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1NVITATION- PwC China Sourcing Initiative
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC) – Would like to invite you to join an event focussed on recruitment in China and the UK. We will hold a talk with senior personnel from our UK based China Business Desk and recent recruits. This will be followed by a networking event where you‘ll have the chance to meet and mingle with the panel and many more recent recruits. All of them ready to give you honest, straightforward answers to your questions.
In the process, you will find out why ambitious organisations the world over choose to work with us and just what kind of career options we offer. You’ll also discover why students in the UK have voted us number one in the Times Top 100 Graduate Employers survey for six years running. We have been rated number 1 out of 100 top audit firms in China for the 5th consecutive years by the Chinese Institute of Certified Public Accountant (CICPA). In addition you’ll pick up crucial insights into all the employability skills we’re looking for and where you might gain them. And, of course, you’ll learn just how we can help you take them much, much further. This is one invitation you shouldn’t pass up.
Date: 20th January 2010
Time: 16:00 start time registration from 15:30
Location: Hong Kong Theatre, 99 Aldwych, London WC2B 4JF, 020 74057686.
We have divided the agenda up into three main areas below,
The Chinese Economy; how it contributes to the global economy; areas that are doing well/ not so well; the impact this has on PwC and the services we offer; Chinese investment in the UK.
The UK Economy; how this is changing; areas that are doing well/ not so well; the impact this has on PwC and the services we offer; the impact on the hiring market
Graduate Job hunting: A realistic overview of the opportunities in the UK and China; some practical advise from people who have secured roles; how you aim to grow your career in the next five years.
1. Logistics Set-up
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Agenda of the event 15:30-16:00 Registration 16:00- 18:00 Interactive talk with the panel 17:45/ 18:00-19:30 Networking (Drinks and finger food will be provided)
Location: Hong Kong Theatre, 99 Aldwych, London WC2B, 020 74057686.
Language: English/ Mandarin/ Cantonese as appropriate.
2. Panelist Introduction
Dr. Hongzhi Sun from the Chinese Embassy
Suwei Jiang Suwei is a Director and Senior China Advisor at the PricewaterhouseCoopers China Business Group in the UK. The PwC China Business Group is focused on helping UK and Chinese companies make cross-border investments and achieve potentials in their chosen target markets. Suwei joined PricewaterhouseCoopers London in 1998 and qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 2001. She has a wide array of experience working with clients in a variety of industries in the UK, and led projects in advising a number of Chinese companies investing in Europe. Suwei has a wide network with key stakeholders, including governmental and regulatory bodies, both in China and in the UK. Suwei is a Council Member at the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW), and Vice-Chair of the Young Professional Advisory Board at ICAEW.
Alfa Yan Alfa is on an 18-month secondment to the UK from China, as part of the World Experience Program 2008. Before she came to London, Alfa worked in the corporate tax team in PwC Shanghai for 5 years and is a Tax Manager. In the UK, Alfa has worked in UK CorporateTax team for 11 months and joined Human Resource Services Tax in September last year and has been working in the team ever since. Alfa is also part of the China Business Group in PwC London focusing on helping UK and Chinese companies make cross-border investments and achieve their potential in their chosen target markets. Alfa is a member of China Bar Association. Alfa graduated from Fudan University in Shanghai in 2003 and she holds a bachelor degree of Law.
Delin Ye Delin is last september`s new intake for PwC service after reading a Bachelor degree in Mathematics. He is currently working for Insurance& Investment sub-Line of service within the assurance practice. He spent his gap year teaching maths and physics in a local comprehensive school.
Kind Regards,
Yvonne
Yvonne (Tian-xin) Zhang | International Recruitment | HC Services pwc Plumtree Court, London EC4A 4HT | Tel: +44(0) 207 212 3504 | Fax: +44(0) 207 8042135 | yvonne.zhang@uk.pwc.com
