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Time2017-09-14 | 09:00 - 16:00
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Venue:Grand Kempinski Hotel Shanghai
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Fee:Members: 600 RMB |
Non Members: 700 RMB
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President Xi Jinping's January speech at Davos emphasised the need for China to have an investment environment that was welcome to foreign businesses. China's economic expansion has exceeded expectations with the country reaching 6.9 per cent growth in GDP over Q2.
Over the course of the upcoming Annual China Investment Conference, talks will be held on learned investment strategy along with several keynote speeches on China’s current economic strategy and foreign business environment.
Not only is this conference a great opportunity to learn about new investment strategy from noted experts, but it is also a unique opportunity to meet others that are interested in China’s current strategy concerning inbound investment.
Agenda
8.30 - 9.00 Registration
9.00 - 9.10 Welcome remarks by Ms Brigitte Wolff, Board Member, European Chamber, Shanghai Chapter
9.10 - 9.40 Too big to ignore: What are China's Competitive's Edges? by Mr Jens Ewert, Partner, Deloitte China
9.40 - 10.10 Plant Site Selection and Location Strategies by Mr Ross Griggs, Director of International Development
(Europe & Asia) at GSE
Pathways for best use of local energy tariffs and subsidies for energy saving and carbon allowances by Mr
Joseph van der Elst, Deputy Managing Director at Energydesign (Shanghai) Co. Ltd and Vice Chair of
the European Chamber's Energy Working Group
10.10 - 10.40 Networking coffee break
10.40 - 11.20 China's New Energy Vehicles Market: Risks and Rewards by Mr Bruno Lambert, CEO, ICONIQ Motors
11.20 - 12.00 Key Considerations when furthering Investment in China and expanding operations by Mr Luca Biagini,
APAC COO, UFI Filters Group
12.00 - 13.30 Lunch break
13.30 - 14.45 Panel Discussion: A conversation on Policies that encourage Manufacturing Innovation and Growth
Government Policies, Talent Policies, Environmental Policies,...
Moderator: Mr Carlo Diego D'Andrea, Chairman of the Shanghai Chapter and Vice President of the European Chamber
Panellists:
- Mr Pierre La Tour, Chief Financial Officer, China, CNH Industrial
- Mr. Francis Liekens, Vice President, Atlas Copco (China) Investment
- Mr. Bruno Lambert, CEO, ICONIQ Motors
- Mr. Luca Biagini, APAC COO, UFI Filters Group
14.45 - 15.30 China's New FIE Negative List: Further Opening up the Market for Foreign Investors? by Dr. Jakob
Riemenschneider, Partner and Co-head of Taylor Wessing, Hong Kong Office
15.30 - 15.50 Final Q&A Session
15.50 - 16.00 Closing Remarks by Mr Carlo Diego D'Andrea, Chairman of the Shanghai Chapter and Vice President of
the European Chamber
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Speakers
Mr. Jens Ewert
Mr. Jens Ewert
Jens Ewert, a Senior Partner with Deloitte China, has over 30 years of working experience in the professional services, based in Shanghai since end 2002 – he has been a member of Deloitte China Eastern Region Management team since then. Jens is the national leader for Deloitte China Life Science & Health Care Industry, leading a dedicated industry team comprising over 1000+ partners and professionals. He also covers our full range of multidisciplinary services, from consulting, risk & financial & tax advisory and audit & assurance, offering to Multinational Clients in China.
Jens has received the ‘Magnolia Silver Award’ from the Shanghai Government in September 2021, recognizing foreign business leaders for their special and outstanding contribution to the City’s development. He is also a Board member at the EUCCC Shanghai and the National Vice-Chair of the Investment Working group at the EU Chamber in China.
Prior to moving to China, he has been working in numerous countries always in professional services, such as France, Hungary, Vietnam and Indonesia. He hold a Master degree from University Paris X Dauphine in Business & Finance and a Diploma of Political Science from Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris. He also attended numerous executive programs at IMD and Insead. He is married to Christine and calls France his home.
Mr. Joseph van der Elst
Mr. Joseph van der Elst
Joseph van der Elst, Civil Engineer, specializing in Environment and Territory Planning, Joseph has coordinated botanical acclimation & research glasshouse construction projects, in Chongqing, Guangzhou and Kunming for 3 years for RICHEL group. Then, stood as advisor on sustainable strategy at ELST associés, a management consulting company focusing on mediation and conflict resolution, knowledge and information management, career & cross-cultural coaching and project management services.
In 2011, he participated in the first Deutsche Gesellshaft für Nachhaltiges Bauen (DGNB) training for International consultants in Köln, Germany.
Joseph then joined energydesign (Shanghai)’s team with his field professional background and great passion of implementing sustainable and energy efficient buildings in China and Asia.
Using DGNB’s framework as a tool to coordinate integration of brief, design, construction, then operation and verification stages of a project, he steers sustainability concepts in buildings, starting with energydesign’s core field of expertise: energy concepts and energy audit of existing buildings. Half of which are industrial facilities.
He is also involved in pilot German Passive House projects in China, for the site quality assurance.
Joseph has played a leading role in all DGNB projects registered in China so far, to this date, including:
Sino-German Ecopark’s business center in Qingdao, certified with DGNB Platinum for mix-use Office and Hotel
Landsea Bruck in Huzhou, certified with DGNB Platinum for residential buildings
BASF R&D lab in Shanghai, aiming at DGNB Silver for laboratory buildings
Together with his team at energydesign (Shanghai) Co. Ltd., he is contributing the DGNB China country adaptation, helping DGNB adapt its criterions to the Chinese context and regulations during the pilot phases.
Mr. Bruno Lambert
Mr. Bruno Lambert
Bruno Lambert has joined ICONIQ Motors as CEO since March 2017 after working for the last 2 years with the Iconiq team while serving as Asia President for Magna Steyr.
His long senior Management experience within Magna and his involvement on strategic cooperations with Global as well as Chinese OEMS and new entrant companies, bring to Iconiq a large knowledge of OEM best practices from Product Planning to Manufacturing strategy.
After receiving a Master in Mechanical Engineering from one leading French Engineering University, “Ecole Centrale Nantes”, Mr Lambert obtained a MBA in the Sorbonne University, Paris.
Mr Lambert started his career in England in Quality Management for the Engine Management Systems division of Sagem, later on acquired by Johnson Controls. He has thereafter continued his path fully in the Automotive Industry for more than 17 years.
Mr. Pierre La Tour
Mr. Pierre La Tour
Pierre La Tour,born in 1967, graduated in Economics at the University of Geneva, Switzerland. Pierre has started his career with the Aga Khan Foundation in 1991, working in the Indian sub-continent. In 1995, he joined Société Générale as investment analyst focusing on South East Asia. In 1997, Pierre joined the Fiat Group in the Strategies and Business Development function. In 2003, he moved to Iveco as Industrial Controller, overseeing the Chinese Joint Ventures Naveco and SAIC IVECO Hongyan. In 2008, he was appointed CFO of the Iveco Defence Vehicles business, playing an active role in the business’ international expansion. In 2012, he was appointed CFO of the Specialty Vehicles business, encompassing the Defence and Fire Fighting businesses.
Since 2015, he is the Chief Financial Officer for CNH Industrial China. CNH Industrial operates in China with all its businesses: Agriculture (with the Case and New Holland brands), Construction Equipment (with the Case brand), Commercial Vehicles (with the Iveco brand) and Powertrain (with the Fiat Powertrain Technologies brand); three production sites (Harbin, Nanjing and Chongqing) and its HQ in Shanghai. China’s net revenues account for approximately US$ 1.4bn.
Mr. Francis Liekens
Mr. Francis Liekens
Francis was appointed Vice President, Atlas Copco (China) Investment Co., Ltd. in August, 2016. Based in Shanghai, he oversees Atlas Copco’s operations in Greater China and Mongolia, with more than 35 legal entities.
Over the past 23 years, he has held various managerial positions with increased responsibility within Atlas Copco Group and has been working most of his time in different countries in Europe and Asia. Prior to his current position, he was the General Manager of Atlas Copco Singapore & Malaysia.
Francis is a Belgian citizen, and holds a Master’s degree in Business Administration.
Mr. Luca Biagini
Mr. Luca Biagini
Luca is the COO of UFI Filters Group.
Before joining UFI, he worked in CNH Industrial since 2013 and then was appointed CEO in China. He was responsible for all operations from product development to manufacturing and sales, both in the domestic and export market. In 2014, the company achieved a turnover of 20 Billion RMB (3 Billion USD) with 11 plants, 3 R&D centers and approximately 14,000 employees in 2014.
With more than 25 years of managerial experience, 20 of which were as GM/MD in China-based operations, Luca is a highly accomplished strategically oriented leader with considerable experience in managing the operations of complex enterprises in emerging markets and dynamic environments. He also has ample experience in sales, M&A and operations.
Luca is a Italian citizen, he has a Master’s degree in Electronic Engineering, Bologna University. He is fluent in Italian, English and is conversational in French.
Dr. Jakob Riemenschneider
Dr. Jakob Riemenschneider
Dr. Jakob Riemenschneider is a partner of international law firm Taylor Wessing. He co-heads the firm‘s Hong Kong office.
A German qualified lawyer and tax advisor, he assists European and Asian clients with their cross-continental investments and business activities including acquisitions, international expansion projects, and corporate restructuring. In the China Group of Taylor Wessing, Jakob Riemenschneider is responsible for Environmental Technologies, Agriculture & Food. Jakob studied in Germany, the UK and China. He is fluent in English, German and Mandarin and is conversational in Spanish.
Mr. Ross Griggs
Mr. Ross Griggs
Ross is a native of Williamsburg, Virginia, USA with more than a decade of business development & operational management experience in the construction industry throughout Asia. After two years of volunteer work in southern Taiwan, where Ross became fluent in Mandarin Chinese, Ross joined a South Korean company, DPI, and helped manage their design work on water and theme parks in Mainland China and throughout APAC. Next, he moved on to SASCO (MEP Consultants) and in this role was involved with the design & construction of Shanghai Disney Resort. After the opening of SHDR, and not wanting to return to the U.S. quite yet, Ross joined GSE as their Director of International Development, assisting in cross-border design & build projects between Europe & China. He focuses mainly on industrial and logistical projects. After a few years in Shanghai’s Former French Concession him and his wife now call Hongqiao home.