Former Chancellor Gerhard Schröder opens Sino-German Cooperation Summit in China in April

Berlin/Qingdao – German Global Trade Forum Berlin Newsagency: China will be new energy focus of German industry in April and former German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder will open Summit in Qingdao and attract flagship industries on new energy.
In order to solve global energy shortages and increasing environmental pollution, countries around the world have invested large amounts of manpower and resources to actively develop new energy sources. In recent years, the alternative energy industry has been expanding while the technology has become more advanced. This industry is expected to become a new source of economic growth.

Shandong Province as a Chinese coastal economy is facing the dual pressure of accelerated development and the need of improving energy savings. These factors will lead to the imminent development and application of new energy. After several years of promotion, Shandong Province has developed and utilized alternative energies such as wind, biomass, geothermal, and ocean energy. To strengthen international cooperation and to promote industrial development, Shandong Provincial People's Government and the Chinese People's Institute of Foreign Affairs along with eight ministries and commissions will hold the "2010 China (Qingdao) International Forum on New Energy ." Website: http://www.ifne.org.cn

As a " Forum on New Energy ", one of the important activities of the first "Sino-German Cooperation Qingdao Summit" will focus on economic and technological cooperation between China and Germany. It is to promote bilateral exchanges and cooperation between enterprises and to provide a practical platform for the investment, trade, technology cooperation, talents training and other areas of discussion. It is an opportunity to increase dialogue in order to strengthen cooperation and to realize common development.

Former German Chancellor Dr. Gerhard Schroeder, one of the initiators of the event, will attend the forum. In addition, relevant Chinese ministries, local leaders, foreign experts and academics and hundreds of foreign and local companies have been invited to attend.

Berlin based German Global Trade Forum, recommended by former Ambassador of China to Germany Prof. Mei Zhaorong, had the honor to advise Qingdao Peoples Government developing the event which is intended to be annually organized in the future.

Scale and Scope of the Invitees to the Forum
Forum scale:
About 500 people, including 200 foreign participants are expected.
Invitation Scope:
(1) The former foreign political figures, international celebrities
(2) well-known domestic and foreign scholars and experts
(3) the leadership of national ministries
(4) Friends of the City, the heads of foreign governments
(5) internationally renowned persons in charge of new energy companies
(6) new energy enterprises in Shandong Province

Organizers
•Qingdao Municipal Government
•Shandong Development and Reform Commission
•Shandong Economic and Information Technology Commission
•Department of Science&Technology of Shandong Province
•Department of Housing and Urban-Rural Development of Shandong Province
•Department of Commerce of Shandong Province
•Environmental Protection Office of Shandong Province
•The Foreign Affairs Office of the People's Government of Shandong Province

Sponsors
•National Development and Reform Commission
•Energy Bureau of National Development and Reform Commission
•Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of the People's Republic of China
•Ministry of Science and Technology of the People's Republic of China
•Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development of the People's Republic of China
•Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China
•Ministry of Environmental Protection of the People's Republic of China
•Chinese People's Institue of Foreign Affairs
•Shandong Provincial Government

Organizing Committee Secretariat:
•Directors:
•Cai Limin, Vice-governor of Shandong Provincial Government
•Xia Geng, Mayor of Qingdao Municipal Government
•Secretary-General:
•Wang Xu, Vice Secretary-General of Shandong Provincial Governmentl
•Wu Jingjian, Vice Mayor of Qingdao Municipal Government
•Executive Secretary:
•Zhang Weiling, Director of The Foreign Affairs Office of the Shandong Provincial Government
•Wu Tiejun, Mayor Assistant of Qingdao Municipal Government
•Cheng Tao, Chinese People's Institue of Foreign Affairs Vice-chairman
•Deputy Secretary-General:
•Zhu Yuetao, Deputy Director of the Exhibition Industry Development Office of Qingdao Municipal Government
•Liu Yuan, Deputy Director of The Foreign Affairs Office of the People's Government of Shandong Province
•Xue Ke, Deputy Director of Shandong Development and Reform Commission
•Li Jiansheng, Deputy Director of Shandong Economic and Information Technology Committee
•Xu Maobo, Deputy Director of the Department of Science & Technology of Shandong Province
•Liu Xiaojiang, Deputy Inspector of the Department of Commerce of Shandong Province
•Xu Gang, Deputy Director-General of the Department of Environmental Protection of Shandong Province
•Song Peijie, Deputy Inspector of the Department of Housing and Urban-Rural Development of Shandong Province

Contact & Registration in China
China Council For The promotion of international trade, Qingdao sub-council deputy division chief european & american affairs division
ADD:No.121 yanansan road,qingdao,china
TEL: 0086-532-83897995, 83898153
FAX: 0086-532-83898251
email:eusa@cited.org.cn

Contact & Information in Germany
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Program
Wednesday, April 28th
All-dayParticipant Registration
NightWelcome Gala Dinner – Participants can meet provincial and municipal leaders
Thursday, April 29th
MorningOpening Ceremony and Major Idea Forum
AfternoonSubject Forum
NightLiterature performance (plan to invite Qingdao Symphony Orchestra to give a special performance).
April 30th (Friday)
MorningInternational New Energy Enterprises and Sino-German Cooperation talk
AfternoonBusiness matchmaking, Inspection tours and visits
Summit Agenda
Wednesday, April 28th
All-day Participant Registration
Night Welcome Gala Dinner-Participants can meet provincial and municipal leaders

Thursday, April 29th
Morning Opening Ceremony and Major Idea Forum
China (Qingdao) International Forum on New Energy and the Sino-German Cooperation Summit share a simultaneous opening. Celebrities, foreign dignitaries, and leaders in the economic sector will be keynote speakers at the opening ceremony. All participants are invited to attend.
Afternoon Subject Forum
Night Literature performance (plan to invite Qingdao Symphony Orchestra to give a special performance).
Friday, April 30th
Morning International New Energy Enterprises and Sino-German Cooperation talk
Sub-meeting A: Meeting on cooperation in new energy sector
Sub-meeting B: Meeting on energy conservation,emission reduction and environmental protection
Sub-meeting C: Meeting on energy-efficient buildings The three sub-meetings proceed at the same time and each consists of theme speeches and business talks.
Organizer will consult and help match both Chinese and foreign enterprises to each other based on their intents.
Afternoon Business matchmaking, Inspection tours and visits
Line One Sino-German enterprises visit High-tech District, Plant "Sino-German friendship woods"
Line Two Some International New Energy Enterprises Visit The Organizing Committee will also arrange visits to Haier, Tsingtao Beer, Kingking, the Shibei District German style Street, Olympic Sailing Center, and Laoshan Mountain.
Saturday, May 1
Free time, Transportation to the Airport
*Visiting activities will be arranged according to different lines, delegates are free to choose which lines to visit.

Business Mission to China
German Global Trade Forum Berlin intends to send a Business Mission to Beijing and Qingdao for the German Delegation. Further information via mail available: berlin@germanglobaltrade.de

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