Elaine Kurtenbach

    Asia Business Editor, Associated Press

    Elaine Kurtenbach is the Asia business editor for The Associated Press. She has worked in Hong Kong, Tokyo, Shanghai and Beijing and is now based in Bangkok at the AP’s regional headquarters. Reporting assignments have taken her to North Korea, Myanmar, Vietnam, Laos, Mongolia and other major regional capitals. Kurtenbach was born and raised in Colorado. She earned a BA in comparative politics at Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut and a MS in agriculture and resource economics at the East-West Center in Honolulu, Hawaii. She hikes and gardens every chance she gets.

    All Sessions by Elaine Kurtenbach

    • Day 2

      Sat, June 1

    • 11:00  - 12:00
      Asia is quickly becoming the center of global economic power. The region is home to some of the fastest-growing economies in the world and some of the world's biggest and most promising corporations. This panel will allow attendees to share ideas in small groups with the region's top reporters and editors on story angles you pursue now to reflect this dynamism and how to tell compelling business stories. Moderator: Debarati Roy
      #Beat
      Where
      Meng Wah Complex T2, HKU

    • 12:00  - 13:10
      Join three women leaders for an intimate conversation as they share their stories on transformation, finding balance and claiming your voice and power. The conversation will feature Elaine Kurtenbach of the Associated Press, Ching-Ching Ni of the New York Times, and S.K. Witcher, an editor based in Hong Kong. Participants are encouraged to discuss their stories of success and challenges. Limited to participants with 3+ years of experience, no pre-registration required.
      Networking
      Preregister
      Where
      Student Lounge, Eliot Hall, HKU




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