According to the 2019 Global Startup Ecosystem Ranking (GSER) published by Startup Genome and the Global Entrepreneurship Network, Shanghai is among the top 10 start up Economies. At the heart of the e-commerce boom and consumer-driven innovation Shanghai is considered reference on the start-up scene in China. While in 2010, venture investments in China only amounted to $5.6 billion, according to British consulting firm Preqin in 2018 it reached $105 billion, second only to the United States. There are challenges too as Swedish Consulting firm Kairos Future mentioned in its reports Chinese start-ups have a peripheral position in global start-up networks and access to talent is mentioned by Chinese entrepreneurs as a key challenge.
Within this dynamic and innovative environment, there is a small community of foreign entrepreneurs that have decided to start their own company in Shanghai. Why did they make this step? Which difficulties and opportunities have they encountered? Why Shanghai?
The European Chamber is pleased to invite you to our SME Forum meeting, where all these topics and more will be discussed by foreign entrepreneurs and insiders of the start-up world. Co- Founder at the Desk Mr. Oscar Venhuis will provide an introduction to the start-up scene in Shanghai, after which he will lead a discussion with a panel of founders composed by Totuba's Founder Axel Kruse and Jesper Kjaer, co-founder of CoastZone China.
Agenda:
09:00-09:30 Registration
09:30-09:40 Opening remarks
09:40-10:10 The Shanghai start-up scene
10:10-11:00 Panel discussion with founders
11:00-11:30 Discussion and Q&A
11:30-12:00 Networking Time