Beijing

  The event will focus on the Chinese laws and practices in the areas of precondition, administrative procedures and requirements to implement a pro-active and effective IPRs protection at Customs level. Especially, the seminar will introduce possible imminent amendments in the law, which are said to possibly enter into force as from June 2011. The speakers will offer a very practical approach to Customs Protection of IPRs, making reference to typical cases or even study cases, with reference to Eu-China and Asia-China bilateral practices.   Mr Giovanni De Sanctis, Head of IPR Beijing Desk of Italian Ministry of Economic Development, will provide an introduction to the topic, greeting the audience with an opening speech.    Mr Li QunYing, IPR Chief Director of the General Administration of Customs of the P.R.C., will provide a detailed technical insight, analyzing the topic from the official perspective of the Customs authority.   Hylands Law Firm, with the participation of Mr Zhou Jie, attorney at law, expert on Intellectual Property Rights, together with Mr Lian Yunze, attorney-at-law and trademark attorney in the Intellectual Property Group of the Beijing Office, will further develop the topic, thanks to their expertise on the matter, matured during years of constant work together with some of the most renown brands and businesses in China.   A Q&A Session will follow, for the participants to interact with the speakers; if you wish to send us your questions beforehand, for the speakers to better prepare related guidance and suggestions, kindly send us an e-mail before April 13th, to info@cameraitacina.com.   SPEAKERS BIO:   Mr Li QunYing   IPR Chief Director of General Admin of Customs, has been engaged in IPR administrative practices since 1995, when the Chinese and the US governments reached an IP-related agreement and Mr. Li participated in the negotiation of the agreement as a member of the PRC delegation. He has also attended numerous training programs sponsored by the WTO and introduced IP border protection measures under the PRC laws to a multitude of foreign officials. As an acknowledgement of his significant influence in the IPR area, in 2005, 2008 and 2010 respectively, the British magazine Managing Intellectual Property (“MIP”) selected Mr. Li as one of the 50 most influential people in the IP world.   Mr Zhou Jie   Upon graduating from Renmin University in 1992, Zhou Jie joined China Building Materials (Group) Corporation handling foreign direct investment and international economic co-operation matters. He joined Jun He Law Offices in 1994 and joined Beijing Haotian Law Firm at the end of 1998. His areas of expertise lie in copyright, trade secrets, trade mark, international and domestic trade disputes, and international investment.   Mr Lian Yunze   From 1985 to 1996, he worked with CCPIT Patent and Trademark Law Office, specializing in trademark andin 2001 he joined Hao Tian Law Office (now named as Hylands Law Firm) as a partner and co-founder of the IP Group. Since 1985, Mr. Lian has been practicing in the field of intellectual property law for 25 years, specializing in trademark, copyright, unfair competition, domain names and IP litigation. He has extensive experience in trademark prosecution, enforcement and anti-counterfeiting.   Location: Capital Club, 50/F Capital Mansion, No. 6 Xin Yuan Nan Road,Chaoyang District, Beijing 京城大厦50层,北京朝阳区新源南路6号,京城俱乐部 Tel: +86 10 8486 2225 

Research on M&A operations suggests that more than 50% of M&A operations do not create value. Some failures are due to post-M&A problems but many do arise due to valuation issues: the price was “not right”. The aim of this presentation is to look at the practice of Private Equity funds and financial investors and the factors that influence valuations: how to make the price “right”. Investors do look at more than just projections (income approach). Other important aspects to bear in mind when doing a M&A operation include information from listed companies: similar deals do matter but other aspects can modify value greatly such as non-core assets, off-balance sheet items, contract terms in the Sales and Purchase Agreement. We shall look at these issues from a practical point of view by analysing several cases of PE funds investments in target companies in China: what were the issues and analysis of the practical solutions to these.   The seminar will be presented by Mr. Francois Magni, Associate Director of Deloitte Beijing, and Ms. Hui Cao, Senior Associate of Steptoe & Johnson LLP Beijing Office.   Location: Renaissance Beijing Capital Hotel No. 61 Dongsanhuan Middle Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100022 北京富力万丽酒店 中国北京朝阳区东三环中路61号， 编号100022 Tel: 010 5863 8888  

Highly sustainable, bamboo is a wonder plant by all accounts. It grows fast (up to 1 meter a day), protects the soil from erosion and keeps the watershed balanced. It is a remarkable resource for thriving sustainable development, and is readily available in many of the world’s poorest countries across Asia, Africa and Latin America. Bamboo supports the livelihoods of more than 1.5 billion people, generating more than $5 billion in annual trade. Now, with the issue of climate change to deal with, bamboo has become even more important. And even as a carbon credit investment, bamboo is a wise choice.   During the “Eco-Friendly bamboo Investments: information session”, INBAR and BenCham, want to provide you with all the information you need to decide whether you want to join the Investor Study Tour, and to support your investments in bamboo.   This information session will cover: - the importance of bamboo in the world as a means of climate mitigation and poverty alleviation by Coosje Hoogendoorn - Director General of INBAR - an overview of the project design and implementation in the first year of the EU-funded project of “Sustainable revival of livelihoods in post-disaster Sichuan: Enhancing eco-friendly pro-poor bamboo production supply chains to support the reconstruction effort.”by Lou Yiping - Director Environmental Sustainability Programme INBAR - the bamboo industry worldwide in general and the investment possibilities in China and Sichuan in particular by Stephen de Pretre - CEO Sapphire group Asia - goal, target group, general content of the Bamboo Investors Study Tour by Robbert Gorris - Project manager BenCham   Location: INBAR HQ No. 8, Fu Tong Dong Da Jie, Wang Jing Area Chaoyang District Beijing 100102 P.R. China 北京市朝阳区阜通东大街8号