Doing business in China as an architect

Organizer:           Brussels Invest & Export

Date:                    Sunday, 13 November 2016

Time:                   14.15 – 18.00

Venue:                 Meeting Room 6, 5F, Shanghai Tower Conference Center, 501 Middle Yin Cheng Road

                                （上海银城中路501号，上海中心大厦，5楼，会议室6）

Program:

14.15 – 14.30      Registration

14.30 – 14.40      Welcoming words by Mrs Cécile Jodogne, State Secretary in charge of Foreign Trade and Investments of the Brussels-Capital Region

14.40 – 15.00      ‘Exploring China’s Construction Market: Opportunities and Entry Strategies for Belgian Architectural Companies’, by Thibaut Minot, Associate, and Chet Scheltema, Regional Director, Dezan Shira & Associates Shanghai

15.00 – 15.20      ‘How to run your business as an architect in Shanghai’, by Tim Van Bogaert, Architect, AWG Architects, Shanghai

15.20 – 15.40      ‘The practical side of green building projects in China’, by Daniel Heusser, General Manager, Virtuarch, Shanghai

15.40 – 15.50      Coffee break

15.50 – 16.30      ‘Leading Green Innovations in Asian Tall Buildings’, by Daniel Safarik, Director China Office, Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat Asia

16.30 – 16.50      ‘Innovative urban spaces for a changing urban climate’ by Li-An Tsien, ATOL

16.50 – 17.00      Q&A session

17.00 – 17.15      Meet & Greet with Cathy Yang, GM Shanghai Tower Business Operation and Management

17.15 – 18.00      Visit of Shanghai Tower (Observatory Platform)