"Made in China 2025" is an initiative to comprehensively upgrade Chinese industry and it draws direct inspiration from Germany's "Industry 4.0" plan, which was first discussed in 2011 and later adopted in 2013. The heart of the "Industry 4.0" idea is intelligent manufacturing, i.e., applying the tools of information technology to production. In the German context, this primarily means using the Internet of Things to connect small and medium-sized companies more efficiently in global production and innovation networks so that they could not only more efficiently engage in mass production but just as easily and efficiently customize products.

As China enters into the midst of the 4^th Industrial Revolution, Industry 4.0, Made in China 2025 and Internet Plus have become the key economic triggers of China’s long-term economic strategy. Economists believe that the combination of these initiatives will enable a new industrial revolution. With enormous potential to capitalize on the opportunities generated through transition towards a creative and high tech driven economy, China is evolving rapidy in pursuit of its goal. China’s population of netizens will likely exceed over 700m, yet that is barely half of China’s total population. This illustrates clearly the mega potential of e-commerce, m-commerce and other Internet based services across a broad range of sectors to capitalize on Industry 4.0 and the development of an Internet of Things (IOT).

This seminar will:

• Assess the goals and progress so far of Industry 4.0.
• Examine the opportunities and threats for European organisations active in China within the Industry 4.0 initiatives of Internet Plus and Made in China 2025.
• Highlight key sector areas for growth and assess the realistic possibility for Foreign Invested Enterprises to contribute.

AGENDA

9:00 to 9:30          Registration

9:30 to 9:40          Welcome Remarks by Mr. Carlo D’ Andrea, Vice-Chairman of the Board, Shanghai Chapter, European Chamber 

9:40 to 10:10        "Practical Path to Industry 4.0" by Dr. Dennis Hong, M.Sc. Ph.D, Principle Consultant, TÜV SÜD Academy

10:10 to 10:40      "Made In China 2025 & Internet Plus: The 4^th Industrial Revolution" by Mr. Kiran Patel, Marketing and Communications Director, LehmanBrown International Accountants

10:40 to 11:10      Q&A Session

11:10 to 11:20      Closing Remarks

Payment:

You can pay at the day of the event using cash or local debit/credit cards. The European Chamber can give you an official fapiao for amount exceeding 200 RMB, and this will be sent to you via courier a few days after the event.

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Speakers

Mr. Kiran Patel

Marketing & Communications Specialist

Mr. Kiran Patel

Marketing & Communications Specialist

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Kiran Patel has been living in China since 2004 and was until recently the Director of Strategic Communications and Corporate Relations at the British Council. Prior to the British Council, Kiran’s career has taken in a wide range of professional experience and he is a credible marketing and communications specialist. He has taken various positions of responsibility and has been proactive in the British Chamber of Commerce in China over a prolonged period, being elected onto the British Chamber Executive Committee for two terms, while also previously co-chairing the Marcomm and CSR Forums.

Dr. Dennis Hong, M.Sc. Ph.D

Principle Consultant, TÜV SÜD Academy

Dr. Dennis Hong, M.Sc. Ph.D

Principle Consultant, TÜV SÜD Academy

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In his early career overseas in 90’s, Dr. Hong was actively involved in assisting UK industries in developing China investment opportunities and establishing joint ventures through technical cooperation. He was then in Hong Kong to work for the Swire Group, building up the Coca-Cola business operation system in China before taking his posts as a general manager of a factory in Shenzhen and then of a management consulting company in Hong Kong. In his last ten years working experience as a principal consultant and general manager of training and consulting division, he had worked for the renowned German technical service companies of TUV Greater China Group.

As Dr. Hong came from the forefront of factory operation and witnessed the full path of China industry development over last twenty years, his profound business knowledge and experiences by serving wide sectors of industry clients provided him with an in-depth understanding of the existing problems that we face and methodologies that shall move us forward.

In his almost 30 years’ working experience both at home and abroad, Dr. Hong became a very popular principal trainer, business manager and management consultant in the field of factory improvement and operational excellence. His clients include but not limited to the Volkswagen SH, BMW, Iveco, Dong Feng-Honda, Bosch, Osram, Siemens, Nokia, IBM, Schneider, Philips, BP, Whirlpools, ABB, ZTE, Mind-Ray Group, together with many small and medium enterprises.

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