Switzerland Chamber of Commerce, SwissCham Beijing, together with the Israel Chamber of Commerce, IsCham, hosted a seminar with the title The Art of E-commerce: Your way into China on October 26th at IBCC- Israeli Business and Cultural Center at 798.
“15.5% of all retail sales, amounting to $752 billion, were transacted online last year — up 26.2% year-on-year.” ---China’s National Bureau of Statistics
“Over 500 million people reportedly engaged in online shopping in China in 2016. By 2020, it is estimated that e-commerce sales in China will surpass those of the USA, UK, Japan, Germany, and France combined.” ---Forbes
This multi-national gathering of experts presented this topic with various perspectives. Four speakers discussed the topic based on their expertise in the field, allowing attendees to better understand the different providers on the market and the 3rd party providers as well as learn about the legal aspects of the field and gain first-hand knowledge from an SME. Following the speakers, there was a question-and-answer session, where attendees could find out all there is to know about E-Commerce in China.
SPEAKERS:
Mr. Daniel Albrecht, Managing Counsel at Starke
Topic: How to protect your IPR on the Chinese E-Commerce Market?
Daniel Albrecht is a German attorney at law and Managing Counsel of Starke. Besides Daniel works as a Guest Professor for civil law at the China University of Political Science and Law (CUPL) in Beijing and is also external expert or the EU China IPR SME Helpdesk and member of the board of the German Chamber of Commerce in North China. He published several articles about Chinese IPR and E-Commerce matters.
Mr. David Wang, CEO of KingNature
Topic: E-commerce features to attract the younger generation and the challenges you face as a ‘food’ provider in e-commerce in China.
David Wang is currently CEO of KingNature, Greater China. Before he took verious management position in GE Healthcare, specialized in Global Product Management and Regional Business Management. David holds M.B.A degrades from CKGSB, and Certified SixSigma Black Belt. Based in Zurich, Switzerland, kingnature develops, produces and distributes highquality dietary supplements, functional food products and cosmetics with finest natural ingredients applying atest Swiss health technology.
Mr. Yoav Sadan, BD Manager at Up2china
Topic: E-commerce solutions and differences for foreign companies- what should I know before running a Chinese e-commerce store? The B2CC (business to Chinese consumer) model
Yoav is currently the Beijing business development manager at up2china.com. before that he was the sales manager for a web solution startup that was later bought by wix. Yoav is currently finishing his degree at the Hebrew university, while also managing a personal blog called Mushu, covering Israeli startups viable in the Chinese market.
Mr. Robbert Görris, Business Development Manager at Sovereign group
Topic: How to be successful in E-commerce in China?
At Sovereign China Robbert works with companies and provide them with experience in market entry strategy for China. He provides them with his knowledge of the Chinese market gains during his 8 years in China working with SME’s who wanted to enter China. Before joining Sovereign Robbert was General Manager at the Belgium, Netherlands Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce in Beijing (BenCham). During his time with BenCham, he was involved in many business delegations visiting China from a diverse range of industries. During his time at the Benelux Chamber of Commerce, he held different board positions. He was board member of the EU SME Centre in Beijing and of the accreditation board of Belgium Luxembourg Chambers of Commerce abroad based in Brussels.