Yale 300 Event

The Event

On May 5th, 2001, President Levin will host a day-long celebration of Yale's 300th — and the Yale-China Association's 100th — in Hong Kong, to which alumni from all over Asia are invited. The Tercentennial Celebration provides a fitting opportunity to honor Yale's long history of connections with Asia, as well as to highlight a new series of collaborations.

Yale 300 in Asia will feature a symposium in which the audience is invited to join Yale faculty, graduates and affiliates, from both Asia and New Haven, in a discussion of issues at the political and economic intersections of cultures East and West. The day will also provide a luncheon at which Yale's new Center for Globalization will be officially launched, and end with a gala black-tie ball that promises to be the birthday party of the century.

The Venue

All Yale 300 in Asia events on Saturday 5 May will be held in the Conrad International Hotel, 88 Queensway, Central, Hong Kong. The Conrad is a 5-star hotel at Pacific Place, the largest hotel/office/shopping mall complex on Hong Kong Island. Pacific Place is just above Admiralty Station on the MTR (subway)'s Island Line.

A cocktail party to kick off the weekend will be held from 6:00pm to 8:00pm on Friday 4 May in the American Club, Two Exchange Square, Central. Exchange Square is one block away from the Star Ferry on the Hong Kong side of Victoria Harbour. The weekend will conclude with an optional Sunday brunch followed by an informal lecture and walking tour to showcase major buildings in the heart of Hong Kong designed by Yale architects.

The Schedule

Friday 4 May
6:00pm -8:00pm	Welcoming Cocktail An informal cocktail reception for all Yale 300 in Asia participants, especially to welcome Yale delegations visiting Hong Kong from various Asian countries, VIP guests and other dignitaries. Hosted by Yale University Secretary and Vice President Linda Koch Lorimer. In the Columbia Room, the American Club, 47th Floor, Exchange Square Two, Central, Hong Kong. This room has a spectacular view over Victoria Harbour. (Smart casual or office attire suggested.)
Saturday 5 May
8:00am -9:00am	Registration The foyer of the Conrad Grand Ballroom will be open for continental breakfast, registration, and issuing of information packets.
All Day	Anniversary Exhibit Throughout the day, a fascinating exhibit of highlights from Yale's 300 years and the first century of the Yale-China Association will be on display in the foyer of the Conrad Grand Ballroom. Historic photographs, maps and other artifacts will make this an exhibit that's not to be missed.
9:00am	Welcoming Remarks Yale University President Richard C. Levin welcomes participants and previews the day's events.
9:30am	Plenary Session I Bridging East and West in the Pacific Century A decade ago, it was widely accepted that the "Pacific Century" was dawning. Today, after four years of highly publicized financial upheavals and political crises, some commentators are wondering if the Pacific Century has faded before it started. Have economic slowdowns in the United States and Europe undermined Asia's momentum? Has the media exaggerated the region's difficulties? And what is the future of the Pacific Century now? Examining these questions will be a distinguished panel chaired by Yale Professor of Anthropology Helen Siu, assisted by CNN Bureau Chief and Senior Asian Correspondent Mike Chinoy (Yale College '73) and Far Eastern Economic Review Editor-at-Large Nayan Chanda.
11:00am	Break
11:15am	Plenary Session II Law and China's Future A discussion led by Professor Paul Gewirtz, Director of the China Law Center at Yale, examining the reform and development of China’s legal system. What are the implications for China, Asia, and the world? With distinguished guest panelists Xin Chunying, director of the Institute of Law at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences in Beijing, China's leading legal research body; and former Solicitor General of Hong Kong Daniel Fung, Senior Counsel of the Hong Kong Bar and President of the China Law Council. Both Ms. Xin and Mr. Fung have been recent Senior Visiting Fellows at the Yale Law School.
12:45pm	Break
1:00pm	Luncheon: Yale's Globalization Initiatives With Strobe Talbott, former United States Deputy Secretary of State, a key architect of U.S. foreign policy throughout the Clinton administration, and newly appointed director of the Yale Center for Study of Globalization. Introduction by President Levin.
2:45pm	Plenary Session III The Challenges to Business Leadership: Operating in a Global Environment A panel discussion moderated by Jeffrey E. Garten, Dean of the Yale School of Management and acclaimed author on business leadership. A look at the challenges presented as forces of globalization, the Internet, and new ethical issues all converge on business leaders. How does the CEO lead effectively? With distinguished guests Ronnie Chan, chairman of the Hang Lung Development Company; Henry Fan, managing director of CITIC Pacific; and Raymond Kwok, managing director of Sun Hung Kai Properties.
4:15pm	End of Plenary Sessions
6:00pm	Chamber Recital Violinist Dennis Kim (Yale School of Music '98), concertmaster of the Hong Kong Philharmonic, and pianist Warren Lee (Yale School of Music '99) present a 45-minute recital of chamber music, featuring one of the greatest pieces ever written by a Yale composer: the Violin Sonata No. 2 by Charles Ives (Yale College 1898). In the Grand Foyer of the Conrad Grand Ballroom.
7:00pm	Cocktail Reception In the Grand Foyer of the Conrad Grand Ballroom.
8:00pm	The Yale 300 in Asia Gala Ball A black-tie birthday party to celebrate Yale's Tercentennial and the centennial of the Yale-China Association. With remarks by President Levin; a screening of a special Yale Tercentennial video; Yale songs performed by the Hong Kong Welsh Male Voice Choir; music by the Kumho Asiana String Quartet from Korea; a lucky draw, featuring two round-trip tickets back to Yale and a five-day ski vacation at Snowbird (Utah) for two; and a fantastic dance band, with fun (and Tercentennial souvenirs!) for all. In the Conrad Grand Ballroom.
Sunday 6 May
11:30am -12:45pm	Sunday Brunch An informal walk-in brunch for those who are staying an extra day in Hong Kong; no reservations necessary. In the Harcourt Room, 1st Floor, The Hong Kong Club, 1 Jackson Road, Central. HK$280 per person; pay at the door.
1:00pm	Yale Architecture in Hong Kong: a Walking Tour Architect Alec Stuart (Yale College '86, Yale School of Architecture '91) provides a fascinating introduction to the work of Yale architects in Central, Hong Kong's downtown district. Learn about landmark buildings by Lord Norman Foster (M.Arch. '62), former Yale School of Architecture dean Cesar Pelli (MAH '76) and the late Paul Rudolph. The one-hour tour begins in the same room as the Sunday Brunch (see above) with an illustrated slide lecture, followed by an optional walking tour to view the buildings themselves — all of them within a few blocks of The Hong Kong Club — if weather permits. Free; no sign-up required.

Sponsors

Yale gratefully acknowledges the following Yale 300 in Asia sponsors, whose support is helping to make this historic event possible.
Platinum	Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (Hong Kong)
Gold	Debevoise & Plimpton (Hong Kong) Hyosung Group (Korea) Kumho Group (Korea) Samwhan Corporation (Korea)
Silver	FB Gemini Limited (Hong Kong) JP Morgan (Hong Kong) Legend Holdings (China)
Bronze	Mr. Dae-Yun Cho ‘76 LL.M. (Korea) Credit Suisse First Boston (Thailand) Ms. Yusing Ko '93 J.D. & Mr. Arthur Wang '93 J.D. (Hong Kong) Mr. Young-Moo Shin '76 LL.M.,'77 J.S.D. (Korea) Mr. Joseph C. Tsai, Esq. '86 B.A.,'90 J.D. (Hong Kong) Mr. Henry Van Dyke V ‘82 (Hong Kong) Yale Club of Korea Mr. John Yuan ‘79 M.Arch (Hong Kong)