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As the first event was so popular and sold out only in a couple of hours, we have now managed to open a new date for all of you on the waiting list...
On the 30th of March, the Swedish Chamber welcomes you to join this Full Day Factory & Company Tour in Jiading district of Shanghai. During the morning session, all participants will be given an overview of aluminum production for heat exchangers, mainly for the automotive industry, and listen to Colin Xu, President at Gränges Asia, about their story from behind the scenes of the Jiading plant. After presentation and tour of the massive plant, we will have lunch together in Gränges meeting room.
In the afternoon session, we will hop on the bus and transfer to Volvo Cars and their Asia Pacific Headquarters. The visiting group will be welcomed by Volvo Cars, a company with over 90 years of history, and gain unique insightswhen touring their 200,000 square meters large premises. The Jiading office houses mainly automotive design, R&D, procurement as well as administrative functions for Asia Pacific region.
Don't miss out on this great on-site learning experience - Sign up now to secure your spot (limited tickets, 25 visitors maximum)! Due to limited seats, please note that refunds for cancellations can only be issued within 24 hours of purchased ticket and we can not issue refunds for tickets bought after March 26th.
Event Info
Date: Tuesday, March 30th, 2021
Time: 09:00 - 15:30 (Full Day Factory & Company Tour)
Agenda:
07:30 Bus departure from SwedCham office at The Center, No. 989 Changle rd, Xuhui district
(only for participants who buy ticket with transportation included!)
09:00 - 09:30 Registration, check in & coffee at Gränges
09:30 - 10:30 Presentation
10:30 - 11:45 Gränges Factory Tour
11:45 - 12:00 Gathering and Q&A
12:00 - 12:30 Lunch
12:30 - 12:45 Transport to Volvo Cars HQ
(own transportation or bus for those with transportation ticket)
13:00 - 14:00 Presentation in Volvo Cars Auditorium
14:15 - 15:30 Volvo Cars Company Tour and Q&A
15:30 Event ends & bus back to SwedCham office at no. 989 Changle rd, Xuhui district
(only for participants who buy ticket with transportation included!)
Venue
Gränges Aluminum
No. 1111, Jiatang Highway, Jiading district, Shanghai
格朗吉斯铝业
上海市嘉定区嘉唐公路1111号
Volvo Cars Asia-Pacific Headquarters
No. 2088 Lvyi road, Jiading district, Shanghai
沃尔沃汽车亚太总部
上海市嘉定区绿意路2088号
Price
- 330 RMB for SwedCham Members (lunch and transportation included)
- 230 RMB for SwedCham Members (only lunch)
- 390 RMB for Non-Members (lunch and transportation included)
- 290 RMB for Non-Members (only lunch)
Kindly note that we will need to collect contact information including travel history, health code information, shoe size (for the factory visit) and own vehicle license plate information upon registration, to ensure a smooth visit. Welcome!
About the factory:
Gränges is a supplier of rolled aluminium products for heat exchanger applications and other niche markets serving the automotive industry, the HVAC industry and others. Gränges develop, produce and market advanced materials that enhance efficiency in the customer manufacturing process and performance of the final products. Gränges has a leading global position in rolled products for brazed aluminium heat exchangers, which is partly served from the production plant in Shanghai which was established in 1996 and with an annual capacity of 120 ktonnes. In the manufacturing of rolled aluminium for brazed heat exchangers, there are several different process steps involved – from melting and casting, hot rolling, cold rolling, annealing to the final slitting and packaging.
Agenda
07
30
-
09
00
Departure from SwedCham Office
Bus departure from SwedCham office at The Center, No. 989 Changle rd, Xuhui district.
Note: only for participants who buy ticket with transportation included!
09
30
-
10
30
Presentation
Colin Xu•Henrik Denker10
30
-
11
45
11
45
-
12
00
Gathering and Q&A
Colin Xu•Henrik Denker12
00
-
12
30
Tuesday, March 30, 2021
12
30
-
12
45
Transport to Volvo Cars HQ
(own transportation or bus for those with transportation ticket)
13
00
-
14
00
Presentation in Volvo Cars Auditorium
Michel Zhao14
00
-
15
30
Volvo Cars Company Tour and Q&A
Michel Zhao15
30
-
17
00
Event ends, transport back to SwedCham office
Transport with SwedCham bus or own transport
Presentation
Speakers
Colin Xu
President at Gränges Aluminium (Shanghai) Co., LtdColin Xu has been President Asia for Gränges since 2013 based in Shanghai, China. Prior to that Colin worked for Sapa Heat Transfer Shanghai (former name of Granges Shanghai) since 2001, with several leading management positions since 2003, including MD 2010-2013. Colin has a Master of Science Economics and Business Administration, MBA, China Europe International Business School.
Henrik Denker
VP Finance, Asia at Gränges Aluminium (Shanghai) Co., LtdHenrik Denker has been VP Finance APAC for Gränges since 2017 based in Shanghai, China. Prior to that Henrik spent more than 17 years with SCA including VP Finance APAC, VP M&A among other roles within finance, across Sweden, Americas and Asia. Henrik has a Master of Science in Industrial Engineering and Management degree from Linkoping University as well as a Postgraduate Diploma in Finance from University of Melbourne
Gathering and Q&A
Speakers
Colin Xu
President at Gränges Aluminium (Shanghai) Co., LtdColin Xu has been President Asia for Gränges since 2013 based in Shanghai, China. Prior to that Colin worked for Sapa Heat Transfer Shanghai (former name of Granges Shanghai) since 2001, with several leading management positions since 2003, including MD 2010-2013. Colin has a Master of Science Economics and Business Administration, MBA, China Europe International Business School.
Henrik Denker
VP Finance, Asia at Gränges Aluminium (Shanghai) Co., LtdHenrik Denker has been VP Finance APAC for Gränges since 2017 based in Shanghai, China. Prior to that Henrik spent more than 17 years with SCA including VP Finance APAC, VP M&A among other roles within finance, across Sweden, Americas and Asia. Henrik has a Master of Science in Industrial Engineering and Management degree from Linkoping University as well as a Postgraduate Diploma in Finance from University of Melbourne
Presentation in Volvo Cars Auditorium
Speakers
Michel Zhao
Vice President of Corporate Communications at Volvo Car Asia Pacific Head QuarterMichel Zhao joined Volvo Cars in January 2017 and was appointed Vice President of Corporate Communications at Volvo Car Asia Pacific. Her role oversees brand communications, stakeholder communications, corporate social responsibility (CSR) and internal communications, with the overarching goal to promote the Volvo Cars brand, strengthen the corporate image and create a favourable business environment for Volvo Car Asia Pacific.
Prior to joining the company, she was the Head of Communications Centre APAC for another Swedish company, SKF, a global leader in the bearings industry for more than 100 years. Her key responsibility was to coordinate communications within the Asia Pacific region.
Mrs Zhao has many years' experience in promoting Nordic culture and its brands in the Asia Pacific region, with a special focus on China.
Volvo Cars Company Tour and Q&A
Speakers
Michel Zhao
Vice President of Corporate Communications at Volvo Car Asia Pacific Head QuarterMichel Zhao joined Volvo Cars in January 2017 and was appointed Vice President of Corporate Communications at Volvo Car Asia Pacific. Her role oversees brand communications, stakeholder communications, corporate social responsibility (CSR) and internal communications, with the overarching goal to promote the Volvo Cars brand, strengthen the corporate image and create a favourable business environment for Volvo Car Asia Pacific.
Prior to joining the company, she was the Head of Communications Centre APAC for another Swedish company, SKF, a global leader in the bearings industry for more than 100 years. Her key responsibility was to coordinate communications within the Asia Pacific region.
Mrs Zhao has many years' experience in promoting Nordic culture and its brands in the Asia Pacific region, with a special focus on China.
Speakers
Michel Zhao
Vice President of Corporate Communications at Volvo Car Asia Pacific Head Quarter
More Information
Henrik
Denker
VP Finance, Asia at Gränges Aluminium (Shanghai) Co., Ltd
Henrik Denker has been VP Finance APAC for Gränges since 2017 based in Shanghai, China. Prior to that Henrik spent more than 17 years with SCA including VP Finance APAC, VP M&A among other roles within finance, across Sweden, Americas and Asia. Henrik has a Master of Science in Industrial Engineering and Management degree from Linkoping University as well as a Postgraduate Diploma in Finance from University of Melbourne
Colin Xu
President at Gränges Aluminium (Shanghai) Co., Ltd
Colin Xu has been President Asia for Gränges since 2013 based in Shanghai, China. Prior to that Colin worked for Sapa Heat Transfer Shanghai (former name of Granges Shanghai) since 2001, with several leading management positions since 2003, including MD 2010-2013. Colin has a Master of Science Economics and Business Administration, MBA, China Europe International Business School.
Michel Zhao
Vice President of Corporate Communications at Volvo Car Asia Pacific Head Quarter
Michel Zhao joined Volvo Cars in January 2017 and was appointed Vice President of Corporate Communications at Volvo Car Asia Pacific. Her role oversees brand communications, stakeholder communications, corporate social responsibility (CSR) and internal communications, with the overarching goal to promote the Volvo Cars brand, strengthen the corporate image and create a favourable business environment for Volvo Car Asia Pacific.
Prior to joining the company, she was the Head of Communications Centre APAC for another Swedish company, SKF, a global leader in the bearings industry for more than 100 years. Her key responsibility was to coordinate communications within the Asia Pacific region.
Mrs Zhao has many years' experience in promoting Nordic culture and its brands in the Asia Pacific region, with a special focus on China.
Sponsors and Partners
Corporate Gold Partners
A special thanks to our Corporate Gold Partners for supporting the Swedish business community in China.
Corporate Silver Partners
A special thanks to our Corporate Silver Partners for supporting the Swedish business community in China.
Scandic Far East Group
Scandic Foods Asia focuses on bringing healthy and delicious Scandinavian products to the Chinese and Asian market. From our Asian Distribution center in the Shanghai Free Trade zone and our Jiuting China distribution center we can supply top Scandinavian brands.
http://www.scandicfoodsasia.com/
PSU (China) Consulting Co., Ltd.
PSU was established 2006 and is one of the leading Security Consultancies in China that has the experience, insight and resources to help companies and organisations to deal with security related issues such as business intelligence, security audits, investigations and crisis management connected to corporate, brands and individuals.
http://www.psuchina.com.cn/
