On the 30th of May, 2024, EVBB had the pleasure of participating in a meeting hosted by our esteemed Chinese member EUPIC’s Brussels branch where we got to meet the Wuxi High-Tech Zone Delegation (WND). The delegation was led by Mr. Jinwei ZHANG, Director WND, and accompanied by Jiang YU, Director of Commerce Bureau WND, Xin CHANG, Director of Xinwu Branch, Wuxi Municipal Natural Resources & Planning Bureau, Jun FANG, Director of Hongshan Sub-district WND, Yan SUN, Deputy Director of the Free-Trade Zone Administration WND, Zhidong ZHAO, Chairman and GM, Wuxi National Hi-Tech District Venture Capital Holding Group, Jun REN, General Manager of Wuxi-Singapore Industrial Park Development Co. Ltd., Qiang DING, Chairman and GM, Wuxi National Integrated Circuit Design Base Co. Ltd., Yun HU, Project Manager, Investment Promotion & Development Center, WND, Yingjie ZHU, Project Manager, Investment Promotion & Development Center, WND, and Steven GAO, General Manager, Honsel Fastener Wuxi Co. Ltd.
EUPIC was also represented by Segree DAI, President, Kenny XUE, Vice-President, Marco GASPARRONI, Head EU Office, Aicky ZHANG, Senior Project Manager, and Philip ZHAO, Senior Project Manager. The host, Mr. Marco Gasparroni, also extended invitation to European representatives, including Mr. Damir FILIPOVIC, Secretary General – Alliance of IoT and Edge Computer Innovation, Mr. Kévin BURKEL, Executive VP Sustainability, Marketing & Strategy – BekaertDeslee, Mr. Gilles DEBUSSCHERE, MarCom & Design Director – BekaertDeslee, Ms. Livia MARCANTONIO, Senior Project Manager – European Business & Innovation Network, Mr. Cliff SIMON, Director Europe EEINTL – Oil & Gas tech services, Mr. Thibault JONCKHEERE, CEO – Exothera Biotech, and Mr. Thomas VAN DURME, CEO & Founder – Orion AI Intelligence.
Both sides expressed their keen interest in fostering bilateral business communication, cooperation, mutual development, and knowledge exchange. EVBB is happy to announce an already existing Memoranda of Understanding with Wuxi National High-Tech Industrial Development Zone and is looking forward to future collaborations, particularly in the field of Vocational Education and Training.
Wuxi is the birthplace of China’s national industry and commerce, a national historical and cultural city with significant geographical advantages and a solid industrial foundation. WND is the most important economic growth pole in Wuxi City, an important window for reform and opening up, and an industrial highland for participating in international competition.
