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EIA 056 Future Leaders in Sino-European Enterprises

August 22, 2021
EIA 056 Future Leaders in Sino-European EnterprisesJochen Schultz, Qiang Rong, Wei Zhang, Stefan Sack, Hsiao J Chiu (Top Left, clockwise)

Jochen Schultz is the Managing Director and Member of the Board at China Netzwerk Baden-Württemberg, He has been supporting institutions and companies with professional training for 16 years (Schultz Professional Trainings). Which specialises in the development and implementation of qualification measures in China as well as for Chinese companies in Germany. In this podcast a recording of the webinar “Future Leaders in Sino-European Enterprises”, his role is moderator.


The keynote:


Qiang Rong who has dedicated himself for the Chinese city Foshan and German cooperation for more than 10 years Qiang represents the sponsor, Foshan Sino German Industry Service Zone. He has helped many companies from Germany to invest in Foshan and promotes the benefits of setting up in Foshan. The industrial service zone is also open to companies to setup from all part of the world.


The expert panelist joining Jochen and Qiang are:


Stefan Sack General Manager Zobele China – Director APAC Zobele Group


Zobele is manufacturing company with 2,000 employees located in Shenzhen. After completing his PhD Stefan has lived and worked in manufacturing in China since 2005, His various roles have been with German and Italian companies in Shanghai and Shenzhen.  He has also served as Vice President and Chairman of the European Union Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai 2013-15.


Wei Zhang is the founder of Beijing For You International Management Consulting Co., Ltd, China which provides training, coaching and blended learning solutions to local and international clients in China. She has worked with many German companies in China, helping them identify and develop talent. Wei Zhang uses her unique insights and valuable experience to combat the rapid changes still taking place in China.


Hsiao J. Chiu is the Co-founder and Managing Partner of JP contagi Asia, an Executive search firm with offices in Germany, Switzerland and China. As a professional recruitment consultant and cultural hybrid, he has been supporting European and Chinese companies for more than 15 years’. Hsiao J. Chiu’s family are originally from Zhejiang province, with Hsiao being born in Germany and has been based in Asia since 2004.


The combined teams wide and varied experience allows them to tackle the following questions:


  1. What is the status quo of people management in China, what are the current challenges and how does this effect the leadership management?
  2. How to identify future leaders?
  3. How to qualify future leaders?

So now without further delay lets begin


Time Stamp


00:00:31 Introduction


00:03:43 Opening of Webinar by Jochen Schultz Introduction to keynote


00:05:48 Delivery of Keynote by Qiang Rong


00:25:26 Questions to Qiang Rong


00:30:26 Introduction of Experts


00:33:26 Discussion with Experts led by Jochen Schultz


00:35:26 Stefan Sack, Wei Zhang and Hsiao J. Chiu and Qiang Rong


01:22:17 Dr Tumis’s comments on Cultural aspects of trust


01:24:00 Final Closing remarks from experts


01:33:00 End


This podcast it’s made in partnership between ChinaTeam (on LinkedIn) and AsiaBizStories


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