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Swiss Centers China
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Among
the internal challenges that Swiss subsidiaries in China face, 38%
state that lack of understanding from headquarter is an issue making it
one of the top three internal challenges to a successful operation *.
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The Swiss Centers China and the St.
Gallen Institute of Management in Asia (SGI-HSG) join forces for the
fourth time to offer a one-and-a-half-day seminar dedicated to the
Swiss companies (B2B and B2C) who have or who plan to set up
subsidiaries in China, and who wish to improve cross-border management
methods between Switzerland and China.
On
the basis of our practical expertise with 100 subsidiaries in China and
combined with our research, we have developed a program to equip each
participant with a comprehensive view and practical approach on how
subsidiaries in China function.
The program includes a practical workshop session where the
participants have the opportunities to present concrete cases and
questions, and to practice working out answers and implementable
guidelines with the support of the experts giving the seminar. The participant will be divided into
two distinct groups, B2C and B2B.
*Swiss Business Confidence survey in China in collaboration
with CEIBS, 2017
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Information
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Date & Time:
15th October, 08:30 – 22:00 with dinner
16th October, 08:30 – 12:15
Venue:
Neuchâtel, Switzerland (venue TBC)
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Language:
English
Price:
Price:
1480 CHF per person
Including:
1.5 day seminar, 1 night
hotel*** in single room,
breakfast, lunch and dinner, VAT
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Agenda
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Day 1 - 15th October
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08:30
– 09:00
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Neuchâtel, Switzerland. Hotel Alpes & Lac (in
front of the train station)
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09:00 – 09:30
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Word of welcome and self-introduction
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09:30 – 11:00
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China’s environment by Zhen
Xiao
History, Geography and Culture: similarities and differences
Political system: influence
on the economy and development of business opportunities
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11:00 – 12:30
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Business Environment by
Nicolas Musy
Market: what is different from the rest of the world
The Human Resources:
education system and motivation of employees
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12:30 – 14:00
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Lunch
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14:15 – 15:15
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Business Environment by
Clarisse von Wunschheim
The Legal System: how it works
and how it does not work
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15:15 – 16:00
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Coffee break
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16:00 – 17:00
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Sino-Swiss Free Trade Agreement
By
Professor Ziltener, University of Zürich,
researcher partner with the University of St-Gallen
Bilateralism to seize China opportunity:
the Sino-Swiss Free Trade Agreement
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17:00 – 17:10
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Coffee break
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17:10 – 17:30
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Debriefing
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19:15
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Meeting
in the lobby
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19:15 – 20:00
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Aperitive
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20:00 – 22:00
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Network
and Brainstorming Dinner
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Day 2 - 16th October
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08:30
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Group B2B
Join-venture,
partnership, distribution
Company
set-up,
trading
(import & export) FFTA
By
Nicolas Musy & Zhen Xiao
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Group B2C
China
and its Digital environment From “Assembled in Shenzhen” to
“Imagined in China”
By
Nicolas de Toledo
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09:30
– 09:45
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Coffee
break
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Coffee
break
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09:45
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Case
studies on B2B
By
entrepreneurs from Swiss companies
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Case
studies on B2C (online & offline)
By
entrepreneurs from Swiss companies
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11:30
– 12:15
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Debriefing
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Debriefing
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Mr. Zhen Xiao
CEO, Swiss Centers China
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Zhen
Xiao obtained his engineering education from
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. He then worked in
Singapore and in Switzerland for more than 15 years as an engineer,
researcher, and manager. He has been working with the Swiss Federal
Institute of Technology, Lausanne since 2005 as China Relation
Coordinator. Over the past 6 years, he has supported and advised many
Swiss companies in business development in China, and successfully
expanded the Swiss Center cluster with new facilities and services.
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Mr. Nicolas Musy
Founding Partner, China Integrated
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Nicolas
Musy holds a MSc. in Physics Engineering from
the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Lausanne (www.epfl.ch). He
has won his university’s first Special Alumni Award for demonstrating
outstanding innovative and entrepreneurial spirit. He has been
responsible to establish EPFL’s presence in China and his Alma Mater
cooperation with Chinese top universities and the Chinese Academy of
Science. In addition, he developed and ran the 2-week China Module of
the EPFL EMBA in entrepreneurship.
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Exclusively involved in China trade, investment,
research, strategy and project management, he has resided in the
Shanghai area since 1988. He founded the Swiss Center in China (www.swisscenters.org),
co-founded the first Swiss industrial SME in China, Suzhou 2-ply Co.
Ltd (www.2-ply.com)
and is the co-owner of LX Precision (www.LXprecision.com).
Founding Partner of China Integrated (Shanghai) Co. ltd. (www.ch-ina.com),
Nicolas has successfully supported a number of multinationals and
hundreds of mid-sized companies on market entry, operations
management, acquisition and restructuring in the past 20 years.
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Dr. Prof. Patrick Ziltener
Associate Professor at the
University of Zürich
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Prof. Patrick Ziltener is also Director
of a research project sponsored by the Swiss National Science
Foundation. Patrick Ziltener has analyzed
multi‐ and bilateral Free Trade Agreements for more than 15 years, in
cooperation with Switzerland Global Enterprise, Chambers of Commerce
and other trade‐related organizations. From 2006 to 2009 he was State
Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) Senior Advisor for Economic
Relations with East Asia and Secretary of the Free Trade and Economic
Partnership Agreement Switzerland‐Japan negotiations. Patrick Ziltener studied in Basel, Berlin (Free University)
and Zurich Economics and Sociology, and received a Ph.D. from
University of Zurich in 1997.
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Dr. iur.
Clarisse von Wunschheim
Partner at Altenburger
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Dr.
Clarisse von Wunschheim is Partner at Altenburger.
She
is specializes in international and cross-cultural dispute
resolution, in particular international arbitration and commercial
mediation and with a focus on the European and Chinese market. Her
main areas of practice include general contract law, agency and
distribution, sales, joint ventures as well as other forms of foreign
investment. Clarisse has been involved as counsel, mediator,
arbitrator, as well as secretary to high profile arbitral tribunals
in a multitude of arbitration proceedings under various rules
including the ICC Rules, SCAI, Uncitral
Rules, ICSID, CIETAC, DIS, VIAC, etc. Clarisse von Wunschheim is the
head of the China Desk and the co-head of the Dispute Resolution
Practice Group.
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Nicolas de Toledo
Founder of Mosaiq
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Nicolas
de Toledo is a Swiss national, founder of three
companies in 10 years in China. With the support of diplomatic
institutions, he encouraged the exchanges to and from China through various
projects, such as business learning expeditions on innovative
technologies and investments for company executives, politicians and
opinion leaders (Mosaiq). Mosaiq actively works with multinationals,
governments and business schools.
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Nicolas also created a fund of yearly
scholarships for Swiss talents to go to China for educational and
professional stays (ICL CUP). He is also a core member of the Global
Shaper Community, an initiative of the World Economic Forum.
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Nicolas de Toledo is a Swiss national, founder
of three companies in 10 years in China. With the support of
diplomatic institutions, he encouraged the exchanges to and from
China through various projects, such as business learning expeditions
on innovative technologies and investments for company executives,
politicians and opinion leaders (Mosaiq). Mosaiq actively works with multinationals,
governments and business schools.
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Ms. Aline Ballaman-Garibian
General Manager, Swiss Centers
China
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Aline
Ballaman-Garibian is the General
Manager of the Swiss Centers China. After 8-years management
experience in the tourism and watch industries in Switzerland, she
came to China in 2011 and enrolled in a 1-year Chinese language
program at Suzhou University before joining the Swiss Center
Shanghai in 2012 as Operation Manager. For the past seven years,
she has been responsible for the China Offices in advising and
supporting Swiss businesses entering the Chinese market. In early
2014, she managed new 7500 sqm facilities project dedicated to
Swiss businesses in Shanghai and in Tianjin.
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Registration
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The seminar will be limited to 15
people.
For
registration, please kindly register via
Ms.
Margarit
Ma margarit.ma@swisscenters.org
with the following information:
Name, surname, company name,
function, email address, phone number
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Shall
you require any additional information, please do contact
Ms.
Aline Ballaman-Garibian aline.ballaman@swisscenters.org
or by phone +41 79 772 63 15
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We thank you for participating in the
seminar and we are looking forward to welcoming you in Neuchâtel in
few weeks!
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2020
The Swiss Centers are
invested and developed by Foundation Swiss Centers, a non-profit
foundation registered in Neuchâtel, Switzerland.
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