategic Management and Entrepreneurship, University of Minnesota

Academic Panelists: 
Mathew J. Manimala – Indian Institute of Management
Justin Craig – Bond University

Practitioner Panelists: 
Elizabeth Thomson – ICS TRUST
Mingpo Cai – Cathay Capital Private Equity

11:00 AM

Coffee Break

11:15 AM

Session 2: "Financing Growth for Asian Entrepreneurs" 
Moderator: Po Chi Wu, Adjunct Professor of Management,
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

Academic Panelists: 
Kasper Nielson – The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Joseph Fan – The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Practitioner Panelists: 
Stefan Rust – Exicon
Jack Lau – Perception Digital Ltd.

12:25 PM

Buffet Lunch

1:30 PM

Keynote Talk #2: "The Challenges and Opportunities of Research into Technological Entrepreneurship in Asia" 
Phillip Phan, Executive Vice-Dean, Johns Hopkins University

2:10 PM

Session 3: "Intrapreneurship/Corporate Entrepreneurship in Asia" 
Moderator: Ali Beba, Associate Director, Center for Asian Family Business and Entrepreneurship Studies, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

Academic Panelists: 
Michael Carney – Concordia University
Justin Jansen – Erasmus University

Practitioner Panelists: 
Frank Lai – China Resources Enterprise, Ltd.
Gregg Li – Aon
Jim Thompson – Crown Worldwide Group

3:20 PM

Coffee Break

3:35 PM

Keynote Talk #3: "Seizing the Service Age by the Horns" 
Po Chung, Chairman Emeritus and Co-Founder of DHL International

4:15 PM

Session 4: "Challenges of Globalizing Asian Entrepreneurial Businesses"
Moderator: Roger King, Director, Center for Asian Family Business and Entrepreneurship Studies, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

Academic Panelists: 
Mary Han – The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Haiyang Li – Rice University

Practitioner Panelists: 
Joe Tsai – Alibaba Group
Po Chung – DHL International

5:25 PM

Conclusion 
Ali Beba, Associate Director, Center for Asian Family Business and Entrepreneurship Studies, School of Business and Management, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

5:35 PM

Closing Remarks 
Roger King, Director, Center for Asian Family Business and Entrepreneurship Studies, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

6:00 PM

Cocktail Reception hosted by C. C. Tung, OOCL Windsor Room, The Hong Kong Club, 1 Jackson Road, Central
Special Guest Speaker: Jack Ma, Founder of Alibaba Group