Event Details

Joined by the European Chamber of Commerce and Organization of Economic Development (OECD), AmCham China would like to invite you to a debrief on how China and its global peers are viewing the challenges and opportunities for the Chinese and global economic growth within the framework of the 2016 Hangzhou B20 and G20 Summits.​

Business leaders from the three organizations who have intimately participated in the B20 and G20 Summits will share their stories and insights from the B20 and G20 floors, specifically related to business climate for American and European companies, technologies, supply chain connectivity, infrastructure, support for SMEs, innovation, access to capital, and corporate governance, etc.

Confirmed speakers include:
Mr. Andreas Schaal, Director of OECD Global Relations Secretariat and G20 Sous-Sherpa
Ms. Wan Li, Director, Strategy & Corporate Affairs, Cummins China & Member, AmCham China Board of Governors
Ms. Gloria Xu, General Manager, Government Affairs, Dow Chemical Greater China & Co-Chair AmCham China Chinese Government Relations Committee
Mr. Lester Ross, Partner, Wilmer & Hale LLP & Co-Chair, AmCham China Policy Committee
Mr. Wu Qi, Senior Managing Director, Vice Chairman, Accenture Greater China
Mr. Joerg Wuttke, Chief Representative, BASF & President, EU Chamber of Commerce

Dow Chemical co-chairs 2016 Hangzhou B20's Trade & Investment Taskforce. Accenture is the knowledge partner for the 2016 Hangzhou B20's SME Development Taskforce.

Agenda

8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Registration
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Opening remarks
An update from the OECD: Key outcomes of the Chinese G20 presidency
9:30 AM - 10:35 AM
China's business and investment: reform & closing up
A panel on the Chinese business environment, including barriers to investment and trade and the sentiments of the European and American business communities through views from the European a...
A panel on the Chinese business environment, including barriers to investment and trade and the sentiments of the European and American business communities through views from the European and American Chambers' position and white papers.

Moderator: Laurent Chevalier, China Representative Gas & New Energies, Total & Vice Chairman of the Business and Industry Advisory Committee to the OECD

Panelists:
Joerg Wuttke, President, European Chamber of Commerce in China
Mats Harborn, Executive Director, Scania China Strategic Centre
Lester Ross, Partner, Wilmer Hale LLP
Nicolas Pinaud, Deputy Head of the Sherpa Office and Global Governance Unit, Office of the Secretary-General, OECD
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10:35 AM - 10:50 AM
Tea break
10:50 AM - 11:55 AM
New growth drivers for the Chinese Economy
A panel to explore China’s new economic growth drivers within the G20 Framework aligned with critical components of the global and regional economies, particularly related to areas such as i...
A panel to explore China’s new economic growth drivers within the G20 Framework aligned with critical components of the global and regional economies, particularly related to areas such as infrastructure, technologies, supply chain connectivity, access to capital, innovation, support for SMEs, and corporate governance.

Moderator: Wan Li, Director, Strategy & Corporate Affairs, Cummins China

Panelists:
Gloria Xu, General Manager, Government Affairs, Dow Chemical Greater China
Wu Qi, Senior Managing Director & Vice Chairman, Accenture Greater China
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11:55 AM - 12:00 PM
Closing remarks

Speakers