CONFERENCE PROGRAMME www.advantageaustria.org AUSTRIA CONNECT CHINA 2018 LET S TALK STRATEGY! 7 10 April 2018 Beijing
PROGRAMME (DRAFT) SATURDAY, 7 APRIL throughout the day ARRIVAL AND WELCOME COCKTAIL INDIVIDUAL ARRIVAL We suggest an arrival in the late afternoon. AUSTRIA CONNECT Conference Hotel 2018: Four Seasons Hotel Beijing 48 Liang Ma Qiao Road, Chaoyang District Beijing 100125 T +86 (10) 5695 8888 W https://www.fourseasons.com/beijing/ 19.00 21.00 WELCOME COCKTAIL Launch event and get-together Venue: EQUIS at Four Seasons SUNDAY, 8 APRIL CONFERENCE (8.15 9.15 CONTRACT SIGNING CEREMONY BY INDIVIDUAL ARRANGEMENT) 8.30 9.30 REGISTRATION 9.30 10.30 OPENING CEREMONY Alexander Van der Bellen, Federal President of the Republic of Austria Representative of the Government of the People s Republic of China Christoph Leitl, President of the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber Moderator: Martin Glatz, Head of ADVANTAGE AUSTRIA Beijing 10.30 11.30 PANEL: GOVERNMENT AND BUSINESS STRATEGIC PARTNERS 11.30 12.00 Q &A 12.00 14.00 BUFFET LUNCH Representatives of the Austrian Government Representatives of Austrian Companies Panel Chair: Michael Otter, Head of ADVANTAGE AUSTRIA Foyer
14.00 15.00 INTERVIEW SESSION: EUROPE S STRATEGY FOR CHINA Impulse statement by Karin Kneissl, Federal Minister for Europe, Integration and Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Austria: Changing of the Guard: On the Way to a Chinese World Order (with references to her essay Wachablöse ) Speakers: Hans Dietmar Schweisgut, Ambassador of the European Union to the People's Republic of China and Mongolia Mats Harborn, President of the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China Moderator: Martin Glatz, Head of ADVANGTAGE AUSTRIA Beijing 15.00 15.30 COFFEE BREAK 15.30 16.00 KEYNOTE 1 THE BIG PICTURE: CHINA S TRADE AND INVESTMENT POLICIES Speaker: James Mc Gregor, Chairman Greater China, APCO Worldwide 16.00 16.45 KEYNOTE 2 STRATEGIC THINKING IN CHINA MONDAY, 9 APRIL Speaker: Mandy Mingxia Zhang, Executive Vice President Strategy, Daimler Greater China CONFERENCE 9.00 10.00 PRESENTATION: SERVICING AUSTRIAN BUSINESS IN CHINA A COUNTRY STRATEGY PROPOSED Speakers: Martin Glatz, Head of ADVANGTAGE AUSTRIA Beijing (moderator) Christina Schösser, Head of ADVANTAGE AUSTRIA Shanghai Franz Rössler, Head of ADVANTAGE AUSTRIA Hong Kong Fabian Gems, Head of ADVANTAGE AUSTRIA Guangzhou Christian Fuchssteiner, Head of ADVANTAGE AUSTRIA Taipei Dietmar Schwank, Regional Director Far East, ADVANTAGE AUSTRIA 10.00 10.30 COFFEE BREAK 10.30 12.00 WORKING GROUP I: THINKING GLOBAL, ACTING LOCAL China s corporate culture Localising your strategy Moderator: Anne Babilon-Teubenbacher und Michael Babilon-Teubenbacher, CPC Consulting Beijing Coordinators: Franz Rössler, Head of ADVANTAGE AUSTRIA Hong Kong and Lisa Kronreif, Deputy Head of ADVANTAGE AUSTRIA Shanghai III
OR 10.30 12.00 12.00-14.00 BUFFET LUNCH 14.00-15.30 OR 14.00-15.30 WORKING GROUP II: ASSESSING YOUR CHINA BUSINESS Findings of the Austrian Business Confidence Survey Reality check Strengths and Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats Moderator: Florian Braunsteiner, BD Manager, Fiducia Management Consultants Coordinators: Fabian Gems, Head of ADVANTAGE AUSTRIA Guangzhou and Michael Tancsits, Deputy Head of ADVANTAGE AUSTRIA Beijing Venue: Qing Room Foyer WORKING GROUP III: SETTING TARGETS FOR YOUR CHINA STRATEGY Expectations and desired outcomes of your China engagement Choosing the right focus Moderator: Stefan Pellech, Strategy Manager Asia, KUKA Group Coordinators: Christina Schösser, Head of ADVANTAGE AUSTRIA Shanghai and Christian Fuchssteiner, Head of ADVANTAGE AUSTRIA Taipei III WORKING GROUP IV: TAKING ACTION IMPLEMENTING YOUR CHINA STRATEGY Analysis of your organisation and team Definition of measures Moderator: David Schulte, General Manager SERES Management Coordinators: Franz Rössler, Head of ADVANTAGE AUSTRIA Hong Kong and Lisa Kronreif, Deputy Head of ADVANTAGE AUSTRIA Shanghai Venue: Qing Room 15.30 16.00 COFFEE BREAK 16.00 17.30 PANEL WRAPPING-UP Presentation of the conclusions and results from all working groups Moderator: Martin Glatz, Head of ADVANGTAGE AUSTRIA Beijing 18.15 DEPARTURE FOR GALA DINNER Meeting point: hotel lobby 19.00 22.00 GALA DINNER Duck de Chine Wangfujing No.98 Jinbao Street Dong Cheng District Beijing 100005 T +86 10 6521 2221 TUESDAY, 10 APRIL EXCURSION 8.00 12.00 FIELD VISITS: INNOVATION IN CHINA Venue tbd END OF PROGRAMME
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