HBS Association of Hong KongCHINA BUSINESS STRATEGY SEMINAR

“Winning strategies in response to China’s evolving market-place and global presence”

In celebration of Harvard Business School’s centennial, HBS Association of Hong Kong is pleased to present a unique seminar, led by three distinguished HBS professors. This seminar will explore strategies for business success in response to China’s rapidly changing market-place and growing global presence.

The seminar is designed to provide analysis from some of the world’s leading minds on the implications of current changes and to provide insights into how successful businesses and investors are approaching this increasingly dominant market. The seminar will be valuable for business owners, managers and investors. HBS alumni are welcome to recommend the seminar to their staff and colleagues.

By the end of the seminar, participants will be able to:• Better understand the evolving integration of China into the global economy• Evaluate threats and opportunities for your business associated with these

changing dynamics • Understand the drivers of profitability for businesses in China, both start-ups

and established businesses• Analyse opportunities for investing in Chinese businesses• Leverage a network of executives facing similar issues to access for advice

High impact format to maximise learning

HBS Association of Hong Kong is delighted to be able to bring three top HBS professors to Macao to lead the seminar, providing an environment where participants can interact directly. Each professor has specific experience with China issues and will share insights derived from their own recent research. The programme will include five case studies, protagonists of which will be invited to attend the seminar to provide their perspectives and further enhance the experience. Classroom format will facilitate discussion, allowing seminar participants from all parts of the local business community to share their own experiences with the group. Class size will be limited to ensure effective interactions and a high impact learning experience.

UNDERSTANDING THE CONTEXT FOR SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS AND INVESTMENT IN CHINA

US current account crisis – Professor Richard VietorA case looking at the US current account situation and subsequent actions by policy-makers in the US, China and beyond - macro-economic issues that have broad potential impacts, in the context of current Chinese reserves and currency policies.

How countries compete - Professor Richard VietorA lecture on how countries compete in today’s global competitive marketplace, with a focus on the role of and implications for China.

China vs. India - Professor Richard VietorWhile China has dominated the headlines for the past few years, India is re-emerging as an important part of the global economy. This case explores and contrasts China and India and leads to a discussion of the potential roles of each and their impact on business decisions.

Financial performance and corporate scope of Chinese firms - Associate Professor Felix Oberholzer-GeeA lecture highlighting recent research on business strategies and financial performance of companies operating in China and the impact of diversification on profitability.

Lifan automobile production in China – Associate Professor Felix Oberholzer-GeeThis case explores Lifan’s decision to enter automobile production, in the context of the competitive dynamics of the motorcycle and automobile industries in China, in particular the rapid entry of marginal firms.

Entrepreneurialism in Greater China - Senior Lecturer Daniel IsenbergProfessor Isenberg will present two cases on entrepreneurs in Greater China: Dorm99.com illustrates many aspects associated with a start-up in China, including the identification of an opportunity, the search for funding and the trade-off between the need to focus on the core concept and the potential for additional revenue from related opportunities; a second topical case from the region will discuss the challenges of how to build a global brand and lead to a discussion on practical lessons for global ventures.

ANALYSING KEY SUCCESS FACTORS OF ESTABLISHED BUSINESSES IN CHINA

IDENTIFYING OPPORTUNITIES FOR INVESTORS AND ENTREPRENEURS IN CHINA

Programme

Spectacular location in a dynamic city: MacaoSince the opening of its gambling monopoly to foreign competitors, Macao is well on the way to becoming Asia’s entertainment capital and has already surpassed Las Vegas in gross gaming revenues. The Venetian Macao-Resort-Hotel is the largest resort venue in Asia, with a spectacular combination of facilities, attractions and amenities, including a replica of the famous canals of Venice. The Venetian is opening to visitors this autumn, and the HBSAHK China Business Strategy Seminar will be one of the first events to gain access to the property. For seminar participants who wish to stay for the whole weekend in Macao, HBSAHK is planning a variety of cultural and leisure activities, including a potential behind-the-scenes visit to the operations of a major casino (not available to members of the public), a Macao real estate tour, lunch at the famous Robuchon restaurant, golf etc. We will also be inviting guest speakers from the political and business elite in Macao to join participants at some of these events.

Dick Vietor is the Senator John Heinz Professor of Environmental Management and Senior Associate Dean at HBS, where he teaches courses on business regulation and the international political economy. He also oversees the HBS Asia Pacific Research Centre and serves on the editorial board of the Business History Review, the advisory board of IPADE in Mexico and the Infrastructure Committee of the Competitiveness Policy Council.

Professor Vietor’s research on business and government policy has been widely published in books and journals, as well more than three dozen case studies. His most recent book “How Countries Compete” was published in 2007. Professor Vietor has been a consultant to the Hudson Institute and the Energy Research and Development Administration, and currently advises the Government of Malaysia and several corporations, including IBM, General Electric and Anglo American.

Richard H.K. Vietor Felix Oberholzer-Gee Daniel J. Isenberg

Felix Oberholzer-Gee is the Andreas Andresen Associate Professor of Business Administration in the Strategy Unit at HBS. In addition to teaching an elective MBA class, Professor Oberholzer-Gee currently contributes to several executive education programmes, including the Programme for Leadership Development and the Senior Executive Programme for China.

Prior to his academic career, Professor Oberholzer-Gee was managing director of Symo Electronics, a Swiss-based process control company. His current research and consulting are centred on competitive strategy, international competition and non-market strategy. He has a long-standing interest in the Chinese economy and Chinese companies: in recent academic work, he compared the financial performance of Chinese companies with the performance of multinationals operating in China, and in a related study, he explored how and why Chinese companies diversify their activities.

Daniel Isenberg is Senior Lecturer of Business Administration at HBS in the Entrepreneurial Management Unit, where he teaches first and second year MBA courses. Between 1981 and 1987, Professor Isenberg was Assistant Professor in the Organisational Behaviour and Human Resources Management Unit. He then founded and ran Triangle Technologies in Israel, which specialises in executing cross-border transactions between Japanese companies and non-Japanese technology companies. He also helped to establish two venture capital funds in Israel and served as general partner in one of them.

Professor Isenberg rejoined the HBS faculty in 2005, but remains chairman of Triangle Technologies and a director of Given Imaging Japan K.K., which he helped establish. His current research interests include the psychological and economic underpinnings of entrepreneurship and the development of global entrepreneurship.

HBS Professors

Thursday, November 1 Friday, November 2 Saturday, November 3

MorningBreakfast Breakfast

Programme session Programme session and wrap-up

AfternoonRegistration Lunch Lunch

Programme kick-off Programme session

EveningDinner Dinner

Study groups Study groups