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In November 2005, Horasis, an independend Swiss Think tank, launched the 1st China Europe Business Meeting[1][2] in Geneva, Switzerland. The meeting brought together more than 150 CEOs and political leaders from China and Europe. The participants, among them as co-chairs Fu Chengyu, CEO of China National Offshore Oil Corporation, Guo Wei, CEO of Digital China, Armin Meyer, chairmann of Ciba Specialty Chemicals, Vincent H.S. Lo, chairman of Shui On Group, Zhang Yue[3], Chairman of Broad Air Conditioning, and Zhao Xizheng, Chairman of China Electricity Council, gathered to discuss the further integration of Chinese enterprises into the globalized economy and to analyze opportunities for cooperation between the two regions.[4]
In September 2006 the 2nd China Europe Business Meeting[5] took place, again in Geneva, with 250 participants. The co-chairs of this event were Ronnie C. Chan, chairman of Hang Lung Group, Cheng Feng, chairman of Hainan Airlines, Wen Chi Chen, CEO of VIA Technologies, Alan G. Hassenfeld, chairman of Hasbro, Narayana Murthy, chairman of Infosys, Johan Eliasch, chairman of Head N.V., and Ren Hongbin, president of China National Machinery Industry Corporation.[6]
The 3rd meeting[7][8][9], was hold November 2007 in Frankfurt[10], Germany, with the theme "Globalizing Chinese Corporations". The co-chairs of this meeting were Bertrand Collomb[8], Chairman of Lafarge, Jim Goodnight, CEO of SAS, Ernesto Heinzelmann, CEO of Embraco, Lawrence Ho, CEO of Melco, David K.P. Li, Chairman Bank of East Asia, Cherie Liem, Managing Director, GT Enterprises, Lim Chee Onn, chairman of Keppel Corporation, Klaus-Peter Müller[8], chairman Commerzbank, Andrey Sharonov, Chairman of Troika Dialog, Jean-Pascal Tricoire, CEO of Schneider Electric, Sundeep Waslekar, President of Strategic Foresight Group, Jerry Zhang, CEO of Neocomm Technologies, and Levin Zhu, CEO of China International Capital Corp. Also Jean-Claude Trichet[8], President of the European Central Bank and Supachai Panitchpakdi, Secretary-General of the UN Conference on Trade and Development attended this meeting, which was overshadowed by political tensions[11] between Berlin and Beijing and the apparent subprime mortgage crisis[12].[13]
The 4th China Europe Business Meeting[14]was held in Barcelona, Spain, in November 2008 under the patronage of Spanish Crown Prince Felipe. In 2008, Horasis renamed this event the Global China Business Meeting in recognition of the fact that the gathering attracted an increased number of participants[15][16] from other parts of the world. The co-chairs of this meeting were César Alierta[17], Chairman of Telefónica S.A., Léo Apotheker[17], Co-CEO of SAP AG, Claude Beglé[18], Chairmann of Swiss Post, Chang Dae-whan[18][19], Chairman of Maeil, Cheng Feng[20], Chairman of Hainan Airlines, Fu Chengyu[21], CEO of China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC), Jim Goodnight, CEO of SAS, Li Dongsheng[22], Chairman of TCL, Li Ruogu[22], Chairman of Exim Bank of China, Liu Changle[22], Chairman of Phoenix Television, Natalya Kaspersky, Chairman of Kaspersky Lab, Munir Majid, Chairman of Malaysia Airlines, Naushad Merali, Chairman of Sameer Group, Eduardo Montes, Chairman of FerroAtlantica, Joan Maria Nin[23], CEO of la Caixa, Josep Piqué[19], Chairman of Vueling Airlines, Anthony Salim, President of Salim Group, S. Sandilya, Chairman of Eicher Group, Shao Bo, Chairman of Novamed Pharmaceuticals, Yan Bingzhu[17], Chairman Bank of Beijing, and Zhang Yue, Chairman of Broad Air Conditioning. Also Miguel Ángel Moratinos, the Spanish Minister for Foreign Affairs, and Juan Antonio Samaranch, former IOC-President[24] attended the meeting.
The 5th Global China Business Meeting[25][26] in Lisbon, Portugal, in November 2009[27][28] featured more than 400 participants from 42 countries such as the Prime Minister of Portugal, José Sócrates, and Luisa Dias Diogo, then-Prime Minister of Mozambique, the Portuguese Foreign Minister Luis Amado as well as business leaders like Samir Brikho, CEO of AMEC, Ronnie C. Chan[29], Chairman of Hang Lung Group, Cheng Ping, Chairman of TideTime Group, Feng Jun[30], Chairman of Aigo, Amadou Hott, CEO of UBA Capital, Kola Karim[31], CEO of Shoreline Energy International, David K.P. Li[32], Munir Majid, Chairman of Malaysia Airlines, John M. Neill, CEO of Unipart Group, Fernando Faria de Oliviera[33], Chairman of Caixa Geral de Depósitos, Ricardo Salgado[33], Chairman of Banco Espírito Santo, Alessandro Teixeira, President of APEX, Bruno Wu, Chairman of Redrock Captial Group, Wu Ying, President of CTC Capital, Zhou Chengjian, President Metersbonwe Group, and Levin Zhu, CEO of CICC.
Horasis is hosting this year's Global China Business Meeting in Luxembourg on 21-22 November 2010[34].
References[edit]
- ^ www.whygeneva.chNovember 7, 2005
- ^ Feuille d'Avis Officielle du 12.12.2005 Republiqu et Canton de Geneve, December 12, 2005
- ^ China's 100 Richest Business People Forbes Magazine, December 11, 2001
- ^ China Meeting in Geneva 2005 Horasis.org
- ^ China-Europe Meeting SwissCham Beijing, September 24, 2006
- ^ China Europe Business Meeting 2006 Horasis.org
- ^ "La mondialisation version chinoise est en marche" Tribune de Genéve, May 24, 2007
- ^ a b c d "Meeting aims to boost EU-China business" USA Today, November 5, 2007
- ^ Executives from Europe, China aim to open more doors to business The Associated Press, November 5, 2007
- ^ China Europe Business Meeting findet erstmalig in Frankfurt statt Finanzen, April 12, 2007
- ^ "Germans fear backlash as China ties cool" Financial Times, November 21, 2007
- ^ "Global Bailout" Newsweek, November 9, 2007
- ^ China Europe Business Meeting 2007 Horasis.org
- ^ "Global China Business Meeting opens in Barcelona" Xinhua, November 18, 2008
- ^ "Interview with Fan Bao, Founder and CEO of China Renaissance (Spanish)" Global Asia (Global China Business Meeting Special Issue), November, 2008
- ^ "Interview with Hong Chen, President, Hina Group" Global Asia (Global China Business Meeting Special Issue), November, 2008
- ^ a b c China reivindica en Barcelona su rol en el mundo de los negocios Cinco Dias, November 21, 2008
- ^ a b "Emerging Powers Seen Taking Lead in Recovery" The New York Times, November 20, 2008
- ^ a b Emerging nations seen as economic lifesavers New York Times, November 18, 2008
- ^ Congrés sobre el Gegant Asiátic Boletin Digital Casal Catala De El Salvador, November 17, 2008
- ^ "Crisis could mean bargains for China" USA Today, November 18, 2008
- ^ a b c Una cumbre empresarial china reunirá en Barcelona a 400 directivos de todo el mundo El Pais, October 21, 2008
- ^ Barcelona acull el Global China Business Meeting, el fòrum de debat més important sobre el paper de la Xina dins l'economia mundial Generalitat de Catalunya, November 14, 2008
- ^ Emerging economies seen as key to recovery from downturn lifemint.com, November 20, 2008
- ^ Platzt in China die nächste Blase? Wirtschaftswoche, November 17, 2009
- ^ "Global China Business Meeting 09: Globalizing Chinese Firms (Spanish)" Global Asia, November (Global China Business Meeting Special Issue)
- ^ "China Curbs Its Appetite" The New York Times, November 16, 2009
- ^ "China-Africa ties benefit both: business leaders" China Global Times, November 11, 2009
- ^ Wall Street's Ego Bubble Newsweek, November 17th, 2009
- ^ "Chinese economic power in Lisbon in search of opportunities in Lusophone states" Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute, November 9, 2009
- ^ Poder económico chinês em Lisboa à procura de oportunidades nos países de língua portuguesa MacauHub, November 9, 2009
- ^ China promove encontro em Lisboa para estabelecer parcerias com países lusófonos Oje - o Jornal Economico, November 9, 2009
- ^ a b Empresários chineses procuram parceiros no espaço lusófono Dinheiro Digital, November 10, 2009
- ^ Global China Business Meeting 2010 Horasis