For our next Table for 12 dinner, we’ve lined up an exclusive, AAJA members-only event with Angie Lau, Bloomberg Asia’s lead anchor for its award-winning daily morning program relaunched this month as “First Up with Angie Lau“.
Angie will share advice on career development, personal branding, networking and being your own best advocate.
Email aajahk@gmail.com to secure one of 12 seats or to be put on the waiting list. Please consider yourself committed once you RSVP. If you are a no-show, then you may be stopping a fellow AAJA member from joining. We will all split the bill to treat Lau as our guest.
Date: Wednesday, February 19
Time: 7:30 pm
Location: Shanghai Min 小南國 (Address: 3/F, Man Yee Bldg, 60-68 Des Voeux Rd Central, Central. Reservation is made under AAJA.)
Next week’s T-12 session follows past guests including New York Times correspondent Chris Buckley and veteran journalist Ching Cheong.
We look forward to seeing you February 19.
Angie Lau’s Bloomberg Bio:
Bloomberg Television today named Angie Lau as lead anchor for its award-winning daily morning business news programme, which will be re-launched as “First Up with Angie Lau” in February.
“Angie has the perfect blend of deep roots in Asia, a great personality and strong international journalism experience,” said Paul Yurisich, Head of News and Programming for Bloomberg TV Asia. “She will bring a seasoned reporter’s perspective to our First Up viewers as we set the agenda ahead of the trading day and the events shaping business in Asia.”
Born in Hong Kong, Angie Lau is a multi-award winning journalist with over 16 years of reporting experience. She has interviewed top business newsmakers including fund manager Mark Mobius, British fashion designer Sir Paul Smith and Chinese yacht club billionaire Wang Dafu, among others. Angie joined Bloomberg Television in Hong Kong from the Chicago bureau and has spent most of her broadcast career in Canada and the United States. She has been recognized by the Ohio Society of Professional Journalists for Best Government Reporting, Best Consumer Reporting and Best Investigative Report. She is currently Correspondent Governor at the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Hong Kong.