GPS Manufacturing Briefing: Risk Minimization and Opportunities for US Firms Under Made in China 2025

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In this manufacturing briefing, Charles Oliver, co-founder and partner at GCiS China Strategic Research, will lead a discussion on risk minimization and opportunities for U.S. firms under China's Made in China 2025 initiative. The briefing will begin with a presentation by Mr. Oliver, followed by a moderated three-person panel featuring Mr. Oliver, Senior Director of Government Relations at Honeywell Elaine Chen, and Professor of Economics at Fudan University and Director of the China Center for Economic Studies Zhang Jun.

Topics to be covered include:

Essentials of this policy/program, and what it means for U.S. manufacturers, both those with production inside and outside of China.
Indications and/or scenarios of how policy is likely to evolve or change. Is the year 2025 a true deadline?
Given China's consumption/tech needs, which areas (by 2025) will China still have to most rely on imports for?
China's plans for national growth in key sectors, technology in particular (best as related to manufacturing).
Policies for specific regions or locales, cities.
Plans for national champions. Will there be a new set of these, or consolidation and reform?
Is partnering (with SOEs, others) a solution here?
Opportunities, risk minimization: Are there opportunities here?
Recommendations for MNCs, SMEs, and American businesses.

This event is open to all AmCham members, but tickets are limited and will be sold on a first-come, first-served basis. Priority will be given to those with genuine interest in joining the GPS Program. For more information regarding the program and how to join, please contact daniel.rechtschaffen@amcham-shanghai.org. This off-the-record event is free for GPS members.

The AmCham Shanghai's Government Policy Support (GPS) program helps member companies navigate China's regulatory system by providing expert briefings on emerging policy issues across four focus groups—technology; manufacturing; food, agriculture, and beverage; and healthcare. GPS members gain free access to these briefings as well as to a range of other benefits.

Agenda

3:00 PM - 3:15 PM

Registration and Networking

3:15 PM - 4:05 PM

Presentation

Charles Oliver

4:05 PM - 4:10 PM

Break

4:10 PM - 5:00 PM

Panel Discussion

Charles Oliver, Elaine Chen and Jun Zhang

Speakers

Charles Oliver
Co-Founder of GCiS China Strategic Research
Charles Oliver is a co-founder and senior partner at GCiS China Strategic Research. He runs the firm's Shanghai office where he works with a range of international clients from diverse industries to help them better understand and successfully operate in the China market. He trains and manages a team of 40 researchers and analysts, has supervised hundreds of successful projects, and participates in various business forums. Originally from the Bay Area, Charles speaks several languages, including Chinese, and has a degree in political science from UC Santa Cruz.
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Elaine Chen
Senior Director of Honeywell (China) Co., Ltd.
Elaine Chen is the Senior Director of Government Relations (GR) of Honeywell APAC. She is responsible for the strategic development and management of Honeywell’s government relations programs related to regional government relations, and is the GR team leader supporting Honeywell’s Automation and Control Solutions greater China business development, government advocacy, strategic government relations establishment and maintenance, and operational support. Elaine works broadly with government authorities, industry associations, and government-related organizations across all levels of the Chinese government.
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Jun Zhang
Professor at Fudan University
http://www.econ.fudan.edu.cn/teacherdetail.php?tid=113
Zhang Jun is Professor of Economics at Fudan University and Director of the China Center for Economic Studies, where his research focuses on China’s evolution of property rights and institutional change, capital accumulation, productivity, structural change, and economic growth. He has held adjunct and visiting professorships in dozens of universities globally, has authored and edited numerous books in English and Chinese, and is regularly cited in Chinese and international media outlets as an authority on China’s economy. He holds a PhD from Fudan University and conducted postdoctoral research at the London School of Economics and the University of Sussex.
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