Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG), a three-letter acronym, has gained prominence over the past few years. Some see this as an exercise to compile additional corporate disclosures that are non-financial alongside with the already laborious process of traditional financial reporting, while others see this as a force to achieve the common good.
During the seminar, Alan will cover the following topics:
Alan Tsui
Alan is a practising certified public accountant who currently leads the Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) team at Tricor Hong Kong.
He has fifteen years of practical experience in the areas of assurance and risk advisory, gained from a diverse range of his previous audit engagement work as an auditor at various international accounting firms and large MNC listed and headquartered in Hong Kong. During his career he has travelled around the world, passionate in promoting good corporate governance, risk management and internal controls best practices to senior management executives.
He holds a bachelor degree of Laws from the Manchester Metropolitan University, a bachelor degree in Computer Science from University College London, and is a member (CPA) of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants (HKICPA), an Associate Chartered Accountant (ACA) of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England
and Wales (ICAEW), a Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) of the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA), and a Certified Information System Auditor (CISA) of the Institute of the Information System Audit and Control Association (ISACA).
EVENT DETAILS:
Date: Thursday, 2 December 2021
Time: 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm
Location: Webinar links will be sent upon registration
CPD Points: CPD points have been applied for. Please note you need to be logged in for the full duration of the webinar to qualify for CPD points. Unfortunately, points cannot be applied for members who join the webinar via telephone link.
In this webinar, we will provide an overview of the prohibitions against anti-competitive horizontal and vertical agreements, and issues around the exchange of commercially sensitive information. These principles will be applied in the practical context of common commercial arrangements such as distribution agreements.
SPEAKERS:
Adelaide LukePartner and Head of Competition – Asia Herbert Smith Freehills, Hong Kong
Adelaide Luke leads the firm's Competition, Regulation and Trade practice in Asia, and is based in Hong Kong. She is familiar with many of the competition law regimes in Asia, including China and various South East Asian countries, and has previously practiced in London and Brussels.
Adelaide's practice encompasses all aspects of competition and antitrust law, including alleged abuses of dominance. She also specialises in international cartel investigations, and has appeared before the European Courts in Luxembourg on behalf of Asian clients. She has extensive experience managing multi-jurisdictional investigations and coordinating responses to different competition authorities. Her practice also encompasses merger control, joint venture arrangements, regulatory investigations, abuses of market power/dominance, and competition litigation.
Adelaide has been ranked in leading legal directories for many years. Adelaide is currently ranked as "Leading Individual" in Chambers and Partners, and "Next Generation Partner" in Legal 500. She is qualified in Australia, Hong Kong, England and Wales, and Ireland.
Senior Associate- Herbert Smith Freehills, Hong Kong
Howard Chan is a Senior Associate in HSF's Competition, Regulation and Trade team in Hong Kong. He is an expert in the Hong Kong Competition Ordinance, and is familiar with many regimes around the world, including China, European Union and various South East Asian jurisdictions. Howard frequently advises on large, cross-border transactions, including on merger control aspects and on substantive competition law concerns. Howard has also advised many clients on internal and regulatory investigations, as well as compliance, particularly in relation to complex multi-jurisdictional matters.
Date: Tuesday, 7 December 2021
It is our great honour that Secretary for Justice Ms. Teresa Cheng, GBM, GBS SC, JP has agreed to give a presentation on "Opportunities to Hong Kong's legal and dispute resolutions sectors under the 14th Five-year Plan and the GBA development". Presentation by the Secretary for Justice of the Hong Kong SAR.
There are only limited seats available for this seminar, please do register at your earliest. If for any reason, you can't make it to this event please do cancel your registration by logging in to your member profile or email us at eventshk@accglobal.com. Your assistance in cancelling early will allow us to include other members on the waiting list to take up your slot.
Kindly note that all participants should wear face masks during the whole event and no food and drinks are allowed; temperature checking and use of 'LeaveHomeSafe' app is required at the entrance.
Date: Wednesday, 15 December 2021
Time:
12:30 pm- 1:00 pm- Registration & Networking1:00 pm- 2:00 pm- Presentation & Q&A session
Location:
Department of Justice1/F, Main Wing, Justice Place, 18 Lower Albert Road, Central (See Map for directions)
CPD Points: CPD points have been applied for.
