WTO & CHINA: Beijing International Forum (2006)

General Scheme

I. Theme and Topics:

Theme

Stride Forward to the International Market: Ways Leading to Rapid Development of the Small and Medium Enterprises

Topics

Create Better Environment and Seek Mutual Development: Improve the Governmental Service System of Trade Promotion for the Small and Medium Enterprises

Integrate Resources and Create Business Opportunities: Construct the Information Service Platform for the Small and Medium Enterprises

Improve Exchange and Cooperation, and Develop Together: Patterns and Experiences of the Small and Medium Enterprises' international market exploitation

 

II. Dates: November 9-10, 2006

 

III. Venue: Beijing News Plaza Hotel

 

Ⅳ. Organization Structure

Sponsor:

Beijing WTO Affairs Center

Supporters:

Beijing Municipal Bureau of Commerce

Beijing Investment Promotion Bureau

Chaoyang District Government

Monterey Institute of International Studies

Co-organizers:

Shanghai WTO Affairs Consultation Center

Shenzhen WTO Affairs Center

Zhejiang WTO Affairs Research and Consultation Center

Beijing Commercial Enterprises Legal Consultant Association

Organizers:

United Nations Trade Point Beijing

Beijing International Economic and Trade Research Institute

<Economic & Trade Update> Magazine House

 

Ⅴ.Form of the Forum

The speeches given by the honored guests play the major role in the forum, with the interactive session as the supplement.

 

Ⅵ. Scale of the Forum

Based upon the principle of “Small Scale, Deep discussion”, there will be approximately 100-200 participants in the forum.

 

Ⅶ Audience:

80% of the audience is the representatives of small and medium-sized enterprises in Beijing, 50% of which is the enterprises dealing with mechanical and electrical facilities import and export. The representatives of small and medium-sized enterprises belonging to mechanical and electrical facilities, textile and light industries are specially invited.

The rest of the audience is the representatives from commercial systems of districts and counties Beijing and foreign institutions' liaisons offices in Beijing, experts and scholars, correspondents and so on.

 

 

Ⅷ Program of the Forum:

The Opening Ceremony

Date: 9 : 30-9 : 50 am , November 9, 2006

Speech by:

Leader of Beijing Municipal Bureau of Commerce

Deng Hongbo, Director of Beijing WTO Affairs Center:

Monterey Institute of International Studies of USA

The Forum topic 1:

“Create Better Environment and Seek Mutual Development: Improve the Governmental Service System of Trade Promotion for Small and Medium Enterprises”

Date: 9 : 50-11 : 50 am, November 9, 2006

Content of the speech:

Upon the government's supporting policies and trade promotion efforts for the small and medium enterprises, the speeches will probe into the functions of government in the development of the small and medium enterprises and in the course of their internationalization.

Speech by :

1. Leader of Beijing Municipal People's Government

2. Dr Raymond Krommenaker, Regional Coordinator for Asia and Pacific Economies World Trade Organization, Switzerland

The Development of Small and Medium Enterprises within the WTO Framework

3. Zhu Zhongxing(Jia Guoyong), Deputy Director of Trade Development Bureau of Ministry of Commerce, PRC

The Tendency of China's Foreign Trade Development and Trade Promotion Policy During the 11 th Five-year Plan

4. Chen Zexing, Deputy Director of Beijing Municipal Bureau of Commerce

The Governmental Service and the Export of Small and Medium Enterprises

5. Zhou Maofei (Chu Xiangyin), President of CCPIT Beijing

6. Liu Chuncheng, Director of Beijing Chaoyang Bureau of Commerce

Optimizing the Environment of Chaoyang and Promoting the development of Small and Medium Enterprises

The forum topic 2:

Integrate Resources and Create Business Opportunities: Construct the Information Service Platform for Small and Medium Enterprises

Date: 1:30pm-3:50pm, Nov. 9, 2006

Content of the speech:

Confronted with the morbidity of the intermediary service system which should support small and medium enterprises' international market exploitation, the forum will be focused on discussing the existing problems of developing the international markets by small and medium enterprises and how to develop the intermediary service agencies.

Speech by:

•  Patricia Francis, Executive Director of International Trade Centre (ITC)

Small and medium enterprises competition is a key to participating in international market

•  Official from the International Enterprise Singapore

The experience of encouraging the enterprises to head into the international market in Singapore

•  Official from the Hong Kong Trade Development Council

The construction of trade promotion platform and the international market development by small and medium enterprises in Hong Kong

•  Qin Zhihui, Deputy Director of China Association of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises

Intelligence Right Protection and Brand Building in the course of developing international market by small and medium enterprises

•  Yang Shan, Deputy Director of Foreign Trade Development Department, Beijing Municipal Bureau of Commerce

How to build a bridge for small and medium enterprises to head into international market by the government

•  Zhang Lisheng, Chairman of Beijing Zhongguancun Sci-Tech Guaranty Co., Ltd.

The construction of trust resource and the development of small and medium enterprises

•  Liu Yingkui, Deputy Director of Trade Point Beijing

Applying the information technology in promoting the trade development of small and medium enterprises

The forum topic 3:

“Improve Exchange and Cooperation, and Develop Together: Patterns and Experiences of the Small and Medium Enterprises' international market exploitation”

Date: 9:30am-11:30am, Nov. 10, 2006

Content of the speech:

To discuss the patterns of international market development by small and medium enterprises' and to introduce the successful experiences of the enterprises both at home and abroad.

Speech by:

•  Shi Dinghuan, President of China Consulting Association

Technology innovation and venture investment of small and medium enterprises

•  SME representative from Washington, US

The influence on governmental policies by technology enterprises in US

•  President of Z-Park Brand Innovation & Development Association

Innovation and development of small and medium enterprises in Z-Park

•  Yuan Xiaobo, General Manager of Oriental Legend International Media Co., Ltd.

International market development of Chinese creative products

•  Ye Mingqin, Chairman and CEO of Chelcon Group

International finance of small and medium enterprises

•  leader from one of the successful SME

Introduction of export pattern and experiences

Interactive session after the speech.

 

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