| 8:30 – 9:00am | Registration for delegates |
| 9:00am | Welcome from the organisers: Ms ZHANG Tingting, Managing Director, Yangtze Business Services |
| 9:05 – 9:25am | Modernising the Yangtze to serve industries |
| | Opening speech by Mr LU Hailiang, Managing Director, The Yangtze Yearbook and Yangtze Shipping Research Institute under the Yangtze River Administration of Navigational Affairs, Ministry of Transport
An overview of the latest round of government investments and developments in the Yangtze’s modernisation programme; progress and impact: completion of the Three Gorges Dam, trial of the digital waterway, adoption of the traffic-lane system, extension of the 12.5-metre water level to Nanjing, efforts to promote modern equipment and technology, the Yangtze Shipping Index and moves towards compulsory insurance for vessels. |
| 9:25 – 9:45am | Accessing China's interior via the Yangtze |
| | Mr Jens ESKELUND, Managing Director, Maersk China
Many of Maersk’s clients are doing business in China’s interior and the shipping line relies on local barge operators to provide efficient and reliable services. What are the major challenges it faces and what are its recommendations for operational and regulatory reform? |
| 9:45 – 10:05am | Rising consumer demand in the interior |
| | Ms Tobie GORDON, Head of Supply Chain, Nestlé Greater China
Nestlé, the world’s largest packaged goods company, has extensive operations across China. What challenges does the company face entering interior cities? It stopped using the Yangtze due to poor cargo visibility and high shrinkage rates. However, because of its global carbon emission reduction policy it now plans to reassess the recent improvements in the Yangtze and its supporting road and rail networks. |
| 10:05 – 10:40am | Q & A session |
| 10:40 – 11:0am | Coffee break |
| 11:00 – 11:20am | A profile of Wuhan Port |
| | Mr GU Qiangsheng, general manager of Wuhan Port Group
Current capacity and future development plans
What is the port doing to improve services, shorten turnaround times and reduce user costs? |
| 11:20 – 11:40am | The experience of Wuhan’s leading shipper |
| | Mr Robert HU, Manager Import/Export Department, TPV Technology
Taiwan-headquartered TPV is the world's second largest OEM of computer monitors, and one of the largest container users of Wuhan port. What are the best and worst aspects of operating in Wuhan? Why do 20 per cent of their export-bound containers fail to reach Yangshan on time? What's wrong with the Wuhan-Yangshan shuttle service? |
| 11:40 – 12:00pm | Development vs. environment |
| | Mr Irgen IVERSEN, Vice-President, Odfjell Terminals Asia
Odfjell, the world's largest liquid chemicals carrier, has a terminal in Jiangyin. Having spent eight years with Odfjell on the Mississippi, Mr Iversen will provide insight into how the authorities in the US protect the environment at the same time as facilitating the transportation of dangerous cargo. What particular challenges do the Yangtze authorities face in this regard? |
| 12:00 – 12:30pm | Q & A session |
| 12:30 – 1:30pm | Sit-down buffet lunch |
| 1:30 – 1:50pm | The relationship between manufacturers and inward investment officers |
| | Mr LI Jian, Deputy Director of Inward Investment, Jiujiang ETDZ
What challenges do manufacturers face once they have set up in an interior city such as Jiujiang and how they go about getting help? |
| 1:50 – 2:10pm | Passing the Three Gorges Dam shiplocks |
| | Mr GAO Xiong, Chief Engineer and Deputy Director of the Three Gorges Administration of Navigational Affairs until 2010 and now adviser to China Three Gorges Corp
Overview of the shiplocks and shiplift infrastructure, and handling capacity. What has the government done to tackle bottlenecks: application of new technology; new procedures and rules for shippers; vessel standardisation; new road to relieve pressure. |
| 2:10 – 2:30pm | Serving the complex needs of the auto sector |
| | Mr LI Wu, Assistant General Manager, Lifan Industry Group
One of the largest private companies in China, Lifan’s motorbikes and automobiles are exported to Southeast Asia, Africa and America. In a sector characterised by complex logistical demands and short lead times, how does the company manage to use the Yangtze in order to save costs without compromising its exacting demands?
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| 2:30 – 3:20pm | Q & A session followed by coffee |
| 3:20 – 5:20pm | Matchmaking session |
| Allocated meeting times will be detailed in a separate sheet that will be given to delegates upon registration. All the participating Yangtze ports and government officials will have their own desks and signages. Delegates with appointments booked in the first timeslot should make their way to the appropriate desk at the sound of the first bell at 3:20pm. Bells will then be rung at 15-minute intervals to mark the end of one session and the beginning of another.
At the sound of the bell, please move promptly to your next appointment or repair to the coffee area. The sequence of timeslots will be clearly visible in the coffee area and the meeting hall.
All delegates will wear colour-identifiable badges: blue for Chinese officials and white for representatives of Western companies. Simultaneous translation is provided throughout the presentations. However for the match making session, Western companies are advised to field a Chinese-speaking delegate. |
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