Morning Seminar
Day 1 and 2:
China Challenge
China is a classic
challenge for UK business with an economy growing at 8% annually
and a current
GDP of £650bn, few
if any businesses will be unaffected by China in the coming years.
During the visit of China's Premier, Wen Jiabao, to the UK in
July this year, Downing Street announced new contracts from British
companies in China worth over $1 billion dollars and China's
remarkable economic growth will lead to the further development
of bilateral commercial ties.
This is a country to
which the UK exports £1.9bn worth
of goods and services every year. It represents a massive opportunity
for UK exporters. A business thinking about exporting to China
needs to understand how to go about this – what are the
opportunity markets? How do I start targeting China as an export
destination? What about Hong Kong? And what are the “do’s
and don’ts” of Chinese business? China Challenge
will seek to answer these important questions and explain why
you need to be thinking about including China in your business
strategy.
Presenters:-
Ben Pape, China Britain Business Council
Steve
Buckley, Head of Trade & Investment Section, British
Embassy, Beijing
Daniel Sale, HSBC Holdings Plc, China Affairs Desk
Afternoon Seminar Day 1 and 2:
China
Matters*
The speakers at this presentation will
share lessons learnt, tips, advice and details of where to
go for help to meet some
of the cultural and business hurdles that form the backdrop to
trading with China. How to defend your IPR, help available through
UK Trade & Investment, the importance of relationship building
(guanxi) along with an unlikely case study - hailed by UK trade
officials as a model of how UK firms can make it big in China – will
all feature within this briefing.
Presenters:-
Steve Bellis, Stockport
Football Club
Keith Hodkinson, Marks & Clerk
Beryl
Chen, British Consul Generals Office, Shanghai
*Kindly sponsored by Marks & Clerk – Patent
and Trade Mark Attorneys 
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