The Bank of China, in partnership with EUROCHAMBERS, and supported by the EU-SME Centre and the EU-China Business Association (EUCBA), is organizing the 2017 China- EU SME Cross-Border Investment and Trade Conference.

More than 200 companies have already registered to this event. More than 100 Chinese companies will be available to discuss business opportunities.

Several subsidiaries of the Alibaba Group will be present, among which Ant Financial Services Group, formerly known as Alipay. This company operates the Alipay payment platform. It also runs the Zhima credit rating system. For our event, Ant Financial Services Group will be allocated in the E-Commerce and Overseas Tourism sector.

Alibaba Cloud is another subsidiary of the Alibaba Group. Alibaba Cloud provides computer services covering Iaas, Paas, Saas, big data and bespoke solutions.

However, the best known Alibaba company in this group is Alibaba.com (Europe) Ldt, which is the leading English-language wholesale marketplace for global trade. Buyers on Alibaba.com, who are located in more than 200 countries and regions all over the world, are typically trade agents, wholesalers, retailers, manufacturers and SMEs engaged in the import and export business. (www.alibaba.com).

Belgian and European companies will be able to discuss with them the possibility of entering the Chinese market through their internet channel. There will be plenty of opportunities for future cooperation.

Companies are divided into sectors. Most of the companies already registered come from the following sectors:

• agriculture and food
• high-end equipment manufacturing
• high technology
• environment and renewable energies

Matching will be done through the B2B platform. This will allow to maximize the matches and to ensure the quality of each bilateral meeting.

The updated website www.bocsmeevent.com will give you a lot of additional information on this exceptional event.

The presence of Alibaba will allow a very large group of entrepreneurs to open the path to China. E-commerce is indeed a giant opportunity to establish direct links with the Chinese end consumers.

Time: 2 June 2017.
Venue: Brussels
Participating enterprises: 100 Chinese enterprises and 200 EU enterprises will be invited to attend the Cross-Border Matchmaking Event, which conducts several rounds of “One to One” negotiation and connection.
Industry focus: & Food Industry; Pharmacy & Health Care; Chemical Industry; E-Commerce; Environment and Renewable Energies; High Technology; High-end Equipment Manufacturing; Winter Sports and Cross-Border Tourism
Advantages:

• During the 19thEU-China Summit
• To realise China-EU bilateral benefits – Multi-Industry Matchmaking
• One to one on site negotiations
• Debt-Equity Combination Financing – BOC Customized Service

Fee: Registration: Free of Charge
Lunch and Coffee Breaks: Provided by BOC for all Participants
Interpreters (Chinese-English): Available during the Conference
Registration: www.bocsmeevent.eu
Contacts:
Tel: 0032-2405 6663；0032-2405 6691
Email: sme.be@bankofchina.com
sme.be@mail.notes.bank-of-china.com
Contact Address : 20 Avenue des Arts, 1000 Brussels, Belgium