Events Roundup - Events 2007
  
 
 
 

 

CIM Marketing Symposium 2007 - March 17, 2007
Market Leaders' Strategies

 

 

The 5th CIM Marketing Symposium was successfully held on Saturday March 17, 2007 at Wei Hing Theatre, City University of Hong Kong (CityU). Six prominent speakers were invited to share their experiences with audience on how they sustained their market leaders' positions in their industries. This 6-hour event attracted 750 participants. Nearly half of them are marketing students from various universities, while the others are Chartered Marketers, our CIM members and marketing professionals.

Enthusiastic support was received from the Hong Kong Regional Board. Mr. Cheong Shin Keong, Chairman, was invited to deliver the Opening Remarks and to present souvenirs to speakers and sponsors in the morning session. Professor Enoch Young, Vice-President, gave a short welcoming speech and presented souvenirs to speakers and sponsors in the afternoon session.


Mr. Cheong Shin Keong, Chairman of CIM HK delivering the Opening Remarks

 

The theme of this year's Symposium was "Market Leaders' Strategies" and the six prominent speakers were:

Morning Session
Speaker Organisation Topic
Mr. Edward Hui
Air Freight Director
Hong Kong & South China
DHL Global Forwarding (Hong Kong) Ltd. DHL - Your Logistics Solution Partner
Mr. Harold Yip
General Manager
Double A International Network Co., Ltd. Blue Ocean of Double A: Strategy and Execution
Mr. Leslie Chu
Country Manager
Microsoft Online Services Group, Hong Kong Generation C with " Instant Messaging"
Afternoon Session
Speaker Organisation Topic
Ms. Clara Lo
Marketing Manager
Hong Kong & South China sauces
Amoy Food Ltd. Amoy Soy sauce - The true soy leader
Ms. Winnie Ng
Executive Director
Kowloon Motor Bus Co. Ltd. RoadShow - To Run the Show on the Road
Ms. Jojo Poon
Regional Marketing Director
ParknShop Hong Kong & Mainland China "MoneyBack"...a way that "We Make Your Day"

 

(left) Mr. Stephen Wong, facilitator with Mr. Edward Hui, Mr. Harold Yip and Mr. Leslie Chu

 

(left) Mr. Adrian Chan, facilitator with Ms. Clara Lo, Ms. Winnie Ng and Ms. Jojo Poon

 

All presentations were very inspiring. The audience participated in a lively Q&A Session conducted by the facilitators, Mr. Stephen Wong (Programme Director, Division of Management Studies, HKU School of Professional and Continuing Education, The University of Hong Kong) and Mr. Adrian Chan (Marketing Consultant and Lecturer, School of Professional Education and Executive Development, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University) for the morning session and afternoon session respectively.

On behalf of the Institute, Mr. Herrick Wong, our Vice Chairman, delivered the Vote of Thanks to the nine sponsors, six speakers and volunteer helpers from CityU and Hong Kong Community College of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University.

The Nine Supporting Sponsors include:

  • Kowloon Motor Bus Co. Ltd.
  • School of Professional Education and Executive Development, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
  • Department of Marketing, City University of Hong Kong
  • Career Times Online Ltd.
  • Taikoo Sugar Ltd.
  • The Wrigley Company (HK) Ltd.
  • Amoy Food Ltd.
  • Double A International Network Co., Ltd.
  • Hung Fook Tong Holdings

Overall, the Symposium was well-received by the audience and the response to this event was excellent.

 

 

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