Date: 1pm-6pm, October 18, 2014
Venue: Room 116, Sir Llew Edwards Bldg (14-116), University of Queensland
The Research Cluster for Chinese Entrepreneurial Studies will be organizing an international workshop on “Diaspora Mobility and Enterprising Chinese Australians” on 18 October 2014 at The University of Queensland. Scholars from Australia and China and business leaders will be presenting at the International conference.
All who are interested in Overseas Chinese business studies are invited to this workshop.
PROGRAM
1.00pm – 1.10pm – Opening and welcome
Professor Long Denggao in Skype (Director of the Centre for Chinese Entrepreneur Studies, Tsinghua University);
Dr. Chi Kong Lai (Reader in Modern Chinese History, UQ)
1:10pm-2:10pm – Session one: Transmigration, Business and Philanthropy
Chairs: Dr. Mei-Fen Kuo (The Asia-Pacific Centre for Social Investment and Philanthropy, Swinburne University of Technology) and Dr. Jason Lim (Senior Lecturer in Asian History, School of Humanities & Social Inquiry, University of Wollongong)
Mr. Hongyue Liao (The Asia-Pacific Centre for Social Investment and Philanthropy, Swinburne University of Technology)
“The Philanthropic Network of the Four Big Department Stores 1900-1949.”
Dr. Jonathan Richards (History, UQ)
‘Chinese Exhumations in Queensland’
Dr. Mingxian Su (Research Cluster for Chinese Entrepreneurial Studies)
“New Chinese Community and New Chinese Merchants”
Dr. Yi-Ping Lo (Department of International Business and Asian Studies, Griffith Business School, Griffith University)
“Reflection of dynamic identity: The Australian dream of Taiwanese immigrant mothers”
2:10pm – 3.10pm – Session two: Diaspora Mobility and Enterprising Chinese Australians, 1850-2000
Chairs: Mr. Yanzhe Yang (History, UQ) and Ms. Nien-ting Lee (Religion, UQ)
Ms. Xiaolu Wu (History, UQ): “Chinese Miners in North Queensland in late 19th Century”
Mr. Chris Yuan (History, UQ): “Everyday Life of Australian Chinese in Brisbane Chinatown”
Ms. Nien-ting Lee (Religion, UQ): “The Transnational Goddess Down Under: An Exploration of the Religiosity and Diaspora of Mazu” in Australia”
Ms. Emily Yu Zong (EMSAH, UQ): “Unlearning Othering: Asian-Australian and Asian-American women’s writings”
Ms. Su-An Sea (History, UQ): “Everyday Consumption of Female Chinese entrepreneurs in Singapore and Brisbane, 1960s-1980s”
Mr. Yanzhe Yang (History, UQ): “Southeast the Peacock Flies: Everyday Life of the First Generation of Migrants in Shenzhen”
Ms. Zhicheng Wu (History, UQ): “A Book Review on Can China lead?”
Dr. Chi Kong Lai (Reader in Modern Chinese History, UQ): “Australian Chinese Entrepreneurs and Can China Lead?”
3:10-3:40 – Session three: Assistant Directors’ Forum on Chinese Entrepreneurial Studies
Chair: Dr. Chi Kong Lai (Convener, Research Cluster for Chinese Entrepreneurial Studies)
Dr. Mei-fen Kuo (Assistant Convener, Research Cluster for Chinese Entrepreneurial Studies): “Enterprising Overseas Chinese, socializing leadership: print culture, diaspora philanthropy and Pacific Chinese networks in the early 20th century”
Dr. Jason Lim (Assistant Convener, Research Cluster for Chinese Entrepreneurial Studies): “The China Trade For The Chinese Merchants of Singapore, 1912-1982”
3:40pm – 3.50pm – Afternoon tea
3:50pm -4.50pm – Session four: Building a Networks with Chinese Business Community
Chair: Mr. Christopher Leung (Editor)
Professor Jack Ng (National Research Centre for Environmental Toxicology, Faculty of Health Sciences, UQ) and Mr Dennis Fung (President, Queensland Zhongshan Society): “Queensland Zhongshan Society: History and Everyday Life”
Mr. Yu Kam Tang (Business Leader): “Small Chinese Business in Australia”
Mr. Christopher Leung (Editor): “Chinese Media in Brisbane in the Past 20 years”
Mr. Jason Qi (Director, Client Insights and Solutions, ANZ): “China Marketing Strategies of ANZ Bank”
Ms Yi Luo (the Founder and Principal, LYI Financial and Taxation Services): “LYI Financial and Taxation Services”
Mr. Jason Qi (Member of the Board of Directors, Australia China Business Council): “Australia China Business Council
“Chinese Entrepreneurs and Australia China Business Council”
4.50pm – 5pm – Closing Remarks
Chair: Dr. Chi Kong Lai (History, UQ)
Professor Leong Liew (Director, Griffith Asia Institute)
“Closing Remarks”
5 pm – 5.30pm – Pulblic Lecture on Chinese Entrepreneurs
Chair: Dr. Mingxian Su (Research Cluster for Chinese Entrepreneurial Studies)
Keynote address by Professor Yuli Liu (Central Party University, China): “Wisdom on Chinese Ways of Management” 《群書治要中的管理智慧》
If you have any inquiries, please do not hesitate to contact Miss Wu at xiaolu.wu@uqconnect.edu.au or Chi Kong Lai at c.lai@uq.edu.au.
Website available here.