What are the opportunities and risks of investing or expanding business operation in Cambodia? What unique roles could Hong Kong professional services play to facilitate mutual advancement?

“CSHK PASS Workshop 1 - Cultural Diversity and Efficient Management: Hong Kong Professional Services, Overseas Investments and Special Economic Zones in Cambodia” aims to present a portrait of business opportunities and challenges in Cambodia from three perspectives: 1) the local Cambodian, 2) the Belt and Road and 3) Hong Kong. Through triangulation of first-hand information, insights and successful experience shared by seasoned entrepreneurs, professional practitioners, SEZs management, scholars and government officials, participants would be able to distil an in-depth understanding of cultural diversity and efficient management of overseas investments and SEZs in Cambodia.

Date: 8 February 2021 (Monday)

Time: 9am - 12pm (HKT) / 8am - 11am (Cambodia Time)

Format:

• Zoom Webinar (Zoom link to be shared via email to you twice - 2 days before event and the event day morning)

• Conducted mainly in English

• Free admission

• CPD included (Please contact your respective Association for details)

Confirmed Speakers and Discussants (by presentation order):

1. Mr. Socheat Oum, Director of Foreign Languages Department, NIDIR, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation

2. H.E. Sophal Suon, Director of Public Relations and Promotion of Private Investment, The Council for the Development of Cambodia

3. Mr. James Chang, Marketing Manager, Phnom Penh Special Economic Zone

4. Mr. John Yung, Board Member, SEVP & CIO, The Shanghai Commercial & Savings Bank

5. Ms. Elsie Gung, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Bank of China (Phnom Penh Branch)

6. Mr. Xu Wei, General Manager, Corporate Banking Department, Bank of China (Phnom Penh Branch)

7. Mr. Larry Ng, Executive Director & Deputy Secretary General Hong Kong Business Association of Cambodia

8. Ms. Catherine Chan, Founder & Executive Director, Urban Village & Factory Phnom Penh

9. H.E. Prof. Ky Sereyvath, Director General of the Institute of China Studies, Royal Academy of Cambodia

10. Prof Ratana Y (Emeritus Professor, University of Cambodia)