"Next Generation Asia" is Theme of FORTUNE Global Forum in Hong Kong May 8-10, 2001.Business Editors HONG KONG--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 28, 2000 "Next Generation Asia" will be the focus of the 2001 FORTUNE Global Forum in Hong Kong Hong Kong (hŏng kŏng), Mandarin Xianggang, special administrative region of China, formerly a British crown colony (2005 est. pop. 6,899,000), land area 422 sq mi (1,092 sq km), adjacent to Guangdong prov. May 8-10, as CEOs and top government officials from around the world gather to discuss and debate key issues facing multinational corporations
The Honourable Tung Chee Hwa, GBM, D.S.Sc.(honoris causa) (Traditional Chinese: 董建華 , Chief Executive of Hong Kong The Chief Executive (Traditional Chinese: 行政長官) of Hong Kong is the head of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China, and represents the region. Special Administrative Region A special administrative region may be:
Forum participants come from all over the world, but share the challenges inherent in running complex global corporations. This combination of shared purpose and geographic diversity generates productive discussion and fosters new business relationships. Previous FORTUNE Global Forums have been held in Paris, Shanghai, Budapest, Bangkok, Barcelona and Singapore. "Hong Kong will be the perfect setting for heads of major international companies to talk about how quickly business is changing in Asia," said John Huey, Managing Editor of FORTUNE. "With Next Generation Asia as the theme, we'll focus not only on the leaders driving Asia into the next century, but also the styles and emerging trends shaping business in the Pacific Rim Pacific Rim, term used to describe the nations bordering the Pacific Ocean and the island countries situated in it. In the post–World War II era, the Pacific Rim has become an increasingly important and interconnected economic region. . The Global Forum will provide a unique interactive setting for the world's most important business leaders--including CEOs of the world's largest corporations and the hottest dot-coms--to talk face to face about these issues." Global Forum activities will take place at various venues in the heart of Hong Kong and will be centered at the Grand Hyatt Hotel. Discussions at the Global Forum will take place in four types of sessions: Plenary Sessions, Viewpoints, Tutorials, and Global Perspectives. Among the topics to be discussed (subject to change) are: - Emerging Technologies - New Leadership - Asian Conglomerates in Transition - Youth Culture - Consumer Trends - The Outlook for Capital Markets - The Rapidly Evolving Changes in China and Beyond Major sponsors of the 2001 FORTUNE Global Forum are Arthur Andersen For the U.S. Supreme Court case commonly known as Arthur Andersen, see . Arthur Andersen LLP, based in Chicago, was once one of the "Big Five" accounting firms (the other four are PricewaterhouseCoopers, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, Ernst & Young and KPMG), performing , Bank of China, British Telecommunications PLC (BT), Dell Computer Corporation (company) Dell Computer Corporation - One of the biggest US manufacturers of IBM PC compatibles. "From notebooks to networks", their slogan says. http://us.dell.com. , Goldman Sachs and Nortel Networks. Invest Hong Kong is the host sponsor of the FORTUNE Global Forum. Cathay Pacific Airways is the official airline of the FORTUNE Global Forum. Additional information on the FORTUNE Global Forum can be found at FORTUNE's website, www.fortune.com/conferences. Information on applying for media credentials for the Global Forum will be posted on the website in March, 2001. |
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