Fifth Government Affairs Forum to Target China's Reform Agenda

HONG KONG, Feb. 13, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- The PublicAffairsAsia network has announced the first tranche of keynote speakers and headline themes for the 2014 China Government Affairs Forum conference.

The 2014 theme is "Navigating Reform: Government Relations in Market-Driven China" and the forum will take place at The Renaissance Capital, Hotel Beijing on Thursday May 22.

The 5th annual conference will hear from keynote speakers including Fengming Liu, Greater China Vice President, at General Electric, Charles Shen, Executive Vice President, Corporate & Public Affairs, Weber Shandwick and Andrew Browne, China Editor, at the Wall Street Journal.

Commenting on the event, Craig Hoy, Executive Director of PublicAffairsAsia, said: "As China's government pursues wholesale market reforms, driving competition, tackling corruption and updating investment approval and industrial policies, The 5th PublicAffairsAsia Government Affairs Forum will set out a roadmap for corporate government relations professionals."

Other confirmed speakers include Gloria Xu, Head of Government and Public Affairs at Standard Chartered China Limited, Xiaoping Patrick Wang, Vice President, Government Affairs, AmCham China, Donough Foley, Head of Government and Regulatory Affairs Asia, Qantas and Min Qin, ‎Vice President, Government and External Affairs, Greater China, Fonterra.

Hoy added: "The 2014 Government Affairs Forum is set to offer cutting edge insight and strategy for specialist public affairs practitioners and country managers. This is the only conference dedicated to those working in public affairs and government relations in China and takes on critical importance as the new administration's sweeping reform agenda is put into action."

Sessions at the forum, which offers both policy insight and strategy for corporations engaged in China, include:

• Navigating The Policy Agenda
• Rethinking Government Relations
• Strategies For Effective Government Relations In Changing Times
• Working With Government As A Partner - The Fonterra Experience
• Why Public Relations Is Government Relations In China
• Managing Risk - The Role Of The Government Relations Professional
• Model Citizen - Building A Shared Value Model In The PRC

For the fifth year, the lead event sponsor is Weber Shandwick, and the event is supported by lead partner AmCham China. Other partners include The Confederation of British Industry, AmCham Shanghai, The European Union Chamber of Commerce in China, PR Newswire and IMA Asia. Numbers are restricted to 110 attendees to maintain interactivity and senior-level attendance.

• Visit the website for more information: http://www.publicaffairsasia.com/gaforum2014
• The full agenda is available here: http://www.cvent.com/d/k4qp4l/6X
• Delegate registration is open here: http://www.cvent.com/d/k4qp4l/4W