The seminar will focus on the economic collaboration between China and Switzerland, the economic development and how the Swiss economy is affected and can benefit in the years to come. RMB internationalisation became a major topic for Switzerland with the establishment of the Zurich branch of the China Construction Bank (CCB) in 2016, the first Chinese bank opening an office in Switzerland which is offering commercial and trade finance banking services. CCB has been licenced by the People’s Bank of China to clear RMB into Swiss Francs and vice versa.

This year’s program and speakers have been selected to reflect the progress made since the inception of the RMB Hub in Switzerland, as well as to focus on the implications on the Swiss economy outside of the financial services and the development of other RMB Hubs in Europe.

With the recent geopolitical developments we believe that these topics are relevant to leaders in the Swiss Economy as well as to the Swiss SMEs that are engaged in the Chinese economy. Confirmed speakers to the event are Ms. Andrea M. Maechler, member of the Swiss National Bank Directorate, Ambassador Livia Leu, Delegate of the Federal Council for Trade Agreements and Head of the Bilateral Economic Relations Division at the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO), Co-Head Corporate Treasury Solutions at HSBC Trinkaus + Burkhardt AG Mr. Sven Juergensen, Mr. Guan Tao from China Finance 40 Forum (CF40) (former China State Administration of Foreign Exchange), John Garvey, PwC Global Financial Services Advisory Leader and Mr. Arianit Buzhala, Head of Treasury at China Construction Bank Zurich Branch.