The business in China procurement summit.

Currently China is tendering more than 300 projects valued in excess of 20bn [euro] and is looking to European companies to bring their technical expertise and commitment as partners to aid project realisation Business in China, will open the door to these opportunities

China, already acknowledged as the fastest growing trading nation in the world, continues to look outward for project partners to aid its further economic expansion and share in its rewards. The variety and scale of China's current industrial needs offer major business opportunities for companies seriously seeking entry into this huge market. Importantly, the nature of many of the projects now being tended have the potential to provide stable platforms on which to build sustainable future growth in China for partnering companies.

Dispelling the myth that winning business in China is too difficult and complex for most enterprises to engage in, Montgomery Gray Events, a specialist in creating international business investment forums, is organising Business in China, a European procurement summit. Business in China, to be staged at the 10,000sqm Berliner Congress Centre, Berlin, 28-29 May 2008, is supported by the UK's CBI and Germany's Berlin Partner, both globally respected advocates for international trade.

The event will be specifically intended to bring Chinese and European industry decision makers together in an interactive marketplace designed to simplify and foster mutually beneficial introductions. This will also make the meeting point of great value to companies wanting to establish a presence in China or expand an existing position there, while not necessarily seeking to win projects currently on offer.

The event, at which there will be places for 800 delegates only, is being organised in conjunction with 10 supporting sub-councils of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT)--China Chamber of International Commerce (CCOIC), the Chinese government body that has confirmed the validity, scale and quality of the projects that will be offered for tender in Europe.

Underlining the importance China is placing on finding the right partners to move projects from the planning stage into construction and production, the CCPIT is bringing 200 specially invited senior government and industry leaders to Berlin to discuss and negotiate the 'live' projects being tendered. Project sectors include information technology, telecoms and textiles.

Companies wishing to attend Business in China can register at: www.businesschinaexpo.com/register.html

Information on the participating regions can be found at: www.businesschinaexpo.com/regionatt.html

A representative cross-section of projects can be seen at: www.businesschinaexpo.com/projects.html