The Greater Bay Area (“GBA”) is a Chinese Government initiative aimed at promoting closer cooperation and economic integration between 11 cities of the Greater Bay Area (GBA) among which Hong Kong, Macao, Shenzhen, and Guangzhou will serve as core hubs for driving economic growth.

In May 2020, the People’s Bank of China and financial regulators have unveiled a plan to further open up and accelerate the development of the GBA into one of the world’s largest economic regions. In terms of scope, the GBA will be comparable to the San Francisco Bay Area, Greater Tokyo Area and New York Metropolitan Area and will represent one of the largest urban areas both in terms of size and population. It represents 12% of China’s national economy (equivalent to US$ 1.4 trillion), generated by only 5% of the country’s population.

The Greater Bay Area brings unique opportunities for technology companies. Join Hawksford and Zhong Lun Law firm for our upcoming webinar to discuss the business opportunities in the Greater Bay Area and to learn more about this initiative.

Topics include:

• Business opportunities for tech companies in China’s Greater Bay Area
• IP protection, Data protection, and network security for tech companies
• Tax and accounting procedures
• Supporting measures and incentives

ABOUT THE SPEAKERS

Francesca Scortichini, Associate Director of Account Management, China, Hawksford

Francesca has considerable experience in advising Italian and international clients, from trading, retail and industrial companies on investments in China and the Asian area. Francesca joined Hawksford Shanghai office in June 2014. Prior to joining Hawksford, she worked as a tax consultant in Italian CPA firms and in the asset management department of the International leading investment bank. Francesca graduated in Business Administration from Bocconi University in Milan in 2004 and is a professional Chartered Accountant in Italy.

Dario Marotta, Associate, China, Hawksford

Dario obtained his Master degree in Industrial Economics from North-western University (China). He is fluent in Mandarin, heads Hawksford Guangzhou and Shenzhen offices having been with Hawksford Guangzhou since 2016 where he’s part of the steering committee of the Network of Young Italian Professionals in China.

Kent Woo, Partner, Zhong Lun Law Firm

Kent Woo is a Partner at Zhong Lun Law Firm Guangzhou Office, where he heads its premier international trade and investment team. Fluent in English and Chinese (Mandarin and Cantonese), Kent and has over 20 years of experience providing legal advice and services to international companies doing business in or with China. Kent’s expertise includes corporate and commercial law, foreign direct investment, mergers & acquisitions, labour & employment, intellectual property, compliance & investigations, criminal defence, and litigation & arbitration. His clients are mainly multinational corporations and small and medium enterprises from various countries and regions around the world, including from Europe, the United States, India, Israel, Australia, and Hong Kong.

Matthew Warr, Legal Consultant, Zhong Lun Law Firm

Matthew Warr is a Legal Consultant at Zhong Lun Guangzhou Office. Matthew has a wealth of experience providing legal advice and services to international companies investing in or trading with China, and like Kent, his expertise lies in the abovementioned areas. His clients mainly comprise companies from Australia, the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Europe and South-East Asia. Matthew is also a Board Director of the Australian Chamber of Commerce (AustCham) South China, is fluent in English and Chinese (Mandarin), and has lived in China for more than a decade.

Quentin Bottasso, Legal Consultant, Zhong Lun Law Firm

Quentin Bottasso is a Legal Consultant at Zhong Lun Guangzhou Office with a strong focus on advising international companies on the Chinese legal and regulatory system. Quentin has deep expertise and experience with regard to various aspects of Chinese law, particularly contract, labour and commercial law, and his ability to understand his clients’ expectations and requirements makes him a valuable partner for those conducting business activities in China. His clientele is composed of mostly European companies in the industrial, sourcing, manufacturing, and wine industries. He is fluent in English and French and professionally proficient in Chinese (Mandarin) and Italian.

Due to the recently announced reinforced measures to prevent and control the spread of the Novel Coronavirus, this event will be postponed.

The new date will be announced soon.

Get ready to fully immerse yourself in a sensational wine tasting experience during the annual Midsummer Cocktail hosted in collaboration with the WLN Committee.

Experience one of the finest Italian wine, the Franciacorta! Franciacorta is a sparkling wine whose origins go back to the middle age in the area of Brescia, Italy. In the heart of Franciacorta, the Contadi Castaldi winery has specialized in the art of innovation, continuously searching for the finest vineyards.

On Thursday, July 16th, don’t miss out on the opportunity to learn more about this wine and its outstanding qualities!

Join us at our networking cocktail at Spiga in Central!

*Please note that all the upcoming Chamber events will be subject to the latest Hong Kong Government safety and social distancing measures. We will keep our guests updated about the final arrangements following the indicated guidelines. Thank you for your kind understanding.

The InterSME is organizing an online virtual workshop via ZOOM. This will give you the opportunity to work in small groups with members from different Chambers of Commerce in Hong Kong to provide direct actionable feedback to your Chamber of Commerce and to the Government.

In your assigned group, guided by a facilitator, your working group will discuss and create an actionable response to the question:

“As an SME or Startup based in Hong Kong, what do you need from your Chamber of Commerce and the Government to help you recover and prosper?”

The responses will be collected and shared with each participating Chamber of Commerce and will be used to:

• Formulate each Chambers individual engagement approach to its SME and Startup members;
• Formulate a Joint Chamber submission to the Government on Policies and Approaches to support SME’s and Startups.

This event is members-only. Register now for this webinar!

NOTE: InterSME is a group of joined chambers who want to create an international network for SME’s in Hong Kong where they can share their experience in advice.

COVID-19 has placed great strain on Hong Kong’s status as a retail destination. As more retail brands become unable to cope with dwindling consumer numbers and exit the local market, developers have estimated that landlords might need to reduce rents by 50 percent to offset the risks for new tenants. In these challenging times, it can be difficult to predict the future of retail in Hong Kong.

On Monday, July 13th, join us for a business lunch with Nick Bradstreet, Managing Director of Savills, to discuss the situation in Hong Kong. He will provide insights on both the new brand mix among Hong Kong retail properties and changes to leasing negotiations.

ABOUT THE SPEAKER

Nick Bradstreet, Managing Director, Leasing, Savills Hong Kong

Nick Bradstreet has over 28 years of experience and possesses a unique understanding of the retail market across Hong Kong and Asia Pacific. During his time at Savills, he has been responsible for assisting some of the world’s biggest retail names to secure flagships in Hong Kong and the Region. Apart from his role as Head of Leasing, overseeing the retail, office, and residential teams, he also acts as a key contact between the Savills Asia regional offices and the London headquarters.

*Please note that due to the latest social distancing measures from the Hong Kong Government the maximum capacity allowed for this event is 20 people. Once the maximum capacity is reached, we won’t be able to accommodate additional participants. Thank you for your kind understanding.

US and China are the two largest economies of the world, the two countries trade and invest globally with geo-economic influence in every region. US has the world’s largest GDP, while China has the top GDP based on purchasing power parity (PPP), the two countries have a similar territorial extension but different size in terms of population. Washington and Beijing have signed double tax treaties, free trade agreements, and regional partnership agreements with most of the world’s nations. The course highlights key macroeconomic data, trade agreements and duties policies between China, US and the world to show main geo-economic trends.

1) Macroeconomic data

2) Trade, duties and free trade agreements

3) International organizations and regional partnerships

4) Trade and FDI global influence

5) Future geo-economic trends

China, US and the World is a course focusing on macroeconomic data on trade between Beijing, Washington and other countries in every continent. The course highlights main business partners, trade agreements and future economic trends for investors interested in China and the global market.

ABOUT THE SPEAKER

Lorenzo Riccardi, Managing Director of RsA Asia

Lorenzo Riccardi is the Managing Director of RsA Asia (rsa-tax.com); he lecturers at Shanghai Jiao Tong University and has been Adjunct Associate Professor of Taxation at Xian Jiao Tong Liverpool. He is a CPA specialized in international taxation and has covered roles in the governance of non-profit organizations and multi-national companies including the largest Italian groups in luxury, food and mechanical sectors.

In the age of laptops and smartphones, where everyone can access the internet at the press of a button, search engines stand at the core of digital marketing. To put things into perspective, Google receives an average of over 40,000 search queries per second. Getting your website on the first page of a search comes with a domino effect of benefits – visibility, brand awareness and ultimately, sales. Are you struggling with taking the first step and boosting your business’ discoverability on search engines?

On Thursday, July 9th, join us for the third and final event of our digital marketing series in collaboration with WILD. Expert speakers Lug Giroud and Cassandre Daigre will cover a wealth of topics on how to capitalize on the opportunities presented by search engines, such as optimization, keyword strategies, and display networks.

RSVP now and learn how to make search engines work for you!

Please note that this event will be also streamed via Zoom platform. Should you be interested in joining virtually please select the online streaming ticket option. If you would like to receive the recorded video, please send an email to icc@icc.org.hk.

ABOUT THE SPEAKERS

Lug Giroud, Co-Founder at WILD

Lug Giroud, Co-Founder at Wild at Heart Limited, first got into digital marketing in France and started off launching his own internet-based projects back in 2006. His early projects have reached tens of millions of monthly visits in over 15 languages. Those projects cover many industries: Financial Services, Real Estate, Sport Coaching, Dating, Luxury Goods, Multidisciplinary postgraduate research, F&B, International events, etc.

Cassandre Daigre, Managing Director at WILD

With more than 6 years experience in Digital Marketing, Cassandre has managed multi-channel strategies for more than 80 clients all over the world and trained hundreds of professionals on PPC, Social Media, Inbound Marketing in BtoB and BtoC. Her area of expertise goes from generating revenue for small businesses to building online exposure for big brands.

**Please note that due to the latest social distancing measures from the Hong Kong Government the maximum capacity allowed for this event is 50 people. Once the maximum capacity is reached, we won’t be able to accommodate additional participants. Thank you for your kind understanding.

**As we are still closely monitoring the COVID-19 situation, the Hive (Sheung Wan) will ask all the participants to complete the Travel Declaration Form. Fill it out in advance here.

Connected Retail Experiences will be the definitive omnichannel customer experience event for all retail stakeholders across the region. Contrary to what you might have read in the newspapers over the past few weeks, shopping is not dead and the act of buying things that we want or need is not going to disappear ever. However, the way in which we discover products, evaluate their value and ultimately buy and receive them may have now changed in ways we could not have previously imagined.

On July 7^th – 8^th we will explore some of these changes and discuss what we have learned and where the opportunities lie in this brave new world ‘driven by data, powered by people’.

For more information, please visit this link.

**Please note that due to the latest social distancing measures from the Hong Kong Government the maximum capacity allowed for this event is 50 people. Once the maximum capacity is reached, we won’t be able to accommodate additional participants. Thank you for your kind understanding.

The StartmeupHK Festival 2020 will be returning from 6-11 July this year and is going virtual!

It’s time to celebrate the best of tech innovation virtually. The festival will be transformed from an in-person event to a fully virtual experience. InvestHK’s decision to bring this annual event into the rapidly developing virtual realm is a timely precaution in light of the current Covid-19 situation worldwide.

We’re excited to invite you to join our Connected Cities Conference on 6 July during the Festival and learn more about how smart and connected cities around the world are using the latest technologies and finding more innovative solutions for city living.

The Connected Cities Conference will showcase innovations for the next generation of city living. We will feature global and regional speakers from academia and business to showcase a number of smart technologies from around the world including IoT, AI, and data analytics to enhance a city’s liveability, workability, and sustainability.

During these years, the fashion trends have changed: the new decade is kicking off with sustainability in the spotlight, innovative eco-friendly concepts, recycled products, biodegradable designs and stylish takes on natural material.

How is the fashion materials landscape changing in the era of sustainability? What are the new opportunities and challenges?

On Tuesday, June 30th a lively panel of key opinion leaders from diverse supply chain roles will hold an open discussion to connect the dots of the ongoing fashion industry rEvolution, with a special eye on material innovation.

ABOUT THE SPEAKERS

Sylvain Rocher, Co-Chief Executive Officer, The R Collective

Sylvain has been working in Fashion over the past 15 years in various regional and global management roles within Richemont group and PVH. He is a well-recognized e-commerce and digital business leader in Asia and has extensive knowledge of the Fashion supply chain from Design to Distribution. Sylvain has been living in Hong Kong since 2005 and gradually became a sustainability activist. He started to work on reducing single-use plastic in Fashion as early as 2010.

Edwin Keh, CEO, HKRITA

Mr. Keh is the CEO of The Hong Kong Research Institute of Textiles and Apparel. He is also on Faculty at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, and The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology where he teaches supply chain operations. Edwin had a career as a senior executive with several US consumer goods and retail companies. He was the Managing Director of Payless Shoesource International, Donna Karan International, and Country Road Australia.

Daria Kirillova, Quality Control Manager, Pianoforte Asia Pacific Limited.

With over 15 years’ experience in garment production predominantly in Asia, Daria Kirillova oversees the entire process, from the fabric mills all the way through manufacturing to shipping the garments.

Malin Lundahal, Sustainability Manager, Sales Market Greater China, H&M

Malin joined the H&M Group in 2013 to focus on the development and production of the H&M brand’s new Beauty cosmetic line. Previous to the Sustainability Manager role Malin has worked with managing several different topics in sustainability, cosmetics, and material for H&M. She has a diverse background in bioengineering, skincare research, and new product development, and is a published researcher.

EuroCham’s Environment and Energy Business Council (EEBC) in collaboration with EuroCham’s Financial Services Business Council (FSBC) welcome you to join the second part of the EU Green Deal webinar series, which aims to dig down into the different aspects of the EU Green Deal.

This session will cover the financial side of the Green Deal, followed by a moderated Q&A session open to your questions. Guest speaker Giovanni Garcea, Head of Economic and Financial Section at the EU Delegation to China will walk us through the proposed financial instruments and mechanisms which will help to enable the European Union’s planned Green Deal.  Ionut Raduletu, Counselor in the Economic and Financial Section of the EU Delegation to China will present the latest developments related to the EU sustainable finance work.

This webinar is made possible by the support of the EU Office to Hong Kong and Macao.

ABOUT THE SPEAKERS

Moderator

Alexander Mastrovito, Vice-chair of EuroCham Environment and Energy Business Council (EEBC)

Panelists

Giovanni Garcea, Head of the Economic and Financial Affairs Section at the Delegation of the European Union to China

Ionut Raduletu, Counsellor in the Economic and Financial Affairs Section at the EU Delegation to China

Ching Yng Choi, Chair of the Financial Services Business Council (FSBC)

In the coming decade, improved cooperation between the public and private sectors can help the city to address its most pressing urban challenges, including improving liveability for residents, repurposing underused land and buildings, and taking care of a growing elderly population.

At this joint-chamber webinar, Julian Vella, Co-Head of Infrastructure, KPMG China, will share highlights from their recent white paper, Future Hong Kong 2030, published in cooperation with CLP, Cyberport, HKBN JOS, Smart City Consortium, Siemens, Weave Co-Living and Wilson Group. The report analyses the factors shaping Hong Kong’s smart city transformation over the next ten years and looks at how improving smart city governance can help Hong Kong achieve its goals.

ABOUT THE SPEAKERS

Julian Vella, Co-Head, China – Global Infrastructure Advisory at KPMG China 

Julian is based in Hong Kong and is the Co-Head, China for KPMG’s Global Infrastructure Practice. Until recently he was also the Asia Pacific Regional Leader for 10 years and is a member of KPMG’s Global Infrastructure Board. Julian also previously developed and led KPMG Australia’s infrastructure practice and was a Board member of KPMG Australia for 6 years.

In his current role, Julian travels widely throughout Asia Pacific working with governments and the private sector to develop and advise on infrastructure programs, projects and assets. He is an active public speaker in international and Chinese forums on a range of topics around infrastructure, smart cities and city planning.

He has extensive experience as a lead adviser on a large range of commercial transactions, particularly in the transport and industrial markets sectors. Julian’s advice to Government organisations and corporations includes advice in respect of: infrastructure projects and financing (including Public Private Partnerships), privatisation, corporate strategy, corporate/debt restructuring, mergers and acquisitions, divestments, and business valuations.

Julian is currently leading the delivery of a major project to develop ways to facilitate greater application of commercial investment and financing to Chinese infrastructure projects in third country markets.

Keith Cheng, Head of Digital Hub at Siemens Ltd

Henry Louie, Managing Director at Wilson Group

Henry is the Managing Director for Wilson Group Hong Kong/China. Henry first joined Wilson Group Hong Kong in 1997 and has also been responsible for the Wilson businesses in South Korea and China. Henry relocated back to Hong Kong in January 2018. Wilson Group is Hong Kong’s leading transport infrastructure management services and smart mobility business with its Parking, Tollways, Smart Mobility, Equipment, and Others divisions employing nearly 4,000 people. Henry is overseeing the company’s recognition that the growth of its existing business divisions requires the development and application of digital solutions and platforms. He has also been driving the development of new Smart Mobility and Connected City opportunities involving Government departments and private sector clients and partners.

International Taxation focuses on the complexity of multi-jurisdiction regulations and different tax systems, gaining new opportunities from International Taxation knowledge and transfer pricing. The lecture will address main issues in international tax trends with a specific focus on double tax conventions and tax planning techniques to minimize the tax burden on income and profits, and to understand tax laws and regulations affecting cross-border transactions.

ABOUT THE SPEAKERS

Lorenzo Riccardi, Managing Director, RsA Asia

Lorenzo Riccardi is the Managing Director of RsA Asia; he is a CPA specialized in international taxation and has covered roles in the governance of non-profit organizations and multi-national companies including the largest Italian groups in luxury, food and mechanical sectors. He has published extensively on foreign investments in developing and frontier economies

The Italian Chamber of Commerce, in collaboration with the Women’s Leadership Network Committee, is inviting you to join us in a webinar discussing practical insights on career development and leadership during these challenging times.

Establishing yourself in your profession takes time and effort. Whether you are managing your team and company or searching for career development opportunities in this uncertain market, join this webinar where accomplished professionals will give you an understanding of their own experiences and the keys that led them to succeed.

You will learn how careers are evolving and gain the tools and knowledge to help you manage your business and grow professionally.

Register now and learn how to boost your career!

ABOUT THE SPEAKERS

Selma Masood, Principal at SM & Co Solicitors in association with Gianni Origoni Grippo Cappelli & Partners

Selma is the Principal of SM & Co Solicitors. She was born and raised in Hong Kong, and comes from a mixed background, with her mum from Hong Kong and her late father, from Iran. Selma qualified as a Solicitor in Hong Kong in 2006 and in early May 2016, she started SM & Co Solicitors, which is in association with international Italian law firm Gianni, Origoni, Grippo, Cappelli & Partners, which has a dedicated Hong Kong branch. Prior to setting up her own law firm, she worked for various international law firms in Hong Kong, as well as being a Partner in a local firm. She graduated from the University of Manchester with a B.Mus and LL.B degree, as well as the University of Hong Kong for the PCLL. She is a Solicitor on the General Panel of Mediators in Hong Kong (HKIAC) and a Solicitor on the Legal Aid Panel.

Silvia Pezzini, Senior Manager at Hong Kong Monetary Authority

Silvia Pezzini joined the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) in 2014 as a Senior Manager in Financial Stability Surveillance.  Before joining the HKMA, Silvia worked for eight years at the Bank of England, where she worked on financial stability, monetary policy, and macro-prudential policy issues. Earlier in her career, Silvia worked at the University of Namur in Belgium as an Assistant Professor.

Silvia has a PhD in Economics from the London School of Economics, a Masters in International Relations from the Graduate Institute of International Studies in Geneva, and an Economics degree from Bocconi University in Italy.

Opportunities for public-private co-creation to build a smarter, more liveable, more sustainable city

In the coming decade, improved cooperation between the public and private sectors can help the city to address its most pressing urban challenges, including improving liveability for residents, repurposing underused land and buildings, and taking care of a growing elderly population.

At this joint-chamber webinar, Julian Vella, Co-Head of Infrastructure, KPMG China, will share highlights from our recent white paper, Future Hong Kong 2030, published in cooperation with CLP, Cyberport, HKBN JOS, Smart City Consortium, Siemens, Weave Co-Living and Wilson Group. The report analyses the factors shaping Hong Kong’s smart city transformation over the next ten years and looks at how improving smart city governance can help Hong Kong achieve its goals.

In addition, a panel comprising Julian Vella (KPMG), Keith Cheng (Siemens) and Henry Louie (Wilson Group) will discuss the current challenges of public-private collaboration on smart city projects and innovative partnership models that can help to encourage collaboration between the government, corporates, start-ups, and academic institutions. The panel will also share best practices from other leading cities.

ABOUT THE SPEAKERS

Julian Vella, Partner and Asia Pacific Head of Global Infrastructure at KPMG

Julian is the Asia Pacific Regional Leader for KPMG’s Global Infrastructure Practice. Previously, he developed and led KPMG Australia’s infrastructure practice and was a Board member of KPMG Australia for 6 years. In his current role, Julian travels widely throughout the Asia Pacific working with governments and the private sector to develop and advise on infrastructure programs, projects, and assets. He has extensive experience as a lead adviser on a large range of commercial transactions, particularly in the transport and industrial markets sectors. Julian’s advice to government organizations and corporations relates to infrastructure projects and financing (including public-private partnerships), privatization, corporate strategy, corporate/debt restructuring, mergers and acquisitions, divestments, and business valuations. Julian’s recent experience in Australia includes acting as an adviser to the government in relation to a number of significant infrastructure projects including the Moorebank Intermodal Terminal Project, High-Speed Rail, and the National Broadband Network. Julian was also a member of the Infrastructure Finance Working Group which reported to the Australian Federal Government on Infrastructure Finance and Funding Reform in 2012 – many of the group’s recommendations have since been adopted by the government.

Keith Cheng, Head of Digital Hub at Siemens Ltd

Henry Louie, Managing Director at Wilson Group

Henry is the Managing Director for Wilson Group Hong Kong/China. Henry first joined Wilson Group Hong Kong in 1997 and has also been responsible for the Wilson businesses in South Korea and China. Henry relocated back to Hong Kong in January 2018. Wilson Group is Hong Kong’s leading transport infrastructure management services and smart mobility business with its Parking, Tollways, Smart Mobility, Equipment, and Others divisions employing nearly 4,000 people. Henry is overseeing the company’s recognition that the growth of its existing business divisions requires the development and application of digital solutions and platforms. He has also been driving the development of new Smart Mobility and Connected City opportunities involving Government departments and private sector clients and partners.

The COVID-19 pandemic has hit the supply chain of many companies and the stability of supply is one of the main concerns. No matter whether the companies keep working with existing suppliers, or plan to find new suppliers in other markets, it is essential to make sure that your business partners are reliable. You should also pay attention to the cash flow issue which is another major factor to maintain a healthy supply chain.

During this webinar, our speaker from CRIF will explain how to enhance supplier risk management with business information, which is an important tool to evaluate suppliers effectively so as to ensure a stable supply. Also FundPark will introduce the financing situation for small and medium enterprises, and share how to manage cashflow in the supply chain, by turning SME’s invoices/purchase orders into cash.

On Wednesday, June 17th, join our webinar in collaboration with CRIF to learn more about the current concerns associated with the changes in the supply paces.

ABOUT THE SPEAKERS

Bible Kwan, Consultant, CRIF Hong Kong Limited

Mr. Bible Kwan is responsible for developing CRIF’s Business Information business in Hong Kong and South China Region. CRIF is a global company specializing in credit bureau and business information, outsourcing and processing services, and credit solutions. It serves 6,300+ financial institutions and 55,000+ business clients in 50 countries on a daily basis.

Mr. Kwan has extensive experience in channel development. He is engaged in supporting enterprises with business development, risk control as well as supplier management solutions. He has worked for a number of large multinational companies, including Alibaba, Shipserv and GT Nexus.

Henry Mok, CFA, Co-Founder and Executive Director, FundPark Limited

Henry is the founder and management team of FundPark, he is a principal in business development and heads the overall development in Hong Kong and the Greater China region.

He has extensive knowledge in Supply Chain Finance and FinTech areas, and was invited by the different organizations as a guest speaker to share his insights.

He holds a Bachelor degree in Finance. He worked in Hang Seng Bank and Standard Chartered Bank, and oversaw a portfolio of SMEs with exposure of over USD 100 million.

Having the world’s largest number of domestic consumers, China is a must-play, must-win market. In addition to scale, China is strategically important to apply digital innovation in e-commerce and O2O sales. While Hong Kong is notable for its advanced infrastructure and good international trade network, it has also experienced growth in local e-commerce during the COVID-19 pandemic and is a commonly used gateway for doing e-commerce in China.

Making inroads into Hong Kong, whether for local or international retailers, is an attractive proposition. Here we see retailers and brands move to true consumer-centric operating models, embed data and analytics into everything they do, and use innovative emerging technologies to create compelling customer experiences. If you are starting a new e-commerce business in Hong Kong and China, you are likely in the middle of making a decision on marketing strategy and which technology you should use.

On Tuesday, June 9th, join us at our sharing session, in collaboration with PwC, to learn a range of e-commerce solutions and best practices to tackle the possible challenges for your e-commerce business China via Hong Kong.

ABOUT THE SPEAKERS

Jenny Tsao, Consumer Markets Tax Leader, PwC Hong Kong

Jenny is a Tax Partner and has knowledge and experience in the Hong Kong, PRC and US taxation systems.  Over the years, Jenny has extensive experience in providing international tax and transfer pricing consultation to various multinational and local companies as well as involvement in tax planning and tax structuring work for companies with cross-border transactions.  She is also involved in many business advisory projects including merger and acquisitions and the set up of efficient corporate holding and operational structure for investment projects in Hong Kong.

Jaelyn Kwan, Partner, PwC Mainland China and Hong Kong Experience Centres

Jaelyn is a digital transformation specialist, focused on advisory of client’s strategic objectives, to stay competitive amid constantly evolving market challenges, and to realize the value of their data and technologies. Jaelyn has spent the better part of nearly 20 years transforming the business and technology capabilities of companies, all geared towards building a foundation for change and the differentiators needed to evolve with its customers.

Rebecca Wong, Tax Partner, PwC China

Rebecca is a China tax partner of PwC.  She has been working in Hong Kong and Southern China for over 20 years in aggregate.  She is one of the core members of the Consumers Market team and is knowledgeable in advising clients on cross-border tax and business matters.

Mercoledi’ 3 Giugno 2020 4:30PM – 6:15PM CEST

La crisi sanitaria internazionale ha cambiato e cambierà profondamente i comportamenti dei consumatori, modificando necessariamente le strategie di vendita, l’approccio al mercato e l’organizzazione delle nostre aziende.

To pay tribute to our beloved country and celebrate the Italian National Day, the Chamber is glad to present “My Dear Italia Quiz Night“. Join us on Zoom for an engaging event that virtually gathers the Italian and local community to spend a night in the name of the country’s culture and traditions. Challenge yourself and have fun learning more about our amazing country!

My Dear Italia Quiz Night will be held on Tuesday, June 2nd from 8.00 PM to 9.30 PM on the Zoom platform. During the quiz, the participants will go through a series of questions and only the 6 best among them will be awarded!

Join us and answer the questions to have the chance to win one of the following amazing prizes:

• 1st Prize: A 3-Michelin Stars dinner for two with wine pairing at the iconic 8 1/2 Bombana
• 2nd Prize: One night weekday stay with breakfast at Grand Lisboa Hotel  in Macao including a dinner for two at Casa Don Alfonso
• 3rd Prize: A 1-Michelin Star signature dinner for two with wine pairing at Tosca di Angelo, the sumptuous Italian restaurant at Ritz Carlton
• 4th Prize: Salvatore Ferragamo gift box, including 1 ladies’ silk scarf & 1 men’s tie
• 5th Prize: HKD5,000 Maryling exclusive shopping voucher
• 6th Prize: 1 set of 4 Alessi “Dressed Glass” for red and white wine

Don’t miss out! The first 50 registrants will get a bottle of Prosecco*.

Please note that limited spots are available for this event.

* to be collected at the Italian Chamber of Commerce upon showing the ticket purchased, by June 1st, 4 Pm.

To celebrate The Italian National Day, on June 2nd, The Italian Chamber of Commerce supported by the Consulate General of Italy and Vivere all’Italiana, is launching a spectacular social media contest – My Dear Italia.

My Dear Italia promotes Italian flair, lifestyle, and made-in-Italy in Hong Kong, while providing a regional focus and interesting insights about the many wonders of Italy to local and non-local audience. For this important day, we want to pay tribute to our beloved country and we want you to share your favourite places, curiosities, and foods in Italy.

From June 1st to June 7th, follow the steps and get a chance to win a box full of delicious Italian goodies worth 10,000HKD!

How to win?

• Share as a post on IG and FB your best Italian memory and caption it with “I love [City/Food], because…”
• Follow and tag @ItalianchamHK on Instagram and Facebook
• Nominate and tag a Friend
• Don’t forget to add #HKItalianNationalDay2020 #MadeinItaly #MyDearItalia. 

TERMS & CONDITIONS:

1. The Social media contest “My Dear Italia” will start on June 1^st at 00:01AM and will finish on June 7^th at 11:59PM.
2. The social media contest is open to everyone aged 18 years or over.
3. Only one entry will be accepted per Instagram and Facebook. Participants can only use one valid and authentic social media account.
4. Closing date for entry will be 11:59PM of June 7^th. After this date no further entries to the competition will be permitted.
5. Total available prizes are 10; The Italian Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong and Macao reserves the right to replace any prize with another of equivalent value without giving notice to the participants.
6. Winners will be chosen at random by software, among the participants of the social media contest on Instagram and Facebook on June 8^th, 2020. All entries will be received and verified by The Italian Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong and Macao.
7. The winner will be notified by email and/or DM on Instagram/Facebook within 10 days of the closing date (June 7^th). If the winner does not claim the prize within 7 days of notification, we reserve the right to withdraw the prize from the winner and pick a replacement winner.
8. The winner agrees to the use of his/her name and image in any publicity material, as well as their entry. Any personal data relating to the winner or any other entrants will be used solely in accordance with current Hong Kong data protection legislation and will not be disclosed to a third party without the entrant’s prior consent.
9. By entering this competition, an entrant is indicating his/her agreement to be bound by these terms and conditions.
10. any disputes will be subject to the final decision of the Italian Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong and Macao.

PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION 

We are committed to protecting the privacy of the personal data (“Personal Data”) we hold. The types of Personal Data we collect from you may include (without limitation) the following:

• your personal information (e.g. your name, gender, date of birth);
• your contact information (e.g. telephone numbers, mailing addresses, email addresses, and fax numbers);
• your comments and responses to market surveys, contests, and promotional offers conducted by us or on our behalf.

In the past months, the Hong Kong Government has unveiled a number of incentive packages to tackle the current economic difficulties and to support the Hong Kong community.

The Government, in particular, set aside HKD 80 billion for the Employment Support Scheme (ESS) to provide time-limited financial support to employers to retain their employees.

The Italian Chamber of Commerce is glad to host a 1-hour Q&A session with InvestHK to brief our attendees on the different relief packages that companies may apply for, with a special focus on the ESS scheme.

On Friday, May 29th, you will have the opportunity to ask your questions directly to Jimmy Chiang, Associate Director-General of Investment Promotion at InvestHK.

ABOUT THE SPEAKER

Jimmy Chiang, Associate Director-General of Invest Hong Kong

Dr Jimmy Chiang is Associate Director-General of Invest Hong Kong, the government department responsible for attracting and facilitating foreign direct investment into Hong Kong. He joined Invest Hong Kong in August 2003 and was promoted to Head of Tourism and Hospitality in September 2010. He took up the ADG position in April 2015, in which he oversees the Department’s investment promotion strategies in the areas of Business and Professional Services, Consumer Products, Creative Industries, Financial Services, Tourism and Hospitality and Transport and Industrial. Prior to joining Invest Hong Kong, Dr Chiang worked with a Hong Kong-based multinational transportation company in a number of different managerial roles for five years. Dr Chiang has a doctorate in hotel and tourism management at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He also has a master’s degree in business administration from The University of British Columbia and a bachelor’s degree in social sciences from The University of Hong Kong.

The rise of COVID-19 identified the need to embrace virtual collaboration tools and practices. Recently your company may have decided to work remotely. What does this mean for your business? Is this a short-term anomaly or a long-term trend? How does your organization continue to work and create value in this new situation?

On Thursday, May 28th, Cecilia So, Human Resources Director at Deloitte Hong Kong, is going to share some practical ideas on what you, as an organization, as a team, and as an individual can do now and later on to adapt and progress in this changing environment.

Join our webinar, in collaboration with Deloitte, and get to know more about how your company can implement some quick and practical measures that will benefit your business in this time of transition.

ABOUT THE SPEAKER

Cecilia So, HR Regional Director at Deloitte Hong Kong

Cecilia So works at Deloitte China as Human Resources Director, Southern Region, as well as National HR Business Partner for Financial Advisory Services.

Cecilia is a seasoned HR professional, bringing more than 25 years of experience from diverse industries and markets, including Insurance, IT, Technology, Electronics, Non-governmental organization etc.  Before joining Deloitte, Cecilia served several multinational corporations as regional HR head overseeing market regions including Hong Kong, Greater China and other Asian countries in the past 20 years, where she focused on HR strategy, change management and HR business partnering.

She graduated in Applied Psychology from the US, and she holds two master degrees in Human Resources Management and Counseling.

The struggles with lockdowns, working from home arrangements, and the economic slowdown of the past few months have forced companies to make several difficult decisions in order to survive in the currently impacted economy.

Employees are among the most affected within the crisis. They represent one of the most important assets of a company whilst also being a high cost. In fact, the unemployment rate has gone from 2.8% to 4.2% in just 3 months – Hong Kong has not seen similar figures since the 2008 crisis.

On Wednesday, May 27th, join our webinar in collaboration with Adecco and get to know how to keep your business profitable with minimal impact on your people and how you can protect your current workforce maintaining the flexibility to expand when demand increases.

Register now and don’t miss out on this opportunity to learn more about these topics!

ABOUT THE SPEAKERS

Lincoln Chan

Graduated in Electrical and Electronic engineering Melbourne University, Lincoln counts 18 years of working experience across different sectors from market research, technology to financial services, and from startup to MNC. In addition, he has 14 years of managerial experience and currently heading the outsourcing & project team at Adecco Hong Kong.

Chiara Bertucco, Strategic Account Manager at Adecco

In charge of managing The Adecco Group’s Global Key Accounts on Hong Kong and Macao Markets.

After starting her career in HR industry as HR consultant in Italy, Chiara has been working in Asia for the past 5 years, mainly being focused on account management and business development of foreign companies in China. In the latest years Chiara has been supporting international clients from all over the world, in establishing and developing their business in  China through FESCO Adecco’s solutions for then moving to Hong Kong and  becoming directly responsible for the Key Accounts of The Adecco Group  and the Business Development Department in  Adecco Hong Kong.

As the COVID-19 continues to impact the operations of businesses, the Hong Kong Government has announced various relief measures to assist enterprises to cope with the pressure brought about by the economic downturn and alleviate their burden. As of April 8, 2020, the Government has pledged HK$287.5 billion to help offset the economic fallout from COVID-19, including the HK$120 billion relief package in the 2020-21 Budget, the first round of HK$30 billion Anti-epidemic Fund and HK$137.5 billion relief package.

During an interactive seminar on Friday, May 22nd, from 12:30-1:30 pm, KPMG partners, Ivor Morris and Murray Sarelius, will review the Hong Kong government’s relief measures under the new Hong Kong budget, as well as share their practical insights on managing tax and employment matters during turbulent times. Topics to be covered include:

• A review of the latest Hong Kong Government’s relief measures
• What is the impact of the relief measures
• Relief to hard-hit sectors
• How tax can help you mitigate future challenges
• Interpretation of the Employment Support System
• HR considerations for the non-redundancy undertaking such as eligibility, whether to seek government support, the financial impact, and operational matters

ABOUT THE SPEAKERS

Murray Sarelius, Partner, National Head of People Services at KPMG China

Murray is a Tax Partner and leads KPMG’s Hong Kong and China People Services teams. Murray has over 20 years’ experience with international aspects of personal and corporate tax planning. He works extensively with businesses that are operating or investing internationally.

For international businesses, his focus is on helping them to manage the expatriate and employer tax issues associated with an internationally mobile workforce, including international executive remuneration, employee share schemes and international tax planning for employment and investment. He also acts as regional lead partner on several significant People Services engagements that require co-ordination of compliance work and advice across the region.

For individuals, including founders and owners of international businesses, the focus is more personal. He works with start-up and high growth businesses, high net worth individuals, family offices and family businesses on matters such as tax and estate planning, succession planning and the management of tax risks across an international portfolio of businesses, and the implications of family members relocating to different tax jurisdictions.

Ivor Morris, Partner, Tax at KPMG China

Ivor Morris joined KPMG’s Hong Kong office in 2009 and became a tax partner in 2017.

Ivor has extensive experience in advising international clients in Hong Kong on their corporate tax matters. He works with a number of shipping and leasing companies advising on their Hong Kong tax matters, as well as many multinational groups on cross-border related matters.

Ivor received his Master degree in Arts from the University of Cambridge. He is a fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and serves on a number of industry and charity bodies.

Protecting intellectual property (IP) in China has never been easy. And COVID-19 will make it harder for companies to invest substantial resources to enforce their rights over the coming months and years. But the Chinese market is more critical than ever to Italian, Hong Kong and other foreign companies, and it is important to ensure that companies understand the best ways to cost-effectively protect their IP rights, both in the physical world of factories and markets, as well as in online markets.

With this in mind, our webinar in collaboration with speakers from SIPS, will provide an update on recent improvements in IP legislation in China, an overview of changes in the pipeline (some foretold in the January 2020 agreement between the US and China), and offer case studies that demonstrate some of the latest best practices for protecting IP rights – both offline and online.

Register now to join our webinar on Thursday, May 14th and don’t miss the chance to keep yourself updated with the latest trends on IP enforcement!

ABOUT THE SPEAKERS

Joe Simone is the founder and a partner with SIPS, a firm focused mainly on the protection of IP rights in Greater China, including the PRC, the Hong Kong SAR, and the Taiwan region. Joe has advised companies on the protection of their IP rights in Greater China since the mid-1980s.  He is also a UDRP arbitrator handling domain name disputes under WIPO.  Joe publishes frequently on IP topics in China and contributes regularly to position papers on legislative reforms issued by trade groups and professional associations.

Dan Plane, Partner, SIPS

Dan is experienced in all facets of intellectual property law, in particular, anti-counterfeiting and IP enforcement. Dan acts on behalf of a wide range of clients, including garment manufacturers, electronics and computer companies, pharmaceuticals companies, and luxury goods manufacturers. Dan is a frequent speaker and writer on IP topics, having published articles on online counterfeiting, the development of landlord liability theory, trade secrets protection, and the design and management of Asia-based supply chain programs.

ABOUT SIPS

SIPS is an IP protection firm with offices in Hong Kong, Beijing, and Shanghai, assisting foreign and Hong Kong companies with investigations, registration, and utilization of their IP rights in Greater China. See www.sips.asia for more information.

Social unrest, the Sino-US trade war, and, more recently, COVID-19 pandemic are seriously impacting the economy of Hong Kong. By pledging HK$ 290 billion, representing about 10% of GDP, the local government has announced a series of measures to safeguard jobs and to alleviate the pressure brought to local businesses by the economic crisis.

On Tuesday, May 12th, Davide De Rosa, Partner of Gianni Origoni Grippo Cappelli & Partners, an international law firm with 11 offices worldwide, will discuss the various funding schemes and other financial measures available to enterprises to navigate through these difficult times.

Don’t miss the chance to take part at this webinar and raise your questions in the Q&A – register now!

ABOUT THIS SPEAKER

Davide De Rosa, Partner at Gianni, Origoni, Grippo, Cappelli & Partners

With the aid of the internet, mobile technology and particularly the advancement in B2C application, people can easily accomplish a lot of things through a computer or mobile phone. People do not need to go to a physical shop but can order food, goods or services online.

In these changing business environments, is the tax legislation evolved a long time ago still applicable and how does it work? What would be the profits tax and audit implications of companies doing e-commerce business?

The Italian Chamber of Commerce, in collaboration with Ernst & Young, is glad to present this webinar that will provide insights on the exact nature of e-commerce, and what are the charging provisions of the Inland Revenue Ordinance applying to it.

About the speaker

Wilson Cheng, Partner, Hong Kong Business Tax Services / Tax Controversy Services, EY

Wilson is a Tax Partner in Hong Kong, with 20 years of Hong Kong corporate tax and transaction tax experiences.  He provides tax advisory and compliance services to conglomerates, listed companies as well as the US and European-based multinational corporations.

His tax experiences include group structure rationalization, tax due to diligence review, pre-acquisition tax structuring advice, cross-border transaction planning, and compliance, IPO review and restructuring as well as tax accounting advice.  He has extensive experience in dealing with Hong Kong tax authorities, for example assisting corporations in settling pro-longed tax disputes on contentious tax issues.  Wilson has diverse industry experience, including retail and consumer products, food and beverage, technology, real estate, entertainment, media, and telecommunications sectors.

More recently, he advised his clients on tax-efficient procurement model and structure, withholding tax planning as well as the application of tax resident certificate for tax treaties between Hong Kong and overseas jurisdictions.

Sangeeth Aiyappa, Director at EY Greater China

Sangeeth has over 14 years of transfer pricing experience with Ernst & Young, with significant experience in Greater China, OECD and other Asian based transfer pricing documentation and planning.

She has extensive experience with tax planning and cross-border tax structuring projects with respect to restructuring of principal structures, evaluating alternative operating models and redesigning transfer pricing policies/models.

Sangeeth was part of the core team that concluded the first ever APA in Hong Kong in June 2014 , which was a bilateral agreement between Hong Kong and the Netherlands.

Hong Kong is a highly dynamic city that serves as the perfect platform into Mainland China and the rest of Asia. Hawksford is launching a Series of free Webinars about Doing business in Hong Kong and accessing business opportunities in light of COVID-19 featuring experts from Invest Hong Kong.

Join our first webinar in English on 6th of May 2020 with Dario Acconci from Hawksford, Charles Ng, Associate Director-General at InvestHK and Luca De Leonardis, Head for Australia and New Zealand at Invest HK.

Register now here!

Are you looking to boost your engagement and learn from industry validated digital marketing experts? The Chamber is pleased to invite you to join our second appointment of the digital marketing series in collaboration with WILD. Get the essential skills you need to create, implement, and measure a powerful digital marketing strategy by attending this inspiring webinar.

On Tuesday, May 5th our speakers, Lug Giroud and Cassandre Daigre from WILD, will cover a wide range of topics with a particular focus on social media, visual contents, and latest features that you can apply to your Food & Beverage business.

Don’t miss this opportunity and register now!

According to the Hurun Report, #onlineeducation is among the fastest-growing sectors in #China during the Covid-19 pandemic. It may be worth $ 61 billion this year.

Thinking about it, Here Fashion Hub in collaboration with Steamland Culture invited teachers from China’s most prestigious and renowned art academy, Central Academy of Fine Arts (CAFA): Jianfei Kang, Wentao Liu, Fan Jiang, Yunhan Liu, Jiayu Wu and the designer Tengzan Xu will talk about major trends and features for e-learning in medium and long terms. CAFA is considered one of the most selective schools in the country and turns away more than 90% of its applicants each year.

Steamland Culture is an art research group composed by artists and educators. Their main goal is to improve people’s lives through art. They will debate with our Creative Director and Founder, Elena Raho, questions about the most relevant differences between Western and Chinese online education program and tools, future strategies, and the business model behind it.

Are you interested? Join us for the Fashion 2020: connecting the dots of disruption webinar and bring your questions!

During these unprecedented times, we remain committed to engaging our business community and sharing our insights on how best we lead our business and teams, and find opportunities as we navigate through the situation.

To that end, we will be hosting the KPMG New Economy Series, where we will provide complimentary and highly relevant 1-hour webinars in the coming weeks on business topics, from capital markets trends, accessing government and VC/PE funding, to building resilience and agility in your business on the road to recovery.

In our first webinar, we will talk about the IPO landscape and outlook in Hong Kong and the major global markets. We will have speakers from KPMG, HKEx, CLSA and Cooley to share insights.

Please click the “Register” button to RSVP. The webinar access link will be provided by email closer to the event date.

ABOUT THE SPEAKERS:

• Michael Chan, Senior Vice President, Head of International Issuer Services at Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX)
• Irene Chu,  Partner, Head of New Economy & Life Sciences, Hong Kong, KPMG China
• Paul Lau,  Head of Capital Markets, KPMG China
• Harvey Li, Executive Director, Deputy Head of Equity Capital Markets, CLSA Limited
• Michael Yu, Partner, Cooley

Since the beginning of 2020, social distancing means remote working for many companies. This can be viewed as a part of a “business transformation” on multiple levels. Even for small companies, with few internal processes, this shift can prove challenging and this is why cloud computing can be a helpful tool.

Nevertheless, remote working may imply some risks and concerns about cybersecurity and could expose your company to serious data safety issues associated with these practices, especially when dealing with unmanaged networks, third-party cloud services, and BYOD (bring-your-own-device) policies. On the other hand, VPNs solutions display performance and user experience issues when implemented across entire teams.

Our Chamber is pleased to invite you to this webinar, in collaboration with Fidinam and 7Cento​ HK, on Tuesday, April 28th. The presentation will focus on the use of three cloud services (provided by tech companies), focusing respectively on accounting, financial analysis, online collaboration and task management. Moreover, our speakers will explain the risks of remote working, helping you identify strategies to protect your business from cyber threats.

Register now and join us to know more about the implementation of cloud solutions and related risks.

ABOUT THE SPEAKERS

Filippo Buzzi, Head of Italian Desk, Head of Blockchain Desk at Fidinam (Hong Kong) Limited

During his career, Filippo has worked in Switzerland, United Kingdom, Mainland China and finally Hong Kong. After graduating at University of Trieste in Italy, he studied in both London (University of London) and Amsterdam (IBFD) where he has built is competence in international taxation. Filippo is bilingual in Italian and English.

Alessandra Lombardi, Business Development Manager at 7Cento HK Limited

Alessandra leads the business development activities for 7Cento HK in Hong Kong and east Asia, and co-operates with the company’s cybersecurity analysts team for alerts investigation in Italy. Before joining 7Cento HK, Alessandra has been in charge of digital marketing, CRM development and fintech projects. In 2017, she graduated in Information Systems Management at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.

As elsewhere in the world, Hong Kong SMEs are currently dealing with the unprecedented series of financial, administrative and fiscal challenges, due to the COVID-19 outbreak.

On April 23rd don’t miss the chance to join our Chamber’s webinar in collaboration with Hawksford, in which our speaker Francesco Montonati, Associate Director at Hawksford, will cover the topic by illustrating how your company may optimize its performance with the tax tools already at your disposal as well as with the new measures that are being announced by the Government of the Hong Kong S.A.R.

The webinar will cover both the traditional tax tools, explaining in depth how they work, as well as subsidy schemes, fiscal and other special measures created ad hoc to overcome this challenging time.

RSVP now to secure your spot.

About the speaker

Francesco Montonati, Senior Associate, Hawksford

An International Law graduate, Francesco started his career at the Italian Chamber of Commerce in HK & Macau. He joined Hawksford in 2013 and has been working in both the Hong Kong and the Shanghai offices during the past years. During his years of practice, Francesco has extensively supported the establishment and business operations of foreign companies across Hong Kong and China, providing comprehensive advisory with outsourced administration services.

In recent weeks the COVID-19 pandemic and its local resurgence have caused major disruptions for retailers, causing many to rethink their operating strategies. Retailers that rely on customer footfall, like traditional shopping malls and department stores, have taken a considerable hit. Conversely, the pandemic may introduce new opportunities. Online retailers are increasing trading volumes and attracting new customers. However, these businesses also face supply-chain challenges due to traffic controls, limitations on cross-provincial procurements and a lack of delivery capacity.

At the webinar, KPMG subject-matter experts will offer insights on both managing talent risk and how businesses can demystify cash management by taking steps to gain control across operations and the supply chain. A panel of industry insiders will also discuss changes in consumer behaviour and the industry landscape in light of COVID-19.

About the speakers

Anson joined KPMG in Hong Kong in 1999 and is currently a Partner based in the Hong Kong office heading up the Consumer & Retail Practice in the ASPAC region. He is part of the KPMG Global Consumer & Retail Steering Group as well as being a member of the Global Technology Innovation Centre and the Cluster Leader for the Technology, Media & Telecoms Practice based in Hong Kong.

Anson has been active in driving a number of thought leadership reports and executive briefings for senior executives covering innovation and consumers in China and across Asia.

Today, he not only mentors the next generation of go-to-market professionals at KPMG but continues to work with a growing number of C-level executives as a trusted advisor in providing the best in client innovation whilst acting as the Lead Partner for a number of strategic accounts in both the consumer and technology arena across the Asia Pacific region. He is a frequent speaker at conferences and events around the globe and has completed his Executive Masters in Technology & Innovation with the Poly University as well as the MIT Executive Leadership & Innovation Program.

Panelists 

Chris Ball, Director, Advisory, KPMG China

Chris Ball is a director in the Hong Kong office of KPMG’s Advisory team.  He has experience in advising stakeholders and corporates on working capital initiatives and has advised both European and US-based corporates on aspects of their Asian supply chain.

Leonie Marshall, Associate Director, People & Change, KPMG China

Leonie has 21 years’ experience in Strategic Organisational Change and People Management.  Her engagements have been focused on refreshing organisational cultures by emphasising the importance of leadership driven talent management.

She has worked hand-in-hand with a number of company Boards and Senior Executive teams to define their organisational Employee Value Propositions; develop organisation structures; enable diversity and inclusion; embed core competencies through learning and development programmes; align strategic rewards to drive the implementation of companies’ strategies and coach leaders to implement change through their behaviours and approach to work.

Her global experience prepared her to understand the value of working with diverse teams to enable innovation and growth, both for the organisation and individual team members.  She is a trained integral coach and experienced facilitator.

Filippo Gori, Managing Director, Geox Asia Pacific Limited 

Filippo Gori, is a fashion professional with finance and consulting background. After having worked 3 years in management consulting he joined GE Energy where he worked 3 years in FP&A. Soon after he began his journey in fashion, working for Emilio Pucci (Retail Controller), Gucci (Greater China CFO) and Replay (CEO Apac). In 2016 Filippo joined Vip.com as BD Director for international brands and established a profitable business in less than one year. In 2017 Filippo joined Roberto Cavalli, in one year and a half he opened in 3 new markets and increased the store network from 2 to 20 across Asia.

Giovanna Melfi is a renowned consultant, specialising in business transformation. Her expertise lies in growth strategies, talent development and digitalisation. By reshaping company culture, she transforms businesses into more efficient, adaptable and profitable versions of themselves. Giovanna has more than 20 years’ experience managing top luxury brands around the world, such as Marc Jacobs, Ermenegildo Zegna, Burberry, and Yves Saint Laurent. In 2017, she founded her own consultancy firm, Metamorphosis Biz, and has since guided many start-ups to success.

The impact of COVID-19 has been challenging the Chinese economy, government, and healthcare system, leaving the country with a lot to deal with.

How do we build the fundamentals for a fresh start that limits damages and exploits opportunities?

The Italian Chamber of Commerce is excited to announce the first webinar in collaboration with Mr. Lorenzo Riccardi from RsA Asia.

The webinar will take you trough:

• An overview of the expected recovery for a number of industries such as oil, gas, automotive, consumer products, electronics, etc.
• An analysis on recent economic trends to help you and your business
• The interpretation of the extraordinary incentive measures taken by the authorities in China on the mainland and within Hong Kong SAR.

Lorenzo Riccardi is going to share expertise, rich knowledge and extensive research to help your business start fresh!

Don’t miss this opportunity and join our webinar!

ABOUT THE SPEAKER

Lorenzo Riccardi, Managing Director of RsA Asia

We are deeply honoured that Mr Chan has accepted our invitation to discuss his Budget with the Hong Kong business community on 26 March 2020. This webinar is an ideal opportunity for you to learn more about the insights behind his latest Budget plans. Attendees at this webinar will hear directly from the Financial Secretary about the Government’s plans to steer its fiscal policy, enhance Hong Kong’s competitiveness and encourage growth in the innovation, technology and R&D sectors. He will also discuss other plans to help Hong Kong’s economy recover from the recent unrest and slowing global economy.

• 13:00 Moderator welcomes Financial Secretary
• 13:02 Presentation by Financial Secretary
• 13:20 Q&A
• 13:54 Vote of Thanks
• 13:55 Group Photo
• 14:00 End of Webinar

The registration deadline for this event is March 19th. Please note that the participation is limited and on a first-come, first-served basis. You will receive a confirmation email with the link to join the webinar once your registration will be approved.

With the aid of internet, mobile technology and particularly the advancement in B2C application, people can easily accomplish a lot of things through computer or mobile phone.  People do not need to go to a physical shop but can order food, goods or services online.  In these changing business environment, does the tax legislation evolved long time ago still applicable and how does it works?  What would be the profits tax and audit implication of people doing e-commerce business?

The Italian Chamber of Commerce is glad to present this lunch seminar that will provide insights on the exact nature of e-commerce, and what are the charging provisions of the Inland Revenue Ordinance applying to it and what would be the profits tax and audit implication to people carrying on e-commerce.

RSVP now to secure your spot!

Wilson Cheng, Partner, Hong Kong Business Tax Services / Tax Controversy Services, EY

Wilson Cheng is a Tax Partner in Hong Kong, with 20 years of Hong Kong corporate tax and transaction tax experiences.  He provides tax advisory and compliance services to conglomerates, listed companies as well as US and European-based multinational corporations.

His tax experiences include group structure rationalization, tax due diligence review, pre-acquisition tax structuring advice, cross-border transaction planning and compliance, IPO review and restructuring as well as tax accounting advice.  He has extensive experience in dealing with Hong Kong tax authorities, for example assisting corporations in settling pro-longed tax disputes on contentious tax issues.  Wilson has diverse industry experience, including retail and consumer products, food and beverage, technology, real estate, entertainment, media and telecommunications sectors.

Monetary support from major central banks and signs of easing in the US-China trade conflict have been supportive for risk assets towards the end of 2019.

On March 11th, The Italian Chamber Of Commerce is glad to present a seminar where Julius Baer’s leading investment experts will explain how the brewing political hotspots and softening economic momentum cast a shadow on the global economic outlook. In light of these developments, where could the bright spots for investors in 2020 be? From a longer-term perspective, it is important to keep in mind that from one decade to the next, the most successful asset classes change. As we approach a new decade, what kind of transitions could we expect and what are the implications for strategic asset allocation?

Come join us, RSVP now to secure a place!

ABOUT THE SPEAKER

Mark Matthews is currently head of Asia research at Bank Julius Baer. His research coverage comprises single stock, sector and select country analysis. He is also a member of the Bank’s investment committee and has acquired the knowledge on how to asset allocation recommendations to clients. Mark has many years of wealth experience in advising private and institutional investors throughout his banking career. He has worked for companies such as ING Barings Securities, Standard & Poor’s and Merrill Lynch in Asia.

Furthermore, Mark has experience working in some of the most competitive cities in Asia, cities including Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan, and Thailand. During his time in Asia, Mark has also been in charge of managing the research and equity sales of some of the most leading financial institutions across Asia. Mark has been advised to share his expertise in wealth and insights on finance, investments, institutions around Asia. He is often quoted in the media and invited regularly by CNBC Asia and Bloomberg tv to appear on their programmes.

Part I: Practical Advice and Guidance for UK companies expanding into China at this time

• An overview of China’s policy measures and regional incentives, sectoral impact and opportunities

By Torsten Weller (China Policy Analyst, CBBC) and Fabio Stella (Associate Director, Hawksford).

Part II: How to manage your business during the outbreak – short-term plans and long-term goals

• Must-dos and considerations (HR matters, payroll consideration, supplier relationship options, key schedules/timelines, and resourcing options)

By Francesca Scortichini (Associate Director, Hawksford)

Part III: Looking ahead and thinking beyond tomorrow

• How the outbreak is likely to reshape doing business in China and lessons for the future

By Matthew Rous (Chief Executive, CBBC) and Dario Acconci (Managing Director, Hawksford)

Part IV:  Q&A 

Speakers

Matthew Rous, Chief Executive, CBBC

Matthew joined CBBC in September 2017 after 26 years in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office working as a career diplomat, most recently as British Consul-General in Guangzhou. Matthew read Modern and Medieval Languages at Churchill College, Cambridge, subsequently studied Mandarin Chinese at SOAS, and is a graduate of the Major Projects Leadership Academy at the Oxford University, Saïd Business School.

Do you find it difficult to decide which social media platform you should focus on? Do you struggle to create content that engages with your audiences?

The Italian Chamber of Commerce, in collaboration with WILD, is glad to present a series of 3 afterwork talks that will help you to figure out what would work best for your company and how you can make the most out of your social media platforms and digital marketing.

On January 23rd, join us to learn more about which social networks is suitable for your business. Each country has its own cultural means and traditions, so to succeed commercially, brands, and communications need to adapt to fit what is expected by the market.

RSVP now to keep up with the latest digital marketing trends!

ABOUT THE SPEAKER

Lug Giroud, Co-Founder at Wild at Heart Limited.

Lug Giroud first got into digital marketing in France, and started off launching his own internet-based projects back in 2006. His early projects have reached tens of millions of monthly visits in over 15 languages. Those projects cover many industries: Financial Services, Real Estate, Sport Coaching, Dating, Luxury Goods, Multidisciplinary postgraduate research, F&B, International events, etc.

In 2014 WILD started offering digital business making solutions to third parties in Hong Kong. They’ve already set the bar high and achieved growth, visibility and ROI improvements for their clients. Wild at Heart boasts extensive digital knowledge with an international team. They articulate eCRM, Analytics & KPI setting, Search Engine Optimization, Conversion Rate Optimization, Social Media Editorial line and Campaigns, Pay per Click, Market place setting and Optimization, Growth hacking, etc. into an efficient business strategy.

Cheers to the first networking cocktail of the year! As the winter holidays come to an end, we would like to invite you all to a special networking evening event at Papermoon. This is the perfect time to get back to work and catch up with new and old friends after the holiday season!

Come join us on January 16th and refresh yourself with some drinks and delicious Italian appetizers, surrounded by the breathtaking Harbor view from Papermoon Terrace.

What a better way to enjoy the new year back to work with friends and drinks!

Fashion tech is related to the usage of technology in the design, production and sale phases of fashion item. This event will attract fashion tech disruptors and creators to discover and discuss the latest developments in fashion through the lens of technology.

On January 15th, the Italian Chamber of Commerce, in collaboration with Here Fashion Hub, is glad to invite you to join a panel discussion with some of the major fashion retailers, incubators and fashion start-ups to share their thoughts about the innovative field of fashion technology.

Join us and explore how the creative vision and digital infrastructure come together, and how technology will redefine the fashion landscape of the 21st century.

ABOUT THE SPEAKERS 

Filippo Gori, Managing Director, Geox Asia Pacific Limited 

Filippo Gori, is a fashion professional with finance and consulting background. After having worked 3 years in management consulting he joined GE Energy where he worked 3 years in FP&A. Soon after he began his journey in fashion, working for Emilio Pucci (Retail Controller), Gucci (Greater China CFO) and Replay (CEO Apac). In 2016 Filippo joined Vip.com as BD Director for international brands and established a profitable business in less than one year. In 2017 Filippo joined Roberto Cavalli, in one year and a half he opened in 3 new markets and increased the store network from 2 to 20 across Asia.

Alexander Chan, Co-Director, The Mills Fabrica

Alexander Chan is currently the Co-Director of The Mills Fabrica- a leading Hong Kong based incubator, fund and space/lab/store dedicated towards promoting innovations and sustainable businesses at the intersection of technology and style (“techstyle”). Alexander currently leads investments (Fabrica Fund) and also helps with incubation support and government/ policy related affairs at Fabrica.

Alexander is also an occasional contributor to SCMP, HKFP and Stand News in Hong Kong where he writes on issues related to innovation, entrepreneurship and sustainability.

• Hiring a Chinese national in China to develop the local market
• Dispatching a Hong Kong employee to work in China
• Potential permanent establishment risk
• Dual contracts
• Secondments
• Regular business trips
• IIT withholding and reporting issues

About the Speakers

Francesco Montonati, Associate Director, Hawksford

An International Law graduate, Francesco started his career at the Italian Chamber of Commerce in HK & Macau. He joined Hawksford in 2013 and has been working in both the Hong Kong and the Shanghai offices during the past years. During his years of practice, Francesco has extensively supported the establishment and business operations of foreign companies across Hong Kong and China, providing comprehensive advisory with outsourced administration services.

Francesca Biondi, Associate, Hawksford

Francesca has a Master Degree in Law and started her career in Italy as Italian Employment Law Consultant in 2011. She joined Hawksford in 2014 and has been working in the Hong Kong since then. During these years of practice, Francesca has supported our clients to understand Hong Kong system’s peculiarities, with a particular focus on Hong Kong Immigration characteristics, helping with various kind of visa applications and providing tailor-made support.

Sarah Berkeley, Partner, Simmons & Simmons

Sarah specialises in advising clients on their most sensitive employment law matters, with particular focus on the financial institution and asset management sectors. Sarah is a partner in the Employment group in Hong Kong. She has extensive experience of advising on all aspects of the employment relationship, including employment contracts and staff handbooks, bonus and employee incentive arrangements.

Matthew Durham, Partner, Simmons & Simmons

Matthew is a partner in the Asia Employment Group. He is based in Shanghai, where he has lived and worked since 1999. He specialises in China employment matters and is well known for advising multi-national companies in this market. He is also well versed in related China issues, such as commercial contracts, data privacy and business protection.

What better way to start the Year than enjoying Chinese New Year Fai Chun writing service and amazing discount on selected spring collection items by a.testoni?

On Friday January 10th, in the central location of Admiralty, come join us and have the opportunity to shop! Spend time relaxing, and discover the newest collection of this unique Italian design.

Get a sneak peak of the latest models, entirely handcrafted shoes, and accessories by the one and only a.testoni.

RSVP now to get a special 30% off on selected Spring collection items!

Christmas is coming and, if you are looking for the perfect Christmas gift, this event will perfectly suit you!

On December 18th, come to Acqua di Parma Pop-up Store to discover the unique festive Gift Set of Colonia essentials presented in a gift box beautifully illustrated by the Italian artist Gio Pastori.

Enjoy up to 20% discount on regular priced items.

Acqua di Parma is a leading player on the luxury market, thanks to the production of traditional Italian masterpieces. The brand offer an elegant selection of fragrances, candles, bathrobes and leather accessories, which symbolize the best of Italian luxury.

Come at Acqua di Parma Pop-up Store in Causeway Bay for a great shopping spree!

“Ospitalita’ Italiana – Ristoranti Italiani nel Mondo” is a worldwide project conceived by the Italian Republic’s institution Unioncamere with the support of IS.NA.R.T. and the Italian Chambers of Commerce abroad.

Come to join us at Conrad Hong Kong to witness the announcement of this year’s Ospitalita’ Italiana awardees. We will have the honor to have the Consul General of Italy in Hong Kong and Macao, Clemente Contestabile, the President of the Italian Chamber of Commerce, Luca Cico and the Italian Trade Commissioner, Michele Scuotto, awarding the certificate to the best Italian restaurants in Hong Kong.

The holiday season is the perfect time to get together with friends and family. The Italian Chamber of Commerce is glad to announce the annual Italian community Christmas Party at Bene Italian Kitchen, located inside the elegant Sheraton Grand Macao Hotel.

Let’s celebrate together the most wonderful time of the year, in the magical Christmas atmosphere.

We will have the honor to have Mr. Clemente Contestabile, the Consul General of Italy in Hong Kong, to cheer with us for a wonderful time filled with joy and happiness.

Don’t miss the chance to mingle and meet new business contacts while tasting appetizing Italian canapés and authentic wines.

Join the Retail Mixer, one of the best networking cocktails in town, and gather together with the retail players in Hong Kong.

Spend the evening enjoying an exclusive Espresso Martini night at one of Hong Kong’s most iconic landmarks, The Pawn Restaurant and Bar.

The strong flavor of vodka and liqueur with Coffeelin roasted beans create the winning combination, showcasing a brand that is passionate about taking pride in the journey from seed to cup.

Get the chance to mingle whit professionals working in the retail industry while exchanging ideas and experience.

The Italian Women’s Association is proudly presenting the 36th edition of the Italian Day at Sandy Bay that will be held on Saturday, December 7th, in the gardens of the ‘Duchess of Kent Children’s Hospital’, 12 Sandy Bay Road, Pokfulam.

Enjoy a day of joyful shopping and delicious Italian food and wine. Come to visit and find out many branded clothes, toys, accessories, handicrafts, watches, sportswear and the Italian gourmet corner!

All proceeds raised during this event will go directly to the Duchess of Kent Children’s Hospital and to other carefully selected Hong Kong Charity Associations.

Bring your all family and friends to the Fair: it will be the best way to support children most in need while spending the time in a meaningful way.

Milano Design Film Festival is an annual rendez-vous with cinematography and design. It gathers stories of designers and architects, styles and avant-gardes and reports on social themes spanning from urban life to environmental concerns, putting the audience in contact with the most contemporary design and architecture theories and stating that everything we use, everything that concerns our lives is bound to design. All these stories, all these films are each and every one of us.

SOCIETÀ DEL DIVENIRE | THE SOCIETY OF BECOMING

Speed, acceleration, transformation, change. Keywords that mark and govern our daily lives.

Everything is in continuous motion and often, our gaze becomes confused. Man seems to lose his centrality and an autonomous individual sometimes risks becoming number or algorithm, while cities destined to be the most inhabited and crowded places on planet Earth, will be increasingly organized by sophisticated technologies and artificial intelligence.

On this vertiginous ridge, present, past and future are all key players: memory is the compass that guides us and keeps our Homo Sapiens essence alive, the present is about experimentation and correction, the future is the vision and hope of an improved and better designed world.

Within this matrix, we have identified some films that introduce and analyse these different temporal moments through key themes of contemporaneity such as Urban Nature, Greenery in The City; City Lives; City Stories; Food Evolution; Traditional Food; Rituals for Survival; Italian Memories; Italian Creativity; Examples of the Excellence of Doing and Thinking.

Screening Programme

• The Human Shelter

• The Flying Gardener

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• Can you dig this

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• London Afloat

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• Barbicania

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• Antonio Marras, Lirico Pretesto

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• Il Treno di Sottsass

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• Koolhaas Houselife

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• Il Potere dell’Archivio. Renzo Piano Building Workshop

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• Hi, Ai

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MDFF Curated by Santina Bonini

Please note that the MDFF Screening Programme may be subject to changes.

HERE will take part in DesignInspire 2019, their booth will feature a VR station with Oculus Go technology which allows the viewer to explore several Italian cultural heritage sites. This perfect blend of ancient culture and modernity is paired with a seamless cross-cultural emphasis between the Eastern and Western design scenes.

During DesignInspire, within the programme supported by the Consulate General of Italy in Hong Kong and by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation named “Vivere all’Italiana”, several Italian universities will present their design projects through a dedicated booth named Italian Education Corner.

Vivere all’Italiana is a programme that has already reached its third edition. Its purpose is to offer an integrated promotion of Italian culture, economy and lifestyle abroad by supporting culturally relevant projects. As part of Vivere all’Italiana, the Italian Education Corner will feature 5 among the best Italian universities in the field of design:

• SPD – Scuola Politecnica di Design

https://scuoladesign.com

• IED – Istituto Europeo di Design

https://ied.edu

• Milano Fashion Institute

https://www.milanofashioninstitute.com/

• Università IULM – University of Languages and Communication

https://iulm.com

• Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia

https://unive.it

About HERE:

HERE Connecting Creativity is a leading co-creation ecosystem based in Milan, focused on creative industries, bridging the design scenes in the East and West. Our community members range from talents and corporations to associations, institutes and more.

About DesignInspire 2019:

Organised by Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), DesignInspire, opens for both trade and public, is an inspiring platform for global creative elites, design brands, design associations and institutes to showcase their creativities. An array of interactive installations, novel ideas, design products and projects are featured.

Bring the disco back and celebrate Christmas the Italian way!

The Italian Chamber of Commerce and its Young Professionals invite you to celebrate the festive season in 90’s style. Join us for a modern Chinese sharing-style dinner paired with delicious Italian wine and prosecco, together with some classic panettone at the eclectic design restaurant, Madame Ching.

Get into the groove with some old school classics music and wear your best retro look because . . . A NATALE PUOI!

Young Executive Programme (YEP) is an exclusive session at the Hong Kong Forum that aims to foster cooperation and networking of the worldwide young members of Federation and the local young entrepreneurs in Hong Kong. The programme provides opportunities for participants to get inspiration from success stories of young entrepreneurs in Hong Kong and exchange perspectives in an interactive manner.

Themed “Embracing Innovations and Technologies: A game-changing philosophy”, innovative young entrepreneurs are invited to share how they have infused vibrancy to or disrupted the traditional way of running businesses.

Interested parties please send your name, company name, title, and contact number to ertemp@hktdc.org. Admission is on a complimentary and first-come, first-served basis. Successful registrants will be notified by email.

Let’s celebrate Christmas in style with Tablo tableware and glassware. Tablo Family sale continues throughout all December up to 70%.

Join this special sale event on December 3rd and discover the new Zafferano Poldina. Zafferano Poldina Lamp is a rechargeable table lamp ideal for indoor and outdoor use. Battery life guaranteed for more than 9 hours. Poldina Table Lamp combines simple timeless shapes with modern technology.

Riedel, as a long term sponsor of the event, has decided that they want to help, in their own small way, lift everyone’s spirits. They are pleased to announce their first and hopefully last “Not The Wine and Dine Festival”. Their tongue and cheek reference to the great event organized by the HK Tourism Board. With their more limited resources, they’ve gathered a group of friends from the wine industry to present to you a range of unique wines and accessories that they are sure will give you a much-needed lift during these trying times.

Together with McSorley’s Brewhouse at Elements, they will be offering a range of tantalizing food, mouth-watering wines & spirits from the likes of Andremily Wines (check them out and you’ll see why they listed them), Martell, Glenlivit, Penfolds, Yarra Yering, plus many others. Naturally, they’ll also have accessories from Riedel and our dear friends at Coravin. They’ll be featuring over 100 wines and spirits for guests to taste and you’ll also be able to participate in some fun workshops, which for example, will give you a chance to compare Champagne with some top-rated Sparkling Wines from England. Then there are the deals. All of the Participating Partners in this year’s event have promised to create unforgettable offers to ensure your wine appetite is satisfied and beyond.

Numerous offers at over 50% off will be available.

For just HK$99, the tickets include:

• A FREE Riedel wine glass worth HK$170
• 3 FREE wine tasting tokens worth HK$75* (The wines will high quality with a retail value of at least HK$450)
• Unique and interactive comparative workshops featuring Riedel glassware, champagne, wines & spirits
• Great discounts on any purchase from Town House, Riedel’s exclusive distributor in Hong Kong, and from all event partners McSorley’s, Watson’s Wine, Lindt, Bidvino, Royce, The Glenlivet, Martell, WineSpirit

The Dialogue is the reference event to deepen and establish high-level level relations with Asian leaders. This second edition (Chongqing, China; December 1-2, 2019) happens at a pivotal moment in time in which the overall world geo-economic barycenter is shifting towards the east, while the major economic blocks are suffering increasing disaggregating pressure. The United States isolationist turn on trade is widening both the Atlantic and the Pacific oceans, especially by increasing tensions with China, whose retaliatory measures may contribute generating a ripple effect across the globe.

The Asia-Europe CEO Dialogue will bring to Chongqing over 300 Asian and European business leaders, multilateral institutions and representatives of country governments and institutions for an intense full-day program (December 2nd) which will focus on strategic topics for ensuring prosperity in the next decades:

• Belt and Road Initiative and European Development Strategy
• Asia-Europe Trade and Financial Cooperation
• Sustainable development
• Smart cities & intelligent manufacturing

Participation in the Dialogue is strictly C-level and upon invitation only.

Let the festive season begin, it’s almost Christmas! The Italian Community would like to invite you to the official annual Italian Christmas Party.

On Saturday, November 30th jingle all the way over to Statement, a gorgeous colonial-style restaurant in Tai Kwun. Bring your friends and loved ones to celebrate this wonderful time of year.

 We HO-HO-HOPE to see you there.

On Thursday, November 28th, Emporio Armani & EA7 invites all the Italian Chamber of Commerce members to enjoy a day of exclusive sale with a discount up to 40% on 2019 Autumn and Winter collection.

This new Autumn and Winter collection brings out elegance, style, and class for anyone to wear, showcasing Armani’s designer talents into their fashion. From good quality winter jackets, cardigans, to high-end trousers, and skirts. The collection guarantees to leave you with a chic look, a truly perfect city outwear.

Come at Emporio Armani & EA7 Store in Central for a great shopping spree and don’t miss the chance to get a special gift upon purchase for ICC members only*.

*Upon showing ICC membership card

About Emporio Armani

Launched by Giorgio Armani as a pioneering line in 1981, Emporio Armani is specifically intended for the younger generation. Today, the world-renowned brand has a strong experimental and metropolitan style, which while reflecting all of the characteristics of elegance typical of the Armani aesthetic, consciously expresses them in a contemporary design language. The iconic logo – the stylized eagle – continues to be a symbol of belonging and sharing, a meeting point that leaves room for freedom of expression.

About EA7

EA7 Emporio Armani represents a 360° embracing of all sports. For example, the extensive range features the Fitness collection: outfits designed for indoor and outdoor winter training, made with fabrics and technical processes that are essential for performance clothing suitable for those engaged in high-level sports and sporting activities, without ever forgoing the style element characteristic of the brand. The most advanced technologies are used throughout the collection, including: VIGOR7, to enhance sports performance; VENTUS7, which ensures optimal breathability; and ARDOR7 padding, for comfort and softness where there is contact with the skin.

Come and release the beginning of the week stress with prosecco, music and fashion evening!

On Tuesday, November 26th, join us at the Intimissimi store in Central to discover their latest and most glamorous creations while enjoying a delightful glass of Italian Prosecco and a funky live DJ set.

You will also have the chance to get a 20% discount voucher on Falconeri, newly launched in Hong Kong specializing in creating a range of versatile, timeless knitwear.

RSVP now to get a 20% off the entire Intimissimi collection for one night only and 30% upon spending HK$4,000.

The Italian Chamber of Commerce, in collaboration with the Dutch Chamber of Commerce, is glad to invite you to this interesting seminar.

The ongoing US-China trade war is on the news almost every day. The stakes have dramatically increased during the last few months. Obviously, even before President Trump started his trade battle with China last year, many western companies operating in China were already struggling and facing difficulties when navigating the various hurdles and barriers in place. Regulatory barriers immediately come to mind, but the various cultural and commercial challenges shouldn’t be underestimated either.

During this dinner seminar, we aim to give the audience some better insights and updates into the reality of doing business in today’s China, as well as some meaningful examples from various companies that have succeeded in identifying the risks/opportunities and tailoring their businesses accordingly when entering/growing in China.

The panel discussion will not only focus on the above topics but also cover other questions during the evening. Such as: How do you expect the Trade War to impact your company? How do you see Hong Kong’s role, with its recent eye-catching protest events, evolve and influence your business? What is your outlook for China for 2020 and beyond? By the end of the night, you should have the latest insights on how to operate in China.

ABOUT THE SPEAKERS

Arnout Van Rijn, Chief Investment Officer Asia Pacific at Robeco Hong Kong Ltd

Arnout van Rijn is CIO Asia Pacific as well as Fund Manager of Robeco Asia-Pacific Equities and Robeco Asian Stars Equities. Arnout has over 25 years of experience in the asset management industry. From inception in 1994 until 2000, he was Fund Manager of Robeco Emerging Markets Equities. He held several positions in Robeco’s Equities Investments Department covering European, Asian and American markets. Arnout holds a master’s degree in Business Economics from the Erasmus University in Rotterdam and is registered with the Dutch Securities Institute. Arnout was awarded as “CIO of the Year in Asia” in 2015 by Asia Asset Management and the “most consistent fund manager” in 2013.

Victor Abad, Managing Director of ING Wholesale Banking

Victor was appointed Head of Multinational Clients Coverage, Asia-Pacific in July 2016. He has over 21 years of banking experience which started in ING in Spain. In his previous role, Victor headed the Asia Desk (based in Amsterdam) for five years and was responsible for connecting Asia and Europe. He was also instrumental in some major deals for Asia outbound such as the financing of ChemChina’s acquisitions of Syngenta and Pirelli, the first high yield bond for Motherson or Indorama’s acquisitions in The Netherlands and Spain. Victor received his MBA from Duke University – The Fuqua School of Business. He has been a Professor of Emerging Markets Finance at CUNEF University in Madrid for 7 years.

Maarten Bijl, Chief Executive Officer at SHV Energy China

Maarten Bijl serves as the CEO of Guangzhou head quartered SHV Energy China since July 2016. SHV Energy is a family-owned multinational that consists of a group of specialized energy companies that provide people and businesses with decentralized personalized energy solutions and services (LPG, LNG, Biofuels). Maarten has served on the board of the European Chamber of South China since April 2019. Before coming to China, Maarten worked in different countries in strategy, commercial and general management roles. He started his career in 2003 at TNT Express on the commercial side of global supply chains, which took him to China for the first time in 2004. Maarten holds an MSc in aerospace engineering from the Technical University of Delft and an Executive MBA degree in RSM business school.

Roland Hinterkoerner, Strategy Consultant at Expertise Asia Limited

Roland has worked in banking for 26 years and started his career at Deutsche Bank where he was involved in equity, fixed income, and derivative areas, mostly in Japan. He then held senior positions at UBS and BNP Paribas in London before joining the Royal Bank of Scotland to help build the debt capital market franchise for corporate clients in Europe. In 2008, Roland relocated to Hong Kong and as Managing Director spearheaded the bank’s effort in Corporate Financings and Advisory for conglomerates across the Asia Pacific. Post his institutional banking career Roland started his own online financial publishing activity called Expertise Asia in 2016, a daily blog that is widely read in Hong Kong and throughout Asia. This endeavour has been focusing on communicating analysis as well as thought-provoking and controversial opinions on the global financial system and current affairs. In addition, he took up a role as partner at Orfi Capital, a Hong Kong-based fund manager specializing in liquid credit investments. Roland holds a degree in business administration and international politics from Johannes Kepler University in Austria and Syracuse University in New York.

Sjoerd den Daas is the East Asia correspondent for Dutch public broadcaster NOS, based in Beijing. He covers a wide range of topics, from the Sino-American tech-war to the repression of ethnic minorities in the western province of Xinjiang and the Belt and Road. Aiming to provide a broad audience with a window on China, helping to navigate through the complex environment of China’s new normal. Mr. Den Daas previously worked for the Dutch Financial Daily and RTL and has been working in China since 2015.

The Belt and Road Summit is the only high-level platform designed for business leaders from Eurasia. By creating a close-knit community of business with mutual knowledge, personal feeling, and trust, we aim at catalyzing plurinational business development in Eurasia, a heterogeneous region in terms of economic potential, business culture, policies, and incentives.

After two editions focused respectively on understanding what the Belt and Road are and what actions should be initiated to unleash its potential, the third edition will increasingly focus on concrete business to business cooperation and industrial opportunities in the countries located along the maritime and land routes.

Save the date, you can’t miss the last IYP Monday of 2019. Your working week can’t start in a better way.

Join the coolest after-work in Hong Kong. Don’t miss the chance to reunite with your friends and meet new ones over a couple of delicious Italian cocktails and piadinas.

Come at Bella Lee on November 18th, for a cheerful Italian style networking evening!

The Italian Chamber of Commerce is glad to invite you to an inspiring and empowering Career Transition Event organized by AWA WISE, a supportive community of the American Women’s Association (AWA).

Designed by women for women, AWA WISE will help you grow professionally – whether re-entering the workplace or starting your journey to entrepreneurship.

Join us for the first of the AWA WISE Series 2019-20 on November 15 and take the initiative to reinvent yourself. Build your skillset and mindset through participating in workshops facilitated by experts in their field. Learn from our panel discussion, where five extraordinary women share their real-life journeys, experiences and challenges and grow your community at the networking cocktail.

Exclusive Shopping Evening – Italian Fashion, Jewelry & Wine Indulgence Three Italian excellences will be combined for an exclusive evening, right in the heart of Hong Kong.

These special brands, characterized by tradition and innovation, Maria Conti Jewelry, Falconeri Knitwear, and Il Borro Winery will be the protagonists of this incredible event!

On November 7th, come join us in Causeway Bay for an exclusive shopping evening for fashionistas, jewelry, and wine lovers. Get ready for this upcoming winter with Falconeri, discover the new collection of unique, Made in Italy pieces by Maria Conti Jewelry, and taste delightful Il Borro wines from Tuscany.

Enjoy a 20% off on full-priced Falconeri items and 30% off upon spending HK$8,000.

Special discounts on clothes, Jewelry, and wines throughout the evening – Do not miss this great opportunity!

第12屆香港貿發局香港國際美酒展即將回歸，葡萄美酒期待您的光臨。這個享有盛譽的貿易和採購平台將在灣仔會議展覽中心（HKCEC）舉行，為期三天的盛會，為來自世界各地的美酒和有影響力的買家，專家和鑑賞家提供服務。2018年的活動吸引了來自73個國家和地區約19,000名買家，進一步鞏固了香港作為首要貿易中心的地位，同時保證超過1,000名頂級國際參展商的價值。

博覽會的最後一天開放供公眾參觀，已成為香港的傳統。 從初學者到專業人士的葡萄酒愛好者可以通過一系列盛大的品酒會，大師班，雞尾酒會和威士忌示範以及精彩的研討會來品嚐不同風味的美酒。 這個開放日是參展商與消費者面對面交流的絕佳機會，同時收集來自公眾的寶貴意見和市場情報。

要了解有關該活動的更多信息並註冊*，請單擊此處！

*請注意，此活動僅適用於18歲及以上的人士。

Bite & Fly is a social media contest that will be taking place during the ‘Week of Italian Cuisine in the World’ in the whole month of November, which aims to promote restaurants and regional Italian cooking in Hong Kong and Macau.

The restaurants that are participating in this contest will each represent an Italian region, based on which they will design a menu of at least three dishes which will have to include at least 2 DOP/IGP/DOC/DOCG products from the selected region.

This means that these wonderful dishes that celebrate regional cuisine will be as authentic as possible.

On your first visit to one of the participating restaurants you will be given a ‘mock passport’ when you try the specially designed regional menu. These passports have maps of Italy, divided by region, inside.

Once you have eaten, the restaurant will stamp your ‘mock passport’ on the region whose typical food you have sampled.

With that, you will be able to visit as many of the participating restaurants as you’d like – and make sure you get your passport stamped at each one – because anyone who has at least 3 stamps will be able to join the social media contest and have the chance to win a trip to Italy!

HOW TO WIN

PRIZE

TERMS & CONDITIONS


PARTICIPATING RESTAURANTS:

Abruzzo

Già Trattoria Italiana menu

Campania

Aqua Restaurant menu
Casa Don Alfonso menu
Grissini menu
La Taverna Ristorante Italiano menu

Emilia Romagna

Babbo Trattoria Italiana menu
La Casa Bistro menu
Fratelli menu

Friuli Venezia Giulia

DiVino – Wine Bar & Restaurant menu

Lazio

Il Bel Paese – Discovery Bay menu
Il Bel Paese – Sheung Wan menu
Sabatini Ristorante Italiano menu

Liguria

Spasso – Italian Bar Restaurant Terrace menu

Lombardia

Amalfitana menu
Osteria Ristorante Italianomenu
PaperMoon menu

Piemonte

Alto 88 menu
Castellana Restaurant menu
Cucina menu
Giando Restaurant & Bar menu
La Piola menu
Pirata menu
Spiga menu

Puglia

Fishsteria Seafood Place menu

Sicilia

Tosca di Angelo menu

Toscana

Capriccio Italian Cuisine menu
Ciao Chow Italian Cafeteria menu
Meraviglia Bar e Ristorante menu
Nicholini’s menu

Veneto

DiVino Patio – Ristorante Bar Pizzeria menu

The Italian Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong and Macao is proud to present: TRUE ITALIAN TASTE – INNOVATION LUNCH a dedicated event within the project TRUE ITALIAN TASTE part of the campaign “The Extraordinary Italian Taste” promoted and financed by the Italian Ministry of Economic Development and implemented by Assocamerestero in collaboration with the Italian Chambers of Commerce abroad.

True Italian Taste is an initiative that aims to raise awareness on the benefits deriving from the use of authentic Italian DOP (PDO – Protected Designation of Origin) and IGP (PGI – Protected Geographical Indication) products. These terms are important in the natural environment and human intervention sector, in order to permit the creation of a product that is both unique and impossible to imitate outside of its designated production area. According to this vision, True Italian Taste has the aim to increase their consumption in foreign markets, protecting the quality, reputation and other important characteristics.

On October 31st, join us for a unique event focusing on food innovation, starring the renowned Michelin star chef Igles Corelli. Our guests will have the chance to learn more about the circular economy with an interesting introduction by Intesa Sanpaolo Innovation Center about its strategy on the culture of innovation.

A cooking demonstration will then follow, performed by Igles Corelli, a real pioneer of circular cooking and waste-free cuisine. The purpose of this show is to explain to the crowd how to prepare delicious meals while reducing the production of waste as much as possible. The event will end with interviews and networking sessions, accompanied by exquisite refreshments.

The initiative will start from 12.30 to 2 pm with the aim of getting media, Food & Beverage Influencers, and global universities involved.

The Italian Chamber of Commerce and the Italian Women’s Association are glad to invite you to this inspiring seminar about the pathway to success.

Parents are the first leaders that we know. Shaping high performance in the workplace starts with examining and disrupting our approach to parenting at home. During the interactive conversation with Gulnar Vaswani, we’ll explore what it takes, at home, in the classroom, and in the workplace, to raise future leaders. Gulnar is a talented management strategist, board advisor, sought-after speaker, and philanthropist re-imagining global leadership for the 21st century. She advises, coaches, and trains established and aspiring leaders and their organizations to drive high performance, align their people strategy to their business objectives, and integrate millennial talent into the current multi-generational & cultural workplace.

ABOUT THE SPEAKER

Gulnar Vaswani, Advisor, Executive Coach, Chief Culture Officer at Gulnar Vaswani

Gulnar draws on an 18-year career where she has held senior roles in multinational organisations, NGOs, and educational institutions across a range of countries.

In 2008, she combined her passion for people and culture and her belief that businesses need to leverage diversity to be successful to start her own company, focused on reimagining leadership for the 21st Century. Based in Hong Kong and working across Asia, Gulnar’s clients come from a range of business sectors and include Fortune 500 companies and YPO (Young Presidents Organisation).

意大利商會及其意大利青年專業人士(IYP) 很高興邀請你來參加Beppe Severgnini (意大利記者，散文家和專欄作家) 的演講。

他對政治和時事的真知灼見及雄辭閎辯令他成為意大利乃至全球的知名人物。

2001年，英國女王伊麗莎白二世授予他大英帝國勳章，他並於2004年在布魯塞爾被選為「年度歐洲記者」。

他在意大利報紙《晚郵報》線上版撰寫名為「意大利人」的每日專欄，受歡迎程度自此一直穩步上揚，最終成為該報網站最常閱覽的專欄之一。

這次的獨家演講及與Beppe Severgnini會面的機會絕對不容錯過。大家從中可以進一步了解這位舉世知名人土在建立成功事業、海外居住及工作的種種人生經驗。

本活動是世界意大利語十九週的其中一部分：L’Italiano sul Palcoscenico (舞台上的意大利語)

關於講者

Beppe Severgnini於1995年加入意大利報紙《晚郵報》，是報紙專欄作家和編輯。2013年他成為《紐約時報》的撰稿人。他的作品亦於1996年至2003年擔任駐意大利記者期間，出現在《金融時報》和《經濟學人》中。

他是17本書的作者，包括美國暢銷書Ciao, America! An Italian Discovers the U.S.以及La Bella Figura: A Field Guide to the Italian Mind. 。他最近的著作是Italiani Si Rimane (Solferino, 米蘭2018年) 一本回憶錄和Off the Rails – A Train Trip Through Life (伯克利, 紐約2019) 。

Severgnini先生在帕維亞大學修讀法律。任外國記者時，他曾被派駐倫敦、莫斯科和華盛頓特市。他採訪的地區還包括東歐、中國和中東。

The Italian Chamber of Commerce is proud to organize a networking event supporting the Hong Kong Cancer Fund Association.

On Wednesday, October 23rd come mingle with other professionals at the Dispensary for a unique cocktail event!

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Come join this annual campaign to raise our consciousness about the disease! For every participating guest, 15% of the proceeds will be devolved to Hong Kong Cancer Fund Association. Come to support our women!

在過去的幾年中，招聘背景篩選一直在與最新技術，合規標準和流程一起發展，以適應不斷變化的全球法律和法規以及招聘經理的需求。 在本次研討會上，來自eeVoices Limited—亞洲領先的就業背景審查組織之一的主要執行官和經理將分享他們在就業審查不同領域的見解。

更具體地說，以下主題將成為重點：2020年即將到來的趨勢和實行，技術的最新應用，就業背景調查中的行業標準和協議，最後是大中華地區的就業篩選實踐。

有關講者

Christen Ma先生現職於eeVoices Limited為客戶關係總監。

馬先生在亞太地區擁有超過10年的就業篩選經驗。 他在協助客戶在不同國家的組織中實施就業篩選計劃和協議方面具有豐富的經驗。 他的團隊目前監督著來自全球10多個國家/地區的客戶，為他們提供服務。馬先生返回亞洲之前，在加拿大溫哥華的西門菲莎大學完成了文學學士學位。 在本次活動中，馬先生將分享他對2020年如何發展就業背景調查以協助雇主作出人事決定的見解和趨勢展望。

Chung Cheng先生現職於eeVoices Limited為就業篩選部高級區域經理。

自2014年以來，張先生一直在eeVoices Limited的就業篩選部門工作，eeVoices Limited是亞太地區領先的就業背景調查組織。 張先生目前負責大中華區的整個業務，主要負責支援客戶，並領導客戶經理和顧問團隊應對不同的需求。 張先生畢業於香港理工大學，獲得應用社會科學學士學位。 在這次會議上，張先生將分享他在大中華地區的就業篩選中的見解和最佳實踐方法。

Esmond Chan先生現職於eeVoices Limited為客戶關係經理。

陳先生來自加拿大多倫多，在就業篩選計劃中一直與來與各個行業的招聘經理緊密合作。陳先生在eeVoices總部工作，負責領導各種方案，以改善日常營運並幫助團隊達到不同的行業標準。 在本次研討會中，Chan將分享就業背景調查中的一些行業標準，示例和最佳實踐方法。

What better way to start your weekend than shopping and having a nice drink or listening to good music? You can do all of that at once!

On Friday, October 18th join us at the Calzedonia store in Central for an exclusive private sale. Discover the latest creations of the brand for its Fall/Winter Collection 2019 and achieve a unique style while enjoying a bubbly glass of prosecco and a groovy DJ set.

RSVP now and don’t miss the chance to get 30% off the entire collection!

關於講者：

Francesco Montanati 先生現職於Hawksford公司為高級助理員。

Save the date, another round of our IYP Mondays is here!

Kick start your working week with the coolest after-work in Hong Kong, don’t miss the chance to reunite with your friends and meet new ones over a couple of delicious Italian cocktails and piadinas.

Join us at Bella Lee on October 14th, for a cheerful Italian style networking evening!

The Italian Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong and Macao is glad to invite you to meet EuroCham’s Chairman Mr Davide De Rosa on 8^th of October.

Since May, Davide has been the Chairman of the European Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong. As Chairman, he focuses on promoting European businesses and trade relations with the Hong Kong Government and its Business Community.

Prior to moving to Hong Kong in 2007, Davide worked as a corporate and commercial lawyer in Milan.

Davide is also Vice Chairman of both the Italian Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong & Macao and the Europe Committee of the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce.

Do not miss the chance of mingling with EuroCham Community and join us for an evening filled with good jazz music, drinks, canapés and surprise lucky draw prizes.

For further information about the event and to RSVP, please contact info@eurocham.com.hk or visit this website.

Angliss Discovery comes back for its 5^th edition to bring together the Hong Kong & Macau Food & Beverage elite to one location, fully organised by Angliss and her Sister companies.

During the event, buyers will have the chance to see, taste, touch and try the product for themselves, because we think that live demonstrations have a thorough impact on the guests. The target is to attract unrivalled high-quality visitors from across the hospitality industry, keeping in mind the numbers from the 2017 show, more than 2,500 visitors.

If you’re interested in showcasing your products with flair and extravagance, we’re open to ideas! Join the Angliss Discovery to engage with the F&B entrepreneurs and bring your exquisite delights on the Angliss journey.

VUCA世界 – 動盪，不確定，複雜和模糊 – 是當今組織運營的現實，不斷受到新技術和顛覆性參與者的挑戰。

在這種背景下，領導者面臨的挑戰不再是制定最佳選擇藝術的發展，而是如何利用不斷變化的環境來發展他們的組織。

要做到這一點，高層需要重新思考公司的結構和運作方式，但是如何做到這一點？

SBT Human(s)Matter在整個轉型過程中一直伴隨著來自各行各業的公司（零售，銀行和保險，食品和飲料等），採用新穎的方法，利用突破性創新，旨在最大限度地提高每項計劃的成功機會。

請立即報名參加！

有關講者

Edouard Blanchard現職於SBT human(s) Matter為全球合作夥伴。

Edouard Blanchard是一名47歲的SBT human(s) Matter董事總經理。他在策略和管理諮詢方面擁有20多年的經驗，在15年前創辦自己的公司之前，曾為不同的全球公司工作。於SBT，他正在通過利用神經和認知科學的方法幫助機構設計和執行他們的轉變。

意大利商會與荷蘭商會和墨西哥商會合作，誠邀請您參加這個有趣的研討會。

我們已邀請投資推廣署的吳先生開拓政府提供的機會。 此外，來自Qupital的鄭先生將解釋中小企業如何通過短期債務融資籌集可負擔的營運資金。某些交易，如保理業務，允許公司將其應收賬款/現有發票用作短期債務融資的形式。 Trip Guru的創始人Sebastian Renzacci將概述並分享他們在幾個增長階段如何駕馭不同投資和風險資本融資的經驗。

專家Jeffrey Broer先生將擔任此研討會的主持人。 他不僅支持多家公司和初創公司為投資，產品發布和增長做準備，還撰寫了涵蓋我們研討會主題的文章。

所有中小企業必須參加並準備釋放他們的真正潛力!

有關講者

Charles Ng現職於投資推廣署為投資促進副總監。

Charles領導兩個分支中的一個，幫助海外和內地公司在香港建立或擴展其業務。 他的團隊負責創新和技術（包括健康技術，智能城市，人工智能和機器人，信息和通信技術），金融技術和初創公司。

他曾在毛里求斯，加拿大和香港的製造業，貿易，金融服務和銀行部門工作。 他講6種語言和方言，並擁有香港科技大學商學院和西北大學凱洛管理學院聯合頒發的工商管理碩士學位。

Macus Cheng現職於Qupital為戰略合作夥伴經理。

一位在proptech，區塊鏈（ICO諮詢）和現在的金融科技領域擁有豐富經驗的創業愛好者。 在Qupital，Marcus正在建立一個合作夥伴生態系統，以幫助企業家取得成功並將他們的業務提升到一個新的水平。

Sebastian Renzacci現職於Trip Guru為企業家。

在亞洲和拉丁美洲的業務發展方面擁有超過12年經驗的企業家和供應鏈專家。TripGuru的創始人，我們與當地旅遊營運商合作，創造獨特的團體體驗，並以我們的品牌名稱和標準運營。我們不是擁有資產，而是通過我們的B2C平台（thetripguru.com）以及我們的B2B分銷合作夥伴（如Expedia，Airbnb，TripAdvisor，GetYourGuide和Traveloka）預訂小型團體旅行。

TripGuru的總部位於香港，擁有30多名員工，在亞洲55個目的地提供我們的服務，旨在盡快走向全球。

Jeffrey Broer先生現職於Kohpy Ventures Ltd為創始人。

Jeffrey是一位駐香港的荷蘭顧問/企業家，一位專注於技術創新的策略家，致力於橋接用戶體驗，業務，利益相關者，用戶和設計。

他（合作）創辦了多家企業，最新的是Recime.io（現為SmartLoop.ai），這是一個Palo Alto基於雲的聊天機器人開發平台，他於2017年底退出。他在香港居住了8年多，他創立並退出了Grayscale UX設計機構。

作為香港Founder Institute的聯合主任，擁有世界上最大的種子加速器(pre-seed accelerator)，他幫助有抱負的企業家在為期14週的密集課程中驗證他們的商業理念。

憑藉他的常識和荷蘭人直接的嚴肅態度，他幫助公司和創業公司為投資，產品發布和增長做好準備。他對機器學習和區塊鏈感興趣。它是Jefferson Trust（一家總部設在香港的信託提供商）和Grayscale UX代理商的董事會成員。

他還成立了事後檢討會議，關於“創業艱難：從失敗中學習” 。

The Italian Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong and Macao is glad to invite you to this special wine pairing dinner.

The wine will be provided by the Cordero Di Montezemolo Winery, produced since 1340 in the Monfalletto property in the town of La Morra, the heart of the production of Barolo wine for more than 700 years. The Estate has always been cultivated with the various local grape varieties, selected and distinctly planted according to sun exposure, type of soil and the altitude.

即使在多年成立業務之後，對公司保持增長和發展至關重要，因為正是這種潛在的增長使您能夠出售公司和/或尋找戰略投資者，以籌集智能資金。

在此次活動中，我們的傑出企業家和商業顧問小組成員將與您分享如何通過觀察過去的結果和測未來的期望來評估公司的，如何為審計做好準備，如何與員工進行適當的溝通， 如何與創辦人談判以及如何提供財務數據和關鍵數據。

9月19日，參加我們此次研討會，更好地了解要避免的常見錯誤和陷阱，以及成功開展業務的關鍵因素。

請立即報名參加!

關於講者

Max Dubreuil現職於Saminco為總裁。

Maxime於1991年畢業於法國國立高等諾曼底建築學校(L’Ecole Normande d’Architecture)後，在讓.努維爾(Jean Nouvel)的著名建築公司成為一位年青才華橫溢的建築師，對設計和建築充滿熱情。為了尋找新的商機並於1996年搬到香港，Max決定創立Saminco，現在是亞洲最好的製鞋廠之一。Max擁有將創意和行業結合在一起的天賦。

Hugues de Saint Seine現職於香港CIGP為合夥人。

Hugues是香港CIGP的合夥人，同時也是共同創辦人，是高級管理層的一員，負責領導和管理CIGP的全球投資銀行業務。他還是集團投資委員會的成員，負責CIGP在亞洲的資產配置和投資策略。

在加入CIGP前，Hugues曾在倫敦和巴黎擔任英國金融服務管理局批准的投資專業人士，為瑞士信貸銀行，荷蘭銀行，羅斯柴爾德和法國巴黎銀行於在2002年開始其職業生涯。在這些職位中，Hugues在企業併購和槓桿融資交易的背景下為各種公司客戶和私募股權發起人提供建議。

Hugues是一名在香港證券及期貨事務監察委員會註冊的負責人員。他曾就讀於巴黎HEC商學院，獲得金融碩士學位。他精通法語和英語和西班牙語。

The Italian Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong and Macao  had the pleasure to present: TRUE ITALIAN TASTE – Artisanal Flours Cooking Show by Giuliano Pediconi, a dedicated event of the project TRUE ITALIAN TASTE as a part of the campaign “The Extraordinary Italian Taste”. The campaign is promoted and financed by the Italian Ministry of Economic Development, and implemented by Assocamerestero in collaboration with the Italian Chambers of Commerce abroad.

True Italian Taste is an initiative that aims to raise awareness on the benefits derived from the use of authentic Italian DOP and IGP products while increasing their consumption in foreign markets.

Chef Pediconi used the Molino Mariani’s flour, a genuinely made product with outstanding quality. It is made of high-quality wheat grown by a group of Italian local farmers, later freshly processed into flour in a mill near the field. The flour is also traded for a fair price, ensuring the farmers are justly treated for their hard work and artisanship.

During the event, a rich buffet with fresh Italian products has been offered to the participants, fresh mozzarella, parma ham, prosecco wine and much more.

THE CONTEST – WIN a 3000HKD Worth Food Gift Hamper:

Get a chance to unleash your creativity in cooking – 11 gourmet gift hampers full of authentic Italian products with a total worth of over 3000HKD are awaiting, join the contest now!

How to WIN: 

1. LIKE our special contest post (link) and FOLLOW our page.   

First Prize Hamper (x1):

• Durum Wheat Rem. Semolina 1kg
• Wheat Flour Type’00’ Pastry 1kg
• E V Olive Oil “Coratina” 250ml
• Sun-Dried Tomatoes in EVOO 190g
• Organic Tomatoes Puree 500g
• Zucchini in EVOO 190g
• Biffi – Vesuvio Pasta Sauce (Puttanesca) 190g
• Tomatoes Cherry On Vine Red High Quality
• BALSAMIC VINEGAR (GOLD) ‘PAVAROTTI’
• Acquerello Rice 500 GR TIN
• MACCHERONI IN PAPER BAG MANCINI 500G
• Pasta Squid Ink- Tagliatelle 250G
• Muller Thurgau Athesis DOC 2015
• Rive di Refrontolo Prosecco Valdobbiadene DOCG
• Cratere Rosso IGT Sicilia 2012

Second Prize Hamper (x10):

• Durum Wheat Rem. Semolina 1kg
• Wheat Flour Type’00’ Pastry 1kg
• E V Olive Oil “Coratina” 250ml
• Sun-Dried Tomatoes in EVOO 190g
• Organic Tomatoes Puree 500g
• Zucchini in EVOO 190g
• Biffi – Vesuvio Pasta Sauce (Puttanesca) 190g
• Tomatoes Cherry On Vine Red High Quality

“Taking the lead for inclusion: Accelerating through diversity” is the theme of this year’s edition of Women’s Forum Asia, an event that will bring together more than 1500 leaders and high-potential talents from business, government, civil society, and academy to explore solutions with the goal to strengthen women’s leadership and create a thorough impact on today’s society.

During the conference, you will have the opportunity of engaging in plenary and roundtable sessions, debates and workshops held by influential leaders from the ASEAN countries.

RSVP now to secure your spot, by clicking here!

It is with great pleasure that our Chamber invites you to Degusto Hong Kong 2nd Edition, a delightful portfolio tasting of Fine Italian Products.

The tasting will feature delicious food and beverage products mainly inspired by the Italian tradition, with attention to quality as the guiding principle.

Please note that this event is for trade only.

您的公司應該擔心數據保護嗎？最近數據告訴我們十個企業中有七家都沒有應對網絡黑客的措施，而2018年數據洩露的全球平均成本為360萬美元，成本每年正持續增長。在這次活動，Brendan McDonald – Financial Lines Underwriting的負責人解釋如何讓您的企業免受網絡犯罪的侵害。

法規正在改善，特別是在保護個人數據方面。興其他歐盟法律法規相反，自2018年5月25日起生效的一般資料保護規範具有境外效力，也可能影響非歐盟國家。

國際事務所Gianni Origoni Grippo Cappelli & Partners的合夥人Davide De Rosa，將講述香港企業採取哪些措施以確保符合要求。

但是黑客竊取數據有多容易？

來自7Cento HK的Fabrizio Rosina和Simone Rapizzi將指示您完成實時黑客攻擊的場景，我們將展示黑客如何發現漏洞，進入受害者的電腦並在短時間內竊取最機密的數據。

關於講者

Fabrizio Rosina現職於7Layers Srl為總裁和首席技術官。

Fabrizio是7Layers的總裁，7Layers是FT1000在歐洲發展最快的公司之一，也是托管安全服務，SOC和管理檢測與響應（MDR）的意大利領導者。擁有超過二十年的網絡安全經驗。Fabrizio為歐洲一些最知名的時尚品牌，基礎建設，製造業和金融公司設計並執行解決方案。他的經驗包括從SOC和MDR開發到法規和資訊安全管理，取證分析和網絡事件應變計劃，進階持續性威脅（ATP）研究以及工業控制系統（ICS）和資料採集與監控系統的安全。Fabrizio也是Whetu的創辦人，是一家完全致力於網絡安全計劃和網絡攻擊的初創公司。Fabrizio目前與他的家人居住意大利都靈。當他不從事安全工作時，他熱衷於美食和CrossFit。

Davide De Rosa現職於Gianni Origoni Grippo Cappelli & Partners為合夥人。

在他的職業生涯中，Davide處理國際商業糾紛，並為外國投資者在香港，中國，歐洲和意大利的跨境商業安排和交易提供諮詢。Dually在意大利，英國和威爾士獲得雙重資格超過十二年，遍及跨國和商業領域，主要涉及歐盟和亞洲的複雜法律和商業意義方面提供諮詢服務。在搬到香港之前，Davide一直在米蘭擔任商業律師。

Brendan Mcdonald現職於Generali Global Corporate & Commercial為亞洲金融業務負責人。

Brenda在 Generali Global Corporate & Commercial擔任亞洲金融業務負責人。Brendan負責領導公司在多個亞洲市場的金融業務。他擁有豐富的國際經驗，曾在英國和中東地區工作過。在加入Generali GC&C前，他曾擔任Oman Insurance Company的責任主管。他還曾在蘇黎世保險公司擔任多個職位，包括中東專業賠償和傷亡項目負責人。

Simone Rapizzai現職於Whetu S.r.l為總裁和首席技術館。

Simone Rapizzi是Whetu的總裁和聯合創辦人。他是一名白帽黑客，專門闖入受保護的系統和網絡來測試和評估他們的安全性，在惡意黑客可以檢測和利用它們之前揭露漏洞。與惡意黑客不同，像Simone這樣的白帽黑客只有在機構僱傭他們後明確授權才進行介入。作為一名專業黑客，Simone在多個行業（如製藥，金融，金融科技，電信，能源和汽車行業）的項目中擁有豐富的國際經驗，如內部威脅模擬，安全評估，網絡釣魚模擬，安全意識培訓，應變管理和威脅分析。

The Italian Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong and Macao, in partnership with the Italian Chamber of Commerce in the Philippines and EU-Philippines Business Network, is pleased to invite you to its seminar “Investing and Doing Business in The Philippines”.

The aim of the meeting is to promote business development in the Philippines and investments in its several promising economic sectors. The exposition will cover a variety of topics, such as the business climate, rules & regulations, trends and opportunities in various sectors. Furthermore, a general outlook on infrastructure & construction, tourism, retail, manufacturing, food and beverage, hospitality and business process outsourcing, will be given.

It will be the ideal seminar for any foreign SMEs interested to enter successfully one of the best-performing emerging markets like the Philippines.

關於講者

Desmond Wong先生現職於普華永道為稅務高級經理。

Desmond在2007年加入普華永道，並擔任香港普華永道稅務高級經理。他為各行各業的國內和國際客戶提供稅務服務，例如技術、消費品和工業產品，因此擁有豐富的經驗。另外，Desmond負責稅收合規和諮詢工作，並在香港和地區稅務諮詢工作方面擁有豐富經驗，包括公司重組和稅收優惠控股結構，合併和收購，稅務調查，債務融資結構，跨境稅務規劃等。他目前是普華永道優先客戶的客戶經理，他們在香港或亞太地區佔據主導地位。在2012年，Desmond被指派到美國普華永道，參加為期三年的臨時調任計劃，分別在洛杉磯和亞特蘭大辦事處工作。他參與了美國稅收合規工作和國際稅務項目。他畢業於澳洲麥覺理大學，獲得金融學位。他是香港會計師公會的其中一位成員。

Karman Leung小姐現職於香港普華永道（卓越運營解決方案）為經理。

Karman是香港普華永道（卓越運營解決方案）的經理，她在企業診斷，業務流程分析，應用系統實施，研發稅務諮詢和政府資助申請方面擁有十年的豐富經驗。她曾參加多個諮詢項目，並為製造業、物流業、餐飲業、零售業和房地產業提供培訓服務。她專門協助客戶實施營運改進計劃，包括業務流程重組，最佳材料和工具開發，產品成本分析，設置員工評估方案，IT應用程序設計，投資前研究，實施和訂制等。此外，她通過合適的政府資金協助客戶申請資金組合管理，幫助客人實現業務目標。此外，她參加多個公開演講分享她的實際經驗，例如“研發稅收減免制度”，“在不斷變化的稅收格局中實施文件管理的最佳做法”，“物流和倉庫自動化” “實時生產執行管理” 和“食物供應鏈中的追查技術”等。她擁有工業和系統工程學士學位和工商管理碩士學位，並獲得食品安全管理證書。

流程

12:30-1:00PM 登記，自助式午餐和網絡會議

1:00-1:05PM 意大利總領事致辭 1:05-1:20PM 銀色經濟：熱內亞市議會成員經濟發展成員Giancarlo Vinacci

1:20-1:35PM 藍色經濟：Spediporto總裁Alessandro Pitto – 利古里亞地區的案例

1:35-1:50PM 搬遷至意大利：居留簽證和平稅制度，Francesco Vitali，德勤AP ICE Limited 意大利稅務服務高級經理

1:50-2:00PM 問答環節

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Fran

Francesco是一名高級經理，在香港和意大利德勤有十年稅務諮詢經驗。他於2006年開始在熱內亞德勤工作。他的主要專業領域是審計，會計，預算分析和盡職審核。

2015年，他移居香港，加入德勤意大利中國辦事處。他現時專注於支持已投資或有意願在亞太地區投資的意大利公司，以解決他們最迫切的稅務問題。他的任務包括處理不同亞太地區的稅收規則，以建立最合適的稅收結構，最大化客戶的回報率，主要是在香港和中國。

Giancarlo Vinacci先生 副市長 – 經濟，統計和大學 -（意大利）熱內亞。

Giancarlo目前是熱內亞市經濟，統計和大學的副市長。在此成就之前，他都在銀行業工作，獲得有關金融部門的重要經驗和知識，特別是在商業銀行和資產管理方面發展新的商業機會。從2006年至2017年，他擔任Mediofina的總經理，該公司致力於為Unicredit和Allianz提供信貸中介服務。

Alessandro Pitto先生現職於熱內亞Spediporto為經理。

Alessandro在熱內亞大學經濟與商業專業畢業後，投身於物流業，特別是在他的家鄉，熱內亞。自1998年開始，他一直在Casasco & Nardi S.p.A – 海運及空運中工作，2005年成為總經理。他積累了相關經驗，通過與大學和學校合作，參與旨在促進港口和經濟發展的項目，能夠回饋自己的專業知識。自2019年初，他被任命為Fedespedi的副總裁 (全國航運公司聯合會)。

在這次研討會中，Steve對實際情況和可能的結果進行坦率及公正的評估。

鑑於緊張局勢不斷加劇以及暴力事件不斷增加，Steve將向跨國公司和其他香港企業提供切實可行的建議，以減輕其風險。

Steve Vicker是Steve Vickers & Associates (www.stevevickersassociates.com) 的總裁和創辦人，這是一家專業的風險緩解，企業情報和安全諮詢公司。Steve在亞洲政府和私營部門擁有超過40年經驗。

Steve是亞太地區公認的政治和安全問題專家，經常就政治風險和危機管理/遏制問題發表評論。他對風險和安全問題的看法經常被國際媒體所採訪，並在亞洲，北美和歐洲進行了廣泛的演講。

在過去二十二年的私營部門，Steve已經進行了許多機密的商業情報任務，危機控制問題和國際公司面臨的其他高風險問題。Steve之前曾在前皇家香港警察局工作了18年，並指揮其刑事情報局。

他是國際安全研究所的成員。

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Sara Silenzi小姐現職於Italian Desk of Fidinam Hong Kong公司為經理。

Asia Pacific Hallmark Cards (HK) Limited公司為業務策略總監。

The Italian International Kindergarten kindly invites you to our second “Soccer Day”, to be held on Sunday 18th of August, from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., at Wong Chuk Hang Recreation Ground Artificial Pitches.