Flanders Investment & Trade (FIT) is organizing a group business trip focused on e-commerce to Hangzhou and Shanghai on 12-17 March 2017. Discover the possibilities of your company in China through the e-commerce platform of Alibaba.

What: Group business trip
Target sectors: all sectors
Target market: China
When: From Sunday 12 March 2017 till Friday 17 March 2017
Where: Hangzhou and Shanghai, China
Who can join: companies and organizations having a Belgian enterprise number
Organization: Flanders Investment & Trade, together with AWEX, Brussels Invest & Export and Alibaba.

E-commerce is booming in China. Discover the advantages of exporting to China through Alibaba as supplementary or only distribution channel. Selected companies are invited to B2B-meetings with Alibaba’s sourcing team at its headquarters in Hangzhou. The FIT office will provide tailor-made programs for all participants joining the trip to Shanghai.

Prices: €600 for the first participant of your company; additional representatives €300.
If you are only joining the trip to one location: first representative of your company: €300; additional representatives: €150.

Joining the trip to Hangzhou is only possible for those participants accepted by Alibaba to join the meeting. Non-selected participants can join the Shanghai part of the trip at a cost of €300. Selection by Alibaba will take place in December – early January. Flemish SMEs may apply for a subsidy at FIT.

Additional information: Programme website.docx

Contact: Michèle Surinx, e-mail: michele.surinx@fitagency.be tel.: 02-5048791.

Register as soon as possible before 1 December 2016, as the number of participants is limited.

Do you know that our Seconded European Standardization Experts, Mrs Betty XU, in China (SESEC), and Mr Dinesh CHAND SHARMA, in India (SESEI), can cater to your needs and boost your business in China and India? Some European stakeholders have already taken advantage of their support and benefited from their knowledge and network.

CEN and CENELEC take the opportunity of the presence of both experts in Europe to organize a one-day workshop on “Standardization for Smart Grids and Metering in China and India. State of play and perspectives”.

When? Friday, 25 November 2016 09:00-16:00
Where? CEN-CENELEC Management Centre, Avenue Marnix, 17, 1000 Brussels
Programme? Read the programme

Registration open until Wednesday, 23 November Register here
For more information: Ms Alexandra Rentea +32 (0)2 550 08 53

Join us to:

• receive first-hand intelligence about the latest standardization developments in the field of Smart Grids and Smart Metering in two major export markets, China and India
• benchmark these developments with European activities in these domains, in the presence of prominent experts from the CEN and CENELEC networks
• express your potential needs and concerns regarding smart grids and smart metering standardization in China and India, to trigger future actions in the context of the SESEC/SESEI projects
• ask any question that you may have to Dr Betty XU (SESEC) and Mr Dinesh Chand SHARMA (SESEI), and get valuable insights into the articulation between standards and market access in China and India

Flanders Investment & Trade (FIT) is organizing a multi-sectoral business trip to Guangzhou, capital of China’s richest province in the heart of the Pearl River Delta from November 28 till December 3, 2016.

It should not be surprising that there are numerous opportunities for Flemish companies in a region accounting for 20% of China’s GDP and about 40% of China’s total trade.

FIT will organize:

• an individual meeting program tailored to your company
• a workshop about intellectual property rights with local experts
• a visit to a local company
• a networking event at the residence of the Belgian Consul-General

What? Group business trip China – Pearl River Delta
When? 28 November – 3 December 2016
Last registration date? 21 October 2016
Price: The first participant of each company pays €500
Additional participants of the same company pay €250
Organization: Flanders Investment & Trade

For more information visit the FIT website or contact: Michèle Surinx, Area Manager East Asia, tel: 02-5048791, e-mail: michele.surinx@fitagency.be

The global executive search firm CFR is organizing the CFR 2016 Suzhou Annual Conference “Global talent meets global business” on Thursday 27 October 2016, 14h00 – 17h00 at the Jinji Lake Grand Hotel in Suzhou, China. The focus of this conference will be “Human Resource Challenges in a Global Business Context”, relating to both inbound and outbound business to and from China.

Three speakers, among them the HR Director of Bosch Investment China and the CHRO & VP of HuaXiang Group who will have interesting presentations with their opinions and theories on this topic. Rik Vera, CEO of Nexxworks will make an interesting presentation about “Connect to many engaged motivators”. Following the speakers, we will have a panel discussion on the items presented.

CFR Members worldwide and offshore businesses with a presence in China, together with Chinese global businesses, will be attending this conference.

Agenda
13H30 Registration
14H00 Welcoming by Christine Van Velthoven, CEO, CFR Global Executive Search
14H10 Mr. Pierre Fan, HRD of Bosch Investment China
14H50 Ms. Christine Zhou, CHRO & VP of HuaXiang Group
15H30 Coffee break
15H45 Mr. Rik Vera, CEO of Nexxworks
16H25 Panel discussion and QA (Host: Howard Zhu)
17H30 End of the HR Conference

Dress code: Business

Following the conference there is a business networking event. Come and meet CFR members from all over the world plus local government officials, diplomats, chambers of commerce and business owners. We estimate the attendance of about 150 people or more. This is the perfect opportunity to generate business prospects and making closer
contacts while enjoying a drink and walking dinner.

Agenda
18H30 Registration
19H00 Keynote; Christine Van Velthoven
19H10 Keynote; Local Government
19H20 Mr. Philippe Snel, Managing Partner De Wolf Axten Shanghai office
19H30 Walking dinner and networking
21H00 End of the Business Network Event

Dress code: Business
Please confirm your attendance by email to astrid.devos@cfr-china.com
This event is free of charge.

Tmail Global, the international online marketplace of China’s e-commerce giant Alibaba, is coming to Belgium. Through this platform, companies from all over the world can explore the enormous demand of Chinese consumers for foreign products, without having a base in China.

Participate in an exclusive workshop on September 21, 2016, and discover how you – as a Belgian company – can utilize the opportunities Alibaba is offering on Tmall Global. During the workshop you will also receive more information about the group business trip Flanders Investment & Trade (FIT) is organizing to Alibaba headquarters in Hangzhou (China) in March 2017.
The program of the workshop is available on the registration page.

What? Workshop ‘Alibaba invites you’
When and where? Antwerp, 21 September 2016 – 09:30
Registration: before 16 September 2016
Price: participation in the workshop is free of charge
Organization: Alibaba Group, Flanders Investment & Trade, RetailDetail, City of Antwerp