Global Women Vendors Exhibition and Forum
Chongqing, China
27 – 29 September 2011
Demand for goods and services supplied by women business owners is increasing. Many Fortune 500 companies are taking their supplier diversity programmes global to actively source from women in target markets. As sourcing is no longer local or national, this presents an enormous opportunity for women from around the world to sell into global supply chains, including women from developing and transition economies.
In response to the need to link buyers and sellers, ITC, WEConnect International, the Chongqing Foreign Trade and Economic Relations Commission, the China Association of Women Entrepreneurs, the International Federation of Business and Professional Women, the International Women’s Coffee Alliance, SPINNA and Quantum Leaps are pleased to invite you to apply to participate in the Women Vendors Exhibition and Forum (WVEF).
What: Exhibition and conference, with business matching plus site visits
Where: JW Marriott Hotel,Chongqing, China (the largest trade hub in South-West China: Population 32 millions)
Why you should participate:
- Be one of 200 International Participants
- Meet highly qualified Buyers and Sellers
- Interact with Government officials interested in unleashing women’s trade capacity
- Hear cutting edge news on supplier diversity roll-outs
- Grow your business through networking opportunities in Textiles and Apparel; Agriculture (China only) and Coffee (global); Automotive, Motorcycles and Spare Parts; Clean and Green Tech; Construction; IT and Business Process
Outsourcing; and Trade Facilitation
Programme Highlights:
Day 1: Industry and Government leaders share trends in purchasing from women vendors: - which are the hot sectors, the new frontiers. Meet buyers and sellers in your sector and prepare for business matching in Day 2.
Day 2: Exhibition and targeted networking in Buyer Mentor Groups plus one-on-one Focus Meetings.
Day 3. Site visits to businesses in one of the fastest growing regions of China
