Invitation to the Promotion Conference of the 138th Canton Fair in Belfast

Renowned as “China’s No. 1 Fair”, the China Import and Export (Canton Fair) plays a key role in promoting the economic and trade exchanges between China and the rest of the world. Over the past 68 years, the Canton Fair has boosted global trade and cooperation, sharing the achievements of China’s development with the world, and facilitated products of other countries enter the Chinese market, sharing China’s development opportunities with the world. The last Canton Fair saw a total of about 290 thousand overseas buyers from 219 countries and regions attended the fair onsite, hit a new record. More than 3,000 UK buyers attended in person.

For the purpose to boost the bilateral trade relations between UK & China, and to brief the latest information of the exhibition, Canton Fair will hold the promotion conference on 3rd September in London, UK, with a satellite venue set up in Belfast. To further introduce the opportunities presented by the 138th Canton Fair to friends and partners in Northern Ireland, we are pleased to invite you to attend the Promotion Conference– Belfast Branch Venue, hosted with the support of the Consulate-General of China in Belfast. This event will be connected via live stream to the main session in London, featuring key updates, speaker presentations, and interactive exchanges. What's more, the event will offer lucky draw for airplane tickets, please remember to bring your business cards to attend.

Host: China Foreign Trade Centre

Supporting Organizations: Embassy of China in the UK, Consulate-General of China in Belfast, The 48 Group, China-Britain Business Council, NI Chamber, Bank of China London, China Southern Airlines, Hainan Airlines, Intennel Business Ltd.

Time: 3rd September 2025 (Wednesday), 14:30-16:30

Branch Venue: Stuart Suite Culloden Estate and Spa, Bangor Rd, Holywood BT18 0EX, Northern Ireland

Preliminary Programme

1. Registration starts from 14:30

2. Speeches by guests from Embassy of China in the UK, Consulate-General of China in Belfast,

The 48 Group, China-Britain Business Council, NI Chamber, Bank of China London and representatives of enterprises.

3. Canton Fair Promotion Video

4. Keynote speech by Mr Zhang Sihong, Deputy Director General of China Foreign Trade Centre

5. Canton Fair Global Cooperative Partnership Signing Ceremony

6. Q & A

7. Lucky draw (Flight tickets)

8. Coffee break, networking

We look forward to your presence and the opportunity to explore the vast opportunities in international trade together. We will greatly appreciate it, if you can send confirmation of attendance (name, contact information, company name) to qiu@intennel.com or intennelconference@hotmail.com before 15th August.