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CHINA TIME SYMPOSIUM „Discussing EU-CHINA Climate Cooperation”
November 23: 9.30am – 4pm, City Hall and until 3pm via livestream
November 24: 9.30am – 2.30pm, City Hall and until 1.15pm via livestream
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Intro
CHINA TIME 2022 addresses one of the most pressing challenges and important issues of our time - climate change. As an established high-level exchange forum, CHINA TIME is inviting representatives and experts in related fields from Germany, other European countries and China to a two-day symposium, titled “Discussing EU-China Climate Cooperation”, to share viewpoints and discuss strategies for tackling the climate crisis.
The event will include a number of panel debates exploring topical themes such as how international climate cooperation can be strengthened between the EU and China, and the importance of finding long-term solutions to the crisis. Other timely issues on the agenda include the economic effects of climate cooperation and the role earmarked for urban initiatives.
High-profile experts in the fields of science, politics, culture and business, among others, are scheduled to address the symposium. Keynote speakers that are confirmed to attend include: Jennifer Morgan, State Secretary at the Federal Foreign Office and Special Representative for International Climate Policy, Germany; Jacob Werksman, Principal Advisor to the Directorate General for Climate Action in the Eu Commission; Dr. Christine Loh, Chief Development Strategist of the Environment Institute of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology; and Prof. Dr Mojib Latif, climate scientist and President of the Academy of Science Hamburg.
Updates on the programme and additions to the list of speakers will be issued on a weekly basis.
Magdalene Weiss has been a partner at Gerkan, Marg and Partners (gmp), an international architectural company based in Hamburg, since 2021 and has headed its Shanghai office since 2004.
She is an expert in market leadership, industrial policy and the social points system in China advises companies on adapting to Chinese market requirements.
Kurt Plötner held managerial positions for around 30 years until 2021 at Hamburg-based Stulz, which produces humidification systems and air-conditioning units for data centres and industry, as well as providing maintenance and customer service for air-conditioning systems.
Philipp Lehnert is CEO of the Vector Foiltec Group – a post he has held since 2018. The roof and facade systems company from Bremen operates globally, with production sites in Germany and China.
Head of the Division Coordination Center for Climate Issues
Dr. Benno Hain
Dr. Beno Hain is recently Head of the Division Coordination Center for Climate Issues as Part of the Ministry for Environment, Energy, Climate and Agriculture of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg.
