Agenda ⇽ Making Hong Kong’s Future Work | AmCham Hong Kong on Glue Up

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Friday, June 5, 2020 12:30^PM to 5:00^PM: 12:30^PM - 1:15^PM
Exhibition / Networking; 2:45^PM - 3:30^PM
Exhibition / Networking; 4:15^PM - 5:00^PM
Exhibition / networking

Friday, June 5, 2020 1:00^PM to 4:15^PM

1:00^PM - 1:15^PM

Opening Remarks

1:15^PM - 2:00^PM

Panel I— 2020 & Beyond: How Will Hong Kong’s Future Work?
Melanie Bell•George Chen•Dr. Sean O. Ferguson•Jennifer Van Dale

As Hong Kong ventures into the next decade, the city finds itself in a technical recession within an ongoing international trade war. Yet, Asia’s world city continues to innovate, focusing on cluster development around artificial intelligence and paving the way for new virtual banks and fintech start-ups.

What keeps our city ticking, and how can we keep up the momentum? What are the most pressing job issues that Hong Kong citizens will face in the near future while continuing to invest in longer term talent development? How will Hong Kong compete and cooperate with its neighbors in the Greater Bay Area?

Melanie Bell
Director, Modern Workplace, Greater China of Avanade
George Chen
Head of Public Policy, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Mongolia at Facebook
Dr. Sean O. Ferguson
Associate Dean at Asia School of Business in collaboration with MIT Sloan
Jennifer Van Dale
Partner | Head of Asia Pacific Employment at Eversheds Sutherland

2:00^PM - 2:45^PM

Panel II— People vs Tech: Some are more equal than others
Pragya Anurakti•Leonie Valentine•Richard Willder

Pragya Anurakti
Regional Director, Strategic Service Delivery of Laserfiche International Limited
Leonie Valentine
Managing Director – Sales & Operations of Google (Hong Kong) Limited
Richard Willder
Head of Public Policy and Government Affairs at Uber

3:30^PM - 4:15^PM

Panel III— My Boss is a Robot (and other horror stories)
Diana Wu David•Akihiko Katayama•Kevin Yao•Rebecca Sham

Navigating the brave new world of work as an employee can be daunting. Do we need to worry about algorithmic bias when interviewing for jobs? Should we invest in learning data science to meet immediate demand or try to predict what will be trendy in 2030? Will we need to know soft skills like empathy or cultural intelligence if most of our colleagues are chatbots, robots or automated systems?

Our speakers share their insights on how to spot and prepare for the new opportunities on the horizon and future-proof our careers.

Diana Wu David
Founder and CEO of Sarana Labs
Akihiko Katayama
Vice President of Hong Kong at Omniscience
Kevin Yao
Director, Marketplace Management of Nike
Rebecca Sham
Managing Director, Human Resources Quality, Technology and Infrastructure of FedEx Express, Asia Pacific