The 2017 International Exhibition Industry CEO Shanghai Summit, jointly hosted by the Shanghai Convention and Exhibition Industries Association and the Shanghai Convention and Exhibition Industry Promotion Center, will open grandly next Monday, June 19. Friends, are you ready?
Summit Introduction
The year 2017 is the first year of China's 13th Five-Year Plan and also the beginning year for promoting the development of the exhibition industry through State Council Document No. 15 and national top-level design. As China's economy enters the new normal and supply-side reform is explored, the development of the exhibition industry is drawing increasing attention from industry communities in China and abroad. On the one hand, the industry faces unprecedented market opportunities. Whether from government streamlining and delegation of powers, or from the vast market space and supply capacity, the industry has been given enormous room for imagination. On the other hand, after years of rapid growth alongside China's economy, China's exhibition industry, like other industries, faces a trend of transformation and upgrading. Changes in government functions, market order in the industry, capitalization and technological change brought by the rise of the internet are all opportunities and challenges that the industry must face directly.
These phenomena and trends are both distinctive to China and broadly meaningful for the global industry. As an important component of the global market, China's exhibition market and the opportunities and challenges facing its industry development are also questions that the global exhibition industry must answer. Chinese and overseas exhibition professionals need to gather shared wisdom on the platform created by the summit, express what exhibition professionals are thinking, and explore solutions for industrial upgrading.
The 2017 International Exhibition Industry CEO Shanghai Summit will be held at Kerry Hotel Pudong, Shanghai from June 19 to 20 this year. The Shanghai Convention and Exhibition Industries Association will continue inviting well-known entrepreneurs and leaders of international associations from China and around the world. With the theme China's Exhibition Industry in 2020, the summit will discuss government transformation, capitalization and the development of consumer exhibitions.
Summit Agenda
June 18, 2017
13:00 to 17:00, conference registration.
19:00 to 21:00, welcome reception by invitation, specially supported by Shanghai International Exhibition Co., Ltd.
June 19, 2017
8:30 to 9:00, conference registration.
9:00 to 9:10, opening ceremony. Welcome remarks by Chen Xianjin, President of the Shanghai Convention and Exhibition Industries Association. Moderator: Gu Xuebin, President of Info Salons Greater China.
9:10 to 9:40, keynote speech: Global Situation of the Exhibition Industry. Speaker: Paul Woodward, President of Paul Woodward Advisory.
9:40 to 11:00, Session One: Better Leveraging the Role of Government. Moderator: Chen Xianjin, President of the Shanghai Convention and Exhibition Industries Association.
Section One: Transformation of Management Functions. Speakers: Xu Tao, Deputy Director-General of the Department of Trade in Services and Commercial Services, Ministry of Commerce; Shang Yuying, Chairwoman of the Shanghai Municipal Commission of Commerce; Chen Xi, Deputy District Head of Pudong New Area; Kai Hattendorf, Managing Director and CEO of UFI; Supawan Teerarat, Vice President for Strategic Business Development of the Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau.
11:00 to 11:20, tea break.
11:20 to 12:30, Section Two: Strengthening Intellectual Property Protection. Speakers: Paul Zilk, President and CEO of Reed MIDEM; Rui Wenbiao, Deputy Director-General of the Shanghai Intellectual Property Administration; Michelle Metter, Partner at Fast Forward Events.
14:00 to 14:40, Section Three: Transformation of Government Exhibitions. Speakers: Wang Xin, Deputy Director of the Chengdu Bureau of Exposition; Zhang Xueshan, Chairman of Zhenwei Exhibition Co., Ltd.
14:40 to 16:00, Session Two: Capitalization of the Convention and Exhibition Industry. Moderator: Mark Cochrane, Regional Manager of UFI Asia-Pacific.
Section One: Capital and Industrial Development. Speakers: Jime Essink, President of UBM Asia; Song Yanjun, President of Lingnan Landscape Group; He Fei, Deputy General Manager of China Merchants Shekou Industrial Zone Holdings Co., Ltd. and General Manager of Shenzhen China Merchants Real Estate Co., Ltd.; Mark Temple-Smith, Chief Executive Officer of Tarsus Group Asia.
16:00 to 16:30, tea break.
16:30 to 17:30, Section Two: Challenges of Capitalization, panel discussion. Panelists: Yang Tao, President of Yunnan Provincial Urban Construction Investment Group; Zhou Jianliang, Chief Executive Officer of Zhanqiao Capital Co., Ltd.; Bjoern Kempe, Founder of Expos Asia; Wang Tiandong, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Meorient International Exhibition Co., Ltd.
17:30 to 17:50, Session Three: Consumption Upgrading, Features and Trends of Consumer Exhibitions. Speaker: Roland Bleinroth, President of Messe Stuttgart.
17:50 to 18:00, introduction to the UFI VMA venue management course.
18:10 to 19:00, guest networking.
19:00 to 21:00, welcome dinner, specially supported by Shenzhen Zhaohua International Exhibition Development Co., Ltd.
June 20, 2017
8:30 to 9:00, networking tea break.
9:00 to 9:10, session review and remarks by Shanghai New International Expo Centre.
9:10 to 10:30, Session Three: Consumption Upgrading. Moderator: Michael Kruppe, General Manager of Shanghai New International Expo Centre.
Section One: Features and Trends of Consumer Exhibitions. Speakers: Zhong Gang, President of Shanghai VNU Exhibitions Asia Ltd.; Cathy Breden, Executive Vice President of IAEE; Corrado Peraboni, President-Elect of UFI; Hua Jian, Professor at the Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences.
10:30 to 11:00, tea break.
11:00 to 12:00, Section Two: The Leading Role of Consumption Upgrading, panel discussion. Panelists: Sandy Angus, Chairman of Montgomery Group; Chen Jie, General Manager of Shanghai Xuandong Huizhan Culture Communication Co., Ltd.; Liu Huihui, Chairwoman and General Manager of Beijing Jinhai Qunying Network Information Technology Co., Ltd.; Men Zhenchun, Chairman of Qingdao Haiming International Exhibition Group.
12:00 to 12:15, closing ceremony.
12:30 to 14:00, farewell luncheon, specially supported by Shanghai New International Expo Centre.
Transport Information
Kerry Hotel Pudong is located in the core area of Pudong, Shanghai, adjacent to metro and maglev stations. It is very convenient to reach the hotel by taxi. The hotel is about 30 minutes from Pudong International Airport and about 60 minutes from Shanghai Hongqiao Airport in Puxi.
From Shanghai Hongqiao Airport to the hotel: 29.6 kilometers, about 60 minutes. Estimated taxi fare: RMB 120 one way.
From Shanghai Pudong International Airport to the hotel: 32.3 kilometers, about 6 minutes as stated in the original notice. Estimated taxi fare: RMB 130 one way.
If you would like the hotel to arrange limousine transfer service, please contact the hotel two days in advance by telephone at 86 21 6169 8888 or by email at reservations.khpu@thekerryhotels.com. You may also provide your travel information through the online booking system two days in advance.
Airport concierge service is also available. A hotel representative will meet you at the arrival exit, assist you with luggage and guide you to the waiting vehicle. Complimentary wireless internet access is available in the limousine.
Maglev: Taking the high-speed maglev train to the hotel is a very fast and convenient option, with a maximum speed of 435 kilometers per hour. It takes about eight minutes from Pudong International Airport to Longyang Road Station by maglev, and that station is only five minutes from the hotel. Trains run daily from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. at 20-minute intervals. One-way economy fare is RMB 50, about USD 7, and VIP fare is RMB 100, about USD 13. Passengers can buy tickets at the ticket center on the day of travel.
After getting off, you may take a taxi or transfer to Metro Line 7 to Huamu Road Station to reach the hotel. Route from Longyang Road Station to the hotel: 2.1 kilometers, about five minutes by car. Estimated taxi fare: RMB 15 one way.
The hotel provides a free shuttle bus to and from Longyang Road Maglev Station. Please contact the hotel concierge for the detailed timetable at 86 21 6169 8888.
Metro: Exit 5 of Huamu Road Station on Line 7.
From Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station to the hotel: 30.4 kilometers, about 57 minutes. Estimated taxi fare: RMB 110 one way.
From Shanghai Railway Station to the hotel: 18.7 kilometers, about 40 minutes. Estimated taxi fare: RMB 64 one way.
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