ZHEJIANG-USA SME WEEK

Theme:

Work Together For Win-Win & Co-prosperity

Date and Place:

Date: 10/28/2010-11/02/2010
Place: Chicago / New York / Philadelphia / Washington / San Francisco

Organizers:

Zhejiang Provincial Government
Global Alliance of SMEs

Hosting Organizations:

Zhejiang Provincial SME Bureau
US-China Exchange Association
MeetChinaBiz

Chinese Participants:

  • Governor and other leaders from the Government of Zhejiang Province
  • SME agency officials from Chinese central government,
  • Senior executives from the following types of companies :
    1. Industry segment leaders with a minimum annual turnover of RMB 100Mn
    2. Company already has products in the international market
    3. Manufacturers in the following industries: electronics, chemicals, pharmaceutical, environmental, new materials, new energy, machinery, automotive, electrical appliance, textile, hardware, furniture, etc.

US Participants:

  • Ranking officials from US Department of Commerce, US SBA, State/City governments
  • Executives from US corporations and financial institutions

Agenda (tentative):

TimeContent
10/27 Flight: Shanghai to Chicago
10/28 Zhejiang-USA SME Week Chicago Conference; Flight: Chicago to NYC
10/29 Opening Ceremony of Zhejiang-USA SME Week, and its New York Conference
Speakers (To be finalized):
  • Mr. LU Zushan, Governor of Zhejiang Province
  • Mr. Carlos Magarinos, Chairman of GASME
  • Ranking official of New York City
  • Ranking official of US SBA
  • Ranking official of a Leading Business School
  • CEO of a large financial institution
Signing Ceremony
  • Zhejiang Entrepreneur Training Center, by Zhejiang Province and a leading Business School
  • Zhejiang (US) Business Co-Development Center, by Zhejiang Province and F&T Group
  • US Zhejiang Science Park, by Zhejiang Province and University of Maryland
Zhejiang and US Business Matchmaking Conference
Visit of Zhejiang (US) Business Co-Development Center
10/30 Visit of one of the largest factory outlets for US brand products; Ground Transfer: NYC to Philadelphia
10/31 US-China SME Collaboration Forum; Ground Transfer: Philadelphia To Washington, D.C.
11/1 Briefings on US Zhejiang Science Park; DC Tour
11/2 Flight: DC to San Francisco, Zhejiang-San Francisco Business Reception
11/3 Flight: San Francisco to Shanghai (arriving the next day)

Major Events :

  • Opening Ceremony of Zhejiang-USA SME Week, and its New York Conference: Governor Lu will attend and speak at the event. More than 100 US financial, technology and import/export firms will attend the event to interface with Zhejiang SMEs.
  • Zhejiang-USA SME Week Chicago Conference: US companies will meet with Zhejiang companies that are looking to invest, or form partnership, in the areas of alternative energy, energy saving, environmental protection, bio-tech, clean tech, etc.
  • Visit of Zhejiang (US) Business Co-Development Center: The center will provide a platform to foster international collaboration with Zhejiang companies
  • US-China SME Collaboration Forum: Ranking US-China government officials and academics will discuss key issues in SME global collaboration.
  • Briefings on the US Zhejiang Science Park. The Science Park is located in the Greater Washington D.C. area which is one of the three major high-tech hubs in the US. The Science Park will help Zhejiang SMEs improve existing products, develop new technologies and enter global markets.
  • Zhejiang-San Francisco Business Reception: To be attended by local government and business leaders and company executives.