Annual Review of China's Economy and Preview to the Year Ahead 2015/2016 Edition

Join us Tuesday evening January 26th as the Shanghai Forum looks back on China's 2015 economic and business year, and looks forward to the trends and data to watch in the 2016 year ahead! We will discuss all of the major economic news, review the data from China's National Bureau of Statistics, plus interpret and comment on what it all means for us. This is the 4th annual event in this popular series and our only event of the year that comprehensively covers all the most important economic data about China. RSVP today!

Topics will include:

• China's 2015 GDP, trade, and investment figures as available from the NBS

• Brief review of China's real estate and finance markets

• Major economic and business milestones and trends of 2015 / 2016

• The 13th Five Year Plan

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Additional Details:

Agenda:

6:30 - Doors open for networking

7:30 - Event introduction and welcome

7:35 - Keynote presentation by Jason Inch

8:05 - Break for discussion and sharing, enjoying more drinks and appetizers!

8:20 - Discussion and Q&A with Jason, moderated by Amirsan Roberto

8:50 - Event conclusion, announcements and lucky draw

9:30 - Venue close

Date:

January 26 (Tuesday)

Venue:

CEO Suite at the Shanghai World Financial Center (Lujiazui Station Line 2)

Charge:

150 RMB per person at the door for FREE FLOW wine and other beverages plus coffee/tea, appetizers and desserts.

Discount available!

Save 25 RMB:

• Prepay by WeChat before the event and save 25 RMB, pay only 125 RMB!

See details below in the Frequently Asked Questions how to prepay.

About the Speaker:

Jason Inch

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This event will be presented by the Shanghai Forum organizer Jason Inch, instructor in China's economy at Shanghai Jiaotong University's China MBA programme since 2009.

Jason is author of two books about China's macroeconomy including China's Economic Supertrends (http://www.amazon.com/dp/0987984713/) which is also published in China as 中国超级经济 (http://blog.sina.com.cn/s/blog_477709380102eg0y.html).

He is also the recipient of a 2014 Shanghai International Excellence Award for contribution to the city, and he regularly speaks at conferences, corporate strategy gatherings, and MBA and other academic classes, and he has been an advisor to a number of government organizations.

Contact Jason on LinkedIn (https://cn.linkedin.com/in/jasoninchina) or by WeChat (ID: JasonInch2014)

About the moderator:

Amirsan Roberto is real life challenger and never takes no for an answer, he has five years of extensive experience in coaching, experienced in various fields of marketing, PR, Grant writing, fundraising and speech giving.His extensive researches in Psychology and History of Global brands that changed his total understanding and paradigm of his thinking about entrepreneurship, he studied applied psychology and international Business that became combination of Understanding human Nature and New Ideas that shape Global trends in Business. Amirsan started 2 different ventures and 1 collaborative project in United States.

Amirsan also acts as digital/strategic consultant for a number of companies in Russia, China and US helping them to enter to chinese market, understand its huge possibilities and pitfalls.

Today he is a Head of PR at TEDxFuxingPark where team organizes transformational events and collects best minds.

Contact Amirsan by WeChat (ID: Amirsan) or LinkedIn:

https://cn.linkedin.com/in/amirsanroberto

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About the Venue:

We're happy to be hosting this event at the Shanghai World Financial Center, home of CEO SUITE on the 28th floor, an excellent serviced office and virtual office provider.

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Find more information about their SWFC office and other locations throughout Asia: http://www.ceosuite.cn/locations/shanghai-world-financial-centre/

(For information on how to get there, see a full map and other details at the end of this announcement).

About our Partners:

Shanghai Jiaotong University CHINA MBA COURSE

Join 16 interesting and informative lectures taught on Saturdays 9 am - 4 pm by qualified instructors and business experts to achieve your certification in China business! Enroll for the next intake starting February 27, finishing June 25 2016! Classes taught at the Shanghai Jiaotong University Xuhui Campus (convenient to Metro lines 1, 9, 10, and 11)

For more information, please see http://www.chinamba.co or add WeChat account sjtuchinamba

Admission: College degree or minimum 3 years business experience. Tuition fee 32,000 RMB. For enrollment: Please send CV to: profjacobus "at" hotmail.com

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Frequently Asked Questions about Shanghai Forum:

How do I pay?

Payment is cash at the door at full price or you can now pay by WeChat before the start of the event and get a 25 RMB discount if you have set up WeChat Wallet on your phone.

Choose from two methods to pay by WeChat:

METHOD 1 (easiest)

Use "Scan QR Code" on your WeChat "+" option and scan (or long press if you are in a WeChat browser session right now) this QR code:

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You will be prompted to Transfer 125 RMB. Enter your security code to authorize the transfer and you are done.

In case the above doesn't work (ex: You see a message saying 'Network Error') or if you would like to confirm or ask a question, try this:

METHOD 2

Add the Shanghai Forum WeChat account (ID: businessevents) or scan the QR code below to connect (or long press if you are reading this inside the WeChat browser application to extract the QR code):

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NEXT, after being confirmed, select Me > Wallet > Transfer > pick Shanghai Forum 'businessevents' account and enter amount '125' yuan (or more if you are confirming for more than one person), then click transfer.

That's it!

Notes for both Methods 1 and 2:

• This payment goes directly to the organizer of the Shanghai Forum's WeChat account (WeChat ID: businessevents) We understand many of you are trying this payment method for the first time so as an optional step if you wish to ask a question to us or verify the transaction, after you add this WeChat account (businessevents) you can text to us directly with any questions, or to let us know you have made the payment. We follow this account regularly but please be patient for us to get back to you after your query.

• If you would like to prepay for additional friends, simply follow the above process of scanning and transferring two or more times for however many friends you are paying for.

• Prepayments are to secure the discount and hold your place. The prepayments are non-refundable but they can be transferred to another person for the event date. Text to the Shanghai Forum's Wehat account 'businessevents' with details if you wish to send somebody in your place.

• In case your WeChat name you made the payment with is different from your Meetup name (or if you are paying for friends etc), please let us know either by text or at the door so we can more easily match you up. If you don't let us know, there may be a short delay while we verify a transaction.

Can I get a fapiao / official receipt?

As Shanghai Forum is a Meetup Community, it cannot issue official fapiao receipts.

We can issue you a standard written receipt (a shouju) at the door after the main check-in has finished (in order to keep a line from forming). Please ask for details.

Is it okay to arrive late or early?

RSVP sign-in begins at 6:30 p.m. and food and beverages are served before 7 p.m. We usually start the presentation at 7:30 and the meetup has been scheduled at this time to allow people to finish work and get to the venue, which is in central Shanghai. Please try to get there before 7:30 p.m. for networking and to reserve a seat. Once full the venue will not allow additional attendees, no matter the time. The organizer will be there from 6:30 and in general we cannot guarantee early admittance.

How do I get there?

Our venue for this event is CEO SUITE at the Shanghai World Financial Center (SWFC), conveniently located in downtown Shanghai at the heart of the Lujiazui Financial District.

By subway:

From Lujiazui Station，Subway Line No. 2 : Walk from Exit 6
From Dong Chang Road Station，Subway Line No. 2 : Walk from Exit 4

Address in English:

Shanghai Pudong, Shanghai World Financial Centre, Level 28, No.100, Century Avenue, Pudong New Area, Shanghai, China

Address in Chinese:

上海环球金融中心 , 28楼 100, 世纪大道号, 浦东 新区, 中国上海市

Tel: +86 (21) 2052 0666

PDF of complete access information to get to the SWFC:

http://www.swfc-shanghai.com/pdf/swfc_access_en.pdf (English)

http://www.swfc-shanghai.com/pdf/swfc_access_cn.pdf (Chinese)

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