“Managing Your Day-to-Day Business in China

Invitation of CBP’s Event
Seminar
“Managing Your Day-to-Day Business in China
First-hand Experiences of a Swiss SME & Negotiating in China”
(November 27, 2014)
The China Business Platform is teaming up with Wizlynx Group and the University of Applied Sciences
and Arts Northwestern Switzerland (FHNW) to bring you a new seminar on doing business in China.
The seminar will focus on first-hand experiences of a Swiss SME doing business in China. Ms. Sharon
Luo of Wizlynx China will talk about topics such as staffing, labor contracts, legal issues, finance &
accounting, corporate compliance, etc. Her presentation will be followed by a discussion on
negotiating in China between Prof. Michael Jeive from FHNW and Monika Naef, Certified Global
Negotiator and partner at the law firm Dufour Advokatur Notariat.
Programme
16:00
16:10
17:00
17:30
18:30
Company Introduction
by Mr. Thomas Oertli, Global CEO of Wizlynx Group
Insights to Different Aspects of Daily Business in China
by Ms. Sharon Luo, Director of Finance & Governance, Wizlynx China
Group Discussion
Negotiating in China
A discussion between Prof. Michael Jeive, FHNW and Monika Naef, Certified Global
Negotiator and partner at the law firm Dufour Advokatur Notariat
Networking Apéro
When:
November 27, 2014 (16.00 – 20.00)
Where:
Technologiepark Basel, Hochbergerstrasse 60C, 4057 Basel
Target Group:
SMEs with experience in China and those interested in doing business in China
The event is free of charge. Please register before November 21, 2014:
http://www.china-business-platform.ch/en/events/upcoming-events/event-single/event/13managing-your-day-to-day-business-in-china-first-hand-experiences-of-a-swiss-sm.html
About Our Speakers
Wizlynx Group is a global IT-company headquartered in Basel with a global staff of more than
140 people and extensive experience in infrastructure and network security solutions. They
established a subsidiary in Beijing in 2009 and have been growing strongly in the Chinese market.
We will be joined by Thomas Oertli, CEO of Wizlynx Group and Sharon Luo, Director of Finance &
Governance of Wizlynx China.
http://wizlynx.com
Prof. Michael Jeive lectures in International Strategic Negotiations and International Political
Economy at the FHNW School of Business. He has a strong interest in China and South East Asia.
Since 2008, Michael has also served as visiting lecturer in International Business Issues at Lanzhou
University, the Hogeschool Utrecht, Universidad de León and the Banking University Ho Chi Minh City.
Beyond his teaching and research, Michael's recent consultancy and training clients include the Swiss
State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO), FIFA, UBS, Helvetia Insurance and the Canton of the
City of Basel.
www.fhnw.ch
Monika Naef is a Certified Global Negotiator (CGN-HSG) and partner in the law firm Dufour
Advokatur Notariat. Formerly, she headed the legal services of a multinational company where she
was involved in a number of negotiations in China, mainly related to joint ventures. She has also
counseled Chinese clients willing to set foot in Switzerland. Apart from her business interest in China,
she has family ties to Hong Kong and experience in living in different cultures. She is a member of the
Swiss Chinese Chamber of Commerce.
www.dufo.ch
If you have any question, please contact:
Fanna Kong
Project Manager
China Business Platform (CBP)
Tel.: +41 61 633 22 39
Mobile: +41 79 457 35 43
f.kong@china-business-platform.ch
www.china-business-platform.ch