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Harvard Project for Asian and International Relations (HPAIR) 2016 Asia Conference

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Date:

19 Aug 2016 - 23 Aug 2016

Time:

Full Day

Venue:

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Speaker(s):

– Prof. Joseph Sung, Vice Chancellor and President of CUHK- Dr. Han Seung-soo, Former Prime Minister, Republic of Korea; Former President of the UN General Assembly- Ms. Tawakkol Karman, 2011 Nobel Peace Prize Winner; Yemeni journalist and politician- Mr.

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Enquiries:

Venus To (vto@hpair.org), Marketing and Communications
Website: http://www.hpair.org

Event Details:

Following a highly competitive world-class bidding process, an undergraduate student team from The Chinese University of Hong Kong won the honour of hosting the HPAIR 2016 Asia Conference in Hong Kong again, after 9 years.  

Celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, HPAIR Asia Conference is Harvard University’s largest annual student event in the Asia-Pacific region, bringing together over 500 delegates from the world’s foremost universities and leaders in various fields to discuss the most pressing global issues across a wide spectrum, from business and sustainability, to entrepreneurship, humanitarian affairs and diplomacy.  Since 1991, this conference has been held in a different Asian city every year.  This year, with the theme of ‘EMPOWER’, the Conference invites over 90 speakers including renowned academics, business professionals, and political leaders.