Russia – China
Today, the relevance of Russian and Chinese business associations grows by the day. They can act as open platforms serving the needs of Russian-Chinese trade and economic cooperation, capable of steering in the right direction the complex process of restoring old economic ties and creating new ones. Additionally, they are able to facilitate the dialogue between the business community and the administration both on the regional and federal or central level. It is equally important to hear the real needs of the market and start looking for optimal solutions as soon as possible. Russian-Chinese trade and economic cooperation is facing unprecedented challenges, but its prospects are broad, and the opportunities are ample. How should the central authorities, regional administrations, enterprises, and industry associations behave? How can they stimulate equally beneficial cooperation and joint development in order to achieve the goal of reaching USD 200 billion trade turnover by 2024 and promote high-level cooperation between our countries? How to continue promoting broader, multisectoral and deeper integration?
Moderators
Kirill Babaev,
Director, Institute of Far Eastern Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences (IFES RAS)
Zhou Liqun,
President, Union of Chinese Entrepreneurs in Russia
Panellists
Alexey Dakhnovskiy,
Trade Representative of the Russian Federation in the People's Republic of China (online)
Eugeny Markin,
Executive Director, Russian-Chinese Business Council
Karen Ovsepyan,
General Director, Grain Terminal Zabaikalsk
Sergey Pavlov,
First Deputy Managing Director, Russian Railways
Vladimir Padalko,
Vice President, Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation
Zhang Xinzhu,
Director of the Management Committee, Qingdao Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Demonstration Zone (online)
Zhang Hanhui,
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People's Republic of China to the Russian Federation (online)
Ren Hongbin,
Chairman, China Council for the Promotion of International Trade; Chairman, Chinese-Russian Business Council (online)
Huang Zhaohui,
Chief Executive Officer, Chairman of the Management Committee, China International Capital Corporation Limited (online)
Chen Zhigang,
General Director, Russian-Chinese Business Park
Artem Sharov,
Chairman of the Board of Directors, Russian Trade Company (RTK) in China (online)
Alexander Shokhin,
President, Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs