OPENING ADDRESS

Mr. Petr Hyl, Executive Chairman of China Investment Forum
Mr. Milan Stech, President, Senate of the Parliament of the Czech Republic
Mr. Milan Hovorka, Vice-Minister, Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic
Mr. Tomas Dub, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic
Mr. YU Qingtai, Ambassador of the People´s Republic of China in the Czech Republic
Mr. REN Hongbin, Vice Dean, Chinese Academy of International Trade and Economic Cooperation under the Ministry of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China (CAITEC)

PANEL 1: Future of the Consumer Finance Market in China

Sustainable development of Chinese economy requires growth in domestic consumption, which has been recognized by Chinese government and incorporated within the 12th Five Year Plan 2011-2015. Consumer finance provide various ways how to effectively stimulate consumption. Topics covered:
What are the key consumer finance segments in China as of today? What are the next steps for consumer finance development and regulation? What are the most efficient methods and tools?

Keynote Speech:

Mr. Pavel Vyhnalek, Chief Executive Officer, Home Credit Asia

Panelists:
Mr. Pavel Vyhnalek, Chief Executive Officer, Home Credit Asia
Mr. TANG Maoheng, Chief Product Specialist, Bank of China
Mr. HUANG Yi, Director General, China Banking Regulatory Commission
Mr. PAN Jiang, Assistant of Deputy Minister of National Development and Reform Commission
                         Director, China Association of Small and Medium Enterprises
Ms. Miranda Carr, Founder of Chinese Government Policy Research Centre in Beijing

Moderated by Mr. Michal Mejstrik, Chairman, International Chamber of Comerce in Czech Republic

Coffee break & Networking

PANEL 2: Sustainable Development of the Automotive Industry

China is the fastest growing and the biggest automobile market in the world. As such China represents a key element shaping the future of the industry. Recently Chinese government has initiated policies limiting car sales in order to ease the traffic congestion. The 12th Five Year Plan also strongly pushes for new technologies in the automotive industry, esp. the electric cars. New technologies require new government policies, cross-sector co-operation and perhaps new business models. Topics covered:
What are the emerging trends in Chinese automotive industry today? Will China become the leader in electric cars’ technologies? What will be the role of government and other industries in adopting new technologies?

Keynote Speech:

Mr. Peik von Bestenbostel, Head of Communications, Škoda Auto, a.s.

Panelists:
Mr. Ivan Hodac, Secretary-General, European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association
Mr. Jan Macek, Associate Dean of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at the Czech Technical University in Prague
Mr. Jan Linhart, Partner, KPMG Czech Republic 

Moderated by Mr. Petr Simunek, Editor-in-Chief, Forbes Czech Republic

Working lunch + Press conference

PANEL 3: Trade & Investment between China and Central-Eastern Europe

Central-Eastern Europe exports much less to China than the other way round. At the same time the region struggels with attracting investments from China which are negligible compared to Western European countries or the rest of the world.
How can we narrow these imbalances? What are the best practices?
Both China and Central-Eastern Europe experienced transformation of economies and robust economic development in the past two decades. Today companies from both regions are expanding globally.
What are the right policies to support this expansion? What are the synergies at hand?
These are the questions that will be covered within the opening ministerial panel.

Speakers:
Mr. Dirk Vantyghem, Director of International Affairs at EUROCHAMBERS
Mr. Maris Elerts, Deputy Director of the Investment and Development Agency, Latvia 
Mr. Dusan Novotny, Chief State Adviser at International Trade Department
                                Ministry of Economy of the Slovak Republic
Mr. Traycho Traykov, Minister of Economy, Energy and Tourism of Bulgaria (tbc)
Ms. DAI Segree, President, EU Project Innovation Centre (Chengdu)
Mr. Kamil Blazek, Chairman, Association for Foreign Investment

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