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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