2016 Xi’an Silk Road Business Summit and
Cooperation & Development Conference of
Silk Road Chamber of International Commerce
Preliminary Programme
September 6 – 8, 2016
Tang West Market, Xi’an, China
September 5, Monday
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Time
Full day
16:00 - 18:00
Item
Venue
Registration and Reception
Hotels
SRCIC Executive Board Meeting
(SRCIC Chairmanship and Executive Board)
 Inaugural certificate award to M. Rifat
Hisarcıklıoğlu;
 Welcome address by Wang Shi, Honorary
Chairman of SRCIC;
 Introduction on the participants and meeting
agenda by Jean Guy-Carrier, Executive
Chairman of SRCIC;
 Approval of meeting minutes of conference call
on June 24th 2016;
 Discussion and approval of SRCIC Three-Year
Strategic Plan;
 Discussion on the establishment of the five
committees of Trade and Investment, Finance,
Culture, Transportation and Energy;
 SRCIC current and potential partnership;
 Introducing SRCIC projects to members –
eSilkroad, Silk Road International Development
Fund and Silk Road Expo Park
 Work plan for SRCIC until the end of year 2016;
 SRCIC Membership development;
 Introduce and approve the new members to
SRCIC Presidium;
 Introducing SRCIC award set-up, discussing and
approval of the candidates;
 Free discussion;
 Closing speech by Founding Chairman,
Lu Jianzhong;
 Group Photo;
Grand Fairview
Court, 5F, Tang
West Market Hotel
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19:00
Paradise Resort
(tentative)
Welcome Banquet
September 6, Tuesday
9:30 - 10:00
High-level Meeting
Chinese government official meeting with highlevel delegations from different countries
10:00 -10:30
Opening Ceremony
 Moderator
Lu Jianzhong, Chairman, SRCIC
 Speakers
Vice-President, CCPIT
Provincial Officials
Silk Road Country Officials
UN Officials
Chinese government officials
10:45 - 11:45
Keynote Speeches
 Moderator:
Pierre-Emmanuel Quirin
President of Crans Montana Group
 Speakers:
 Rona Yircali,
Honorary Chairman, WCF
Alexander Shokhin
Executive Board member, SRCIC
President, Russian Union of Industrialists and
Entrepreneurs
Formal Vice Prime Minster of Russia
Justin Yifu Lin
Honorary Dean of National School of
Development
Former Senior Vice-President of World Bank
M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu
President, TOBB;
Honorary Chairman, SRCIC
12:00 - 13:30
Lunch
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Grand Fairview
Court, 5F, Tang
West Market Hotel
Heritage Site Hall
Silk Road Museum
Tang West Market
14:00 - 15:00
Panel Session 1
Jointly Build the Platform of eSilkRoad
 Moderator:
Kasemsit Pathomsak
Vice-Chairman, SRCIC
CEO, Merchant Partner Assets Ltd.
Chairman, ICC Thailand
 Keynote Speech:
Wang Wen, Dean of Finance Institute of
Renmin University Chong Yang
 Panellists:
Francis Chua
Member of Executive Board, SRCIC.
Chairman Emeritus, Phillipines Chamber of
Commerce
Jemal Inaishvili
Honorary Chairman, SRCIC
President, Confederation of Asia Pacific
Chambers of Commerce
15:00 - 16:00
Panel Session 2
Jointly Build the Cross-Border Financial Platform
of the Belt and Road
 Moderator:
Bruno Bojić
Chairman, Foreign Trade Chamber of Bosnia and
Herzegovina
 Panellists:
Oyunchimeg Magvan
Member of Executive Board, SRCIC
Chief Executive Officer, Mongolian National
Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
Adnan Kassar
President, Fransabank of Lebanon
Honorary Chairman, General Union of
Chambers of Commerce and Agriculture for
Arab Countries
David Saganelidze
JSC Partnership Fund of Georgia
Zhang Yanling
AIIB
Silk Road Fund
David Kiang
Chairman, Finance Committee
16:00 - 16:15
Tea Break
3
Heritage Site Hall
Silk Road Museum
Tang West Market
Panel Session 3
Jointly Build the Cooperation Platform for Cities
along the Belt and Road
 Moderator
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16:15 - 17:15
Keynote Speech
Shangguan Jiqing, Mayor of Xi’an
Panellists:
Munib R. Masri
Executive Board member, SRCIC
Chairman, Edgo Group
Chairman, Padico
Chairman, ICC Palestine.
Abdul Matlub Ahmad
Member of Executive Board, SRCIC
Chairman, Federation of Bangladesh Chambers
of Commerce and Industry.
Xi’an Declaration of 2016 Silk Road Business
Summit
17:15 - 17:30
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18:30 - 18:45
Award Ceremony
SRCIC Outstanding Leadership Award - Gold
Camel Medal
Awardees
M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu
Alexander Shokin
Munib Masri
Justin Yifu Lin
19:00 - 21:30
Wine Appreciation
Historical Cheers - Display of Chinese Tea Culture
and Georgian Wine Culture
Moderator
Jean-Guy Carrier
Executive Chairman, SRCIC
President, CWI Strategies
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Golden Hall
Tang West Market
Hotel
Golden Hall
Tang West Market
Hotel
September 7, Wednesday
Cooperation & Development Conference of SRCIC
Session 1
 Announcement of Adding Two New Committees
of SRCIC
Transportation Committee
Energy Committee
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The Inauguration of Chairmen of SRCIC
Five Committees
Finance Committee
Commerce & Trade Committee
Culture Committee
Transportation Committee
Energy Committee
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Inauguration Speeches of the Chairmen
Moderator:
Jean-Guy Carrier
Speakers:
David Kiang
Chairman, Finance Committee.
Jean-Guy Carrier
Chairman, Trade and Investment Committee
Wang Shi
Chairman, Culture Committee.
Siddique Khan (Tentative)
President & CEO
Globalink Logistics Group LLC
S. M. Hossein Adeli (Tentative)
Secretary-General, Gas Exporting Countries
Forum
09:00 - 09:45
Session2
Establishment of 6 Organizations and
Agreement Signing
10:00 - 11:30
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Launching ceremony of the eSilkRoad
Agreement signing between the Silk Road
International Development Fund and 40
national funds
Launching ceremony of the Silk Road Think
Tank Association and the agreement signing
with the Belt and Road Research Institute
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Tang West Market
Hotel
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10:00 - 11:30
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The agreement signing between the Silk Road
Trade Expo Park and leaders of national
chambers of commerce
Establishment of the Silk Road Museum
League
Proposal of Silk Road International Commodity
Exchanges
Closing speech by Jemal Inaishvilli
Moderator
Li Zhonghang
Secretary General, SRCIC
Session 3
Roundtable on Project Pool and Capital Pool;
16+1 Cooperation
 Introduction to the business environment and
projects by chairmen of national chambers
 Agreement signing ceremony on cooperative
projects
 Discussion on the growth potential of 16
Central and Eastern European countries as well
as cooperation and development opportunities
under China's Belt and Road Initiative
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14:00 - 17:00
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Moderator
Hong Pingfan
Department of Economic and Social Affairs of
United Nations
Speakers
Pakistan: Tariq Rangoonwalla
Georgia: Jemal Inaishvili
Russia: Alexander Shokhin
Patrick Haverman (Tentative)
Representative from UNDP
Projects Presentation from each country
- Georgia;
- Azerbaijan;
- Middle East Countries;
Announce prospectus for each project
- eSilkroad;
- Silk Road International Development
Fund;
Speeches by presidents of national
foundations;
Signing ceremony of project matching;
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Session 4
Launching Ceremony of Silk Road Museum
League
Announcement on the establishment of the Silk
Road Museum League;
Announce constitution of Silk Road Museum
League;
MoU signing;
14:30 - 17:00
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Moderator
Jean-Pierre Lehman
IMD School of Business, Switzerland and Hong
Kong University
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VIP Conference
Room
Silk Road Museum
Tang West Market
Keynote Speech
Wang Bin
Curator, Tang West Market Silk Road Museum;
Representatives from Silk Road Museums;
Closing Speech by an expert on historic relics
study;
20:00 - 21:30
Tang Dynasty City Entrance Ceremony
and Opening of the First Silk Road Art Festival
South Gate of the
Ancient City Wall of
Xi'an
September 8, Thursday
One-day Tour around Xi’an (please choose upon your preference)
Route 1
Big Wild Goose Pagoda (a holy place for Buddhists);
Terra-cotta Warriors (of the first Emperor of Qin, 259-201 B.C.);
Huaqing Imperial Hot Spring (located at the foot of Mt. Lishan).
Route 2
Qianling Mausoleum (where rests China’s sole female emperor);
Famen Temple (a holy place for Buddhists)
Route 3
City Wall (built in Ming Dynasty, 1368-1644);
Beilin Museum (the treasure house of ancient calligraphy);
Da Ming Palace National Heritage Park (a complex of the temple,
pool and museum).
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Side Events
Time
September
6 – 11,
Tuesday - Sunday
Item
Venue
The First Silk Road Trade Fair of
Classic Tea &Wine
Proximately hundreds of wine and tea
companies exhibit products and
conduct business matchings and
negotiations.
Tang West Market
Exhibition of Craft & Art Treasures
Central Art Business District
by International Masters
Tang West Market
Emerald, jade and a lot more.
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