Welcome to China & UK: Partners in Sustainability – the landmark business-to-business conference in 2008, organised by the China-Britain Business Council designed to bring the UK-China dialogue on sustainability to a company to company level.

Featuring keynote speeches from Rt Hon John Hutton, Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise & Regulatory Reform, Digby, Lord Jones of Birmingham and Richard Lambert, Director-General of the CBI; Peter Mandelson, EU Commissioner for External Trade; and senior Government & business representatives from China, this programme is your chance to meet Chinese organisations and seize the business opportunities arising out of China’s new sustainability agenda.

	As China seeks to maintain its rapid economic growth while achieving its goals of sustainability, environmental protection and social cohesion, what are the opportunities for cooperation between UK and Chinese businesses?

Break-out sessions will explore how UK technology, know-how and experience can help China pursue sustainable development:

• Finance & the Economy: financial services, banking, legislation
• Energy & the Environment: clean energy, environmental technology, training
• Social Development: pensions, housing, healthcare, education

And a bespoke business-matching programme will help you schedule one-to-one meetings with Chinese companies.

As part of the nationwide CHINA NOW festival, this high-level business conference is aimed at CEOs and senior decision makers who are interested in exploring how business can benefit from the on-going sustainability dialogue between the UK and China.