Law firm launches Birmingham-China business forum
Law firm Browne Jacobson is set to launch a Birmingham-China business forum on 'inward investment to the Midlands property market '
The event, held in association with England China Business Forum (ECBF) will be hold on Thursday, 24 November from 5pm to 6.30 pm at the Browne Jacobson office in 103 Colmore row.
The session will include talks from guest speakers, with a focus on exploring the landscape post Commonwealth Games and on investment from China and the Far East, all aimed at sharing experience and knowledge.
There will be a Q&A panel session, followed by an opportunity to network with drinks and canap�s.
Guest speakers include Chris Lau from from West Midlands Growth Company, Tommy Chan from Ease Home Property, and Mark Holbeche from Regal Properties, a UK based property development company which uses its 50 years of experience in the industry to provide services across all aspects of commercial and residential development, land assembly and investments.
During the event, Chris will look at the current FDI trends for West Midlands and the wider UK, the impact of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games and the opportunities for investment.
Tommy Chan who started his property sales and lettings business in 2018, has helped over 200 families move & settle in Birmingham from Hong Kong. He has also introduced these families to professionals and schools within the city centre and surrounding areas to help them integrate into their UK life at ease.
The event will be chaired jointly by Zo Hoida - Partner at Browne Jacobson, president of Birmingham China Business Forum, and director of England China Business Forum, and Angela Huang who is the co-chair at Birmingham China Business Forum.
Zo Hoida (pictured) said: “The West Midlands continues to be a great place to do business and whilst we are in a challenging political and economic climate I wanted to explore what the property investment landscape looks like currently and to hear the real life stories of those who continue to bring investment to the region from China; in particular from Hong Kong ”