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CoreNet Global Announces an Impressive Line-up of Keynote Speakers for its 2011 Hong Kong Summit

CoreNet Global
2011-02-09 12:28 2012

Conference participants include corporate real estate leaders representing over 100 companies from American Express to Chevron, Cisco, GlaxoSmithKline, Microsoft, Nissan, Standard Chartered Bank, Proctor & Gamble, and Unilever.

HONG KONG, Feb. 10, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- CoreNet Global, the world's leading association representing the corporate real estate (CRE) industry, today announced the line-up of keynote speakers and topics for its upcoming Hong Kong Summit to be held at the Kowloon Shangri-La Hotel on March 22-24, 2011.

The conference, which will be officiated by Ms. Carrie Lam, Secretary for Development for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Government, provides a platform for Asia's corporate real estate experts to examine the trends, strategies, risks and opportunities associated with the region's changing CRE landscape.

For 2011, the Summit which is themed 'Social Dynamic: Growing Cities, Evolving Work Styles and Global Influences,' will feature three General Sessions with keynote presentations by:

  • Dr. Jim Walker (Founder and Managing Director, Asianomics) who will deliver a presentation on 'How Economic Pressures Shape the Dynamic Society';
  • Mr. Richard David Hames (Founder and Honorary President of The Hames Group) who will present a talk on 'Where Society Meets Business'; and
  • Mr. Matteus Klum (Photographer, Filmmaker and Conservationist) who will discuss how we can change our corporate ecosystems to positively impact the world in which we live.

Delegates will also have the opportunity to choose from six educational themes that focusing on the highly relevant topics of 'Workplace Strategies,' 'Social Dynamics,' 'Technology,' 'Sustainability,' 'Optimizing Resources,' and 'Leading Issues,' will offer more than 11 sessions presented by CoreNet Global experts, members and partners with highlights including the following:

  • Emerging Technologies' Impact on Urbanization and the Workplace;
  • Shelley Street -- A Journey of Discovery Through New Ways of Working;
  • Technology Smorgasbord;
  • Opening the Kimono: The Corporate Real Estate Industry from a Japanese Perspective;
  • Unilever: Leveraging a Talented Workforce Across Asia;
  • What's Your Social Net Worth?  CRE in the Attention Age;
  • FAS-Taking: Unintended Consequences of Global Lease Accounting Changes;
  • The Ugly Truth: Views from the Boardroom on What I Want from Property;
  • A Blueprint for Blue Work: How American Express Successfully Evolved Work Styles and Future Proofed the Next Generation of Talent;
  • Sustainability: Identifying the Cost of Going Green;
  • Integrated Community: Rethinking Business Parks.

According to Mr. Mike Zamora, CoreNet Global's Vice President of Communications for Asia, the Hong Kong Summit programme has been designed to address the current challenges and networking needs of end users, developers, service providers and others working in the CRE industry.

Comments Mr. Zamora, "We are thrilled to be able to provide a platform that enables Asia's most influential CRE decision makers to come together to share their knowledge, skills and best practices, as well as discuss the future of the region's corporate real estate development."

Mr. Zamora points out that aside from the General Sessions and break-out tracks, the agenda will present conference delegates with the opportunity to join organized site tours to visit prominent corporate real estate landmarks across Hong Kong.  This includes an option to visit the recently-completed International Commerce Centre (ICC) in Kowloon which houses the corporate offices of prominent multinationals such as Morgan Stanley and Deutsche Bank.

To date, the event has received extensive support from across the entire CRE industry, including the following trade associations:

  • American Institute of Architects (AIA);
  • Asian Public Real Estate Association (APREA);
  • Association of Green Building Professionals (AGBP);
  • British Chamber of Commerce (BRITCHAM);
  • Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA);
  • Hong Kong Institute of Facility Management (HKIFM);
  • International Facility Management Association (IFMA);
  • REIDIN.com;
  • Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).

"CoreNet Global Summits are designed to help our delegates forge meaningful partnerships and to build significant ties with other members of the corporate real estate industry," concludes Mr. Zamora.

To view the full event programme and register for the conference, interested parties are invited to visit www.corenetglobal.org.  Regular summit rates are available until February 18, 2011.

Editor's Notes

CoreNet Global is the world's leading association for corporate real estate (CRE) and workplace professionals, service providers, and economic developers.  Today, we operate in five global regions, namely Asia, Australia, Europe, Latin America and North America.

Our 7,000 members, who represent nearly half of the Forbes Global 2000 and 70% of Fortune 100 companies, meet locally, globally and virtually to develop networks, share knowledge, learn and advance professionally.

Throughout the Asia-Pacific, we have active chapters operating across the region including Australia, mainland China, Hong Kong, India, Korea, Japan, New Zealand, Singapore and the Philippines. For more information, please visit www.corenetglobal.org.

CONTACT:

Betty Chan, CoreNet Global
Phone: +852-2910-7931
Mobile: +852-6014-1961
Email: bchan@corenetglobal.org

Janet Middlemiss, JEM Worldwide Ltd.
Phone: +852-2857-3832
Mobile: +852-9195-7829
Email: janet@jemworldwide.com

Source: CoreNet Global
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