NEW STYLE Business Panel BBN
An Impressive Business Panel

Venue: VIP Room, Plaza Business Centre, 5th F, China Life Tower, Beijing
Date: April 27, 2006 
Time: 5: 00pm - 7:30pm (5:00-5:30 Registration & Networking) 
Cost: 150 Rmb (Members)
Language: English Drinks & A Light buffet will be served 
Organised by: British Chamber of Commerce in China

EMBASSY SPEAKERS:

Government Support for British Business
Carol Hinchley, UKTI, British Embassy

Commitment Reform Overview of China's Economic Development 
Ananda Guha, Head of Economic Section, British Embassy

PANEL TOPICS

Britain in the Global Economy
Sir Digby Jones

Sharing with members what the UK Business community thinks about China ?their 
impression of the challenges and opportunities as well as CBI’s vision for the 
future of British Business in the global economy.

SME Opportunities: China's New Company Law
Michael Fosh

Focusing on foreign invested and domestic enterprises in China, as well as any 
foreign companies considering establishing businesses in China, Michael will 
explain how this new law will make it easier for SMEs to participate in China’s 
development. 

Financial Service Opportunities: Sector Update
Barry Livett

Introducing some of the significant regulatory developments with regard to the 
CBRC, CIRC and CSRC; how these developments will affect the overall economy 
highlighting the opportunities and British business activities in this field.

China's Environment: The Development Impact
Jennifer Coleman

Looking at the impact that China's development is having on the environment and the 
socio-economic tensions being created; the response by the Chinese Authorities to 
address this and the reality of implementing change as well as an overview of 
British Business activities/opportunities in this area.

Speakers:

Sir Digby Jones Kt LLB (hons), D.Univ, D.Litt. DL, CIMgt, FRI Director General, 
CBI After 17 years with Edge & Ellison, Digby joined KPMG in '98, becoming 
Director-General of the CBI on 1 January 2000. He has taken the business message to 
over 60 different countries since he was appointed. In 1998, as Chairman of the 
Birmingham Hospice Appeal, he personally raised ?18,000 towards their target by 
cycling from John O'Groats to Lands End. On 17 April 2005, he raised ?91,000 for 
both Cancer Research UK and UNICEF by running the Flora London Marathon. He was 
appointed a Knight Bachelor in the 2005 New Year Honours List.

Michael Fosh: Chief Rep. Herbert Smith LLP
After reading Chinese and Portuguese at Leeds Michael studied law in the UK, moving 
to Hong Kong in the early '90s to work for Herbert Smith. He moved to Beijing in 
2002, now a partner for the company and chief representative of the Beijing office. 
He was elected Vice Chairman for the British Chamber of Commerce in Beijing in 
2004, is a valuable member of our team offering his legal expertise and acting as a 
great advocate for Britain.

Barry Livett, Director EU FS Project
EU-China Financial Services Co-operation Project, Securities Industry Project Co-
ordinator & Director, a Fellow of the Securities Institute in London, holds the 
Securities Institute's Diploma (SIE Dip.) and has an MSc International Banking and 
Financial Studies. His background is mainly Asia-oriented & combining regulatory 
and securities markets experience with a broad merchant banking background from 
corporate advisory services within Morgan Grenfell Asia and DBS Bank in Singapore; 
at Bank of China International and Raphael Zorn Hemsley in London and includes 
advising the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong and other regulators throughout Asia.

Jennifer Coleman: Director,Coleman Consults
A Chartered Physicist, MSc in Energy and the Environment, and freelance consultant 
in the area of sustainable development and risk management. Currently working with 
DEFRA and DFID on the development of the industrial component of the UK-China 
Sustainable Development Dialogue. Head of the British Chamber's Sustainable 
Development Forum Jennifer is also working on an EU project looking at the 
feasibility of introducing benchmarking techniques to promote energy efficiency in 
heavy industry.

Reservations for the event will be taken on a first-come first-served basis. 
Please register with us in advance. If you have registered and discover that you 
cannot make the event please give us at least 48 hours notice. Thank you.

To guarantee your place simply register at www.pek.britcham.org or contact Eva 
Zhou by 21st April, 2006
British Chambers of Commerce in China @ britcham@pek.britcham.org,  
F (010) 8525 1100, T (010) 8525 1111 ext. 707

We look forward to seeing you there!