On 2 June 2017 the EU and China will hold their 19th political summit in Brussels. As is customary, BusinessEurope and the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) will organise the 12th EU-China Business Summit on the same date.
The purpose of this business summit is to bring together 500 business leaders under the auspices of political leaders on both sides. This is the largest bilateral business forum between the EU and China and is an opportunity for the business community to place a number of economic issues on the political agenda.
It will be an all-day event held at the Egmont Palace in Brussels, featuring four panel discussions on a number of topics, followed by speeches by Premier Li Keqiang and President Jean-Claude Juncker.
State of play
All details on the programme, speakers, participation and how to register are available on the website: www.eu-china-business-summit.eu. Within the next 1-2 weeks a first draft programme will appear on the website with agreed topics and current speakers.
We are currently in the process of looking for company speakers (CEO level or equivalent) and sponsors.
Programme
The business summit will feature four panels comprised of business leaders, as well as
political speeches. We have proposed the following four broad categories to CCPIT:
- Trade and investment – how China and the EU can bolster the global trading system
- EU-China Connectivity
- A digital panel (Internet of Things/5G/Manufacturing 4.0)
- Climate and sustainability