UK-China Business Forum & Chair Handover Luncheon (Shanghai)
The UK-China Business Forum will explore three core themes critical to British business including UK-China relations, the future of investment by multi-national companies in China, and China's economic outlook against an uncertain background with a range expert speakers.
Following the forum, we invite our guests to join us in toasting the handover of CBBC's chair role following Sir Sherard Cowper-Coles’ six years at the helm, and welcome Sir Sebastian Wood as our new Chair.
Forum & Luncheon Agenda
- 09:30-10:00 Registration & Networking
- 10:00-10:05 Welcome Remarks
- Peter Burnett OBE, CEO, China-Britain Business Council
- 10:05-10:20 Keynote presentation on sentiment among foreign MNCs in China based on KPMG’s most recent research report
- Mark Harrison, Partner, KPMG
- 10:20-11:00 The Future for MNC Investment in China: Panel discussion on the future of MNC investment in China
- Moderated by Tom Simpson, Managing Director, China, China-Britain Business Council
- Gordon Orr, Vice Chair, China-Britain Business Council & Global Board Member, Swire, Lenovo, and Meituan
- Vivian Guo, Assistant Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship, CEIBS
- Noah Fraser, Vice President, US-China Business Council
- Mark Harrison, Partner, KPMG
- 11:00-11:30 Facing up to Economic Headwinds: keynote presentation on how China's economy is performing against a backdrop of domestic and international challenges. The keynote will be followed by a 10-minute Q&A
- Su Yue, Chief Economist, The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU)
- 11:30-12:15 A New Chapter for UK-China Relations: Panel discussion with CBBC's outgoing and incoming Chairs and the British Consul-General to Shanghai on UK-China relations
- Moderated by Katie Lee, Senior Advisor, China, HSBC
- Sir Sherard Cowper-Coles, Chair, China-Britain Business Council
- Sir Sebastian Wood, Chair designate, China-Britain Business Council
- Matt Burney, His Majesty’s Consul-General Shanghai
- 12:15-13:25 Chair Handover Luncheon
- 13:25-13:30 Closing Remarks
- Sir Sherard Cowper-Coles, Chair, China-Britain Business Council
Tickets and Registration
Individual tickets are priced at: RMB 880 (Members), RMB 1,080 (Non-Members).
Table (10x seats) sponsorship is also available and is priced at RMB 18,000 per table.
Attendance for non-members is subject to CBBC approval, and payment information will be provided once approval has been granted. For direct enquiries please contact: Rose.Liu@cbbc.org.
Sponsorship
If you are interested in our sponsorship opportunities, please click here to download to the sponsorship package for full details and get in touch with Lynn Xu: lynn.xu@cbbc.org.
CBBC Chair Handover & Appreciation Dinner · Beijing
Prior the luncheon in Shanghai, CBBC will host a Chair Handover dinner in Beijing on Wednesday,12th November. These two events will mark the important moment, as we say thank you and farewell to Sir Sherard Cowper-Coles, who – after six years – will step down as CBBC Chair, and welcome Sir Sebastian Wood, who will take up the role as the new Chair. To learn more and register for the Beijing dinner event, please click here.