BRI - Five Years Down the Road

On September 7, 2013 President Xi Jinping first announced China’s One Belt, One Road initiative at Nazarbayev University, Astana, Kazakhstan. The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), as it has come to be known, is creating two new trade corridors – one overland, the other by sea – which are connecting China with its neighbours in the west: Central Asia, the Middle East and Europe. In so doing it is redefining global trade routes and with it shifting the epicentre of global power from west to east.

The initiative is about building networks of connectivity by developing infrastructure connections (rail, road, sea), energy pipelines (oil, gas) and economic corridors (trade, investment) that will connect China via Central Asia and the South Caucasus to Europe.

At the four-year milestone, we can examine BRI's impact:

  • What key projects have been implemented and what are the implications of these for the Chinese economy?
  • Is BRI delivering on key initiatives in Central Asia and the South Caucasus?
  • What have China and countries along the road learned since BRI inception in terms of financing, economic and social impact, environmental implications?
  • What projects are in the pipeline?
  • Are there opportunities for Swiss companies to participate in specific projects or use the new linkages to advance their business activities in the region?
  • How can Swiss and EU companies avail themselves of procurement opportunities on BRI projects ?

Programm Details

12:45
Registration & Coffee
13:30
Welcome
Joint Chamber of Commerce (JCC), Swiss-Chinese Chamber of Commerce (SCCC)
13:40
BRI: An Assessment Five Years Down the Road
Dr. Hans-Joachim Fuchs, Managing Director, CHINABRAND IP CONSULTING GMBH
14:00
Capabilities of RMB clearing bank in the light of Belt & Road Initiative
Aneta Angelova, China Construction Bank Zurich Branch (CCBZB)
14:20
The Caspian Sea as the Investment, Energy and Transport Hub of Eurasia: Perspectives and Restrictions
Dr. Stanislav Pritchin, Academy Associate, Russia and Eurasia Programme, Chatham House - The Royal Institute of International Affairs
14:40
Georgia as a Logistics Hub within the South Caucasus & Greater BRI Region
Alkan Alicik, Managing Director, MSC Georgia LLC
15:00
Q&A / Discussion
15:15
COFFEE BREAK
15:50
The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) as a Driver of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)
Margarita Kiener Nellen, Nationall Councillor, President Delegation of Swiss Federal Assembly with the Parliamentary Assemby of OSCE, IPU Executive Committee and Finance Delegation of the Swiss Federal Assembly
16:10
Tajikistan and the Benefits of BRI: Railways, Roads, Pipelines and Powerplants
H.E. Mr. Jamshed Hamidov, Ambassador of the Republic of Tajikistan to the Swiss Confederation
16:30
Great Stone Industrial Park: Junction of the BRI and Eurasian Economic Union in Belarus
Roman Aleinikov, Director, Great Stone Industrial Park
16:50
Assessing and Managing Economic and Political Risks in the BRI Framework
Carsten Böhlen, Director, Acquisition and Representation, SERV Swiss Export Risk Insurance
17:10
Concluding Statement
17:15
Networking Reception
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The organizers

The Joint Chamber of Commerce Switzerland-CIS/Georgia (JCC)

The Swiss-Chinese Chamber of Commerce (SCCC)

Registration Fee:

JCC & SCCC Member - 70 CHF

Non-Member - 150 CHF

Registration

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