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The German Chamber of Commerce in China jointly organizes an event with The Executive Centre (TEC) in Hangzhou about innovation, early stage investment, and startup companies in China on December 11th from 4:00 to 5:30 pm in the new TEC Hangzhou Center located on Level 8 of the Hangzhou Kerry Centre.
We are pleased to welcome Lucas Rondez, CEO of nihub Innovation Center and Vice President of Hangzhou Young Entrepreneurs Association and Joe Buetzler, CFO & VP at Linde Engineering China to share their insights on the start-up ecosystem for entrepreneurs, foreign firms in China and innovative digitalization in manufacturing companies.
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Speakers
Lucas Rondez
CEO of nihub Innovation Center; Vice President of Hangzhou Young Entrepreneurs Association
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Joe Buetzler
CFO ; Vice President at Linde Engineering China
Joe has been CFO & VP at Linde Engineering China since 2014. Before that he worked at Linde Groups’ headquarters in Munich. Prior to his work at Linde he worked as Executive Assistant to CEO at SEPCO3, a large Chinese state-owned enterprise in the power plant business. Since 2018 Joe started Linde Engineering China’s digitalization initiative to apply the vast potential in China in fields such as RPA, IoT, Apps and other promising technologies.
Lucas Rondez
CEO of nihub Innovation Center; Vice President of Hangzhou Young Entrepreneurs Association
Lucas Rondez, from Switzerland, is currently the CEO of nihub Innovation Center and Vice President of Hangzhou Young Entrepreneurs Association.
Lucas has lived in Hangzhou since 2005. His life as an entrepreneur started in 2015 when he registered an internet technology company, leading a team to develop NiHao APP, a platform for foreigners living in China.
Lucas then went on to found nihub Innovation Center, a services platform for foreign entrepreneurs in China. Through investment and operational services, Lucas and the nihub team work everyday to facilitate foreign innovation in China and bridge the gap between western and foreign markets.
At nihub, Lucas and his team have successfully landed 26 of 196 overseas high-quality projects, in industries including but not limited to artificial intelligence, big data, biomedical science, semiconductor, and other high-tech fields.
In 2017, Lucas was awarded the title of “Xihu Friendship Award”, “Qianjiang Friendship Award” by Hangzhou City as a typical example of a foreigner starting a business in Hangzhou. In 2018, Lucas also received “Hangzhou’s Honorary Citizen” award.
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The Executive Centre has welcomed ambitious global professionals for over 20 years. With over 125 centres in 30 cities across Asia Pacific and the Middle East, TEC helps its 20K+ members to find private and flexible workspaces tailored to their business.
The Executive Centre facilitates the growth of ambitious businesses and business professionals through high-end service, seamlessly operated workspaces, unparalleled insights from a global member network and experiences that elevate corporate culture.
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