The “Hamburg Summit: China meets Europe” is a high-level, biennial business conference on Sino-European relations. Initiated in 2004 by Hamburg Chamber of Commerce, the “Hamburg Summit” is the leading platform for business, political and academic leaders to discuss issues of mutual interest, and has in the past attracted high-level representatives from European, Chinese and international political and business leaders.
Agenda(Germany Time)
EmCee& Moderator: Monika Jones, International News Anchor
09.00h Opening Session
Welcome Addresses
• Prof. Norbert Aust, President, Hamburg Chamber of Commerce, Germany
• Dr. Peter Tschentscher, First Mayor and President of the Senate of the Free
and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, Germany
Opening Speeches
• Li Yizhong, Chairman, China Federation of Industrial Economics (CFIE), P.R.
China
• Gerhard Schröder, Former Chancellor of the Federal Republic of
Germany, Honorary Chairman of the "Hamburg Summit: China meets
Europe"
09.30h EU-China Economic Dialogue on post-pandemic cooperation
Keynotes:
• N.N., Vice Prime Minister of the State Council of the People’s Republic of
China (tbc)
• Josep Borrell, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and
Security Policy/Vice-President of the Commission for a Stronger Europe in
the World (tbc)
• Peter Altmaier, Federal Minster for Economic Affairs and Energy of the
Federal Republic of Germany (tbc)
Expert Panel “Prospects for EU-China economic cooperation after the
pandemic”
• Fraser Howie, Independent Analyst, Co-author of Red Capitalism
• Prof. Dr. Jiang Feng, University Council Chair, Shanghai International
Studies University, Shanghai
• Dennis She, President, Global Sales and Marketing, LONGi
• Jörg Wuttke, President EUCCC, Beijing
Moderator: Monika Jones, International News Anchor
10.45h Industry Dialogue: “Opening up or closing in? New approaches to trade and
investment in China and Europe”
• Clas Neumann, Chairperson of the Board of German Chamber of
Commerce in China | Shanghai
• Luisa Santos, Director, International Business Department, Business
Europe, Brussels
• Yi Sun, Leader Greater China Business Services Europe West, Strategy &
Transactions, EY, Dusseldorf
• Wang Jianguo, Vice President, MIDEA Group
Moderator: Rieke Schües, Managing Director, United Europe
11.35h Explorative Session: “Regional integration as driver of innovation networks
in China and Europe”
Video message by Zhang Zhongwei, Vice Director of Shanghai Municipal
Development and Reform Commission, Vice Director of Yangtse-River Delta
Regional, Shanghai (tbc)
• Thomas Becker, CEO, String Network, Copenhagen
• Luan Guangfu, Rotating President, CHINT Group
• Dr. Rolf Strittmatter, CEO HIW Hamburg Invest Wirtschaftsförderungs
gesellschaft mbH, Hamburg
Moderator: Corinne Abele, Chief Representative, gtai Shanghai, China
12.25h Meet & Greet (virtual networking area)
13.15h In dialogue with: HHLA-COSCO (tbc)
• Jens Hansen, CEO and Member of the Board, Hamburger Hafen und
Logistik AG (tbc)
• NN, COSCO Shipping Lines (tbc)
13.30h Trilateral Forum: “Resilient and sustainable supply chains of the future“
• Jens Eskelund, Managing Director, Maersk China, Shanghai
• Denis Redonnet, Deputy Director General, DG Trade, Brussels
• Dr. Willy Shih, Robert & Jane Cizik Professor of Management Practice,
Harvard Business School, Boston
• Xie Haiqin, Deputy General Manager, Haier COSMOPlat IOT Ecological
Technology Co., Ltd
Moderator: Dr. Janka Oertel, Director, Asia programme, Senior Policy Fellow
European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR), Berlin3
14.20h Parallel sessions:
Academy Session A: “China Standards 2035 and its impact on European
companies”
• Rada Rodriguez, Vice President, Zentralverband für Elektrotechnik- und
Elektronikindustrie (ZVEI), CEO and General Manager, Signify GmbH,
Hamburg
• Dr. Betty Xu, Project Director, Seconded European Standardization Expert
in China (SESEC), Beijing
• Xiang Jie, President, Brose China, Shanghai
Moderator: Dr. Jost Wübbeke, Managing Partner, Sinolytics GmbH, Berlin
Academy Session B: “China’s IP laws in practice”
• Dr. Kosmas Ellinas, Co-founder/ Managing Director, NanoPlasma, Attiki,
Greece
• Dr. Jörg-Michael Scheil, Partner, SNB, Shanghai, China
• Zhang Lihong, Vice IP and Legal, Shanghai MicroPort Medical (Group) Co.,
China
Moderator: Simon Cheetham, Team Leader, China IP SME Helpdesk,
Brussels, Belgium
15.10h Concluding Session / Outlook 202X
• Prof. Dr. Jiang Feng, University Council Chair, Shanghai International
Studies University, Shanghai
• Dr. Mikko Huotari, Executive Director, MERICS, Berlin
• Robert Lorenz-Meyer, Conference Chairman, Hamburg
15.30h End of program
European Chamber members can enjoy membership price. For more information, please contact Ms. Maureen Dai at +86 (21）6385 2023 ext.105, mtdai@europeanchamber.com.cn.
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