Programme Water Trade Mission to China Beijing, Zhengzhou and Chongqing, September 23-28 Led by Danish Minister for the Environment Ida Auken
TENTATIVE PROGRAMME SATURDAY 22 SEPTEMBER 21.00 Departure from Copenhagen, flight SK995 SUNDAY 23 SEPTEMBER 11.55 Arrival at Beijing Capital International Airport, Terminal 3 12.30 Transfer to Hilton Beijing Capital Airport Hotel (tbc) 12.40 Arrival at the hotel, check-in 13.00 Lunch buffet at hotel 14.00-16.00 Transfer to Novo Nordisk or Novozymes in Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Area (TEDA) (tbc) 17.30 Transfer to restaurant (tba) 18.00-20.00 Dinner with the Minister and representatives from Novo Nordisk or Novozymes (tbc) 20.00-21.45 Transfer back to hotel in Beijing MONDAY 24 SEPTEMBER 06.20 Transfer to Beijing Capital International Airport, Terminal 3 07.20 Departure to Zhengzhou, flight CA1331 Note: CZ3116, 1025/1150, Beijing-Zhengzhou is an option as the companies will not be participating in the Minister s bilateral meetings with Chinese Minister of Water Resources Chen Lei in the morning. 08.50 Arrival Zhengzhou Airport 09.10 Transfer directly to hotel, check-in 12.00 Lunch-time event for European participants in the Yellow River Forum, presentation on the current status of China Europe Water Platform by Henrik Dissing, Head of the EU China Europe Water Platform Secretariat Venue (tba) 14:30-18:15 China Europe Water Platform High Level Event Venue: G. Charlton Noble Hotel 19.00 Danish-Chinese business reception Venue (tba)
TUESDAY 25 SEPTEMBER 09.00-10.30 Opening Ceremony of the 5 th International Yellow River Forum 11.00-12.00 Minister s courtesy meeting with Henan Provincial People s Government together with Danish companies 12.00-13.00 Lunch Hosted by Henan Provincial People s Government 13.00-13.30 Visit exhibition, incl. CEWP booth, DHI and COWI 14.00-15.30 Water Leader Summit 16.00-17.30 China Europe Water Platform Thematic Session on Groundwater Management/YRF Dialoque 18.00 Welcome reception of Yellow River Forum 19.00 Leave for airport (30 km to airport) 20.35 Departure for Chongqing, flight SC4725 22.10 Arrival Chongqing 23.00 Arrival at hotel, check-in WEDNESDAY 26 SEPTEMBER DENMARK-CHONGQING WATER DAYS 09.00-09.50 Minister s meeting with Chongqing Municipal People s Government together with Danish companies 10.00 Welcome speech by Ida Auken, Danish Minister for the Environment 10:10 Briefing on Danish Water competencies by Friis Arne Petersen, Danish Ambassador to China 10:20 Introduction of 2012 Chongqing Government s ambitions, targets, achievements and future key projects by Municipal Economic and Information Technology Committee 10:35 Presentation by Chongqing Water Group on their efforts in decreasing non-revenue water and improving water supply efficiency 10:50 Presentation by Finn Mortensen, State of Green, on the opportunities for the Chinese participants to get inspiration from Denmark and Danish water companies through the State of Green Tours programme and the Chinese webportal 11:00 Brief introduction of the Danish business delegation by representative from The Confederation of Danish Industry (DI) 11:10 Coffee Break and split into groups 11:30 Three parallel workshops on 1) Industrial Water Optimization, 2) Urban water leakage, 3)Groundwater 12:30 Three Q&A sessions in respective workshop rooms 13:00 Buffet lunch
14:00 Panel One: Discussion on Industrial Water Optimization by government officials, academics, and industrial experts, with external facilitator (in Chinese) 14:30 Panel One Q&A 14:45 Panel Two: Discussion on Industrial Water Optimization by the Danish business delegation (in English) 15:15 Panel Two Q&A 15:30 Local experience sharing on Industrial Water Optimization by Chongqing Brewery Corporation THURSDAY 27 SEPTEMBER 09:00 Site visit to Chongqing Brewery Corporation 12:00 Lunch and Conclusion DCWD 2012 DENMARK-CHONGQING WATER DAYS END 13:15 Transfer to Chongqing Airport 15:00 Departure for Beijing, flight CA4143 17:30 Arrival Beijing 17:45 Transfer to Hotel 19:00 Dinner 15:50 B2B individual meeting and matchmaking 17:20 Head to Nanbin Road by vehicles for dinner (all Danish delegations and local government officials) 18.00 Dinner and Congqing night view at Nanbin Road Square FRIDAY 28 SEPTEMBER 09:00 Roundtable with Beijing Water Authority on Urban Water Leakage 12.00 Transfer to Beijing Capital Airport, Terminal 3 14.55 Departure for Copenhagen, flight SK996 18.40 Arrival Copenhagen
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT: Confederation of Danish Industry Market Advisor Thomas Rønhard thr@di.dk tel.: +45 3377 3377 The Danish Embassy in Beijing Commercial Counsellor Susanne Nors Hebsgaard susheb@um.dk tel.:+86 (10) 8532 9981 Danish Ministry of the Environment Chief Advisor Henrik Dissing China Europe Water Platform hedis@nst.dk tel.: +45 4178 2030 Export Promotion Denmark Eventmanager Lars Emanuelsen le@ees.dk tel.: +45 2462 0711 Copenhagen Cleantech Cluster Business Development Manager Louise Vinodini Sørensen lvs@copcap.com tel.:+45 3022 2741