4 November Hongqiao Pinnacle and Australian Manufacturing Delegation Matchmaking Session at Expo
Co-organised by Orient International (Group) Ltd and OZ-Town Australia Pty Ltd, and co-organised by Mineking Pty Ltd and Shanghai Hongqiao International Imported Commodities Exhibition & Marketing Co Ltd, 13 companies from the Made in Australia and Oz-Town pavilions participated in the docking session. Zhu, President of Orient International, personally participated in the matchmaking meeting and visited the showroom, yard, wine centre and coffee centre of PinHui. Then returned to the office to participate in the business docking. During the docking session, firstly, Orient International and Hongqiao Pinnacle introduced themselves, and at the same time introduced the live banding system of Hongqiao Pinnacle. After that, each company of the Australian manufacturing delegation also introduced themselves and their needs. We hope that we can fulfil the function of 6+365, and after the Expo, the Made in Australia Pavilion can be set up, and hope that more companies made in Australia will come to participate in the exhibition, sales and promotion.
5 November Australian Prime Minister’s Expo Luncheon
Andrew Robb (former Minister for Trade), Sophy Liu (CEO of Oz-Town), Wei Li (Chairman of Swan Chuang Group), William Tang (Chairman of Pharmaceuticals Australia), Lyn Lin (Chairman of Fung Ya Tang Group) and Oz-Town’s long-time friend, Mr Li Tao (Chairman of Kelan Group), participated in the only luncheon of the Prime Minister’s visit to China co-ordinated by the Department of Foreign Affairs of Australia, together with other representatives of Australian enterprises in China, and representatives of the governments and enterprises in China, a total of more than 200 people attended the luncheon, which was very successful.
Afternoon of 5 November Matchmaking session at ICBC
ICBC has been very supportive of the Made in Australia and Oz-Town delegations this year, and in addition to having organised an online matchmaking session in Sydney, a separate offline matchmaking session was arranged at the Fair this time. At the same time, Andrew Robb, the nominal head of the delegation, gave a keynote speech on Australia’s trade relationship with China at the Fair.
6th November Andrew Robb Tour
Andrew Robb signed a bilateral trade agreement with China on behalf of the Australian government in 2015, so it was significant to be the honorary head of the delegation this time. Andrew Robb lived up to his reputation as a once pro-people minister, personally communicating with every exhibitor. He also received an exclusive interview from the National News Network. As a result of the Australian Prime Minister’s visit to China, Australian companies at this year’s Expo also raised their eyebrows, and their booths were red-hot inside and outside.
6th November Andrew Robb Medical Pavilion Tour
6 November Andrew Robb tours food halls
7 November: Expo Board Leader’s Tour of the Museum
Made in Australia and Oz-Town have been participating in the Fair for the 5th consecutive year, and the three years of the epidemic have come rain or shine, with strong support from the leadership and team of the Fair Bureau, including the Food Pavilion and the Medical Pavilion. The Made in Australia and Oz-Town team, is one of the designated recruiters of the Fair in Australia by the Fair Bureau and actively co-operates with the Fair Bureau in Australia.
9 November Launch of the Chinese version of the report (Livestock and Livestock Chamber of Commerce)
The 2015-2022 Trade Report on China’s Food Imports from Australia was originally designed to be released in English in Canberra and in Chinese during the Fair. On the platform of Oz-Town Chamber of Commerce, the Chinese version was officially launched in front of nearly 100 people in the presence of Lauren Gibert, Austrade Trade Commissioner and Tony Zhang, Vice Chairman of Australian Chamber of Commerce (Shanghai). At the same time, in front of the crowd, Oz-Town signed a strategic co-operation agreement with China Foodservice Network, which will be parallel to the Fair for the next 5 years and release the Chinese version of the report during the Fair.
10 November Presentation of the English version of the report (Auscham)
Auscham Australian Chamber of Commerce (Shanghai) is the unofficial chamber of commerce for Australians in Shanghai, an organisation with over 1000 members. Auscham was actively involved in the preparation and promulgation of the 2015-2022 China’s Trade in Food Imports from Australia Report. This time, we take the opportunity of the Expo to introduce it to our member companies in Shanghai.
An Unexpected Harvest
This time, during the exhibition, we also had the opportunity to visit the non-heritage and old-fashioned exhibits, and communicated with the pavilions in Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Shandong, Fujian, Beijing, Zhejiang, Guangdong, Tianjin and Hunan, and hoped that in the near future, these excellent humanities products could enter Australia.
11/11/2023
