1st Sino-Austrian
INVESTOR & BUSINESS
CONFERENCE 2014 Wednesday, October 22, 2014
Island Shangri-La Hotel | Hong Kong SAR
Austria’s Hidden Champions A role model for Chinese investments in Austria and the CEE region
PRELIMINARY CONFERENCE PROGRAMME as of 08.08.2014
1st Sino-Austrian Investor & Business Conference 2014
Austria’s Hidden Champions
A role model for Chinese investments in Austria and the CEE region Wednesday, October 22, 2014
Island Shangri-La Hotel, Grand Ballroom, level 5
Supreme Court Road, Hong Kong
What is it about ?
For the first time in Hong Kong and Asia, 21st Austria and the Austrian Trade
Commission/ADVANTAGE AUSTRIA are bringing together the most important CEOs of Austrian
listed companies. 21st Austria is a group of 17 CEOs of top Austrian listed companies, together
with the Austrian Central Bank and the Vienna Stock Exchange, created to start a dialogue with
potential investors in the Greater China Region. These CEOs and this conference is brought to
you by The Hon Dr Herbert Stepic, Head of the 21st Austria Delegation and former CEO, Raiffeisen
Bank International, together with Christian H. Schierer, Regional Austrian Trade Commissioner
for Hong Kong, Macau & South China of ADVANTAGE AUSTRIA.
What is in for you as an investor ? A share of Austria´s finest. During the 1st Sino-Austrian Investor and Business Conference, we
are introducing to you unique and important investment opportunities in Austria and in Austria´s
Hidden Champions. Through strategic investments you will be able to take part in Austria´s
strong performance, to succeed in Europe and to venture into Central Eastern Europe, the Black
Sea Region and Turkey. During this investment conference you will strengthen your awareness of
Austria and Europe as an investment & business location. You will be meeting the game makers
and discover the surprisingly ingenious advantages to invest into Austria and into Austrian
companies.
Details and Registration For details please refer to this preliminary conference programme. This conference is held in
English with Chinese translation. The event is free of charge and by invitation only. To register
please visit www.advantageaustria.org/cn/21staustria, or send the form on the last page by e-mail
to [email protected]. For more information call the Regional Austrian Trade
Commission Hong Kong at +(852) 2522 2388. Please note that seats are limited – early registration
is needed. Only confirmed participants will be allowed access to the 1st Sino-Austrian Investor
and Business Conference in Hong Kong.
Wednesday, October 22, 2014
Island Shangri-La Hotel, Grand Ballroom, level 5
9.00 a.m. Welcome, Registration & Coffee
9.48 a.m. Conference Opening
Claudia Reinprecht, Consul General of Austria to Hong Kong and Macau SARs
Christian H. Schierer, Regional Austrian Trade Commissioner for Hong Kong, Macau & South China
10.15 a.m. Keynote
H.E. The Rt Hon Gregory So Kam-leung 蘇錦樑, GBS, JP Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development of the Hong Kong SAR
10.30 a.m. Introduction
The Hon Herbert Stepic, Head of the 21st Austria Delegation and former CEO RBI
“Investing in Austria and the CEE region”
10.50 a.m. Guest Speaker
Chinese Investor (t.b.c.)- Topic (t.b.c.)
11.00 a.m. Austria’s Hidden Champions
Introduction: Michael Buhl, Joint CEO, Vienna Stock Exchange
11.15 a.m. Investment Talk
Panel Chair: N.N. (t.b.c.)
Michael Buchbauer, MD, Andritz Energy & Environment
Andreas Gerstenmayer, CEO, AT&S
Christoph Kaml, CFO, Palfinger
Günter Kitzmüller, CFO, Rosenbauer
12.15 p.m. VIP Investor´s Luncheon (Note: By invitation only)
Keynote by Victor Chu Chairman and CEO of the First Eastern Investment Group, a leading Hong Kong-based direct
investment firm and a pioneer of private equity investments in China. Victor is a foundation board
member of the World Economic Forum, a board member of the Zurich Insurance Group and Peach
Aviation. He served as Director and Council Member of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, Member of
the Hong Kong Takeovers and Mergers Panel, Advisory Committee Member of the Securities and
Futures Commission, and member of the Hong Kong Government’s CPU.
2.00 p.m.
Individual business meetings and IR-presentations
with members of the 21st Austria Delegation
Note: By registration only.
Michael Buchbauer,
MD, ANDRITZ Energy &
Environment
The ANDRITZ GROUP is a globally leading
supplier of plants, equipment, and services
for hydropower stations, the pulp and paper industry, the
metalworking and steel industries, and solid/liquid separation in
the municipal and industrial sectors. The publicly listed,
international technology Group is headquartered in Graz, Austria,
and has a staff of around 24,100 employees. ANDRITZ operates
over 250 production sites as well as service and sales companies
all around the world. The ANDRITZ GROUP ranks among the global
market leaders in all four of its business areas. One of the Group’s
overall strategic goals is to strengthen and extend this position. At
the same time, the company aims to secure the continuation of
profitable growth in the long term. For more information visit:
www.andritz.com
Andreas Gerstenmayer,
CEO, AT&S
Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik AG (AT&S)
is the European market leader and one of the
leading manufacturers of high-value printed
circuit boards. The Group produces leading-edge
technologies on an industrial scale for its business segments:
mobile devices, automotive and aviation, industrial electronics,
medical and health care, and advanced packaging. In 2013 AT&S
took the next logical step towards implementing its high-tech
strategy by entering the IC substrate business, through a
collaboration agreement with a leading global semiconductor
manufacturer. As an international growth enterprise AT&S has a
global presence, with production facilities in Austria (Leoben
and Fehring), in India (Nanjangud), in China (Shanghai,
Chongqing under construction) and in Korea (Ansan, near
Seoul). The Group’s competitive advantage lies in the balanced
combination between high-tech production in Asia and the focus on
niche markets in Europe. The customers appreciate the high
quality offered by an European manufacturer as well as the
Austrian based engineering tradition. Asia is an important growth
market for AT&S. Already 75% of the group’s revenue is produced
in Asia. It currently employs about 7,300 people. For more
information visit www.ats.net.
Walter Stephan,
CEO, FACC
FACC is a leading force in the development and
production of components and systems made of
composite materials. Their high-quality lightweight
solutions help ensure safety, save weight and
provide for more comfort and enhanced noise reduction aboard
passenger, cargo and business aircraft and helicopters. FACC
has - for more than two decades - continued to be a successful
pioneer of composite technologies. Relying on a global network of
locations, international joint ventures, and partners, FACC
guarantees that even the most challenging customer requests in
the demanding and worldwide aeronautics segment are fulfilled.
For more information visit: www.facc.com
Günter Leonhartsberger,
Head of Participation
Management and
Privatization, ÖIAG
ÖIAG is Austria’s State Holding Corporation and
Privatization Agency. ÖIAG is an active major
shareholder in 8 listed and non-listed companies. Its listed
portfolio consists of leading Austrian blue chip companies OMV
(Oil and Gas), Telekom Austria (Mobile and Fixed Line
Telecommunications) and Austrian Post (Postal Services and
Logistics) which are among the key players in the CEE region in
their respective industries. Their combined market capitalization
amounts to EUR 16,2 bn, equal to about 21% of Austria’s leading
index ATX. For more information visit: www.oeiag.at
Christoph Kaml,
CFO, Palfinger AG
Established in 1932, Palfinger AG stands for
the most innovative, reliable and cost-
effective lifting solutions for use on commercial vehicles and in
the maritime field. As a multinational company group with its
headquarters in Salzburg, Austria, Palfinger has 33
manufacturing and assembly sites in Europe, in North and South
America as well as in Asia. In 2012 Palfinger implemented two
joint ventures with Sany Heavy Industry, one of China’s industrial
giants. Since June 1999 Palfinger has been listed on the official
market of the Vienna Stock Exchange. In 2013 the company
generated total sales revenue of EUR 980 million with a
workforce of about 6,600 people. For more information visit:
www.palfinger.com
Herbert Stepic, Head of
the 21st Austria
delegation,
former CEO RBI
Raiffeisen Bank International AG (RBI) is
one of the leading corporate and
investment banks in Austria and Central Eastern Europe. RBI
operates an extensive network of subsidiary banks, leasing
companies, asset management and private banking units and a
range of other specialized financial service providers in 17 markets
of Central and Eastern Europe. RBI has a presence not only in
Central Eastern Europe but also in the world's financial hubs such
as Hong Kong SAR, Beijing and Singapore. For more information
visit: www.rbinternational.com
Harald Hagenauer, IRO,
Austrian Post AG
Austrian Post AG is the leading logistics and
postal services provider in Austria. Its main
business activities include the transport and delivery of letters,
direct mail items, print media and parcels. The branch network of
Austrian Post ranks among the largest private customer networks
in the country, offering high-quality postal, banking and
telecommunications products and services to its customers
throughout Austria. The company makes an important contribution
to safeguarding the nation’s communications and logistics
infrastructure based on its nationwide and reliable supply of high
quality postal services on behalf of the Austrian population and
economy. Moreover, Austrian Post is also represented by
subsidiaries in thirteen international markets, particularly in the
parcel and logistics segment as well as in unaddressed direct mail
items. For more information visit: www.post.at
Günter Kitzmüller, CFO,
Rosenbauer AG
Rosenbauer AG is an internationally active
corporate group that is a dependable
partner of the fire fighting community all over the world. The
company develops and produces vehicles, fire fighting systems,
fire & safety equipment and telematic solutions for professional,
industrial and volunteer fire services, as well as installations for
industrial fire protection. The Group is active in more than 100
countries, with its own service and distribution network. With
annual sales revenues of EUR 738 million and a workforce of over
2,600, Rosenbauer is the world’s biggest fire equipment supplier.
For more information visit: www.rosenbauer.com
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Peter F. Kollmann, CFO,
VERBUND AG
VERBUND is Austria's leading electricity
company and one of the largest
producers of electricity from hydropower
in Europe. Verbund generates more than four fifths of their
electricity from hydropower, supplemented by thermal power and
wind power. VERBUND looks after approx. 1 million electricity
customers, including shareholders, and trades in electricity in 13
different countries. Through the efforts of our 3,300 employees, we
managed to achieve an annual turnover of 3.2 billion euros in 2013.
Since 1988, VERBUND has been listed on the stock exchange; 51 %
of the share capital is owned by the Republic of Austria. VERBUND
represents the highest degree of competence and know-how in
electrical power. In addition, they are pacesetters for clean energy
and for a future that is worth living for the next generation. For
more information visit: www.verbund.com
Michael Buhl, Joint CEO,
Vienna Stock Exchange
The Vienna Stock Exchange is the only
securities exchange in Austria. The Vienna
Stock Exchange provides state-of-the-art
infrastructure, market data, and information and is the driving
force behind a strong Austrian capital market. Its leading index
ATX comprises internationally known Austrian blue chips
companies, from world market leaders to niche players. U.S.
investors are the largest group of international institutional
investors in the market. Together with the exchanges of Budapest,
Ljubljana and Prague, the Vienna Stock Exchange is a subsidiary of
the CEE Stock Exchange Group, which is the largest group of stock
exchanges in the CEE region. For more information visit:
www.wienerborse.at/
CONFERENCE REGISTRATION
1st Sino-Austrian Investor and Business Conference Wednesday, October 22, 2014, 9.00 a.m. – 12.15 p.m.
Island Shangri-La Hotel Hong Kong, Grand Ballroom, level 5
Supreme Court Road, Hong Kong, SAR
To register please complete the registration form in full for each individual participant and send it no later
than October 2, 2014 to [email protected].
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Last name: ___________________________________________________________________________
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(9.00 a.m. – 12.15 p.m.)
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Relation Luncheon (12.15 p.m. – 1.45 p.m.) Note: for conference attendees and by invitation only
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Relation Luncheon
One-2-One Meetings & IR-presentations: Please, tick the relevant boxes.
Yes, I would like to register for a 30-minute One-
2-One meeting between 2 p.m. – 5 p.m. with the
following Austrian representatives:
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get in touch with me at a later stage.
Michael Buchbauer, MD, AE&E Andreas Gerstenmayer, CEO, AT&S
Walter Stephan, CEO, FACC Günter Leonhartsberger, Head, ÖIAG
Christoph Kaml, CFO, Palfinger Harald Hagenauer, IRO, Austrian Post
Herbert Stepic, Senior Advisor CEO, RBI Günter Kitzmüller, CFO, Rosenbauer
Peter F. Kollmann, CFO, Verbund AG Michael Buhl, CEO, Vienna Stock Exchange
Wu Shanshan, 乌姗姗, Austrian Business Agency
We will inform you about your One-2-One schedule in due course. Please find the latest update of the
conference programme at www.advantageaustria.org/cn/21staustria
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