ASIA-PACIFIC TECHNOLOGY SEMINARS
PAST PROGRAMME 2006
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MONDAY 16 JANUARY
THE CHANGING BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT OF ASIA (Series)
"The Korean case: how much has changed in the last decade?"
Location: Deloitte, Stonecutter Court, 1 Stonecutter St, London EC4A 4TR
Nearest Tube Stations: Blackfriars, Chancery Lane, Farringdon, St Pauls
Time: 3 - 6 pm
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Chair: Mr Christopher Fitzgibbon, Partner/Chairman, Korean Desk, Deloitte
Speakers: His Excellency Ambassador Yoon Je Cho "The Role of Corporate Restructuring" (working title)
Mr Phil Burton, Chairman, Korea Advisers Group, UK Trade and Investment "The view from the Foreign Investment Community" (working title)
Mr James Rhee, Senior Consultant (Law), KOTRA, Invest Korea (Seoul) "The Intellectual Property scene"
Mr Charles Hardy, Audit Partner, Deloitte & Touche LLP "Developments in accounting standards"
Commentators: Mr Martyn Allen, Business Development Director, Underwater Systems, BAE Systems
THURSDAY 2nd FEBRUARY
“Lean and Responsive Supply Chains – the key to competing in Asia and with Asia: Lessons from Dan Jones and Jim Womack’s new book Lean Solutions."
Location: London School of Economics, Room H102 (Connaught House: entrance on Aldwych, just round the corner towards the City from Kingsway): Nearest tube stations Temple or Holborn
Time: 5.00 - 6.30
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Speaker Professor Daniel T. Jones - Chairman, Lean Enterprise Academy, and co-author of The Machine that Changed the World, Lean Thinking and Lean Solutions
TUESDAY 21 MARCH 2006
APTN/IIC Seminar
Hosted by BBC
"Interactive Media: Content, Context & Technology"
Location: Broadcasting House, 10-22 Portland Place, London W1
Time: 6 pm - 7.30 pm
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Professor Joe McGeehan, MD of TRL, Toshiba Research Europe
Anthony Lilley, MD, Magic Lantern Productions
Philip Jay, Executive Producer, BBC New Media
Nigel Walley, CEO of Decipher
THURSDAY 23 MARCH 2006
ASIA-PACIFIC PHARMA SEMINAR
Organised by: Global Outsourcing Review and Asia-Pacific Technology Network
Location: Chatham House, 10 St James' Square, London SW1Y 4LE: (Nearest Tube Stations: Piccadilly Circus or Green Park)
Time: 17.00 - 19.30 pm (followed by reception)
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Paul Hudson, Head, Central Laboratory, Charles River Laboratories, Scotland Specialised Assays for Multicentre Clinical Trials
Dr Colin Wyatt, Director of Business Development, Imperial College London Bridging the Gap between Industry and Academia
Dr Nermeen Varawalla, Vice President, Business Development International, PRA International, UK How to Utilise the Clinical Development Opportunities in India
THURSDAY 30 MARCH 2006
Visit from Osaka Chamber of Commerce & Industry
"Developing Business with the Digital Giants of Kansai: the Role of Global Venture Forum 05 and Digital Concept Partners"
Organised by: Asia-Pacific Technology Network and JETRO London
Location: MidCity Place, 71 High Holborn, London WC1V 6AL
Nearest Tube Station: Holborn or Chancery Lane
Time: 13.00 Buffet Lunch: 14.00 - 15.30 Presentations:
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Speakers: Junichi Azuma, Assistant Manager, Economy and Industry Division, Osaka Chamber of Commerce & Industry "How to get close to the digital giants of the Kansai region: the role of Global Venture Forum and Digital Concept Partners"
Dr Toshio Nomura, Director of Sharp Laboratories of Europe
speaker from JETRO
MONDAY 3 APRIL 2006
"Reflections on Korean science and innovation - where is it heading? from Dr Jim Thomson, former First Secretary - Science, Technology & Environment, British Embassy, Seoul"
Organised by: Asia-Pacific Technology Network and Demos
Location: Demos, Magdalen House, 136 Tooley Street, London, SE1 2TU
Nearest Tube Station: London Bridge
Time: 17.00 registration: 17.30 - 19.00 - followed by drinks
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Chair: Ms Molly Webb, Researcher, Demos
Speakers Dr Jim Thomson, former First Secretary - Science, Technology & Environment, British Embassy, Seoul
Dr Brendan Barker, Manager, Impact and Promotion, Royal Society and former Deputy Director, British Council, Seoul
MONDAY 10 APRIL 2006
"Japanese Science and Technology - opportunities and threats"
Organised by: Asia-Pacific Technology Network and Demos
Location: Demos, Magdalen House, 136 Tooley Street, London, SE1 2TU
Nearest Tube Station: London Bridge
Time: 17.30 - 19.00 - followed by drinks
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Chair: Dr Tony Cox, Science Adviser (Former Science and Technology Counsellor, British Embassy Tokyo)
Speaker Dr Philippa Rogers, Acting Head, Science and Innovation Group, Foreign and Commonwealth Office and former Science & Innovation Counsellor, British Embassy, Tokyo
MONDAY 24 APRIL 2006
"Making money out of high-tech Japan: strategies for Venture Capital and High-Tech Small and Medium Sized Companies"
Organised by: Asia-Pacific Technology Network and Electronics Link Japan
Location: Hosted by 3i, 16 Palace Street, London SW1E 5JD
Nearest Tube Stations: St James Park or Victoria
Time: 17.30 - 19.30
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Chair: Peter Gardner, Sector Head (Technology), 3i Group
Speakers: Philip White, International Technology Promoter (Electronics), Department of Trade and Industry "Japan - Wired and Unwired"
Matthew Phillips, Senior Vice President, Cambridge Silicon Radio "How CSR competes in Japan" (working title)
Peter Bacon, Chairman Electronics Link Japan "How British companies are tackling the Japanese Electronics Market: the strategic options"
WEDNESDAY 17 MAY 2006
"Locating the Centre of Gravity in the Digital Content World - East or West?"
Organised by: Asia-Pacific Technology Network and International Institute of Communications
Location: Demos, Magdalen House, 136 Tooley Street, London, SE1 2TU
Nearest Tube Station: London Bridge
Time: 18.30 - 20.00 (followed by wine and nibbles)
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Chair Frank Boyd, Policy Development Manager, Creative London
Speakers: Christine Losecaat, Creative Adviser, UK Trade and Investment “Why Asia matters to Britain’s Creative Industries.” (Working title)
Jonathan Kingsbury, Head of External Supply, BBC New Media & Technology “What’s coming out of Asia? The view from a Commissioner.” (Working title)
Raf Ali, CTO and founder, NousFugu “Does it make sense to talk of a digital ‘centre of gravity’? The emergence of local communities” (working title)
Howard Lee, Chief Executive Officer, EuroBiz Strategies "The Asian Games scene" (working title)
THURSDAY 1 JUNE 2006
"The Indian IT and Software Industry"
Organised by: Asia-Pacific Technology Network & the Asia Programme (Chatham House)
Location: Chatham House, 10 St James Square, London SW1Y 4LE (nearest tube Piccadilly Circus or Green Park)
Time: 17.30 - 19.30
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Speaker Professor Sumit K. Majumdar, Professor of Technology Strategy, Information Systems & Operations Management, School of Management, University of Texas at Dallas
TUESDAY 6 JUNE 2006
"High-Tech Prospects in Vietnam"
Location: Daiwa Japan House, 13/14 Cornwall Terrace, London, NW1 4QP
Time: 12.30 - 14.00
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Speaker: Miles Dodd, Research Associate, Doshisha University (Japan) "Vietnam - Four Cases from the Field: an MNC, (BP Vietnam) a Joint Venture (Sony Vietnam), a wholly owned foreign company (TCL Vietnam) , and an entrepreneurial Vietnamese company (Viet A)
Martyn Skinner, Trade & Investment Advisor – Vietnam, UK Trade & Investment "Vietnam – the country, people, opportunities"
FRIDAY 16 JUNE 2006
"Annual Overview of Corporate Strategies in Asia" (half-day seminar)
Location: Daiwa Japan House, 13/14 Cornwall Terrace,
Nearest Tube Station: Baker Street
Time: 09.00 - 13.00
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Chair Sir Geoffrey Owen, Interdisciplinary Inst of Management, London School of Economics
Speakers Professor Peter Williamson, Department of International Management, INSEAD "The challenges facing Asian Companies"
Pernille Rudlin, Japan Intercultural Consulting European Representative, Rudlin Consulting "Turning Anglo-Saxon? Trends and Tensions in Incorporation Law, Entrepreneurship and wider business practices"
Ling Li, Department of Materials, Queen Mary University of London "Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co case"
Dr Jag Srai and Dr Yongjiang Shi, Centre for International Management, University of Cambridge "Hong Kong's Business Model: the Pearl River Delta as a supply cluster"
Zhong Yiru, Consultant, ICT Europe, Frost & Sullivan (to be confirmed) "Huawei"
Jane C Buenaventura, Analyst, Pyramid Research "Asian Telecoms: M&A across the regions and transplanting best practices"
TUESDAY 27 JUNE 2006
"The European Environment for Intellectual Property Protection: what Asian companies and SMEs need to know"
Organised by: Asia-Pacific Technology Network
Location: Lloyd's Old Library: One Lime Street, EC3M 7DQ (nearest tubes: Monument or Bank)
Time: 12.30 - 14.00
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Speakers: Matthew Hogg, Intellectual Property Underwriter, Kiln Group "Litigation and Intellectual Property Insurance"
David Sant, Patent Attorney, ipulse "Patents and Patenting in Europe"
Diana Sternfeld, Rouse & Co International "The Merits of Litigating in the UK"
WEDNESDAY 28 JUNE 2006
"Latest Developments in the Telecommunications Market in Hong Kong".
Organised by: Asia-Pacific Technology Network
Location: Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office, 6 Grafton Street, W1S 4EQ
Nearest Tube Station: Green Park / Piccadilly Circus
Time: 16.30 - 18.00
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Speaker Mr Au Man-Ho, Director-General of Telecommunications, Hong Kong Office of the Telecommunications Authority, The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
MONDAY 11 SEPTEMBER 2006
The Impact of Western Economic Institutions on Japan: What’s changed since the bursting of the Bubble Economy?
Organised by: Asia-Pacific Technology Network and Asian Programme (Chatham House)
Supported by: Daiwa Anglo-Japan Foundation
Location: Chatham House, 10 St James' Square, London, SW1Y 4LE
Nearest Tube Station: Piccadilly Circus or Green Park
Time: 16.00 - 18.00
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Discussions to be led by:
Louis Turner, Chief Executive, Asia-Pacific Technology Network
WEDNESDAY 20 SEPTEMBER 2006
"The Venture Capital scene in India and China"
Organised by: Asia-Pacific Technology Network and Asian Programme (Chatham House)
Location: Chatham House, 10 St James' Square, London, SW1Y 4LE
Nearest Tube Station: Piccadilly Circus or Green Park
Time: 16.30 - 19.00
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Speakers Shantanu Bhagwat, Business Development Partner (Asia), Amadeus Capital Partners Ltd
Matt Rothman, Managing Partner, Hemisphere Capital
Professor Sumit K Majumbar, Professor of Technology Strategy, University of Texas at Dallas
William Gillespie, Director and International Counsel, Tiger Capital Partners
MONDAY 25 SEPTEMBER 2006
"The role of A*STAR in Singapore's High-Tech development"
Location: Asia House, 63 New Cavendish Street, London, W1G 7LP
Nearest Tube Station: Regent's Park, Great Portland Street, or Oxford Circus
Time: 13.30 - 14.30
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Chair:
Hugh Purser, Director, Asia-Pacific Technology Network former Consultant in the Executive Director's Office of the National Science & Technology Board (A*STAR's predecessor)
Speaker
Prof. Tan Chorh Chuan, Deputy President & Provost National University of Singapore, Deputy Chairman, A*STAR
MONDAY 25 SEPTEMBER 2006
"Chinese High Tech investment in the UK"
Organised by: Asia-Pacific Technology Network and the 48 Group
Location: City of London Club, 19 Old Broad Street, London, EC2N 1DS
Nearest Tube Station: (Liverpool Street, Bank)
Time: 5.30 - 7.30 pm
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Chair: Mike Mielniczek, Director, Strategic China Ltd
Speakers Stephen Perry, Chairman, 48 Group "Introductory Comments"
Dr Baoqing Wang, Minister Counsellor for Science & Technology, Embassy of the People's Republic of China "China's hi-tech development in the UK: the small and medium size enterprise story"
Kerry Brown, Chief Executive, Strategic China Ltd "Huawei, ZTE, Shanghai Auto: the current wave of Chinese investment in the UK"
Louis Turner, Chief Executive, Asia-Pacific Technology Network "Brief comparison with the patterns of Japanese investment in the UK"
THURSDAY 28 SEPTEMBER 2006
ASIA-PACIFIC PHARMA SEMINAR
Organised by: Global Outsourcing Review and Asia-Pacific Technology Network
Location: Chatham House, 10 St James' Square, London SW1Y 4LE: (Nearest Tube Stations: Piccadilly Circus or Green Park)
Time: 17.00 - 19.30 pm (followed by reception)
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Chair: Mr Alan Johnston, Director of Client Services Charles River Laboratories, Edinburgh
Speakers: Dr R. Graham Hughes, Consultant and Director of Technomark. "A Review of the Current and Future Status of Central Laboratory Testing"
Dr Brian Hall, Head of Environmental Sciences, Charles River Laboratories, Edinburgh, UK. "New EU Environmental Risk Assessment Regulations for Registration of Pharmaceuticals"
Dr Mark Richardson, Senior Director, Regulatory Affairs, i3 Research, Maidenhead, UK
"Obtaining Regulatory Advice in Europe during Drug Development"
MONDAY 16 OCTOBER 2006
"Sports, Innovation and Audiences: lessons from the World Cup"
For Historic Record Only
Organised by: Asia-Pacific Technology Network and International Institute of Communication
Location: Daiwa Anglo-Japan House, 13-14 Cornwall Terrace, London NW1 4QP (Nearest tube: Baker Street)
Time 6.00 - 8 pm (please note: starting time has been brought forward
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Speakers: Ben Gallop, Editor BBC Sport Interactive
Neil McIntosh, Assistant Editor, Guardian unlimited
Léon Benjamin, Author of Winning by Sharing, Co-Founder of Business for Good “The Comedy Hub World Cup podcast”
TUESDAY 17 OCTOBER 2006
"Locating R&D in India and China: Opportunities and Challenges"
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Organised by: Asia-Pacific Technology Network and the R&D Society Special Interest Group (SIG)
Location: Royal Society, 6-9 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1Y 5AG
Nearest Tube Station: Piccadilly Circus
Time: 13.30 - 17.00
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Chair: Ian Harvey, Director, Intellectual Property Institute
Speakers
Dr Miles Eddowes, R&D Director for Open Innovation Unilever Research and Development
Dr James Wilsdon, Head of Science and Innovation, Demos
Anil Vaidya, Sector Specialist - Biotechnology & Healthcare, UK Trade & Investment
MONDAY/TUESDAY 23-24 OCTOBER 2006
Two-day fee-paying Conference
"Building China's Communications and Information Future: Technologies, markets, policies and global prospects"
For Historic Record Only
Organised by Chatham House Conference Unit and Asia-Pacific Technology Network
Sponsored by: PricewaterhouseCoopers
Location: Chatham House, 10 St James's Square, London SW1Y 4LE (nearest tube stations: Piccadilly Circus and Green Park
Time: whole day events
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WEDNESDAY 1 NOVEMBER 2006
"The Impact of Anglo-American Economic Institutions on Asian Business Cultures: International Regulation and Tokyo as a Financial Centre"
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Organised by: Asia-Pacific Technology Network and Asian Programme (Chatham House)
Supported by: Daiwa Anglo-Japan Foundation
Location: Chatham House, 10 St James' Square, London, SW1Y 4LE
Nearest Tube Station: Piccadilly Circus or Green Park
Time: 3 - 6 pm
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Chair:
Dr Gareth Price, Head, Asia Programme, Chatham House
Speakers
Dr Andrew Walter, Department of International Relations, London School of Economics "Japan and International Regulatory Standards"
Louis Turner, Chief Executive, Asia-Pacific Technology Network "Tokyo as a financial centre: why has it under-performed?"
Arif Zaman, Adviser, South Asia, Commonwealth Business Council, Visiting Tutor, Centre for Board Effectiveness, Henley Management College "Convergence in the Corporate Governance and CSR debates"