ACCA (the association of Chartered Certified Accountants), the EU-Asia Centre, the European Movement International (EMI) and UEAPME are delighted to invite you to their multistakeholder conference on The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI): Reshaping the Global Value Chain, to discuss the implications of China’s grand scheme to link Asia and Europe together via new massive infrastructure projects in Central Asia, the Middle East, Africa and the Balkans.
Launched in 2013 as “One Belt, One Road”, the BRI is hugely ambitious and already has the support of the EU, the World Bank, the EBRD and many other financial and economic institutions.
But what is the experience to date? How to secure financing for projects? What are the economic and policy implications of the BRI? This conference will discuss the state of play with leading policy makers and business operators from Europe and China. It will also provide an insight into the opportunities and challenges of the BRI for European business.
Please RSVP to @;before 15 January
Draft Agenda
Registration and coffee
Welcome remarks, Maggie Mc Ghee, Director of Professional Insights, ACCA
Opening remarks, Zhang Ming, Chinese Ambassador to the EU, invited
Opening remarks, Xavier Coget, Cabinet of Vice President of the European Commission Jyrki Katainen
Panel debate on economic and policy implications of the BRI, moderated by Fraser Cameron, Director EU-Asia Centre
Q&As
Coffee break
Panel on Business experiences, moderated by Ada Leung, Head of ACCA China
Q&A
Concluding remarks, Jo Leinen, MEP, Head of the EP EU-China Delegation
Cocktail reception
30 Jan 2018 @ 02:00 pm
30 Jan 2018 @ 06:00 pm
Duration: 4 hours
Residence Palace
175 Rue de la Loi
1000 Bruxelles
Belgium
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