The Great Gathering in October
Shanghai
The great annual gathering of entrepreneurs and elites organized by The Fair Magazine is now known as "The Fair". This coming October, over 2500 entrepreneurs and elites will be specially invited as guests to The Fair. To be held, as always, in Shanghai, the economic metropolis of China, this congregation of like-minded individuals will focus around life and society. The Fair's theme this year - taste and savor the fruits of fortunes, whilst considering the social responsibility for the public good.
The three-day fair will feature a series of onsite activities centering on lifestyle, value, art appreciation and the social responsibility of the Chinese entrepreneurs and wealthy. The Fair is designed to affirm the high-class lifestyle and to promote the development of public good works and philanthropy.
"If you have - please give"
"If you have - please give" is the key maxim of the Chinese entrepreneurs and elites. Increasingly, the Chinese wealthy have began to pay closer attention to the public good. The China Philanthropy Network (CPN) is one of the important events of The Fair. A non-profit event, CPN is designed to establish an interactive platform for individuals and enterprises who want to give back to society and promote the sustainable development and growth of Chinese philanthropy. CPN will invite many well-known charitable foundations and management institutions such as the Rockefeller Foundation and Society Entrepreneur Ecology to attend a one-day closed-door forum where they can openly discuss how to establish an effective charity management system here in China.
For Chinese entrepreneurs and elites, art is not only for investment or conservation but as an appreciation of the aesthetic. Art collecting is presently a well sort out investment for many who admire and value the finer things. There is also a trend to locate and purchase those Chinese cultural relics that had been previously lost to foreign collections. For these individuals to have these great works return home is their contribution to society, reflecting their noble and moral spirits. The Fair will especially invite fifteen of the world's top galleries, art brokerage houses and auction houses to the China Fine Arts (CPA), to collectively showcase a selection of the finest art works and antiquities, and a one-day art forum will also be launched in response to the event.
Many families are now having to face the question of wealth inheritance. As a result, methods of investment and wealth management have turned from a tactical nature to one that is more strategic. Numerous wealth management models such as privately offered funds, trusts, high risk investment schemes have emerged. So, just how does one manage a huge wealth in a secure and productive way
The Fair is the ultimate platform uniquely tailored to China's wealthiest. The exclusive "2008 China HNWIs Wealth Management Forum" will be held from October 10th ¨C 12th. The first day, top senior practitioners from the private wealth industry shall provide the most informative investment options and trends in wealth management throughout China and the Pan-Asia region. Whereas, the second day is designed to compliment the first, ensuring questions are answered, opportunities opened and new, successful futures envisaged via the various "FOCUS Workshops"!
"Rejuvenating Traditional Chinese Culture"
"Rejuvenating Traditional Chinese Culture" is the theme for The Fair's Charity Dinner this year, to be hosted on 11th October. The focus being a rejuvenation of the traditional Chinese culture and with that building a harmonious society. The Fair's Charity Dinner has been highly recognized by the Chinese elites and receives overwhelming support as a result. Such a high-end charitable event clearly demonstrates the core value that The Fair exemplifies. Some 200 Chinese entrepreneurs and elites will be invited to attend the dinner which will be televised by Oriental TV.
The Fair is a unique opportunity for China's entrepreneurs and elites to gather which is held in Shanghai, the economic metropolis in China and is high on the events' calendar - up there alongside the Boao Forum for Asia CEO Summit, Yabuli Summit, China Entrepreneurs Forum. Nearly 500 press media from home and abroad will be in attendance to cover this gala event.
What is truly unique about The Fair is that all the attendees do not come to discuss business but rather the value and meaning of life. The Fair also promotes a basic principle, that is: "Commerce is for a better life and society". In Shanghai during this golden season, entrepreneurs and elites will convene as an appreciation and celebration of life, putting the concerns of business aside for three glorious days.
