Behind the curtain – Where does innovation in China occur. 03. 09

But is this the real case? Part I – Introduction Every time when we talk about China and Innovation, we stumble upon prejudices about copycats, intellectual property conflicts and cheap products. But is this the real case? We would like to invite you to have a look behind the curtain, to experience the „real“ China, meet entrepreneurs and visit companies who are innnovative, creative and successful, in one of the most challenging market environments. Come with us, when we travel to the rising cities Chongqing, Wuhan and Shenzhen to explore where innovation in China occurs. In cooperation with the young Senate of Economy Austria and the APEC Counsel, we ask you to join us, to get a real insight. 7 days - 03.09.-10.09.2017 3 cities - Chongqing, Wuhan, Shenzhen +10 companies b2b meetings and networking events Chongqing – big data Valley

Part II – Schedule & Hosts 03.09.17 – Take off from Austria / Germany to Chongqing, China 04.09.17 – Chongqing 05.09.17 – Chongqing 06.09.17 – Wuhan 07.09.17 – Wuhan 08.09.17 – Shenzhen 09.09.17 – Shenzhen 10.09.17 – Take off from Shenzhen to Austria / Germany Wuhan Selection of Hosts Huawei Technology China Ship Industry Corporate Wuhan Iron and Steel Wuhan Asia-Europe Logistics HP Manufacturing Base Lifan Motor Group ZBJ.com APEC GIC Event Tencent Innovation Center ARM Accelerator 3 Golden XMC Foundry Chongqing Shenzhen

Part III – Chongqing, selection of hosts Lifan Motors is a famous Chinese motor and automobile manufacture. At present, it is famous for its sharing E-car project. The area of Chongqing is 82,400 sq. kilometers, 12 times the size of Shanghai, populated by 30.2 million people. As a comparison, Chongqing is about the size of Austria and has about 3.5 times its population. 3 Golden is the first big data credit information service institution in China.

Part III – Wuhan, Selection of Hosts Wuhan Asia-Europe Logistics Co.,Ltd (aka“WAE”) is the operator of the international rail freight transportation between Wuhan and Europe. . Wuhan, one key port along Yangtze River, is a science & technology education center in China. There are 96 universities and colleges. With a 3,500-year-long history, Wuhan is one of the most ancient and civilized metropolitan cities in China. Wuhan Xinxin Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation (XMC) is a leading semiconductor company in China.

Part III – Shenzhen, Selection of Hosts Huawei is a leading global information and communications technology (ICT) solutions provider. Shenzhen is a major city in Guangdong Province, China and one of the five largest and wealthiest cities of China. Shenzhen was listed as the first economic zone since the Chinese Opening and Reform. Nowadays, it becomes the City of Creation. The R&D input accounts 4.05% of the city GDP. China's most engaging platform for innovators - The 3rd GIC event gathers some of the world’s most adventurous thinkers and pioneers.

Part IV Contact Contact Persons Simon Frank – CEO, Frank Enterprise GmbH simon@frank-enterprise.com +49(0)173-8779061 Chengcheng Gao – Project Leader, Frank Enterprise GmbH cheng@frank-enterprise.com +49(0)151-75232438 Mahdi Allagha & Vuk Markovic – Secretary General Young Senate Of Economy m.allagha@senat-oesterreich.at; v.markovic@senat-oesterreich.at +43 1 505 3548-11 +43 664 887 333 11