www.creativeexchangechina.comThursday 13th March 2008 - Purcell Room & Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre, London, UK

Thursday 13th March 2008 - Purcell Room & Royal Festival Hall

Programme

The Creative Exchange with China Conference takes place on Thursday 13th March 2008. Complete with an impressive line-up of speakers, and  a special panel to take questions from the floor, crucial networking opportunities will also be available at lunch and after the event.

Centre for Creative Business
Creative Exchange with China conference
Purcell Room & Royal Festival Hall
South Bank Centre, London 13 March 2008
Time

Schedule and topics

Contributor/s
08:30

Coffee & Registration

  
09:15

Welcome and Introduction
The Creative Economy driven by Creative Exchange with China

John Howkins
Chairman John Howkins & Co
(Conference Chair)
09:20

Keynote
The Future for China-UK Creative Enterprise

Sir Michael Bichard
Rector University of the Arts London
& Chair Design Council UK
09:40

Keynote
Creative Territory: A Chinese perspective.

 Prof Xiong Chengyu National Research Centre of Cultural Industry, Tsinghua University, Beijing
10:00

Interviews
Fashion & Lifestyle

Beatrix Ong, www.beatrixong.com
interviewed by Roger Tredre, formerly Editor-in-Chief WGSN www.wgsn.com
10:35

Coffee

  
11:10

Keynote
Cultural Industries in China

 Mr Wang Yongzhang Director General, Cultural Industries, Ministry of Culture, China
11:35

Case Studies
Advertising and Branding: Serving the emerging Global Consumer Market

Chris Ingram, CEO Ingram Enterprise. UK
Robin Xie, CEO, J & J Group, Shanghai
Stephen Davies, CEO, Advertising Producers Association
Daniel Bergmann, MD, Stink Productions Ltd
12:15

Panel

Chair John Howkins
with William Sargent, CEO Framestore CFC
Kegan Wu, ChinaLink UK
Karin Phillips, CEO, British European Design Group, UK
Shelley Fan, International Director, China Building Decoration Association, Beijing
Todd Rossuck China Britain Business Council, (CBBC) UK
Sierk Vojacek, CEO Sierk Vojacek & Ptnrs, London & China
13:00

Lunch

  

14:00

Breakout session. A
Investing in the UK

 

 

 

 

Breakout session. B
Investing in China

 

 

 

Breakout session. C
Examining creative opportunities within the global creative economy

The sessions will focus on investment and business opportunities in China and Britain

Chair Rob Bult Senior Business Manager, Think London
Ye Decai, CEO Qingdao Decai Building Decoration Co.
David Adam, Head of Emerging Markets, London Development Agency
Esther Gunaratnam, Associate Partner, Laytons, London
Prof Simon Roodhouse, Creative Industries Observatory, London

chair Martin Darbyshire, CEO, Tangerine, London
David Marsden, Director UK & Ireland, Hong Kong Trade Development Council
Judith Rosser-Davies, Senior Development Manager, Creative, London Development Agency
Yongqiang Wang, CEO Co-Opland, Beijing

chair Simon Black, CEO Design Bridge Ltd, London/Asia
Alan Adcock, Rouse & Co International, Shanghai
Jun Huang, Benoy Ltd, Asia
Sebastian Conran, Director, Conran & Partners, London

15:15

Plenary
Final Forum


chair John Howkins
Jude Kelly, Artistic Director, South Bank Centre
Sebastian Conran
Christine Loosecat, Strategy Manager, Design, UK Trade & Investment Fenella Barber, Programme Manager, China Now
16:00

Close followed by Reception

  
18:30

Reception concludes

  

Make sure that you book your place at this exciting and ground breaking conference today.
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*The organisers reserve the right to alter the structure of the programme or replace conference contributers due to unforseen circumstances.