Programme



Day One
9:00 am Welcome and Opening speech (Grand Ballroom)
  CSR Asia Director:
- Overview of the state of play of CSR in Asia
- Turning Risk into Opportunity
9:45 am Keynote speeches:
- Anna Wu, Former Chairperson of the Equal Opportunities Commission
- Teresa Au, Head of Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability Asia Pacific Region, HSBC

10:30 am Morning tea break
11:00 am Keynote speech
  Melissa Brown, Executive Director of ASrIA:
- Active Investing - How CSR Issues Influence Value
11:30 am Discussion panel with keynote speakers
12:30 pm Lunch
 
C O N C U R R E N T   D I S C U S S I O N S
Emerging Trends in CSR
Supply Chain Issues
Environmental and Social Risks
2:00 pm Shareholder Activism:
Getting governance in gear


Panel Speakers:
Lauren Compere
Director of Shareholder Advocacy
Boston Common Asset Management

Kim Sang-Jo
SER Executive Director
Solidarity for Economic Reform

Moderator:
Melissa Brown
Executive Director
ASrIA
IPR:
Financial risks from fakes and frauds

Panel Speaker:
Scott Warren
Managing Director (Japan)
Kroll


Brian Williams
Head of Anti-counterfeiting Investigations in Asia
Microsoft


Rubya Ramjahn
Associate, Intellectual Property Group
Baker & Mckenzie


Panel Chair:
Scott Warren
Managing Director (Japan)
Kroll
Discrimination and Diversity:
What does this mean in Asia?

Panel Speakers:
Kay McArdle
Global Leadership and Diversity for Asia Ex-Japan
Goldman Sachs

Anna Wu
Advisor to Law School
Shantou University

Moderator:
Thomas Tang
Executive Director
Global Institute for Tomorrow (GIFT)
3:30 pm
Afternoon tea break
4:00 pm

Asia Online:
The Internet's opportunities and challenges for business

Panel Speakers:
Rebecca MacKinnon
Journalism and Media Studies Centre
The University of Hong Kong

Roland Soong
Webmaster and blogger
EastSouthWestNorth

Moderator:
Tom Hilditch
Group Editorial Director
Asia City Publishing Group

Human trafficking:
Forced labour does exist

Panel Speakers:
David Arkless
Senior Vice President,Corporate Affairs
Manpower

Roger Plant
Head, Special Action Programme to Combat Forced Labour
International Labour Organisation

Moderator:
Richard Welford
Director
CSR Asia
Hidden Damage or Opportunity:
Transport and logistics

Panel Speaker:
Jeff Denchfield
Senior Director of Global Sustainability
Mattel Inc

Christof Hertel
Dipl.-Geogr.
Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH)

Moderator:
Stephen Frost
Director
CSR Asia
Location:
Garden room A & B (2nd Floor)
Garden room C & D (2nd Floor)
Fountains room 1-2 (LG Floor)
5:30 pm
Cocktail networking event
Launch of CSR Guide for busy managers
6:30 pm
End of Day One


Day Two
 
C O N C U R R E N T   D I S C U S S I O N S
Emerging Trends in CSR
Supply Chain Issues
Environmental and Social Risks
9:00 am

Tackling Transparency:
Beyond the glossy report

Panel Speakers:
Melissa Brown
Executive Director
ASrIA

Maria Fatima Reyes
Chair,Sustainability Reporting and Assurance Committee
PICPA

Moderator:
Theodora Thunder
Managing Director
Streeter Strategic Limited

Facing the Challenges:
Product responsibility and food safety

Panel Speakers:
Jean-Michel Offe
Director of Food and Beverage
Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts

Bonnie Nixon Gardiner
Global Programme Manager
Hewlett-Packard

Darrell Doren
Asia Pacific Supply Chain Sustainability
Ford Motor Company

Moderator:
Ben Ridley
Director
BMT Asia Pacific Limited

Climate Change and carbon Footprinting:
Figuring out your risks and solutions

Panel Speakers:
Linden Coppell
Environmental Manager
Cathay Pacific

Liam Salter
Head, Climate Programme
WWF Hong Kong

Ricardo Pineda
Director,Worldwide Manufacturing Engineering
Plantronics

Moderator:
Rita Sully
Corporate Social Responsibility Manager, Asia Pacific & Japan
Hewlett-Packard
10:30 am
Morning tea break
11:00 am Culling Corruption:
Why this is a business issue

Workshop:
John Bray
Director, Toyko office
Control Risks
Public Health and Hepatitis B:
The challenge for Business in Asia

Panel Speakers:
Stephen Frost
Director
CSR Asia

Linda Zhang
Programme Officer
Chinese Foundation for Hepatitis Presentation and Control

Moderator:
Stephen Frost
Director
CSR Asia

Drying Up or Drowning:
Water risks in Asia
Panel Speakers:
Simon Powell
Head of Regional Research, Power, Gas and Utilities
CLSA

Kenth Kaerhoeg
Group Communications Director
Coca-Cola Pacific Group

Moderator:
Liam Salter
Head, Climate Programme
WWF Hong Kong

12:30 pm
Lunch: sponsor, HP, to speak over lunch: The Case For Community Investment
Speakers: Rita Sully, Corporate Social Responsibility Manager, Asia Pacific & Japan - Hewlett-Packard
Marina Martin Curran, Director - Villardi Consulting
2:00 pm

Stakeholder Dialogue:
How do you find out what stakeholders want?

Panel Speakers:
Richard Welford
Director
CSR Asia

Rita Sully
Corporate Social Responsibility Manager, Asia Pacific & Japan
Hewlett-Packard

Moderator:
Richard Welford
Director
CSR Asia

Ethical Sourcing:
Can you ever make a good 5 dollar t-shirt?

Panel Speakers:
Conor Boyle
Assistant Programme Manager
ILO Better Factories Cambodia

Emer Diviney
Ethical Business Research & Policy Officer
Brotherhood of Saint Lawrence

Ravi Fernando
UN Global Compact Focal Point (Sri Lanka) and Director
Corporate Branding & Strategic CSR

MAS Holdings

Andrea Oschetti
Managing Director
Tri-Source Asia Limited

Moderator:
Stephen Frost
Director
CSR Asia

Climate Change:
The spotlight on renewables

Panel Speakers:
K.K. Chan
Managing Director, Renewables
CLP Holdings Limited

Shane Spurway
Director, Carbon Markets Asia
Fortis Bank

Moderator:
Stewart Ballard
Chief Commercial Consul
US Consulate General Hong Kong

3:30 pm
Afternoon tea break
4:00 pm

Voluntary Standards:
Obey the law or adopt standards?

Panel Speakers:
Glenn Frommer
Sustainability Development Manager
MTR Corporation

Omar Merican
Chief Operating Officer
Bursa Malaysia

Joel Posters
Head of Sustainable Development
ABN AMRO

Ali Darwin
Executive Director
National Centre for Sustainability Reporting

Moderator:
Erin Lyon
Director
CSR Asia

Service Sector Sweatshops:
Are hotels acting responsibly?

Panel Speakers:
Carmen Melania Madriñán
Executive Director
ECPAT International

Suchada Saengarun
Junior Graduates and Mobility Coordinator-Asia
Accor Asia

Moderator:
Paul Angwin
Director, Asia, Corporate Affairs and Social Responsibility
Manpower

The Case for Conservation:
What are businesses doing to protect biodiversity?

Panel Speakers:
Yvonne Sadovy
Professor
The University of Hong Kong

Richard Caines
Manager, Environmental and Social Development, East Asia and Pacific
International Finance Corporation

Reza Azmi
Director & Founder
Wild Asia

Moderator:
Richard Welford
Director
CSR Asia
5:30 pm
End of Day Two