Advance - Hong Kong

Welcome to the fastest growing network of Global Australians. Advance is a community for the one million Australians living overseas, 60,000 of whom reside in Hong Kong.

We are pleased to provide opportunities for members across Asia and help you grow your network globally.

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

Recent Advance Asia newsletters

Read our January 2010 newsletter here.

Read our December 2009 newsletter here.

Predictions for the year ahead.

General Manager of National Australia Bank Asia, Andrew Macintosh (left), shares his throughts on what lies ahead for Hong Kong's economy in 2010. 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

We celebrated the 50 leading Australians and alumni of Australian universities in Asia at the Advance Asia 50 Summit in Shanghai. [More...]

The Summit discussed what critical role can our Australian diaspora in Asia play in achieving common goals of sustainability, prosperity and security for the wider region...?

“Team Australia” Clean-Up Sandy Bay Beach, Pok Fu Lam

Advance was proud to coordinate teams for “Team Australia” bringing together Australians and friends from all over Hong Kong, and even some special guests from Australia for the Clean-Up Day on 11 October. [More...]

Michelle Guthrie
Chair, Plan International

Michelle has held CEO, Director and Chair positions of a range of companies and not-for-profit organisations while simultaneously juggling her family life. Read about her views on 'having it all' here.

Shoba Purushothaman

Shoba has recently relocated to Mumbai from New York, after studying at Monash University. Read her story here.

Wayne Moskwa, Founding Partner of Tokyo design studio, fusionbureau.

Read about his experiences in Japan here.