Event

Asia Pacific/China Human Resource Roundtable

April 29, 2003 – Yale Club of New York

Agenda

This roundtable will provide you with an update on the economy, culture, and legislative considerations in the Asia Pacific region relative to international HR professionals.  In addition to presentations by recognized specialists, government representatives, and/or experienced corporate professionals, there will be an informative open-forum question and answer period providing an opportunity to address your unique concerns and/or interests.

 8:15 ‚Äì 8:45       CONTINENTAL NETWORKING BREAKFAST AND
                        REGISTRATION

 8:45 ‚Äì 9:00       OVERVIEW OF TODAY”S MEETING

                        Bill Sheridan, Senior Director, NFTC

 9:00 ‚Äì 9:30       WORKS-IN-PROGRESS AND TOPICS OF INTEREST

                        Briefs of participants” current projects and key areas of interest.

                        Moderated by Bill Sheridan

9:30 ‚Äì 10:15      ASIA PACIFIC/CHINA HOT TOPICS

Update on issues and challenges in China, India, and other key countries in the Asia Pacific region that are critical to the success of Human Resource strategies.

Speaker to be announced

10:15 ‚Äì 10:30    REFRESHMENT BREAK

10:30 ‚Äì 11:15    UPDATE ON EMPLOYMENT LAW ISSUES

                        William J. Milani, Epstein Becker & Green, PC

11:15 ‚Äì Noon     INDONESIA: UPDATE ON ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL ISSUES         

                        Wayne Forrest, American Indonesian Chamber of COmmerce

Noon ‚Äì 12:45     LUNCH

12:45 ‚Äì 1:30      BREAK-OUT SESSIONS

                        Smaller topical groups discuss specific areas of interest and/or critical concerns.

1:30 ‚Äì 2:00        CRITICAL ASSETS: SOURCING, DEVELOPING, AND RETAINING TALENT

                        The strategic role of HR in the Asia-Pacific region ‚Äì management, culture . . .

                        Michael Festo, AIG*

2:00 ‚Äì 2:45      EXPANDING OPERATIONS IN ASIA-PACIFIC: THE HR ELEMENT ‚Äì CORPORATE CASE STUDY

                        Michael Piker, Alcoa*

2:45 ‚Äì 3:00      WRAP-UP

                        Bill Sheridan

* Invited Speaker

To register, complete and return the attached registration form to Denise Schulman at dschulman@nftc.org or via fax to 212-399-7144.

For further information, contact Bill Sheridan at wsheridan@nftc.org or Grace O”Rourke at gorourke@nftc.org.  Alternatively, you may call us at 212-399-7128.