LECTURES: Major Obstacles and Effective Strategies for EU-China Cooperation

The session goes into details that a company has to deal with before and after entering China. It presents lessons that European companies have learned in China - usually the hard way. At the same times the session describes strategies that are proved to work when overcoming the major obstacles of Chinese market.

Mr. Simon Cheethman, Team Leader, China IPR SME Helpdesk
Protection of intellectual property
Mr. Laszlo Jankovics, CEO, STAR Czech
Language barriers between China and Europe
Mr. Daniel Lorincz, Marketing Manager, Asia Center 
CBTC as a Gateway to Europe
Ms. Limin Zhou, Lawyer, Schindhelm
SCWP Schindhelm guidance to corporate and labor law in China 
Mr. Viktor Saroch, Business Area Manager, TÜV SÜD Czech 
Certification
Mr. Zbynek Pardubsky, Deputy General Director, Huawei Technologies Czech
Innovation in Chinese companies
Mr. Hui Zhao, Attorney, Noerr
Investment in CEE from a Chinese Perspective

Moderated by Mr. Michal Kucera, Managing Director, Bamboo Media

Coffee break & Networking

China Experts Discussion Panel

In the past few years Chinese demand for more sophisticated and advanced technologies has increased dramatically. Chinese consumers have become the source of growth for a large amount of sectors. The session discusses these latest developments and new business opportunities both today and in the near future.

Keynote speech:
Mr. Milan Hovorka, Vice-Minister, Ministy of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic 

Panelists:
Mr. Jan Rydl, Chairman of the Board of the Directors, TOS Varnsdorf
Mr. Jan Svetlik, Chairman of the Board of the Directors and CEO, Vitkovice
Mr. Vlastislav Briza, Vice-chairman of the Board of Directors, Koh-i-noor Hardtmuth
Mr. Radek Spicar, Director of External Affairs, Skoda Auto

Moderated by Mr. Michal Mejstrik, Member of the National Economic Council of Czech Government (NERV)

Closing remarks