The inauguration ceremony of the Shanghai Overseas Promotion Center for Service Trade (Brussels) and Matchmaking Event will take place on 14 June from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Thon Hotels, Rue de la Loi, 1040 Brussels.

The Center aims to facilitate business between Shanghai and European companies and institutions.

This event is a unique opportunity for companies active in the services industry (logistics, banking, insurance, tourism, e-commerce, entertainment, and animation industry and others) to meet with the leading government officials from Shanghai Municipal Bureau of Commerce and Shanghai business leaders.

If your company is interested to promote and develop its brand in Shanghai and other locations in China, you can meet the right contacts during this event.

This event is free of charge.

Agenda
10:00-10:30 Sign-in
10:30-10:35 Introduction by Zhao Xiaolei, Director, International Economy & Culture Exchange Center, Eastday
10:35-10:50 Speeches by
Li Hong, Deputy Director-General, Shanghai Municipal Commission of Commerce
Zhou Zhaoming, Economic and Commercial Counselor, Chinese Embassy in Belgium
Gwenn Sonck, Executive Director, Flanders-China Chamber of Commerce/ EU-China Business Association
10:50-10:55 Inauguration of Shanghai Overseas Promotion Center for Service Trade
10:55-11:00 Group photo
11:05-11:10 Introduction of the Shanghai Overseas Promotion Center for Service Trade by Gao Binxiang, Vice President, Eastday
11:20-11:30 Book release on overseas development of Shanghai service trade by Mao Jun, Secretary General, Shanghai Global Promotion Alliance for Service Trade
11:30-12:00 Sino-Belgian Service Trade Enterprises Matchmaking Event
12:00-12:30 Buffet lunch & photo exhibition on Shanghai enterprises

Hosted by:
Shanghai Municipal Commission of Commerce
Eastday
Organized by:
Shanghai Overseas Promotion Center for Service Trade
EU-China Business Association/Flanders-China Chamber of Commerce
Shanghai Global Promotion Alliance for Service Trade
Supported by:
Economic and Commercial Counselor’s Office of the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in the Kingdom of Belgium
Brussels Bureau for Promoting Foreign Investment and Trade

During this ceremony, there will also be a matchmaking event with Chinese entrepreneurs. The full composition of the delegation, which includes business leaders and their proposals for cooperation can be found via this link

If you are interested to participate in this event, please register before 07/06 via this link at the FCCC website

Due to a high attendance, priority will be given to members of the Flanders-China Chamber of Commerce. 
If you are interested in joining our chamber, we kindly invite you to register via: www.flanders-china.be/en/about/join_fccc

Practical information
Location: Thon Hotels, Rue de la Loi, 1040 Brussels.
Date: 14 June, 10:30 – 12:30
Price: Free

Contact: FCCC: info@flanders-china.be

With over 1.3 billion inhabitants – of whom 1 billion are cyber active – China can no longer be ignored as the cornerstone of your international strategy. Big data, analytics, cloud and mobile solutions, AI and social media are constantly changing business dynamics across all continents and industries. Especially e-commerce has turned out to be one of the largest game changers of the last decennia. Through this seminar the Flanders-China Chamber of Commerce and VOKA West-Flanders want to help companies with ambition on the Chinese market in developing their e-commerce strategy.

We help you to fine tune your strategy using the most valuable and successful e-commerce models which are applicable in China. We also give you a thorough picture of the Chinese e-commerce landscape and the ecosystem in which you will operate.

Of course, we also do not forget the practical side of things. Several business cases will be examined, illustrating the most important “do’s-and-don’ts” and they will inspire you to develop a successful e-commerce strategy for your company on the China market. There will also be a discussion moment to help you learn from other companies in the audience.

After this seminar:
• You will have a solid understanding of the e-commerce landscape in China, which no doubt will offer you a competitive advantage.
• You will have gotten in touch with the latest and most relevant technologies and business models which can be used to fine tune your Chinese strategy.
• You will have an understanding of new concepts which will make your e-commerce business in China boom.

Register for this seminar through this link

To get more information you can contact tom.vermeersch@voka.be

Guest speaker
Guest speaker is Mr. Bo Ji, Chief Representative of Europe & Assistant Dean of Global Executive Education at the Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business (CKGSB). Mr. Bo Ji has been working at senior executive level at Fortune 500 companies such as Monsanto, Cargill, Pfizer and Mars.

Target group
Entrepreneurs, CEOs, COOs, purchasing managers… of companies desiring to fine tune or develop their e-commerce strategy for China.

Extra: Contact day East-Asia (in cooperation with Flanders Investment & Trade)
Voka – Chamber of Commerce West-Flanders is once again organizing contact days with the Flemish economic representatives of Flanders Investment & Trade.

On Thursday 18 June 2019 we receive during the whole day the following representatives: Tony Zhang (Guangzhou, China), Bart Boschmans (Shanghai, China), Doris Wu (Taipei, Taiwan) and Katrien Leinders (Hong Kong, China).

This contact day offers an ideal opportunity for entrepreneurs and professionals to have a free-of-charge face-to-face consultation with one of the Vlev’s. You can discuss with them, before or after the seminar “e-commerce in China”, your project, situation and opportunities in the region or country. You can register for this contact day via west-vlaanderen@fitagency.be

Practical information:
Location: Voka – Chamber of Commerce West-Flanders, President Kennedylaan 9A, 8500 Kortrijk
Price: for Members of the Flanders-China Chamber of Commerce (FCCC) and VOKA: €190
Price for Non-members: €290
Ambassadors: free of charge

Contact
FCCC: info@flanders-china.be

10,00 – 10.05  Welcome by Mr. Johan Malin, Flanders Investment & Trade

10.05 – 10.30  Presentation by Mr. Ronald De Swert and Mr. Philippe Nizeyimana of the FPS Finances, Department of the Treasury on the relations between Belgium and the AIIB

10.30 – 11.00  Overview of the AIIB, procurement procedures and opportunities by Mr. Ian Nightingale, Procurement Advisor

11.00 – 11.30  Presentation on the AIIB investment operations, project pipeline and potential investment opportunities by Mr. Ke Fang, Manager of the Implementation Monitoring Unit of the AIIB

11.30 – 11.45  Closing remarks by Mrs. Gwenn Sonck of the Flanders-China Chamber of Commerce

11.45 – 12.00  Question and Answer

12.00 – 13.00  Sandwich lunch (VIP-room floor -1)

13.00 – 15.00  Possibility for 1 on 1 meetings for companies with concrete projects

Participation fee: The participation fee is €75.

If you are interested in attending this event, please register before 8 May 2019 via this link

The Flanders China Chamber of Commerce and KBC Bank are organizing a briefing focused on “China-U.S. Trade tensions also affect European companies. What about yours?”.

This event will take place on Thursday 16 May 2019 from 8:30-11:30 at KBC Bank, Kortrijksesteenweg 1100, 9051 Ghent.

The global economy is slowing down due to persistent uncertainties and trade conflicts. Amidst the risk of the U.S.-China trade war escalating towards Europe, European trade policy aims to balance short-term interests. Europe acknowledges the unavoidable further rise of China and explores new ways of structural European-Chinese cooperation. But many question whether Europe’s approach is appropriate.

Exploring various features of current Chinese and European business allows us to assess the question of whether Europe is naïve or developing a structurally smart strategy to deal with the Chinese dragon.

During this briefing, two bankers from KBC Bank will discuss the following topics.
• China Economic Update Post-Trade War – Mr. P.C. Leung, General Manager, KBC Bank N.V. Shanghai Branch
• Is Fortress Europe ready for the Chinese Dragon? – Mr. Jan Van Hove, KBC Group’s Chief Economist, and General Manager of KBC’s international economic research activities

P.C. Leung

Jan Van Hove

Programme


08:30: Registration and networking 
09:00: Introduction by Gwenn Sonck, Executive Director, Flanders-China Chamber of Commerce

09:10: Presentation by P.C. Leung, General Manager, KBC Bank N.V. Shanghai Branch and J. Van Hove, KBC Group’s Chief Economist, and General Manager of KBC’s international economic research activities.

10:00: Q & A discussion

Practical Information


Location: KBC Bank, Kortrijksesteenweg 1100, 9051 Ghent


Price: for members: €66,55 (incl.21% VAT)

Price: for non-members: €90,75 (incl. 21% VAT)

If you are interested in participating in this event, please subscribe before 11 May 2019 via this link.

Contact: FCCC info@flanders-china.be

About the speakers
• P.C. Leung, General Manager, KBC Bank N.V. Shanghai Branch. After 10 years with the Bank of China Group, P.C. joined KBC Bank Hong Kong Branch at 1991 as Financial Controller. He started his China banking career in KBC Shanghai Branch in 1997. He also worked in KBC Bank Taiwan Branch for 3 years thereafter. He is now the General Manager of KBC Bank Shanghai Branch. P.C. earned an MBA degree and a Master of Information System degree. He is a Chartered Professional Accountant of Canada.

• Jan Van Hove, KBC Group’s Chief Economist, and General Manager of KBC’s international economic research activities. In addition, he is a professor in international economics at the University of Leuven in Belgium. As Chairman of the economic commission of the Federation of Belgian Enterprises, he has intensive contacts with Belgian firms. He is specialized in international trade and international macro-economics. His work has been published in various international journals. Jan Van Hove is often consulted by companies, policy makers and international institutions on European and global economic topics. He is also an Honorary Chairman of the International Network for Economic Research and has been a Visiting Professor at various European universities.

 

 

The Flanders-China Chamber of Commerce is organizing the China Immersion Programme: ‘Negotiating with the Chinese and China Entry Strategies’, which will take place on 19 March at 10h00 at Provinciehuis, Gouvernementstraat 1, 9000 Ghent (Parking: Reep).

Mr. Bo Ji, Chief Representative Europe & Assistant Dean Global Executive Education of the Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business, will be the keynote speaker.

China has embarked on unprecedented economic growth since its market opened up four decades ago, rising to become the world’s second-largest economy today. What is happening in China? What are the new increasing business opportunities that attract European companies? How can you break into the Chinese market and win your customers there?

Companies with the ambition of global expansion, especially those who are eager to enter the Chinese market, should have a better understanding of how to negotiate with the Chinese. However, due to the cultural differences and the shifting dynamics of the business context, it is not easy for all business leaders. Today, effective communication and negotiation skills play a crucial role in a company’s success in China.

Attendees will gain a comparative understanding of the practical Chinese and Western approaches to negotiation as well as sharpen their own negotiation skills through learning from multiple case studies and real-life contexts. Furthermore, they will identify the cultural roots behind business scenarios, which will provide them with the knowledge to reshape their strategies and tactics. The attending business leaders will also learn to optimize their approach to a win-win value creation through negotiating with the Chinese to achieve a sustainable partnership.

The event contains a comprehensive discussion of the Chinese culture and the business environment in China. There is also a large selection of real-life case studies of western companies that have failed in China, which could deepen your understanding of how to avoid mistakes. Finally, the course aims to find you the right China entry strategies and business models.

The morning session: Negotiating with the Chinese: Cultural Roots & Practical Recommendations


This session offers guidance to business leaders on how to leverage cultural differences, complexity, uncertainty, and conflicts during the negotiation process with their Chinese partners.

The afternoon session: Win in China: Business Models & China Entry Strategies


The authoritative China guidance helps you learn the best tried-and-tested China concepts to today’s ever-changing environment and discover strategies that enable you to thrive in China.

Programme


10:00 – 10:15 Signup & Networking

10:15 – 10:30 Opening Remarks and introduction, Gwenn Sonck, Executive Director, Flanders-China Chamber of Commerce

10:30 – 12:00 Keynote Speech “Negotiating with the Chinese: Cultural Roots & Practical Recommendations”, Bo Ji, Chief Representative & Assistant Dean of CKGSB Europe

12:00 – 13:00 Lunch Break & Networking

13:00 – 14:30 Keynote Speech “Win in China: Business Models & China Entry Strategies”, Bo Ji, Chief Representative & Assistant Dean of CKGSB Europe

14:30 – 15:00 Q&A Session about China

15:00 – 16:00 Networking

The participation fee for this event is:


Morning or Afternoon Session, lunch included:


Members (excl. VAT): €195

Whole Day price:

Members (excl. VAT): €325

For non-member fees, please check our website. For more information about the speaker, please check our website.

If you are interested to participate in this session, please subscribe before 16 March 2019 via this link (Eventbrite) or this link (FCCC website).

Experience of previous participants:
“The enthusiasm of the speaker was remarkable. Through the experiences of the lecturer everything was very understandable and clear. There was a lot of interaction in the group, which allowed us to know the experiences of others.”

Another quote from Christian De Cartier, M&A Director of Ontex Group:
“A very interesting workshop that covered some fascinating topics! I would recommend it!”

Peter Cannaerts, Purchasing Manager of Agfa Graphics:
“A very dynamic speaker and a very interesting workshop where the diversity of the group was a big advantage. In addition to the speakers information and tips, we could learn through the experiences of each participant.”

Contact: FCCC: info@flanders-china.be