Join us again at the New Silk Road Forum VI jointly organized by SCCC and JCC for a BRI assessment. Where will the New Silk Road lead next?
The BRI is creating two new trade corridors – one overland, the other by sea – which are connecting China with its neighbors in the west: Central Asia, the Middle East and Europe. New developments are influencing the Belt and Road. This year, the forum takes a look at several BRI projects, while discussing the impact of recent developments on the New Silk Road.
The forum is jointly organized by the Swiss-Chinese Chamber of Commerce (SCCC) and the Joint Chamber of Commerce Switzerland-Eastern Europe, Central Asia and the South Caucasus (JCC).
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Download here the presentation slides:
Impact of China's New Five-Year-Plan on the BRI
Opportunities and Challenges of the Digital Silk Road
Logistics form East to West: Opportunities & Challenges of Moving Cargo on the New Silk Road
Expanding Travel Infrastructure, Moldova
Great Stone National Park, Belarus
The Limitations of China's BRI: An Analysis
Programm Details
15:00
Welcome Remarks
Marcel Pawlicek, President, Joint Chamber of Commerce Switzerland-Eastern Europe, Central Asia and the South Caucasus (JCC)
Felix Sutter, President, Swiss-Chinese Chamber of Commerce (SCCC)
Felix Sutter, President, Swiss-Chinese Chamber of Commerce (SCCC)
15:10
Impact of China's New Five-Year-Plan on the BRI
Felix Sutter, President, Swiss-Chinese Chamber of Commerce
Bin Sheng, Partner, Succeed Consulting
Bin Sheng, Partner, Succeed Consulting
15:30
Opportunities and Challenges of the Digital Silk Road
Marcus Fromm, Managing Director, Travel & Transportation Industry Lead Europe, Accenture
15:50
Logistics form East to West: Opportunities & Challenges of Moving Cargo on the New Silk Road
Arno Coster, Director Sales & Business Development, Ahlers Trade Facilitation & After Sales Services
16:10
BRI in Eastern Europe
Expanding Travel Infrastructure, Moldova
- H.E. Mrs. Tatiana Molcean, Ambassador, Permanent Representative, Embassy of the Republic of Moldova to Switzerland
Great Stone National Park, Belarus
- Adam Ross Jones, Investment Project Manager for Europe and America, Great Stone Industrial Park
16:30
The Limitations of China's BRI: An Analysis
Dr. Hans Joachim Fuchs, Managing Director, CHINABRAND IP CONSULTING GMBH
16:50
Q&A
17:00
End of Forum
Speakers
Felix Sutter
President, SCCC
Felix Sutter serves as the President of the Swiss Chinese Chamber of Commerce (SCCC) since 2015, he was instrumental in repositioning SCCC and restructuring its Board to address todays and the chamber’s future needs.
Felix Sutter has been a Partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Switzerland for more than 19 years. During this period Felix worked with domestic and international clients and gained in-depth understanding of some of the most prominent emerging markets in Asia.
Felix has been nominated in November 2017 as one of only three “Visiting Leaders” at the China European International Business School (CEIBS) Shanghai Campus.
In 2019, Felix has been asked to join China Construction Bank Trust’s “Global Family Wealth Strategy Advisory Committee”.
Last year, Felix Sutter has founded SUCCEED Consulting GMBH with a Chinese partner. The company’s mission is to connect innovative Swiss and Chinese companies, entrepreneurs and investors.
Recently he has joined AMROP Hoer Tan in Singapore as a partner and will be active in leadership consulting activities as well as being a x-culture mentor for business executives in Asian and European Markets.
Felix Sutter has been a Partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Switzerland for more than 19 years. During this period Felix worked with domestic and international clients and gained in-depth understanding of some of the most prominent emerging markets in Asia.
Felix has been nominated in November 2017 as one of only three “Visiting Leaders” at the China European International Business School (CEIBS) Shanghai Campus.
In 2019, Felix has been asked to join China Construction Bank Trust’s “Global Family Wealth Strategy Advisory Committee”.
Last year, Felix Sutter has founded SUCCEED Consulting GMBH with a Chinese partner. The company’s mission is to connect innovative Swiss and Chinese companies, entrepreneurs and investors.
Recently he has joined AMROP Hoer Tan in Singapore as a partner and will be active in leadership consulting activities as well as being a x-culture mentor for business executives in Asian and European Markets.
Bin Sheng
Partner, Succeed Consulting
Bin Sheng was born in Beijing, P.R. of China. He graduated from Beijing University of Technology in material science and got his master degree at Columbia University. Most of his professional experience is based on investment in China, with a long history of network links with Financial Institutions and Swiss Innovation. In the past years he was actively involved in building sustainable economic ties between China and Switzerland. He’s been focused on enabling Swiss innovations market access to mainland Chinese markets, while at the same time identifies investment and cooperation opportunities for Chinese investors.
Marcus Fromm
Managing Director, Travel & Transportation Industry Lead Europe, Accenture
Marcus Fromm is a Managing Director of Accenture based in Switzerland and is the European industry lead for rail and public transit. He also leads the mobility, logistics and travel industry segments in Switzerland. Over the past 20 years he has helped many companies in the industry to introduce new technologies and enhance business performance. He is an active speaker at conferences and has published numerous articles in business and industry journals. Marcus volunteers as an expert in the advisory group for advanced trade technologies at the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe. Before joining Accenture, he pursued his career as an aerospace engineer and worked for the NASA Mars Surveyor program in the United States.
Arno Coster
Director Sales & Business Development, Ahlers Trade Facilitation & After Sales Services
Arno Coster is a Dutch national who has lived in London and Saint Petersburg for many years. He is the Director of Sales & Business Development - Trade Facilitation & After Sales Services at Ahlers in St. Petersburg, Russia. The business unit focuses on supporting international premium brands to develop their business in complex markets. This means that as a logistics provider, Ahlers does not only do the logistics but also takes care of the import and the further sales of the goods, on behalf of its customers. In this sense, companies can outsource the complexity of doing business in a challenging region as Russia, CIS, Ukraine, or China to Ahlers and receive real value from it. Mr. Coster started in sales with Ahlers in August 2020. He holds a master's degree from James Madison University.
Adam Ross Jones
Investment Project Manager for Europe and America, Great Stone Industrial Park
Adam Ross Jones qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 2005, and then joined DB Schenker, in the role of Internal Auditor. In 2007, he was appointed Finance Analyst for the Energy division. In 2010, he joined the food packaging manufacturer, LINPAC Packaging, as Divisional Financial Analyst. In 2013, he was seconded to Belarus to support construction of a manufacturing plant within a Free Economic Zone. Following project completion, Mr. Jones continued working outside the UK, as a Finance Manager. In 2018, he returned to the UK working for the packaging manufacturer, API Group. He returned to Belarus in 2020, to join the Investor Services team at Great Stone Industrial Park.
H.E. Mrs. Tatiana Molcean
Ambassador, Permanent Representative, Embassy of the Republic of Moldova to Switzerland
Tatiana Molcean is serving as Ambassador of the Republic of Moldova in Geneva since September 2020. Her current mandate includes a wide range of areas, both related to the bilateral cooperation with the Swiss Confederation and the Principality of Liechtenstein, as well as multilateral issues ranging from security, human rights, to trade, infrastructure and sustainable development. Previously to her posting in Switzerland Ms. Molcean served for 3 years as State Secretary (Deputy Minister) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Republic of Moldova. In this capacity, one of the priorities of the mandate was dedicated to the development of bilateral relations with Asian countries, and connecting Republic of Moldova to the Belt and Road Initiative. Ambassador Molcean is a career diplomat, who joined the Diplomatic Service of the Republic of Moldova back in 2004, having an extended experience in various fields, notably in trade related negotiations. Tatiana Molcean participated in the FTAs negotiated by Moldova with EU, UK, China and currently with EFTA countries. Energy diplomacy is also amongst the files of competence. Tatiana Molcean speaks English, French and Russian.
Dr. Hans Joachim Fuchs
Managing Director, CHINABRAND IP CONSULTING GMBH
Dr. Hans Joachim Fuchs, Managing Director of CHINABRAND CONSULTING, is an engineer and Ph.D. in economics and social studies. He is an internationally renowned management consultant and expert on China and Asia. Dr. Fuchs has 25 years of professional experience and advises well-known German and European brand owners from diverse industries. His career path: Director with Deloitte, Member of the Management of Braxton Associates, Vice Director of Prognos AG, and Manager of the Handelsblatt Publishing House.
New Silk Road Forum VI
speakers
Felix Sutter
President, SCCC
Bin Sheng
Partner, Succeed Consulting
Marcus Fromm
Managing Director, Travel & Transportation Industry Lead Europe, Accenture
Arno Coster
Director Sales & Business Development, Ahlers Trade Facilitation & After Sales Services
Adam Ross Jones
Investment Project Manager for Europe and America, Great Stone Industrial Park
H.E. Mrs. Tatiana Molcean
Ambassador, Permanent Representative, Embassy of the Republic of Moldova to Switzerland
Dr. Hans Joachim Fuchs
Managing Director, CHINABRAND IP CONSULTING GMBH
additional info
The forum is jointly organized by the Swiss-Chinese Chamber of Commerce (SCCC) and the Joint Chamber of Commerce Switzerland-Eastern Europe, Central Asia and the South Caucasus (JCC).