The Flanders-China Chamber of Commerce (FCCC) is organizing a seminar: “Growing a Business in China: Success Stories”. This event will take place at 15h30 on Wednesday 16 September 2015 at the Club of Flanders, Sint-Pietersnieuwstraat 11, 9000 Gent.

The goal of the event is to share, discuss and exchange knowledge and experiences between companies doing business with or investing in China.

The programme will be:
15h00     Registration
15h30     Introduction by Mrs Gwenn Sonck, Executive Director, Flanders-China Chamber of Commerce

15h35    Case studies of doing business and investing in China:

• Mr Hans Deprettere, Sales Export Manager Asia, Orfit Industries
• Mr Adam Sneep, Chief Executive Officer, Adifo

17h00     Exchange of views and networking drink

If you are interested in attending, please register online before 11 September 2015 at http://flanders-china.be/en/events/upcoming/seminar-growing-a-business-in-china-3-success-stories-

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

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 EU-China Business & Technology Cooperation Fair has been held for nine consecutive editions attracting 4,400 Chinese companies and 12,400 European companies in total. The Fair provides a dominant cooperation platform in China for investment, trade and technology between the EU and China. 22,291 bilateral meetings between companies took place at the matchmaking event. Around 1/3 of the participants already informed about their successful match. The Fair is organized by the EU Project Innovation Centre and supported by the European Commission, the EU-China Business Association and several other EU institutions.

The 10th EU-China Business & Technology Cooperation Fair will be held from 4-6 November 2015 in Qingdao.

Qingdao, the most important transport hub and trading port in the North coastal region of China, is located at the intersection of land and maritime Silk Roads. With its well-established industries and rich resources, Qingdao is playing a leading role in developing the blue economy. As one of the first Chinese cities to open to the world, Qingdao is willing to work with other ocean-driven EU countries to forge partnerships in developing ocean economies, exploiting the resources, and promoting maritime research and innovation. Topics at the Fair will be:

Maritime Industry:

• Aquaculture & Fishery
• Shipbuilding, Mechanical Engineering & Precision Instrument
• Port Industry
• Shipping & Logistics
• Offshore Renewable Energy, New Materials & Environment
• Ocean Aviation
• Tourism

Other Industries:

• Bio-pharmacy & Bio-technology
• Modern Agriculture & Foodstuff
• ICT Industry & Services
• Universities, Innovative Clusters & Scientific Research Institutes

A cooperation forum will be held, as well as seminars on:

• Maritime research and industry cooperation
• High-end machinery industry cooperation
• New energy and environmental protection

B2B and cluster-to-cluster matchmaking session will also be organized.

More information is available at www.eu-china.org.cn The website for Qingdao’s matchmaking is: https://www.b2match.eu/tenth-eu-china-cooperation-fair-qingdao

The Chengdu event of the of 10th EU-China Business & Technology Cooperation Fair will be held from 9-11 November 2015 in Chengdu.

The Chengdu Event will focus on:

• Frontier technological achievements and trends
• Short, sharp 30-minute meetings to foster effective networking
• Share information with Event experts, scholars and business players
• Get your problems solved – Matching enterprises offering or seeking solutions
• See an exhibition of successful examples of B2B match-making meetings

Main topics:

• Environmental Protection
• New Energy & Energy-saving
• Bio-pharmacy & Bio-technology
• Modern Agriculture & Foodstuff
• Innovation and Entrepreneurship
• General Aviation, Space and Aerospace
• ICT Industry & Services
• Universities, Innovative Clusters & Scientific Research Institutes

More information on the Chengdu Event is available at: https://www.b2match.eu/tenth-eu-china-cooperation-fair-chengdu

The Fair is organized with the support of the EU-China Business Association (EUCBA) and the Flanders-China Chamber of Commerce (FCCC).

The EU-China Business Association is delighted to invite you to join the 10th EU-China Business Summit, taking place on 29 June 2015 at Palais d’Egmont in Brussels. The EU-China Business Summit is a joint initiative by BusinessEurope, the China Council Council of the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT), in cooperation with the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China (EUCCC) and the EU-China Business Association (EUCBA).
The business summit is recognised as the highest-level platform for exchanges between EU and Chinese business and political leaders and will bring together a number of high-level business leaders from large Chinese and European companies, including several CEOs. President Jean-Claude Juncker and Premier Li Keqiang will be making keynote addresses during the opening session.

Under the overall theme of “Building a Stronger Partnership” we look forward to interesting discussions on topical issues like investment cooperation, the digital economy and green and sustainable growth. Commission Vice President Jykri Katainen will introduce the panel on investment cooperation.

The EU-China Business Association is the EU-wide federation of business organisations in the EU promoting business relations with China. The Flanders-China Chamber of Commerce holds the secretariat-general of the association.

For more information on the 10th EU-China Business Summit, including the programme and the registration you are invited to explore the dedicated website: www.eu-china-business-summit.eu The official invitation and programme can be downloaded via this link.