Possibly as a result of signs that China’s economy is recovering, the co-authors of Supertrends of Future China are frequently speaking on the topic at various public and private venues. Two events in the next two weeks are open to the public (see below for registration and fee information).

Jason Inch will be speaking on Thursday, April 23, at an event hosted by the Shanghai Canadian Chamber of Commerce. This event is open to all, including non-Canadians, for an entry of 75 RMB including one drink (50 RMB if you are a member). Jason will be talking about the recent indications of China’s economic recovery and what that implies for jobs and business expansion. Here is the complete event information:

Date: Thursday, 2009-04-23
Time: 6:30 - 8:30pm
Venue: VIP Room II, Level 3, Four Seasons Hotel Shanghai
Cost: CANCHAM Members: RMB50
Non-members: RMB75
RSVP: Fiona@cancham.sh.cn

On May 7, Jason will be speaking at the two-day Green Product & Business Forum in Shanghai. Chapter 9 of the Supertrends book focused on China’s environmental supertrend: The opportunities in cleantech, sustainable business, and energy efficiency in China. Jason will join a panel discussion on the first day of the event to talk about sustainable business in China. If you are with an NGO or non-profit, registration is 300 RMB, and for corporate attendees it is 1500 RMB. Given the huge opportunities in China’s environmental industries, this is an excellent opportunity to learn more.

Please let us know if you will be attending, it is great to meet blog readers in person.

Part of the fun of being an author is the chance to interact with readers. To that end, we would like to announce some upcoming events for Supertrends’ blog readers to attend in person.

In collaboration with one of China’s best foreign book specialist booksellers, Garden Books, the co-authors of Supertrends of Future China will be speaking at two events in April for readers in Shanghai and Beijing:

The first event is this weekend, Sunday April 12 from 3-5 PM at the Shanghai outlet of Garden Books (located on 325 Changle Road nearby Shanxi South Road). At this event, both James Yuann and Jason Inch will be there to share their ideas about China’s immediate economic future and how this relates to careers in China, investing, and starting a business. Further information can be found about the event at City Weekend.

The second event will be held the following weekend in Beijing on Saturday April 18 from 3-5 PM at the Sequoia Cafe (44 Guanghua Road by 2nd Ring Road East). There Jason Inch will speak on the economic crisis’ effects in China, the timeline for recovery, and how this impacts expats and foreign companies doing business here. Further information about the event is at Garden Books and on City Weekend.

By the way, the book is already on sale at Garden Books for those readers in China. The book has been available worldwide for several months now but they are the first retailer that we know of to carry our book in China.  Thanks!

Recently James Yuann, co-author of Supertrends, was invited to speak about China’s science and technology trends at Spark09.

Spark09, held in Shanghai on March 28,  was the inaugural hosting of a TED-style symposium of  interesting speakers coming together to interact with audiences in the sharing of new ideas in humanities, environment, science, business. It was an extraordinary event that I also attended along with several hundred people to see some amazing presentations.

James was honored to attend as a speaker. For those could not make it to the event but would like to see his speech, a video should become available in a few days’ time on his bio page at the Spark website.

If you would like to have James or myself speak about China’s economy and trends at your upcoming event, please get in touch with us.