Brand Asia
International Conference on Brand Management – Creating Value with Brands: A Global Perspective

Date: 28 November 2006 (Tuesday)
Venue: Jockey Club Auditorium, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Tentative Programme*

Sessions Description Presenter Topic
AM Session

Opening Ceremony

The Hon. Victor Lo
Council Chairman, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University ; Chairman, Board of Governors, Hong Kong Design Centre
 
    Prof. C K Poon
President, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
 
    Mr. Francis Ho
Permanent Secretary for Commerce, Industry and Technology (Communications and Technology)
 
  Keynote Presentation I

Prof. Roland T. Rust
David Bruce Smith Chair in Marketing;
Chair, Department of Marketing,
Director, Center for Excellence in Service;
Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland

How Service Changes Brand Management
   

Prof. Rod Brodie
Professor of Marketing, Associate Dean, Business School, The University of Auckland

Service Branding: Integrating Consumer and Relationship Marketing to Create Value

   

Q & A Session

 
 

Practitioner Forum I

Mrs. Margaret Leung
General Manager, Global Co-head, Commercial Banking, The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited

An Incomplete Guide to Building a Global Brand
   

Ms. Viveca Chan
Founder, WE Worldwide Partners

Are Brands Catching Up with Today's Chinese Consumers?

   

A representative from Mengniu Dairy
(TBC)

TBC
   

Q & A Session

 
LUNCH
Sessions Description Presenter Topic
PM Session

Keynote Presentation II

Prof. Sundar Bharadwaj
Associate Professor, Department of Marketing, Goizueta Business School, Emory University

TBC
    Q & A Session  
 

Practitioner Forum II

Mr. Anant Deboor
Director of Strategic Planning, JWT Hong Kong

The Importance of Picking the Right Vision
   

Mr. Alfred Chan
Managing Director, The Hong Kong and China Gas Company Limited

Branding for Growth

   

Mr. Alan Wong
Director of Marketing, DHL Express (Hong Kong) Limited

DHL Differentiation - Customer Touch Points

   

Dr. Eden Woon
Vice President, Greater China,
Starbucks (China) Coffee Company

The Values that Build the Starbucks Brand

   

Q & A Session

 

 

Closing Remarks

Prof. Judy Tsui
Dean, Faculty of Business, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

 
       

* This information and programme is valid as of 19 September 2006, and is subject to change without prior notice.