REGISTER NOW: China International Import Expo – Information Session – 16 March from 9h30 till 14h30 – Brussels
Feb-08-2018 By : fcccadmin
REGISTER VIA THIS LINK.
The Flanders-China Chamber of Commerce is organizing an information session on the opportunities to participate in the China International Import Expo (CIIE), which will take place from 5 to 10 November 2018 in the National Exhibition and Convention Centre in Shanghai.
In May 2017, Chinese President Xi Jinping has announced at the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation that China will hold the first China International Import Expo (CIIE).
The CIIE is hosted by the Ministry of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China and the Shanghai Municipal People’s Government and supported by the World Trade Organization, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization.
China is the second largest economy, as well as the second largest importer and consumer in the world. China has entered a new development stage at which consumption keeps increasing, indicating an enormous potential for the growth of consumption and import. In the next five years, China is expecting to import products and services valuing more than USD10 trillion, which provides a historic opportunity for enterprises across the world to enter the large Chinese market.
This information session will take place on Friday 16 March 2018 at 9h30 at Tangla Hotel, Avenue E. Mounier 5, 1200 Woluwe Saint-Lambert. His Excellency Mr. Qu Xing, Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China in Belgium, and Mr. LI Jinqi, Director General of the China Foreign Trade Center will both give you a better understanding on the opportunities for your company to participate in the CIIE. The session will also contain other speeches from Mr Ari Epstein, CEO, Antwerp World Diamond Center and Mr Johan Verstraete, Vice-President Weaving Machines – Marketing, Sales & Service as well as from Belgian and Chinese representatives. The session will be followed by a networking lunch hosted by the Chinese Embassy in Belgium.
The information session is hosted by the Chinese Embassy in Belgium and supported by the Flanders-China Chamber of Commerce.
The following sectors will be represented in CIIE:
• High-end intelligent equipment;
• Consumer electronics & appliances;
• Apparel, accessories & consumer goods;
• Automobile; food & agricultural products;
• Medical equipment & medical care products,
• Trade in services (tourism, education, emerging technologies, culture, creative design, and service outsourcing).
If you are interested to participate in this Information session, we kindly invite you to register via this link.
Participation is free of charge.
For questions concerning the Fair, you can contact FIT Shanghai: shanghai@fitagency.be and also our Chamber: info@flanders-china.be.
China Immersion Program for Health Industry – October 23-27, 2017 – China
Jul-03-2017 By : fcccadmin
The Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business (CKGSB) is organizing an immersion program for the health industry from October 23 to 27, 2017. The program is co-developed with the EU-China Business Association (EUCBA), the Flanders-China Chamber of Commerce (FCCC), the China-Britain Business Council, and Luso-Chinesa.
As your pathway to business with China, 2017 CKGSB’s China Immersion Program for Health Industry will immerse participants into the true market realities. CKGSB helps explore the key elements of China’s cultural and business environment. This 5-day blended learning program covers a concise and informative range of classroom learning, exposure to China’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Centre for Drug Evaluation and wide ranging visits to both Western and Eastern companies operating in China in: Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology, Nutrition, Medical Insurance, Medical devices and applications, as well as Healthcare and its related products and services
PROGRAM DIRECTOR
“Many large European health related companies have benefited tremendously from the booming Chinese economy and its increasing desire for advanced health care products and services. However, SMEs in the European industry have generally missed out on the same opportunities. This is due to the lack of China knowledge, network and partners in China and investment opportunities. China Immersion Program for Health Industry aims to solve this problem by providing European SMEs with the life-changing opportunities to benefit from the lucrative and fast growing Chinese health market.
Through its world recognised faculty, alumni and programs, CKGSB provides an unprecedented level of support to aid Western health care companies in creating a brand and appropriate China stage where organisations are able to drive competitive advantage and distinguish their products. This includes advancements in product quality and packaging design adaptations to the Chinese market, as well as increased access to China’s best distribution channels.”
Bo Ji, Chief Representative of Europe & Assistant Dean, CKGSB
PROGRAM BENEFITS
Participants will have the opportunity to learn from CKGSB’s world-class faculty and benefit from the rich experience of industry practitioners. The program provides the foundations for participants to immerse themselves in what it truly takes to operate a successful health care organization in the Chinese market. Through the use of business case studies, group discussions and company visits, Western executives will learn from and network with like-minded leaders and entrepreneurs from both China and Europe.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
This program is aimed at the senior executives who are responsible for creating the organisation’s future strategy closely aligned with the high growth health industry in China. This program targets the following: Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology, Nutrition, Medical Insurance, Medical device and applications, as well as Healthcare and its related products and services.
Day 1
Morning China’s Transformation and its Global Implications
Afternoon Chinese Health Industry Overview
Evening Welcome Networking Dinner and Cultural Event with European Union Chamber of Commerce in China
Day 2
Morning China Entry Strategies
Afternoon Field Visit: Foreign Pharmaceutical Company in China: MNCs in China
A wholly state-owned hospital visit
Evening CEO & Executive Networking Dinner with MNCs
Day 3
Morning Policy, Regulation and Chinese Health Industry
Afternoon Field Visit: CFDA & CDE Speaker: Product Registration & Clinical Testing in China
Evening CEO & Executive Networking Dinner withRegulators, Industry Experts
Day 4
Morning Health Sales & Marketing in China
Afternoon Field Visit: Chinese Health Company: Strategic Alliances & Partnerships
A privately owned hospital visit
Evening CEO & Executive Networking Dinner with Selected Chinese Health Executives
Day 5
Morning GMP Certification and Manufacturing in China
Afternoon Field Visit: Big Health Industrial Park
Evening Networking and Pitch Session with Chinese Health Investors
PROGRAM INFORMATION
Upcoming session: October 23-27, 2017
Tuition: €6,500 EUCBA Members are eligible for a 10% discount. includes class materials as well as selected meals during the program.
Location: TBD
Travel and accommodation: TBD
Program language: all materials and lectures will be delivered in English.
APPLICATION
You can register for the 2017 China Immersion Program for Health Industry by contacting the Program Director, Mr. Bo Ji at boji@ckgsb.edu.cn or by calling the London office on +44 (0)20 7766 8201. We will then issue you a registration form to book your place.
ABOUT CKGSB
As a world-class business school from China, Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business (CKGSB) aims to develop current and future leaders with a global vision, a humanitarian spirit and an innovative mind-set. Established in Beijing in November 2002 with generous support from the Li Ka Shing Foundation, CKGSB is China’s first faculty-governed, non-profit, independent business school.
Over the past 13 years, CKGSB has developed into a prominent business school with 45 full-time professors, who have earned their PhDs or held tenured faculty positions at leading business schools such as Harvard, Wharton and Stanford. Their research have provided the basis for over 300 case studies of both China-specific and global issues. CKGSB also stands apart for its unmatched alumni network. More than half of the 10,000+ CKGSB alumni are at the CEO or Chairman level and, collectively, lead one-fifth of China’s most valuable brands. Together, their companies shape over $1 trillion in annual revenue, demonstrating the school’s impact and influence.
In addition to its main campus in the center of Beijing, CKGSB has campuses and teaching facilities in Shanghai, Shenzhen and New York, as well as offices in Hong Kong and London. The school offers innovative MBA, Finance MBA, Executive MBA, Dual-Degree EMBA with IMD, Korean EMBA, Finance EMBA, Doctor of Business Administration and Executive Education programs.
China Seminar: Update on the Economic & Financial Landscape and the Internationalization of the RMB – 12h00, 14 February 2017 – Ghent
Jan-23-2017 By : fcccadmin
The Flanders-China Chamber of Commerce (FCCC) and the Province of East-Flanders are organizing a seminar focusing on ‘An Update on the Economic & Financial Landscape and the Internationalization of the RMB’. This seminar will take place from 12h00 to 14h00 on 14 February 2017 at het Provinciehuis, Gouvernementstraat 1, 9000 Ghent.
Speakers: Jason Lee, General Manager KBC Bank NV Shanghai Branch Bernard Van Hees, General Manager KBC Bank NV Hong Kong Branch
In the recent months, the growth of the Chinese economy appears to have stabilized, albeit that growth is not even across all sectors. Jason Lee will provide his views regarding the outlook for the China economy and how various sectors are affected differently. He will also provide an update of the financial landscape and the related impact for foreign companies active in China. To conclude, Bernard Van Hees will provide an update on the internationalization of the RMB and the related opportunities or threats.
Programme:
12h00 Registration & Sandwich lunch
12h30 Welcome by Ms Gwenn Sonck, Executive Director, Flanders-China Chamber of Commerce
12h35 Update on the Economic & Financial Landscape and the Internationalization of the RMB by:
Mr Jason Lee, General Manager KBC Bank BV Shanghai Branch
Mr Bernard Van Hees, General Manager KBC Bank NV Hong Kong Branch
Followed by question and answer session
14h00 End of seminar
If you are interested in attending this seminar, we kindly invite you to sign up here.
Participation fee (incl. 21% VAT):
Members: 66,55 €
Non-members: 90,75 €
Seminar: ‘Belgian Customs and its activities in China’ – 3 October 2016, 17h00 – Ghent
Sep-19-2016 By : fcccadmin
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 Monday 3 October 2016 at the Provincial House, Gouvernementstraat 1, 9000 Ghent.
Mr Eddy De Cuyper, Counselor, Customs Attaché, Embassy of Belgium in China, will give a presentation on procedures and regulations of the Chinese customs and other institutions, which are related to import or export. The following topics will be covered:
Belgian Customs in China, can we help you?
- Chinese customs duties
- Other related governmental services
- New Regulations for import of foodstuffs (planned for next year)
- Practical examples
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 of the Province of East Flanders.
17h40 Introduction by Mrs Gwenn Sonck,
Executive Director, FCCC
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 before 26 September 2016.
Participation fee for FCCC members: 45€, non-members: 75€ (Excl. 21% VAT)
Understanding China’s Next Move – One day China immersion – 6 October 2016 – Brussels
Aug-16-2016 By : fcccadmin
The Flanders-China Chamber of Commerce (FCCC) and the Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business (CKGSB) are organizing a one day training session on “Understanding China’s Next Move” on 6 October 2016 in Brussels.
With a population of 1.3 billion, China has become the second largest economy and is increasingly playing an important and influential role in the global economy. China’s economic performance over the past 30 years has been remarkable. It is a unique development success story, providing valuable lessons for other countries seeking to emulate this success.
In the next 15 to 20 years, China is well-positioned to join the ranks of the world’s high-income countries. China’s policy makers are already focused on how to change the country’s growth strategy to respond to the new challenges that will come.
While China has certainly garnered the spotlight in recent years, the economic model that worked so well during the years of China’s development now needs to change. China has begun to confront all sorts of challenges – demographic, social, environmental, economic and political. But where is China heading?
“How the world’s most populous country handles the many developmental challenges it faces, will go a long way towards determining what kind of world we inhabit,” said Supachai Panitchpakdi, former Director General of the World Trade Organization. The continued rise of the Chinese economy means that switched-on business executives are increasingly keen to learn more about this country and how to engage with its irrepressible dynamism. But why listen to second-hand stories about China, when, with CKGSB, you can uncover the real China first-hand?
Bo Ji
Assistant Dean of Global Executive Education Chief Representative for Europe Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business (CKGSB
Inspiring speaker + China expert + Focusing on research & teaching of Innovation and Entrepreneurship + 20-year executive experience with Global fortune 500 companies
Bo has been teaching EMBA/MBA at some of the world’s most prestigious business schools such as INSEAD, Esade, MIT, New York University, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Technology University of Munich, Tsinghua University, CKGSB, Zhejiang University, Sun Yet-Sen University, Shanghai Jiaotong Univer-sity and Taiwan’s National Chengchi University etc. In addition, Bo also offers advices to Chairmen and CEOs. He is also a frequent speaker at renowned international conferences, forums, TV media and annual corporate meetings.
Programme benefits:
By immersing participants into China’s contemporary context with a global perspective, CKGSB helps explore the key elements of China’s social and business environment. You will learn from CKGSB’s world-class faculty in the classroom and benefit from the rich experience of industry speakers. You will investigate various case studies and become involved in team projects, group discussions, company visits and cultural activities. You will also learn from and network with high-profile executives from China and around the world.
The 2016 Understanding China’s Next Move program will help your understanding of:
How to leverage China’s opportunities in your company’s global strategy
How changes in Chinese consumer behaviour in creating new business opportunities
How the globalization of Chinese companies is affecting your operation in and with China
How to manage cross-cultural team under Chinese context
LAST BUT NOT LEAST, how to succeed in the world’s most dynamic market
Who should attend?
This program is aimed at senior executives who are responsible for strategic leadership and improving their company’s performance, especially for those MNCs and private corporations planning to enter or expand their businesses throughout the Chinese market.
Programme mix:
8:30 – 9:00 Registration
9:00 – 9:05 Welcome by Ms. Gwenn Sonck, Executive Director, Flanders-China Chamber of Commerce
9:05 – 10:15 China’s 13th Five-year Plan and its business opportunities: Latest insights the Chinese government plan & how European business can benefit from many opportunities arising from it.
10:30 – 11:45 Win in China: Go to China Strategy and Business Models (with case studies and group discussions): Analysis of multiple business models across a variety of industries will demonstrate exactly what it takes to establish your brand, grow your consumer base and win in China.
12:00 – 13:30 Networking Lunch and Guest Speaker.
13:30 – 14:45 Chinese Consumer Behaviour and its Business Opportunities: This session will analyze the latest trend of Chinese consumer behaviours at the mobile internet era and how it differs from western consumers. We will also study how to capitalise on the business opportunities that are presented by the unique consumer behaviours in China.
15:00 – 16:15 E-commerce & Digital Strategy in China: With the increasing focus on the internet as the platform for business leaders, learning how to successfully operate online products and services is essential for any forward thinking business.
16:30 – 17:45 Cross Cultural Management & Negotiation under Chinese Context: It is essential to understand how to work with and manage cross cultural teams that do business with China to ensure effectiveness and results.
17:45 – 18:00 Award certificate from both CKGSB and Flanders-China Chamber of Commerce
Date: 6 October 2016.
Location: Flanders-China Chamber of Commerce – Brussels
All materials and lectures will be delivered in English
Tuition : FCCC Members : 500 € (excl. 21% VAT) / Non-Members : 875 € (excl. 21% VAT)
Deadline for subscription : 20 September 2016. Register via: www.flanders-china.be
ABOUT CKGSB
As a world-class business school from China, Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business (CKGSB) aims to develop current and future leaders with a global vision, a humanitarian spirit and an innovative mind-set. Established in Beijing in November 2002 with generous support from the Li KaShing Foundation, CKGSB is China’s first faculty-governed, non-profit, independent business school.
Over the past 13 years, CKGSB has developed into a prominent business school with 45 full-time professors, who have earned their PhDs or held tenured faculty positions at leading business schools such as Harvard, Wharton and Stanford. Their research have provided the basis for over 300 case studies of both China-specific and global issues. CKGSB also stands apart for its unmatched alumni network. More than half of the 10,000+ CKGSB alumni are at the CEO or Chairman level and, collectively, lead one-fifth of China’s most valuable brands. Together, their companies shape over $1 trillion in annual revenue, demonstrating the school’s impact and influence.
In addition to its main campus in the center of Beijing, CKGSB has campuses and teaching facilities in Shanghai, Shenzhen and New York, as well as offices in Hong Kong and London. The school offers innovative MBA, Finance MBA, Executive MBA, Dual-Degree EMBA with IMD, Korean EMBA, Finance EMBA, Doctor of Business Administration and Executive Education programs.
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