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June 5: Greater Bay Area Symposium

Greater Bay Area Symposium

What does GBA mean to you and your business?



Key Information


Time & Date: 13:30-17:30, Wednesday, 5 June

日期时间:6月5日,周三,13:30 - 17:30

Venue: Paris Hall, Grand Mercure Guangzhou, Zhujiang New Town,Guangzhou

地点:珠江新城广州华轩美爵酒店巴黎厅

Price: Member 200RMB | Non-Mem: 400RMB

价格:会员200元 | 非会员400元


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Introduction


There is a great and growing focus on the Greater Bay Area (GBA) and its associated developments from BritCham members and the community at large in China, especially in the Guangdong area. The British Chamber of Commerce shall be hosting a small symposium that will aim to help our members and the community understand more of the Greater Bay Area will mean to them. The agenda of the GBA symposium is to allow for attendees understand the history of the GBA agenda, what is the current state in terms of policies, and also its prospective impacts.



Speaker



Accelerate the Transport Connectivity in the Greater Bay Area

 

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Sam Chow

Arup Fellow, Director

Ove Arup & Partners Hong Kong Ltd

 

Sam Chow is an Arup Fellow and Director leading the Arup transport consulting group in East Asia. He is also the Global Skill Leader for Transport Planning in Arup. Sam is a recognised leader in urban traffic planning and Transit-Oriented Development throughout the industry and is frequently sought after for engagement clients, governments, academia and potential collaborators around the world.

 

He has more than 33 years of international consulting and management experience in transport planning/ engineering in Mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Macau, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, South Korea, India, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Cambodia and the Philippines. 

How Bilingual Education Benefits Students and Brings Talents to GBA

  

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Julia Li 李红

Principal 

Nord Anglia School, Foshan

 

She becomes familiar with the Chinese education system and broadened her horizons on international education through visiting schools in America, England, Canada, Switzerland, Germany, Japan, Singapore and Hong Kong to learn their advanced educational ideas and learning methods, which completes her transformation from language educator to pioneer in the education field.
 
 

 

·  Master of education from Beijing normal university

·  The founding Principal for the Affiliated Foreign Language School of South China Normal University in Guangzhou

· Has 21 years of working experience in international schools.

· Held roles as class teacher, grade leader, director of Foreign Language Teaching and principal, and had two school-founding experiences.

·  Honored with The Cambridge English Star Teacher Award.

The Analysis and Recommendations for Property Investment in the Greater Bay Area2019

 

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Carlby Xie

Head of Research, Southern China

Savills

 

Mr. Carlby Xie has been working in the real estate industry, focusing on the research and consultancy sector in the Greater China region for more than 18 years. His specialties are database construction and financial modelling, market research reports, due diligence, investment and development advisory (office, retail, business parks, leisure and serviced apartment), feasibility studies, IPO’s and corporate real estate strategies. At present, Mr. Xie heads the Research team at Savills, which is a real estate consultancy firm headquartered in London, and is a member of the RICS and a Visiting Professor of Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University. Prior to joining Savills, he is the China Research Head at another leading international real estate consultancy firm, based in Shanghai and Beijing, respectively, in the past 12 years.

GBA Banking and Fintech Overview

 

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Ivan Li

Management Partner, Shenzhen

Head of Financial Services, Southern China

KPMG

 

Mr. Li is one of the senior partners with the most extensive experience in IPO, audit and advisory of financial institutions in the accounting industry.

Mr. Li also has an in-depth understanding of the development of the Greater Bay Area. He participates in the publications of “GBA Banking Report”, “the Greater Bay Area Perspective – Deep Analysis of Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macau Bay Opportunities” and “the Greater Bay Area Planning: Key to Driving  Success”.

Legal   Complications in Trading in GBA and Practical Solutions


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Xiangman Shen

Senior Partner

Stephenson   Harwood-Wei Tu(China)


Xiangman's practice covers a wide range of PRC law issues with a focus on cross boarder litigation and arbitration. He is also experienced in FDI and ODI matters for foreign and Chinese companies. Xiangman has been a licensed PRC lawyer for more than 30  years. He is a frequent speaker on various topics related to PRC law. He was the Asia Pacific Regional Co-Chair of International Dispute Resolution Practice Group of TerraLex, and is a Vice-Chair of Guangzhou Foreign Related Legal Affairs Committee of Guangzhou Lawyer's Association. He is recognized as one of the top 10 Elite International Business Lawyers of Guangzhou.

Business Opportunities in  Greater Bay Area’s Engine--Guangzhou


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Li Feng

Deputy Director General 

Invest Guangzhou


Mr. Li Feng is the deputy director of Guangzhou Municipal Board for International Investment (Invest Guangzhou), which is the official investment promotion agency of Guangzhou Municipal Government.  Over 10 years of professional experience in the FDI promotion, Mr. Li has led the team to assist a large number of MNCs and SMEs to fulfill their investment projects in Guangzhou city. Before joining Invest Guangzhou, Mr. Li has rich experience in executive management in leading technology companies. 



Moderator Profile

William Sung

 

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Founder and CEO

Wilosophy

 

William Sung is the Founder and CEO of Wilosophy, a Coaching company set up in Hong Kong and Guangzhou with a focus of Business and Executive development in the Greater Bay Area region. With 18 years of Banking experience in various country, region and enterprise roles spanning Europe, America and Asia he understands global trade & business corridors. Based in Guangzhou & Hong Kong, he has spent 6 years in Guangzhou where his last corporate position was growing the operational and technological presence of an international bank with in the PRD region. He currently consults SME, corporates after founding his own Shenzhen based FinTech Start-up in 2017 which has allowed for a greater understanding of the growth and potential in the Greater Bay Area across industries.


Register


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Price: Member 200RMB | Non-Mem: 400RMB

价格:会员200元 | 非会员400元


Terms & Conditions


1. There is limited seating will be provided so to ensure your attendance we encourage advance online registration and payment for the event. We cannot guarantee entry to anyone not registered in advance.

由于活动名额有限,我们鼓励你提前在线注册并支付以保证你的席位。我们对于没有提前支付的人员,不能保证活动名额。


2. No-show Policy: Please note you must cancel your reservation in writing to the event contact staff 24 hours in advance. No-shows without prior notification will be charged a no-show fee of RMB100. 

请注意,您必须提前24小时以书面形式通知活动联系人取消预订。未经事先通知的取消活动将收取人民币100元的费用。


3. Walk-in Policy: Please note that members who attend the event without prior reservation will be charged an extra walk-in fee of RMB50 if spaces are still available. 

请注意,如果仍有空位,未经事先预约参加活动的会员将收取人民币50元的额外费用。


Inquiry


If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us. 

如果您有任何疑问,欢迎联系我们。


Lexy Chen

Tel / 电话:020 8331 5013 - 607

Email / 邮箱:events@britchamgd.com




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