“One Belt, One Road” UK China Innovative and Cooperation Forum

Britain-China Businesswomen’s Association

Chinese Embassy

Chinese Manchester Consulate

York Chinese Association

And 2nd

Fundraising Dinner for children in poverty in Gansu Province

City of York Council

Make It York

University Of York

China Britain Business Council

Date: Monday 20th

of June 2016

Time: Forum 15:00 to 17:00

Dinner and entertainment 18:00 to 21:00

Venue 1: Forum at the Lake House, Ron Cooke Hub, University of York click for maps

Venue 2: Dinner at the Royal York Hotel, Station Road, York, North Yorkshire, YO24 1AA (adjacent to

York Railway Station)

Price: Forum free – to register online please click here

Dinner £30 – to purchase tickets online please click here

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15:00 Registration and refreshments

15:30 Welcome and opening remarks

15.35 Greeting by the Lord Mayor of York

15:45 Presentations and open discussion featuring:

Minister Counsellor Mr Xu JIN, Chinese Embassy, London

Mr Jin brings a wealth of experience in the field of international trade and commerce to his post as Minister

Counsellor of the Economic and Commercial Office at the Chinese Embassy in London.

Deputy Consul General Mr Bo LAI, Chinese Consulate, Manchester

The role of the Consulate General consists of promoting friendly exchanges between the Chinese people and

the British people, furthering the development of bilateral relations in various areas including politics, economy

and trade, science, education, culture, and twinning cities.

Steve Brown, Managing Director of Make It York

Experienced MD/CEO with a background in media but now running York's first destination management

organisation.

18:00 Networking, Dinner & Entertainment at the Royal York Hotel

Entertainment will include Chinese musical performances on the Zither (Guzheng) and Lute (Pipa) as well

as Chinese culture performance. During the evening we shall be fundraising for children at school in Gansu

Province on the route of One Belt, One Road.

Hilary Layton, Director of Internationalisation, University of York

Work on strategy and implementation of internationalisation in higher education - including research collaborations,

global employment and study mobility, and forging strategic alliances.

Also featuring: Chris Fraser, CEO of Sirius Minerals Plc; Hailing Yu, Business Advisor of China Britain Business Council

Connie Alexander, Chairman of Britain-China Businesswomen Association and Q&A session

Participating Organisations:

The "Silk Road Economic Belt" and "21st Century Maritime Silk Road" together encompass over 60 countries across Asia, Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Launched by President Xi Jinping in 2013, and brought together under the title of “One Belt, One Road”, the project aims to integrate the development strategies of countries along the route. There will be exciting new commercial opportunities in the short, medium and long term. Great potential exists for powerful partnerships between British and Chinese companies not just in China but in countries along the routes.

This is a chance for Yorkshire’s businesses, trade and commercial associations, and public sector organisations to learn about what One Belt, One Road means, what its aims are and what opportunities it creates, from a group of authoritative and highly knowledgeable speakers including a group from the Chinese Embassy and the Consulate in Manchester. It is also a chance for Yorkshire to show its strengths and build relationships with China. The Chinese visitors will be looking to develop ties in particular with Gansu Province, which is a mainly agricultural region of China on the One Belt, One Road route. This is therefore of particular interest to businesses in agricultural technology and supplies, and environmental technology, as well as infrastructure construction, transport and tourism.