Advanced Engineering & Manufacturing (AE&M) CEO Roundtable

16 Apr 2024 14:00 - 16:20

Engage in an indoor discussion with industry experts and investors to explore opportunities and challenges for multinational corporations (MNCs) in China’s AE&M sector in 2024.

BritCham Shanghai is delighted to invite our esteemed members in the Advanced Engineering & Manufacturing (AE&M) sector to a closed-door roundtable discussion. This event aims to foster knowledge sharing and explore opportunities and challenges for multinational corporations (MNCs) in China’s AE&M sector in 2024.

The meeting is convened under strict Chatham House rules to facilitate open discussion and encourage the establishment of a supportive network of British companies.

This event is open to members in the AE&M sector and by invitation only.

Dr Guoxiong Zhang

Managing Director, Economic Advisory, Deloitte China;
ESG Committee Chair, BritCham Shanghai

Dr Zhang Guoxiong is the Managing Director of Deloitte China’s Economic Advisory Service. He has rich economic research experience in academia, international institutions and business consulting, and has provided macroeconomic and strategic advice to the C-level executives of more than 100 multinational companies, including dozens of Fortune 500 companies. At Deloitte China, Dr. Zhang provides macroeconomic and policy advice to senior executives of foreign and local companies, and helps multinational companies localize in the Chinese market and Chinese companies expand their global business.

Previously, Dr Zhang was Shanghai Director and China Research Head of The Economist Corporate Network. Before joining The Economist Group, Dr Zhang was an Assistant Professor of Economics at Antai College of Economics and Management, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, and a Visiting Scholar at the Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University. During his doctoral studies, Dr Zhang also worked as a summer intern economist at the Asian Development Bank. Dr Zhang has directed and led a number of national research projects, and his research papers have been presented at several international academic and policy conferences, and some of them have been published in top academic journals. Dr Zhang taught macroeconomics and finance at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels at Shanghai Jiao Tong University.

Zhang Guoxiong graduated from the University of California, Irvine with a Ph.D. in Economics and a Master’s degree in Statistics. Dr Zhang also holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from Zhejiang University.

2:00 pm – 2:15 pm: Registration and Networking
2:15 pm – 2:20 pm: AE&M Committee Chair’s welcome
2:20 pm – 3:00 pm: Presentation on Chinese Economy and Takeaways from the Two-Sessions by Guoxiong Zhang, Managing Director of Deloitte
3:00 pm – 3:40 pm: Roundtable Discussion
3:40 pm – 4:00 pm: Sharing Session of East China Two Sessions Analysis by Benjamin Griffin, Political Consul at British Consulate-General Shanghai
4:00 pm – 4:10 pm: Ideas Sharing for AE&M Committee
4:00 pm – 4:20 pm: Sharing Session of 2024 UK Department for Business and Trade (DBT) Activities Plan in AE&M Industry
4:20 pm: Event End

*The Chamber reserves the right to alter the above agenda at its sole discretion.

Notes:

For event attendees, if you have any prepared questions, thoughts, or insights that you would like to discuss during the event, kindly send an email to the BritCham Shanghai Event staff yiwen.ling@britishchambershanghai.cn before 12 pm, 15 April 2024 to facilitate productive discussions.

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