HBS Asia Business Club--Student Clubs of HBS, Inc.

Events

Building a Successful Private Bank in Asia
Speaker: Mr. Renato de Guzman, CEO, ING Asia Private Bank
Wednesday, November 14 2007, 5.00pm, Aldrich 111
Do you know what private bank does? Do you want to explore a career in private banking? Come and listen what the CEO of ING Asia¡¯s Private Bank has to say. Based in Singapore, Mr. Renato De Guzman is the CEO of ING Asia Private Bank, which was voted in 2005 as ¡°Top 3 Private Bank in Asia for the $5M-$20M wealth bracket¡± by Asiamoney. During his tenure, Mr. De Guzman has achieved more than 37% compounded annual growth in assets under management. He was awarded the Leadership Award of ING Group in 2003 for managing the successful turn-around of ING Private Banking Business in Asia.

Pre-Mid-Term Party
Friday, October 19 2007, 7.00pm, Hamilton Lounge
Come join us for a Pre-Midterm (RC) and Pre-recruiting (EC) party. Free Thai food will be served!

Networking Session with Chinese Entrepreneurs
Sunday, October 7 2007, 11.00am, Aldrich 107
In collaboration with Overseas Chinese-American Entrepreneurs Association (OCEAN), Asia Business Club presents you this exciting networking opportunity, where you have access to more than 50 successful entrepreneurs from China. Our guests include founders of mid-sized Chinese companies in a variety of industries, such as apparel, electronics, machinery, beverages, hospitality, media and technology, as well as leaders from local government. The event starts with a 45¡¯ moderated Q&A session focusing on the opportunities and challenges of entrepreneurship in China, followed by free-style networking.

Career Interest Week
This event is organized to facilitate networking between ECs and RCs to help RCs navigate their summer internship search.

ABC Welcome Event
Monday, September 10 2007, 6.00pm, One Western Avenue Common Room
Interested in careers and networking opportunities related to Asia? Do you have questions about school and life in the U.S.? Do you simply miss Dimsum, Kimchi, Sushi, Qingdao, etc.? You are not alone. Come to the ABC Welcome Party!

China and India: Getting the Story Right
Speaker: Mr. Yasheng Huang, MIT professor
Thursday, April 12 2007, 6.00pm, Hawes 102
China and India are the world’s next major powers. They also offer competing models of development. The conventional view holds that china has a comparative advantage over India because of its infrastructures and FDI. But Professor Yasheng Huang is going to tell an opposite view that India holds a competitive advantage in the long run with its private enterprise and supportive infrastructure. Come to talk with Professor Huang and debate the China and India development model!

The New Enterprise's Developments in China
Speaker: Mr. Wang Shi, Founder and Chairman of China Vanke
Friday, April 6 2007, 3.30pm, Hawes 202
Established in 1984, Vanke is the market leader in China's property industry, bearing one of the most recognized brands in China. Established in 1984, Vanke is the market leader in China’s property industry, bearing one of the most recognized brands in China. Wang Shi, Chairman of Vanke since 1988, will share with you how Vanke has made a significant contribution to the culture, business models, transparency and overall development of the China property industry in the past 20 years.

Doing Business in China: The Glass is Still Half Full
Speaker: Mr. Daniel W. Christman
Senior Vice President for International Affairs, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Thursday, April 5 2007, 4.00pm, Spangler Auditorium
Mr. Christman will highlight the positive trends and challenges in China's business environment. He will will aos provide an assessment of the climate in Washington and its impact on American operations in China. Mr. Christman is a retired U.S. Army General, a Rhodes Scholar and a graduate of West Point, Princeton and Georgetown Law School.

Speaker: Mr. Weihua Ma, CEO, China Merchants Bank
Wednesday, March 28 2007, 5.00pm, Aldrich 210
China Merchants Bank is one of China's top 10 banks and its largest credit card issuer. Mr. Ma joined China Merchants Bank in January 1999 and is currently a representative of the Tenth National People’s Congress and a member of the Fourth Shenzhen Standing Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference. He was named as “China Economy Person of the Year?by CCTV in 2001 and one of the “Rising Stars of Banking?by the United Kingdom’s The Banker magazine in 2005.

Lunar New Year
Thursday, February 22nd 2007, 7.30pm, Williams Room
Featuring a sit-down dinner, cultural performances and a raffle, come celebrate the Lunar New Year in a festive-filled event. Organized in conjunction with the Asian American Business Association.

Feng Shui and I-Jing Seminar
Tuesday, February 20th 2007, 5pm - 6pm, Aldrich 209
Wonder whether Feng Shui is superstition or scientific? Want to learn about I-Jing ("Book of Change"), the most popular ancient Chinese divination manual and book of wisdom, and why it is becoming increasingly popular in the western world? Then join us for our first Feng Shui & I-Jing seminar. Conducted by Professor Taipeng Yang, the founder of I-Jing Educational Foundation. Prof. Yang received his Civil Engineer degree from the University of Sao Paulo, Brazil in 1976. He has a Master degree in environmental engineering and a Ph.D. in philosophy.

Intelligent Nation 2015 - Singapore's Ten Year Infocomm Masterplan
Sunday, February 11th 2007, 6pm - 8pm, Hawes 101
Are you keen to find out more about the exciting developments of Singapore’s infocomm sector? Are you interested to embark on, or further a career in infocomm in Singapore? We invite you to join us for a stimulating evening of corporate sharing and networking with the CEO of IDA. Organized in conjunction with Contact Singapore.

Doing Business in China From the Perspectives of McKinsey Greater China
Sunday, January 28th 2007, 4.30pm - 5.30pm, Aldrich 209
An informal discussion with Richard Zhang, Director (senior partner) of McKinsey & Co. (Greater China office). Richard has served many MNCs and SOEs in China and witnessed the rapid changes in every aspect of Chinese economy in the past 8 years.

Korean BBQ
Thursday, December 7th 2006, 7pm - 9pm, Koreana Restaurant
An effort to introduce members to the fine cuisines of the world as well as to provide opportunities to meet other members of the HBS community. Organized in conjunction with the Wine and Cuisine Society Club.

Discover Singapore
Thursday, December 7th 2006, 3pm - 4pm, Aldrich 209
Thinking about working in Singapore? Have your questions answered by Ms Jynn Goh, Area Director of Contact Singapore, an organization that provides comprehensive information on career opportunities available in Singapore.

Thanksgiving Movie Night - Infernal Affairs
Wednesday, November 29th 2006, 7pm - 9pm, Aldrich 211
Starring Asian superstars Andy Lau and Tony Leung, Infernal Affairs is a tightly wound thriller which centers on two Hong Kong police officers ?one a gang mole on the force and the other an undercover cop in the gang ?who share the same objectives and who find their destinies intertwined in this high-octane police thriller.

Student Panel on Internship Strategy Discussion
Tuesday, November 21st 2006, 4pm - 5pm, Aldrich 7
Prior work experience of panelists spans China, US, UK, Singapore, Pakistan and Philippines across various industries.

Bosideng China - A Market Giant from a Giant Market
Tuesday, November 21st 2006, 5pm - 6:30pm, Hawes 202
Come hear from Dekang Gao, founder and CEO of Bosideng Corporation in China, on how he started from nothing 30 years ago to selling over 30 million down jackets last winter and retained the position of being the best-selling down apparel brand in the highly competitive China consumer market for over 11 consecutive years.