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The interactive full-day PublicAffairsAsia forum, supported by lead sponsor Weber Shandwick and lead partner AmCham China, will examine how corporate government relations and public affairs strategies in mainland China will have to adapt over the coming five years in light of social and economic changes and government policies including the Five-Year Plan for National Economic and Social Development.
Key themes, panels and breakouts include:
• Predict and provide: The changing patterns of government relations and public affairs.
• The unexpected: Issues management and crisis engagement with governmental agencies.
• Making the match: Aligning corporate public affairs goals with broader policy and social goals.
• Digital dimension: The role of social media in mainland China public affairs and corporate communications.
• The five-year plan: Issues for MNCs operating in China.
• Towards localisation: PA strategies at local and provincial level.
Key note speakers include:
• Opening Keynote: Alistair Nicholas, Executive Vice President, Public Affairs, Weber Shandwick Asia Pacific.
• Afternoon Keynote: Kevin Thieneman, President, Caterpillar Asia and Chairman of Caterpillar India.
Panelists, moderators and speakers include:
•Edena Low, Director, Asia Pacific, Legal and Government Affairs, Mattel Inc.
•Scott Kennedy, Associate Professor, the Research Center for Chinese Politics and Business Indiana University.
•Sophia Luan, Vice President, Corporate Affairs & Communications, McDonalds China.
•Jonathan Dong, Head of Corporate Affairs, Nestlé China.
Key themes, panels and breakouts include:
• Predict and provide: The changing patterns of government relations and public affairs.
• The unexpected: Issues management and crisis engagement with governmental agencies.
• Making the match: Aligning corporate public affairs goals with broader policy and social goals.
• Digital dimension: The role of social media in mainland China public affairs and corporate communications.
• The five-year plan: Issues for MNCs operating in China.
• Towards localisation: PA strategies at local and provincial level.
Key note speakers include:
• Opening Keynote: Alistair Nicholas, Executive Vice President, Public Affairs, Weber Shandwick Asia Pacific.
• Afternoon Keynote: Kevin Thieneman, President, Caterpillar Asia and Chairman of Caterpillar India.
Panelists, moderators and speakers include:
•Edena Low, Director, Asia Pacific, Legal and Government Affairs, Mattel Inc.
•Scott Kennedy, Associate Professor, the Research Center for Chinese Politics and Business Indiana University.
•Sophia Luan, Vice President, Corporate Affairs & Communications, McDonalds China.
•Jonathan Dong, Head of Corporate Affairs, Nestlé China.
•Mark Runacres, former Deputy High Commissioner to India, and adviser to The Confederation of British Industry.
•Helen Yang, Senior Consultant and leader of the public affairs and communications practice at China & Foreign Chamber of Commerce Center, Shanghai.
•Greg Gilligan, Vice Chair of AmCham China and Managing Director of APCO Worldwide in Beijing.
• Jon Wade, Regional Digital Head at Weber Shandwick
•Yuan Haiying, Founder and President of Yuan Associates.
•Ambassador Frank Lavin, Chairman of Public Affairs, Edelman and former US Ambassador to Singapore.
• David Wolf, President and CEO, The Wolf Group Asia
•Patrick Wang, Vice President of Government Affairs, AmCham China.
•David Ketchum, President, Bite Communications, Asia Pacific.
•Chris Deri, CEO, Burson-Marsteller China.
This MUST ATTEND event is targeted at vice-presidents of public affairs, directors of government relations, regulatory or external affairs, CEOs, country managers and senior agency personnel.
ATTENDEE NUMBERS ARE STRICTLY LIMITED TO ENSURE EXCLUSIVITY AND INTERACTIVITY - BOOK EARLY TO AVOID WAIT LISTING - JUST 10 DELEGATE PLACES LEFT.
DETAILS:
Where: The Capital Club, Capital Mansion, Beijing.
When: Thursday, September 1, 2011.
Price: Special discounted US$1,200 delegate rate for AmCham China members.
Contact: To reserve your place, please visit http://www.publicaffairsasia.com/gaforum2011/GA_FORUM2011.pdf to download the faxback or email return booking form.
•Helen Yang, Senior Consultant and leader of the public affairs and communications practice at China & Foreign Chamber of Commerce Center, Shanghai.
•Greg Gilligan, Vice Chair of AmCham China and Managing Director of APCO Worldwide in Beijing.
• Jon Wade, Regional Digital Head at Weber Shandwick
•Yuan Haiying, Founder and President of Yuan Associates.
•Ambassador Frank Lavin, Chairman of Public Affairs, Edelman and former US Ambassador to Singapore.
• David Wolf, President and CEO, The Wolf Group Asia
•Patrick Wang, Vice President of Government Affairs, AmCham China.
•David Ketchum, President, Bite Communications, Asia Pacific.
•Chris Deri, CEO, Burson-Marsteller China.
This MUST ATTEND event is targeted at vice-presidents of public affairs, directors of government relations, regulatory or external affairs, CEOs, country managers and senior agency personnel.
ATTENDEE NUMBERS ARE STRICTLY LIMITED TO ENSURE EXCLUSIVITY AND INTERACTIVITY - BOOK EARLY TO AVOID WAIT LISTING - JUST 10 DELEGATE PLACES LEFT.
DETAILS:
Where: The Capital Club, Capital Mansion, Beijing.
When: Thursday, September 1, 2011.
Price: Special discounted US$1,200 delegate rate for AmCham China members.
Contact: To reserve your place, please visit http://www.publicaffairsasia.com/gaforum2011/GA_FORUM2011.pdf to download the faxback or email return booking form.
