High-powered Qingdao delegation to arrive in Sri Lanka on May 15

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Sri Lanka is set to host a high-powered business delegation from Qingdao city of China on May 15, 2015.
The Sri Lanka-China Business Council (SLCHBC) will facilitate the business and networking event, which would be attended by the incoming delegation. The event will be held under the title of ‘A New Business Silk Road to Qingdao’, at Taj Samudra.
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) will also be signed during the event, which would be followed by a networking lunch and individual B2B meetings.
The Qingdao delegation will consist of 20 members, representing 14 successful and reputed companies from the city. Among them would be Managing Director and Manager - India Trade Company Limited of Haier Group, Chairman and General Manager - International of Tsingtao Brewery Company Limited (a Fortune 500 company), President, Director and Assistant Director - Overseas Business Department of Qingdao Port Group Co. Ltd, Chairman - Qingjian Int’l Group Company Limited, Vice President - Hiking Group, General Manager - Shandong Hiking Int’l Commerce Group Co., Ltd, Vice General Manager - AUCMA Company Ltd, Vice President - Qingdao JIFA Group Co., Ltd, General Manager - China Export & Credit Insurance Corporation, CEO - Qingdao Haide Road & Bridge Engineering Co., Ltd, CEO and President and Operation Manager - Rubber Valley Group, General Manager - Qingdao Ruichang Cotton Industrial Co., Ltd, President - Qingdao Luhaifeng Foods Group Co. Ltd and Head - China Citic Bank Qingdao Branch.
The primary aim of this visit is to promote trade and economic relations between Qingdao and Sri Lanka thus helping to foster greater economic cooperation between Sri Lanka and China. Top officials of the Sri Lanka Export Development Board (EDB) and Board of Investment of Sri Lanka (BoI), as well as members of the Executive Committee of the Sri Lanka - China Business Council, will be in attendance during the organised events.
The Chinese delegation has expressed interest in meeting with Sri Lankan companies engaged in sectors such as port logistics, fishing, engineering, agriculture, construction and finance.
Qingdao Bureau of Commerce Vice Director General Chunyu Xianli and Lanka Ceramic PLC CEO and SLCHBC President Navindra Abeyesekera will initiate the event by welcoming those in attendance and introducing the representatives.
There will also be speeches and presentations delivered by other esteemed individuals at the event, such as Qingdao CPC Party Secretary Liqun, Chinese Ambassador to Sri Lanka Yi Xianliang, BoI Chairman Upul Jayasuriya and EDB Additional Director General Development Jeewani Siriwardene.
This business networking and matchmaking event will culminate in a strategic MoU being signed by the SLCHBC and Qingdao delegation. This MoU will solidify a commitment by both parties to work towards strengthening business ties by providing a platform for the exchange of information on existing and upcoming opportunities for investment and joint venture partnerships.
Qingdao, located in Eastern Shandong Province, is a major seaport, naval base and industrial centre and notably, is home to the world’s longest sea bridge, the Jiaozhou Bay Bridge. The city was not only named amongst the top 10 cities in China but also as one of the six ‘Golden Cities’ by the World Bank, boasting rapid development at an annual growth rate of 18.9 percent.
Interested parties, who want to take part in this event, may contact the SLCHBC on 011-5588-861 or email anisha@chamber.lk.

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