 Construction & Property Industry Working Group (CPIWG)
History
The CPIWG was established in mid 2004.
CPIWG Objectives
- To assist in generating business between AustCham Shanghai corporate member businesses.
- To raise the profile of the group's participants and strengthen the presence of Australian businesses in the Chinese construction and property market.
- To assist members of the group to introduce their services and capabilities to the Chinese construction and property markets.
- To assist members of the group to understand the nature of the Chinese construction and property markets and where relevant opportunities lie.
- To share information regarding industry issues and developments in the regulation of the Chinese construction and property industries.
- To facilitate co-operation with other foreign chambers of commerce and foreign businesses operating in China in relation to construction and property industry issues.
- To present the views of Australian businesses operating in the Chinese construction and property industries to government authorities and other business groups where appropriate.
Membership of CPIWG
Membership of CPIWG is open to any Corporate Member nominee or employee. Please contact Samantha Nassar, Membership & Sponsorship Manager for more information on email: samantha.nassar@austchamshanghai.com or Tel: 6248 8301 or 6248 2496 ext 203.
CORE CPIWG MEMBERS
Rohan A'Beckett, CB Richard Ellis
Paul Carmody, S2F
Tony Corkill, ANS Architects & Planners (CHAIR)
Anna Creagh, Shanghai Centre
Peter Duncan, HASSEL Design Consulting Ltd.
Tony Ede, ASSA ABLOY Shenzhen Ltd
Todd Foster, Shanghai Nova Hardware Co.,Ltd
David Gilbert, Woodhead International Shanghai
Jonathan Henderson, Urbis
Eddie Hurip, Ardex
Greg Hyland Jones, Lang LaSalle Surveyors (Shanghai) Co. Ltd.
Paul Jones, Bluescope Buildings
Damian Kilby, Starwaly Properties Group (SPG)
Frank Lorenzetto, Bovis Lend Lease
Jason Mataga, Beca Engineering Consulting (Shanghai) Company Ltd
David Martin, Spaceframe Building (Holdings) Pty. Ltd.
Ben McGrath, Jones Lang LaSalle Surveyors (Shanghai) Co. Ltd.
Nigel Papi, Allens Arthur Robinson
Lucas Shannon, Jones Lang LaSalle Surveyors (Shanghai) Co. Ltd.
Christina Soong-Kroeger, AustCham Shanghai
Peter Wang, Connell Wagner International Pty Ltd
Anne Warr, AJC Architecture Consulting (Shanghai) Co., Ltd
Richard Wendt, Spaceframe Building (Holdings) Pty. Ltd.
Stephen White, iaction
Michael Wood, Austin Ausino
Grace Zeng, Leighton Asia
OTHER AND NEW MEMBERS
David Cox, Minter Ellison
Helen Cullen, CB Richard Ellis
Mark Godfrey, Hatch Consulting
Mark Gray, CENTRIA International
Bob Hindley, Lafarge Onoda Gypsum (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
John Hunt, Interstices International Ltd, Shanghai Representative Office
Harry Liu, Commonwealth Bank of Australia
Gordon Nicholson, S2F
Allard Nooy, Leighton Asia
Ken Rippin Austin Ausino
Mark Suchy, Colliers International
Byron Wang, Shanghai Smart Service
Hilary West, PTW Architectural Design Consultants( Shanghai) Ltd
Vincent Wong, L.J. Hooker
Calendar for 2006
The CPIWG meets for a working breakfast or lunch each month to deal with CPIWG general business and to hear presentations by invited guest speakers. The group also invites guest speakers to their regular evening events/mixers.
Click here for details of upcoming CPIWG events.
Past CPIWG Events
Monthly Meetings 2006
Tuesday 24th January
Topics: Advancements of Technology Within the Construction Industry and the Changing Nature of the Construction Industry in China Regarding Transparency and Accountability for Developers and Government Agencies; Top Tips for Negotiating Contracts in China; Major Projects by S2F in China
Guest Speakers: Michael Lucas, Regional Manager North Asia, Aconex; David Cox, Chief Representative, Minter Ellison Lawyers; Paul Carmody, Senior Architect, S2F China Office
Tuesday 28th February 2006
Topics: Brief overview of Austrade's expanded China network; What technology is doing to the humble lock and key, including how electronics is changing the lock and how the internet will change home security; Top tips for successful recruitment in the Shanghai construction industry
Guest Speakers: Laurie Smith, Regional Director NE Asia, Australian Trade Commission; Tony Ede, Business Development Director, Assa Abloy - Residential Asia; Trevor Williams, Managing Director, Williams & Associates
Tuesday 28th March 2006
Topics: PTW's projects for the Beijing Olympics; a) Latest Developments in the Building Material Industry covering waterproofing, interior design, and exterior and interior construction; and b) Report on the recent Beijing Green Building Week; Design, Planning and Culture in China
Guest Speakers: Hilary West, Associate, PTW Architects; Franz Strubl, International Sales Manager, Ardex; David Gilbert, Managing Director, Woodhead International
Monthly Meetings 2005
Tuesday 12th April
Topic: Forward Plan for the year
Chair: Tony Corkill
Wednesday 11th May
Topic: Shanghai property market
Guest speaker: Greg Hyland, Jones Lang LaSalle,
Tuesday 14th June
Topic: Australia-China Free Trade Agreement
Guest Speaker: Ric Wells, the Australian Government's lead negotiator for the Australia-China FTA
Tuesday 12th July
Topic: Financing property loans
Guest speaker: Leigh Zhang, CEO of CommFinance
Tuesday 9th August
Topic: Using steel in building construction
Guest speaker: Paul Jones, BlueScope Buildings China
Tuesday 27th September
Topic: Report on Aichi World Expo 2010 and updates on recent projects from Connell Wagner, AJ&C, Spaceframe and ANS Architects & Planners
Guest speaker: TBC
Tuesday 8th November
Topic: The influences and trends in environmentally sustainable design; Urbis' recent projects in Hong Kong, Bahrain, Dubai, Calcutta and Shanghai; and Corporate design and space efficiency: exploring the relationship between some planning and space-saving methodologies
Guest speaker: 1) Peter Duncan, Managing Director at Hassel Design; 2) Jonathan Henderson, Director, Landscape Architecture at Urbis; and 3) Stephen White, Managing Director, iaction
Evening Event/Mixers 2005
Tuesday 24th May
Topic: The Historic Lilongs of Shanghai
Guest speakers: Zheng Shiling, Anne Warr, Christopher Choa
Thursday November 8th
Topic: Shanghai Transport White Paper Review
Tuesday 13th December
Topic: Inter-Chamber Christmas Mixer
For more information
For further information about the CPIWG please contact please contact Samantha Nassar, Membership & Sponsorship Manager on email: samantha.nassar@austchamshanghai.com or Tel: 6248 8301.
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