Chinese participants
Wang Shi, Chairman, Vanke Group
• Widely recognised as the “God Father of the Chinese real estate industry”.
• Time Magazine says he is “China’s Donald Trump” and the New York Times calls him the “58-year old tycoon-adventurer in the mould of Sir Richard Branson”
• Author of major Chinese best-seller “Road and Dream“, and avid adventurer. In 2003, he reached the peak of Mount Everest, becoming the oldest person in China to do so. He subsequently completed the Adventure Grand Slam 7+2 (scaling the highest peaks on seven continents and to trek to the two poles), becoming the oldest person in the world to do so.
• Founder and Chairman of Vanke, the largest property developer in China (some say the world).
• Vanke is listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange (No. 000002), and current market capitalisation exceeds US$10b. Revenue over US$5b (up 2000 % since 2000), net profit over US$700m in 2008.
Ranked on the Forbes “Asia’s Fab 50 Companies” list
Xia Gang, President, China International Industry and Commerce Co. Ltd
• Investor and entrepreneur
• CIIC was founded in 1988 and has developed into an enterprise group based on real estate integrating technology industry and international economic cooperation.
• CIIC has undertaken significant property development projects including:
- Yangpu Development Area in Hainan
- Qianmen Business Center area of Beijing
- Development of Beijing State Guest Avenue (Fuwai Street)
- State Guest Garden
- Development of Beijing International Information Park
- Renovation of Friendship Hotel
- The General Development of the Western Hill National Forest park
Meng Gang , Chairman of National Chiao Tung University Real Estate Group, City Union’s rotating presidency
• Meng is a member of the Political Consultative Conference of Sichuan Province;
• Formerly a member of Chengdu People’s Congress Standing Committee, CPPCC Standing Committee, Sichuan Provincial Party Standing Committee of the NLD, and the NLD vice-chairman of the Chengdu Municipal Party Committee;
• He is an engineer by training, and has made an outstanding contribution toward the development of real estate in Sichuan Province, as well as Chengdu province;
• National Chiao Tung University Real Estate Group was founded in 1988. This division of the university has developed approximately 180 million square meters of residential land in Chengdu in 2007;
• It is also active in the hotel and property buisenesses.
Other Chinese businesspeople attending include:
- Mr Liu Wei, Chairman of Guo Shi Tong Investment & Management Co., Ltd.
- Mr Kong Shao Wu, Chairman of Qing Dao Urban Construction Group Co., Ltd.
- Mr Yan Ming, Chairman of Xi’an Lucky King Group
- Mr Chang Xian Lei, Chairman of An Hui Xin Yi Real Estate
- Mr Cai Cheng , Chairman of Yin Du Group Ltd
- Mr Chen Hui Jun, Chairman of Jin Da Di Real Estate Ltd
- Ms Gan Chun Lan, Board Chairwoman of Changxing Guoxing Real Estate Investment Co.,Ltd
- Mr Lu Yong Qiang, General Manager of Changxing Lucheng Real Estate Development Co.,Ltd
- Mr Qian Guang Ping, General Manager of Changxing Nuoli Xingjindu Real Estate Development Co.,Ltd
- Mr Zhao Ming, General Manager of Wujin Chuangye Real Estate Co., Ltd
- Mr Chen Zhu Wei, General Manager of Changzhou Tianlu Construction and Development Co., Ltd
- Mr Chen Wen Bing, President of Changzhou Hailian Trading Co., Ltd
- Huang Wei, Executive Director of Jin Zi Jing (Fujian) Property Co., Ltd.
- Mr Bao Jin Sheng, General Manager of Bao Ji San Di Real Estate Co., Ltd.
Local Government delegations:
Changxing County
Leader: Mr Lu Youping, Vice Mayor of Changxing County, Huzhou City, Zhejiang Province
Population / Area / GDP
620 thousand / 1430 sq km / 19.347 billion RMB
Wu Jin District
Leader: Mr. XU Weinan, Governor of Wu Jin district, Changzhou City, Jiangsu Province
Population / Area / GDP
960 thousand / 1 246.6 sq km / 70.631 billion RMB
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