stars China symposium 2023
Re-Engaging with China – Business Opportunities and Challenges
22-25 October 2023
Shenzhen, Futian Shangri-La
Objectives:
- Get on-the-ground impressions in Shenzhen and the Greater Bay Area (GBA) through visits and discussions with global high-tech champions
- Understand the state of the Chinese economy, particularly the digital and green economy and the opportunities for foreign business, the demographic challenges and China’s foreign policy
- Broaden the horizon to better understand major global trends, which will impact business and society over the next couple of years and act as a dialogue forum between China and the world
- Engage in interdisciplinary and intercultural dialogue and contribute to the personal development to drive responsible and sustainable actions
Sunday, 22 October 2023 - Shenzhen | |||
---|---|---|---|
09:00 | Opening of Conference Check-in |
| |
09:30 | Optional Early Bird Programme: Rendez-vous with China’s Youngest Metropolis |
|
|
11:30 | Welcome Buffet Lunch |
| |
13:00 | Welcome Address |
|
|
13:45 | Greater Bay Area – Playing Bold on China’s Chessboard of High Quality Development |
| |
15:15 | Networking Coffee |
| |
16:15 | China and Aging – Growing Old Before Becoming Rich? |
|
|
18:30 | Cocktails, Dinner and Networking with Local Entrepreneurs and Business Representatives |
| |
Dinner Speech |
| ||
Monday, 23 October 2023 - Shenzhen | |||
07:00 | Breakfast |
| |
08:00 | State of Chinese Economy |
| |
V or L Shaped: Understanding China’s Economic Rebound and Outlook |
| ||
From Data as Factor of Production to China’s Digital Economy |
| ||
VC in Shenzhen’s Tech Ecosystem – Venturing from Potential to Prowess |
| ||
10:15 | Networking Coffee |
| |
10:45 | Building Businesses in China: Engineering Meets Entrepreneurship |
|
|
12:00 | Lunch |
| |
13:00 | Departure |
| |
Site Visit 1: Overtaking on the Bend: How BYD Builds your Dreams? | |||
Site Visit 2: From STEM Talent to Innovation | |||
Group Picture | |||
19:00 | Cocktails and Dinner | ||
Tuesday, 24 October 2023 - Shenzhen | |||
07:00 | Breakfast |
| |
08:00 | China’s Green Tech – the Next Frontier of Competition and Cooperation |
|
|
09:00 | Daring to Win – Case-Study of BASF’s Mega-Investment in Guangdong |
| |
10:00 | Networking Coffee |
| |
10:30 | Foreign Business in China – Success, Realities and Adapation |
|
|
12:00 | Lunch |
| |
13:00 | Departure |
| |
14:00 | Site Visit 3: Leading the World with Tech-Powered Retail Financial Services | ||
17:00 | Site Visit 4: A SIX-Listed Chinese Champion | ||
18:30 | Departure | ||
19:00 | Cocktails, Dinner and Networking with Local Entrepreneurs and Business Representatives, hosted by Zhengxuan Investment |
| |
Journalism on China – Recounts and Reflections | |||
Wednesday, 25 October 2023 - Shenzhen | |||
07:00 | Breakfast |
| |
08:00 | China’s Foreign Policy – the World Through the Lens of Beijing |
|
|
09:00 | Navigating a More Multipolar World – Where are we Heading? |
| |
10:30 | Networking Coffee |
| |
11:00 | A Wide-Ranging Conversation with Uli Sigg – Art, Diplomacy and Business |
|
|
12:15 | Concluding Remarks |
| |
12:30 | Lunch |
| |
15:00 | Departure for Optional Programme |
| |
17:00 | Optional Programme: stars Hong Kong Alumni Chapter Meeting |
| |
Guided Tour of the M+ Museum |
| ||
Flying Dinner |