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China-Britain Business Council
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Tuesday 15th April 2008 Programme


08:45
Registration & Coffee
09:30 Chair’s Welcome & Introduction - Sir David Brewer CMG, Chairman, China-Britain Business Council
09:40 "UK and China: A Growing Relationship", the Rt. Hon. John Hutton, Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise & Regulatory Reform
09:55 Reply by Senior Chinese Government Representative
10:10 "China, Europe and Sustainability", Mr Peter Mandelson, EU Commissioner for External Trade
10:20 "Sustainable Development in a Chinese Context", Professor Hai Wen, China Centre for Economic Research, Peking University
10:40 "Rising to the Challenge: the UK's Capabilities in Sustainable Technology and Know-how", Digby, Lord Jones of Birmingham, Minister of State for Trade & Investment
10:50 "Doing Business Together", HE Mme Fu Ying, The Chinese Ambassador
11:00
Coffee Break
11:25 "Global Climate Change – Everyone's Business", Richard Lambert, Chairman, Confederation of British Industry
11:35 Sustainability Issues at a local level in China
Panel session inviting senior representatives from key cities in China to discuss sustainability at the local level.

Mr. Zhou Xuewen, Vice Chairman, Chengdu CPPCC Chengdu
Zhang Qiu Deputy Director-General, Fujian Provincial Department of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation
Mr Gao Lian, Director, Tianjin Property Rights Exchange
12:30
Lunch
13:45
Business Matching Lounge

A unique opportunity for UK and Chinese companies to meet face to face. Appointments will be made using match-making software.
Finance & Economy

  • Sir David Wright GCMG LVO, Vice-Chairman, China-Britain Business Council
  • Professor Hai Wen, China Centre for Economic Research, Peking University
  • Clare Hammond, China Advisor, HSBC
  • Stephen Phillips, Chief Executive, China-Britain Business Council
  • Robert Hodgkinson, Executive Director, Technical Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales
  • Dr Gerard Lyons, Chief Economist, Standard Chartered
Energy and Environment

  • Peter der Wit, Executive Vice President Clean Coal Energy and President, Shell Netherlands
  • Professor Peter Roberts, Chair, Academy for Sustainable Communities
  • Andrew Hedges, enior Associate, Norton Rose
  • Alan Kell, Chair, UK-China Working Group on Energy Efficiency and Green Buildings
  • Dr Xiangyu Sheng, Associate Director, Environment, Scott Wilson
Social Development

15:00
Coffee Break
15:30 Closing keynote speech, Terry Hill, Chairman, Arup
15:45 Networking & refreshments
16:30 Event ends

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