Matchmaker for Bizspeakers

It is a good idea to boom local economy and create image by holding conferences, like the successful stories of Davos in Switzerland and Boao in Hainan, China. To make it easier for organizers, a new business is emerging in China - to help you find the right speakers.

Based in the business hub of Shanghai, China Bizspeaker Ltd. is one of the first companies in the world to hunt for scholars, policy-makers, entrepreneurs etc. to deliver speeches at upcoming business meetings and events. On their website, 24 most-concerned economic topics are listed, such as “Chinese macro economy”, “Doing business in China”, “China’s Politics”, “Media in China”, “Risk Analysis”, ” Real estate in China”, “Women at work”, ” Motivational speakers”, “Change” and “Telecom”.

The speakers include Rupert Hoogewerf, founder and compiler of Hurun China Rich List; Wentiejun, professor and Dean of the School of Agriculture &Rural Development in Renmin University of China, who was called “opinion leader on rural reform and development in China” and ” one of China’s movers and shakers.” Shaun Rein, founder and managing director of the China Market Research Group; Tom, Doctoroff, an expert of Chinese market from J. Watter Thompson; Dominique de Boisseson, Chairman of the European Chamber of Commerce and many others.

Making money by holding conferences is not a secret. According to statistics, about 400,000 international meetings are hold annually across the world and participates consume goods and services worth more than US$280 billion during the meetings. In China, conference income in 2005 is about 12.8 billion RMB (0.09 per cent of the year’s GDP),lower than that of the developed countries but higher than the world’s average. A big margin is still there to be filled out.

Putting the function of exchanging and distributing knowledge aside, meetings and events can serve as show windows of the local economy and can attract investments and tourists. That’s why rich cities, like Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen strive to build up more colossal meeting centers, train interpreters and make advertisements to host meetings.

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