Newsletter published on 8 March 2021
Webinar: China 101 - ‘China 101: It’s not that big a step’
An overview on market entry, corporate setups and the Jinan Innovation Zone
Tuesday 16 March, 9:30-10:30h AM CET
Dear friend,
On 16 March Jinan Innovation Zone will organise a webinar in cooperation with Sovereign Group.
Sovereign Group is one of the largest independent corporate service providers in the world. Sovereign currently manages over 20,000 clients that include companies, entrepreneurs, private investors. Sovereign especially consults Foreign companies regarding their market entry in China and location selection. Until now, Sovereign successfully advised more than 600 companies to settle down in China.
In this online event, Jan Menke Hopma, European Representative of the Jinan Innovation Zone, will fully introduce the JIZ, it’s competitive advantages, cooperation possibilities for foreign companies in the JIZ to Sovereign customers and other foreign companies.
Program
Under President Xi Jinping’s much-hyped ‘dual circulation strategy’ (DCS), China will depend mainly on “domestic growth” for its next phase of development. China is the second-largest economy in the world, but while GDP per capita in the US is USD62,000, in China it is only just above USD10,000. This means that there is still huge potential for further internal growth. China is still, therefore, a place that businesses can enter to find the new markets they need.
Key take-aways for this webinar:
· What you need to consider before deciding to come to China?
· What practical options do you have for establishing in China?
· Where in China should you, or could you, set up and does this matter?
Speakers
Robbert Gorris, Director, Sovereign China
Robbert works with client companies to provide them with the market entry experience and strategy that they will need to set up in China successfully. He possesses a comprehensive knowledge of Chinese commerce that has been gained from over 10 years of working closely with SME’s seeking to enter the China market. Before joining Sovereign China, Robbert was General Manager at the Benelux Chamber of Commerce (BenCham) in Beijing, a non-profit organisation representing the interests of companies from Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg in China.
Mark Ray, Managing Director, Sovereign China
With over 12 years of advisory and consulting experience in Asia and China, Mark has advised hundreds of Fortune 500 companies and SMEs across different industries on market entry, global corporate structuring and compliance. Mark drives the process of setting the correct strategic priorities and goals for his clients who, after consultation, become better equipped to operate in China’s highly complicated and competitive business environment. His prior professional experience encompassed both Fortune 500 companies and government organisations, including the US Department of Commerce, the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (known as Freddie Mac) and Bank of America.
Jan Menke Hopma, European Representative of Jinan Innovation Zone
Jan connects European technology companies and institutes with companies and investors in the Jinan Innovation Zone (also called Jinan Hi-Tech Zone / Jinan Investment Zone), which was among the first batch of national-level hi-tech development zones in China. The Zone consists of 5 different industry parks – including the Qilu Software Park, the Smart Equipment City and the Sino-European Manufacturing Industry Park – spread over a total area of 318 sq kms, and is now home to more than 50,000 companies. The capital of Shandong province, Jinan is only 1.5 hours by train from Beijing and 3.5 hours from Shanghai, and is one of the main logistic hubs of China. The Zone provides foreign investors with a soft landing in the Chinese market and offers a variety of preferential policies.
Register here
Via the following link you can register for the webinar. You will then receive an invite in your email.
We are looking forward to meet you at the webinar and will be available to answer all your questions both regarding starting your business in China and in Jinan in particular.
Newsletter published on 10 October 2020
The Sino-German/European SME Cooperation & Communication Conference is coming!
Dear friend,
Due to this year’s COVID-19 situation the by most people known conference SMEC, which is yearly held in Jinan, will be an online event. The SMEC will have two main venues in Jinan, China and Leinfelden-Echterdingen near to Stuttgart.
Main information
Date: 19 November (09:00 – 11:00) and 20 November (9:00 - 10:50)
Official SMEC Website: www.smecjinan.com
What can you expect?
SMEC 2020 Live - conference:
Keynote speeches by prominent Chinese and European speakers
Subforums
SMEC 2020 Match-Making:
You can sign-up for the SMEC 2020 Match-Making via this link. The Match-Making will take place through the SMEC 2020 APP, which can be downloaded at the APP stores soon.
More information
We will provide you with more detailed information in our next newsletter. In the mean time, for questions you can always contact one of our overseas offices via this link. In case you have not registered yet to receive our newsletter, you can do that via subscribe for newsletter
