Globalization • Interconnection • Create New Heights of Convention and Exhibition
Expo Project Fair for International Cooperation 2018
Globalization · Interconnection · Create New Heights of Convention and Exhibition
JUNE 25th-27th 2018
China Hangzhou International Expo Center
Agenda
Monday June 25th 2018
| 09:00-20:00 | Registration (The registration date for 25th is the | Hotel Reception | |
| landing hall for the hotel you stay at ) | hall | ||
| 10:00-16:30 | Master Forum (only for participants in this | 102A | |
| session ) | |||
| 12:10-13:40 | Theme Lunch Meeting | 101 | |
| （Only for trainees of Master Forum） | |||
| 13:40-14:00 | VIP Room | VIP1-2 | |
| （VIP rest before High-end forum ） | |||
| High-end Forum of Leading Conference Regional | |||
| and Exhibition Cities | |||
| (closed-door conference is limited to representatives） | |||
| 14:00-17:30 | Conference theme ： | 102B | |
| Moderator: Zhao Wei, Founder EPFIC/President New | |||
| Expo International Media | |||
| The leader of the host city deliver a welcome speech | |||
| The interactive session open to delegates of each | |||
| exhibition city | |||
| 17:45-19:45 | High-end networking dinner | 101 | |
| （by invitation only） | |||
| All Day Booth Set Up | Preface rooms on | ||
| 09:00-24:00 | the first and | ||
| second floors |
Tuesday June 26th 2018
| 09:00-17:00 | Registration | （ EPFIC Registration at Hangzhou | preface room on | ||
| International Expo Center） | the first floor | ||||
| 09:00-16:30 | Booth Visit | · | Business Sharing——Full-day | Preface rooms on | |
| Exhibition | the first and | ||||
| 09:00-10:00 | Networking Tea Break | second floors | |||
| 09:00-10:00 | VIP business | sharing （ VIP rest before Plenary | VIP2-2 | ||
| Opening Ceremony） | |||||
| Leaders visit the exhibition | Preface rooms on | ||||
| 10:00-10:20 | the first and | ||||
| second floors | |||||
| The 8th Expo Project Fair for | |||||
| International Cooperation Plenary | |||||
| Opening Ceremony | |||||
| Convention Theme ： | |||||
| Globalization· Interconnection·Create New Heights of | |||||
| Convention and Exhibition | |||||
| Moderator：Tang Xue, General Manager, Hangzhou | |||||
| International Expo Center | |||||
| 【Leader’s Speech 】 | |||||
| Zhao Wei, Founder | EPFIC / President of New Exhibition | ||||
| International Media | |||||
| Leaders of Hangzhou Municipal People’s Government | |||||
| Leaders of Xiaoshan District, Hangzhou | |||||
| 【Keynote Speech】 | |||||
| Speech topic： | |||||
| Guest speaker：Chen Xianjin, President, Shanghai | |||||
| Convention & Exhibition Industries Association | |||||
| Speech topic：Important Development Trends of | |||||
| Chinese Exhibition Industry | Press Conference | ||||
| 10:30-12:20 | Guest speaker：Mark Cochrane, Regional Manager Asia- | ||||
| Room | |||||
| Pacific, UFI | |||||
| 【Keynote Speech】 | |||||
| Speech topic： | |||||
| Guest speaker：Leaders of Hangzhou Convention & | |||||
| Exhibition Office | |||||
| Speech topic：Insights, Innovation and Inspiration to | |||||
| Grow Event Attendance | |||||
| Guest speaker：Marsha Flanagan, Vice President， | |||||
| International Association of Exhibitions and Events | |||||
| （IAEE） | |||||
| Speech topic： | |||||
| Guest speaker：Wang Qiongwen, President, Xiamen | |||||
| Municipal Bureau of Convention and Exhibition Affairs | |||||
| Speech topic： | |||||
| Guest speaker：Liu Haiying Former General Manager of | |||||
| China National Convention Center | |||||
| Speech topic：Charming Xiao Shan · Paradise for | |||||
| meeting | |||||
| Guest speaker：Leaders of Xiaoshan District Tourism | |||||
| Bureau | |||||
| 12:20-13:30 | Lunch | Function room | |||||
| 12:30-13:40VIP high-end Social Lunch（by invitation only） | 101 | ||||||
| 14:00-16:00 | Global | Convention | and | Exhibition | (Beijing) | 102A | |
| Promotion Meeting | |||||||
| 13:30-15:00 | Hangzhou Theme Promotion Meeting | 102C | |||||
| 13:30-16:00 | Convention & Exhibition Destination Promotion | 102B | |||||
| and Docking Meeting——Charming Suzhou | |||||||
| Networking Tea Break | Preface rooms on | ||||||
| 15:00-15:30 | the first and | ||||||
| second floors | |||||||
| 15:00-15:15 | VIP Room（VIP lounge before the forum of Dialogue | VIP1-2 | |||||
| government Convention & exhibition） | |||||||
| 【Parallel forum 】 Conversation of Government | |||||||
| Convention & Exhibition Projects | |||||||
| Forum Theme ： New thinking leads government | |||||||
| exhibitions | |||||||
| Moderator ： Chu Xiangyin, Executive Vice President, | |||||||
| China Convention/Exhibition/Event Society | |||||||
| 【Keynote Speech】 | |||||||
| Speech topic ： | |||||||
| Guest speaker ： Qiu Jianping, Director, Hangzhou | |||||||
| Convention & Exhibition Office | |||||||
| 【Dialogue Session 】 | |||||||
| Dialogue Theme ： Market trends of government | |||||||
| exhibition——Dominance, Guidance, Services | |||||||
| Moderator ： Chu Xiangyin, Executive Vice President, | |||||||
| China Convention/Exhibition/Event Society | |||||||
| Key point of dialogue ： | |||||||
| 1.Which exhibitions in China are at the forefront of | |||||||
| 15:15-16:45 | marketization? | 103A | |||||
| 2. The contradiction between the desire of marketization | |||||||
| and the reality | |||||||
| 3.The elements for the marketization of government | |||||||
| exhibition | |||||||
| 4.After marketization, the specific division of labor and | |||||||
| trend of government exhibition | |||||||
| Dialogue guests： | |||||||
| Liang Jie, | Director ， Nanjing | Convention & | Exhibition | ||||
| Office | |||||||
| Zhang Xinger , Director, | Ningbo Convention & Exhibition | ||||||
| Office | |||||||
| Zhong Gang , President, VNU Exhibitions Asia | |||||||
| Li Songdong, Minister | Exhibition Department of China | ||||||
| International Equipment manufacturing Exposition | |||||||
- Information Release】
Contents: National Government-led Exhibition Research Report 2017-2018 (The report only distributed to participants at the site and will not be provided after)
Publisher: Chen Meng, Editorial Director, China International Conference and Exhibition Magazine
| 15:15-17:45 | 【 Parallel | forum 】 Convention & | Exhibition | 103B | |
| Center Cooperation Forum | |||||
Forum Theme: Using Regional Resources for Services Innovation
Moderator:
【Keynote Speech】
Speech Theme: Case analysis of economic effects contribution to the city by large scale exhibition center Guest Speaker: Aloysius Arlando, President, AIPC / CEO, SingEx Holdings, Singapore
【Dialogue Session 1】
Dialogue Theme: The Co-opetition Relationship of Venues
Key Points:
- New venues have been built in various cities which are conductive to breaking the monopolistic competition. However, there are also possibilities of venues oversupplied, how to develop in dislocation and achieve win-win situation?
- How should the operation of convention & exhibition centers be jointly developed with the regional economy?
- How to develop the core competitiveness of large-scale venues?
Dialogue Guests:
| Joey | Pather, | General Manager, | Guangdong | Tanzhou | ||
| Convention & Exhibition Center | ||||||
| Wang Mian | General Manager, | Sichuan Expo City | ||||
| Cha Weicong | Deputy President, | Suzhou Culture Expo | ||||
| Center Co.,Ltd. | ||||||
| Ma | Hongding | Deputy General Manager, | Shanghai | |||
| Convention & Exhibition Center of International Sourcing | ||||||
| Su Feng | General Manager, | Ningbo | International | |||
| Convention & Exhibition Center Co., Ltd | ||||||
| Rong | Shuling | Director, | Qingdao | International | ||
| Convention & Exhibition Center | ||||||
【Dialogue Session 2】
Dialogue Theme: The marketing strategy of venues
Key Points:
- How do venues introduce exhibitions taking advantages of regional resources?
- What are the most concerned factors in selecting venues for the convention & exhibition project？
- Collaborative development of venues self-organized exhibitions & guest exhibitions
Moderator: Huang Jianlun Executive Director, Ungerboeck
Dialogue Guests
Ren Yu General Manager, Beijing Yanqi Lake International Convention & Exhibition Center
Wang Jinxin General Manager, Dalian Conference Center
| Xu Yingzi General Manager, | Qujiang International | |
| Conference Center | ||
| Fu Rui General Manager, | Zhuhai International Convention | |
| & Exhibition Center | ||
| Zuo Lin General Manager, | Chengdu Century City | |
| Zhang Qingxuan General Manager, | Nanjing International | |
| Expo Center | ||
【Information Release】
Contents: “China Conference Center Data Survey Report
2017-2018”(The report is only distributed to participants at the site and will not be provided after)
Publisher: Chen Meng Editorial Director, China International Conference and Exhibition Magazine
High-end Interview: A Conversation with Top Multinational Organizers
Theme: Hand in Hand and Work Together, Maximize
Exhibition Value
Moderator: Paul Woodward Chairman, Paul Woodward
Advisory
Key Points:
- Focus on industry needs, design forward-looking topics
- Effective audience promotion of convention &
| 16:00-17:30 | exhibition | 103C | ||||
| 3. Improve the | efficiency of | negotiations and | on-site | |||
| interaction | ||||||
| 4. Data collection and application of convention & | ||||||
| exhibition | ||||||
| 5. Online platform continues the value of convention & | ||||||
| exhibition | ||||||
| Dialogue Guests: | ||||||
| Thomas Löffler | Chief Financial Officer-Greater | China, | ||||
| Messe München Shanghai Co., Ltd | ||||||
| Axel Bartkus General Manger , | Messe Düsseldorf China | |||||
| and Messe Düsseldorf Shanghai Ltd. | ||||||
| Gerard Leeuwenburgh Vice President-Asia, DMG Events | ||||||
| Cocktail Buffet: Beautiful Hangzhou, Attractive | ||||
| Xiaoshan | ||||
| 17:45-19:45 | We gather at Hangzhou, Xiaoshan in June for EPFIC. | Function Room | ||
| The socially-themed cocktail party provides endless | ||||
| imagination for | all the participants and guests. | |||
Wednesday, June 27, 2018
| 09:00-16:00Registration | preface room on | |||
| the first floor | ||||
| Booth Visit · | Business Sharing—All Day | Preface rooms on | ||
| 09:00-17:30 | the first and | |||
| Exhibitions | ||||
| second floors | ||||
【Parallel forum】Overseas Exhibition Forum
Forum Theme: Take exhibitions as a bridge to open up the global market
Moderator:
【Keynote Speech】
Speech topic: New trends in the outbound exhibition market
09:30-12:00 Guest speaker: Zhang Li Chairman, 102A CEMC International Exhibition Co., Ltd.
Speech topic: PTAK WARSAW EXPO: your best opportunity
Speech Guest: Tomasz Szypula, Chairman of the Board of PTAK Warsaw Expo
【Dialogue Session 1:】
Points:
- Introduction of convention and exhibition resources in hot international market
- Use online platform to increase the exposure of exhibitors
- Assist companies to develop the market with localized thinking
Moderator ： Muyessara Tursun, Deputy General Manager ITE International Convention & Exhibition Service(Beijing) Co.,Ltd.
Dialogue Guests:
He Mianzhi Deputy General Manager, Shenzhen Tai Desheng Logistics Co., Ltd.
Chen Zhirong Director, China Chamber of Commerce for Import and Export of Textile and Apparel
Chen Yilong Managing Director, Exhibition and New
Exhibition Joint Exhibition (Guangzhou) Co., Ltd.
Yang Ming, General Manager, CMEC International
Exhibition Co., Ltd.
【Dialogue Session 2】
Points:
- Intellectual Property Protection at Overseas Exhibition
- Enhance Cooperation, Optomize Service
Moderator: Huang Yan Deputy General Manager, Nam
Kwong (Group) Co., Ltd.
Dialogue Guests:
Wang Jingdong General Manager. Beijing Union Expo
International Exhibition Co., Ltd Ren Enjie General Manager,
Beijing Heliview
International Exhibition Co., Ltd.
Liang Dongmei International Cooperation Department
Director, Zhenwei Exhibitions Group
Zhang Yazhu Deputy General Manager, General
International Advertising and Exhibition Company
【Information Release】
Contents: “The Report on the Survival Situation of Chinese Outbound Exhibitions” (The report is only distributed to participants at the site and will not be provided after)
Publisher: Chen Meng Editorial Director, China International Conference and Exhibition Magazine
| 【 Parallel forum 】 Convention & Exhibition | ||||
| Education Forum | ||||
| Forum Theme: New needs for convention & exhibition | ||||
| talents in the new era | ||||
| Moderator: Bai Yan, Deputy General Manager, | Boqian | |||
| Exhibition Co., Ltd. | ||||
| 10:00-12:00 | 【Leader’s Speech】 | 102B | ||
| Liu Yong, Deputy Secretary-General, China | General | |||
| Chamber of Commerce | ||||
| 【Keynote Speech】 | ||||
| Speech topic: The focus and breakthrough direction of talent | ||||
| supply and demand in convention & exhibition industry | ||||
| Guest Speaker: Chen Zeyan Chairman, China International | ||||
| College-Enterprise Cooperation Alliance of Convention & | ||||
| Exhibition | ||||
Speech topic: Characteristics and mode innovation of higher education in exhibition
Guest speaker: Ding Pingping, Deputy president ZCES/ Director of Department of Humanities and Tourism Zhejiang Institute of Economics and Trade
| 【Dialogue Session】 | ||||
| Dialogue topic: Seeking common ground and overcoming | ||||
| differences between colleges and enterprises | ||||
| Points: 1. What professional talents are lacking in the | ||||
| convention & exhibition industry? How big is the gap? | ||||
| 2. What is the situation of convention & exhibition | ||||
| education in colleges? Is the scale declining ? | ||||
| 3. What are the difficulties in the cooperation between | ||||
| enterprises and colleges? How to innovate the | ||||
| cooperation? | ||||
| 4. What are the expectations and requirements of | ||||
| enterprises and colleges for each other? | ||||
| 5. How to enhance the interaction so that enterprises | ||||
| and colleges match more closely? | ||||
| 6. In the process of student internship, what | ||||
| responsibility should both the college and enterprise do? | ||||
| dialogue guests： | ||||
| Wang Shengying, Executive Director, International | ||||
| Convention and Exhibition Industry Research Institute, | ||||
| Shanghai Second Polytechnic University | ||||
| Zhang Min, President, Shanghai University Exhibition | ||||
| Institute | ||||
| Cai Weimin, Director, Hunan Normal University | ||||
| Convention and Exhibition Center | ||||
| Han Xiaohong, President, Yihe Yongbang (Beijng) | ||||
| Convention & Exhibition Co., Ltd | ||||
| Zhang Ruxin, Director of Human Resources, | Reed Expo | |||
| China | ||||
| 【Signing Ceremony】 | ||||
| School-enterprise cooperation signing ceremony | ||||
| 【Certification Ceremony】 | ||||
| Award the experts certificate for education & training of | ||||
| China General Chamber of Commerce | ||||
| Award the “Golden Five-Star Award for Best Exhibition | ||||
| Institution” | ||||
| 【Information Release】 | ||||
| Content to be published ： Investigation report on | ||||
| Exhibition Education and Employment Status （ The report | ||||
| will be distributed to the participants of the conference on | ||||
| the site） | ||||
| Publisher ： Chen Meng, Editorial Director, China | ||||
| International Conference and Exhibition Magazine | ||||
| Interview the new leaders in the industry | ||||
| 10:30-11:30 | This interview will explore the success of industry- | VIP1-2 | ||
| leading enterprises and understand their business | ||||
| models in the form of dialogue. | ||||
| 【Parallel forum】Auto Shows Forum | ||||
| 11:00-12:00 | Forum theme ： How to make a difference among the | 103B | ||
| numerous auto shows? | ||||
| Moderator：Guan Jing, Director of Exhibition Department | ||||
Society of Automotive Engineers of China
【Keynote Speech】
Speech topic ： Analysis of the Development Status and
Trends of China’s Auto Exhibition
Guest speaker ： Song Changying, Vice General Manager,
China National Machinery Industry International Co., Ltd
【Dialogue Session】
Conversation points：
- The current domestic auto show market has a tendency of oversupplying. A city may have several auto shows in a year, how do you view this phenomenon?
- Proliferation may mean homogenization, the good and bad are mingled, shall we curb the development of this situation, and how?
- How to make yourself unique and form advantages in the homogenization and then stand out in the competition? Illustrate with examples.
- Is it necessary to set up an industry standard for the opening of the auto show, to enhance the quality of the exhibitions and organize exhibitions more standardized?
- What kind of auto shows can be regarded as excellent?
guests of conversation：
Lin Tao, General Manager, Jialubo Exhibition Service Co.,Ltd (Sponsor of Qingdao International Auto Show)
Wu Ren, Secretary General, Wuhan International Auto Exhibition Administration Committee
Shi Jianhua, Vice Secretary General, China Association of Automobile Manufactures
Guo Yu, Vice General Manager, Hunan Central South International Exhibition Co.,Ltd
【 Information Release 】
Content to be published ： Automobile Exhibition Data
Survey Report (The report will be distributed to the
| participants of the conference on the site） | ||||
| Publisher ： Chen Meng, Editorial Director, China | ||||
| International Conference and Exhibition Magazine | ||||
| 12:30-13:50Lunch & lunch break | Function room | |||
| Joint Venture and M&A Forum | ||||
| Forum theme: Exposing what is behind the combination | ||||
| of strong enterprises | ||||
| Moderator： Zhou Jianliang, Messe Bridge Capital | ||||
| 【Keynote Speech】 | ||||
| Speech Topic ： International Development in enterprise | ||||
| merger and acquisition | ||||
| 13:30-14:30 | Guest speaker ： Wang Mingliang, General Manager | 103C | ||
| Shanghai Bohua International Exhibition Co., Ltd | ||||
| 【Dialogue Session】 | ||||
| Dialogue theme：Finding new footholds in making joint | ||||
| ventures | ||||
| Dialogue points : | ||||
| 1. What are the characteristics of the two world-class | ||||
| M&A cases in the exhibition industry this year? | ||||
| 2. After the world exhibition industry experienced | a | |||
period of merger and acquisition, where is the foothold of M & A in the future?
- What procedures should be paid attention to in the process of M&A?
- What is the main reason that can attract two companies into “marriage”?
- What is the difference of channels and methods of M&A in convention & exhibition industry compared with other industries?
dialogue guests：
Zhang Ming, Vice President, UBM Asia
Wei Wei, General Manager, Informa Exhibitions Beijing
Co., Ltd
Donald S. Freeman, President, Freeman
Gu Xuebin, President, infosalons
Rummel, Managing Director, Messe Munchen
| Exclusive Matching Meeting with Machinery & | |||
| Automobile Exhibitions Federation （ Enter with | |||
| exhibitor or visitors badge only） | |||
| This matchmaking fair is jointly organized by the | |||
| Machinery & Automobile Exhibitions Federation and | |||
| 14:30-16:00 | organizing committee of EPFIC. The exhibitions held by the | 103B | |
| 41 members of the Federation are all the top professional | |||
| brand exhibitions in equipment manufacturing field in | |||
| China. This matchmaking fair will create a platform for | |||
| exhibition service enterprises on the industry chain, having | |||
| conference with the Federation members, to enhance | |||
| communication and promote cooperation. | |||
| 15:30-16:00Tea Break in the afternoon | Preface rooms on | ||
| the first and | |||
| second floors | |||
| 15:40-16:00 | VIP Room （ VIP lounge before Golden Five-Star | VIP1-2 | |
| Ceremony） | |||
| “Golden Five-Star” Exhibition Awarding | |||
| Ceremony | |||
| & | |||
| “Golden Five-Star Night” Gala Dinner | |||
| Unit 1：“Golden Five-Star” Awarding Ceremony | |||
| 【Opening Speech】 | |||
| Zhao Wei, Founder EPFIC and President Beijing New | |||
| Expo International Media | |||
| Zheng Zhi, Chairman CCACE | |||
| 16:00-20:00 | 【Golden Five-Star Award session 1 】 | Function room | |
| 2017“Golden Five-Star” Excellent Exhibition Cities | |||
| 2017 “Golden Five-Star” Excellent Exhibition Industry | |||
| Associations | |||
| 2017 “Golden Five-Star” Excellent Exhibition Organizers | |||
| 2017-2018 Exhibition Industry Trends Release | |||
| Publisher：Chen Meng, Chief Editor, China International | |||
| Convention and Exhibition Magazine | |||
| 【 Golden Five-Star Award session 2】 | |||
| 2017 “Golden Five-Star” Excellent MICE Venues | |||
| 2017“Golden Five-Star” Excellent Exhibition Service | |||
| Suppliers | |||
2017“Golden Five-Star” Emerging Venues
Keynote Speech：
Speaker：Wan Tao, CEO of 31 Event
- Golden Five-Star Award session 3】
2017 “Golden Five-Star” Excellent Exhibition Outbound
Exhibition Agents
2017 “Golden Five-Star” Excellent Exhibition Service
Suppliers
2017 “Golden Five-Star” Excellent Exhibition Characters
Keynote Speech ：
Speaker：Li Xiahui, Chairman of Pan Pearl River Delta Exhibition Alliance and Director of GZCEIA
- Golden Five-Star Award session 4】
2017 “Golden Five-Star” Excellent Exhibition Management 2017 “Golden Five-Star” Excellent Exhibition Outbound Character
Unit 2：
“Golden Five-Star night” communication dinner party Toasting： Zhao Wei, Founder EPFIC and President
Beijing New Expo International
Dinner
Meals interspersed with art performances and lucky draws
20:00 EPFIC 2018 concluded successfully!
Note: The above agenda will be updated over time, the organizing committee will publish on the official website and the organizer WeChat public platform. Stay tuned!