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2nd Women CEO Roundtable: "Financial Literacy - Your Window to Success" A very successful 2nd Women CEO Roundtable was held on Thursday, 10 March, in celebration of International Women's Day and to raise funds for the HKABPW Bursary. Sincere thanks to the panel of speakers comprising Philippa Huckle, CEO, The Philippa Huckle Group, Hong Kong;Ramesh Ramachandra, CEO, 3R Holdings Pte Ltd, Singapore; and Elisabeth Scott, Executive Director, Head of Institutional Business, Schroders Investment Management (Hong Kong) Ltd; as well as the Moderator Wendy Mak, Director, ResourcePlus Ltd. Thanks also to our sponsors: B & W Far East Publicity Ltd, Mu Lan Spa, Grand Hyatt Hotel, Planet Yoga, Miramar Hotel, Jilian Lingerie on Wyndham, Royal Selangor (HK) Ltd, Intercontinental Hong Kong and Marriott International.
Mentoring Program Presents - “Women & Love” Guest Speakers – Dr. Rosann Santora Kao & Dr. Jadis Blurton Dr. Rosann Santora Kao - Dean and Counselor at the Hong Kong International School Dr. Jadis Blurton - Clinical Director of Therapy Associates Ltd. This workshop will feature the comparative interchange of two dynamic and successful women who have found ways to juggle work, love and meaning in their lives.
"Improv in the Office" - Wednesday, May 25th- Change of Venue – Please see below!!! The world of big business meets the world of show business and the results are higher standards of 'performance', recognition of 'talent' and an appreciation of our 'role' within the organization... oh, yes and we get to have a lot of fun at the same time! Guest Speaker - Teresa Norton of Spotlight on Success Teresa Norton's 20+ years in Hong Kong working in professional theatre, television, radio and as a weekly newspaper columnist puts her in a unique position to provide communication counsel for corporations in presentation skills, influencing others, leadership, building team communication, directing difficult dialogue and the importance of relationship building in the workplace. Teresa began her professional career singing with the San Francisco Spring Opera. Leaving the Bay Area to embark on a career in radio and commercial voice-over-for radio and TV commercials took Teresa to Hawaii and eventually Hong Kong. Throughout her radio career, she continued to work in theatre as an actress, writer and director, eventually forming her own small theatre company. Teresa now offers executive coaching and training in communication to clients including the Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group, The Economist, The Crawford Company, Fidelity Investment, BP Asia and Jardines. This highly interactive workshop will introduce the principals of improvisational theatre through a series of theatre games and show how they can be applied to enhance communication in the corporate world. We will also explore the following topics in this talk:
BPW International XXV Congress, Luzern , Switzerland Jubilee Congress and 75th Anniversary of BPW International The Association created two posters for display at the BPW International Congress in Luzern which talks about the events in the past three years and the Mentoring Programme. FedEx sponsored the shipping of the posters and the Association’s booklets and brochures to the BPW International Congress in Luzern. anna fang public relations and the interns from City University of Hong Kong produced the posters for the Asia Pacific Region Display Board and for the Posters/Projects Board. Main Programme Poster for Hong Kong Mentoring Programme Poster for Hong Kong
The HKABPW Mentoring Programme was awarded as one of the outstanding project entries in the Third BPW International Competition “Beyond 2000: Helping Women Help Themselves”. The "Beyond 2000" awards are for projects around the world, and BPW clubs and federations were awarded for their outstanding contributions at the 25th BPW International Congress in Luzern, Switzerland. The winning entry from HKABPW for the Mentoring Programme project can be accessed on www.hkabpw.org//app/webroot/files/2/BPWI2005.doc
Under the editorial direction of Kate Mead and 25th Anniversary Committee (Moyreen Tilbrook, Janet Spence, Molly Lim, and Anna Fang), the following people also assisted to make the production and distribution of the booklet on a worldwide basis a success: Bernard Hui and the staff at the Public Records Office, students from the Sara Beattie College, Hongkong Land Ltd., Winnie Leung of City University, the Hong Kong Polytechnic Student Affairs Office, Vivian Lee, Tiffany Wong – both HKABPW Mentoring Programme participants, Helene Kerherve, City University student team of 2004, Brian Tilbrook, Chonchonak Viravan, Shermaine Chan of A.Plus Design, Susanna Watkinson, Anne Godfrey, Cecilia Lui, Carole Petersen and Huseina Tyebkhan. And of course, our corporate sponsors and supporters: Clarins, Cathay Pacific, CLP Power, Lan Kwai Fong Holdings, Financial Partners International, Corwn Asset Management Limited, Citigroup and Sara Beattie College. They made it possible for HKABPW to print the booklet and to donate money to Harmony House. The HKABPW website has now been updated with content from the 25th Anniversary Booklet and the new 25th Anniversary category – go to http://www.hkabpw.org/25celebration.htm APEXTM Awards are based on excellence in graphic design, editorial design, editorial content and the ability to achieve overall communications excellence. With close to 5,000 entries, competition was exceptionally intense. 100 Grand Awards were presented to honour outstanding work in all 11 major categories with 1,523 Awards of Excellence recognising exceptional entries in 109 subcategories. Most of the entries were from the US and Canada, and the Hong Kong Association of Business and Professional Women’s was one of the few from Asia. You can read more on the Awards for Publication Excellence (USA) at www.apexawards.com
HKABPW Mixer Come and meet our members, old and new and to meet HKABPW’s friends. Come as you are or if you like, bring your friends along. This Mixer is open to both women and men.
Feng Shui Office Enhancement and Casual Networking Evening Friday, 7th October 2005
Mix and mingle with Members and Friends and enjoy an interactive evening talk on “Feng Shui Office Enhancement” with Jill Lander of Golden Elements. Jill Lander (F.S.S.A) frequently offers insightful and enlightening talks on all aspects of Feng Shui. Residing in Hong Kong for the past 28 years, Jill has gained a wealth of knowledge and her expertise has taken her to many parts of Asia including Singapore and Malaysia and China where of course Feng Shui is a living, breathing science. A graduate of the Yap Cheng Hai Feng Shui Centre of Excellence and a registered accredited practitioner of the Feng Shui Society UK, spreading the word and releasing the ‘mystery’ that has been attached to Feng Shui is a priority to Jill. This is apparent through her generous and unique teaching skills within the variety of classes she holds on a regular basis from the foundation course to advanced practices.
HKABPW Annual General Meeting The 26th Annual General Meeting of HKABPW was held on November 16th with a new team of ExCo members elected in (link to “About HKABPW, Executive Committee”). It was a very inspiring and moving evening with Past Presidents, members and friends all gathered together to elect the ExCo and at the same time to enjoy a panel sharing their experiences and ideas on “Women in Leadership – Forging Ahead”. A panel of three leading women from a range of industries will discuss their experiences, explore challenges and share their strategies to advance the movement of women as leaders in Hong Kong. Helen Or, Director of Explorer Associates, opened the panel with her comments that leadership is not gender base or bias, but rather it is across levels and at different levels. Having said that, she also shared her personal experience, which opened her eyes to the perception of leadership and gender. Susanna Li, from McDonald’s Restaurant, talked about her experience in McDonald’s and how she moved from crew to HR Director. She found that challenges to leadership often come from stereotyping – by ourselves, the community and the workplace. Overcoming this stereotyping is one of the biggest challenges she has found and which she has successfully overcome. Joanna D’Ettorre Leung, Director of Academic and Continuing Education, shared her views and research on how women can prepare for leadership to forge ahead. It is not just academic excellence that prepares a person for leadership, but involvement through community services that helps to give the person a more rounded development that can prepare them for leadership roles. The panel is an indication of the programs to come for 2006, which carries the theme: “Empowering Women through Creative Leadership”. Our programs will continue to explore this theme, which also supports BPW International’s theme “New Dimensions in Leadership”. The evening also saw the awarding of two grants to HER Fund and SCI (Society for Cultural Integration) to support their work towards the development of grass roots women and girls.
Anna Fang, past president of HKABPW (1997, 1998, 2000, 2001 and 2003) was nominated by Eleanor Sackett, Executive Director of the Matilda Sedan Chair Race Charities Fund for the Hong Kong Volunteer Award as Anna has been the PR consultant for the event since 2002. Eleanor is also a member of the Hong Kong Association of Business and Professional Women. This was the first year for the Hong Kong Volunteer Award. As the nominating organisation, Eleanor nominated Anna for her work for the Matilda Sedan Chair Race Fund as the PR consultant since 2002. Anna is the director of anna fang public relations. Last year, under Anna's direction, the Sedan Chair Race received over US$300,000 in media and advertising value. Anna has donated a considerable amount of time and effort in her PR services for the Sedan Chair Race and working with a student team on the PR and Publicity for the organisation and event. The Fund raises money for over 25 local charities through the annual Sedan Chair Race and last year raised over HK$2.5 million (nearly US$350,000). This year the Matilda Sedan Chair Race hopes to raise over HK$3 million (US$400,000) for this year's charities. In a recent presentation ceremony, Anna was honoured along with the other nominees for the Hong Kong Volunteer Award by the Agency for Volunteer Service and the judging panel included notable Hong Kong dignitaries Ronald Arculli and Christine Fang, Chief Executive, The Hong Kong Council of Social Services. Christine Fang was also the Guest of Honour for the recent Matilda Sedan Chair Race held on the Peak. The Hong Kong Volunteer Award and the nominees were publicised in the recent issues of the Ming Pao and Apple Daily in Hong Kong.
Diversity & Inclusion in Asia 2005
Women in the Workplace and Cross Cultural Effectiveness November 22 and 23 Aimed at creating greater awareness and understanding of diversity and inclusion in Asia, the conference will focus on women in the workplace and cross cultural effectiveness, regional diversity. Inclusion experts will address the following questions:
The Hong Kong Association of Business and Professional Women was a supporting organisation for this Conference. The conference was organised by Community Business.
Mentoring Program Presents The Mentoring Program invites you to join us at a pre-holiday gathering. Reconnect with old friends and meet new acquaintances. Christmas Luncheon Saturday, December 10th |
The Hong Kong Association of Business and Professional Women (HKABPW) has won an Award of Excellence from APEXTM USA for the HKABPW 25th Anniversary Booklet under the category of “One-of-a-Kind Print Publications”. 
The Chinese concept of career is very much related to prestige and academic success. Most of us want recognition. We will achieve this through our work. Feng Shui is a technique for engineering your Earth Luck. It is not just a psychological boost or a form of interior decorating, but it is a way of causing more opportunities to ‘happen to you’. If you’d rather stay in bed than go to the office today or you have days when you walk into the office and immediately sense something in the atmosphere, maybe it’s time to reassess your office environment.
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