Time 9am – 1pm
Date Tuesday 17th June 2008
Venue Sunley Management Centre, Northampton University
This free workshop will provide an insight into the business potential of this region and an understanding of the business methods to break the barriers and enter the market.
Located in Southwest China, Chongqing Municipality is slightly larger than Scotland with a population of over 31 million. As a heavily industrialised city, with a large number of high energy consumption industries like coal mines and chemical plants, Chongqing has traditionally suffered from a number of major environmental problems. Business opportunities in the environment sector in this region are massive.
Presentations:
- Business opportunities and market entry in Southwest China (Grace Tan, UKTI Chongqing) (Powerpoint, 647 Kb)
- Resource Efficiency (Dr. Margaret Bates, SITA Centre for Sustainable Waste Management) (Powerpoint, 1.1 Mb)
- China's Sustainable Development and Market Overview (Claire Urry, China-Britain Business Council) (Powerpoint, 180 Kb)
- Case Study (Dr. Xiangyu Cheng, Scott Wilson) (PDF, 857 Kb)
- How we can help your business (Jason Feehily, East Midlands China Business Bureau) (Powerpoint, 3.6 Mb)
Speakers
Grace Tan, Senior Trade and Investment Officer, UKTI Chongqing.
Grace is the environment sector lead in Southwest China, and also covers the water and energy sectors. Grace will introduce opportunities in these areas:
• Waste management & re-use
• Waste water treatment
• Energy-saving technologies or devices to supply to China's energy-consuming manufacturing industries
Dr Margaret Bates, Co-Director of SITA Centre for Sustainable Waste Management, School of Applied Sciences, University of Northampton.
The University of Northampton is widely recognised as the leading centre of excellence for waste management studies in the UK, both for education and research. Dr Bates has been listed at number 48 in Resource magazine's annual 'Hot-100' list of the most aspiring 'agents of change'.
