Smart City

This workshop is the inaugural event for the Smart City Cluster, connecting scholars with diverse research expertise and practices from different cities to discuss how interdisciplinary exchanges may provide an engaged and critical platform for this research area. All the infrastructure, governance, and human behaviors will be investigated and discussed. Date 15 December 2020 Zoom Links Morning Session (9am-12:40pm): https://cityu.zoom.us/j/93574967999 Conference ID: 935 7496 7999 Afternoon Session (2pm-5:30pm): https://cityu.zoom.us/j/95744095549 Conference ID: 957 4409 5549 Session Chairpersons – Prof ZHANG Xiaoling, City University of Hong Kong – Prof Alfred HO, University of Kansas – Dr DONG Liang, City University of Hong Kong Enquiry Email: zhang.xunkun@my.cityu.edu.hk

What are the opportunities and risks of investing or expanding business operation in Cambodia? What are the benefits and concerns for developing businesses in Special Economic Zones (SEZs) there? What unique roles could Hong Kong professional services play to facilitate mutual advancement? This Workshop aims to present a portrait of business opportunities and challenges in Cambodia from three perspectives: 1) the local Cambodian, 2) the Belt and Road and 3) Hong Kong. Through triangulation of first-hand information, insights and successful experience shared by seasoned entrepreneurs, professional practitioners, SEZs management, scholars and government officials, participants would be able to distil an in-depth understanding of cultural diversity and efficient management of overseas investments and SEZs in Cambodia. In particular, this Workshop will unpack the challenges and scrutinize the pathways whereby Hong Kong professional services and businesses may perform their distinctive roles in mitigating risks and thus take part for mutual gains and sustainable development in Cambodia. Date 8 February 2021 (Monday) Time 9am – 12pm (Hong Kong Time) / 8am – 11am (Cambodia Time) Registration  https://20210208-pass-workshop-1-cambodia.eventbrite.hk Format – Zoom webinar – Conducted mainly in English – Free admission Enquiry Email: sushkhub@cityu.edu.hk

What are the opportunities and risks of investing or expanding business operation in Belarus and Djibouti? What are the benefits and concerns for developing Industrial Park related businesses there? What unique roles could Hong Kong professional services play to facilitate mutual advancement? This Workshop aims to present a portrait of business opportunities and challenges in Belarus and Djibouti from three perspectives: 1) the local, 2) the Belt and Road and 3) Hong Kong. Through triangulation of first-hand information, insights and successful experience shared by seasoned entrepreneurs, professional practitioners, Industrial Park management and local researchers, participants would be able to distil an in-depth understanding of cultural diversity and risk management of overseas investments, as well as Industrial Park development in Belarus and Djibouti. In particular, this Workshop will unpack the challenges and scrutinize the pathways whereby Hong Kong professional services and businesses may perform their distinctive roles in mitigating risks and thus take part for mutual gains and sustainable development in Belarus and Djibouti. Date 26 October 2021 (Tuesday) Time 2pm – 5pm (Hong Kong Time) / 9am – 12pm (in Belarus and Djibouti Time) Registration https://20211026-pass-workshop-5-belarus-djibouti.eventbrite.hk Format – Hybrid (due to COVID-19 conditions): o Zoom: for speakers not in Hong Kong plus all participants o Zoom link to be shared via email to participants 2 days before event and the event day morning – Mainly in English – Free of charge – CPD included (Please contact your respective Association for details) – A complimentary training pack containing background materials and analysis is included Rundown Click here for event brief Enquiry Email: sushkhub@cityu.edu.hk