UK Business Dialogue with Shanghai Municipal Government

Thursday, 27th August, 2020

Shanghai (Members Only)

The China-Britain Business Council ("CBBC") is delighted to invite our members to participate in our upcoming UK Business Dialogue with the Shanghai Municipal Government organised in partnership with Invest Shanghai and Huangpu District Commission of Commerce. The event has been scheduled on Wednesday 12th August but may be subject to change. The event will take place at a centrally located hotel in Huangpu District on 27th August 2020.

About UK Business Dialogue

The UK Business Dialogue provides a forum for CBBC members to raise specific questions and provide feedback to the Shanghai Municipal Government on the local business environment. Officials from the relevant departments of the Shanghai Municipal Government including the Municipal Commission of Commerce, Market Regulatory Bureau, Municipal Financial Regulatory Bureau, Foreign Affairs Office and Exit-Entry Administration Bureau will be present to address the questions and feedback from CBBC members.

The UK Business Dialogue will be held in conjunction with a seminar hosted by the Huangpu District Government on policies related to the local investment environment.

Event Details

Date: Thursday 27th August 2020 

Time: 13:00-16:30 CST (China time)

Venue:  A centrally located hotel in Huangpu District

Language: Chinese (with English simultaneous interpretation)

Open to: Members Only

• CBBC member companies;

• Senior officials from Shanghai Municipal Government;

• Shanghai Municipal Commission of Commerce,

• Market Regulation Bureau;

• Municipal Financial Regulation Bureau;

• Foreign Affairs Office;

• Exit-Entry Administration Bureau;

• Huangpu District Government;

• Key Chinese companies based in Huangpu District.

Event Outline

13:00 - 14:00

Part 1: Guided Site Visit (optional)

13:30 - 14:00

Arrival and Registration

Members opting out of the site visit please arrive at the event venue directly. Registration starts at 13:30.

14:00 - 15:00

Part 2: Huangpu Investment Opportunity Seminar

Moderator: YANG Dongsheng, Deputy Governor, Huangpu District

14:00 - 14:33 

Opening Speech, HUA Yuan, Chairman, Shanghai Municipal Commission of Commerce

14:33 - 14:36

Opening Speech, Tom Simpson, Managing Director China, CBBC

14:36 - 15:00 

Briefing on Financial Services Cluster on the Bund, CHAO Kejian, Governor, Huangpu District

15:00 - 16:30 

Part 3: UK Business Dialogue with Shanghai Municipal Government

Moderator: HUA Yuan, Chairman, Shanghai Municipal Commission of Commerce

15:00 - 15:10

Introduction to Investment Policy and Opportunity in Shanghai, Invest Shanghai

15:10 - 16:10 

Roundtable Dialogue between CBBC member companies and Shanghai Government Departments

16:10 - 16:30 

Closing Speech, HUA Yuan, Chairman, Shanghai Municipal Commission of Commerce

16:30

Event Concludes

Provide Your Questions & Feedback

In preparation for the UK Business Dialogue with Shanghai Municipal Government, we are reaching out to our members to collect your views. These views could take the form of specific questions you wish to raise or of feedback you would like to provide during the dialogue.

All of the input we receive will be reviewed by CBBC and our partners within the Shanghai Municipal Government with a view to incorporating it into the dialogue. We strongly encourage members that have not provided feedback yet to share your views on what can be done to improve the business environment both in general and in areas that are specific to your business.

In order to have your views incorporated in the dialogue please complete the following feedback form by Friday, 14th August. Click on the link or scan the QR code below to fill out the form: 

www.surveymonkey.com/r/B52VDG2

How to Register

To join by video link (observer only) please click "Read more (阅读原文)" or scan the QR code below

To attend in person please contact: 

[e-mail]

Each CBBC member may register up to two participants for the dialogue with space for us to 40 companies to join. CBBC Premium Members will have preferential access to the event.

Upcoming Events

14th Aug 2020

14th Aug 2020

18th Aug 2020

In the News

Latest News

www.cbbc.org

The China-Britain Business Council ("CBBC") is the UK’s national business network promoting trade and investment with China. Since 1954 we have acted as the independent voice of business, located at the heart of the action, engaging across both countries in every sector and region. We support our members and partners by delivering the advice, analysis and access which they need in order to seize the China opportunity. Our diverse membership includes leading UK companies and universities, many of the UK’s most dynamic SMEs, and an ever increasing number of Chinese companies exporting to and investing in the UK.

英中贸易协会（“CBBC”）是英国促进对华贸易和投资的国家级商业贸易网络。自1954年以来，我们一直作为独立的商业声音，处在行动的核心位置参与两国在每个行业和地区的合作。为了协助我们的会员与合作伙伴更好地抓住中国的商业机遇，英中贸易协会不遗余力地为其提供所需的商业建议、解析与渠道。我们的会员包括众多英国领先的公司与知名大学、英国最具活力的中小企业，以及越来越多向英国出口和在英国投资的中国企业等。