Robotic and automation trends in China Go back »
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Time2014-10-21 | 15:00 - 17:30
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Venue:EUCCC Shanghai Office, Shui On Plaza, Floor 22, Unit 2204
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Fortune Magazine already advanced last year a study of IMF stating that ”based on China’s fertility rate and population growth, a recent study by two economists at the International Monetary Fund suggests that, without any changes in policy or the birth rate, China will begin to experience a labor shortage in about a decade. In fact, by 2025, the country could face a shortfall of 28 million workers.”
This contraction has been already visible, caused also by the growing dynamics of the central and west regions of China. In addition, China's rigid hukou regulations don't help labor mobility within the country. This trend is coexisting with an increasing unemployment rate especially affecting fresh graduate students which are aiming for higher salaries.
Foxconn, followed by other multinational and big local companies, has already moved toward the replacement of labor force with automation and robots. The automotive sector is the leading industry for the use of industrial robots, followed by the electronic industry. According to the International Federation of Robotics Statistical Department, in 2012 Asian markets are the biggest purchasers of robots with China being the main market, followed by Japan and Korea. China’s rate of robot per worker is still quite low compared to other Asian countries, therefore, the main industry players forecast tremendous opportunities.
How this will re-shape China's labor market? Which jobs will be replaced by machines? Which new skills will be required and how China's labor market can reply to these trends?
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Agenda
14.30-15.00 Registration
15.00-15.10 Welcome Remarks, Ioana Kraft, General Manager, European Chamber Shanghai
15.10-15.30 Automation R-Evolution: Introduction and effects on China Labor Market, Rosanna Terminio, Managing Partner, AsecorpChina Business Consulting
15.30-15.50 The China Automation Tsunami: Pinpointing Opportunities, Franc Kaiser, Director, InterChina
15.50-16.10 Presentation, Stefan Sack, CEO, COMAU
16.10-16.30 Presentation, Herve Chevalier, Head of Systems Business for ABB Robotics in China, Head of Global Body in White for ABB Robotics, ABB Engineering (Shanghai) Ltd.
16.30-17.15 Panel Discussion incl. Q&A
17.15-17.20 Closing Remarks, European Chamber
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Speakers
Mr. Herve Chevalier
Herve Chevalier is head of Systems Business for ABB Robotics China as well as Global manager of the Body in White Activity of ABB Robotics, one of the leading suppliers of Robots and Production solution to the automotive and to the General Industry. Herve has been in China for ABB Robotics for 10 years and therefore witnessed the tremendous growth of the Robotic & Automation industry in China. Prior to China, ABB worked 5 years in North America serving the North American Automotive Market with Robotic and Automated solutions with ABB and with Valiant, a major supplier of Automation solution. Prior to the US, Herve worked 4 years in ABB Robotics industry in France, giving him a wide view on the Robotics market evolution on 3 major continents. Herve hold a master degree in Engineering and Management from a famous Engineering & Management school in France
Mr. Franc Kaiser
Franc Kaiser is a Partner with InterChina and leads business development efforts for the Chinese as well as European market. Mr. Kaiser is based in Shanghai and works with clients to explore faster or novel tactics for growth. He is also a member of InterChina's Management Committee.
Mr. Kaiser looks back on 10 years of working experience in consulting in China, and brings extensive expertise on strategy development in key sectors such as industrial goods, machinery and equipment, paper / pulp / packaging, as well as healthcare and personal care goods. He currently leads Machinery Sector Group. Mr. Kaiser has a long track record in working with clients as a project manager, supervisor, as well as a team member for complex and comprehensive market research and strategy projects, including both market entry and market expansion / penetration issues.
Before moving to China in 2002, Mr. Kaiser worked in Switzerland and South Korea. Before joining InterChina Consulting in 2006, he worked for 4 years with a German management consulting company in China. He also served, on a voluntary basis, as a member of the Board of Directors of the Swiss Chinese Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai between 2004 and 2006.
Mr. Kaiser is a Swiss national and graduated from the University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland as UAS business manager. He is fluent in German and English, and conversant in French and Mandarin. Franc is a frequent speaker at events and conferences for machinery and healthcare-related topics, as well as regular writer of articles on related subjects.
Ms. Rosanna Terminio
With an international background in Europe and South America, and over 10 years living in China, Rosanna Terminio is a consultant, contributor and lecturer specializing in innovation and strategy for the organization, as well as human resources strategist. She works since 2006 for AsecorpChina, of which she become owner in 2011 together with a Chinese colleague. As an Independent researcher, she published an academic paper titled: “The impact of RAAI (Robotic, Automation and Artificial Intelligence) from the employee perspective. A scoping review” and she is now working on her PhD research about technology driven change and employee’s identity. She also contributed to the book “The work we need. People for Industry 4.0”, published in Italy in October 2018. Rosanna is certified as an Executive Coach (ICC) and LEGO®SERIOUS PLAY® facilitator. She gives lectures about Doing Business in China and HR Management in different Management Schools and Universities in Europe and China and participates, with pro-bono consulting, to different CSR activities.
Dr. Stefan Sack
Dr. Stefan Sack is the CEO of COMAU in China, one of the leading suppliers of production solutions and robots to the automotive industry and a subsidiary to the Italian FIAT Group. Additionally he is Vice President of the European Chamber of Commerce in China (EUCCC), and Chairman of the Shanghai chapter since 2012. Stefan has been in China for almost ten years in various roles in electronics, automotive and robotics industry. Before joining COMAU he was working as the Managing director China for Voith Industrial Services providing industrial services to Volkswagen, BMW, SGM and others. From 2005 to 2008, Stefan was responsible as Vice President of Operations for three factories in the South of China and Beijing for FRIWO/CEAG group, the world market leader of mobile phone chargers. From 1999-2004 Stefan was working as a Project Leader with McKinsey & Company in the Hamburg office.
Stefan studied Physics at the University of Hamburg and got his PhD in the field of Molecular Biology/Physics from the same University in collaboration with the Max-Planck Society for the advancement of Science in Germany.