Welcome
Interested in the commercialisation of science and technology to support economic growth?
Interested in what opportunities exist in China, an emerging global power in science and technology, and a huge market?
Interested in what opportunities exist in China, an emerging global power in science and technology, and a huge market?
Welcome to the Science to Market series of events organised jointly by The University of Auckland, the New Zealand government and Chinese partners.
Science to Market is a series of three consecutive events taking place between April 16-18, 2008.
One of these events, the China-NZ Technology Commercialisation Networking Forum is taking place on April 18, 2008.
April 18 (Fri)
China-NZ Technology Commercialisation Networking Forum
(Organisers: The University of Auckland and Tsinghua University’s commercialisation company)
Keynote Speaker: Andrew Grant, Head of Greater China, McKinsey & Company
Keynote Speaker: Andrew Grant, Head of Greater China, McKinsey & Company
Preliminary Events include:
April 16 (Wed)
Doing Business in China Briefing (half day workshop)
(Organisers: NZ Trade and Enterprise, NZ Ministry of Research, Science and Technology) – NZ participants only
(Organisers: NZ Trade and Enterprise, NZ Ministry of Research, Science and Technology) – NZ participants only
April 17 (Thur)
Science to Market Conference
(Organisers / sponsors: NZ Ministry of Research, Science and Technology and China Ministry of Science and Technology)
(Organisers / sponsors: NZ Ministry of Research, Science and Technology and China Ministry of Science and Technology)
These three events are aimed at enabling NZ researchers, scientists and corporate technological innovators to familiarise themselves with the S&T innovation system in China, identify areas of potential collaboration and get a first hand experience of China as a potential market.
