Agenda ⇽ 2021 AmCham Shanghai Suzhou Manufacturing Conference: Rethinking Manufacturing under New Geopolitical Changes

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Friday, July 9, 2021 8:30^AM to 1:30^PM

8:30^AM - 9:00^AM

Check in & Networking

9:00^AM - 9:30^AM

Opening Keynote Half-year review: Manufacturers’ future in the recovering global economy
Dan Wang

The opening keynote will give an overview of the first half of the year’s economic condition with an application to manufacturing industries. It will also provide the outlook for industrial trend for the latter half of 2021 and 2022.

Dan Wang
Chief Economist at Hang Seng Bank China

9:30^AM - 10:30^AM

Panel I • Policy matters: US trade policy changes under the new administration and its impact on economic relations with China
Han Shen Lin•Dan Wang•Kenneth Jarrett•Mattie Bekink

This panel will review the new administration’s first 100 days and trade policy to provide an outlook on the direction of US-China relations. It will focus on the Biden administration’s policy priorities and areas of cooperation with China and how such policies could influence strategies for MNCs operating in China.

Han Shen Lin
Assistant Professor of Practice, Financial Markets at NYU
Dan Wang
Chief Economist at Hang Seng Bank China
Kenneth Jarrett
Senior Advisor at Albright Stonebridge Group
Mattie Bekink
China Director, Economist Corporate Network of The Economist Intelligence Unit

10:30^AM - 10:45^AM

Tea break & Networking

10:45^AM - 11:45^AM

Panel II • Manufacturing in China: Domestic vs. foreign markets and the impact of China’s ‘dual circulation’ economic strategy
Kent Kedl•Owen Ma•Xiaobing Nie•HuiHui Kiw

This panel will discuss the investment opportunities, business strategy to support continuous growth in the short and long-term comparing the foreign and domestic market under China’s ‘dual circulation’ economic strategy and changing global economic pattern, as well as the dialogue with the headquarters in distance under the current travel restrictions.

Kent Kedl
Partner and Head of Greater China and North Asia at Control Risks
Owen Ma
Vice President of Corporate Affairs China at CARGILL
Xiaobing Nie
GM of Industrial Coatings Greater China and Global Electronic Materials at PPG
HuiHui Kiw
General Manger of Greater China at Macdermid Enthone