The Flanders-China Chamber of Commerce and MedTech Flanders have the pleasure to invite you to a meeting with a Weihai Delegation, led by the Vice-Mayor of Weihai, Mr Ye Liyun.

The aim of the visit is to introduce the Weihai Medical Device & Biological Medicine Park and Weihai’s International Healthcare Town. The delegation is looking for opportunities for cooperation and investment in the medical sector.

This meeting will be held on Thursday 7 December at 14h00 at Het Pand, Onderbergen 1, in Gent.

Weihai City is a coastal city in Shandong and has China’ largest production base of medical devices. There are over 30 pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturing enterprises.

The composition of the delegation is as follows:

• Mr Ye Liyun, Vice Mayor, Weihai Municipal People’s Government
• Mr Fu Shitao, Director, Weihai Food and Drug Administration
• Mr Guo Liangtian, Vice Director, Weihai Municipal Bureau of Commerce
• Mr Shan Dazhi, Vice Director, Foreign and Overseas Chinese Affairs Office of Weihai Municipal People’s Government
• Mr Hao Xingdian, Medical Devices Administration Section Chief, Weihai Food and Drug Administration
• Ms Zhang Afan, Interpreter, Weihai Municipal Bureau of Commerce

The City of Weihai and the City of Ghent have a sister city agreement, while the Flanders-China Chamber of Commerce and the City of Weihai have a longstanding cooperation agreement.

What is the opportunity?

Healthcare reform has become one of the priorities of the Chinese government. China’s healthcare market is growing quickly— around 17% per annum in recent years. It is now the second largest market in the world for medical devices and pharmaceuticals. China’s healthcare service market is also quickly becoming one of the largest in the world.

Programme:

13:45 Registration

14:00 Introduction by Ms Gwenn Sonck, Executive Director, Flanders-China Chamber of Commerce

14:05 Presentation on the Flanders MedTech Market by Prof. Pascal Verdonck, CEO, MedTech Flanders; Chairman of the Board of Directors, AZ Maria Middelares; Vice-Chairman, Belgian Association Hospital Directors

14:20 Presentation on the Opportunities for Cooperation in Weihai International Healthcare Park and the Weihai Medical Devices and Biomedical Industrial Park by Mr Ye Liyun, Vice-Mayor of Weihai

14:40 Questions & Answers

15:00 Networking

If you are interested in participating, kindly register via this link before 4 December.

Participation fee:

• FCCC and MedTech Flanders Members: Free of charge
• Non-Members: 45 € (excl. 21% VAT)

For any further information, please contact: info@flanders-china.be