“One Belt, One Road” UK China Innovative and Cooperation Forum Britain-China Businesswomen’s Association Chinese Embassy Chinese Manchester Consulate York Chinese Association And 2 nd Fundraising Dinner for children in poverty in Gansu Province City of York Council Make It York University Of York China Britain Business Council Date: Monday 20 th of June 2016 Time: Forum 15:00 to 17:00 Dinner and entertainment 18:00 to 21:00 Venue 1: Forum at the Lake House, Ron Cooke Hub, University of York click for maps Venue 2: Dinner at the Royal York Hotel, Station Road, York, North Yorkshire, YO24 1AA (adjacent to York Railway Station) Price: Forum free – to register online please click here Dinner £30 – to purchase tickets online please click here ***************************************************************************************************** 15:00 Registration and refreshments 15:30 Welcome and opening remarks 15.35 Greeting by the Lord Mayor of York 15:45 Presentations and open discussion featuring: Minister Counsellor Mr Xu JIN, Chinese Embassy, London Mr Jin brings a wealth of experience in the field of international trade and commerce to his post as Minister Counsellor of the Economic and Commercial Office at the Chinese Embassy in London. Deputy Consul General Mr Bo LAI, Chinese Consulate, Manchester The role of the Consulate General consists of promoting friendly exchanges between the Chinese people and the British people, furthering the development of bilateral relations in various areas including politics, economy and trade, science, education, culture, and twinning cities. Steve Brown, Managing Director of Make It York Experienced MD/CEO with a background in media but now running York's first destination management organisation. 18:00 Networking, Dinner & Entertainment at the Royal York Hotel Entertainment will include Chinese musical performances on the Zither (Guzheng) and Lute (Pipa) as well as Chinese culture performance. During the evening we shall be fundraising for children at school in Gansu Province on the route of One Belt, One Road. Hilary Layton, Director of Internationalisation, University of York Work on strategy and implementation of internationalisation in higher education - including research collaborations, global employment and study mobility, and forging strategic alliances. Also featuring: Chris Fraser, CEO of Sirius Minerals Plc; Hailing Yu, Business Advisor of China Britain Business Council Connie Alexander, Chairman of Britain-China Businesswomen Association and Q&A session