China Business Cast

China Business Cast
China Business Cast

China Business Cast is a podcast featuring experienced entrepreneurs and business people making things happen in China. If you want to learn from on the ground accounts of how business actually gets done in China, this is the program for you.

  1. Ep. 128: Webinar: Mandatory GACC Registration for all F&B exporters

    12/15/2021

    Ep. 128: Webinar: Mandatory GACC Registration for all F&B exporters

    On December 8 EU SME centre held their webinar on new major regulations that require all overseas F&B manufacturers exporting to China to have a new registration code printed on the labels of all their F&B products to clear customs since January 1, 2022. The webinar was hosted by Mr. Alessio Petino who invited key China experts Lina Bartuseviciute from LITAO Consultancy Group, Raymond NG with Lavinia Yao from Accestra Consulting, and the China Customs Officer to discuss what will change for SMEs exporting to China. Lina was nominated to start the discussion by sharing opportunities new regulations bring to EU F&B brands and set the stage for regulatory compliance consultants and China Customs Officer who was the main creator of these regulations. She also explained the context why regulations will come to an effect as soon as next month. There is an urgency for businesses to comply with F&B safety standards following recent media coverage on how COVID break-outs in China were attributed to imported foods and more local counterfeit goods promote false country of origin deceiving the public. During the event, the regulatory experts from Accestra Consulting clarified the requirements and showed step-by-step guidance for self-registration on GAC’s platform. The speakers together with China Customs Agent addressed questions raised by over 100 participants, including, F&B producers, exporters, business organizations and government bodies such as ministries and embassies from Europe and neighbouring countries. This episode will be particularly useful to understand what will change for SMEs and how to register on the GAC platform for free before the deadline of January 1st 2022.

    1h 4m
  2. 07/28/2021

    Ep. 122: Attending Trade Fairs in China with EU SME Centre

    On 15 July the EU SME Centre held their webinar on how to best prepare to participate for trade fairs in China. The webinar was hosted by Mr. Alessio Petino. During the webinar, Bart Horsten (Managing Director, Horsten International BV), Lina Bartuseviciute (Founder & Managing Director, LITAO Consultancy Group) and Bruno Lhopiteau (Managing Director, Siveco China) shared their insights and experiences on what to keep in mind when attending trade fairs in China, both prior to and during the fair. The EU SME Centre is a European Union initiative that provides a comprehensive range of hands-on support services to European small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), getting them ready to do business in China. Experts in the Centre provide advice and support in four areas – business development, law, standards and conformity and human resources. Collaborating with external experts worldwide, the Centre converts valuable knowledge and experience into practical business tools and services easily accessible online. The EU SME Centre is now managed by five implementing partners who guide the strategic development and management of the Centre through their knowledge and experience of the China market-- China-Britain Business Council, China-Italy Chamber of Commerce in China, Danish Chamber of Commerce in China, EUROCHAMBRES and European Union Chamber of Commerce in China. Alessio Petino has been living in Beijing since 2011 and is very fluent in Chinese. As a frequent speaker and moderator at various meetings and expert-level discussions, he was regularly involved in the activities of various European networks and platforms in China. For the past 5+ years, he has been working on various EU-funded projects in China, mainly doing research and analysis in the following areas: R&D and innovation policy, high-tech zones, investment attraction policies and market access. His key areas of expertise are China’s R&I funding programs at both national (NKPs, NSFC, Megaprojects) and local level, international R&I co-funding mechanisms, government incentives and subsidies, as well as market access and opportunities for SMEs. Lina Bartuseviciute is originally Lithuanian and has been in Shanghai for almost 12 years. Due to her cultural know-how and language proficiency, as well as International Relations Master's Degree in Fudan, she has been included in multiple high stakes governmental meetings and negotiations, hosted numerous delegations and bilateral talks. Since 2015, she has founded LITAO www.litaogroup.com - a business consulting firm focusing on China Market Entry, which works to bring quality European F&B brands to China market, with support from European Union. Bruno Lhopiteau is the founder of Siveco China, the country's largest maintenance consultancy and a pioneer in the development of Smart O&M solutions. The company was set up in 2004 in partnership with Siveco Group (France). Based on the strong foundations established in China, their business has expanded overseas, working alongside Asian EPC companies or directly with plant owners, on the “Belt & Road”. Bruno has been active in the Chinese infrastructure and maintenance market since 1999, with a nice track record of setting up, developing and managing high-tech companies, including R&D operations. He is also giving lectures on Industrial Risk Management at Shanghai University. Bart Horsten is a China entrepreneur and consultant since 1998, who focuses on start-up and early development projects in and with China. Being one of the most experienced and broadly skilled China consultants in the Benelux, he is contributing his China expertise and extensive network to many challenging projects. Over the past 22 years he has travelled to China more than 95 times and has lived in Hong Kong and in Shanghai for about 1.5 years. (Check their websites www.horsten.be and www.mychinaweb.com with more background information and many case studies.) With Dutch as his mother language, he is also fluent in English, German and French and have a basic knowledge of Italian and Chinese. He is a Member of the Board at BCECC, a China expert at the EU-SME Centre, a frequent speaker at China seminars and workshops and guest lecturer at universities and management schools.

    38 min
4.4
out of 5
24 Ratings

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