The 2014 Dialogue between China’s National Economic and Technological Development Zones and Fortune 500 Companies is jointly held by the Investment Promotion Agency of the Ministry of Commerce of P. R. China (CIPA) and Ministery of Commerce People's Republic of China.
Theme
Promoting transition and upgrading by innovative development and achieving mutual benefits by closer cooperation
Faced with tighter land supply, constrained environmental capacity, increasingly fierce competition, China’s national economic and technological development zones have encountered several important issues, including further opening up to enhance vitality, deepening reform to explore potentials, improving competitiveness with innovation and promoting industrial upgrading by internal development. For China’s national economic and technological development zones, it is important to overcome the dilemma of inertia, tackle external constraints and enhance long-lasting internal power. The 2014 Dialogue between China’s National Economic and Technological Development Zones and Fortune 500 Companies will focus on the industrialization of sustainable development technologies as well as the opportunities and challenges brought by the application of new technologies and the latest industrial development. Multinational companies and China’s national economic and technological development zones will jointly explore the potentials for closer cooperation in various fields on this high-level platform.
Agenda:
October 30, 2014 (Thursday)
Participants arrive in Nanjing and check in.
16:00-17:50 The roundtable meeting of the National Economic and Technological Development Zones Investment Promotion Joint Council (only for the Council’s members)
18:00-19:30 Welcome dinner (officials from Nanjing Municipal Government and Nanjing Economic and Technological Development Zone, executives from Fortune 500 companies and other major multinational companies)
18:00-19:30 Buffet dinner (other participants)
October 31, 2014 (Friday)
08:30-10:30 The first phase: speech and keynote address
Moderator: to be determined by Nanjing Economic and Technological Development Zone
08:30-08:35 Moderator introduces officials and other guests.
08:35-08:40 A high-level official from Nanjing Municipal Government delivers a speech.
08:40-08:45 A high-level official from the Investment Promotion Agency of Ministry of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China delivers a speech and introduces the new members of the Joint Council.
08:45-09:00 A high-level official from the Department of Foreign Investment Administration of Ministry of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China delivers a speech.
09:00-09:15 A high-level official from Nanjing Economic and Technological Development Zone delivers a speech.
09:15-10:30 Interpretation of China’s innovation-related laws and policies
10:30-10:50 Tea break
10:50-11:50 The second phase: dialogue and discussion
Moderator: Mr. Kong Qiuyun, the Director of Nanjing Investment Promotion Committee
Theme: Promoting transition and upgrading by innovative development and achieving mutual benefits by closer cooperation
a) First issue: New breakthroughs after the three-decade development: Discussing about the innovative development path for China’s economic and technological development zones in the future
b) Second issue: In a fair and competitive market, how will multinational companies adjust their investment strategies in China? How will economic and technological development zones change their strategies of attracting investment?
c) Third issue: The fields and patterns of cooperation between China’s economic and technological development zones and Fortune 500 companies throughout the transition and upgrading of development zones (the transition and upgrading of industries in development zones and cluster of new industries)
11:50-12:00 Q&A
12:00-13:00 Buffet lunch
13:30-15:30 The third phase: thematic events
a) First topic: Promoting the transition and upgrading of industries in China’s development zones with the help of big data (IBM)
b) Second topic: The construction of wisdom zone and opportunities of cooperation between economic and technological development zones and Fortune 500 companies (HP)
c) Third topic: The need for innovation of development zones and opportunities of cooperation between economic and technological development zones and Fortune 500 companies
d) Fourth topic: The innovative ideas and patterns of the integration of economic and technological development zones and cities
15:30-15:40 Q&A, discussion and tea break
15:45-17:45 The fourth phase: A visit to Nanjing Economic and Technological Development Zone
18:00 Buffet dinner
November 1, 2014 (Saturday)
Based on the companies’ choice, certain executives from multinational companies visit Nanjing High-tech Zone.
Please register with Ms. Sherry Yu at syu@europeanchamber.com.cn, before COB Wednesday 29th October.
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