FAQs

1. When is the Asia Leadership Roundtable 2025?

2. When is the Opening Lunch of Asia Leadership Roundtable 2025?

3. Where is it being held and where will participants stay?

4. Do I need a visa to visit Shanghai, China?

5. How will we get from the airport to the conference hotel/venue?

6. How do I book a hotel room?

7. Who is sponsoring the Asia Leadership Roundtable 2025?

8. Who is attending?

9. What are the objectives of the Roundtable?

10. Do I need to write a paper for the Roundtable?

11. Will I make a presentation of my paper?

12. Will there be visual audio aids for presentation?

13. What will be the weather in Shanghai?

14. What is the contact number and e-mail for the Roundtable?

15. How should we dress for the Roundtable?




1.
When is the Asia Leadership Roundtable 2025?
 
Event Date and Time
Extended Optional Programme A - Group visit to 5 Schools Friday, May 23, 2025 (Morning)
Main Programme - Day 1 Friday, May 23, 2025 (1:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.)
Main Programme - Day 2 Saturday, May 24, 2025 (9:15 a.m. – 6:30 p.m.)
Extended Optional Programme B - Leading Change for Sustainability Simulation Workshop Sunday, May 25, 2025 (9:30 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.)
Extended Optional Programme C - Lunch at National Training Centre for Secondary School Principals (NTCSSP) Sunday, May 25, 2025 (12:00 noon)
Extended Optional Programme C - Hangzhou Visit May 25 and May 26, 2025
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2. When is the Opening Lunch of Asia Leadership Roundtable 2025?
  Friday, May 23, 2025, 12:00 p.m. - The Pearl Restaurant, Broadway Mansions Hotel
 
3. Where is it being held and where will participants stay?
 
Broadway Mansions Hotel
No. 20 Bei Suzhou Road, Hongkou District
200080 Shanghai, China
Tel: +86 21 6324 6260
Fax: +86 21 6306 5147
http://www.broadwaymansions.com/
Email: service@broadwaymansions.com
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4. Do I need a visa to visit Shanghai, China?
  Most countries require a visa to enter China. Please check with your local Chinese Embassy for specific requirements.
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5. How will we get from the airport to the conference hotel/venue?
  Please refer to the attached Guide.
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6. How do I book a hotel room?
  Hotel room expenses for three nights (check-in May 22 and check-out May 25) at the conference hotel will be covered. You will be responsible for all other expenses incurred. You will be able to settle the payment with your credit card.

For extension of stay at the conference hotel, please contact the APCLC at apclc@eduhk.hk.
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7. Who is sponsoring the Asia Leadership Roundtable 2025?
  The Joseph Lau Luen Hung Charitable Trust
Asia Pacific Centre for Leadership and Change (APCLC)
The Education University of Hong Kong
Department of Education Policy and Leadership (EPL)
East China Normal University (Department of Education Management)
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8. Who is attending?
  Participation is by-invitation only, and limited to 60+ scholars, scholar-practitioners, training managers, policymakers, and principals from 21 societies in the region and beyond. Thus far we have received 60+ confirmations from Mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam, Australia, Israel, Maldives, Myanmar, Oman, Germany, Switzerland, Norway, Denmark, Turkey, Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
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9. What are the objectives of the Roundtable?
  The objectives of the Asia Leadership Roundtable 2025 include:
  • To examine emerging issues for leading schools in the Asia Pacific region;
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  • To share cutting-edge findings from global research and practice in educational leadership;
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  • To provide regional scholars with opportunities for skill development in teaching and research from world-class scholars;
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  • To strengthen and expand the existing network of educational leadership scholars in the Asia Pacific region.
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    10. Do I need to write a paper for the Roundtable?
      We do not require participants to submit formal papers for the Asia Leadership Roundtable 2025.
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    11. Will I make a presentation of my paper?
      Participants will not present their papers. The format of the meeting emphasizes interaction, not academic paper presentation.
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    12. Will there be visual audio aids for presentation?
      For the Keynote Speeches, computer-generated projectors will be provided.

    During the working session(s) of the Roundtable (May 23-24, 2025), poster papers and markers will be provided. If you want us to print any handouts or posters for you, please send them to us (apclc@eduhk.hk) no later than May 16, 2025.
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    13. What will be the weather in Shanghai?
      Shanghai in May typically experiences mild to warm weather, with average temperatures ranging from 18°C to 25°C (64°F to 77°F). Expect occasional rain, as May is part of the rainy season. Click here for the most updated Shanghai 7-day Weather Forecast.
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    14. What is the contact number and e-mail for the Roundtable?
      General Enquiry
    Telephone: +852 2948 8248
    WhatsApp: +852 5574 8679
    Email: apclc@eduhk.hk
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    15. How should we dress for the Roundtable?
     
      The Roundtable is intended to be a relaxed, professional meeting. Dress code for all ALR activities is polite casual. Neither ties nor sports jackets are necessary.
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