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Program* View the full conference program. This will be available in hard copy on site. |
| Wednesday, March 18, 2015 | ||
| 12:00 - 14:00 | Conference check-in Please sign up for optional walking tours, if desired | |
| 12:30 - 14:00 | Pre-conference Vendor Sessions (light lunch served) | VMock, Liberty Mutual, MBA Focus, HKUST |
| 14:00 - 14:15 | Welcome from MBA CSEA | Damian Zikakis, Director, Career Services, Ross School of Business, University of Michigan and MBA CSEA President; |
| 14:15 - 14:30 | Notes from the Frontlines | William Kooser, Associate Dean, Global Engagement, University of Chicago Booth School of Business |
| 14:45 - 15:30 | Leadership for the e-generation What are the competencies required of future business leaders as they steer companies through complexity and change in the digital world? This session will explore the selection and development of talent as they prepare for the leadership challenges of the e-generation. | Wendy Nicholls, Regional Head of North East Asia & Pacific, Hay Group |
| 16:00 - 17:15 | Employer Roundtable A session exclusively for employers to discuss and share their successes, challenges and ideas. | Felinda Romano, Director – Campus Recruitment & Program Management, Asia Pacific, Liberty Mutual (facilitator) |
| 16:15 - 17:15 | Career Services Sharing Workshops
| Kurt Piemonte, Corporate Relations Director, Harvard Business School Edward Dallas, Business Development Manager, Asia Pacific Region, London Business School Larry Medina, Senior Manager, Post Graduate Career Services, Singapore Management University Robyn Gleeson, Director Career Development Centre, Australian Graduate School of Managaement Yvonne Li, MBA Director, Admissions and Career Services, CEIBS Joseph Palumbo, Head, MBA/MSc Career and Professional Development, HKUST Moderator: Katy Montgomery, Director, Career Management, Carey Business School, Johns Hopkins University |
| 18:00 - 20:00 | Welcome Networking Reception - Drinks and light snacks with local entertainment | |
| 19:50 | (Optional) Walking Tour to the Tsim Sha Tsui Promenade and Avenue of Stars Laser Show at 8:00pm No cost | |
| Thursday, March 19, 2015 | ||
| 9:00 - 9:05 | Opening Welcome - Conference Co-chairs | Steven Burton, Deputy Director, Post Graduate Professional Programmes, Singapore Management Unviersity Leslie Taylor, Senior Associate Director, Employer Relations, Asia, Chicago Booth |
| 9:05 - 9:15 | Opening Remarks | Jitendra V Singh Dean, HKUST School of Business and Management Michael Jebsen Professor of Business Chair Professor, Department of Management |
| 9:15 - 10:15 | Conference KEynote: Asia/APAC Economic & Business overview with highlight on talent needs/impact/trends | William Gibbon, Head of Human Resources, Global Functions - HTS APAC & Rest of APAC, HSBC |
| 10:45 - 12:00 | Employer Panel: Perspectives on recruiting from multinational recruiters in Asia Pacific. Leading recruiters discuss the trends and future of recruiting talent for the APAC market | Billy Zhang, Assistant General Manager, Tencent Ms. Pauline Ma, Amazon China Talent Acquisition Director Anna Fourie, APAC University Program Manager, Microsoft Adam Hopkins, Head of International Recruitment, Telstra International Moderator: Katy Montgomery, Director, Career Management, Carey Business School, Johns Hopkins University |
| 12:00 - 13:30 | Networking lunch | |
| 13:30 - 14:45 | Best in Class APAC Leadership Development Programs - Examples, best practices and case studies from leaders recruiting for and administering these programmes | Felinda Romano, Campus Recruitment & Program Management - APAC, Liberty Mutual Insurance Aaron Mitchell, VP, Head of Strategy and Planning, Citibank; Tina Li, Associate HR Director, Eli Lilly China |
| 14:45 - 15:30 | Leadership Development Program Pros & Cons - from the Beneficiaries Discussing the merits of, and how participation in, an LDP plays out in career. Provide a perspective for employers considering developing an LDP, and for career staff to learn as a way to better communicate with current students | Sabrina Hou, Associate - Capital Markets Organization, Citibank Melissa Grove, Senior Manager, Global Resource Management, Infiniti Motors Kuo-Li Tseng (Henry), Merchandise Manager at Li & Fung Limited Moderator: Peter Giulioni, Assistant Dean, Career Services, Nanyang Business School |
| 16:00 - 16:45 | MBA Hiring Trends across APAC Representatives of the Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC) will present information from current research on the global recruiting outlook, with focused comments on employment trends and qualities sought in new MBA and specialized business degree hires in Asia Pacific. | Jason Lawrence, Director North Asia, GMAC Robert Yu, Associate Director South Asia, GMAC |
| 16:45 - 17:45 | Innovations Takeaway: Improv and Creativity - How to lead an innovative team in the internet age. When everything is changing so fast in the internet age, we need not only a business plan, but also the ability to improvise. Eric Shen will take you on a journey of exploring comedy and team creativity. See how improv is used as a tool for collaboration in Pixar, Google, DreamWorks and Harvard Business School. You will learn how to build an environment where your team members can connect, share control, be creative, and succeed on stage and in business. | Eric Shen, Founder & CEO, Improvise Culture and Communcations Co. Ltd. |
| 18:15 - 19:15 | Chartered Open-top Bus from Sheraton to HKUST Central Campus. Tour Nathan Road before crossing the harbor. | |
| 19:15 - 21:00 | Conference Reception & Dinner - HKUST Campus | Welcome from Sean O. Ferguson, Associate Dean, HKUST |
| 20:30 | Optional Walking Tours to Peak; Lan Kwai Fung/Soho Option A: Lan Kwai Fong, beverage consumption on your own Options B: The Observation Wheel & Ferry Ride HK$100 per ride; take ferry back to Sheraton HK$2.50 Option C: The Peak Peak Tram – HK$28 single trip; HK$40 round trip Taxi – HK$80~HK$90 single trip, can share with 4 to 5 people Sky Pass (sightseeing) – HK$48 Option D: Tram Ride along Hong Kong Island Tram Ride – HK$2.30 per trip | |
| Friday, March 20, 2015 | ||
| 9:00 - 10:00 | Standards for Reporting MBA Employment Statistics MBA CSEA manages the only globally-accepted set of Standards by which business schools collect and analyze MBA employment data. Join us for an in-depth and interactive discussion about the Standards, including how they can be used to help your school ensure your data is consistent, reliable and comparable. | Damian Zikakis, Director of Career Services, Ross School of Business, University of Michigan and President, MBA CSEA Steven Burton, Deputy Director, Post Graduate Professional Programmes, Singapore Management Unviersity |
| 10:00 - 11:15 | Innovations Takeaway: Harnessing Social media for Corporate Recruiting and Career Services. Social media is a primary vehicle of communication and a key player in the recruitment /job search process. The session will discuss around how business schools can best utilize social media in supporting MBA/MS students in their career journeys and how employers can leverage social media platforms in corporate recruiting. How to identify and engage with a prospective employer? What's the social media etiquette a candidate should display toward management of target firms? How social media is used by employers to observe behavior of candidates, and how that might play out in the recruitment process. | Mr. Eric Yee Head of Talent Solutions, Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan, LinkedIn Erin Ju, Associate Director, Tencent WeChat Strategy |
| 11:15 - 12:15 | The Asia Careers Fair: A collaboration among leading European business schools. The presentation will provide a case study of the collaboration among five leading European business schools to set up an annual Asia Careers Fair in Europe and share the successes that have emerged from the project. | Edward Dallas, Business Development Manager - Emerging Markets, Employer Engagement Team, Career Services |
| 12:15 - 14:00 | Lunch, Wrap-up and Discussion on the Future of MBA CSEA in Asia What would you like to see at future MBA CSEA Asian conferences? How can you make the most of your membership benefits? What additional programs and services would you like to see from the association beyond the conference? Learn more about how you can get involved in the association, and provide feedback on the future direction. | Steven Burton, Singapore Management University Damian Zikakis, University of Michigan |
| *Subject to change | ||
