The Flanders-China Chamber of Commerce is organizing a conference on 'Best practices from Volvo and Bekaert on China's innovation drive with keynote address by Pascal Coppens', which will take place on the 18th of April at 18h00 at Cercle Royal La Concorde, Kouter 150, 9000 Ghent.
According to the WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization) China climbed to the 12th place in the Global Innovation Index in 2023 all the way from 34th in 2012. China remains the sole middle-income economy to secure a position among the top 30.
During this conference Mr Pascal Coppens will be our keynote speaker. He is a leading China expert and regular speaker. He will share some of his deep-rooted understanding of Chinese business culture which comes from his work as a sinologist and tech entrepreneur in China for 20 years. After this, leading experts from Bekaert and Volvo will share their expertise on innovation in China in a panel discussion.
The programme is as follows:
18h00 – 18h30: Networking & Finger food
18h30 – 18h35: Introduction, Gwenn Sonck, Executive Director, Flanders-China Chamber of Commerce
18h35 – 19h15: Keynote speech: “China's Next Miracle – a Story of Innovation” by Pascal Coppens, Sinologist, Entrepreneur, Author
19h15 – 19:45: Panel Discussion with Bekaert and Volvo:
Yorick Beun, Senior Director Paint, Volvo Cars Ghent
Jim Dobson, Senior Vice President of Technology and Quality, Bekaert
Moderated by Gwenn Sonck
19h45 – 20h00: Q&A Session
20h00: Networking Dinner
Books: ‘China’s New Normal’ and ‘Can We Trust China?’. These highly acclaimed books written by Pascal Coppens will be available for purchase in the subscription page.
Practical Information:
Date and Time: 18th of April, 18h00 CET
Location: Cercle Royal La Concorde, Kouter 150, 9000 Ghent
Price for members: €85 (excl. 21% VAT)
Price for non-members: €110 (excl. 21% VAT)
Tickets are limited, we advise you to subscribe soon!
Cancellation policy: cancellations written within three days before the event to info@flanders-china.be will be reimbursed. After that, no reimbursement.
