Morning Plenary Session
Opening Remarks
Sir Sherard Cowper-Coles, the Chair of CBBC, highlighted in his opening remarks the abundant opportunities in the GBA, including enhanced connectivity, the size of the market, the depth of the talent pool and the policy incentives available. While acknowledging the challenges of establishing a major economic hub, he emphasised CBBC’s role in providing a platform for members to share their vision of the future of the GBA, saying, “CBBC has designed this conference to enhance understanding and awareness of opportunities and challenges, whether for UK business in the GBA or GBA companies looking to invest in the UK.”
Guangdong Governor Wang Weizhong, in a video message during the morning plenary session, said, “We hope that investors all over the world will seize the opportunity to come to China, Guangdong and the GBA to explore the Chinese market and achieve new accomplishments. Guangdong is willing to join hands with our friends from the UK to work closer under the framework of China-UK relations to realise mutual benefits on a higher level and with higher quality.”
Welcome from Tom Simpson, Managing Director, China, China-Britain Business Council
Sarah Mann, Consul-General, British Consulate Guangzhou
Zhu Xiaojun, Deputy Director-General, Department of Commerce of Guangdong Province
Dr Jimmy Chiang, Associate Director-General, Invest Hong Kong
Keynote Speech
Keynote I: New Opportunities for International Cooperation in the Greater Bay Area (Qianhai)
Huang Xiaopeng, First Deputy Director – Geneal, Qianhai Authority
Keynote II: London – Technology, Innovation & Building Global Communities
Janet Coyle, CBE, Managing Director, Grow London at London & Partners
Keynote Speech III: Opportunities for Foreign Companies in the Greater Bay Area and HSBC's Strategic Choices
Richard Li, Managing Director, External Relations, South China, HSBC
Keynote IV: Transformation and Growth Through Uncertainty
Andrew Harding, FCMA, CGMA, Chief Executive, Management Accounting, AICPA & CIMA
Panel Discussion
Panel Discussion I: Capitalising on the Greater Bay Area’s potential for Cross-border Cooperation across Data, Standards, and Trade in Services
Panel Discussion II: From the movement of physical goods to cyberspace, exploring the role British business can play in the development of a sustainable and economically diverse Greater Bay Area integration strategy.
Sub-forum I
International Technology and Innovation Cooperation in the GBA
Opening Remarks
Wang Jinxia, Deputy Director General, Qianhai Authority
Duncan Clark, OBE, Vice Chair, China-Britain Business Council
Keynote Speech
Panel Discussion
Opportunities for International Innovation and Development in Greater Bay Area
Sub-forum II
Growth Beyond Borders: Expanding your business into the UK and beyond
Opening Remarks
Andrew Seaton, Chief Executive, China-Britain Business Council
He Dinghong, Second Level Consultant, Division of Foreign Economic Cooperation, Guangdong Department of Commerce
Keynote Speech
Panel Discussion
Growth Beyond Borders: Expanding your business into the UK and beyond
Looking ahead, CBBC remains committed to building on the inaugural UK-Greater Bay Area Conference and investigating the future opportunities between the UK and the GBA.
Thank you to our partner, the Qianhai International Talent Hub; our gold sponsors: BSI, HSBC and London & Partners; our silver sponsors: AICPA & CIMA, Berkeley Group and the Welsh Government; and our supporting organisations: the British Chamber of Commerce Guangdong, the British Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong, the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce Hong Kong, Invest Hong Kong, Guangdong Chamber of International Commerce, China Council for the Promotion of International Trade Shenzhen, China Chamber of International Commerce Zhuhai Chamber of Commerce, the Hong Kong Chamber of Commerce Qianhai and Shenzhen Outbound Alliance.
