Date: Fri, 3rd May 2024
Time: 9:00 am – 21:30 pm
Location: Sheraton Grand London Park Lane, Piccadilly, London W1J 7BX
For our upcoming ACLE Annual Conference, we are thrilled to
partner with the China-Britain Artificial Intelligence Association (CBAIA). The
CBAIA is a non-profit organisation, artificial intelligence community and the
foremost Chinese technology exchange and incubation sharing platform in the
United Kingdom.
The Annual Conference is scheduled for May 3rd 2024, at the
Sheraton Grand on London’s prestigious Park Lane from 9:00 am to 18:00 pm
(Ticket A) or 9:00 am –21:30 pm (Ticket B). This special event aims to provide
a platform for Chinese companies in the United Kingdom, Chinese lawyers
practicing in Europe, and other corporate service providers to connect, share
resources, and foster business relationships.
Confirmed participants include top-tier lawyers from ACLE,
professionals, and researchers from the CBAIA, as well as renowned Chinese
companies in the United Kingdom. Many of these companies are state-owned or
private listed entities spanning critical sectors such as finance, technology,
chemicals, telecommunications, and IT.
We would like to extend a warm invitation for you to join our Annual Conference and explore opportunities with the world's fastest-growing economy. Please note that attendance is not free. We offer two ticket options:
Agenda:
9:00 am – 9:30 am – Welcome and Opening Speech
We are honoured to commence the conference with opening remarks from esteemed guests:
- The Honourable Lord Daniel Brennan from the House of Lords
- Qun Gu, President of ACLE
- Zhikai Xie, representing CBAIA
Agenda:
9:00
am – 9:30 am – Registration/Reception
Sign-In Signature & Photo
opportunities
9:30am
– 10:00am Welcome and Opening Speech
We are honoured to commence the conference
with opening remarks from esteemed guests:
- The Honourable Lord Daniel Brennan KC from the House
of Lords
- Mikaël Laurans,
Head of International, the Law Society
- Qun Gu,
President of Association for Chinese
Lawyers in Europe (‘ACLE’)
- Zhikai Xie,
representing China-Britan Artificial
Intelligence Association (‘CBAIA’)
Section
I: AI and Legal Tech in UK, EU and China
Keynote Speech:
10:00
am – 10:15 am – How AI Will Transform the Practice of Law
This is presented by Jean-Paul da Costa, Partner and Head of the Corporate and
Commercial department at Sherrards
Solicitors LLP, alongside Laurel
(Xueying) Zhang, Legal Director and Head of The China and Southeast Asia
Group at Sherrards.
Sherrards is a Commercial Law firm based
in the City of London providing a range of services both domestically and
internationally much of which is in the Fintech space.
10:15
am – 10:30 am – Unleashing AI’s Disruptive Force: Transforming SaaS in the New
Service – Centric Economy
This is presented by Yi Guo, Head of AIGC, Alibaba.
10:30
am – 10:40 am – TikTok in Europe and UK
This is presented by Ningxin Wu,
TikTok
10:40 am – 10:55 am – Application of Generative AI in
Legal and Business Services
This is brought to you by Jing Duan, Managing Director and Meng Zhao, Partner of Dumela B.V.
Dumela B.V. is a business consulting
company specialised in cross-border business services, based in Eindhoven, the
Netherlands.
10:55
am – 11:20 am – Prospects for Co-Operation in European Cross-Border Investment
and Financial and Legal Services.
This is presented by
Xuan Zhou of Vice President,
Guangdong Lawyers Association (‘GDLA’).
Followed by: New Trends of International Financial Institutions Business Development
in China.
Presented by Liang Zhou of Guangdong Lawyers Association (‘GDLA’).
Section
II: AI and Financial Services
Keynote Speech:
11:20
am – 11:40 am - Trustworthy AI for Legal Applications
This is presented by Eva Zhang,
UK CEO on behalf of Ant Group.
The Ant Group is an affiliate company of the Chinese conglomerate
Alibaba Group. Their vision is to create future-ready digital infrastructure
for the service industry and to bring small and beautiful changes to the world.
11:40
am – 12:10 pm – Panel Discussion: Opportunities and Challenges from the
Financial Sector in the United Kingdom in 2024
The panel consists of:
- Eva Zhang, presenting on behalf of Ant Group
- Jinming Hu, presenting on behalf of Guotai Junan Securities
- Wei Zhang, presenting on behalf of Guangfa Securities
- Bank of China, with the panel member to be confirmed
Keynote Speech:
12:10
pm – 12:30 pm - Speech presented by Eric Hilgendorf.
Eric
Hilgendorf is a German professor of Law and Legal Philosopher. He is one of
Germany's most influential scholars in the field of
criminal law, specialising in IT law and AI.
12:30 - 14:00 pm: Standing Lunch Buffet
Section
III: AI and China Outbound Investments Keynote Speech:
14:00
pm - 14:15 pm – Introduction of Cambridge Ecosystem and How to combine AI into
business
This is presented by Zhuocun LIN,
UK General Manager of Turholding Group
(‘Tuspark’ aka ‘Qidi’)
Tusholding Group is a prestigious and advanced high-tech enterprise.
14:15
pm – 14:30 pm - Taxes in Europe & AI Companies
This is brought to you by Bas
Jorisse, Tax Partner of Archipel,
Netherlands
Archipel provides expert legal advice to domestic and international
clients. Their main areas of expertise are international contracts and
cross-border litigation and arbitration, operating worldwide with a particular
focus on Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
14:30
pm - 14:45 pm - National Security and Investment Act 2021 and its Impact on
Cross-Border M&A
This is presented by Paul Hardman,
Partner at Shakespeare Martineau LLP
Shakespeare Martineau LLP is a leading full-service UK law firm,
providing legal services to businesses, organisations, government departments,
families, and people throughout life and in business.
14:45
pm - 15:00 pm – The capabilities of AI computing infrastructure for Chinese
enterprises overseas expansion
This is presented by Charlie Cao,
CEO, China Telecom Europe
China Telecom Corporation Limited is a Chinese telecommunications
company. It is one of the red chip listed companies of state-owned China
Telecommunications Corporation.
15:00
pm - 15:15 pm – Energy transition, Carbon capture and Hydrogen at Honeywell
This is presented by Carlos da
Neves, Western Europe Regional Director, Honeywell
Honeywell International Inc. is an American publicly traded,
multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Charlotte, North
Carolina. It primarily operates in four areas
of
business: aerospace, building automation, performance materials and
technologies, and safety and productivity solutions.
Keynote Speech
15:15
pm - 15:30 pm - Statutory Mergers in Switzerland.
This is presented by Shu Zhang of
Bar & Karrer AG Zurich.
Bär & Karrer is a leading Swiss law firm with more than 200 lawyers.
The famous transaction of the acquisition of Credit Suisse by USB was conducted
by them.
15:30
pm – 15:45 pm – What do we consider when investing in UK/EU
This is presented by Jingmin Yan,
President of Association of Chinese Insurance Professionals UK (‘ACIP’) and Director of GlobePay.
Jingmin is also a senior manager at China
Taiping Insurance UK.
China Taiping Insurance is a one of the largest Chinese insurance
conglomerate.
16:00
pm -16:15 pm – ESG Considerations for Chinese Enterprises Outbound Investment
This is presented by Yang Yu of
Llinks.
Llinks is a leading Chinese law firm with a nationwide and international
practice that focuses on legal services for businesses.
16:15 pm -16:30 pm – How do we invest in
AI? This is presented by Andy Sui, CEO, Everst Global
PLC
Everst Global PLC is a London Stock Exchange Main Board listed trading
company having an interest in investing into AI industry.
16:30 pm -16:45 pm – How to make global
business easier with AI This is presented by Isable Yee, Director, Ebury
Ebury is a financial services company, specialising in international
cash management solutions including cross-border payments, FX risk management,
and business lending.
16:45
pm - 17:00 pm - End Speech and Introduction of ACLE and Introduction of AI
Association
Gu Qun, ACLE President and Zhikai Xie, AI Association President closing.
Group
photo opportunities will be available here.
17:00
pm - 18:30 pm - Reception
Drink and Networking (Bar will be open at this time for guests to buy drinks)
Guests can use this time to get changed for Gala Dinner (Lady’s changing room
is at ground floor)
18:30
pm - Call in for Gala Dinner
7:00
pm - 21:30 pm - For those with Ticket B: Join us for a
delicious three course seated Black Tie
Gala Dinner with a music performance and networking opportunities.
Who is ACLE?
We are the Association for Chinese Lawyers in Europe (ACLE), a non-profit association legally registered in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. ACLE builds a double platform for Chinese lawyers practising in Europe to communicate with Chinese outbound investors in all European countries.
Who is CBAIA?
China-Britain
Artificial Intelligence Association (CBAIA) is a not-for-profit organisation
with the aim of establishing a platform and a community where UK-based Chinese
Artificial Intelligence professionals and researchers can share industrial and
academic resources and knowledge. CBAIA was founded in 2018 and has 700+
experienced and well-connected fellows and mem bers.
Host:
Qiaochu Wang, an MPhil graduate in Education (Arts, Creativity and
Education) from the University of Cambridge, is a multi-platform reading and
sharing blogger known as "@ 翘楚同学." She is the
owner of the trademarked brand "Qiaochu Reading" and is listed in
Baidu Encyclopaedia’s Notable People section. With over 200,000 followers
across social platforms, Qiaochu is a top-tier content creator in the knowledge
domain on Bilibili and a prominent V-blogger in the reading and writing field
on Weibo. She has been a contestant on CCTV, a TEDx speaker, and has been
featured in mainstream media.
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