China’s booming Greater Bay Area (GBA) will come under the spotlight at a webinar being hosted by the Bristol and West of England China Bureau next week.

The free Zoom event takes place on Tuesday, 12th January from 9-10.30am and will provide an overview of the vibrant technology and start-up ecosystem across the GBA, which is home to 70 million people.

The webinar – entitled Exporting For Growth Through The Greater Bay Area - is open to any business wanting to learn more about exporting its technology or services to China and will be hosted by Richard Lowe of Hewlett Rand, who is director of business initiatives at the China Bureau.

Stephen Phillips, director general of Invest HK, will begin by providing a strategic overview of the GBA and he will be followed by Eric Chan, chief public mission officer at Cyberport, a digital community with over 1,500 start-ups and technology companies in Hong Kong.

Thomas Wong, partner at professional advisory firm CW CPA, will then give an overview of start-up support across the Greater Bay Area and the event will close with a panel Q&A chaired by Andrew Davis, head of investment promotion at the UK office of Invest HK.

“The Greater Bay Area comprises nine cities in South China’s Guangdong province, plus Hong Kong and Macao. It had a combined GDP of 1.5 trillion US dollars in 2017 and is on track to become the world’s biggest bay area, surpassing New York, San Francisco and Tokyo,” said Richard Lowe.

“In addition the GBA is aiming to become a world-class port city cluster and a new growth plan for innovation for 2035 aims to turn the area into a magnet for key projects in 5G networks, genetic testing, intelligent robotics, 3D printing and the BeiDou navigation satellite system.

“Our webinar will provide a wealth of insight for anyone considering doing business in this fascinating and dynamic environment.” 

To register for the webinar visit the following link: Exporting for growth through China’s Greater Bay Area Tickets, Tue, Jan 12, 2021 at 9:00 AM | Eventbrite