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B20 agenda and speakers released

(chinadaily.com.cn) Updated : 2016-09-03

This year’s B20 will be bringing in representatives of international enterprises, organizations, committees, and think tanks to Hangzhou, including almost 1,000 executives from 32 countries and regions and 26 international organizations. Global 500 companies and China Top 500 enterprises.

The agenda and list of speakers are as follows:

Agenda

2 September 2016, Friday

Venue: Grand Ballroom, Azure Qiantang, a Luxury Collection Hotel

19:00-20:30 Welcome Reception

3 September 2016, Saturday

Venue: Hangzhou Hall, Hangzhou International Convention Center

15:00-15:30 Opening Ceremony

15:40-16:10 B20 Policy Recommendations Presentation

16:20-17:30 Panel 1: Breaking a New Path for Global Economic Growth

17:40-18:40 Panel 2: Developing More Effective and Efficient Global Economic and Financial Governance

18:40-19:30 Gala Light Show (Venue: City Balcony)

20:00-21:30 B20 Summit Banquet

4 September 2016, Sunday

Venue: Hangzhou Hall, Hangzhou International Convention Center

09:30-10:50 Panel 3: Encouraging Robust International Trade and Investment

10:50-11:20 Tea Break

11:20-12:20 Panel 4: Promoting Inclusive and Interconnected Development

12:30-13:05 G20 Leadership: Engaging Partners’Contribution

13:15-13:30 Closing Ceremony

This is subject to change until the time of the summit.

Speakers

Jiang Zengwei, Chair of B20 China, Director of B20 China Organizing Committee and Chairman, China Council for the Promotion of International Trade

Yin Zonghua, Vice-director of B20 China Organizing Committee and Vice-chairman, China Council for the Promotion of International Trade

Yu Ping, Sherpa of B20 China and Vice-director, B20 China Organizing Committee

H.E. Eng. Khalid A. Al-Falih, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Saudi Aramco)

Mary Andringa, President and CEO, Vermeer Corp

Robert Azevedo, Director General, World Trade Organization

Gerhard F. Braun, Vice-president, Confederation of German Employers' Associations

Hans-Paul Bürkner, President of Boston Consulting Group

Gianfranco Casati, Group Chief Executive for Growth Markets, Accenture

Raymund Chao, Chairman and CEO, PwC Greater China

John W.H. Denton, First Vice-chairman, International Chamber of Commerce

Daniel Funes de Rioja, President, International Organization of Employers

Angel Gurría, Secretary-general, Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development

Ulrich Grillo, President, Federation of German Industries

Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu, Chairman, Turkish Confederation of Businessmen and Industrialists

Jean-Sébastien Jacques, CEO, Rio Tinto Group

Jim Yong Kim, President, World Bank Group

Christine Lagarde, Managing Director, International Monetary Fund

Li Yanhong, Chairman and CEO, Baidu Inc

Li Yong, Director General, United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)

Ma Yun, Executive Chairman, Alibaba Group

Craig Meller, CEO and Managing Director, AMP Ltd

Miao Jianmin, President, China Life Insurance (Group) Co

Robert Milliner, Sherpa, B20 2014

Ning Gaoning, Chairman, Sinochem Group

Ren Hongbin, Chairman, Sinomach Group

Alexander N.Shokhin, President, Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs

Bill Winters, Chief Executive, Standard Chartered

Yang Yuanqing, Chairman and CEO, Lenovo

Yi Huiman, Chairman and Executive Director, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd

Zhan Xiaoning, Director, UNCTAD Division of Investment and Enterprise