Athlone, 22 June 2010 Over 140 people attended yesterday's conference on Opening the Eastern Door - Doing Business in China to listen to the excellent panel of speakers from Enterprise Ireland, the Chinese Embassy as well as several business owners who shared their experiences of doing business in this enticing market for the Irish enterpreneur.

The conference agenda was:
Welcome message: Chair of morning session, Rory Meehan, Head of Taxation, FGS
Introduction: Jim Mulqueen, Managing Partner, FGS
Opening address: Xu Zhengbing, Commercial Counsellor of the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China

Exporting to China

• Preparing to do business with China, David Byrne, Manager High Growth Markets, Enterprise Ireland

• Intellectual Property (IP) Considerations, Seamus Butler, Managing Director, Butler Manufacturing Services Ltd

• Exporting to China, Wong Poh Weng, Managing Partner, RSM Nelson Wheeler and Chairman of RSM Asia Pacific.

• Exporting to China for the would-be multinational, John Dennehy, Managing Director, HR Locker

Importing from China
Chair of afternoon session John Murray, regular presenter of RTE Radio 1 show ‘Morning Ireland’ and host of ‘The Business’.

• Importing from China- Personal Experiences:

         Robert Sood, Managing Director of Stone Merchant

        Trevor Larkin, Managing Director of The Delph Centre

• Financial and Tax Structures when doing business in China,Kevin Elliott, International Tax Partner, FGS, Wong Poh Weng, Managing Partner, RSM Nelson Wheeler and Chairman of RSM Asia Pacific.
  

Jim Mulqueen, FGS Managing Partner commented 'The day provided an invaluable opportunity to network with others currently or considering trading with China supported by the practical insights, information and points of contact you need for trading in this market.'

If you would like to receive a copy of the presentations given by the conference speakers please email eileen.mahon@fgspartnership.com