CCG's China Inbound-Outbound Forum is open for registration

Sep. 4 will see CCG as part of the China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS) for the fourth time

Registration is now open for CCG 10^th edition of China Inbound-Outbound Forum to be held at China National Convention Center in Beijing on September 4^th, 2023. This edition will be the fourth time for CCG to partner up with the Beijing Municipal Commerce Bureau to become part of the China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS).

Supported by the Chinese top leadership including President Xi, the CIFTIS is among the country’s most outward-looking trade shows, making it a major platform for Beijing to officially announce policies supporting China’s economic reform program. The annual China Inbound-Outbound Forum is one of CCG’s flagship conferences focusing on the modes, trends and issues regarding FDI flowing in and out of China as well as developments of foreign firms operating in China and China’s homegrown multinationals. Established in 2014, the forum was designed as a policy communication platform for leading experts, stakeholders, and professionals in Chinese FDI at home and abroad, including trade advocates, business leaders, corporate executives, policy advisors, commerce diplomats, scholars and practitioners.

CIFTIS 2023 will mark the return of person-to-person contacts among domestic and international exhibitors and participants post-COVID. The services industry remains crucial to China’s economic rebound whereas the Chinese government has been actively promoting measures to revive confidence and improve business environment for the private sector and foreign businesses. This edition of China Inbound-Outbound Forum will focus on the major policy initiatives regarding trade in sectors ranging from digital technologies, innovation and knowledge, to decarbonization.

Registration is open now at: https://jinshuju.net/f/tAbKWE.

When: Monday, 4^th of September, 2023

Where: Meeting Room 311A, China National Convention Center

Language: Chinese/English simultaneously interpretation

Admission: Complementary

This is an Invitation-Only event and you would need to present a CIFTIS badge to enter the venue. If your CIFTIS badge can be acquired via another avenue, please RSVP to:

Mr. David Shi

International Program Assistant

Center for China and Globalization (CCG)

E-Mail: staff_intl@ccg.org.cn

Mobile/WeChat: +86 13395816617

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AGENDA

08:30-09:00 Registration/Networking

09:00-09:15 Organizers’ Welcome

TBD, Beijing Municipal Commerce Bureau

TBD, Center for China and Globalization (CCG)

09:15-10:05 Keynotes (tbc)

Sima Hong, Vice Mayor of Beijing

YI Xiaozhun, Former Vice Minister of Commerce; Former Deputy Director-General, WTO (Confirmed)

H.E. Caroline Wilson, British Ambassador to China (Confirmed)

WANG Junfeng, Global Chairman, King & Wood Mallesons

Tamas Hajba, Senior Advisor and Director of the Beijing Office, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) (Confirmed)

WANG Huiyao, President, Center for China and Globalization (CCG); Former Counselor to the China State Council (Confirmed)

10:05-10:30 Group Photo/Coffee Break/Networking

10:30-12:00 Beijing “Two-Zone” Roundtable: Leveraging Beijing’s “Two-Zone” Policy for International Trade in Services 

Chair:

Mabel Miao, Secretary General, Center for China and Globalization (CCG)

Feature Presentation of Beijing “Two-Zone” Policy:

LIU Meiying, Deputy Director, China (Beijing) Pilot Free Trade Zone/Integrated National Development Zone for Opening up the Services Sector Office of Work Leading Group, Beijing Municipal Commerce Bureau (Confirmed)

Participants (alphabetic, tbc):

Vaughn Barber, Chair, AustCham China

Adam Dunnett, Secretary-General, European Union Chamber of Commerce in China (EUCCC)

Noah Fraser, Managing Director, Canada China Business Council (CCBC) (confirmed)

Jens Hildebrandt, Delegate & Chief Representative of the Delegation of German Industry & Commerce Beijing; Executive Director of the German Chamber of Commerce in China - North China

Tom Hoogendijk, President, Benelux Chamber of Commerce in China

JIN Xu, President, China International Trade Association (confirmed)

Roberta Lipson, Vice Chair, AmCham China (confirmed)

Loh Weekeng, Chairman, Malaysia Chamber of Commerce and Industry in China (MayCham China) (confirmed)

Rachel Tsang, Managing Director, BritCham China (confirmed)

13:30-14:45 Thematic Roundtable 1: Trends in the Chinese Economy and Investment Strategies

Chair:

Victor Gao, Vice President, Center for China and Globalization (CCG)

Participants (alphabetic, tbc):

TBD, Beijing Financial Regulatory Authorities

Chuck P. J. Chen, Chairman and CEO, Ruihua Health Assurance Corporation (confirmed)

CHEN Weiguang, Partner of BlueRun Ventures (confirmed)

LIU Mingliang, Partner, Tsing Ventures

MA Dongjun, Managing Partner, Oceanpine Capital

Conan Quan, Vice President, WeWork China

Alan Song, Founder, Harvest Capital

XU Fang, Managing Partner, Galaxy Ventures (confirmed)

ZHANG Ligang, Founder, Chairman and CEO of iKang Heathcare Group

Zhang Peng, Founder and CEO of Neutron Star Finance Group

14:45-15:00 Coffee Break/Networking

15:00-16:15 Thematic Roundtable 2: The Quest for Innovation: Institutions and Ecosystems  

Chair:

Mike Liu, Vice President and Senior Fellow, Center for China and Globalization (CCG); former Managing Director, DXC Greater China

Participants (alphabetic, tbc):

LI Ye, Vice President and Head of Corporate Affairs, Merck China (Confirmed)

LIU Dacheng, Vice President of the Internet Industry Research Institute, Tsinghua University (Confirmed)

LENG Yan, Exucutive Vice President, Daimler Greater China

SHANG Rong, Vice President of Communications and Corporate Affairs, Microsoft Asia-Pacific R&D Group (Confirmed)

ZHANG Xiaoyan, Vice President of MIIT China Center for Information Industry Development (CCID)

(confirmed)

YE Xiaowei, Senior Vice President, Qualcomm

PEI Jinlin, Vice President of Greater China, SAP

16:15-16:30    Coffee Break/Networking

16:30-17:45 Thematic Roundtable 3: Pathways to Net-Zero and Green Transition: Business Opportunities

Chair:

ZHANG Wei, Deputy Secretary-General, Center for China and Globalization (CCG); former Chief Correspondent at Economics Daily in the United Nations

Participants (alphabetic, tbc):

CHAI Qimin, Director of Strategy and Planning at National Center for Climate Change Strategy and International Cooperation (NCSC) (Confirmed)

Vivian Feng, General Manager, Corporate Affairs, Vale China (Confirmed)

MA Chaode, Assistant Resident Representative, UNDP China (Confirmed)

QIN Hu, Vice President of the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), Interim Chief Representative of EDF’s Beijing Representative Office (Confirmed)

Gloria Xu, Country Manager and Vice President, Albemarle (Confirmed)

YANG Xiaozhong, Vice President and Chief Branding Officer, Trina Solar (Confirmed)

Brandon Yin, China Smart Building & Digital Solution Leader, Johnson Controls (Confirmed)

XIE Yuxuan, Director of Digitalization and Service, Asia Pacific Region, Eaton (Confirmed)

XU Zhonghua, Vice President and Head of Total Energies R&D for Asia (Confirmed)