HKICC2009

Big name speakers ready to tackle the big issues

HKICC2009 is already attracting an impressive list of high-powered local and international speakers who will address the audience on issues such as:

Regional Collaboration in R&D

A panel of senior technology executives from multi-national corporations will share their insight on the opportunities and challenges of conducting R&D in Asia and the Greater China. They will discuss the scope of their R&D efforts and how they collaborate with other R&D organisations in the ICT area.

Panelists include Michael Lee, Chief Technology Officer, Ericsson Limited (Hong Kong and Macau); Doctor Thomas Li, Director of the IBM China Research Laboratory, IBM China Group; Arics Poon, Managing Director, Greater China Region Omniture Inc; Jonathan Tien, Director of Engineering, Microsoft Research Asia; Gaetan Verhegge, Chief Technology Officer-& Regional Director, Solution & Strategy, North East Asia, Alcatel Lucent; Sean Yu, Chairman, CDC Software (China).

e-Crime, Fraud and Security

Cyber criminals leave trails in our digitised communication networks and information systems which are useful for investigation and legal proceedings. However, law enforcement agencies, IT professionals and the legal community face tremendous challenge when it comes to identifying culprits and collecting and preserving digital evidence for prosecution. The panelists will share their knowledge and experience about current cybercrime trends and statistics, contemporary cybercrime laws, corporate policies and strategies to manage the risks of cyber abuses, new IT security initiatives, use of digital forensics tools, and e-discovery teams and incident response.

Panelists include Anthony Fung, Vice President, High Technology Crime Investigation Association; Inspector Paul Jackson, Chief Inspector, Technology Crime Division, Hong Kong Police Force; Inspector Kevin McQuiggin, Online investigation/Financial Crime, Royal Canadian Mounted Police; Scott A. Warren, Managing Director & Head of Office, Japan Consulting Services Group; Representative from Cisco Systems (HK) Limited.

Entrepreneurship in the IT Industry

In this session, a venture capitalist (from Hong Kong), two successful entrepreneurs (one from Hong Kong and another one from the Mainland China) and an academic scholar (from Singapore) in the area of IT entrepreneurship will share their views and experiences on challenges and opportunities of IT business ventures in Hong Kong and the Region.

Panelists include K O Chia, Co-President, Hong Kong Venture Capital and Private Equity Association Limited; Andrew Pang, Chief Executive Officer, PlayMotion Limited; Professor Wong Poh Kam, Director, NUS Entrepreneurship Centre, National University of Singapore; Dr. Zang Genlin, Chairman, Guangzhou Coruninfo Company Limited.

Participant	Normal Fee	Content
HKCS member / Group of 5 or more	HK$3,980	1. Two-day conference on 5-6 Nov 09 2. Two-day luncheon on 5-6 Nov 09 3. HKCS 40th Anniversary Gala Dinner* on 6 Nov 09
Non-HKCS member	HK$4,150

* HKCS 40th Anniversary Gala Dinner
Date	6 November 2009 (Friday)
Time	6:30 pm (Cocktail Reception) 7:15pm (Dinner)
Venue	Grand Ballroom, Conrad Hong Kong