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Hong Kong-based Branded, a live media company, increasingly holds festivals and other events in Belt and Road countries and CEO Jasper Donat sees the Initiative as enhancing business, while Hong Kong is an easy and entrepreneurial centre for operations. With many events like music and YouTube festivals in Southeast Asia, Branded has most recently initiated events in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Speaker: Jasper Donat, Co-Founder & CEO, Branded

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The Netflix epic Marco Polo about the Silk Routes reflected Malaysia’s 500 years of history related to the Belt and Road Initiative, said Rezal Rahman of Pinewood Iskandar Malaysia Studios at FILMART 2017. Iranian producer and actor Alireza Shaja-Nuri and Singapore producer Lim Teck spoke of developing collaborations tapping Hong Kong talent while Norman Abdul Halim of Malaysia’s KRU Studios said Hong Kong’s “connector role” would help access larger movie markets.

Speakers:
Rezal Rahman, CEO, Pinewood Iskandar Malaysia Studios
Alireza Shaja-Nuri, Producer and Actor, Iran
Lim Teck, MD, Clover Films 
Norman Abdul Halim, Executive Producer, KRU Studios

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The Hong Kong Polytechnic University’s School of Hotel & Tourism Management is rated the best in Asia and second globally – linking hospitality, tourism and high quality education across China’s Belt and Road Initiative culturally, socially and economically. So says Brian King, Associate Dean, while students say they plan to use their expertise learned in Hong Kong to benefit their home countries on the Belt and Road.   

Speakers:
Brian King, Associate Dean, School of Hotel & Tourism Management, Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Michelle Li Xiao, Student from the Chinese mainland
Laila Tokbayeva, Student from Kazakhstan
Pavithra Senevirathne, Student from Sri Lanka
Richard Hrankai, Student from Hungary

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Hong Kong’s highly rated Hotel ICON is a unique experience combining hospitality and learning for China’s Belt and Road Initiative, says Brian King, Associate Dean at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University’s School of Hotel & Tourism Management. Students from the Chinese mainland, Kazakhstan, Sri Lanka and Hungary evaluate their experiences while Professor King says the school and hotel engage prospective industry leaders of the future.

Speakers:
Brian King, Associate Dean, School of Hotel & Tourism Management, Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Michelle Li Xiao, Student from the Chinese mainland
Laila Tokbayeva, Student from Kazakhstan
Pavithra Senevirathne, Student from Sri Lanka
Richard Hrankai, Student from Hungary

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With 131 years of history, Hong Kong-based Lee Kum Kee is a world leader for food sauce ingredients, including its flagship oyster sauce product. The company’s Dodie Hung says the recipe for success has involved the company’s inherent entrepreneurial spirit, its focus on quality and Hong Kong’s international culture and outlook, all leading to its new Belt and Road Initiative and Greater Bay Area strategies.

Speaker:
Dodie Hung, Executive Vice President - Corporate Affairs, Lee Kum Kee International Holdings Ltd

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While the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) has been developing ground-breaking air purification technology, Cathy Jim of Hong Kong marketing company RHT Industries has been promoting the solution to clients such as medical labs and factories in many Belt and Road countries. Ms Jim explains how Hong Kong’s role as a connecting point for advanced technologies is backing up HKUST’s research strengths.
 
Speaker:
Cathy Jim, Director, RHT Industries Limited

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The Belt and Road Initiative will open a new window for performing arts at Hong Kong’s West Kowloon Cultural District, says Executive Director Louis Yu. M+ museum Executive Director Suhanya Raffel sees the new centre for visual culture as reflecting Hong Kong’s “voice” for the future while CEO Duncan Pescod says the Cultural District will provide new, creative and original artistic offerings encompassing Belt and Road countries.

Speakers:
Duncan Pescod, Chief Executive Officer, West Kowloon Cultural District Authority
Louis Yu, Executive Director, Performing Arts, WKCDA
Suhanya Raffel, Executive Director, M+, WKCDA

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By encouraging local and international talent, the rising West Kowloon Cultural District aims to take full advantage of connections that the Belt and Road Initiative offers, says the Authority’s CEO. Duncan Pescod says the cultural, artistic and environmental differences of Belt and Road countries provide “a fantastic opportunity” to make Hong Kong a centre for art and culture.

Speakers:
Duncan Pescod, Chief Executive Officer, West Kowloon Cultural District Authority
Louis Yu, Executive Director, Performing Arts, WKCDA
Suhanya Raffel, Executive Director, M+, WKCDA

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The value and power of the Belt and Road Initiative were well illustrated at FILMART 2017 in a Hong Kong joint venture to develop and distribute animated series aimed mainly at children under Russia’s famous Riki brand, said Christine Brendle. The CEO of Hong Kong’s Fun Union, an affiliate of Riki, believed the SAR’s talented people, animation expertise and regional connectivity were “star factors” for success.

Speakers:
Christine Brendle, CEO, Fun Union Limited 
Ilya Popov, General Producer, Riki Group
Patrick Frater, Asia Editor, Variety

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A new Hong Kong online platform connects jobseekers and employers across Asia’s multi-faceted hospitality sector. At the HKTDC Education & Careers Expo 2017, May Chan of AsiaHospitalityCareers.com says China’s Belt and Road Initiative will have a positive effect while Co-Founder Danny Li aims to establish a “digital connector”. Bangladesh and Cambodian exhibitors also expect to leverage on Belt and Road education and careers opportunities. 

Speakers:

• May Chan, Co-Founder, AsiaHospitalityCareers.com
• Danny Li, Co-Founder, AsiaHospitalityCareers.com
• Mirana Mahrukh, Consul, Bangladesh Consulate General, Hong Kong 
• Mao Veasna, Chief of Bureau, Overseas Exhibition and Trade Affairs, Cambodia 

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