SA Inc Meets China Inc on Wednesday in Sandton

"This event will open up the Chinese market to South African business for relationship-building, networking, contracts, joint ventures and more, " says Kobus van der Wath, founder and group MD of The Beijing Axis, a cross-border business bridge to/from China in four principal areas of commodities, capital, procurement and strategy.

Topics

• Leveraging the elevation of our bilateral trade relationship
  
• Significant export development opportunities into China
  
• Strategic sourcing from China to reduce cost
  
• Tapping the prospects for increased investment from China
  
• Seeking co-investment partners for project development
  
• Raising capital in China
  
• Identifying buyers for asset disposals
  
• Practical considerations in managing implementation
  
• Role and importance of culture
  
• Risk management
  
• Relationship management
  
• Negotiation
  
• Legal issues and contracts

"There is an enormous opportunity right now for South African companies to turn a potential threat into an opportunity through proactive engagement," says Van der Wath. "China is now officially our largest trading partner and, as the gateway to Africa, South Africa offers both new markets and new locations for investment and manufacturing."

President Zuma's recent visit to China, with the biggest trade delegation ever fielded by South Africa, has already given bilateral trade a boost, with a number of deals signed in the manufacturing, automotive and mining sectors.

For more information, email moc.az.azneyis@ofni.