Business

A business networking event to celebrate Chinese New Year and demonstrate the scale and breadth of China-related activity across the Leeds City Region.

Chandru Iyer (Grant Thornton UK) will share the methodology and findings of their annual Tracker surveys which reveal the current and future trends of Chinese and Indian MNEs’ investments into the UK.

A black-tie business dinner to celebrate China New Year, with an After-Dinner speech from Patrick Horgan, Director Global Government Relations, Rolls Royce.

Giving our Annual Lecture this year is China expert Gordon Orr, formerly the leader of the McKinsey Greater China practice and Chairman of McKinsey Asia.

Does your business know how to cater to Chinese customers? How can you make Chinese customers feel at home in your store or hotel and how can you pitch your products and services to them via Chinese on-line and social media channels? In this seminar a panel will discuss Chinese consumer behaviour and how best to make Chinese consumers good for your business.

Talk to us at Leeds Business Week to find out how your business can communicate with Chinese customers more effectively.

A panel of expert speakers consider China’s activities in Africa from a variety of perspectives including industrialisation, agricultural development, security and international relations.

This Leeds Salon event features a talk by Austin Williams, author of 'China's Urban Revolution'. BCI Director Giles Blackburne will be on the critical panel for the discussion after the talk.