We sincerely thank all speakers for enriching the event with their presentations and discussions and for providing valuable insights into today's business and market environment in China.
A special thanks also goes to all guests for their participation and for adding an interactive component to this hybrid event through their participation in the Q&A sessions with the speakers.
In the key theme briefing, you can read more about the topics discussed during the summit as well as about the speakers and guests.
Programm Details
13:15
Registration
14:00
Welcome Speeches
| Felix Sutter, President, Swiss-Chinese Chamber of Commerce |
| Ambassador Wang Shihting, Embassy of the People's Republic of China in Switzerland |
| Ambassador Raphael Nägeli, Assistant State Secretary for Asia/Pacific, FDFA |
14:30
Keynote Speech: Decoding digital transformation of business in China
Dr. Katherine Xin, Associate Dean, CEIBS
15:00
Break
15:30
Three simultaneous panel discussions:
| China’s macroeconomic landscape 2021 and beyond Understanding the implications of China’s ‘dual circulating’ economy by exploring the key growth drivers in the years ahead, and navigating the roadmap for internationalisation of China’s financial and capital markets. | Speaker: Philipp Stutzmann, Executive Director & Senior Relationship Manager Large Corporates Switzerland, ICBC Zurich Branch Jinny Yan, Chief China Economist, ICBC Standard Bank Geoffrey Yu, Senior EMEA Market Strategist, BNY Mellon |
| Market and financial service industry reforms in China Roger Bieri is discussing with our distinguished China experts what we can expect in regards to market liberalization in China and how market participants (incl. Swiss Corporates & Financial Service Providers) can benefit. | Speakers: Roger Bieri, Head Corporate & Institutional Clients Multinationals, Swiss Corporate Clients International, CIC Europe, UBS Qing Dahinden-Zhou, Business Manager Corporate & Institutional Clients, UBS Yannick Oberson, Head Governmental Affairs International, UBS Dr. Eugene Qian, Chairman, UBS Securities Co. Ltd. |
| China: The future belongs to innovation China's R&D environment has changed rapidly over the past decade. In several technology areas, China has become the leading innovator. - What are the driving forces of Chinese innovation? - What are the opportunities and risks of R&D collaborations with Chinese companies? - How is Chinese innovation influencing Western companies? | Speakers: Stefan Kohler, Partner, VISCHER AG Dr. William Pao, Head of Pharmaceutical Research & Early Development, Roche Bin Sheng, Partner, Succeed Consulting GmbH René Wiedemann, Managing Director Accenture Switzerland – Industrial Industry Lead |
16:30
Break
16:45
Three simultaneous panel discussions:
| Sustainability and green development under the 14th Five-Year Plan Sustainability and „green development“ are key themes under China’s new 14th Five-Year-Plan running from 2021 till 2026. This panel provides an overview of what is changing in China in this area and discusses implications for industrial as well as financial services companies both with regards to opportunities as well as wider implications on competitiveness. | Speaker: Dr. Jan Atteslander, Head International Relations, economiesuisse Markus Herrmann, Director, Sinolytics Dr. Gillian Rutherford-Liske, Head Reinsurance Sustainability, Swiss Re Theodor Swedjemark, Chief Communications & Sustainability Officer, ABB |
| Intercultural aspects in the cooperation between China and Europe The presentation will look at fundamental cultural differences between China and Europe. It will show these differences in the concrete fields of legal understanding and social behaviour and will describe the influences on day to day business. | Speakers: Dr. Hans Roth, Partner, EurAsia Competence Dr. Esther Nägeli, Partner, Nägeli Attorneys-at-Law |
| Sharing success stories - doing business in China during difficult times The panel will share latest success stories, discuss ways to address the challenges of today’s business environment in China. The experts provide a pragmatic insight on their daily business life. | Speakers: Stefan Barny, Director Global Network, Switzerland Global Enterprise Stefan Schmid, Partner, International Tax Services, PwC Olivier Glauser, Chairman, Cellap Laboratoire Robbert van der Feltz, Hilti Michael Hartl, Managing Director, Eugster / Frismag |
17:45
Closing