Monday, October 6, 2008

4:00 pm-5:30 pm

Conference Registration

5:30 pm-7:00 pm

Welcome Cocktail & Networking Reception

Tuesday, October 7, 2008

7:30 am-8:30 am

Breakfast & Registration

8:30 am-8:40 am

Welcome Address

8:40 am-9:00 am

Keynote Speech
Neil Shen, Sequoia Capital China, Founding Managing Partner

9:00 am-9:25 am

Report on VC /PE/M&A/IPO for the First Three Quarters of 2008
Gavin Ni, Zero2IPO Group, Founder, CEO & President

9:25 am-10:45 am

Session One: VC and PE in China: Environment and Trend

• Influence of the international spread of sub-prime lending crisis on China's VC/PE industry.
• Foreign funded agencies, industrial fund, RMB fund, and security dealer direct investment… what is the actual competitive pattern of China's VC market at present?
• How to understand relevant legal framework of China so as to grasp the policy trend?
• Compared with 2007, what are the differences between China's investment hotspot changes in 2008?

10:45 am-11:00 am

Tea Break

11:00 am-12:00 pm

Session Two: Entrepreneurship and international perspective of oriental entrepreneurs

• Differences and similarities between western and oriental enterprise cultures and entrepreneurship.
• Development strategy and operational experiences of successful entrepreneurs. Key issues need to be pay attention to.
• Which are the core factors in China's market exploration, business model, team or strategy?
• How will European investors evaluate the development potentials of Chinese enterprises and entrepreneurs?
• The establishment of positive communication and interactions between entrepreneurs and investors.

12:00 pm-1:30 pm

Business Luncheon

1:30 pm-2:30 pm

Session Three: Selection of exit strategy and function of European market

•  In selecting exit strategies for China, what are the key issues need to be focused on by European investors?
• What are the influences of the existing Chinese laws and regulations on the IPO and M&A withdrawal strategies by European investors?
• Selection of IPO withdrawal locations, and analysis on the advantages and disadvantages of European capital market and oriental capital market.
• How long will the difficulties of red chip mode last? The attractiveness of the domestic capital market and the feasibility of IPO operation in China.

2:30 pm-3:00 pm

Tea Break

3:00 pm-4:00 pm

Session Four: Investment Opportunities of European Investors Institutions in China

• What are the recognized and potential investment hotspots in China at present? Why?
• How should European investors explore new investment areas and investment opportunities in China?
• How should the investment experiences and M&A skills which are frequently practiced in Europe function in China?
• How to integrate Chinese resources during the global operation, in order to create China's connection network?
• How to cooperate and compete with local Chinese investors? What are the issues that should be focused on?

4:00 pm-5:00 pm

Session Five: Current development and trend of European LPs in China

• How to allocate Chinese institutional investors and European LPs in terms of space on the market?
• What are the unique features of Chinese GP? How should European LP review Chinese GP?
• What are the key factors in establishing successful GP/LP relationship?
• How should European LP explore, screen and grasp investment opportunities in China?
• The potential opportunities for European LPs brought by China's world largest foreign exchange reserves and increasingly stronger economic power.

5:00 pm

End of the Forum

5:30 pm

Networking and Dinner