To celebrate the 41st anniversary of China’s Reform and Opening-up, supported by the Chinese Embassy in the UK, Cambridge China Forum 2019 will put on a special Photo Exhibition themed “Reform and Dreams” on the 15-16 Oct at the Wellcome Genome Campus Conference Centre.

Last December marked the 40th anniversary of China’s Reform and Opening-up policy, which was launched under the leadership of Deng Xiaoping at the 1978 Third Plenum. This policy jump-started China’s transformation from an underdeveloped centrally-planned economy into an economic powerhouse, increasingly driven by the market.

Among the exhibits, most images depict changes in the daily life in China since 1978 while others showcases the close relationship between China and the United Kingdom over what has proven to be an extraordinary time of change to China’s development.

Cambridge has seen an enormous interest in UK|China investments and business deals. The innovative technology generated in the Cambridge Cluster and the possibilities of the Chinese Market can be a powerful combination.

To help connect Chinese investors with emerging and innovative Cambridge and UK-based businesses, and as an important part of Cambridge China Forum 2019, Cambridge China Centre is curating another exclusive venture-capital pitch event with Chinese investors on the 16 October 2019 at the Wellcome Genome Campus Conference Centre.

This Pitch Event builds upon the success and demand generated at the inaugural Cambridge China Forum 2018, Cambridge China Centre and Business Weekly introducing the UK|China Business Award, and the Cambridge China Centre Spring Pitch Event in March 2019.

We currently have commitments from thirty Chinese investment companies to attend, representing larger networks of businesses and technology resources in China and internationally. Confirmed investors include: China Science & Merchants Capital Management, Everbright Financial, Beihang Investment, Council of Industry and Technology Alliances in Z-Park, Shengjing 360, Puhua Capital, THG Ventures, CYZone, TusStar VC, Herald Investment Management, ET Capital, The UK China Enterprise Fund, The Sino-UK Fund and Puxin Education Fund…

Pitching Slots

Carrying on the theme of Cambridge China Forum 2019 ‘UK|China Investment and Trade – Science and Technology Forefronts’, the Pitch Session on the 16 Oct welcomes applications from Cambridge & UK-based technology companies, with a special interest in those from the Bioscience, AI, 5G, Agri-tech and Advanced Material sectors.

Designed as an intimate exclusive event, there are only 30 pitching slots available. To apply for a FREE pitching slot, please fill in the Registration Form and send to enquiry@cambridgechinacentre.org by the 30 Sept 2019. Applicants will be notified of their status shortly thereafter.

Tech companies who would like Cambridge China Centre to help with further facilitation and 1:1 meetings with the Chinese investors will sign a Letter of Engagement. Please email Cambridge China Centre for more details. At all stages, Cambridge China Centre will be there to offer experienced support as local innovators look to the China market.

Audience Seating (observing without pitching)

There are a limited number of seats available for those that want to observe the Day 2 events but are not pitching to investors.

• Free for Cambridge China Centre Members
• Non-members：£75+vat

Audience tickets can be reserved below (CCC members need to log in to order their free tickets).

Cambridge China Forum is the premier International Conference focused on enhancing business relationships and increasing investment and trade between China and the Cambridge Science & Technology Cluster.  The 2019 Cambridge China Forum will be held on 15th – 16th October 2019 at the Wellcome Genome Campus Conference Centre. The 2019 theme is: ‘UK|China Investment and Trade – Science and Technology Forefronts’.

The two-day agenda has been designed to appeal to UK|China based businesses, investors and technology companies, with a focus on networking and building relationships. On Day One,  industry-leading speakers will be discussing UK|China business potentials, emerging perspectives on AI and Bio-tech industry trends, IP and Regulations in China, Impact Investment, and post-Brexit investment and trade changes and opportunities. See the Agenda below:

Day Two is reserved for investment Pitch Sessions that enable representatives from innovative companies to pitch to an impressive panel of thirty investors and specialists in Chinese trade.  Audience tickets will also be available to attend this Pitch Event. For more details, audience tickets and applications to participate in the Pitch Sessions, please visit here.

Speaking, Sponsoring and Partnership Opportunities

To raise your profile and thought leadership, take advantage of our Speaking, Sponsorship and Partnership opportunities. For details, please visit here or contact jinzhao.li@cambridgechinacentre.org.

Member Discounts

Day 1 Cambridge China Forum (including Gala Dinner）

• Cambridge China Centre Members: £150+vat (log in to enjoy the membership discount)
• Non-members：£250+vat

To celebrate the traditional Mid-Autumn Festival, the Cambridge Chinese Community Centre’s ever popular Mid-Autumn Fair is returning to the Parker’s Piece on Sunday the 29 September 2019.

The Mid-Autumn Fair consists of four areas:

• Tent area: gourmet tents and several small tents for exhibition;
• Performance area: Various cultural performances, showing Chinese traditional culture；
• Sports area: the site for sports games like kicking shuttlecock, skipping rope, ball games, etc.
• Bouncy castle area: lots of fun activities for children.

Mid-Autumn Festival also known as the Moon Festival and Harvest Moon Festival. It is held on the 15th day of the eighth month in the Lunar calendar—essentially the night of a full moon—which falls near the Autumnal Equinox (on a day between September 8 and October 7 in the western calendar).

The festival has been celebrated since the early Tang dynasty (618–907). One of the most common ways to celebrate is by eating mooncakes, although they typically have around 800 calories a cake.

The Mid-Autumn Festival is a chance for families to spend time together. Many communities also celebrate by lighting paper lanterns, while some neighbourhoods will take part in lion and dragon dances for luck.

To discuss your interest in Attending, Exhibiting or Sponsoring the Mid-Autumn Festival 2019, please contact:

Mr Zhixin Li: lizhixin2011@gmail.com   Wechar ID: li7830329376

Ms Yang Dong: Yc1851@gmail.com        Wecht ID: yyddcc2012

Join us for a workshop on understanding the evolving Chinese consumption trends and how to prepare for the huge increase of Chinese tourists expected during Golden Week (1-7 Oct).

The Golden Week is an annual seven-day Chinese national holiday that signals a time when many Chinese tourists travel abroad. The numbers of tourists travelling to the UK from China is steadily increasing and is forecasted to keep rising (Xinhua News), bringing enormous development opportunities to the tourism market.

To welcome the upcoming China Golden Week (1-7 October), Cambridge China Center is providing a special workshop to enable businesses to increase their income from Chinese tourists during that period. The workshop will cover essential areas, including:

1. The evolving Chinese consumption trends;
2. How to effectively market products to Chinese tourists;
3. What kind of discount information can attract Chinese tourists;
4. Preparations for a large number of Chinese tourists.

The event lasts for two hours, (2-4 pm) on Wednesday September 10th. Tea and Coffee will be served at the start.

The evolving Chinese outbound consumption trends

The rapidly growing number of outbound tourists in China has directly driven the popularity of overseas consumption. According to the preliminary statistics of the China Tourism Research Institute (CTRI), the number of outbound tourists in China reached 140 million in 2018, 11 million more than 129 million in 2017.

Chinese tourists will take advantage of longer holidays to travel to Europe, and the UK is often the first stop for Chinese tourists in Europe. On average, Chinese tourists spend more than any other nationality. Their average spend of £2,174 is more than three and a half times the global average (CTRI). In addition, Chinese tourists spend longer in the UK than other international visitors, with an average of 15 nights, while other visitors are eight nights, and they spend an average of more than half of their time outside of London.

What can you do to attract them into your shop? Book your ticket below and let us help you.

The workshop cost is £12.

Members of Cambridge China Centre enjoy discounted prices by logging in before purchasing their tickets.

The performance ‘ Belt and Road: By Beihai We Are Bound’ will be held at the Guildhall, Cambridge on the evening of 6 September.

The opening ceremony of the ‘Belt and Road: By Beihai We Are Bound’ activities (the United Kingdom stop) is scheduled to be held at Cambridge at 6:00 PM on 6 September 2019, when there will be a show of a segment of the grand historical drama Maritime Silk Road.  The show will be presented in the form of songs and dances.

Beihai is a prefecture-level city in the south of Guangxi, China. Its status as a seaport on the north shore of the Gulf of Tonkin has granted it historical importance as a port of international trade for Guangxi, Hunan, Hubei, Sichuan, Guizhou, and Yunnan. Between the years 2006 and 2020, Beihai is predicted to be the world’s fastest growing city. Beihai has a large shipyard, but most of the money generated in the city is derived from trade.

Tickets

The event is free and open to the public, but RSVP is required and seats will be allocated on a “first come, first served” basis.

CIBL (LSE and Tsinghua University)’s Business Chinese Teacher Training 2019 will be held at LSE on 6-8 September 2019. 

This programme combines the academic excellence of LSE and Tsinghua University with the business acumen of five sponsor companies, HSBC, BP, Deloitte, Swire and Standard Chartered. The programme provides a platform for participants to learn new skills and establish new professional network. Upon successful completion of the training programme, participants will receive a certificate of attendance.

Programme Itinerary

Meet some of the Trainers/Speakers

Training Fee & Registration

The £300 training fee covers three days’ courses, learning materials, 2 dinners, 3 lunches and all tea/coffee and refreshments.

Registration requirements can be found at: https://www.lse.ac.uk/cibl/language-and-cultural-courses/secure/teacher-training

Registration deadline：23 Aug 2019

Join us for an evening of networking and a very special film screening of Youth (芳华).

‘Youth’ (2017) is a drama that chronicles the lives of a group of young idealists in a military art troupe during the Chinese Cultural Revolution. They experience love and betrayal in the background of Mao-era songs and dances. The story follows two key characters, Feng Liu and Xiaoping He, from the Cultural Revolution through to 1970’s Sino-Vietnamese War. After their military service, they struggle to make ends meet in the Reform-era China and learn more of life’s lessons.

Directed by Feng Xiaogang and written by Geling Yan，‘Youth’ was the 6th highest-grossing domestic film of 2017 in China.

• The film is in Mandarin with English subtitles.
• Running time 2h 16m (not rated).
• This special film screening is certain to be very popular so please book your tickets now to avoid disappointment.

Join us for a workshop on understanding the evolving Chinese consumption trend and how to reach out the Chinese tourists and residents.

With 6000+ Chinese residents in Cambridge and increasing numbers of Chinese tourists visiting Cambridge every day, getting the attention of Chinese shoppers is an increasingly important way to attract more potential incomes to your business.

This 90 minutes’ workshop will equip Cambridge colleges and organizations in retail and tourism sectors necessary knowledge and skills for working with Chinese visiting groups/tourists. The workshop will cover essential areas including:

• The evolving Chinese consumption trends
• Using the Alipay App
• Spread Coupon App (for liaising with tour operators)
• ‘Cambridge Promotions & What’s On’ Broadcasting

Alipay: How to use your app to make attractive advertisements.

This event will include a workshop on building Alipay advertisements. Attendees are encouraged to bring a smartphone loaded with the Alipay app and we will go through all of the steps to create an eye-catching add that Alipay-using visitors will see on their phones when they come to Cambridge. We will show examples of good (and bad) advertisements and help everyone feel more confident to craft their own Alipay adds and plan how to connect with Chinese customers.

The workshop cost is £12. Members of Cambridge China Centre enjoy discounted prices by logging in before purchasing their tickets.

Inbound Chinese tourism is steadily increasing.

Trends in seasonality, purpose and duration are changing.

Senior officials from Qingdao Municipal Government and Bureau of Commerce will brief the guests on international investment environment, policies and achievements, and discuss future cooperation with British enterprises. The audience will get the latest preferential and support policies directly from the group.

As high-profile business exchange activities in the UK continue to grow over recent years, guests from political, business and academic circles attend to seize the opportunity to expand cooperation between Qingdao and British enterprises. UK companies already enjoying the success of their connection with Qingdao will also share their experience during the event with the wide audience.

Background

Qingdao (also spelt Tsingtao; Chinese: 青岛) is a major city in the east of Shandong Province on China’s Yellow Sea coast. It is also a major nodal city of the One Belt, One Road (OBOR) Initiative that connects Asia with Europe. It has the highest GDP of any city in Shandong province. As of 2014, Qingdao had a population of 9,046,200 with an urban population of 6,188,100.

Qingdao is a major seaport, naval base, and industrial centre. The world’s longest sea bridge, the Jiaozhou Bay Bridge, links the main urban area of Qingdao with Huangdao district, straddling the Jiaozhou Bay sea areas. It is also the site of the Tsingtao Brewery, the second largest brewery in China.

In 2007, Qingdao was named as one of China’s top ten cities by the Chinese Cities Brand Value Report. In 2009, Qingdao was named China’s most livable city by the Chinese Institute of City Competitiveness. In 2018, was Qingdao ranked 31st in the Global Financial Centres Index published by the Z/Yen Group and China Development Institute

How to Book tickets

The event is free of charge but pre-registration is required to confirm attendance. To register your place, please email your full name, position, company and contact details to: qdcbcforum@126.com

China National Tourist Office London and CTS Horizons are co-organising a special networking event at the British Museum on the 25 June 2019.

Through a number of keynote speeches and panel discussions, the Symposium will explore the opportunities and challenges facing senior culture and tourism professionals in China and the UK, and seek to develop a workable framework for future cooperations in the Chinese-British culture and tourism sectors.

It is a great chance to get insights on UK/China tourism collaboration and get connected with some high profile experts in the UK/China tourism and culture sectors.

Symposium Agenda

13:30-14:00   Registration

14:00-14:30   Opening Speech

14:30-15:30   Keynote Speeches  –  Frances Wood, Blue Guide- China Author; National Museums Liverpool; Royal Botanic Gardens; British Library; Tencent Cloud Europe

15:30-15:40   Coffee Break

15:40-16:40   Panel Discussions  – Events/Festivals & Tourism; Historical/Literary Figures & Tourism; Digital Technology & Tourism.

16:30-16:40   Concluding Speech – China National Tourist Office London

16:40-18:00   Networking Drink Reception with Canapés / Photo Exhibition Preview

How to book tickets

Cambridge China Centre has secured a handful VIP tickets to this special event. If you would like to be part of the networking and symposium, please RSVP to  enquiry@cambridgechinacentre.org by the finish of 21st June 2019, and tickets will be allocated on a first come, first served basis.

The UK Tour of Jingdezhen Ceramic Art will be held at The Guildhall Cambridge on the 18-20 June 2019.

With over 1,700 years of history in porcelain making, Jingdezhen has, since the Song dynasty been known as the “porcelain city”. In the 16th century, Jingdezhen porcelain became a symbol of wealth and status in Europe, a reputation that lasted well into the 18th century. These exquisite porcelains, crafted in the imperial dynasties remain the most collectable antiques to this day.

Six years ago the Jingdezhen Ceramic Institute held the hugely successful “White Gold” ceramic art exhibition, hosted by the world renown Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge, England. The exhibition was so well received both by the local and artistic communities, that they have demanded to see more of this stunning porcelain.

From the 18th to 20th June 2019, Jingdezhen Ceramic Institute proudly returns to Cambridge, showcasing the history of traditional porcelain making alongside modern Chinese contemporary ceramic art.  Artworks crafted by 60 top ceramic artists from Jingdezhen Ceramic Institute will be exhibited at The Guildhall, Cambridge; showcasing pastels, colours both ancient and new, high-temperature coloured glazes, blue & white, and more.

Please do join us at this special and rare exhibition celebrating thousands of years’ Chinese Ceramic Art.

Opening ceremony and preview: 18 June 2019

13:30-14:00 Drink Reception & Preview

14:00-14:45 Opening Ceremony

14:45-16:00 Forum: Jingdezhen Ceramic Art

Registration Link

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/uk-tour-of-jingdezhen-ceramic-art-cambridge-exhibition-registration-62220292570

In collaboration with the Grand Arcade, Cambridge China Centre will be offering a presentation and Q&A session with a senior representative from Alipay’s UK team . This is a great opportunity for business leaders to better understand:

• The roles mobile payments play during overseas travel for Chinese citizens;
• How to connect with Alipay, the most-popular Chinese mobile payment system;
• How to use Alipay to boost Chinese tourists’ spending

Speakers

• Jinzhao Li, Founder and Director at Cambridge China Centre.
• Steven Xiong, CEO at TGPay – a strategic partner of Alipay, the largest third-party payment & lifestyle platform.

The presentation will be followed with a Q & A allowing you to learn more about how to use mobile payments to maximise your appeal to Chinese customers.

Background information

China has moved towards mobile payments faster than any other country. The 2017 analysis of tourist spending habits by Nielsen (a global leading information and measurement company) and Alipay (the world’s largest mobile and lifestyle platform) revealed that over 90% Chinese tourists would use mobile payment overseas given the option. However, many businesses do not provide mobile payment options. Only 65% of the Chinese tourists from that survey reported that they had been able to use mobile payment while traveling overseas. Clearly, many businesses have missed out on attracting Chinese customers.

This is more relevant than ever because Chinese tourism is quickly on the rise. According to statistics from the China National Tourism Administration, Chinese tourists travelled overseas on 131 million occasions in 2017, an increase of 7% from the previous year. Statistics from the International Tourism Association show that the overseas spending by Chinese tourists in 2016 was as high as 261.1 billion U.S. dollars, increasing 4.5% over the same period (year-on-year) and was ranked first among all tourists worldwide. Simply put, having the option of mobile payment systems such as Alipay makes businesses more attractive to Chinese customers. In addition, Alipay enables businesses to advertise directly to the mobile phones of potential customers through the use of Alipay’s powerful online marketing tools.

This is a bespoke event for Grand Arcade and their tennants. If you would like to find out more about Alipay, please contact Cambridge China Centre at enquiry@cambridgechinacentre.org.