China Commercial Retailers 2003 Summit
Boao, Hainan, China
February 26-28, 2003
Organizers
All-China Federation Of Industry and Commerce
China General Chamber of Commerce
Host
CITIC China International Economic Consultants
Co-host
China Commercial Professional Management Certification Center
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Time
February 26-28, 2003
Location
Boao, Hainan, China
1. Introduction
The purpose of this summit is to provide a platform for commercial retailers, suppliers, policy makers, and IT solution providers to exchange views, introduce new products, new process, make announcement, or make contact with potential customers and business partners.
The summit is co-organized by All-China Federation Of Industry and Commerce, China General Chamber of Commerce, and the provincial government of Hainan. The meeting will be held from February 26 through 28, 2003 at Boao, Hainan, China.
The sponsors of this summit include the State Development Planning Commission, State Economic and Trade Commission, Ministry of Science and Technology, Ministry of Information Industry, China Council for the Promotion of International Trade, and China Chain-store and Franchise Association.
The summit is hosted by CITIC China International Economic Consultants Corporation. This will be China’s first large scale commercial retailer and IT vendor summit in the 21st century.
2. Topics of Interests
The conference is organized around four themes with topics of interests as follows:
Forum for City Commercial Development
· Planning and development of metropolitan commercial retailer network
· How to optimize the internal structure of commercial retailers
· Development of urban area commerce
· How to attract capital investment from the public
· Development and integration of merchandise transport systems
Forum for the Development of Retail Industry
· Comparative analysis of Chinese and international commercial retail industry.
· How to integrate and promote growth of different type of retail practices
· How to lower the risk and cost of commercial retail.
· The expansion and risk control of chain store and franchise.
· How to utilize brand name in retail for production
· Condition and issues in the development of convenient stores
· Case study of both Chinese and International retail industry.
Forum for Supply-Chain Management
· High-tech methods and new management models
· How to use customer service center to construct commercial retailer service chain.
· No-string return policy and high quality service.
· One-stop shopping and personalized professional buying experience.
· Use IT to promote healthy relationship between retailers and suppliers.
· Transnational corporations’ purchase policy and standard.
· How to become a supplier for transnational companies.
· The development and management of purchase platforms and channels.
· Trend and characteristics of modern merchandise flow.
· Case studies of successful application of ERP in large commercial corporations.
· Usage of modern merchandise transport technology to realize low or zero inventories.
· Application and expansion of third party transport in commerce.
· Developmental trend of electronic commerce in foreign countries.
· IT solution for large commercial enterprises and SMB.
· Secure payment technology over Internet.
· Theft-prevention technology for merchandise in supermarkets.
Forum for Medical and Pharmaceutical Retailers
· National policy for development of OTC retail industry.
· Marketing trend and management experience of foreign OTC vendors.
· Successful collaboration between pharmaceutical companies and retailers.
· Brand name recognition and the construction of chain drug stores.
· How to realize multi-channel cooperation for medical retail industry.
· Strategy for medical retail franchise.
3. Organizing Committee
Honorary Chairman
Jing, Shuping Vice President of Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference
Co-Chairs
Huang, Mengfu President of All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce
He, Jihai President of China General Chamber of Commerce
Vice Chair
Guo, Geping President of China Chain Store and Franchise Association
Secretary-General
Gao, Xiaosu General Manager of CITIC China International Economic Consultants
4. Conference Schedule
Tuesday, February 25
All day (9:00am – 5:00pm):Registration
Wednesday, February 26
Plenary session
09:00-10:00: Opening Remark (Wu Yi, China Politburo Member)
10:00-10:30: Break
10:30-12:00: Plenary session
12:00-14:00: Lunch
14:00-18:00: Plenary session
18:00-19:00: Break
19:00-20:30 Banquet
Thursday, February 27
Four Parallel Sessions:
· Forum for City Commerce Development (Mayors’ forum)
· Forum for the Development of Chinese Retail Industry
· Forum for Supply-Chain Management
· Forum for Medical and Pharmaceutical Retail Industry
Friday, February 28
Plenary session
09:00-10:00: Closing ceremony
5. Registration form
2003 China Commercial Retailer and IT Vendor Summit Registration Form
Company Name
Company Address
Company URL
Company Contact
Phone
Fax
Cell Phone (if applicable)
Email
Participation Level (choose one) ( ) Platinum ( ) Silver ( ) Gold
Payment Due $
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Instruction for registration:
1. Fill the form completely.
2. Fax it to Ms. Liu Yanling at number 86-10-84865509
3. Wire payment to CIEC:
Recipient: China International Economic Consultants
Bank Name: CITIC JingChen Tower branch
Account #: 71102-10180100001759
4. You will receive an acknowledgement from CIEC.
7. Contact
Kindly direct all your questions and issues concerning the summit to:
Contact: Ms. Yanling Liu
Phone: 86-10-84863026 or
86-10-84861324
Fax: 86-10-84865509
E-mail: liuyl@citic.com or jiangym@citici.com
Address: 6 South Xin Yuan Road
Jingchen Tower, 13th floor
Chaoyang district, Beijing, China
Zip Code: 100004
