Upcoming Event in Chongqing:
Site Visit of ABB & Rieter Automotive followed by a conference about the Environment. On the 26th November 2009, ABB & Rieter Automotive in Chongqing open their site to make you discover their industry.After that, a presentation about the Environment will be done by Mr Bryn James, Climate Change Consul at the British Consulate-General in Chongqing, on the Topic:
“Towards a Stronger EU-China Partnership on Climate Change”. Mr Bryn James will develop the following issues: - What are the nature and the future potential of the EU-China relationship on climate change? - are the current mechanisms sufficient to realize the potential of the partnership? - How could the partnership be upgraded? - What can we expect from the 30 November EU-China summit? - What role can European businesses play and how could an upgraded partnership benefit them?
About the Speaker:Bryn James is the Climate Change Consul at the British Consulate-General in Chongqing. His remit is to work with governments in south-west China to help them address climate change and move towards a low carbon economy. Previous diplomatic posts have included working on climate change and energy issues in the British Embassy in Athens between 2005 to 2008 and supporting the UN-brokered Cyprus settlement negotiations in his role as Desk Officer for Cyprus and Greece at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in London from 2003 to 2005.
Date: 26th November 2009
Time: 13:15 to 17:00 pm
Fee: Free (Members) / 50 RMB (Non Members)
Transportation: A Bus is available to bring participants to the sites.
Agenda:
13h00: Departure Bus from Intercontinental Hotel
13h20: Departure Bus from Sofitel Forebase Chongqing Hotel.
14h30: Visit Rieter
15h00: Visit ABB16h00: Presentation by Mr Bryn James about the Environment16h20: Q&A Session + Networking17h00: Departure By bus to Chongqing Downtown.
Registration: chengdu@euccc.com.cn
or 028 8671 0577