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 2ND ANNUAL CHINA WATER CONGRESS Uncovering Rules and Boosting Profitability 14 – 16 May, 2008 | Kempinski Hotel Beijing Lufthansa Center | Beijing China Along with growing global interest and participation in China’s water industry, the 2nd Annual China Water Congress 2008, China’s most leading-edge platform of seeking water business opportunities, is held at the Kempinski Hotel Beijing Lufthansa Center from May 14 to 16 in Beijing, China. Building on the resounding success of China Water Congress 2007, the event boasts 350+ distinguished participants from global water fraternity including regulators, operators, institutes, engineering consulting, equipment, technical solutions, investment banks, legal & accounting firms, etc. China Water Congress 2008 is jointly sponsored by industrial leading enterprises as Kemira, ABB, OSIsoft, Outokumpu, Pinsent Masons, Befesa, GE Water & Process Technologies, Nethwater, Motimo, Asahi Kasei, AVK, PURAC, GHD, Andritz, Hutchison Water and Ebara; endorsed by 6 prestigious water related associations in China and worldwide. They are Membrane Industry Association of China, EDS, ASrIA, IWRA, IPWA and CIWEM. With the vision to be the most compelling water event dedicated in China, with the theme of “Uncovering Rules and Boosting Profitability”, the congress addresses strategic issues including cost supervision for municipal water pricing, financing & investment, financial & legal risks management, technology application & innovations in water treatment as well as China’s sewage treatment and seawater desalination drive. China Water Congress is to yield a win-win situation to assist industry practitioners to outline their future strategies in China, a huge market full of opportunities and challenges. This year, we are delighted to have various industrial practitioners and government officials both domestic and overseas as our honorable keynote speakers to address industrial issues and trends. Mind-blowing speeches are presented by Zhang Yue, Deputy Director-General, Department of Urban Development, Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, P.R.China, Cheng Xiaobing, Deputy Director-General, Department of Water Resources Management, Ministry of Water Resources, P.R.China, Xia Guang, Director, Policy Research Center, Ministry of Environmental Protection, P.R.China, Kerry Olsson, General Manager, Water Reform Group, National Water Commission, Australia, Yang Xiangping, General Manager, Beijing Drainage Group Co., Ltd., Liu Zhenghong, General Manager, China Water Industry Investment Co., Ltd., Zhang Liao, General Manager, Jumbo Consulting, Ruan Guoling, Chief Engineer, The Institute of Seawater Desalination and Multipurpose Utilization, SOA (Tianjin), Uwe Wiegand, Director Business Development, Berlinwasser International AG, Zhou Weifang, President – Greater China Region, GE Water & Process Technologies, Koh Boon Sian, Chief Financial Officer, Ranhill Utilities Berhad, Andy North, Managing Director Asia, Earth Tech, Qiao Peng, President China, Degremont, David Wang, Vice President, Greentech Engineering Co., Ltd. & Sino-Dutch Water Investment Group, Robert Drake, Division Director, Macquarie Bank Ltd, Peter Geldart, Senior Vice President & Head of Structured Finance Asia Pacific, Bayerische Landesbank, Dallas Kachan, Managing Director, Cleantech Group?, LLC, Wang Shuangcheng, General Manager, China, IDE Technologies Ltd. and Seshadrinathan Prakash, Chief Operating Officer, Water Business, IL&FS, India, etc. China today is suffering from overwhelming unbalance demand and supply of water resources, due to ongoing industrialization and urbanization drive which will last at least for three decades. To resolve water scarcity, total investment need for China’s water sector during 2006-2010 is estimated to reach RMB 1000 billion, within which the amount for sewage treatment & recycling and water quality improvement, supply security & desalination will respectively be over RMB 330 billion and 300 billion. According to the 11th five-year plan, sewage treatment ratio for Chinese cities by 2010 is set to reach 70%, major cities even up to 80%. Privatizing and commercializing water industry could be one cure for China’s water shortage and inefficiency problem. Therefore, China has been witnessing growing private water supply and sewage treatment projects. Two main forces are supporting continuous strong growth. Firstly, is the great demand for capitals, technologies and the accordingly diversified invertors and multi channel financing. Secondly, related policy is drafted to support further water industry commercialization. The program for municipal water pricing is being drafted to process further water pricing reform with an aim to maximize interests of operators, investors and the public. With those forces, China's water industry is entering a crucial stage of development. Multi-national & domestic players' strategic planning will fundamentally transform the landscape of the market. For more information, please refer to our event website: www.chinadecisionmakers.com/water  A Growing Awareness in the Petrochemical Industry: Success in China, Big Winner in the Future The 2nd Annual China Petrochemical Focus 2008 was held in Beijing from 5-8 May at Kempinski Hotel Lufthansa Center. This year’s annual conference conveyed a critical theme which is widely accepted by the global petrochemical industry: your performance in China will exert a greater impact on your global competitiveness in the future. The petrochemical industry is an industry in transition and uncertainty. The oil prices will continue to vex petrochemical producers, the economy in China and US will face a mild slowdown in years to come and the legislative and environmental obstacles will still get in the way. But in spite of the considerable effect these facts will engender, they will be unable to steal the thunder of a bigger theme emerging in this industry: multipolarization. China and India will continue to be the major driving forces behind consumption growth. The Middle East burgeoning giants will boast the advantage of access to feedstocks to flood the commodity chemicals into the world market, in particular targeting towards Asia while Asia’s executives will be scratching their heads as to come up with answers to this impending onslaught. The U.S. and Western Europe’s producers will also strive to be positioned to meet demand in the areas with highest growth potential. China, in this state of flux, has emerged as the one of the most vibrant markets thanks to its export-oriented economic structure and economy-of-scale effect. It is already the key export focus for producers around the world and also encouraging an increasing level of participation from MNCs. In a real sense, China has become a major arena for global players; hence to consolidate your foundation in China is a critical factor to win the global competition in the long run. The 2nd Annual China Petrochemical Focus 2008 was designed against this background. Under the theme of “Perform in China, Compete in the World”, this conference addressed the most crucial issues that would determine your performance objectives in China and in the world and it has certainly generated some valuable advice to assist you to gauge the pulse of this ever-changing industry and also further identify the strategic role of China in your global configuration. The CPF2008 brought to the event a large number of industry pioneers. The overseas eminent speakers include Michael R. Gambrell, Executive Vice President, Basic Plastics and Chemicals Portfolio, The Dow Chemical Company; John Paul Broeders, Chairman of the Executive Board, Royal Vopak; Kamal P. Nanavaty, President, Cracker & Polymers Sector, Reliance Industries; Mohammad Rashed Jasem, Vice President and Chief Planning Officer, Kuwait Petroleum International; Mohammad Hussen Peyvandi, Executive Director, Planning & Development, National Petrochemical Company, Iran, Hong Sik Ko, President & CEO, Samsung Total, Harald Hammer, CEO, Borouge Pte Ltd; Dr. Kaspar Evertz, Senior Vice President, Basell Polyolefins. Bureau Veritas, KBC Advanced Technology, SIAD and Dorf Ketal sponsored this conference. For more information on event progress, please visit our event website:www.chinadecisionmakers.com/petrochemical |