Caring for an Elderly Society – delegation to China, November 21-26th

Swecare and the Swedish Trade Council in cooperation with the Ministry of Health and Social Affairs, the Swedish Embassy in Beijing and the Swedish Consulate General in Shanghai, arrange a delegation trip to China headed by Minister for Children and the Elderly Maria Larsson.

Chinese government faces great challenges with a population pyramid marked by declining birth rates and increased life expectancy combined with higher demand for public services. Authorities are gearing up for this and investments in elderly care are high on the agenda. Due to these facts, the delegation’s main focus is issues related to aging, including assistive devices and solutions for people with disability.

The participants will be given opportunity to visit two strategic important areas of China; Beijing and Shanghai. Through a mix of meetings with key stakeholders from national and local levels, study visits and seminars, Swedish companies have the opportunity to present their solutions and build a foundation for future business with Chinese actors from both public and private sector.

Preliminary program:

Bejing – November 21-23
Briefing and kick-off dinner with delegation
Meeting with China Disabled Persons Federation
Meeting SFDA
Reception hosted by Swedish Ambassador
Seminar : Effective nursing for the elderly – exhibition for companies
Shanghai – November 24-26
Seminar: Future elderly care and solutions for people with disability
Match making session for companies
Meeting with vice mayor of Shanghai
Study visit and opening ceremony at the Permobil Factory
Study visit Swedish-Chinese nursing home

The participant fee for large and medium sized companies is 60.000 SEK/company (two participants).
The fee for small sized* companies is 5.000 – 30.000 SEK/company (two participants). Subsidized by the Government.
*A company is small sized if it has no more than 50 employees and when the turnover is less than 10 million euro (in accordance with the EU-def.)

For further information please contact:
Caroline Mellstig, Swecare, carline.mellstig@swecare.se, 08-406 75 52 or
Iréne Enström, Swedish Trade Council, Irene.enstrom@swedishtrade.se, 08-588 66 030