China Outlook 2025: Members' Meeting & Networking 22 Jan, BJ

The China-Italy Chamber of Commerce is pleased to invite you to the China Outlook 2025: Members' Meeting and Networking in North China scheduled for Wednesday, January 22nd, 2025, from 17:00 (Beijing time) at the Capital Club, Beijing.

For the occasion, we invited Alfredo Montufar-Helu, Head of the China Centre at the Conference Board, to provide a 2025 outlook with strategic insights for our members on fundamental changes in China's competitive landscape resulting from economic, market, policy, and geopolitical dynamics, and their implications for companies.

The meeting will also be the occasion to present the China-Italy Chamber of Commerce actions and activity plan for North China and network with other members and friends during the networking aperitif session.  

Agenda

17:00–17:30 Registration 

17:30-17:50 Institutional Remarks

• H.E. Massimo Ambrosetti, Ambassador of Italy to the P.R.C. 
• Lorenzo Riccardi, Chairman, China-Italy Chamber of Commerce (CICC), CICC Action Plan 2025 and China-Italy economic relations 
• Francesco Pensabene, Director and Coordinator of the ITA/ICE Agency in China and Mongolia, Italian Trade Agency 

17:50–18:30 Keynote Remarks

17:50–18:00 CICC activities and guidelines in the North – Fabrizio Costa, Secetary General; Andrea Croci, Vice President North of China, China-Italy Chamber of Commerce 

18:00–18:10 Overview of EU-China relations - Gianni Di Giovanni, States’ Representative, European Union Chamber of Commerce in China 

18:10–18:30 Forecast of China’s economic outlook for 2025 and implications for businesses - Alfredo Montufar-Helu, Head of the China Center for Economics and Business, The Conference Board

18:30–18:45 Q&A 

18:45–18:50 Closing Remarks - Lorenzo Riccardi, Chairman, China-Italy Chamber of Commerce

Event Host: Francesco Innocenti, Board Member North of China, China-Italy Chamber of Commerce

18:50–20:30 Networking Aperitif

Registration

To reserve your seat, please click here.

For venue access, please ensure the registration form is duly filled in with your name, surname, nationality, ID number, company, and job title.

Event fee

• CICC Members: 250 RMB
• Non-Members: 380 RMB

About the speaker

Alfredo Montufar-Helu

Alfredo Montufar-Helu works for The Conference Board as the Head of the China Center. He oversees the work done by the China Center to support C-level executives on the ground in Greater China and elsewhere through customized briefings, and by providing a platform where they can interact with peers; access market-leading insights; and build meaningful relationships. 

Based in China since 2013, Alfredo has focused on analysing the business implications of policy, economic and political developments for companies investing and operating in China, and in the broader Asian region. This with the aim of distilling complex issues and conveying clear takeaways on how to capture business opportunities and respond to emerging challenges.

Before joining The Conference Board, Alfredo was the Beijing Director of The Economist Intelligence Corporate Network, which is the C-suite briefing and networking arm of The Economist Group. Prior to that, he was Associate Director at KPMG’s Global China Practice, where he led and contributed to numerous thought leadership projects, including flagship reports, customised business briefings, and policy proposals for Chinese authorities. He also played a large role in events programming and outreach, including leading the design and coordination of high-profile events aimed at senior executives. Before that, Alfredo worked for J Capital Research, Eurasia Group and the Mexican Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Alfredo has a Master of Science in Foreign Service (MSFS) from Georgetown University, and a BA in Political Science and International Relations from Mexico’s Center of Research and Teaching in Economics (aka. CIDE). He is fluent in English and Spanish, proficient in French and Chinese and has a good working comprehension of Portuguese. 

Capital Club, Beijing

The Capital Club was founded in 1994 and was the first ever top-notch business club in China. It was jointly created by the CITIC Group Corporation and the ClubCorp Inc. The Capital Club boasts the most extensive resources for international business and is a focal point of great popularity among Chinese clubs in the 21st century. While maintaining openness, communication, and an innovative approach, it continues to forge ahead on its journey to develop the club into a brand name with international impact.

Wine Sponsor

100ITA

100ITA is a project to promote, protect and preserve the culture of “Made in Italy” food and wine all over the world. 100ITA has the scope to convey the passion of people and companies that every day work on it and, at the same time, to reduce the imitation and the falsification phenomena of the Italian products.100ITA works with F&B companies, international importers and distributors, associations, hotels and restaurants, chefs and F&B experts, opinion leaders and food bloggers, as well as develops possible cooperations with any stakeholder who wants to promote the real “Made in Italy” and mitigate the “Italian Sounding” problem all over the world.

Shanghai Sinodrink Co., LTD

SinoDrink was established in 2008, and it is a subsidiary of Lenon Alato in China. Leone Alato is a winery group owned by Generali Insurance S.p.A. SinoDrink always aims to promote Italian culture sharing healthy, relaxing and sunny Italian lifestyle.  At present, SinoDrink is the most professional and comprehensive importer of Italian wines in China.

Event details

Date: January 22nd, 2025

Time: 17:30-20:30 (Registration starts at 17:00)

Venue: Capital Club, Beijing | 京城俱乐部

Address: 50th floor, No.6, Xinyuan South Road, Beijing | 京城大厦50层, 北京市朝阳区新源南路6号

Language: English