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A Guide To Doing Business in China

PCMA Convene

I learned that everything is negotiable,” McKeon said. More than two decades later, McKeon has dedicated her professional life to studying that belief in bargaining and helping companies navigate the complexities of doing business in China. Obviously, big changes have impacted China since the strategies were first used long ago.

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Flagship Convention Spaces Bet On Retail

EventMB

Photo credit: China National Convention Center, Phase 2 (CNCC-II) Lunch Hall. With destinations like China still completely close to international travel, there are question marks over the feasibility of these projects, at least in the short term. China National Convention Center, Phase 2 (CNCC-II) in Beijing, China.

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Getting the best value from your keynote speaker

Event Industry News

Karishma Vaswani, Asia business correspondent of BBC World News, chairs the session Asian Capital Going Global during the Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference (BFA) in Boao, south China’s Hainan Province, March 24, 2016. Credit: Yang Guanyu/Xinhua/Alamy Live News. How to get the most from your speaker before the event has even started?

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Bitcoin Explained, For Meeting Planners

SmartMeetings

It’s been recognized as a currency by the European Union, yet China recently closed cryptocurrency exchanges serving its local markets—where more than 80 percent of the world’s Bitcoin transactions and financing activities were taking place until recently. Meeting planners can potentially save money by paying in Bitcoin.

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Trade show organisers and associations join forces to create safe, successful platforms for economic recovery and reconnection

Event Industry News

Douglas Emslie, CEO –Tarsusand Chair of SISO, said: “We hear first-hand from our customers how eager they are to get back to some sense of normalcy and how essential face-to-face events are to source products, negotiate and meet suppliers. Our platforms help build and grow global industries,” says Charlie McCurdy, CEO –Informa Markets.

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The European Energy Crisis: Can Sustainable Energy and Improved Efficiency Save Us? 

Management Events

There are ongoing negotiations that will give us more mandatory objectives in terms of energy efficiency. Until now, prices in global energy markets have been moderate because the demand from China and Southeast Asia was not at its usual limits. That has been coordinated through the European Commission and the REPowerEU initiative.

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Interviews with Planners - Maureen Sojka

Eventinterface

She has hands-on experience juggling the event planning needs of multiple organizations, including budget preparation, contract terms, negotiations and analysis, speaker management, off-site events, exhibits and trade shows, and travel. The most unique location I’ve ever planned an event at is Chengdu, China.