Rise of the dragon: macro to micro implications of mega trends in china on business, society and personal lives

-- Frost & Sullivan hosts complimentary webinar that discusses Mega Trends in China that will shape the country's future and will open innovative opportunities in 2025 MOUNTAIN

VIEW, California, Nov. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- WHEN: Thursday, November 15, 2012 at 11:00 a.m. EST LOCATION:         Online, with free registration SPEAKERS: Frost & Sullivan's

Partner Sarwant Singh, Visionary Innovation Research Program Manager Archana Amarnath, and Research Analyst Marcia Chao-Mei Chiu With over 65 percent of the population to live in cities by

2025, comprising of 949 million in the middle class and the world's largest working population of 965.9 million, China is poised to open doors for a multitude of innovative

opportunities and new business models. Other Mega Trends such as development of inland and western China, high consumption spending, as well as investment in high-speed rail will shape the

future of a well-planned, integrated and connected China. This briefing will provide insight into these forces of change that will multiply China's growth over the next decade and help

identify opportunities in one of the world's most dynamic markets. This presentation will help attendees gain an insight into the Mega Trends in China that will impact the

country's future. This presentation will highlight the future course of urban development, as well as evaluating opportunities and threats arising out of the same. Additionally,

attendees can gain insight into future demographic trends and the next generation of social networking and understand the implications arising from over $2.7 trillion of expected

infrastructure spending (2011-2015). The impact of connectivity and convergence along with its micro opportunities will also be showcased. People who attend the webinar will also attain

insight into spotting new business models such as "Value for Many" and implications on markets and business strategies. Additionally the inter-linkages of these Mega Trends and

implications on China's industries and cities on a micro level, and its inherent potential opportunities in leading industries for every segment in the value chain will be highlighted.

The briefing will benefit companies dealing in all segments of a value chain and particularly in technology innovation, research and development (R&D), and other innovation scouting

companies in all industries. The presentation aims to help in strategic decision making in organization functions such as: R&D budget spending, product planning and development, human

resource management, technology planning, and innovation scouting. SUPPORTING QUOTES "China is expected to undergo radical economic changes with the development of inland regions and

leniency of the Hukou system. In addition, we will see some new innovative business models driven by development of Mega cities, an increase in middle class and penetration of social media

platforms," said Frost & Sullivan Partner, Sarwant Singh. "Each of these Mega Trends would have 'Macro to Micro' implications providing multiple innovative yet

synergetic opportunities across the value chain." SUPPORTING RESOURCES For more information about Frost & Sullivan's Visionary Innovation Research Growth Partnership Services

program, please visit: http://www.frost.com/. REGISTRATION * To attend the briefing, email [email protected] your full name, job title, company name, company telephone number,

company email address and website, city, state and country. * Receive a recorded version of the briefing anytime by submitting the aforementioned contact details. ABOUT FROST & SULLIVAN

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