Seminar: How Can You Keep Ahead of the Competition under Sino-US Trade War?
19 Dec 2018
Uncertainties are building up for global trade as no one knows how the Sino-US trade war is going to start or end. The tension is now not only affecting China manufacturers but also the global supply chain.
If your business is affected by the trade war in one way or another, how can you minimize the impact should the trade war escalate so that you can keep ahead of the competition?
Intertek Hong Kong is now organizing a seminar themed “How Can You Keep Ahead of the Competition under Sino-US Trade War?” on 17 January 2019 to support our clients to learn from the experts and find out the secret of turning risks into opportunities.
In this seminar, we have invited Mr. Roy Delbyck, a bespoke Customs and Trade lawyer, to deliver his keynote speech on relieving the cost burden of consumer products businesses under the trade war. Meanwhile, Dr. Collin Wong, the Associate Dean of the School of Decision Sciences, The Hang Seng University of Hong Kong, is also invited as our honorable keynote speaker to share her insights on the influence of supply chain management due to trade war.
Details of the seminar are as follow:
Date: 17 January 2019 (Thu)
Time: 2:30pm – 4:30pm
Venue: Room A – C, 2/F, Garment Centre, 576 Castle Peak Road, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Language: English
RSVP: Click Here (by 15 January)
| Time | Topic | |
| 2:30pm – 2:45pm | Opening remarks | |
| 2:45pm – 3:30pm | Keynote: The Secret to Relieve Your Cost Burden in US-China Trade War Speaker: Mr. Roy Delbyck Principal Law Offices of Roy Ian Delbyck | |
| 3:30pm – 3:50pm | Break | |
| 3:50pm – 4:20pm | Keynote: Influence of Supply Chain Management due to Trade War Speaker: Dr. Collin Wong Director, Policy Research Institute of Global Supply Chain; Associate Dean (External), School of Decision Sciences; Associate Professor, Department of Supply Chain and Information Management; Bachelor of Business Administration (Honours) in Supply Chain Management Programme Director; The Hang Seng University of Hong Kong | |
| 4:20pm – 4:25pm | Presentation of Souvenir to Keynote Speakers | |
Keynote Speaker Profiles
Principal
Law Offices of Roy Ian Delbyck
Mr. Delbyck is a US customs and trade lawyer with his own firm in Hong Kong, which he established in 1993. Prior to going out on his own, Mr. Delbyck was a partner in the Hong Kong offices of Baker & McKenzie and before becoming a lawyer worked in the Hong Kong and Taiwan buying offices of a US apparel brand.
He represents companies at all points in the supply chain -- factories, non-manufacturing vendors, captive and independent buying agents, brands, wholesalers, retailers -- on a wide variety of issues, including the impact of the Section 301 case against China, structuring first sale and DDP buy-sell arrangements, preparing purchase, sales, agency and licensing and distribution agreements and advising on commercial disputes arising from the purchase and sale of products.
Mr. Delbyck served as a Governor and Vice-President of the American Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong and has written on trade issues for various publications, including the Hong Kong-based publication Inside Fashion. He has spoken on trade issues before groups in Hong Kong, the PRC and the United States.
Mr. Delbyck is a Trustee of the Museum of Chinese In America, based in New York City.
Dr. Collin Wong
Director, Policy Research Institute of Global Supply Chain;
Associate Dean (External), School of Decision Sciences;
Associate Professor, Department of Supply Chain and Information Management;
Bachelor of Business Administration (Honours) in Supply Chain Management Programme Director;
The Hang Seng University of Hong Kong
Collin Wong obtained her Ph.D. in Decision Sciences and Managerial Economics from the Chinese University of Hong Kong. She is highly experienced in research on multidisciplinary topics relating to Business Logistics Planning and Design; Knowledge Management and Decision Support System; e-Business Management; Airport and Airfreight Planning and Management; Greater Bay Area and Belt and Road Initiatives studies.
Dr Wong is an active researcher and she has published in top tier journals in the field, such as International Journal of Production Economics, Transportation Science, and European Journal of Operational Research. She also engaged in different local and international conferences as Chair /Co-Chair. Besides, Dr Wong has been successfully awarded many external grants amounted over ten million dollars.
In 2016-18, she and her colleagues published four research reports: 1) Logistics and Trade Facilitation in Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Bay Area, 2) Preventing Marginalization in Air Passenger and Freight Business; 3) Impact of Cabotage Relaxation and PRD Competition to Hong Kong’s Maritime Logistics Industry; 4) Collaboration at the Hong Kong Port – Benefits from Facility Sharing. The research reports were widely covered by over 10 international and local media.
She is the key person in designing and developing two bachelor programmes, Bachelor of Management Science and Information Management and BBA in Supply Chain Management. Both programmes are highly welcome by the government, employers and public.
Recently, Dr. Wong is engaging in the formation of the Blockchain Group, under the Policy Research Institute of Global Supply Chain of the College. The Group is dedicated to establish research and development collaboration with local and international researchers and practitioners, to study and promote the applications of blockchain technology in supply chain.
