Speakers
- Jeremy Gordon, Business Specialist, UKTI
- "The ICT Implications of China's fiscal stimulus programme"
- Ralph Rogers, China Business Advisor, China-Britain Business Council
- "What the CBBC can offer to help British SMEs"
- Ting Zhang, CEO, China Business Solutions
- "Accessing the Chinese ICT Market"
Co-Organisers: UK Trade & Investment and China-Britain Business Council
Date: 13 October 2009
Time: 10-12 am
Location: China-Britain Business Council, 1 Warwick Row, SW1E 5ER London
Pricing: Seems to be free (but please check)
Full details can be found on:
www.cbbc.org/events/documents/ICT%20seminar%20-%2013%20Oct%2009.pdf
Jeremy Gordon, Business Specialist, Fiscal Stimulus Initiative, UK Trade & Investment
Jeremy has focused on China business issues for the past 15 years, half of them based in
the region. In addition to holding directorships with companies operating in the UK and
China, he has developed and managed highly regarded China-focused consulting firms in
Hong Kong and the UK, and has acted as an advisor and resource for some of the leading
international industrial and service firms in the market.
He has worked as a contractor with UKTI since 2007, originally providing strategic advice to
UK mid corporate companies. He is currently a UKTI Business Specialist, working on the
Fiscal Stimulus Initiative in mainland China and Hong Kong Originally in Hong Kong as an
officer on a placement with the British Army, Jeremy went on to gain trade, investment
and consulting experience working in Taiwan and Hong Kong. Initially involved in sales of
chemicals and industrial machinery from Hong Kong, he has since provided a wide range of
research, strategy, risk management and support services to companies facing the
challenges of market entry or expansion in China and its distinct regional markets. After
completing a Short Service Limited Commission with the Gurkhas, Jeremy studied law at
Newcastle University before moving to Taiwan.
He has since completed executive management and strategy courses at Harvard Business
School. In addition to his business interests, Jeremy has been a Committee Member of a
leading China-focused business networking organisation in the UK, and a Trustee of Chinafocused
charity that supports Chinese children. He has worked closely with UKTI and the
China-Britain Business Council on China-related business issues.”
Ting Zhang, CEO, China Business Solutions
Ting Zhang has 19 years experience of international trade and investment in China,
including running Chinese import and export companies and negotiating Sino-foreign joint
ventures in southern China. Ting founded China Business Solutions in 2001 after a stint in
the City, just before China entered into WTO, with a mission to help British companies
achieve commercial success in China. Since then her clients have included FTSE100
corporates as well as small hi-tech companies, and she has been advising a number of
regions in England and Europe on their China strategies.
For the last three years Ting has also been helping some leading Chinese technology
companies to access UK and European markets. In recent years Ting has led a number of
Sino-Western market research and partner matchmaking projects.
Ting holds an MBA degree from the Judge Business School, Cambridge University, and a BA
degree from Shanghai International Studies University. She is a native Chinese, fluent in
many Chinese dialects and has lived in the UK for 11 years.
Ralph Rogers, China Business Advisor, China-Britain Business Council
Ralph has been doing business in China since 2000, acting as China Project Manager for
Yorkshire Forward, the regional development agency for Yorkshire & Humber and then for
Dekai Ltd a Chinese business consultancy based in Leeds and Beijing. Ralph has set up
operations in China for both British government organisations and SMEs. He has also
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