Fachkonferenz
Details
Programme
08.00 - 08.30Arrival of participants: Registration
08.00 - 08.30Press Conference (for journalists only, extra invitation)
Session 1
08.30 - 09.30Opening of the Conference & Keynote Speeches / Welcome Words:
Gerhard STAHL, Secretary General, Committee of Regions
Opening & Moderation:
Jacques SANTER, President of the SME UNION
_Keynote Speeches:_
Guan CHENGYOUNG, Ambassador Mission of China to EU
Christos FOLIAS, Deputy Minister of National Economy and Finance of Greece
Christoph LEITL, President of Eurochambres
Peter BERNERT, President of EuroCommerce
Discussion
Session 2
09.30 - 10.30EU & China: Fit for Hong Kong?: SMEs and the next WTO Round
Moderator:
Peter KÖPPINGER, Project Director Konrad Adenauer Stiftung Brussels
_Keynote Speeches:_
Dean SPINANGER, Senior Trade Expert Kiel Institute for World Economics
Peter WAUMANS, Professor at Shenzen University China
Dirk VANTYGHEM Director International Affairs, Eurochambres
Gunnar HÖKMARK MEP, EEI Co-President
Sylvain PLASSCHAERT, Professor at the University of Leuven Belgium
Discussion
10.30 - 10.45Coffee Break
Session 3
10.45 - 12.15EU & China: The Growing Role of Private Business
Moderator: Peter JUNGEN, President of the EEI
_Keynote Speeches:_
Rupert SCHLEGELMILCH, Head of Unit DG Trade
Zhang XIATONG, Trade and Economic Affairs Attaché, Mission to EU
Peter VAN BEEK, Entrepreneur trading with China
Othmar KARAS MEP, Delegation for relations with China
Patrick ITSCHERT, Secretary General European Trade Union
Federation - Textiles Clothing and Leather (tbc)
Ralph KAMPHÖNER, Senior Adviser External Trade EuroCommerce
Discussion
Session 4
12.15 - 12.30Conclusion & Closing
Paul RÜBIG MEP, President of SME Global
12.30Cocktail Reception (sponsored by LOYENS Law Firm)