Representing more than 98% of all businesses worldwide, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) play an instrumental role in the socio-economic development of the entire global community and are a major force not only in economic prosperity but also in social stability.

In today's increasingly globalized world marketplace, SMEs are both the most dynamic and the most vulnerable constituent in the global economy.

To achieve this goal and to explore global SME cooperation and co-development strategies, the Global Alliance of SMEs (GASME) and US-China Exchange Association (USCEA) together with over twenty prominent international trade associations organized a Global SME Expo 2009 on July 13th, 2009 in Shanghai. It was proposed that SMEs worldwide work together to promote their collaboration with each other. GASME and fellow attending trade organizations from various nations declared a Shanghai Manifesto on Global SME Cooperation and decided that they would hold a Global SME Expo once a year to create a platform for the exchange, cooperation and co-prosperity of Global SMEs.

Global SME Expo 2010 is scheduled to be held at the Galaxy Hotel in Shanghai on June 22, 2010.

Co-organizers

Global Alliance of SMEs
China International Cooperation Association of SMEs
Asia-Pacific SME Cooperation Center
US-China Exchange Association 

Date & Venue

Tuesday, June 22, 2010
The Galaxy Hotel, 888 Zhongshan West Road, Shanghai

Main Theme

Stronger Cooperation, Stronger SMEs

Media Sponsors

• Exclusive online media partner: Netease.com
• Netease Finance Channel will broadcast the Expo in real time and interview some of the speakers.
• The Expo will be covered by over 30 press/media entities, including TV, newspaper, magazine and websites.

Content of the Expo

• Global SME Collaboration Forum
• Symposium on Business Opportunities in Developed Economies
• Symposium on Business Opportunities in Developing Economies
• Symposium on Investment and Trade Opportunities in China
• Sino-Foreign Business Matchmaking Conference
• 2010 Global SME Movers and Shakers Award Ceremony
• Other Award Ceremonies and Dinner Reception

Agenda

Speakers

Global SME Collaboration Forum
Speakers: pending

Expected Attendance

Total 1100 attendees, including
20+ speakers
700+ Chinese entrepreneurs and government officials
300+ Non-Chinese entrepreneurs and government officials
40-50 members of the press and media
100+ translators

Incoming Non-Chinese Business Attendees

Manufacturers, buyers, financial institutions, marketing and distribution companies as well as other business service firms, with the following business intent in China:
Invest in China
Purchase products in China
Help Chinese SMEs arrange financing
Seek contract manufacturers
Seek technology collaboration with Chinese companies
Export products to China
Become Chinese companies' overseas sales rep or agent
Provide consulting service to help Chinese companies explore overseas markets

Matchmaking Meeting Format

Non-Chinese company representatives will each be assigned a tabletop booth with 4 chairs and a translator. Chinese company representatives will roam around the Expo floor to find their meeting party of interest.

Expo Program Book

A4 size, bilingual, color print
Content:

• Name of organizers and co-organizers
• Agenda
• Name list of government officials, trade organization executives and prominent Chinese entrepreneurs
• Profile and tabletop booth numbers of non-Chinese business attendees
• Chinese strategic partner organizations' profiles