Inward Mission from China

UK Trade & Investment are promoting an Inward Mission from China aimed at increasing exports from the UK. The Chinese delegation is coming to Edinburgh on Thurs 9th July. If you are interested in doing business in China in general or developing specific business opportunities with the companies & organisations listed below then please register with Vince Chinye at vince.chinye@ukti.gsi.gov.uk, 020 7215 4813.

You can register directly for 1:1 meetings on http://www.uktradeinvestmissions.org.uk

• NANJING PANDA ELECTRONICS CO. LTD http://www.pandaie.com/about.asp
• NATIONAL IC DESIGN INDUSTRIAL CENTRE/SHANGHAI RESEARCH CENTRE FOR INDUSTRIAL DESIGN (SHANGHAI ICC) www.icc.sh.cn
• SMIC www.smics.com
• NUCTECH www.nuctech.com
• HiSilicon Technologies Co., Ltd www.hisilicon.com.cn
• Ministry of Industry and Information Technology(MIIT) www.miit.gov.cn
• China Academy of Telecom Research, MIIT www.catr.cn
• Guangzhou Research Institute, China Telecom
• Sichuan Maipu Communications www.maipu.com
• Mtel Ltd www.mtelnet.com

Full details on the organisations can be found on www.nmi.org.uk/industry-activities/international-trade/international-trade-missions

The schedule for briefings and 1:1 meetings is as follows:

13:30 Buffet lunch at Edinburgh University
13:30 Introduction from Mairi McRae, Head of China, SDI
14:00 Overview of ICT in Scotland, Mike Shiel, SE
14:15 Introduction to Edinburgh University, Colin Adams
14:45 "Elevator" company pitches
16:00 1:1 meetings
18:00 Wrap-up

University of Edinburgh Informatics Forum Level 4 10 Crichton St, Edinburgh, EH8 9AB

For companies with a specific business opportunity to pursue or interested in further networking there will be a dinner in central Edinburgh starting at 7:30pm. Please contact sophie.ericson@nmi.org.uk