The NI Chamber’s International Champions – A&L Goodbody, Grant Thornton and Queen’s University Belfast led on this workshop, sharing their expertise and knowledge in areas including cutting through the “red tape”, establishing a presence in China, identifying a distributor/agent and understanding the culture when approaching business.

This workshop was a practical event that showcased the following presentations:

• Setting the scence on businesses entering the Chinese market
  presented by Mark Thompson, A&L Goodbody
  
  
• Understanding the Chinese business environment
  presented by Julie McCandless and Professor Min Zhang, Queen's University Belfast
  
  
• Establishing a presence in the Chinese business market and identifying potential distributors
  presented by Mark Thompson and Jonathan Hacking, A&L Goodbody
  
  
• The insider's guide to operating in China
  presented by Patrick Gallen, Grant Thornton NI LLP
  
  
• Understanding culture when approaching business
  presented by Professor David Rooney, Vice-Chancellors Envoy to China, Queen's University Beflast