Invitation to BENCH SEMINAR #7 Beneficial Business Relations with China Welcome to the seventh seminar in the Swedish part of the BENCH project – Beneficial Business Relations with China, with inspiring presentations and discussions about possible support activities for small and medium-­‐sized companies’ business with China. This seminar will be coorganized with the BENCH Project Team and Steering Group meeting at Linköping University (Swedish, Finish, and Estonian delegates). TIME: Tuesday December 11, 2012 at 11.15-­‐16.00 (Part 1) and 16.05-­‐17.30 (Part 2) LOCATION: Linköping University, Building A, room ACAS, Campus Valla, Linköping Coffee will be served from 11.00 in the lobby outside ACAS. PROGRAM, Part 1 11.15-­‐11.20 Welcome to the BENCH seminar Moderator: Gert Kindgren, CleanTech Östergötland 11.20-­‐11.30 Brief about the BENCH project 2010-­‐2012 Annika Holmström, Länsstyrelsen Östergötland 11.30-­‐11.45 Doing Business with China – pros and cons Christer Andersson Swedish Trade Council 11.45-­‐12.15 Our experience of searching industrial customers in China Gothia Logistics delivers continued education of employees over the Internet in a guided way all over the world. Kjell-­‐Åke Rönnberg, Managing Director, Gothia Logistics AB 12.15-­‐13.00 Mingle lunch at the conference area 13.00-­‐13.45 Shapeline’s Chinese market entry – experiences and reflections Magnus Titus, Managing Director, Shapeline AB (dok id: BENCH-WP3-SeminarInvitation-20121211-SE-pa8.docx)
13.45-­‐14.45 Chinese investments in the world – an overview Xiaotian Zhang, Chief Officer of China Relations, University of Tartu, and Rajawali Fellow at ASH CENTER, Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard University Opportunities for Estonia, Finland and Sweden BENCH regions Henri Hanson, Tartu Science Park, Estonia, Mattias Flodström, Investment Promotion Manager, Östsam, Linköping, Pekka Komu, Development Manager, LAKES, Lahti, Finland 14.45-­‐15.15 Incoming Chinese delegations – an overview of current activities in Estonia, Finland and Sweden BENCH regions Linda Ström and Sten Olsson, Östergötland County Administrative Board, Peter Gornischeff, Director of Services, Estonian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Pekka Komu, Development Manager, LAKES, Lahti, Finland 15.15-­‐15.30 Coffee break 15.30-­‐16.00 What is needed to support SME business with China in our regions? Some conclusions from the BENCH case book and demo of BENCH handbook Maija Härkönen, Lahti University of Applied Sciences, Uuno Puus/Xioatian Zhang, University of Tartu, Magnus Holmström and Ya Zhang, Linköping University, and Caroline Davidsson, CleanTech Östergötland PART 2 A: For BENCH steering group, project members and seminar participants 16.05-­‐17.15 What is the next step for BENCH? Discussion about BENCH results and further work Workshop moderated by Gert Kindgren, CleanTech Östergötland 17.15-­‐17.30 Concluding matters Annika Holmström, BENCH project manager PART 2 B: (Parallel activity) For participating companies (subscription in advance) 16.05-­‐17.30 Individual meetings with Swedish Trade Council (Exportrådet) Subscription: Please subscribe at www.cam.liu.se (click to find web form) before December 5. Contact: Mattias Flodström, 0739-­‐641040 [email protected], Anna Öhrwall Rönnbäck, 013-­‐282584, [email protected], and Ya Zhang, 013-­‐282597, [email protected]. 2