The Sino-European Entrepreneurs Summit (SEES) is a high-level, efficient, and international exchange platform for entrepreneurs. This platform is mainly to promote commercial ethics, social responsibilities and professional knowledge, where Chinese entrepreneurs can also present their new images. SEES is presented to excellent entrepreneurs in capital cities in Europe as a large annual conference, on which the entrepreneurs may discuss major global topics and establish cooperation. The Summit is coming a driving force in speeding up the process of Chinese enterprises’ going global, boosting real economy, building internationally recognized brands, rejuvenating the Chinese nation and other key national strategies.

SEES 2015 is the first international conference in which Mr Wang Yanzhi, President of China New Silk Road Fund, will deliver a speech regarding the “one belt, one road” policy and introduce the investment strategy for the new USD40 billion government fund. SEES 2015 is the first international conference which will see initiators and experts of the aforementioned “one belt, one road” policy provide their insight to the application of the new China-Europe cooperation policy. SEES 2015 is bringing to your doorstep the Chairman of the largest Chinese private real estate developer – Vanke Group, President of the largest milk producer – Yili Group, President of the largest beverage group – Huiyuan Group and key Chinese companies including Beijing Capital Group, Fosun Group, Lenovo, Beijing Construction Engineering Group, Financial Street Holding, and many more.

6th September 2015, Sunday
20:00-22:00 Welcome cocktail, guests arrival, Intercontinental Paris Le Grand

7th September 2015, Monday, Day 1
Location: Maison de la Mutualité, 24 Rue Saint-Victor 75005 Paris
08:00 – 09:00 h.     Registration and welcome
09:00 – 09:30 h.     Opening speeches by Long Yongtu, Jean-Pierre Raffarin, Wu Jianmin and Gao Yuanyuan

09:30 – 10:30 h.    Theme 1: WTO and “One Belt, One Road”
10:30 – 11:00 h.     Application of “One Belt One Road” Policy on corporate strategy and international cooperation

11:00 – 11:30 h.     Coffee break
11:30 – 12:30 h.     Theme 2: Manufacturing – transition and upgrade (including a speech by Mr Bert De Graeve, Chairman of the Flanders-China Chamber of Commerce and Chairman of Bekaert)
12:30 – 14:00 h.     Lunch break
14:00 – 14:30 h.     Theme 3: Round-table conference of international financial investment experts

14:30 – 15:30 h.     Subject discussion
15:30 – 16:00 h.     Coffee break
16:00 – 17:30 h.     Theme 4: Lasting success of Family business (including a speech by Lord Sassoon, President of the EU-China Business Association)

19:00 – 21:00 h.     SEES Welcome cocktail

8th September 2015, Tuesday, Day 2
08:30 – 9:00 h.     Welcome coffee
09:00 – 10:15 h.     Keynote speeches by Gordon Brown (pending), Liu Mingkang, Moulay Hafid Elalamy and Wang Hao

10:15 – 10:30 h.     Coffee break
10:30 – 12:00 h.    Theme 5: CEO Dialogue: Sustainability and Entrepreneurship
12:30 – 14:00 h.     Lunch break
14:00 – 15:30 h.     Theme 6: Innovation leads the future development of China and Europe cooperation

15:30 – 16:00 h.     Coffee break
16:00 – 17:00 h.     Theme 7: Sino-European culture salon
18:00 – 19:00 h.     Signature ceremony of Sino-European cooperative projects
19:00 – 22:00 h.     Gala dinner

Website: www.sees2015.com

The Flanders-China Chamber of Commerce and the Province of East Flanders are organizing a seminar focused on ‘Belgian Customs and its activities in China’. This event will take place at 17h00 on Thursday 1 October 2015 at the Provincial House, Gouvernementstraat 1, 9000 Gent.

Mr Eddy De Cuyper, Counsellor, Customs Attaché, Embassy of Belgium in China, will give a presentation on the Belgian Customs in China: legal aspects, procedures and experiences in relation to the Chinese customs.

The programme is as follows:
17h00     Registration
17h30     Welcome by Mr Geert Versnick, Vice Governor in charge of European and International cooperation and economic affairs
17h40     Introduction by Mrs Gwenn Sonck, Executive Director, Flanders-China Chamber of Commerce

17h45   Presentation : ’Belgian customs and its activities in China’ by Mr Eddy De Cuyper, Customs Attaché, Embassy of Belgium in China

18h45     Question and answer session followed by networking drink

If you are interested in attending, please register online at www.flanders-china.be before 25 September 2015.

Participation fee for FCCC members: €45, non-members: €75.

The 5th edition of the Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival will take place in Antwerp on Saturday September 12, 2015 from 09:30 h. till 22 h. Extensive information about dragon boats, their history and tradition is available at the website www.drakenbootfestival.be.

The race starts at 09:30 h. Opening speech by Ms Linda Lai, Special Representative for Hong Kong Economic and Trade Affairs to the European Union. Finish at 17 h. and distribution of prizes by Mr Marc Van Peel, Vice Mayor for the port, work and industry and Chairman of the Port Authority of Antwerp.

Registration: Anthony Driscoll, contact@drakenbootfestival.be. Tel. 0495 53 93 25
Main organizer: Leo Van der Heyden, info@drakenbootfestival.be. Tel. 0475 75 61 00.

On the occasion of Expo Milano 2015, the Qingdao Municipal Government will host the Qingdao Day in the China Pavilion of the Expo on 17th September, 2015. Senior leaders of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT), Shandong Province and the Qingdao Municipal government will be present at the event. Qingdao, as the host city of the Olympic Sailing Regatta in 2008, plays an important role in the national “One Belt and One Road” strategy in terms of geographic location and business cooperation with overseas partners. The Qingdao Day themed as “Sailing City Setting off on New Silk Road”, will be featured with exhibitions and themed shows so that a whole picture of Qingdao will be given to all guests. The Qingdao Day events will start at 10:00 AM on 17th September, including the economic and trade promotion seminar, signing ceremony of China Pavilion’s Relocation and business luncheon.

Contact person: Mrs. Gwenn Sonck, gwenn.sonck@flanders-china.be

China’s demand for imported food and beverage products has been growing rapidly throughout the past few years, presenting unique opportunities for European SMEs in particular. To help more SMEs get to know the market, the EU SME Centre will set up an EU SME Pavilion at this year’s World of Food Beijing, the largest international food & beverage trade fair in Northern China. SMEs can enjoy a preferential rate for the booth and benefit from exclusive premium services. The package will include:

– A booth with a preferential rate (282 €/sqm) within the EU SME Pavilion to give your brand maximum visibility, decoration included.
– Pre-Fair Services: A series of webinar trainings to get you ready for your visit to China and meeting with Chinese companies.

On-Site Services:
– Business-to-business tour connecting you with the largest Chinese grocers, retailers, distributors and e-commerce platforms
– A series of seminars covering intellectual property protection in China and essential legal topics
– After Fair Services: Follow-up support from the EU SME Centre experts

If you are interested in joining the Pavilion and learning more about the package, click the button to register your interest: Register interest

About World of Food Beijing 2015: World of Food Beijing is an annual food & beverage trade fair powered by Anuga. Occupying a total area of 35,000 sq m, comprising 25,000 sq m of showcase area with more than 600 exhibitors, and 10,000 sq m of conference and activity zone, this event is poised to showcase a wide array of foodstuff such as fine foods and imported foods, dairy products, bread and bakery, meat and seafood products, frozen foods, sweets and snack foods, coffee and tea. More than 45% of the exhibitors will hail from abroad and over 24,000 trade visitors are to be expected. To learn more about the event, click here>