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Horasis China Meeting 14–16 October 2018, Kyiv, Ukraine Co-hosts: Government of Ukraine China Federation of Industrial Economics

Strategic Partner: Global Transformation Platform

Co-chairs: Anson Chan, Chairman, Bonds Group of Companies, Hong Kong SAR Pat Cox, President, Jean Monnet Foundation for Europe, Switzerland; former President of the European Parliament Harry Hui, Founder and Managing Partner, ClearVue Partners, China Emmanuel Justima, Chief Executive Officer, Modricenir, Haiti Alex Lin, Chairman, ChinaValue Group, China Liu Changle, Chairman, Phoenix Satellite Television Holdings, China Mao Zhenhua, Chairman, China Chengxin Investment, China Henry Shterenberg, Chief Executive Officer, Global Transformation Platform, Ukraine Sundeep Waslekar, President, Strategic Foresight Group, India Xu Anliang, President, China Insurance Investment Co, China Xu Heyi, Chairman, Beijing Automotive Group, China Xuan Ruiguo, Chairman, China Automation Group, China Felix Zhang, Founder and Executive Director, Envision Energy, China Zhang Jianwei, Vice Chairman, Sinotrans, China Zhi Peng, President, Tsinghua Asset Management Group, China Zhu Lianyu, Vice Chairman and President, Zhenhua Port Machinery Company (ZPMC), China

Co-organizers: CCPIT IE Business School Oxford Analytica Silk Road Association of Ukraine State Financial Institution for Innovation (SFII) of Ukraine



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14th October: Day one

Convention Center Parkovy

15th October: Day two


16th October: Day three


from 07:00 Shuttles to Convention Center

from 07:00 Shuttles to Convention Center

07:30-08:45 Breakfast Sessions Perceiving each other

Understanding China’s plans

China’s geopolitics

Developing multi-cultural managers

07:00-08:00 Networking Breakfast

09:00-10:00 Plenary

China and World Outlook 08:00-09:30 Pitch Sessions

Bio & AgroTech Alternative energy

Retail

Robotics & Automation

InfoTech

10:00-10:30 Contact Break 09:30-10:00 Contact Break

10:30-12:00 Boardroom Dialogues

Investing in Ukraine

Investing in China Commercializing digital identities

Brands & Life-styles

China as a superpower

10:00-10:30 Plenary

Innovation opportunities

12:00 – Arrival and Check-in

InterContinental Hotel, Kyiv 12:00-12:30 Plenary

New directions: Kyiv & China 10:30-12:00 Pitch Sessions

NanoTech

Aviation & SpaceTech FinTech

Blockchain & Big Data

Logistics & Infrastructure

12:30-13:30 Networking Lunch 12:00-13:00 Networking Lunch

13:30-14:30 Plenary

China’s new Openness 13:00-14:30 Pitch Sessions

Commercial & real estate

AI & Machine Learning

Fuels & Natural resources Education

14:30-16:00 Boardroom Dialogues Fostering regionalism

Chinese innovation

Chinese Green economy

Education along B&R Digitizing the New Silk Road

14:30-15:00 Plenary Structured Finance, Clustered Innovation

from 14:30 Shuttles to Convention Center 16:00-16:30 Contact Break

16:00-17:30 Update sessions

Ukraine competitiveness

Development of China’s FinTech

Joint Innovation – China & Ukraine Youth’s potential

Social impact investing

16:30-18:00 Boardroom Dialogues

Global Trade

Venture Capital deployment

Chinese globally investing Nurturing Entrepreneurship

e-Commerce expansion

17:30-19:00 Reception

Virtual Ribbon Cutting

18:00-19:00 Plenary

What’s Next for Chinese Firms?

19:00-22:00 Opening Dinner

Seeking win-win partnerships

19:30-21:30 Closing Dinner

Reconnecting a fractured world



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14 October 2018

from 12.00 Arrival and check-in Hotel InterContinental Kyiv, 2A Velyka Zhytomyrska Street Hotel Regency Hyatt, 5 Ally Tarasovoi Street

from 14.30 Shuttles from the hotels to Convention Center Parkovy Parkova Road, 16a 14.30-22.00 Registration (Convention Center Parkovy, Parkova Road, 16a) 16.00-17.30 Update Sessions (Convention Center Parkovy)

Nurturing Ukrainian Competitiveness (Room A) Ukraine’s strong education, work ethic and focussed tech have created strong entrepreneurial development. Both multi-nationals and Chinese firms are drawn to their success. What are the government’s priorities and strategies? And what does this imply for the business environment? • Andrey Kolodyuk, Founder, AVentures Capital, Ukraine • Yulia Kovaliv, Head of Office, National Investment Council of Ukraine, Ukraine • Ivan Kryshtopa, Co-founder, Cashless Ukraine, Ukraine • Igor Nakonechny, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, NanoDuck, Ukraine • Oleksiy Pavlenko, Director, Ukrainian Institute of the Future, Ukraine Chaired by • Brian Bonner, Chief Editor, Kyiv Post, Ukraine

What’s Next for China’s Booming FinTech? (Room B) China’s FinTech industry has boomed in recent years. What are the opportunities for entrepreneurs, VCs and traditional financial institutions? How can Ukrainian and other nations along the Silk Road Economic Belt cooperate with the new Chinese FinTech champions? • Jade Chen, Founder, Younus, China • Justina Chen, Founder, FieldTech Inc, China • Jin Dunhong, Affiliated Researcher, Oxford-Man Institute of Quantitative Finance, United Kingdom • John Feng, Chief Executive Officer, OKCoin Japan, Hong Kong SAR • Guo Shanqi, Founder, Consenomics, China

Chaired by • Alf Erik Lundgrenn, Chairman, Nordic Invest SIA, Latvia



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China and Ukraine: Joining Hands for Innovation (Room C) Ukraine is well positioned to engage with China to promote innovation jointly in manufacturing and services. What are the areas of shared interests between China and Ukraine to promote further cooperation? How to build innovation ecosystems between the two nations? • Olga Bielkova, Deputy Head of the Energy Committee, Parliament of Ukraine, Ukraine • Denis Gurak, Member of the Supervisory Board, Innovations Development Platform, Ukraine • Dmytro Kostyk, Chief Executive Officer, Interactive Restaurant Technology, Ukraine • Michael Libus, Founder, Leeloo.Ai, Ukraine • Nicholas Tymoshchuk, Chief Executive Officer, UFUTURE Investment Group, Ukraine • Zhen Dengfeng, Deputy Secretary General, Construction Industry Sub-Council of China Council

for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT), China Chaired by • Henry Shterenberg, Chief Executive Officer, Global Transformation Platform, Ukraine

Unlocking the Potential of Youth (Room D) The young of Ukraine and China yearn to be entrepreneurs and to innovate. Deepening double-nation knowledge would enhance global understanding and trust. An exchange between the high-tech centres in each nation would enable joint development. How to do this? • Lu Xioayu, Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Oxford, United Kingdom • Lou Jiaqi, Market Researcher, East Media, Italy • Alberto Carvalho Neto, Vice President, JEUNE - Young Entrepreneurs Organization of

the European Union, Belgium • Peggy Tse, Director, Health Impact Fund, USA • Luc Wei, Co-Founder, Madmonkey, China Chaired by • Anastasia Sleptsova, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Spread Inc., Ukraine

Social Impact Investing (Room E) Forms of investing yielding a social benefit can positively alter the course of an economy. What are the new models of public and private partnership which can fund, deliver, and scale innovative solutions from the ground up? Ultimately, might it be a force for good in China, Ukraine, and elsewhere? • Noel Akpata, Chief Executive Officer, Stratex Pro, Nigeria • Olga Aleksandrova, Co-Founder and Chair, "EmbraceMe" Foundation, United Kingdom • Alex Bart, Founder & Managing Partner, Empire State Capital Partners, Ukraine • Iaroslav Gregirchak, Deputy Business Ombudsman, Business Ombudsman Council, Ukraine • Kristina Klassen, Managing Partner, Kristina Klassen GmbH, Switzerland • Steven Wang, Founder and Chairperson, Yiqiao, China Chaired by • Andrew Chakhoyan, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, SNC, The Netherlands



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17.30-19.00 Reception (Convention Center Parkovy, Foyer)

Welcome Horasis and the Governments of Ukraine and China welcome participants to celebrate the 14th Horasis China Meeting. • Vladimir Stavnuk, Head, State Financial Institution for Innovation, Ukraine • Du Wei, Ambassador of China to Ukraine, China

Welcome on behalf of the Chinese business delegates • Liu Changle, Chairman, Phoenix Satellite Television Holdings, China

Chaired by • Frank-Jürgen Richter, Chairman, Horasis, Switzerland • Henry Shterenberg, Chief Executive Officer, Global Transformation Platform, Ukraine

Virtual Ribbon Cutting Ceremony, with co-hosts, co-organizers and partners • Du Wei, Ambassador of China to Ukraine, China • Tetyana Kretova, Regional Director for Asia Pacific, IE Business School, Spain • Liu Changle, Chairman, Phoenix Satellite Television Holdings, China • Iryna Nykorak, Chairman, Silk Road Association of Ukraine, Ukraine • Frank-Jürgen Richter, Chairman, Horasis, Switzerland • Henry Shterenberg, Chief Executive Officer, Global Transformation Platform, Ukraine • Vladimir Stavnuk, Head, State Financial Institution for Innovation, Ukraine • Michael Stopford, Managing Director, Oxford Analytica, United Kingdom • Xiong Meng, Executive Vice Chairman, China Federation of Industrial Economics, China • Zhen Denfeng, Deputy Secretary General, Construction Industry Sub-Council of China Council

for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT), China

19.00-22.00 Opening Dinner: China and Ukraine - Seeking a Win-Win Partnership

(Ballroom) China and Ukraine have strengthened their political and economic dialogue in recent years. How can China and Ukraine implement long-term strategies for an enhanced economic partnership? And how can Ukraine position itself as China’s partner of choice along the Silk Road Economic Belt? • Stepan Kubiv, First Vice Prime Minister, Ukraine • Xiong Meng, Executive Vice Chairman, China Federation of Industrial Economics, China Chaired by • Frank-Jürgen Richter, Chairman, Horasis, Switzerland

from 22.00 Shuttles from the Convention Center Parkovy to the hotels



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15 October 2018 from 07.00 Shuttles from Hotel InterContinental to Convention Center Parkovy Parkova Road, 16a from 07.00 Registration (Convention Center Parkovy) 07.30-08.45 Breakfast Sessions (Parkovy)

How the World Sees China, and How China Sees the World (Room A) Despite the dynamic economic relations between China and its global partners, the knowledge gaps about economy, society, culture remain large. With China's growing influence on the global stage, how are domestic and international perceptions changing? • Stefano Cavalleri, Co-founder, Rainkay, China • Catherine Qi, Co-founder, xnw.com, China • Dai Qi, Correspondent, Xinhua News Agency, China • Thomas Eymond-Laritaz, Managing Director, Mercury, United Kingdom • Metin Guvener, Chairman, Triangle Group, United Kingdom Chaired by • Pieter Perrett, Professor, University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland, Switzerland

Understanding China’s Future Plans (Room B) China proposes to transform itself into a moderately prosperous society by 2020 and eradicate poverty by promoting innovation. Which changes will most strongly embrace the tremendous business opportunities China’s plans offer? In which sectors can China and its partners cooperate to bring wealth to the world? • Sergey Lysov, Managing Partner, 2SKYROX, Ukraine • Frank Müller, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, The Bridge to Luxury, Germany • Joël Ruet, Chairman, TheBridgeTank, France • Jonathan Zhong, Founder, FutureChina, China • Lulu Zhou, Managing Director, Global Access CSG, USA Chaired by • May Liu, Chairman, May Group International, China

Perceiving China’s Evolving Geopolitics (Room C) China is growing economically stronger with greater global influence. Yet there are tensions between China and other nations. How can these be faced and understood to derive a better future? How can businesses influence and possibly overcome a politician’s hesitation? • Tsutomu Ishiai, London Bureau Chief and European Editor, The Asahi Shimbun, United Kingdom • Sergey Millian, Chairman, Millian Group, USA • Philippe Monnier, Member of the Board, WayRay, Switzerland • Lucy Niu, Executive Director, Research Center of Pacific Studies, China • Ilya Ponomarev, Founder, Trident Acquisitions, USA • Oleksandr Savchenko, Founder and CEO, International Institute of Business, Ukraine • Olivier Vedrine, Political Scientist and Journalist, Ukraine

Chaired by • Florence Biot, Co-Founder and Executive Director, Asia Centre, France



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Developing Multi-cultural Managerial Skills (Room D) Crossing national boundaries to grow one’s business is a difficult task as local and international managers must to cooperate to be successful. Can cross-cultural sensitivity be taught? How may trust be developed beyond the nuances of discourse? • Olav Ermgassen, Founder and Managing Partner, Ermgassen & Co., United Kingdom • Daisy Guo, Chief Operation Officer, Tezign, China • Donny Huang, Founder and Managing Director, 4stones, China • Richard Li, Managing Partner, Success Mark, Hong Kong SAR • Ivan Ogilchyn, Managing Partner, Octagonal Corporation, USA • Irina Tykhomyrova, President, International Management Institute (MIM-Kyiv), Ukraine

Chaired by • Bashir Makhoul, Vice Chancellor, University for the Creative Arts, United Kingdom

09.00-10.00 Opening Plenary: China and World Economic Outlook (Ballroom)

The world economy changes at an unprecedented pace as a result of hyper-connectivity and external shocks. What are the risks at the top of the global agenda in 2018-2019? How will the Chinese economy perform • Harry Hui, Founder and Managing Partner, ClearVue Partners, China • Sundeep Waslekar, President, Strategic Foresight Group, India • Xu Heyi, Chairman, Beijing Automotive Group, China • Zhu Lianyu, Vice Chairman and President, Zhenhua Port Machinery Company (ZPMC), China

Chaired by • James Brooke, Editor-in-Chief, Ukraine Business News, Ukraine

10.00-10.30 Contact Break (Foyer)

10.30-12.00 Boardroom Dialogue Sessions

Investing in Ukraine (Room A) After suffering shocks Ukraine has recovered well via decisive reforms. Its economy is expected to grow strongly through 2019. What does the country's investment landscape look like? How can Ukraine serve as hub for Chinese investments? • Maria Barabash, President, A7 Capital, Ukraine • Olga Afanasyeva, Executive Director, Ukrainian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association, Ukraine • Deng Jianhua, Vice General Manager, China Energy Engineering Group, China • Mykhailo Granchak, Managing Director, Dragon Capital, Ukraine • Iryna Nykorak, Chairman, Silk Road Association of Ukraine, Ukraine • Denis Tafintsev, Senior Partner, Horizon Capital, Ukraine • Warren Huang, Founder, OSA Global Strategic Management, USA • Zhang Xiaodong, Chairman, Winhopes International Group, China

Chaired by • Daniel Bilak, Director, UkraineInvest; Chief Investment Advisor to the Prime Minister, Ukraine



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Investing in China (Room B) China is rapidly developing its Belt & Road initiative and foreign firms look to opportunities. In general, how are conditions for foreign investors’ success in China opening up? What does the greater participation of overseas banking in China portend? • Edgar Bullecer, Co-Founder and Managing Trustee, The Paglas Group, Philippines • Feng Jiacheng, General Manager, Guangdong Hunational Investment Industrial CO., China • Li Hongyu, Chief Executive Officer, Sinoglade International Consulting Co, China • Urs Lustenberger, President, Swiss Asian Chamber Of Commerce, Switzerland • Peter Pang, Founder, Chairman and Managing Partner, IPO Pang Xingpu, China • Chris Tay, Co-founder, LTCV Investments Holdings, China • Sally J. Yan, Executive Director, Drivetide Capital, China • Selina Yang, Vice President, GreenTree Hospitality Group, China Chaired by • Angela Alvarez, Vice Chairman, Fair Value Capital (UK) Ltd, United Kingdom

Commercialisation of Digital Identities (Room C) Chinese tech groups look for edge in using Artificial Intelligence (AI) - they are using machine learning to push into newer fields of AI-enabled hardware and blockchain technologies. How can AI frameworks give Chinese firms a starting advantage? • Ahmed Alsayadi, Founder, Sigma Technologies, China • Fan Hongli, General Manager, China National Electronics Imp. & Exp. Co., China • Andreas Hube, Vice President, SAP, Germany • Allen Qu, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Netconcepts China, China • Oleksiy Rudenko, Chief Business Development Officer, FF-Group, Ukraine • Wei Jing, Managing Director, LinkYou, China

Chaired by • Vlad Shapiro, Co-Founder, UAV Ventures, USA

Brands and China’s New Lifestyle (Room D) In China, consumer behaviour - especially among the younger generation - is changing rapidly. Concurrently, ambitious Chinese firms want to become globally branded players. What will it take to establish brands of Chinese origin? • Florin Baeriswyl, Professor, Shanghai Institute of Visual Art, China • Chen Xin, Chief Executive Officer, HeroBakery, Germany • Christine Cheng, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Lushu Technology, China • Jacky Cheng, Founder, CommNow, China • Guo Xuying, Founder, Scorpius Ann, China • Matthias Roebel, Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder, Ming Labs, Germany • Jerry Zhang, Chief Executive Officer, Neocomm Broadband, China Chaired by • Takashi Kawabata, Chief Asia Economist, Uzabase/NewsPicks, Japan



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China – The Next Superpower (Room E) The promise of a bright future for China holds firm. Where will China’s headlong growth take it in the next 10 years? Is China ready to lead the world? How is the country going to become the world’s next superpower, serving as a global resource for innovation, talent, and markets? • Rafael Cascales, President, Spanish Association of Foreign Trade Professionals, Spain • Olha Stoliarchuk, Co-Founder, Israeli-Ukrainian Alliance, Ukraine • Jacques Tourel, Chairman, World Trade Centre Warsaw, Poland • Ebru Yarikkaya, Managing Partner, ALYS Capital Partners, Turkey • Zhang Guodong, Chairman, Shandong Yaohua Tenai Technology Co., China • Zheng Fei, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, TaoXin Consulting, China Chaired by • Charles Tang, Chairman, Brazil-China Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Brazil

12.00-12.30 Plenary: New Directions for Kyiv and China (Ballroom) Kyiv’s economy, focusing on technology and innovation, is expected to grow strongly over the next couple of years. How can Kyiv become a central hub on China’s New Silk Road? • Vitali Klitschko, Mayor, City of Kyiv, Ukraine

12.30-13.30 Networking Lunch (Foyer)

An opportunity to share ideas and insights in an informal setting promoting B2B exchange.

13.30-14.30 Plenary Session: China’s New Openness (Ballroom)

China’s is shifting from an investment driven development strategy to one that is more people-centred. Its plans focus on 2020, but extend to 2050 and beyond. How will this be reflected in China’s outward and inward investment opportunities? How to describe its Future New Normal? • Anson Chan, Chairman, Bonds Group of Companies, Hong Kong SAR

• Pat Cox, President, Jean Monnet Foundation for Europe, Switzerland; former President of the European Parliament • Mao Zhenhua, Chairman, China Chengxin Investment, China • Felix Zhang, Founder and Executive Director, Envision Energy, China • Zhang Jianwei, Vice Chairman, Sinotrans, China Chaired by • Alexander Wan, Former Senior Advisor, China Daily Asia Pacific, Hong Kong SAR

14.30-16.00 Boardroom Dialogue Session



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Fostering Regionalism: Competing and Cooperating (Room A) Mercantile competition it is said to aid a nation’s growth. What is the potential for regional growth across Eastern Europe centred upon Ukraine in particular? Which economic sectors might be the leaders? What guidance might be expected from China and other global leaders? • George Iliev, Director, Association of MBAs, United Kingdom • Aleksander Mehrle, President, Ukraine Global Trade and Investor (UGTI), USA • Ali Osman Ozdilek, Member of Board of Directors, GD Holding A.S, Turkey • Bogdan Vacusta, Managing Director, BusinessLive Group, Romania • Frank Schäfer, Chief Executive Officer, GreenPowerHybrid International, Germany • Paul Xie, Founder, Kunpeng Online, China Chaired by • Toomas Danneberg, Vice Rector for International Collaboration, Estonian Business School, Estonia

Uplifting Chinese Innovation (Room B) The 13th 5-year plan and the 19th People’s Congress have decreed innovation as Chinese priority. How to knit innovative ideas into an entrepreneurial development and then into successful commercialisation? What support is needed? How to leverage new breakthrough technologies? What are they? • Bo Inge Andersson, President, Yazaki North and Central America, Europe and Africa, USA • Julia Berezovski, Chief Financial Officer, IB Centre Inc, USA • Cheng Ichin, Director and Co-founder, Sustainable Innovation Lab, United Kingdom • Chen Liang, Managing Director, China Civil Aviation Investment Fund Management, China • Yves Decadt, Chief Executive Officer, BioLingus, Switzerland • David Li, Co-Founder, Maker Collider, China • Zhang Mei, General Manager, Kunming Meilin Science & Technology Co., China

• Chaired by • Stacy Kenworthy, Chief Executive Officer, HellaStorm, USA

Exporting China’s Green Economy (Room C) Governments world-wide are reducing green subsidies as products reach critical commercial mass. Overall, China is reducing its pollution quickly: what further actions will accelerate its greening? What are the challenges? Can China’s solutions be exported? • Daniel Aspleaf, Managing Director, CDM Engineering Ukraine, Ukraine • Vitalii Boiko, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Urban Experts, Ukraine • Cui Pijiang, Chairman, China Coking Association, China • Svitlana Kolomiyets, Co-founder, ReThink Initiative, Ukraine • Sein-Way Tan, Chairman, Green World City, Australia • Zhou Jinfeng, Secretary General, Green Development Foundation, China • Roman Zinchenko, Co-founder, Greencubator, Ukraine Chaired by • John B. Kidd, Research Fellow, Aston Business School, United Kingdom



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Educating along the Belt & Road (Room D) The Belt & Road innovation hubs will demand local well-educated people. Can or should China deliver educational reforms along the route? Does the Chinese education model fit to other nation’s needs? Can global educational institutions help develop the needed skills? • Adnan Akfirat, Chairman, TUCEM Turkish-Chinese Business Matching Center, Turkey • Han Shaoming, Dean, School of International Education, Wenjing College Yantai University, China • Kai Hu, Founder, EverGreen Academy, China • Tetyana Kretova, Regional Director for Asia Pacific, IE Business School, Spain • David Pan, Executive Dean, Schwarzman College, Tsinghua University, China

• Jackie Wang, Founder and President, China Women School and Future China Society, China • Jim Yuan, Co-founder, Joyview Education, China Chaired by • Jin Yuxian, Chairman, CIE International Education Group, China

Digital Silk Road: Elevating its Reality (Room E) China’s Belt & Road initiative is getting stronger by improving sea and terrestrial interconnectivity along the routes. How will the Digital Silk Road boost intermediate nation’s technological hub growth? What advantages will this give to Chinese entrepreneurs? And how will this new digital inclusion enhance the Belt & Road innovation hubs? • Vit Goncharuk, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Augmented Pixels, USA • Li Zhongtao, Chief Executive Officer, Nantong IOTA Technology, China • Lena Minitch, Managing Director, Eurotel Communication, Czech Republic • Dow Wang, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, MoSeeker, China • Wang Lijian, Secretary General, Printing and Printing Equipment Industries Association of China,

China • Packy Wang Xuda, Founding Partner, UltraFund.vc, China • Winston Qiu, Founder, SubmarineNetworks.com, China • Zhang Zhao, Chief Executive Officer, Red Grape Software, China Chaired by • Luigi Gambardella, President, ChinaEU, Belgium

16.00-16.30 Contact Break (Foyer) 16.30-18.00 Boardroom Dialogue Sessions

China’s Global Trade (Room A) Free Trade Agreements (FTA) hold much potential for growth between China and the EU, Ukraine and other trading nations. How does the rapid expansion of the B&R initiative over land and sea impact the FTA discussions? What reassurances can be made? • Maxim Bakhmatov, Managing Partner, Unit City, Ukraine • Anny Gao, Managing Partner, C-Bridge International Trading, China • Pedro Vargas David, Managing Partner, Alpac Capital, Portugal • Roberto Dona, Professor, International Business School Suzhou, China • Phil Ren, President, Hong Kong United Resources Group, China

Chaired by • Matthias Kamp, Correspondent, WirtschaftsWoche, Germany



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Boosting Venture Capital Deployment (Room B) Venture Capital (VC) is the driver of economic development and global growth is increasing. Where are the new sources of VC and how are they deployed? What is the focus for Chinese VCs? What incentives can the Chinese government offer? • Andriy Dovzhenko, Managing Partner, SMRK VC Fund, Ukraine • Stan Fung, Managing Director, FarSight Ventures, USA • Liu Hongchuan, Partner, Broad & Bright, China • Igor Mazepa, Chairman, Concorde Capital, Ukraine • Sergey Skabelkin, Co-founder, Ukraine Venture Hub, Ukraine • Sun Ho, Chairman, Chang Cheng Insurance Brokers, China • Jake Yu, Founding Partner, Peregrine Ventures, USA • David Yue, Managaing Partner, True Global Ventures, China Chaired by • Ji Bo, Assistant Dean, Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business, China

Unleashing Chinese Firms’ Global Investments (Room C) China’s foreign reserves have led to a huge outflow of Chinese overseas investments. What new strategies can help Chinese firms to go global more successfully? • Ge Ming, Chairman of the Supervisory Board, China M&A Association, China

• He Zhidong, Chairman, Bridge Group, China • Li Ruoran, Vice President, EIF Financial Leasing, China • Liu Chenchao, Chief Executive Officer, Silreal, Germany • Yevgen Sysoyev, Managing Partner, AVentures Capital, Ukraine • Jerome White, Chief Executive Officer, Investment Assets and Property Management Consulting

(Shanghai) Co, China • Zhi Peng, President, Tsinghua Asset Management Group, China

Chaired by • Paul McNeill, Managing Partner, Resonance, China

Nurturing Entrepreneurship (Room D) A cluster of infrastructures need to be in place to create a hot-bed for entrepreneurship. What is needed to create these supportive hubs? How to attract the requisite organisation skills to bring entrepreneurship to commercial success? • Anthony Chan, Chairman, Gretchen, Hong Kong SAR • Roger King, Member of the Supervisory Board, Orient Overseas (International), Hong Kong SAR • Dariya Loseva, Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer, Myhelix Inc., Ukraine • Sergey Petrenko, Editor-in-Chief, Anycoin.news, Ukraine • Ren Siyi, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Tea Plays, China • Shen Suiyan, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Ennio Uomo, China • Yang Yuehua, Chairman, Hunan Province Enterprises and Industrial Economics Federation, China Chaired by • Peter Dickinson, Chief Editor, Business Ukraine Magazine, Ukraine



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Chinese e-commerce Expansion (Room E) China as the largest and most innovative e-commerce market in the world is moving towards a broad convergence between online and offline retail and setting benchmarks for global retailing by a vigorous exploration of omnichannel vs. pure-play models. Can these Chinese models become equally active across all global markets? • Jasper Cao, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Guangxi Fingers Electronic Commerce Co, China • Michael Kharenko, Partner, CYFRD Frontech Investments, Ukraine • Louis Li, Director, EY Digital Capital, China • Wang Wenjing, Chairman, Shenzhen Double Innovation Industry Group, China • Bryan Yang, Chief Executive Officer, Inspiration Inc., China • Zhang Yuling, Founder and Chairman, rgo47, Myanmar Chaired by • Timothy Nichol, Dean, Liverpool Business School, United Kingdom

18.00-19.00 Closing Plenary: What’s Next for Chinese Firms? (Ballroom)

Reflecting on the discussions of the day, how should Chinese firms prepare for the future? Where are the opportunities for growth? And how do Chinese firms drive the next wave of globalization? • Emmanuel Justima, Chief Executive Officer, Modricenir, Haiti • Alex Lin, Chairman, ChinaValue Group, China • Henry Shterenberg, Chief Executive Officer, Global Transformation Platform, Ukraine

• Xuan Ruiguo, Chairman, China Automation Group, China • Zhi Peng, President, Tsinghua Asset Management Group, China Chaired by • Michael Stopford, Managing Director, Oxford Analytica, United Kingdom

19.00-19.30 Reception 19.30-21.30 Closing Dinner: Reconnecting a Fractured World (Ballroom)

Fractures between nations and within nations have emerged globally with wide-ranging political, economic and social consequences. How can China and the world develop new models for cooperation to reconnect a fractured world? • Xiong Meng, Executive Vice Chairman, China Federation of Industrial Economics, China

Chaired by • Frank-Jürgen Richter, Chairman, Horasis, Switzerland • Henry Shterenberg, Chief Executive Officer, Global Transformation Platform, Ukraine

from 21.30 Shuttles from the Convention Center Parkovy to the hotels



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16 October 2018 Horasis Economic & Social Impact Day - Opportunity Ukraine (Convention Center Parkovy) A series of workshops to meet the most competitive Ukrainian firms, unicorn start-ups as well as representatives of local states (oblasts) which will present projects for investors to consider. 07.00-08.00 Networking Breakfast (Ballroom) 08.00-09.00 Pitch Session – Investment Opportunities (Plenary Session Room)

Ukrainian entrepreneurs showcase their businesses, followed by Q&A. The pitch sessions also provide networking opportunities. • tbd

Chaired by • Henry Shterenberg, Chief Executive Officer, Global Transformation Platform, Ukraine

09.00-09.30 Contact Break (Ballroom) 09.30-10.30 Pitch Session - Innovation Opportunity Ukraine (Plenary Session Room)

Discover world-class innovation assets in Ukraine, as the country becomes an international centre of advanced innovation for the 21st century. Discover businesses and projects already active in business with China. • tbd Chaired by • Henry Shterenberg, Chief Executive Officer, Global Transformation Platform, Ukraine

10.30-11.00 Contact Break (Ballroom) 11.00-12.00 Pitch Session – Benefits of Structured Finance and Clusters of Innovation

(Plenary Session Room) Financial actors in Ukraine and elsewhere are increasingly using structured finance to design new funding instruments. New technologies increasingly germinate science parks where capital, expertise, and talent foster the development of new industries. What are the latest trends in structure finance and clusters of innovation? • Ebba Lund, Chief Operating Officer, International Association of Science Parks and

Areas of Innovation, Spain • tbd

Chaired by • Henry Shterenberg, Chief Executive Officer, Global Transformation Platform, Ukraine

12.00-13.00 Networking Lunch (Ballroom)

An opportunity to share ideas and insights in an informal setting promoting B2B exchange.

from 15.00 Shuttles from the Convention Center Parkovy to the hotel

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