2005 Education Forum for Asia
 
 

-- Conference on Cross-Cultural Management and Training in a Global Economy

  
 
Conference Agenda
  
 
(October 13-16), Beijing China
  

 

 

Thursday, October 13                                                            Venue

All Day

Registration

Nirvana Resort Beijing

19: 00—20:30

Dinner Reception

Nirvana Resort Beijing

Friday, October 14                                                                Venue

07: 30—08: 20

Breakfast

Nirvana Resort Beijing

08: 20—09:00

Courtesy Meeting with leaders

Nirvana Resort Beijing

09: 00—09: 45

Session: Opening Ceremony of the Conference

Co-Chairs:

Prof. Dr. Juergen Henze

Former Board Member, Society for Intercultural Education, Training and Research (SIETAR Europa and SIETAR Germany);

Representative of Humboldt-Universitaet zu Berlin (Humboldt University Berlin)

Prof. HUANG Haifeng

Director, China’s Research Center for Economic Transition, Beijing University of Technology; Director, The Alumni Academic Exchange Department of the Humboldt University in China

 

Peony Room 1&4 Section in Nirvana Resort Beijing

 

Speakers：

Prof. Dr. WANG Yiming, Member, Standing Committee of the National  People’s Congress; Vice Chairman, All-China Federation of Industry & Commerce

Prof. Dr. Grzegorz W. Kolodko, Director of TIGER - Transformation, Integration and Globalization Economic Research at Kozminski School of Business, Warsaw, and Former Polish Deputy Premier and Minister of Finance

Prof. ZHAO Baoxu, Senior Advisor, International Studies School, Peking University; Advisor, Chinese Politics Academy

Mr. TIAN Xiaoping

General Vice Chairman, the Beijing Association for Science and Technology

Ms. YANG Xinyu, Deputy Secretaries General, Foundation College of China Scholarship Council

Dr. Aristide Fenster, Minister, Deputy Head of Mission, German Embassy

Prof. Dr. HAO Ping, President, Beijing Foreign Studies University

Ms. Johnanne Winchester, Vice President, Communications Coordination Committee for the United Nations

Ms. Maria Jicheva, Chairman, Society for Intercultural

Education, Training and Research (SIETAR Europa)

Prof. ZHANG Ze, Vice President, Beijing University of Technology; Academician, Chinese Academy of Science

 

09:45—10:15

Photograph & Tea and Coffee Break

 

10:15—11:30

Topic 1:  Cross-cultural Knowledge Management as a Challenge for Globalization in International Business

Co-Chairs：

Prof. Dr. Kuan Yu-Chien

Chairman, Association of Chinese Scholars in Europe

Prof. YUAN Jianhua, Director, German Department, Beijing Foreign Studies University

Nirvana Resort Beijing

 

Speakers:

Prof. Dr. WANG Yiming, Member, Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress; Vice Chairman, All-China Federation of Industry & Commerce

Prof. Dr. Grzegorz W. Kolodko, Director of TIGER - Transformation, Integration and Globalization Economic Research at Kozminski School of Business, Warsaw, and Former Polish Deputy Premier and Minister of Finance

Prof. ZHANG Ze, Vice President, Beijing University of Technology; Academician, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Prof. GAO Shangquan, Member, United Nations Committee for Development Policy

Prof. Dr. ZHONG Meisun, Vice President, Beijing Foreign Studies University

 

12: 00－13: 00

Lunch

Nirvana Resort Beijing

14: 15－14: 30

Transport to the Great Hall of the People

 

15: 00－16: 00

Courtesy Meeting with Chinese Leaders

The Great Hall of the People

16: 00－17: 30

Session: Opening Ceremony for Education Forum for Asia

Chair:  LONG Yongtu

Secretary General, Boao Forum for Asia

Speakers: Opening Remarks by Fidel V. Ramos, Former President of the Philippines

Key-note Speech by H.E. Ms. Chen Zhi-li, State Councilor

Awards Ceremony for the First Recipients of the Asian Scholarship Fund, and Speech by Their Representatives;

Certificate Granting Ceremony by the new Asian Scholarship Donors

The Great Hall of the People

18: 00－19: 00

Welcoming Dinner

The Great Hall of the People

19: 00－20: 30

Evening Performance

The Great Hall of the People

Saturday, October 15                                                        Venue

07: 30－08: 45

Breakfast

Nirvana Resort Beijing

09: 00－10: 30

Topic 2: Expanding the Range of International Cooperation

 

Co- Chairs: Prof. ZHENG Yannong

Executive Vice President & Secretary General, China International Public Relations Association

Ms. Maria Jicheva

Chairman, Society for Intercultural Education, Training and Research (SIETAR Europa)

Opera in Nirvana Resort Beijing

 

Speakers:

Prof. YU Keping, Deputy Director, Central Compilation & Translation Bureau

Prof. Richard Nelson Frye, Professor, Harvard University

Former Chairman, Committee on Inner Asian Studies, at Harvard

Ms. Johnanne Winchester, Vice President, Communications Coordination Committee for the United Nations - (Topic: Cultural Diversity Management Training and the Dawn of the Age of Wisdom)

Prof. Dr. Juergen Henze, Former Board Member, Society for Intercultural Education, Training and Research (SIETAR Europa and SIETAR Germany)- (Topic: Review of and Prospects for Cross-cultural Management Experiences)

Prof. ZHANG Yuyan, General Deputy Director, Chinese Academy of Social Science

 

10: 30－10: 45

Tea and Coffee Break

 

10: 45－12: 00

Topic 3: Developing Cross-cultural Abilities

Co- Chairs: Prof. Liisa Salo-Lee

Former President,Society for Intercultural

Education, Training and Research (SIETAR Europa); Professor, University of Jyvaskyla, Finland

Prof. LIU Baocheng

Dean, School of International Management; University of International Business and Economics

Opera in Nirvana Resort Beijing

 

Speakers:

Prof. Dr. Kuan Yu-Chien,

Chairman, Association of Chinese Scholars in Europe

Prof. HUANG Haifeng, Director, China’s Research Center for Economic Transition, Beijing University of Technology; Director, China Academic Exchange at Humboldt University  Berlin - (Topic: Development of and Prospect for Cross-culture Management in China)

 

 

10: 45－12: 00

Prof. DU Wentang, Vice President, Chinese Academy of International Culture – (Topic: Harmonious and Diversified Existence of All Countries — Chinese Traditional Political and Cultural Conceptions)

Prof. Steve Kulich, Shanghai International Studies University

(Topic: Identities in Transition: Chinese Realities as a Challenge for Cross-cultural Training and Research)

 

12: 00－13: 00

Lunch

Nirvana Resort Beijing

14: 00－15: 15

Topic 4: Improvement of Cross-cultural Management Skills

 

Co- Chairs: Prof. Dr. Juergen Henze

Former Board Member, Society for Intercultural Education, Training and Research (SIETAR Europa and SIETAR Germany);

Representative of Humboldt-Universitaet zu Berlin (Humboldt University Berlin)

Prof. SUN Youzhong

Dean, the School of English, Beijing Foreign Studies University

Opera in Nirvana Resort Beijing

 

Speakers:

Ms. Maria Jicheva, Chairman, Society for Intercultural Education, Training and Research (SIETAR Europa)

Prof. YUAN Jianhua, Director, German Department, Beijing Foreign Studies University

Prof. Liisa Salo-Lee, Former President, Society for Intercultural Education, Training and Research (SIETAR Europa); Professor, University of Jyvaskyla, Finland

Prof. Stan Strzelczak, Warsaw University of Technology

Prof. Juergen Deller, Professor, Management Assessment and Development, University of Lueneburg, Germany

 

15: 15－15: 30

Tea and Coffee Break

 

15: 30－17: 00

Topic 5: Measures to Improve China’s International Competitiveness

Co-Chairs: Prof. WU Wenying

     Deputy Director, International Exchanges, Beijing University of Technology        

Prof. Dr. LIU Manhong

Director of Research Center for Venture Capital Investment of Renmin University

 

Nirvana Resort Beijing

 

Speakers:

Prof.Dr.FANG Fuqian Economic school of China Renmin University, Editor of Economic Theory and Business Management

Prof.Dr. MA Chongfang, the College of Energy and Environmental Engineering, Beijing University of Technology

Dr. Helga Werle-Burger,     Former Curator, Lübeck Museum

Mr. DING Yuguang, General manager, Beijing Imperial Court Cultural Development Co., LTD - （Topic: Influence of Culture on Enterprise Core Competitiveness）

Dr. Michael Prosser, Founder, U.S.A. Cross-cultural Communication Association

 

18: 00—19: 00

Dinner

Nirvana Resort Beijing

19: 30—21: 00

Evening Performance

China Grand Theater

Sunday, October 16                                                        Venue

07: 00—07: 30

Breakfast

Nirvana Resort Beijing

07: 30—09: 00

Transport to Beijing University of Technology

 

09: 15－10: 10

Topic 6: Review and Prospects of Cross-cultural Management and 45th Anniversary Celebration of Beijing University of Technology

Chair: Prof. LU Zhenyang

Vice President, Beijing University of Technology

 

Speech by Lee Soo Sung, Former Prime Minister, Public of Korea

Speech by YAO Wang, Director of Boao Forum for Asia, General secretary of Education Forum for Asia

Speech by Mr. SHEN Wenbo, General secretary, China Youth Concerns Committee Education Development Center

Welcoming Address by Prof SUN Chongzheng, Chairman, Beijing University of Technology

Prof. Dr. Grzegorz W. Kolodko, Director of TIGER - Transformation, Integration and Globalization Economic Research at Kozminski School of Business, Warsaw, and Former Polish Deputy Premier and Minister of Finance

 – (Topic: Comparative International Experience in Economic Transition and Importance of Cross-culture Exchange)

Ms. Johnanne Winchester, Vice President, Communications Coordination Committee for the United Nations – (Topic: Importance and Prospect of Education and Culture to Globalization)

Yifu Library (New Library), Beijing University of Technology

10: 10－10: 30

Photograph & Tea and Coffee Break

 

10: 30－11:30

Seminar 1: Global Trends and Local Realities: Challenges for Cross-Cultural Training

Co-Chairs: Prof. LI Kuiliu

Germany Department, Beijing Foreign Language University

Prof. WU Guowei

Vice President, Beijing Association of International Trade;Professor, School of Economics & Management, Beijing University of Technology

Speakers：

1) Dr. ZHANG Jin, Director, Human Resources Research Center, Humanities School, Beijing University of Technology

2) Dr. ZHAO Xiaoxia, School of Economics & Management, Beijing University of Technology -（Topic: Understanding Cultures and Success of Mergers）

3) Prof. LI Nong, the College of Architecture Engineering, Beijing University of Technology

4) Research. fellow Ye Tingfang, Institute of Foreign Literature, The Chinese Academy of Social Sciences

5) Mr. Martin Meiner, R&D President, Beijing Siemens Cerberus Electronics Ltd

Participating in Discussion：

1) Prof.Dr. Michael Prosser, Founder, U.S.A. Cross-cultural Communication Association

2) Prof. Dr. Juergen Deller, Professor, Management Assessment and Development, University of Lueneburg, Germany

3) Ms. CHAI Jinyan, School of Economics & Management, Beijing University of Technology

4) Prof. Steve Kulich, Shanghai International Studies University

5）Tso Chen Guan, <<Russian Philharmonic Orchestra

6)  Ms. HE Shan, Beijing Foreign Study University

418Room, Sci-tech Building,

Beijing University of Technology

 

10: 30－11:30