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85 Broads Hong Kong Chapter invites you to a conversation with Christine Bader, Advisor to the United Nations Secretary-General's Special Representative on Business and Human Rights. Christine will give an update on the global debate over standards of corporate responsibility with respect to human rights -- including the impact of the recent financial scandals and crisis on that debate, from Madoff's Ponzi scheme to the Great Recession. She will also share...

Exciting news from this year's first committee meeting!

1Q 2010 In The Works...
- Gift experiences with Spoilt (March)
- Fundraiser for the Mai Tam House of Hope (April)
- "Investing for the Future" WOMINVEST 2010 Conference (May)

Other Events to be Scheduled...
- Ashoka China
- Habitat for Humanity China
- Forbes Asia
- INSEAD in Asia
- Kadoorie Foundation

We agreed that going forward all 85 Broads HK events will have two price tiers, one higher one for non-members...

Dom VK, Velika Kladuša, Summer 2003

Intro: DOM VK is a youth centre in the town of Velika Kladuša which caters for young people aged from as young as 6 to teenagers aged 20. It is run by Kenan Keserovic, the President of Dom VK, and a host of other community-minded young people around their late teens to early 20’s. The main offices comprise a room above the central fire station; a...

Unfortunately, this event to be jointly hosted with the American Chamber of Commerce Hong Kong was cancelled. Otherwise we are sure this would have been an amazing and fun evening for our members!

***An Exclusive Evening with Bill Rancic***

Winner of the 1st Season of Donald Trump’s “The Apprentice”

Entrepreneur, Media Star, Sportsman, Author & Philanthropist

Since winning Donald Trump’s sensational 1st season of NBC primetime show “The...

85 Broads Hong Kong & The Women's Foundation
• jointly present •
The Economics of Hunger: Women Hold Up More Than Half The Sky
Brett Rierson, Senior Officer, Private Partnerships Division
United Nations World Food Programme (UNWFP)

Location: Hong Kong Bankers Club, 43/F Gloucester Tower, The Landmark, Central
Date: Wednesday, 25 November, 2009
Time: 7:30pm to 9:00pm
Fee: HK$180 includes canapes and two standard drinks
RSVP: 85broadshongkong@gmail.com

The Chinese proverb that ‘women hold up half the sky’ has long been more...

The Road Less Travelled: An Entrepreneur’s Story of Success in China

A Discussion with Fredy Bush

Founder of Xinhua Finance Limited (XFL); Founder & CEO of Xinhua Sports & Entertainment Limited (XSEL)


85 Broads Hong Kong Chapter warmly invites you to an informal discussion with Fredy Bush on Thursday, September 17 on entrepreneurship, business and philanthropy in China. Today, China’s unique blend of capitalism and socialism witnesses intrepid entrepreneurs existing alongside State Owned Enterprises...

The FT is doing an awards programme with RBS Coutts and we wanted to pass it along as it has great relevance for the Asia 85 Broads members.

The deadline is end of the month and we'd like to have as many candidates as possible. Categories are:

□ ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR AWARD
For the woman who has successfully created jobs and market
opportunities by building and turning around a business. A woman who is...

An update on the MBA panel we hosted at the Kee Club this past Monday, June 15.

We began the panel with a short introduction to 85broads and also to each of the panelists. After that we dove straight into Q&A and then broke the session up so the panelists were spread across the room and the audience members could approach each panelist individually. The panel was intimate and casual. All...

Dear 85 Broads members,

Thank you again for making this year's 85 Broads Hong Kong Chapter Chinese New Year Brunch at Dragon-i such a success. We had a full attendance of over 40 professional women from all nationalities and backgrounds, from finance, law and consulting, to consumer and design. The delicious all-you-can-eat dimsum was a great hit, and many members stayed on to catch up and network until long past tea time....

The 85 Broads and Room to Read Holiday Cocktail event last night was a wonderful success!  We had a great turnout of supporters from both organizations and were able to raise a good amount of money through the admission fee, the sale of books produced by Room to Read (John Wood’s book and Too Delicious, a cookbook produced by two local Hong Kong...