CHINA INVESTMENT FORUM 2018

15
OCTOBER
 DAY ONE CIF 2018
19:00 – 21:30 Prague, Czernin Palace
Welcome Reception for Foreign Guests
19:00 – 21:00 Welcome reception for foreign guests held under the auspices of the 1st Deputy Prime Minister of the CR Mr. Jan Hamáček

 

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ZHANG JIANMIN

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the PRC to the CR

 
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YU XIAOXUAN

Viceprezidentka, China Economic Cooperation Center

 
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HOU WENBO

Managing Director, Bank of China ČR

 
 
16
OCTOBER
DAY TWO CIF 2018
09:00 – 10:00 Prague, Spanish Hall of the Prague Castle
CIF 2018 Gala Opening
9:00 – 9:45 CIF 2018 Gala Opening held under the auspices of Marta Nováková, Minister of Industry and Trade of the CR
9:00 – 10:00 Coffee Break
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MARTA NOVÁKOVÁ

Minister of Industry and Trade of the CR

 
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CAO JIANMING

Vice Chairperson, National People’s Congress Standing Committee of the PRC

 
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LILYANA PAVLOVA

Minister for the Bulgarian Presidency of the Council of the EU 2018

 
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HUO YUZHEN

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

 
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CHANG ZHENMING

Chairman of the Board of Directors, CITIC Group

 
 
9:00 – 10:00
Coffee Break
16
OCTOBER
DAY TWO CIF 2018
10:00 – 16:00 Prague, Representative Halls of the Prague Castle
Panel Discussions, Lunch
10:00 – 12:30 PANEL DISCUSSIONS I. - Financial Cooperation and Banking
10:00 – 12:30 PANEL DISCUSSIONS I. - Digital Economy

 

12:30 – 13:30 Buffet lunch for CIF participants
13:30 – 16:00 PANEL DISCUSSIONS II. - Cooperation Projects within the Belt and Road Initiative
13:30 – 16:00 PANEL DISCUSSIONS II. - Agriculture and Food Industry
 
10:00 – 12:30
PANEL DISCUSSIONS I. - Financial Cooperation and Banking
MODERATOR: VLADIMÍR DLOUHÝ, PRESIDENT, CZECH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RAPPORTEUR: JOSEF KOTRBA, PARTNER, DELOITTE
Financial integration is an important area of mutual cooperation in the Belt and Road Initiative. This includes, inter alia, support for banks to establish their subsidiaries or branches in European countries and China, and encouraging financial institutions to provide financial services for business and investment cooperation. This panel discussion will focus on examples and conditions of mutual cooperation, implmentation of finantial measures and investments. The panel will discuss the experience financial institutions have with setting up up their branches and providing financial services in markets of the CEE region and China. TOPICS: • IMPLEMENTATION OF FINANCIAL COOPERATION IN THE BELT AND ROAD INITIATIVE• CONDITIONS AND EXPERIENCE OF CHINESE FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS OPERATING IN THE CEE COUNTRIES • CONDITIONS AND EXPERIENCE OF FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS OF THE CEE COUNTRIES OPERATING IN CHINA
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TOMÁŠ NIDETZKÝ

Member of the Bank Board, Czech National Bank

 
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MARIUS JURGILAS

Member of the Bank Board, Bank of Lithuania

 
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PEI TAO

Director General, Training Department of China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission

 
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MEL CARVILL

Member of the Board, HOME CREDIT

 
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HOU WENBO

Managing Director, Bank of China ČR

 
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DAVID KERESZTES

Partner, Central Europe Trust

 
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YANG YU

Managing Director, ICBC ČR

 
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MARIAN BOČEK

Managing Director, Infrapartners Management

 
 
10:00 – 12:30
PANEL DISCUSSIONS I. - Digital Economy
MODERATOR: PETR SKOČDOPOLE, PARTNER, MOTEJLEKSKOCDOPOLE.COM RAPPORTEUR: PAVEL ŠIŠKA, PARTNER, DELOITTE
The speed and efficiency of digitisation implementation is vital for the competitiveness of countries and companies. A successful development and implementation of digital economy solutions depends on synergies among many stakeholders: private companies, government administration and authorities, academic institutions, employers’ associations. The first part of the panel will cover trade and travel industry as these two fields see a significant development of digital economy. Successful projects and their benefits together with experience, tips and examples of good practice will be presented in the first part of the panel. The second part of the panel will deal with investments in digital economy that are of key importance for the development of digital economy. Existing investments, investment climate and market potential will be discussed in the second part of the panel. KEY TOPICS: • E-COMMERCE AND E-TRAVEL • INVESTMENTS IN THE FIELD OF DIGITAL ECONOMY
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MARTA NOVÁKOVÁ

Minister of Industry and Trade of the CR

 
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SUN JIPING

Head of the DSRIIP Country Cooperation Committee and Expert Committee

 
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XI WEIHANG

Vice President, C-TRIP

 
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IGOR MATEJOV

CCO, MALL GROUP

 
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ZHENG CHENGJUN

Vice President, Zuzuche

 
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BORIS RAOUL

CEO, INVIA GROUP

 
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GUO XIN

Director, JD.COM

 
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MERGIM CAHANI

CEO, GJIRAFA.COM

 
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ZHANG GENG

Director General, Zhejiang Provincial Economic and Information Technology Commission

 
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ROBERT CHMELAŘ

Partner, ROCKAWAY CAPITAL

 
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PAN JING

Senior Vice President, JUSFOUN

 
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BEN BAILEY

Head of TMET Europe, Macquarie

 
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ZHANG JUYAN

Vice President, Ucloud

 
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JAN VALENTIN

Managing Director, Kayak Europe

 
 
12:30 – 13:30
Buffet lunch for CIF participants
 
13:30 – 16:00
PANEL DISCUSSIONS II. - Cooperation Projects within the Belt and Road Initiative
MODERATOR: JIŘÍ HAVLÍČEK, DEPUTY MINISTER OF INDUSTRY AND TRADE OF THE CZECH REPUBLIC
RAPPORTEUR: CSABA WOLF, HEAD OF CHINA DESK, DELOITTE CEE
The Belt and Road Initiative is a cornerstone of current Chinese foreign and economic politics. Infrastructure projects are supposed to be the key to connecting China and Europe. This panel discussion will focus on concrete projects and experience sharing within this initiative. The first part of the panel will see speeches of representatives of public administration while the second part will be dedicated to representatives of private sector. KEY TOPICS: • INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS WITHIN THE BELT AND ROAD INITIATIVE • TOURISM INDUSTRY COOPERATION, EXCHANGE OF EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION• OPPORTUNITIES FOR CEE COUNTRIES IN THE BELT AND ROAD INITIATIVE
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JAN ZAHRADIL

MEP, European Parliament

 
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WANG YIJUN

Deputy Director General, China Centre for Promoting the Belt and Road Initiative, NDRC

 
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LILYANA PAVLOVA

Minister for the Bulgarian Presidency of the Council of the EU 2018

 
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SHEN JINQIANG

Vice Chairman, Standing Committee of Chongqing Municipal People’s Congress

 
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XIA YANJUN

Vice Governor, Hebei Province

 
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ŠTEFAN FÜLE

Ambassador, Chairman of Administrative Board, Czech China Chamber of Cooperation

 
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PAULA PIRVANESCU

Secretary of State, Ministry for Business Environment, Commerce and Entrepreneurship, Romania

 
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RENATA KRÁLOVÁ

Director of Tourism Department, Ministry of Regional Development of the CR

 
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WANG XIAOZHEN

Acting Director General, Xi’an Foreign Affairs Office

 
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CHEN QI

Chairman of Academic Board, Research Institute of the Belt and Road Initiative, Tsinghua University

 
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JAN KOHOUT

President, New Silk Road Institute

 
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BAO QIFA

Chairman, Hainan Airlines Holding

 
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RAZVAN PAUNESCU

Honorary President, Chamber of Commerce and Industry Romania–China

 
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ZHANG ZHIYONG

President, Risesun Healthcare and Tourism Investment

 
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DAI ZIGENG

General Manager, Beijing Cultural Investment Development Group

 
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JERZY RZYMANEK

PRESIDENT, ASSOCIATION OF EXPORTERS AND IMPORTERS

 
 
13:30 – 16:00
PANEL DISCUSSIONS II. - Agriculture and Food Industry
MODERATOR: JINDŘICH FIALKA, DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF FOODSTUFFS AND ACTING DIRECTOR OF THE MINISTER’S CABINET UNIT MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE OF THE CZECH REPUBLIC
RAPPORTEUR: LUDĚK HANÁČEK, PARTNER, DELOITTE
Agriculture and food industries are key industries to each and every nation’s economy regardless of their ratio to the GDP. It is not only an important market effect but also the undisputable importance of high-quality and high-safety foodstuff for the consumer. The consumers from both markets are already familiar with foodstuff from the partner countries and all stakeholders have the ambition to further widen their portfolio. The necessary precondition is tackling custom as well as non-tariff trade barriers. The mutual cooperation has improved recently which seems to promise its further deepening. KEY TOPICS: • ASPECTS OF MUTUAL COOPERATION • ACTUAL EXPERIENCE OF BUSINESSMEN
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MIROSLAV TOMAN

Minister of Agriculture of the CR

 
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LI JUN

Deputy Party Secretary, Hainan Province

 
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VASIL GELEV

Managing Director, Association for the promotion of agricultural cooperation between China and CEE countries

 
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ZBYNĚK SEMERÁD

Central Director, State Veterinary Administration of the CR

 
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MEI SHITONG

Mayor, Cangzhou City

 
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LAI PO SING

Executive Director and CFO, China Resources
Beer (Holdings)

 
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MIROSLAV KOBERNA

Programme and Strategy Director, Federation of the food and drink industries of the CR

 
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LI XIAOKUN

Member of the Board, Pivovary Lobkowicz Group

 
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MARTINA BERÁNKOVÁ

Export Director for Asia, Madeta

 
16
OCTOBER
DAY TWO CIF 2018
16:00 – 19:00 Prague
Individual Programme
16
OCTOBER
DAY TWO CIF 2018
19:00 – 21:00 Prague, Spanish Hall of the Prague Castle
Gala Dinner
19:00 – 21:00 Gala Dinner held under the auspices of Miloš Zeman, President of the Czech Republic
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MILOŠ ZEMAN

The President of the Czech Republic

 
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CAO JIANMING

Vice Chairperson, National People’s Congress Standing Committee of the PRC

 
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JIŘÍ ŠMEJC

Co-Owner and Chairman of the Board, Home Credit

 
 
17
OCTOBER
DAY THREE CIF 2018
9:00 – 12:00 Prague, Building of former Zivnobanka
B2B Meeting

B2B meeting

17
OCTOBER
DAY THREE CIF 2018
9:00 – 12:00 Prague, Kaiserstein Palace
Debate on Europe-China Cooperation in the light of CIF 2018
9:00 – 13:00 Debate on Europe-China Cooperation in the light of CIF 2018

( With special invitation only)