APK - 15th Asia-Pacific Conference of German Business

03. November 2016 - 05. November 2016, Hong Kong

The Asia-Pacific Conference is recognised as the flagship event for business leaders, executives and government representatives from Germany and Asia to discuss and promote economic relations between Europe's biggest economy and the fastest growing region in the world. Held every two years since 1986 in various locations in Asia and chaired by the German Federal Minister of Economic Affairs and Energy and the Chairman of the Asia-Pacific Committee of German Business (APA), the conference presents a central platform for several hundred business and political leaders from Germany and all over Asia-Pacific to discuss current topics, exchanging best practices and strengthen personal and economic ties. 

Arriving this year to Hong Kong, the heart of Asia-Pacific, the conferences particular emphasis is placed on:

  • Introducing new technologies to allow participants to connect and network before, during and after the conference
  • Creating an interactive environment that encourages debates and discussions
  • Sharing ideas and experiences from Asian and German perspectives

Topics in 2016:

  • The Future of the World Economy
  • Ministers' Dialogue
  • Mobility and Urbanisation - Cities of the Future
  • Corporate Financing in a World of Diverging Growth Performances
  • Business Location Germany - Strategies for Successful Market Entry
  • Industrie 4.0
  • From E-Commerce to Mobile-Commerce - Adjusting to tomorrow's customers
  • Infrastructure in Asia
  • CSR - Value-Driven Strategies
  • Asia - Tomorrow's Driver of Global Innovation
  • Trade Policy in the 21st Century: How to Promote Trade?
  • Environmental Technologies
  • Dealing with World Economic Systems - The Global Value Chain
  • Political Stability and Security in Asia-Pacific

Please find further information via APK Homepage and Registration and on the right side of this page.