Navigating China’s Political Business Environment
Get ready for a real deep-dive into how to manage business-government relations in China!
MARKET INSIGHTS: PUBLIC AFFAIRS
🗓 27/09/2021
🕒 CET: 09:00-11:00 // China: 15:00-17:00
📍 Online
Price: FREE
WHY JOIN?
The Chinese government’s decisions have an impact on all aspects of doing business in China. As a foreign company, you are expected to know political trends and prove that you are part of China’s modernization. You will learn about China’s development agenda, how to engage with the right public stakeholders, and leverage digital channels to create a positive brand image.
FORMAT
Get ready for a real deep-dive into how to manage business-government relations in China! Sense China’s Market Insights is a program focused on giving real insights and actionable tools from top-level professionals and experts. Participants will be able to join the program online, while the speakers are gathered in one room to provide the best interactive experience.
OFFER
Participants get the opportunity to connect with mentors from a wide variety of backgrounds for 1-1 advice. Contact us to know more about pricing and available subsidy.
TARGET GROUP
All Danish companies interested in public affairs and political developments in China.
ORGANIZER
Market Insights – Public Affairs is organized by Sense China, the Confederation of Danish Industry’s business entity in Shanghai.
AGENDA
09:00 Welcome by Peter B. Hansen
09:05 Understanding China’s place in the world by Frank Tsai
09:25 Re-defining Public Affairs in China by Peter Yan
09:45 Planning strategically in China’s changing regulatory environment by Carly Ramsey
10:05 Coffee Break
10:15 Panel Discussion: Creating strategic partnerships with government in China
The discussion will focus on how to engage with public decisionmakers in China’s new digital age. What should be your key messages, who should receive them, how should they be delivered?
Moderated by Peter B. Hansen
Panelists: Peter Yan, Carly Ramsey, Frank Tsai
10:45 Q&A Session
10:55 Information about China business support programs by Peter B. Hansen
11:00 End of Seminar
SPEAKERS
Peter Bøgh Hansen
Director, Sense China
Peter Bøgh Hansen is Director of Sense China, the Confederation of Danish Industry’s business unit in China. Peter has lived and worked in China for 16 years, and he has previously been the managing director of e-commerce portal EasyBizChina and public affairs agency ChinaCabinet.
Peter Yan
Consultant and China Strategist
Peter Yan has worked 12 years in public affairs with AR Carton, Grundfos, Rockwool, USITO, Electrolux. Peter was the COO of the largest private energy portal in China for 5 years and worked 9 years with China’s Ministry of Commerce. Peter’s expertise includes policy analysis and advocacy, government affairs, and standards across a wide range of industries.
Carly Ramsey
Director, Control Risks
Carly Ramsey is Director at Control Risks and leads the political and regulatory risk consulting for Greater China and North Asia. She has a decade of experience in China advising multinationals how to engage the Chinese government and mitigate political and regulatory risk. Prior to Control Risks, Carly worked at APCO Worldwide, a leading public affairs consultancy, in Beijing.
Frank Tsai
Founder and CEO, China Crossroads
Frank Tsai is the Founder and CEO of China Crossroads, Shanghai’s largest platform for lectures by high-profile academics and business figures on “China and the world.” He is also Visiting Lecturer on China’s economy and politics at Emlyon Business School and ESSCA School of Management. Frank previously worked at the Economist Intelligence Unit and Control Risks and was Lecturer at Renmin University in Beijing.