CONFERENCES & MEETINGS >> IN EUROPE

China and the Future of Global Branding, London

Sir Martin Sorrell is one of the UK's leading businessmen and possesses a deep knowledge and understanding of China. In the mid-1980s his vision led him to establish WPP as a global company by purchasing below-the-line, advertising-related companies, taking over 18 companies in three years. Sir Martin has single-handedly turned WPP into one of the three major players in the global advertising market.

Date: June 27

Contact: [email protected]

China Skills Recruitment Event, London

This event brings together China-focused businesses and talented job-seekers with China-related skills. It will include educational workshops for HR and business development directors. Topics covered include "Hiring and retaining culturally diverse teams" and "Positioning your organization as the employer of choice". Job seekers will be Western and Chinese passport holders, MBA and PhD students and fresh graduates, with China-related experience and skills.

Venue: Mayor Brown LLP

Date: June 29

Contact: [email protected]

Innovation and Standardization in

Teaching and Learning Chinese, Edinburgh

This event, hosted by the British Chinese Language Teaching Society (BCLTS), will address the current issues that CFL teaching professionals face, particularly in the areas of innovative methods, material design, benchmarking, assessment, e-learning, intercultural communication and developments in teaching and learning Chinese.

Venue: University of Edinburgh

Date: June 29 to July 1