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Hong Kong Social Media Week 2012 -- Harbour City Hosts Panel Discussion with Social Media Experts in Asia Pacific

Published: Monday, Feb 6, 2012, 14:10 IST
Agency: PR Newswire

HONG KONG, Feb. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Social Media Week is a multi-city global conference connecting people, content and conversations around emerging trends in social and mobile media. Hong Kong is one of the 12 cities participating in this global platform, including Hamburg, London, Miami, New York, Paris, San Francisco, Sao Paulo, Singapore, Tokyo, Toronto and Washington DC.

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The mission of Social Media Week Hong Kong is to open up conversation about social media in Asia Pacific, with a focus on Hong Kong and mainland China, through a series of creative events that connect brands, marketers, media, and the public unique venues across the city. Social Media Week 2012 marks the second year the week-long event that has been held in the city, which last year brought together 2,300 attendees across 38 events with online conversation generating over 400,000 tweets.

Social Media Week will be taking place in Hong Kong from 13th - 17th February 2012. It is hosted by City Partner Cohn&Wolfe - impactasia alongside a team of advisors. As the largest and most social media active shopping mall in Hong Kong to date with the most diverse offerings, Harbour City is one of the official partners and advisory board members who is hosting 4 different events during Social Media Week 2012, with the topics of Food & Beverage, Travel, Fashion & Beauty as well as Technology.

Social Media Week Hong Kong (SMWHK) is now open for online registration. For more information, please visit

http://socialmediaweek.org/hongkong.

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1) Building an Appetite for Social: What's cooking in the F&B industry?'

( http://socialmediaweek.org/event/?event_id=1636 )

Celebrating the empowerment of foodies everywhere via social media! How do you share your dining experiences? How has the industry embraced this? At this event, different brands will share their responses to social media, and their own approaches to making sure you are at their top tables. (#SMWHKfood)

Hosted by: Harbour City & Integrated Hospitality Management

Location: Xia Men Suite, 3/F, Marco Polo Prince Hotel, Harbour City

Date: February 15, 2012 (Wednesday)

Time: 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM

Speakers:

1. Mr. Brad Lau (Renowned Singapore Food Blogger, also known as ladyironchef, he won the Best Food Blog in the Nuffnung Asia-Pasific Blog Awards 2011)

2. Ms. Victoria Cheng (Singapore Food Blogger, Editor of SingTel's new notatourist.sg)

3. Mr. Gourmet KC (Food Blogger, most prolific blogger on Openrice, columnist at Timeout Hong Kong and Weekend Weekly)

4. Mr. Chan Chun Wai (Food Blogger, columnist at Oriental Daily and Ming Pao Daily)

5. Ms. Hilda Leung (Food Expert & Blogger)

6. Mr. Chef Gregoire Michaud (Head Pastry Chef at Four Seasons Hong Kong Hotel)

7. Mr. Geoffrey Wu (Director of Communications of IHM Group)

8. Ms. Karen Tam (Assistant General Manager - Promotions & Marketing, Harbour City)

2) Travel SES: How we Search, Experience and Share

( http://socialmediaweek.org/event/?event_id=1635 )

As social behaviors have changed, the travel industry has adapted at a rapid pace to compliment the way consumers plan their holidays. Meet the bloggers, airlines, hotels and destination managers who shape your experience. (#SMWHKtravel)

Hosted by: Harbour City

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