Round Table Conference "breaking the cliches of Development Zones"

Starke Managing Counsel Daniel Albrecht took part in the panel of the EU Sino Round table discussion at 2018 March, 30th, Hilton Beijing. The event was co-organized with BenCham, EU SME center and ICI – Beijing B&R. The event was a great success. We discussed in front of over 60 attendees about the following two topics:

Topic #1: Breaking the clichés of development zones

When it comes to development zones, decision makers at enterprises, usually can't see the wood for the trees. The ones with limited China experience already have enough work to understand the various provinces and cities in China. Also consultants agree that their clients don't know how to choose between the proposals from the various zones, one more amazing than the other till it seems a non-realistic proposal.

Topic #2: How enterprises choose a location

Who is in charge of selecting a site for the company? Some large firms will have specialized people, often very senior managers. But SME's, don't have, and they often don't even hire consultant to do the research and give advice; surely in China that can lead to disasters. There are the obvious considerations as: local infrastructure, local talent supply, cost structures, strategic industry clusters, special project requirements and governmental relocation policies. But getting the reliable information for these considerations are nearly impossible or newly arriving enterprises.

1:00 - 2:00 PM: Registration & Networking

2:00 - 2:15 PM: Introduction by CEO of EU Sino Business Consulting

2:15 - 2:30 PM: Moderators introduces the panels

2:30 - 3:30 PM: Topic 1: "Breaking the clichés of development zones"

3:30 - 3:45 PM: Questions & Answers
3:45 - 4:00 PM: Coffee break

4:00 - 5:00 PM: Topic 2: “How enterprises choose a location”

5:00 - 5:15 PM: Questions & Answers

The Panel:

  • Daniel Albrecht, Managing counsel at Starke Consulting
  • Stephane Bernard, Plant Manager at IEE
  • Yalin Chen, Managing Director China of China Inroads
  • Frederic Derbaudrenghien, Vie President of EU Sino / KNG Asia
  • Kyle Freeman, Manager in Intl Business Advisory team of Dezan Shira & Associates
  • Karen Guo, Vice President of Galaxy Internet Capital
  • Rafael Jimenez Buendia, Business Development Advisor at EU SME Centre
  • Grace Shi, Partner and Co-Founder at Ecovis
  • Michiel Vos, Manager Corpora Services & Head of Dutch market at Moore Stephens
  • Alvin Xia, Executive Secretary of Beijing B&R International Co Incubation