‘As one of the world's oldest civilizations, China is today the globe's biggest emerging economy.  Europe is an old continent with both traditions and innovations.  The two should work well together, politically and economically.  The only missing element is perhaps better understanding of each other.  The China Europe Business Meeting should help in this regard.’
Ronnie C. Chan, Chairman, Hang Lung Group Limited, Hong Kong SAR

Horasis held today the China Europe Business Meeting in Geneva, Switzerland. The China Europe Business Meeting is the foremost annual gathering of Chinese business and political leaders and their counterparts from Europe. The meeting is the product of a unique partnership between Horasis and the following co-hosts:

•  All China Federation of Industry and Commerce
•  China Entrepreneurs Forum
•  China-Europe Association for Technical and Economic Cooperation
•  China Federation of Industrial Economics
•  Economic Development Office of the State of Geneva
•  China Kingdom Club

as well as a group of industry partners led by PricewaterhouseCoopers,  a major advisor to many multinational companies with operations in China.

‘The China Europe Business Meeting is an unparalleled platform for potential cooperation between Chinese and European firms. This focused high-level event of interactive roundtables brings together some 250 CEOs and board level executives from China and Europe. The roundtables have been conducted in a highly interactive manner, aimed at promoting business opportunities among participants’, said Frank-Jürgen Richter, President, Horasis. ‘The meeting serves as a catalyst for Chinese firms to go global’, added Chen Feng, Chairman, HNA Group, one of the co-chairs.

The co-chairs of the meeting are:
•  Ronnie C. Chan, Chairman, Hang Lung Group Limited, Hong Kong SAR
•  Chen Feng, Chairman, HNA Group, China
•  Chen Wenchi, Chief Executive Officer, Via Technologies, Taiwan
•  Johan Eliasch, Chairman, Head NV, United Kingdom
•  Alan G. Hassenfeld, Chairman, Hasbro, USA
•  Narayana Murthy, Chairman and Chief Mentor, Infosys, India
•  Ren Hongbin, President, China National Machinery Industry Corporation, China

The meeting is a vehicle for Chinese firms to scout business opportunities in Europe and to develop into Multinational Corporations. As China has become one of Europe’s most important trading partners, the meeting shall help to define the perspectives for Sino-European trade and the impact on business.

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