Members' Fireside in May (Guangzhou)

The British Chamber of Commerce Guangdong successfully organsied Members' Fireside (GZ Session) on 28th May at HiTouch and welcomed around 40 participants from various industries including education, hospitality, legal consultancy, manufacturing, healthcare and more. This is our first offline event in 2020, we received a lot of registration once we sent out the announcement. During the networking session, members were actively talking and exchanging industry insights with each other.

Here is a short glance for the whole GZ Session event to give you a quick review for the event and how our members enjoyed this kind of quarterly business networking event.

Chris Chen, Deputy Executive Manager

BritCham GD

Chris Chen did an opening speech with a warm welcome to the participants and the introduction to Members' Fireside event as well as the event agenda.

Jeremy Sargent OBE, Chairman

BritCham GD

Jeremy Sargent OBE brought some fresh air and few words from New Zealand to the participants through a video.

Echo Ji, Events Manager 

BritCham GD

Echo Ji introduced BritCham GD and how we support members through connection, promotion, share and access to the UK government's contact.

Matthew Warr, Legal Consultant

Beijing Zhong Lun Law Firm Guangzhou Office

Matthew Warr introduced Zhong Lun Law Firm, which is one of the largest market-leading, full service law firm in China. They offer legal services across 28 core practice areas. They need foreign clients in both companies and individuals who need legel advice and services.

Alex Li, Principal

British International Course Centre

Alex Li introduced British International Course Centre, they are determined to become an outstanding global education resource platform and service provider. They provide a fully customized set of international education solutions. They need more people from different professions to join them and more academic exchanges with other schools.

Shao Shihai, Product Manager

China Unicom

Shao Shihai introduced China Unicom, which is a leading mobile network company with intergrated information solutions. They provide global connectivity, ICT services, cloud & data center and more. They need tech collaboration, commerical propaganda, marketing and advertisement.

Sara Gu, Associate Director

Colliers International (South China)

Sara Gu introduced Colliers Internatioanl (South China), which is an industry leading global real estate services company. They provide one-step service platform comprised of four areas for developer and investor clients. 

Dr. Zhong Xiaojian

Germany Euroeyes Group

Dr. Zhong Xiaojian introduced Germany Euroeyes Group, which is an association of licensed eye clinics specialized in the correction of refractive disorders (nearsightedness, farsightedness, astigmatism and presbyopia). They provide surgical treatment for myopia as well as cataract and presbyopia.

Judy Chen, Partner

Guangzhou Belink Translation Co., Ltd.

Judy Chen introduced Guangzhou Belink Translation, which is a leading language solution provider with 20+ years in translation and interpreting business. They offer translation, interpretation as well as simultaneous device rental. They need foreign companies who are seeking or doing business in China and local companies in China but want to tap into international markets.

Blair Jiang, Marketing Specialist

David Chiu, Interinn Operations Chief

Happy Monk

Blair Jiang and David Chiu co-introduced Happy Monk, which is a western-style bar-restaurant for all with 5 stores and 157 staff in Guangzhou. They offer authentic experiences, comfortable spaces and memorable events. They need to reach out to their customers and know more about them with technology. They mentioned that Happy Monk is where happiness happens.

Shen Xiangman, Partner

Jingtian & Gongcheng

Shen Xiangman introduced Jingtian & Gongcheng Law Firm, one of the first independent partnership law firms in China, which was founded in the early 1990s. They are excellent at capital markets, dispute resolution, corporate & commercial and more. They look forward to the communication & exchange as well as support & cooperation with the BritCham members.

Brad Maclean, CEO

Link Resources International

Brad Maclean introduced Link Resources International. They have a history of more than 20 years and they are dedicated to provide professional training and consuting services to banking industry according to existing market demands. They need networking and connection extension.

Dr. Richard A. Swann, International Principal

Nord Anglia School Guangzhou

Dr. Richard A. Swann introduced Nord Anglia School Guangzhou, which is opening in September 2020. They provide a unique bilingual learning and teaching environment with a total student capacity of 1,728 and a boarding capacity of 728 for students aged 6-16. They need to build relationships and partnerships with local and regional enterprises, marketing and events facilitation, education resources and more.

William Sung, Leadership Coach & Founder

Wilosophy Limited

William Sung introduced Wilosophy Limited, which provides coaching, consulting, mentoring and training services. They need to connect with HRD and Learning Heads to cooperate in coaching and training as well as parents or secondary education who are looking for mentoring, they can also do consulting for SME companies that are going through growth, transition or distress.

William Sung had also facilitated the panel discussions with 10 speakers in two sessions, including the following questions:

1. As most industry met challenge during Covid-19, does your company meet opportunity? 

2. Any new marketing strategies for your company for post Covid-19?

3. How’s the forward looking for your industry? 

Facilitator: William Sung

Panalists: Matthew Warr, Brad Maclean, Shen Xiangman, Sara Gu and Judy Chen

Facilitator: William Sung

Panalists: Alex Li, Dr. Richard A. Swann, David Chiu, Dr. Zhong Xiaojian and Shao Shihai

Stephy Sun, Consultant Manager

HiTouch Consulting

Stephy Sun, representing HiTouch Consulting as a Venue Sponsor, was delighted that BritCham GD hosted event at HiTouch again, and introduced HiTouch Consulting.

The Members’ Fireside is a quarterly member-focused event, dedicated to networking and matchmaking through an open-mic opportunity, this event will be open to BritCham GD members only with our new members and renewed members with the BritCham GD community. It’s named a fireside because we want it to be an intimate experiential experience in getting to know each other’s business.