Manufacturing in China, which is strongly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, has largely recovered, but now shutdowns in the rest of the world are threatening the supply of key parts and demand. Guangdong, a province who’s three decades of development is considered nothing short of an economic miracle, has taken full advantage of globalization’s many opportunities and therefore inevitably branded itself as the 'world factory'.

What impact did the COVID-19 have on Guangdong's manufacturing industry? What measures have Guangdong's manufacturing companies taken to respond to the epidemic? In the face of an uncertain international environment, how should Guangdong's manufacturing industry implement a long-term strategy when considering factors like diversified manufacturing, relocation, and cost-saving? Compared with other countries and regions, will the 'world factory' still be able to maintain its advantages?

• 2020-07-10 | 16:00 - 17:30
• Zoom - Online Platform

As COVID-19 sweeps through the globe, some feeling its effects more than others, the fashion, luxury and cosmetics sector has been strongly affected as its business runs through service, supply-chain, manufacturing and other industries coming to a halt during the outbreak. As China begins to see the first signs of revival in consumer confidence, the fashion, luxury and cosmetics sector begin their path to recovery, setting a precedent for the same sector in other countries, including how to push the fashion system model to its full potential.

• 2020-07-08 | 16:00 - 17:30
• Online

The conference is a collaboration effort between KPMG, CLP, Cyberport, JOS, Siemens, Wilson Group, Signify, WeWork, Weave Co-living and Smart City Consortium, speakers will be discussing and showcasing innovations for the next generation of city working and living. They will be featuring global and regional speakers from academia, corporates, policy makers and leading entrepreneurs to showcase examples of a number of smart cities and tech solutions from around the world to enhance a city’s liveability, workability and sustainability.
The Connected City Conference forms part of the “StartmeupHK Festival” (6 - 10 July 2020) a week-long event, organised by InvestHK (https://www.startmeup.hk/). The festival is a major initiative by InvestHK aimed at helping founders of innovative and scalable startups from overseas to set up/expand in Hong Kong, and greater China. The event in 2019 drew thousands of delegates throughout the week. This year due to Covid-19 pandemic the whole event will be going 100% virtual !

For more details about the speakers and agenda please visit the following link: https://kpmg.eventbank.com/event/the-connected-cities-conference-2020-16749/.

• 2020-07-06 | 12:00 - 19:00
• Webex

People in the West routinely ask: "What does China want?" The answer is quite simple: the superpower status it always had, but briefly lost.

• 2020-07-03 | 15:00 - 16:30
• Zoom (On-line Meeting)