Maand: juni 2021

On June 22, DSBP organized the hybrid conference “Applied Horticulture Knowledge for Green City Development”, hosted by Zuid-Holland Province, Shanghai Bright Food Group and the Embassy of Netherlands in Beijing.

In the offline venue in Shanghai Chongming, Mr. Jaap Smit, Governor of Province of Zuid-Holland, and Mr. Wouter Verhey, Agricultural Counsellor at the Netherlands Embassy in China and leaders from Shanghai Municipal Commission of Agriculture and Rural Affairs and Chongming District Government addressed the offline and online audience.

Afterwards, professional presentations were delivered by Mr. Zhang Yongchun from the Shanghai Flower Association, Mr. Gu Junjie from Shanghai Flower Group, Mr. Peter Hendriks from Hoogendoorn, Mr. Luo Jingning from Haibo Logistics, Mr. Eric Egberts from Dutch Greenhouse Delta, Mr. Sander Smeding form Anthura and Mr. Zhou Pei from Shanghai Jiaotong University. They shared their insights and experiences about the development and innovation in the Dutch horticultural sector. Mr. Etwin Grootscholten, Senior Policy Advisor Greenport at Province of Zuid-Holland addressed a closing speech, together with vice-president Xu Ruqing from Bright Food Group.

With approximately 100 guests in the conference room and 50 participants in the online Zoom-room, the Sino-Dutch conference was such a success that Bright Food Group is considering turning this event into an annual conference.

Dutch Sino Business Promotions (DSBP) is thrilled to welcome two powerhouse additions and very experienced senior advisors to our team in Shanghai: Ms. Mengyao Pan and Mr. Nick Hong.

The pandemic still greatly restricts international business exchanges. However, new type of events and new ways of doing business are set up, such as the Hybrid 2021 China Horticultural Matchmaking Conference, that was coordinated by DSBP. The conference was a successful combination of online participation and two offline venues in TomatoWorld as well as in Dezhou, China. 

Mr. Wouter Verhey, Ms. Adri Bom-Lemstra, Mr. Arne Weverlin, Mr. Etwin Grootscholten, Mr. Martin van Gogh, Mr. Maarten Hermus and Xiaoling Sun were invited to deliver speeches and presentations about the Dutch horticultural sector.

The 10th China Flower Expo in Chongming, Shanghai blossomed the sister relationship between Shanghai and Rotterdam. They are also well connected because they are both very important harbor cities, connecting the world around us.

Among their well-established friendship, the Wolfert Bilingual School in Rotterdam established an exchange program with Pinghe Bilingual School in Shanghai to further facilitate the cultural and educational activities. The sisterly partnership was established in 2012 and has been a great success for over nine years. The program organizes short- and long-term exchanges, study tours and summer camps. Students are able to dive into each other’s cultures, extend friendship and exchange languages.