CHINA INVESTMENT FORUM 2016

NOVEMBER

DAY ONE CHINA INVESTMENT FORUM

14:00 – 16:00

Prague, InterContinental Hotel, Congress Hall

B2B meeting with Zhejiang province business delegation

B2B meeting between Chinese Zhejiang Province business delegation and their European counterparts provides an excellent opportunity for networking with your potential business partners.

NOVEMBER

DAY ONE CHINA INVESTMENT FORUM

18:00 – 20:30

Prague, Žofín Palace

Opening gala dinner on the occasion of CIF 2016

18:00 – 20:30 Opening gala dinner on the occasion of CIF 2016

NOVEMBER

DAY TWO CHINA INVESTMENT FORUM

9:00 – 10:30

Prague, Prague Castle

Ceremonial opening

9:00 – 10:15 Ceremonial Opening

10:15 – 10:30 Coffee break

9:00 – 10:15

Ceremonial Opening

BOHUSLAV SOBOTKA

PRIME MINISTER OF THE CZECH REPUBLIC

HUO YUZHEN

Envoy for cooperation between CEEC and China, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the PRC

MARTIN TLAPA

DEPUTY MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, COORDINATOR FOR COOPERATION BTW CEEC AND CHINA

LIANG LIMING

VICE GOVERNOR, ZHEJIANG PROVINCE

ZHU HEXIN

VICE GOVERNOR, SICHUAN PROVINCE

10:15 – 10:30

Coffee break

NOVEMBER

DAY TWO CHINA INVESTMENT FORUM

10:30 – 16:15

Prague, Prague Castle

Panel discussions, Lunch

10:30 – 12:00 PANEL DISCUSSIONS I - Financial cooperation, banking and insurance

10:30 – 12:00 PANEL DISCUSSIONS I - Cooperation in green technologies, industry, sustainable development, science and research

12:00 – 13:00 Lunch

13:00 – 14:30 PANEL DISCUSSIONS II - E-commerce as a trading platform of 21st century

13:00 – 14:30 PANEL DISCUSSIONS II - China as a tourism strategic source

14:30 – 14:45 Coffee break

14:45 – 16:15 PANEL DISCUSSIONS III - Cooperation in infrastructure, logistics and transportation

14:45 – 16:15 PANEL DISCUSSIONS III - Education and exchange of experience in culture and sport

10:30 – 12:00

PANEL DISCUSSIONS I - Financial cooperation, banking and insurance

Financial stability is a precondition for successful cooperation between banks and financial institutions from China and CEEC within the One Belt, One Road platform. During PRC President’s visit to the Czech Republic this year, the Czech and Chinese financial market regulatory bodies have decided to strengthen their cooperation in cross-border crisis management area in order to prevent consequences of any financial crisis. The China Investment Forum brings about a unique opportunity to develop this cooperation. DISCUSSION TOPICS: 1. How can China-CEEC financial cooperation help to prevent consequences of a financial crises? 2. What is a real impact of cooperation between financial and regulatory institutions on end customers? 3. What could be the role of financial cooperation in mutual investments?

DUAN XIZHONG

VICE CHAIRMAN OF THE STANDING COMMITTEE OF HENAN PROVINCE

MEL CARVILL

MEMBER OF THE BOARD, HOMECREDIT

CAI YUNGE

VICE PRESIDENT, EVERBRIGHT GROUP

KAREL BUREŠ

CEO, CZECH EXPORT BANK

DAVID KERESTZES

PRINCIPAL OFFICER, CENTRAL EUROPEAN TRUST

TAO JUAN

PRESIDENT, KAIYUAN SECURITIES COMPANY

JOSEF KOTRBA

OFFICE MANAGING PARTNER, DELOITTE

GUIDO WOLF

INVESTMENT DIRECTOR, ZABOLIS PARTNERS

HOU WENBO

MANAGING DIRECTOR, BANK OF CHINA PRAGUE

10:30 – 12:00

PANEL DISCUSSIONS I - Cooperation in green technologies, industry, sustainable development, science and research

Ecological innovations constitute a chance to give a major push to sustainable development accenting mitigation of production’s negative effects on the environment as well as to more effective and responsible use of natural resources. Moreover, eco-innovations also constitute a chance for enterprises: costs reduction, new growth opportunities, building a good name with the customers. This topic has been therefore gaining on importance for administrations of both China and CEEC with the aim to speed up implementation of such innovations, be it through supporting research, development and investments, or removing economical and legislative barriers and raising public awareness of the importance and purpose of eco-innovations. DISCUSSION TOPICS: 1. What is your notion of (eco-)innovations from the business perspective and what innovation examples do you see as important for your industry or enterprises in general? 2. What do you see as major obstacles to implementing new ideas in business? 3. What role should the government assume in supporting new ideas in business?

JIŘÍ HAVLÍČEK

DEPUTY MINISTER OF INDUSTRY AND TRADE

LIU JINGHUA

VICE PRESIDENT, CHINA ECONOMIC COOPERATION CENTER

MICHAL ŠTEFL

VICE PRESIDENT, CZECH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

LIU JIANPING

GENERAL MANAGER, WANFENG AVIATION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.

JAN KOHOUT

PRESIDENT, NEW SILK ROAD INSTITUTE PRAGUE

DAVID KOVACS

SECRETARY GENERAL, EUCHAM

MIROSLAV ŠABART

GENERAL MANAGER, ŽĎAS

BOHUSLAVA ŠENKÝŘOVÁ

RECTOR, UNIVERSITY OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION

12:00 – 13:00

Lunch

13:00 – 14:30

PANEL DISCUSSIONS II - E-commerce as a trading platform of 21st century

Global trade has been gaining momentum in the B2C as well as in the B2B area. Consumers in China and CEE mostly care about access to as wide scale of goods and services as possible for the best prices while the whole process be kept user-friendly. What retailers want is to scale their business. Whichever the case, e-commerce is the platform for both B2B and B2C; most of commercial transactions can be expected to go virtual. This will bring undisputable benefits for end consumers and producers. DISCUSSION TOPICS: 1. What is the role of clash between traditional retail and e-commerce? In which direction will it develop? 2. What is the key to success in China-CEEC e-commerce? 3. What are the main difference in e-commerce in China and CEEC??

JAKUB HAVRLANT

CEO, MALL GROUP

KEVIN LI YUE

CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD, 4PX INFORMATION & TECHNOLOGY GROUP

DAVID BAUMGART

GR DIRECTOR, ALIBABA GERMANY GMBH

WANG LIZONG

CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD, GUANDONG HIGH TECH INDUSTRY CHAMBER

IRENE LIU WENTING

VICE PRESIDENT, OSELL GROUP & OCONNECT FAIR

MARIAN ALBERT

GENERAL MANAGER,
A SYSTEMS

KUKA ILIRIAN

ECONOMIC COUNSELLOR OF ALBANIA, GENERAL MANAGER, K-COM GROUP

13:00 – 14:30

PANEL DISCUSSIONS II - China as a tourism strategic source

Chinese tourists eager to explore beauties of CEEC regions are growing in number. Europe has become an interesting destination not only for Chinese tourists but also for travel agencies, airlines, hotels and other service providers from the tourism industry. Destinations are trying to adjust for the influx of Chinese customers. What are the demands of the Chinese clientele? Are European tourism service providers ready to meet these demands? What are current trends in today’s globalised world? And what is the role of the Internet? DISCUSSION TOPICS: 1. What are the key factors that make Chinese tourists eager to explore Europe? 2. Is the Czech Republic and Central and Eastern Europe an interesting tourist destination for Chinese tourists in comparison to traditional destinations in Western Europe, such as London, Paris or Rome? 3. How do cultural differences shape expectations of Asian clients and Chinese in particular? What is the role of the Internet and global information sharing?

MONIKA PALATKOVÁ

GENERAL MANAGER, CZECHTOURISM

SONG JINGWU

VICE PRESIDENT, CPAFFC

KRISTÝNA ZELIENKOVÁ

DEPUTY CHAIRWOMAN OF EU AFFAIRS COMMISSION OF THE PARLIAMENT

WANG ERZHI

VICE CHAIRMAN, CPPCC JILIN PROVINCIAL COMMITTEE

JAROSLAW CZERNEK

INVESTMENT PARTNER, ROCKAWAY CAPITAL

XU JIE

GENERAL MANAGER OF CZECH BRANCH, RISESUN HEALTHCARE AND TOURISM INVESTMENT

JERZY RZYMANEK

PRESIDENT, ASSOCIATION OF EXPORTERS AND IMPORTERS

MARCUS LEE

MANAGING DIRECTOR, HAMPTON COURT INVESTMENT BANK

KAMIL BLAŽEK

PRESIDENT, AFI

SLAVĚNA PODLOUCKÁ

CEO, ROYAL MEDICAL

14:30 – 14:45

Coffee break

14:45 – 16:15

PANEL DISCUSSIONS III - Cooperation in infrastructure, logistics and transportation

The CEEC region has been becoming a gateway not only for tourists but commercial goods as well. Commerce and trade have been gaining momentum. Is infrastructure ready to tackle the challenges? How about logistics, transportation, information channels, procedures harmonisation or possible legislative simplifications? DISCUSSION TOPICS: 1. To what extent is the current infrastructure ready to meet possible challenges brought about by a steep growth in trade between China and the CEEC region? 2. What is the connectivity of local logistics and the “last mile”? 3. What are the possible ways in strengthening communication channels between China and the CEE region?

SUE ANN TAY

VICEPREZIDENT,
HSBC LONDON

LEOŠ NOVOTNÝ

CEO, LEO EXPRESS

ANDRÉ MICHEL

VICE PRESIDENT, DHL GLOBAL FORWARDING, HEAD MARKETING & SALES EUROPE

CAO LI

MANAGING DIRECTOR, CHINA TELECOM (EUROPE) LTD.

PETÖ ERNÖ

PRESIDENT, CHINACHAM HUNGARY

BIAN JIAJUN

VICEPREZIDENT, SHANGHAI CONSTRUCTION GROUP

CSABA WOLF

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR, DELOITTE

SHAO YIFENG

GENERAL MANAGER, NINGBO WESTRAIL SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.

MEZO ZOLTAN

MANAGING DIRECTOR,
AT HOME NETWORK INVESTMENT

14:45 – 16:15

PANEL DISCUSSIONS III - Education and exchange of experience in culture and sport

What CEEC usually meet from Chinese culture is cuisine, documentary films about Chinese cultural heritage or tea. There is still quite a significant room for transfer of other symbols of Chinese culture, be it language, literature or calligraphy. On the other hand, transfer in the opposite direction has been spontaneously going on and there has been a huge demand for European cultural heritage, modern art and literature. The same applies for sport. “Our” summer and winter sports are becoming more and more popular in China. Football already is a phenomenon, which is followed by tennis, biathlon and recently ice hockey. DISCUSSION TOPICS: 1. How could cultural exchange and trade between China and CEEC be intensified? 2. Is it possible to effectively offer and sell audio-visual and literature works between China and CEEC? What are examples of success? 3. Can “European” sports become popular in China?

KATEŘINA KALISTOVÁ

DEPUTY MINISTER OF CULTURE

DING TAO

GENERAL MANAGER, CCTV NEW FILM

YANG JUN

PRESIDENT, BEIJING INTERNATIONAL ADVERTISING AND COMMUNICATION GROUP

WAN ZHI

DEPUTY GENERAL MANAGER, CHANGJIANG PUBLISHING AND MEDIA GROUP

GU JIANGUO

VICE PRESIDENT, JIANGSU BROADCASTING CORPORATION

MARTIN KROB

GENERAL DIRECTOR, SK SLAVIA PRAHA

ANDREJ MIKLAVC

CEO, HIGH PERFORMANCE GROUP

BOJAN STRAJNAR

CONSULTANT TO THE MAYOR, CITY OF MARIBOR

HUANG XIAOMING

DIRECTOR, CONFUCIUS INSTITUTE, PALACKÝ UNIVERSITY OLOMOUC

REN JICHANG

PRINCIPAL, HANGZHOU WENLAN SCHOOL

NOVEMBER

DAY TWO CHINA INVESTMENT FORUM

10:30 – 15:00

Prague, Riding School of Prague Castle

Huawei Broader Way Forum

10:45 – 15:30 Huawei Broader Way Forum

Today, the booming development of ICT technologies and widespread of broadband infrastructure are radically transforming the ICT ecosystem and become a core economic competence in the digital society. The Huawei Czech ICT Broader Way Forum is subject to be an platform of knowledge sharing and idea exchange, providing all stakeholders across the industry sector to discuss the industry hotspots, enabling industry-favored regulatory environment, facilitating the development of Czech NBN, and finally fostering an innovative and knowledge-based economy for the sustainable growth of the Republic. This forum, as one of themes of China Investment of Forum (CIF) this year, is just the first of many forums we will hold in Czech. Huawei is very glad to take the responsibility to assist Czech achieve the vision of digitally connect nation.

NOVEMBER

DAY TWO CHINA INVESTMENT FORUM

16:15 – 19:30

Prague, Prague Castle, CIF 2015 Hotel meeting rooms

Free Programme

NOVEMBER

DAY TWO CHINA INVESTMENT FORUM

19:30 – 21:30

Prague, Prague Castle

Gala dinner held under the auspices of Miloš Zeman, President of the CR

19:30 – 21:30 Gala dinner held under the auspices of Miloš Zeman, President of the Czech Republic