Event Details

Our UK-China Business Briefing brings together professionals, Lancaster University students, staff and alumni. Join us for a series of talks, to network, discuss insights, - and explore the opportunities and challenges of business cooperation between the UK and China.

Lancaster University Confucius Institute is hosting its UK-China Business Briefing.

This is open to students, staff and alumni. The event is free to attend, and we are welcoming some high profile speakers -

• Rui Tang - Consul General of the People's Republic of China in Manchester

• Sir Mark Hendrick - Member of Parliament

• Martin Barrow - Gold Bauhinia Star (GBS); Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE); Company Director of Jardine Matheson

• Winnie Jinyue Cao- Tax Partner and Head of China Business Group at Blick Rothenberg

• Jurga Žilinskienė - Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE); CEO & Founder of Guildhawk

The agenda is as follows –

Location: Lancaster University Management School Lecture Theatre 17

• 1.30pm: Arrival and registration

• 1.45-2.00pm: The Business Briefing will be opened by a Pro-Vice-Chancellor of Lancaster University

• 2.00-3.15pm: Panel 1: ‘UK-China Relations and Business Opportunities’

Location: Lancaster University Management School Breakout spaces 2 and 3

• 3.15-3.45pm: Break: Company stalls, networking and refreshments

Location: Lancaster University Management School Robinson Lecture Theatre 16

• 3.45-5.15pm: Panel 2: ‘Seizing New Opportunities in UK and China’

• 5:15-5:45pm: Company stalls, networking and refreshments