The September salon, themed Exhibition Services Under Normalized Epidemic Prevention and Control, was successfully held at the Shanghai headquarters of China Pacific Property Insurance Co., Ltd. on September 18, 2020. The salon was jointly hosted by the Shanghai Convention and Exhibition Industries Association, the Shanghai Bar Association and the Shanghai Convention and Exhibition Industry Promotion Center. Leaders from government departments including the Exhibition Industry Division of the Municipal Commission of Commerce, the Pudong New Area Convention and Exhibition Industry Promotion Center and the Qingpu District Commerce Commission attended, along with representatives from exhibition organizers and contractors, venues, display engineering companies and law firms. The salon was chaired by Tu Jianqing, secretary-general of the Shanghai Convention and Exhibition Industries Association.
Meeting venue.
Tu Jianqing, secretary-general of the Shanghai Convention and Exhibition Industries Association.
The salon began with a welcome speech by Zhan Yujing, general manager aide of the Shanghai headquarters of China Pacific Insurance.
Zhan Yujing, general manager aide of the Shanghai headquarters of China Pacific Insurance.
The salon was divided into two stages. In the first stage, Sang Jingmin, deputy Party secretary and president of the Shanghai Convention and Exhibition Industries Association, delivered remarks. He noted that after the epidemic, under the guidance of the Municipal Commission of Commerce and relevant government departments, and with support from members and industry colleagues, the association had spared no effort to promote the resumption of Shanghai's exhibition industry. The salon responded to problems encountered by the industry after the epidemic, offered solutions and empowered post-epidemic exhibition services. Zhu Linhai, vice president of the Shanghai Bar Association, also delivered remarks. Witnessed by Chen Xianjin, Party secretary of the association; Li Lei, head of the Exhibition Industry Division of the Municipal Commission of Commerce; and Zhan Yujing, the association, the Shanghai Bar Association and the Shanghai Convention and Exhibition Industry Promotion Center jointly signed a tripartite cooperation agreement.
Sang Jingmin, deputy Party secretary and president of the Shanghai Convention and Exhibition Industries Association.
Zhu Linhai, vice president of the Shanghai Bar Association.
The association, the Shanghai Bar Association and the Shanghai Convention and Exhibition Industry Promotion Center signed a cooperation agreement.
At the meeting, President Sang Jingmin presented China Pacific Insurance's Shanghai headquarters with the bronze plaque for a council member organization of the association.
Plaque presentation ceremony.
Li Lei, head of the Exhibition Industry Division of the Municipal Commission of Commerce, delivered a speech. According to statistics, from February to June this year, 160 exhibition projects in Shanghai were postponed or canceled, involving about 6.7 million square meters of exhibition area and creating a major impact on all exhibition enterprises. During the epidemic, the association issued various initiatives and epidemic prevention guides. Party Secretary Chen Xianjin also repeatedly urged municipal leaders on different occasions to restore Shanghai's exhibition industry as soon as possible.
Since June, the entire exhibition industry has made great efforts, and the situation has been recovering steadily and orderly. The Shanghai Convention and Exhibition Industry Regulations implemented this year are the first local legislation for the exhibition industry among provincial-level administrative units in China. They have injected momentum and confidence into the industry's response to COVID-19 and the accelerated building of an international exhibition capital. The Shanghai Bar Association participated throughout the drafting process and played an important role in promoting the regulations. It has become an important professional organization supporting high-quality development of Shanghai's exhibition industry. The tripartite cooperation agreement among the association, the Bar Association and the promotion center will help improve professionalization and rule-of-law standards in the city's exhibition industry and create a high-quality business environment. It is also an important measure for implementing the regulations in Shanghai. Going forward, the Municipal Commission of Commerce will use implementation of the regulations as the starting point, continue improving public service standards and industry professionalization, and actively guide internationally known exhibitions and companies to settle in Shanghai. Recently, the commission has also been planning more practical measures for enterprises. Together with the human resources authority, it is discussing including the exhibition industry among key industries for talent introduction. It will also continue promoting Shanghai exhibition industry's dual-circulation development pattern, support the city in strengthening its four major functions, and accelerate the building of an international exhibition capital.
Li Lei, head of the Exhibition Industry Division of the Municipal Commission of Commerce.
In the second stage of the salon, Zhang Yu from the industry development department of China Pacific Insurance spoke on Customized Insurance Services for the Exhibition Industry Under the Epidemic. He introduced that China Pacific Insurance not only provides regular industry insurance for the exhibition sector, but has also tailored more insurance services for the industry under normalized epidemic prevention and control and prepared dedicated insurance plans for association members.
Zhang Yu from China Pacific Insurance.
Zheng Luyi, partner of Shanghai Huizhan Information Technology Co., Ltd., spoke on Cloud Exhibitions Empower Organizers and Help Enterprises Build a Second Growth Curve. He shared how Huizhan, as the first official channel agent in China for Alibaba Group's cloud exhibition company, helped Shanghai's exhibition industry continue strengthening new digital exhibition infrastructure over the past several months and support Shanghai in building an international exhibition capital.
Zheng Luyi, partner of Shanghai Huizhan Information Technology Co., Ltd.
Lawyer Qian Yewen from the Shanghai Bar Association spoke on A Brief Analysis and Handling Suggestions on Certain Issues in the Performance of Exhibition Contracts Under the Impact of the Epidemic. He explained relevant legal knowledge to participants, including the impact and consequences of the epidemic on contract performance and suggestions for handling termination and amendment of exhibition contracts.
Lawyer Qian Yewen from the Shanghai Bar Association.
Hu Qingyuan, general manager of Xi'an Yuanhua Software Co., Ltd., spoke on How to Quickly Build Your Own Online Exhibition Platform. He shared views on what kind of online exhibition platform organizers need, how it can integrate with offline physical exhibitions, what integration should include, what new business models online exhibitions can bring, how they can connect seamlessly with an organizer's existing operating model, how organizers can make profits, and the charging standards and cooperation methods for obtaining such a platform.
Hu Qingyuan, general manager of Xi'an Yuanhua Software Co., Ltd.
Finally, Party Secretary Chen Xianjin summarized the salon and thanked all speakers and representatives.
Chen Xianjin, Party secretary of the Shanghai Convention and Exhibition Industries Association.