ASEAN’s New Opportunities: The “Going Global to Southeast Asia” Meetup — Nanjing

To help businesses in Nanjing and the surrounding region seize new opportunities in Southeast Asia, the “Going Global to Southeast Asia” meetup — Nanjing edition will be held on 18 March 2026 at Nanjing’s International Sustainability Centre in Jianye. Themed “ASEAN’s new opportunities, a win-win ecosystem,” the meetup brings together government bodies, industrial parks, and legal, tax, financial and corporate-service institutions to give companies eyeing Southeast Asia a mix of policy briefings, landing plans and full-chain support.

CM1 GROUP was invited to take part as a contributing speaker, presenting on the practicalities of offshore structuring for Southeast Asia expansion.

Why build out in Southeast Asia now?

As global supply chains are reshaped, Southeast Asian manufacturing is growing fast. Policy incentives, industrial ecosystems and market potential in countries such as Vietnam and Indonesia are drawing a rising number of Chinese companies to invest. Seizing the moment and moving early has become decisive in capturing these new markets.

What you’ll take away

• An up-to-date read on Southeast Asian investment policy and the industrial environment
• Hands-on insight into industrial parks and on-the-ground landing plans
• Full-chain support across legal, tax, finance and corporate services
• Face-to-face exchange with government bodies, service providers and potential partners

Agenda

• 14:05 Opening remarks
• 14:15 Policy briefing: Vietnam’s investment environment, industrial policy and market opportunities
• 14:30 Industrial-park showcase: key Southeast Asian investment destinations, sector trends and Sembcorp’s parks — Wu Junjie, Assistant Vice President, Sembcorp Development
• 15:00 Unveiling of the first cohort of Going-Global Center partners
• 15:05 Southeast Asia legal & policy briefing — Yang Bijing, King & Wood Mallesons
• 15:25 Enterprise-services solutions: full-chain going-global support tailored to local industry — Jin Li, General Manager, Technology Trade Division, SUMEC
• 15:50 Tea break
• 16:00 Offshore structuring for Southeast Asia expansion: the Singapore and Hong Kong business environments — Xue Yuan, Senior Manager, CM1 GROUP
• 16:20 Vietnam tax & fiscal policy briefing — Fang Kun, KPMG (Vietnam) Business Advisory
• 16:40 From “local anchor” to “global sail”: Bank of Ningbo’s going-global support — Overseas Business Department, Bank of Ningbo (Head Office)
• 17:00 Networking and business matchmaking

Who should attend

For businesses in and around Nanjing:

• High-precision manufacturing
• New energy
• Machinery and traditional manufacturing
• AI and big-data technology
• Companies planning to go global or evaluating Southeast Asian markets

Organisers & partners

Guidance: Management Committee of the Jiangsu Nanjing Eco & Hi-Tech Island Economic Development Zone; Commerce Bureau of Jianye District, Nanjing

Hosts: Jiangsu Enterprise Going-Global Service Center; Sino-Singapore Nanjing Eco Hi-Tech Island Development Co., Ltd.; Sembcorp Development

Supporting partners: Bank of Ningbo; KPMG (Vietnam) Business Advisory; King & Wood Mallesons; Nanjing Foreign Affairs Service Association

Event details

Date

Wednesday, 18 March 2026

Time

14:00–17:30

Venue

Room G2-2, 2F, International Sustainability Centre, 33 Keji Road, Jianye District, Nanjing

Language

Mandarin

Speakers

• Wu Junjie

  Assistant Vice President, Sembcorp Development

• Yang Bijing

  King & Wood Mallesons

• Jin Li

  General Manager, Technology Trade Division, SUMEC

• Xue YuanCM1

  Senior Manager, Corporate Division, CM1 GROUP (Singapore)

• Fang Kun

  KPMG (Vietnam) Business Advisory

• Bank of Ningbo

  Overseas Business Department, Head Office