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AmCham Shanghai will hold a SME Conference in Shanghai on October 18 at the Wanda Reign on the Bund to help U.S. and other foreign Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) capitalize on untapped investment opportunities to grow and expand their business in China.
Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) operating in China are generally positive about their financial performance and business outlook in recent years, according to AmCham Shanghai’s annual SME Challenges Survey. (A poll identifying the opportunities and challenges faced by SMEs in China). Smaller U.S. companies can succeed in China so long as they adjust their approach to a new and different market and accept that some factors of doing business inevitably will be unknown.
The AmCham Shanghai SME Conference will focus on educating foreign SMEs on how to catch untapped investment in new booming industries in China and find the right local partners to maximize their profits and benefits, as well as learn to better navigate the Chinese regulatory environment.
Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) operating in China are generally positive about their financial performance and business outlook in recent years, according to AmCham Shanghai’s annual SME Challenges Survey. (A poll identifying the opportunities and challenges faced by SMEs in China). Smaller U.S. companies can succeed in China so long as they adjust their approach to a new and different market and accept that some factors of doing business inevitably will be unknown.
The AmCham Shanghai SME Conference will focus on educating foreign SMEs on how to catch untapped investment in new booming industries in China and find the right local partners to maximize their profits and benefits, as well as learn to better navigate the Chinese regulatory environment.
Who should attend?
- Companies Doing Business in China
- Small Business Service Providers
- Entrepreneurs
- Research & Development Leaders
- China Foreign Policy Advisers
- China Economic Professionals
- Consulting & Legal Service Firms
- Heads of China Market Entry
- Banks
- Retail & Consumer Companies
- Business Development, Strategy & Marketing Professionals
- Heads of Communication & PR
- Import & Export Companies
- Supply Chain Professionals
- Hi-Tech Companies
Agenda
08:00 – 09:00
VIP BREAKFAST (by invitation only)***MORNING CONFERENCE***
08:30 – 09:00
REGISTRATION BEGINS
09:00 – 09:05
OPENING REMARKS
• Kenneth Jarrett, President, AmCham Shanghai
CONFERENCE MODERATED BY: Leon Tung, Director of Trade & Investment Center, AmCham Shanghai
09:05 – 09:10
WELCOME REMARKS
• Frank Joseph, Commercial Officer, United States Consulate General Shanghai
09:10 – 09:30
KEYNOTE I :A RETAIL OPPORTUNITY FOR SMEs
• Bruce Gillispie, Vice President of Merchandising Support department, Walmart China
09:30 – 09:50
KEYNOTE II: HOW SHARING ECONOMY ENABLE SMEs TO GROW COLLABORATIVELY
• Manoj Mehta, CEO, naked Group
09:50 – 10:10
KEYNOTE III: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY PROTECTION IN CHINA
• Ningling Wang, Managing Partner, Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP
10:10 – 10:55
PANEL I: HOW TO CAPITALIZE ON UNTAPPED INVESTMENT IN NEW BOOMING INDUSTRIES IN CHINA
Moderator:
Jay Boyle, Managing Partner, ECFO Services Ltd.
Panelists:
• Scott Williams, Chairman & Founder, BMD Enterprise Ltd.(Shanghai)
• Riccardo Benussi, Manager of Internal Business Advisory, Dezan Shira & Associates
• Frank Wu, Partner, Advisory Services, Grant Thornton
10:55 – 11:10
COFFEE BREAK & NETWORKING
11:10 – 11:30
KEYNOTE IV: HOW THE SITE MEETS SMES NEEDS AND CAN ACCOMMODATE FUTURE EXPANSION AND RENOVATION
• Fang Zou, Deputy director of the investment promotion center, Tianjin Economic Technological Development Area
11:30 – 12:15
PANEL II: HOW DOES TECHNOLOGY CHANGE THE BUSINESS MODEL AND AFFECT SMES
Moderator:
Michael Rosenthal, President, US Green Solutions
Panelists:
• Jack Gao, Managing Director, Ningbo Institute of Intelligent Manufacturing Industry
• Humayun Rashid, Managing Partner, Xavor Corporation
• Cameron Johnson, General Manager, Sigmatex (Shanghai) Composite Materials Co., Ltd.
12:15 – 12:35
KEYNOTE V: HOW CAN SMES IDENTIFY AND ENLIST A GOOD BUSINESS PARTNER IN CHINA
•Haibin Li, Deputy General Manager, International business Department, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China
12:35 – 14:00
NETWORKING LUNCH WITH FEATURED SPEAKER: HOW ALIBABA.COM BOOSTS GLOBAL SMES?
• Steven Xiong, Alibaba.com Global Partner Manager, Alibaba (China) Technology Co., Ltd.
*Simultaneous interpretation will be provided for the morning conference.
***AFTERNOON TRAINING***
14:00 – 14:30
REGISTRATION & NETWORKING
14:30 – 15:30
TRAINING SESSION
15:30 – 15:45
TEA BREAK
15:45 – 17:00
TRAINING SESSION
17:00
SESSION ENDS
Breakout 1: SMEs Supply Chain Management (Chinese Session)
• Topic 1: How to manage oversea suppliers?
Instructor: Don Xu, Principal consultant of Tension Leadership Consulting, LL
• Topic 2: How to drive data based Supply Chain Management?
Instructor: Mandy Tu, Vice President of Supply Chain and Customer Satisfaction in Philips Lighting (China) Investment Company
Breakout 2: China’s Employment Law (Chinese Session)
• Topic 1: Exploring the key points regarding compliance operation of employee management for SMEs
Instructor: Jessica He, FSG Human Resource Consulting Co., Ltd.
• Topic 2: Hot points and latest trends of HR management for SMEs
Instructor: Sean Gao, FSG Human Resource Consulting Co., Ltd.
If you have any questions about the conference, please contact Cherry Huang at cherry.huang@amcham-shanghai.org.
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