Welcome advance hong kong
 
Welcome to the fastest growing network of Global Australians. Advance is a community of more than 20,000 members drawn from the one million Australians living overseas.

In 2010, Advance Asia will focus on 3 core areas, highlighted by our members as being of most relevance:

>Women in leadership
>Sustainability of resources - human and energy
>Breaking down the cultural barriers in business relationships.
 
We connect Australians and alumni of Australia by providing global connections, through marketing programs and with local collaborations and networking.

Please contact our Asia Office if you want to get involved!

We look forward to helping you ‘Advance yourself’ on the world stage.


Alison Harbert
Manager, Advance Asia
 

Advance Asia Advisory Group
Melanie Brock: Managing Director, Agenda, Tokyo
George Cheung: Managing Director, Reisner Corp, Beijing
Ros Coffey: Managing Director, Human Resources, Nomura, Hong Kong
Peter Flavel: Global Head, The Standard Chartered Private Bank, Singapore
Mina Guli: Chief Investment Officer, Peony Capital, Beijing
Michelle Guthrie: Chair, Plan International, Hong Kong
Andrew Macintosh: General Manager, National Australia Bank, Hong Kong
Serafina Maiorano: Chief Executive Officer, Advance, New York
Barry Plews: Creative Producer, Reckless Moments, Shanghai
Shoba Purushothaman: Entrepreneur, Mumbai

Advance's Expatriate Partners 
 
 

Recent Advance Asia newsletters
 
World Expo Shanghai 2010
 
The official opening of Expo 2010 in Shanghai on Friday 1 May was a sensory spectacle and announced to the world that China was opening its arms to global attention.  Read more about Expo 2010  and the Australian pavilion and start planning your visit to Shanghai.
 
 
VC opportunities in 2010 in China

Australia's Rob Scott has planted himself firmly in the middle of the Chinese VC growth trajectory and provides some advice for those wanting to follow suit.  Read the full article here
 

 

Enter the Dragon venture capital global conversation

  
Advance hosted the first in a series of global conversations linking Shanghai with Silicon Valley and Sydney on Friday 20 November. This panel disucssion was hosted by Pillsbury in Shanghai and Silicon Valley and Macquarie in Sydney and focussed on opportunities for venture capitalists in China and the US.  Read the full review here
 

 

 
Exploring the live music market in China
When Claire O'Shannassey moved to Shanghai five years ago, she planned to build her own recruitment business.  She's since seen the massive growth in outdoor music festivals first hand and, understanding how quickly the Chinese appetite for live music is evolving, gives Advance some predictions on what lies ahead.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
We celebrated the 50 leading Australians and alumni of Australian universities in Asia at the 2009 Advance Asia 50 Summit[More...]
 
Global Victorians' Symposium

Advance's Global Victorians' Symposium with Premier John Brumby brought together some key Victorians in Asia.