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The online registration platform for the HKECIA Annual Conference and Annual Dinner is now open for enrollment! Join us for an unforgettable evening at the HKECIA Annual Conference and Annual Dinner 2026, which will be held on 29 May 2026 (Friday) <\/strong>at Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre in Wan Chai!<\/span><\/p>\n

We are also thrilled to announce that Mr. Algernon Yau, JP, Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development, HKSAR Government, will be our esteemed guest of honour of our Annual Dinner!<\/span><\/p>\n

Mark your diary and don’t miss out!\u00a0 It’s a great opportunity to network with our professional members, distinguished leaders, and enjoy the wine and dine night and live performances. Strengthen professional relationships with longstanding connections and distinguished guests in the exhibition communities, chambers and world-renowned organisations.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Major players of the C&E industry will be invited to the events, including HKCEC, AsiaWorld-Expo Management Ltd, Kai Tak Sports Park, HKTDC, Hong Kong Tourism Board, Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd, UFI, AFECA, organisers, and many more.<\/span><\/p>\n

Don’t miss out this exclusive opportunity to connect with our prominent professionals, key industry players, regional and international affiliations, senior government officials and supporting organisations.<\/span><\/p>\n

Get ready for the most fun, experiential and memorable event\u00a0all in one day!<\/span><\/p>\n

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Annual Conference<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

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Featured Speakers (in aphabetical order of company name):<\/span><\/h3>\n

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Mr. Anthony Sar<\/strong><\/span>
Co-Founder<\/span>
Finoverse & Hong Kong FinTech Week<\/span><\/p>\n

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Hon. Jonathan Lamport<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
Functional Constituency – Commercial (First)<\/span>
Legislative Council, HKSAR<\/span><\/p>\n

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Mr. Tony Fu<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
Founder & CEO<\/span>
Hong Kong International New Economic Research Institute<\/span><\/p>\n

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Prof. Jinsoo Lee<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
Full Professor<\/span>
School of Hotel and Tourism Management<\/span>
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University<\/span><\/p>\n

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Hong Kong Tourism Board

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Mr. Michael Kruppe<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
General Manager<\/span>
Shanghai New International Expo Center<\/span><\/p>\n

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Mr. Dave Chen<\/strong><\/span>
Head of Information Technology<\/span>
HKTDC<\/span><\/p>\n

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Mr. Mark Cochrane<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
Asia-Pacific Regional Director<\/span>
UFI<\/span><\/p>\n

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Mr. Alan Wong<\/strong><\/span>
General Manager, Asia<\/span>
Info Salons Technology Services (HK) Ltd<\/span><\/p>\n

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Conference Rundown<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Annual Dinner<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Dinner Rundown<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Mark your calendars for the anticipated HKECIA Annual Seminar 2023 \u2013 returning on 8 December 2023 at Tai Kwun, Central!<\/span><\/p>

\"\" 8 December 2023 (Friday)
\"\" 3:00-6:00pm (Seminar) | 6:00-7:00pm (Christmas Cocktail)
\"\"Tai Kwun, Central<\/p>

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Featured Speakers, Panelists & Moderator (in alphabetical order by company name)<\/b><\/h4>","_et_gb_content_width":""},"event-year":[239],"class_list":["post-8440","event","type-event","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","event-year-2026-2-cn"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/exhibitions.org.hk\/cn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event\/8440","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/exhibitions.org.hk\/cn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/exhibitions.org.hk\/cn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/event"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/exhibitions.org.hk\/cn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8462"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/exhibitions.org.hk\/cn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8440"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"event-year","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/exhibitions.org.hk\/cn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event-year?post=8440"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}