AEF The First Asian Exhibition Forum

Session details of the Forum (Last update : 3 September 2003)
Thursday, 28 August 2003

8:15am

WELCOME BREAKFAST & REGISTRATION

9:00am

Welcome & Introduction

Mr. S.C.Tam
-	Executive Director of Hong Kong Exhibition and Convention Industry Association

9:05am

Welcome Address

Mr. Stanley Chu
-	Chairman of AEF Organising Committe

9:15am

Opening Address

The Hon Henry Tang Ying-yen, GBS, JP
-	Financial Secretary of HKSAR Government

9:25am

Keynote Speech

Mr. Sandy Angus
-	President of Union of International Fairs
	Global Exhibition Business

9:45-10:40am

EUROPEAN PANEL with Q & A
Panel Moderator - Mr. Ruud van Ingen, Incoming President of Union of International Fairs

Mr. Antonino Laspina
-	Italian Institute for Foreign Trade
	Italian companies and Asian markets : the role of the exhibitions
Dr. Hermann Kresse
-	Chief Executive Officer of AUMA
	Trade fairs in Asia-Most important overseas market for the German trade fair industry

10:40-11:00am

COFFEE BREAK

COUNTRY / CITY REPORTS Panel Style Discussion with Q & A

NORTH ASIA: Moderator - Mr. Daniel Cheung, Vice-Chairman of
Hong Kong Exhibition and Convention Industry Association

11:00am

Mainland China

Mr. Feng Chen
-	Deputy Secretary of China Beijing International Convention and Exhibition Industry Association
	Vitalizing the exhibition industry in Beijing after SARS with the rebuilt confidence

11:10am

Mr. Xianjin Chen
-	Executive Director of Shanghai Convention and Exhibition Industries Association
	Status quo and future development of Shanghai exhibition market

11:20am

Ms Yilun Sun
-	Secretary General of Shenzhen conference and Exhibition Association
	Present situation and future development of exhibition industry in Shenzhen

11:30am

Hong Kong

Mr. Stanley Chu
-	Chairman of HKECIA
	Opportunities and Challenges to the exhibition industry in Hong Kong

11:40am

Macau

Ms Pansy Ho
-	Deputy President of Macau Convention and Exhibition Association
	An outlook of the Macau convention and exhibition industry

11:50am

Taipei

Mr. Mao-Ting Lin
-	Chairman of Taipei Exhibition and Convention Association
	The current state and future development foreground of Taiwan exhibition industry

12:00noon

Korea

Mr. Yoon-Hong Choi
-	Vice Chairman of Association of Korean Exhibition Industries
	Plans for the future overcoming and current difficulties

12:10pm

Q & A for North Asia session

12:30pm

LUNCH

COUNTRY / CITY REPORTS Panel Style Discussion with Q & A

SOUTH EAST ASIA & AUSTRALASIA: Moderator - Mr. Louis Cheng,
Vice-Chairman of Hong Kong Exhibition and Convention Industry Association

2:00pm

Australia

Ms Carrie Elton
-	CEO of Exhibition & Event Association of Australia
	SARS, the war, the world and Australia

2:10pm

Indonesia

Mr. Syukur Sakka
-	Chairman of Indonesia Exhibition Companies Association
	Prospects and challenges of Indonesia exhibition industry

2:20pm

Malaysia

Mr. Jonathan Kan
-	President of Malaysia Association of Convention and Exhibition Organisers and Suppliers
	The current state of the exhibition industry and future development in Malaysia

2:30pm

Singapore

Mr. Stephen Tan
-	Singapore Association of Convention & Exhibition Organisers and Suppliers
	The current state of Singapore's exhibition industry and future developments planned

2:40pm

Thailand

Mr. Charnchai Svangsopakul
-	President of Trade Exhibition Association (Thai)
	SARS impact and comeback strategies - Thailand

2:50pm

Vietnam

Mr. Ky Anh Duong
-	Vietnam Exhibition Association (in preparation)
	Exhibition industry in Vietnam - present and future

3:00pm

Q & A for South East Asia & Australasia session

3:20-3:40pm

COFFEE BREAK

3:40-4:30pm

VENUE REPORT PANEL with Q & A
Panel Moderator - Mr. Paul Woodward, Principal of Business Strategies Group Ltd.

Mr. Warren Buckley
-	Steering Committee Chairman & Past Chairman of Asia Pacific of Exhibition and Convention Council
	Development of exhibition and convention facilities in the Asia Pacific
Mr. Liang Wen
-	Chairman of China Association for Exhibition Centers
	Planning and construction of exhibition centres in China

4:30-4:40pm

Closing remarks

Mr. Michael Duck
-	Chairman of International Fairs Asian Pacific Chapter

5:00-6:30pm

NETWORKING LOUNGE

6:30-7:30pm

COCKTAIL

7:30pm

GALA DINNER