And IVCA Award Winners Showcase

In association with UK Trade &  Investment and The China Britain Business Council

Wednesday 7th October 2009

Liverpool Chamber of Commerce, 1 Old Hall Street, Liverpool L3

Time: 12noon to 4.30pm

Free of charge

This afternoon seminar will be the fifth of 7 UK regional seminars as part of the IVCA’s  UKTI supported UK-China Business Development programme. As China’s economy continues to grow, the opportunities to work with Chinese companies both in China and in the UK become greater.

With many Chinese companies looking to develop their businesses in the UK, there is equally an opportunity for UK creatives to forge relationships with these companies and to use their UK experience to deliver both internal and external solutions for them.

This seminar will bring together some of the best expertise available in developing your business within the China Market.

The Seminar will be Chaired by Marco Forgione, CEO of the IVCA.

The audience is expected to include creatives, Regional Development Agency representatives, Local Authority communicators, Corporate Commissioners and representatives from Chinese businesses in the UK.

The seminar will commence at 12 noon with drinks and a light lunch, followed by a showcase of 5 Gold Award Winners from the IVCA Awards 2009. There will then be brief presentations from each panelist followed by an educational and informative question and answer session, where you can find out more about the business development opportunities available to you in China.

Our guest panelists include:

• Jessica Zhang - UKTI North West China Specialist
• Iain Bennett - North West Development Authority
• William Coelho - Voice and Script International
• Vince Cunningham - China Britain Business Council
• Karen Holden - UKTI North West
• Marco Forgione - CEO International Visual Communications Association

You may book up to FOUR places on a first come first served basis for you and your guests. These maybe other employees of your company or associates that you may wish to bring along to share in the informative content of the event.

Reserve your places as soon as possible as numbers are limited! Contact Dave Comley DaveComley@ivca.org to book.

Liverpool Chamber is organising a nine-day cultural visit to China, leaving 19 March 2010.

The trip is an ideal opportunity to learn about China, its people and its economy. The trip is also competetively priced at just £1350pp for Chamber members and their employees / family.

China is a country like no other. It is immense in scale, the third largest country in the world with the world’s largest population.

It is one of the oldest civilizations in the world with a written history of 4000 years and boasts rich cultural relics and grand historical sites.

Its rapidly advancing companies and workforce in its modern cities have made it of ever increasing importance in world affairs. Yet it maintains a wealth of traditional beauty in its botanical gardens, music, entertainment, artistic works and culture.

Liverpool Chamber can now offer you a wonderful and unforgettable experience. This tour will let you explore China and gain an understanding of the people and the culture. You will experience delivers the best of everything during the trip. Accomodation is in 4 and 5 star hotels, with tour guides throughout your stay.

It’s a great opportunity to get a true insight into this wonderful country.

You can find out more about this trip on 1 October here at Liverpool Chamber. Come along at 5.30pm to our orientation meeting and find out just how spectacular this experience really is!

Book on the orientation meeting on the Liverpool Chamber website here

For more information contact Jenny Stewart, Head of Client Services, on 0151 227 1234 or email jenny.stewart@liverpoolchamber.org.uk.

Chamber Mission To China 2010 Itinerary

Day 1 - 19 March - London Heathrow Airport/Beijing
Depart from LHR International Airport for an evening flight CA938 by 20:25 to Beijing. Your adventure begins!

Day 2 - 20 March - Beijing
Arrive in Beijing, the Capital of China at 13:40. You will be met by your local tour guide at the airport. Transfer to the 5-star Beijing Telecom Hotel.

Visit the Tian An Men Square, the largest square in the world, and the Temple of Heaven, built in 1420 A.D., where the emperors prayed to the heaven for a good harvest.

Day 3 - 21 March - Beijing
Sightseeing includes the Palace Museum, also known as the Forbidden City, home of 24 emperors with a total space of 9,999 rooms, and the Summer Palace, known for many significance such as the Long Corridor with painted gallery, Kunming Lake and Longevity Hill, Seventeen- Arch Bridge and Marble Boat.

Day 4 - 22 March - Beijing
Tour bus excursion to the Great Wall, the 4,000- mile long and 2,000 years old construction is said to be the only man-made structure visible by naked eye from the moon. Visit to the Ming Tombs, one of 13 Ming Emperors’ Tombs is fully excavated and open for exploration. Enjoy a roasted Beijing Duck Dinner.

Day 5 - 23 March  - Shanghai/Suzhou
Morning Air China flight to Shanghai, then take the tour bus trip to Suzhou. Afternoon sightseeing to the centuries old Lingering Garden, Tiger Hill and Hanshan Temple.

Visit to the National Embroidery Institute to see silk embroidery, an important local craft with 1,000 years history. Evening Dinner Show of the traditional Chinese Music.

Stay in the 4-star Holiday Inn.

Day 6 - 24 March - Suzhou/Hangzhou
Morning tour bus journey to Hangzhou. Visit to Economic Development Zone. Visit to the centuries old Lingyin Temple, with the main feature of the 64.3 ft-high camphor-wood carved Buddha.

Stay in the 5-star Howard Johnson Hotel.

Day 7  - 25  - March Hangzhou/Shanghai
Morning boat cruise on West Lake with relaxing stopover at jewel-like pagodas and tea houses.  Afternoon tour bus trip to Shanghai.

Stay in the 5-star Guangdong Hotel

Day 8 - 26 March - Shanghai
Sightseeing includes the Yu Garden, a maze of marvelous pavilions, ponds, rocky works and over arching trees. Visit to the Bund, a famous waterfront park. Business visit to the Pudong economic development zone.

Day 9 - 27 - March Shanghai/London Heathrow Airport
Morning flight to Beijing, connected by the flight CA937 will depart in by 13:35 for LHR Airport where you will arrive at 17:45 on the same day.