China has entered a new phase defined as the “New Normal”. Its economy grew by 6.9% in 2015, the ages of “Double Digit Growth” have passed, now China needs to use capital and resources in a more efficient way in order to grow in a sustainable and balanced way. What are the expectations on China’s economy during this new era? What messages are transmitted through China Manufacturing 2025 and 13th Five-Year-Plan? What challenges do European and Chinese businesses, and in particular SMEs have in China? In order to place this new era of transformation into context, in particular, tackling on SMEs, this conference will highlight and explain the major changes that China is currently undergoing, also the implications for European SMEs in China. EU SME Centre is delighted to invite you join executives from European SMEs from a diverse range of industries, European embassies and Chinese think tanks in the discussions that this conference will offer on tackling a changing China.
Tentative agenda:
13:00-13:30 Registration
13:30-13:40 Opening remarks –Adam Dunnett, Chair of Board, EU SME Centre
13:40-14:00 Keynote Speech – Bojan Pavlek, DG Grow, EU Delegation
14:00-14:20 Keynote Speech – Zhang Xiaofeng, Deputy Director General, ProSME, MIIT
14:20-14:40 How to understand the changing China – Alexander van Kemenade, Director of Consulting, Asia, The Economist Intelligence Unit
14:40-15:40 Panel discussion: Managing SMEs in a changing China
European and Chinese SMEs executives will share their experiences in tackling with the challenges from a constantly changing China.
- The Economist Intelligence Unit, Alexander van Kemenade, Director of Consulting, Asia,
- Fortune Park, Jay Xu, Managing Director
- Geapower, Gianluca Ghiara, Managing Director
- Blueair, Bobo Xie, Chief Representative
- EU SME Centre, Rafael Jimenez, Business Development Advisor
- Flexbo – MFG Solutions, Gabriele Castaldi, Managing Director
15:40-16:00 Coffee Break
16:00-17:40 How to deal with the challenges in China:
Experts will present and offer solutions to key challenges that SMEs face in China.
16:00-16:25:HR Strategy: Amanda Ou, Director of Global & Strategic Accounts, LinkedIn China
16:25-16:50:Legal issues: Rogier van Bijnen, R&P China Lawyers
16:50-17:15:Intellectual Property Rights: Reinout van Malenstein, China IPR SME Helpdesk
17:15-17:40:Internet plus – Opportunities for SMEs, Martina Gerst, Advisor of EU SME Centre
17:40-18:00 Q&A and Discussion
18:00-18:10 Closing Remarks – Massimo Bagnasco, EU SME Centre Expert & States' Representative of European Union Chamber of Commerce in China
18:10-18:30 Networking
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