Words of wisdom and advice
October 31, 2011, Monday
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DR Junichi Ujiie
Senior Adviser to the Board, Nomura Holdings, INC
Preconditions for Shanghai to become an international financial center include the renminbi becoming a hard currency that is freely traded in international markets. Tax incentives are necessary to attract foreign professionals.
Laurent Beaudoin
Chairman, Bombardier Inc
Shanghai will become the pre-eminent center for finance and business in Asia Pacific and will thereafter set its sights on surpassing even New York.
Yorihiko Kojima
Chairman of the Board, Mitsubishi Corporation
The key to "Building an International Trade Center" is developing an environment where trading firms can innovate. The granting of business licenses to trading firms to provide services for clients, associates, companies and business investments should be relaxed.
Walter B.Kielholz
Chairman of the Board of Directors, Swiss Reinsurance Company Ltd
By protecting intellectual property rights through forward looking regulations, tougher enforcement and stiffer penalty, Shanghai can set an example for China and reinforcing faith among multinational corporations as a place to invest.
Paul J. Fribourg
Chairman and CEO, Continental Grain Company
Promoting cross-border operations by multinationals in a modern, open, competitive and well-regulated market driven system can help address systemic problems with food security and food safety.
Eelco Hoekstra
Chairman of the Executive Board, Royal Vopak
The infrastructure in Shanghai is already largely in place. However, transshipment is underdeveloped, and reducing the operational costs of international companies is needed.
Michael Diekmann
Chairman of the Board of Management, Allianz SE
Enabling more types of foreign insurance and asset management business would attract more foreign capital and companies.
Maurice R.Greenberg
Chairman and CEO, C.V.Starr & Co Inc
Shanghai could establish its own "matchmaker" agency matching foreign investors and companies with local entities, arranging a marriage between local market knowledge and foreign management skills.
Albrecht De Graeve
CEO, Bekaert
We suggest Shanghai brands itself, not only in a material or money way, but with a unique selling proposition which inspires the present and future generations of its citizen to engage in a City Social Responsibility for a better and sustainable world.
James S. Turley
Chairman and CEO, Ernst & Young
By creating local demand to support a clean technology industry and building an international reputation as a cleantech cluster, Shanghai can create a virtuous circle of economic growth.
Franck Riboud
Chairman and CEO, Danone
By working together with the private sector to create a new model of homecare system, Shanghai can help to ease the pressure on hospitals, improve patient care and ensure more efficient use of funds for the healthcare system.
Dr Severin Schwan
CEO, Roche Group
A policy environment that encourages and rewards innovation is critical to the pharmaceutical industry's continued growth in China.
Michel Pebereau
Chairman, BNP Paribas
Key challenges facing the city are how to allow market mechanisms to play a greater role in the operation of its financial markets, including allowing the free flow of financial information.
S. Gopalakrishnan
Co-chairman, Infosys Ltd Co
We suggest that the Shanghai government establish a "Living Lab" with a focus on encouraging investment in the areas that embrace digital consumer, mobility and cloud computing.
Richard Burrows
Chairman, British American Tobacco
Shanghai must position itself at the forefront of China's service sector and new "people" industry and redeveloping the city in line with new business needs and communications.
Harvey McGrath
Chairman, Prudential Plc
As China's wealth continues to grow and the population ages, investment in retirement housing offers stable profits for companies while meeting an important social need for Shanghai.
Senior Adviser to the Board, Nomura Holdings, INC
Preconditions for Shanghai to become an international financial center include the renminbi becoming a hard currency that is freely traded in international markets. Tax incentives are necessary to attract foreign professionals.
Laurent Beaudoin
Chairman, Bombardier Inc
Shanghai will become the pre-eminent center for finance and business in Asia Pacific and will thereafter set its sights on surpassing even New York.
Yorihiko Kojima
Chairman of the Board, Mitsubishi Corporation
The key to "Building an International Trade Center" is developing an environment where trading firms can innovate. The granting of business licenses to trading firms to provide services for clients, associates, companies and business investments should be relaxed.
Walter B.Kielholz
Chairman of the Board of Directors, Swiss Reinsurance Company Ltd
By protecting intellectual property rights through forward looking regulations, tougher enforcement and stiffer penalty, Shanghai can set an example for China and reinforcing faith among multinational corporations as a place to invest.
Paul J. Fribourg
Chairman and CEO, Continental Grain Company
Promoting cross-border operations by multinationals in a modern, open, competitive and well-regulated market driven system can help address systemic problems with food security and food safety.
Eelco Hoekstra
Chairman of the Executive Board, Royal Vopak
The infrastructure in Shanghai is already largely in place. However, transshipment is underdeveloped, and reducing the operational costs of international companies is needed.
Michael Diekmann
Chairman of the Board of Management, Allianz SE
Enabling more types of foreign insurance and asset management business would attract more foreign capital and companies.
Maurice R.Greenberg
Chairman and CEO, C.V.Starr & Co Inc
Shanghai could establish its own "matchmaker" agency matching foreign investors and companies with local entities, arranging a marriage between local market knowledge and foreign management skills.
Albrecht De Graeve
CEO, Bekaert
We suggest Shanghai brands itself, not only in a material or money way, but with a unique selling proposition which inspires the present and future generations of its citizen to engage in a City Social Responsibility for a better and sustainable world.
James S. Turley
Chairman and CEO, Ernst & Young
By creating local demand to support a clean technology industry and building an international reputation as a cleantech cluster, Shanghai can create a virtuous circle of economic growth.
Franck Riboud
Chairman and CEO, Danone
By working together with the private sector to create a new model of homecare system, Shanghai can help to ease the pressure on hospitals, improve patient care and ensure more efficient use of funds for the healthcare system.
Dr Severin Schwan
CEO, Roche Group
A policy environment that encourages and rewards innovation is critical to the pharmaceutical industry's continued growth in China.
Michel Pebereau
Chairman, BNP Paribas
Key challenges facing the city are how to allow market mechanisms to play a greater role in the operation of its financial markets, including allowing the free flow of financial information.
S. Gopalakrishnan
Co-chairman, Infosys Ltd Co
We suggest that the Shanghai government establish a "Living Lab" with a focus on encouraging investment in the areas that embrace digital consumer, mobility and cloud computing.
Richard Burrows
Chairman, British American Tobacco
Shanghai must position itself at the forefront of China's service sector and new "people" industry and redeveloping the city in line with new business needs and communications.
Harvey McGrath
Chairman, Prudential Plc
As China's wealth continues to grow and the population ages, investment in retirement housing offers stable profits for companies while meeting an important social need for Shanghai.
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