Time:
- 15:00 - 17:00 (CST) / 8:00 - 10:00 (BST).
- 2 Hours – Presentations and Content Led.
(Time allocated in the final hour parallel to Session 2 and 3 for pre-arranged consultations with representatives from the Beijing Investment Promotion Service Center – pre-screened)
Location:
- Offline: PwC Office, Fortune Plaza, Building A, East Third Ring Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing / Electronic City, 6 Jiuxianqiao Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing
- Online: Zoom – Link will be shared following registration
Objectives:
- Promote new opportunities for investment in Beijing to potential target companies
- Increase market awareness of the Beijing Investment Promotion Service Center among UK businesses and customer groups
- Arrange a dedicated one-on-one meeting to discuss docking
Format: Mini Conference + Direct Meetings
Language: Chinese Mandarin with Simultaneous Interpretation (English)
Participants:
- Representatives from the Beijing Investment Promotion Service Center.
- 20-30 UK/European company representatives (selected in advance, with no less than 10 offline participating companies).
- Representatives from PwC
- Representatives from the China-Britain Business Council
- Representatives from companies invited to speak.
Agenda:
Moderators: PwC & China-Britain Business Council
- 14:30-15:00 – Guest Registration (Offline)
- 15:00-15:05 – Event start –Introduction of agenda, speakers and distinguished guests
- 15:05 – 15:20 – Opening Remarks
- Wang Ying, Director of the Business Liaison Division, Beijing Investment Promotion Service Center
(Overview of the investment environment in Beijing and developments in the construction of the "two districts") (5 minutes).
- Yu Bo, Partner, PwC General Business Advisory (5 minutes).
- Kiran Patel, Senior Director, China-Britain Business Council (5 minutes).
- 15:20 – 15:50 – Session 1 - Keynote Speech
- Introduction to investment opportunities in Tongzhou District (15 minutes).
- Introduction to investment opportunities in Daxing (15 minutes).
- 15:50-16:05 – Break
- 16:05 – 16:35 – Session 2 – Industry Focused Panel Discussion
Theme: New opportunities for Investment in Beijing: New energies and carbon neutrality
- Irene Zhou, PwC – Green Finance/Carbon Neutral Specialist (Moderator)
- Representative from Daxing International Hydrogen Energy Demonstration Zone (TBC).
- Jenny Hao, Chief Representative from the City of London (TBC).
- Qian Guoqiang, Deputy General Manager of SinoCarbon
- 16:35-17:00 - Session 3: Investing in Beijing: UK Case Studies
- Representatives of British companies invested in Beijing present experience and journey.
- 16:00-17:00 (To run parallel to Session 2 and Session 3).
- Meetings with the Beijing Investment Promotion Service Center
- Pre-booked meetings with the Beijing Investment Promotion Service Center team. (Pre-booked and limited slots)