1st Sino-Austrian

INVESTOR & BUSINESS

CONFERENCE 2014 Wednesday, October 22, 2014

Island Shangri-La Hotel | Hong Kong SAR

Austria’s Hidden Champions A role model for Chinese investments in Austria and the CEE region

1st Sino-Austrian Investor & Business Conference 2014

Austria’s Hidden Champions

A role model for Chinese investments in Austria and the CEE region Wednesday, October 22, 2014

Island Shangri-La Hotel, Grand Ballroom, level 5

Supreme Court Road, Hong Kong

What is it about ?

For the first time in Hong Kong and Asia, 21st Austria and the Austrian Trade

Commission/ADVANTAGE AUSTRIA are bringing together the most important CEOs of Austrian

listed companies. 21st Austria is a group of 17 CEOs of top Austrian listed companies, together

with the Austrian Central Bank and the Vienna Stock Exchange, created to start a dialogue with

potential investors in the Greater China Region. These CEOs and this conference are brought to

you by The Hon Dr Herbert Stepic, Head of the 21st Austria Delegation and former CEO, Raiffeisen

Bank International, together with Christian H. Schierer, Regional Austrian Trade Commissioner

for Hong Kong, Macau & South China of ADVANTAGE AUSTRIA.

What is in for you as an investor ? A share of Austria´s finest ! During the 1st Sino-Austrian Investor and Business Conference, we

are introducing to you unique and important investment opportunities in Austria and in Austria´s

Hidden Champions. Through strategic investments you will be able to take part in Austria´s

strong performance, to succeed in Europe and to venture into Central Eastern Europe, the Black

Sea Region and Turkey. During this investment conference you will strengthen your awareness of

Austria and Europe as an investment & business location. You will be meeting the game makers

and discover the surprisingly ingenious advantages of investing into Austria and into Austrian

companies.

ADVANTAGE AUSTRIA is part of the Austrian Federal Economic

Chamber, the official Trade Promotion Organization of the

Republic of Austria with 115 offices worldwide. The Regional

ADVANTAGE AUSTRIA Hong Kong office works to develop trade and investors relations between

Austria and Hong Kong, Macau and South China. We offer a comprehensive range of support

services for Austrian and Chinese businesses. We provide guidance for growth and are THE One-

Stop-Shop of the real world. Those, who already dealt with us, surely bear witness to our services!

21st Austria: 14 Austrian companies together with the Austrian Central Bank and

the Vienna Stock Exchange took the initiative to start a dialogue on economic

growth in Europe as well as current challenges, with a special focus on Austria

and the CEE region. It is a unique effort to explain the current basis of the

country’s global competitive position and to share learnings and ideas for the

future. The members of 21st Austria comprise more than 50% of the market

capitalization at the Vienna Stock Exchange and have a leading market position in

numerous CESEE countries in their respective sectors.

Wednesday, October 22, 2014

Island Shangri-La Hotel, Grand Ballroom B, level 5

9.00 a.m. Welcome, Registration & Coffee

9.30 a.m. Seating of Delegates of 21st Austria

Short Image film “Austria – Surprisingly Ingenious”

9.48 a.m. Official Conference Opening

Claudia Reinprecht, Consul General of Austria to Hong Kong and Macau SARs

Christian H. Schierer, Regional Austrian Trade Commissioner for Hong Kong, Macau & South China

9.58 a.m. Opening Remarks

H.E. The Rt Hon Gregory So Kam-leung 蘇錦樑, GBS, JP

Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development of the Hong Kong SAR

10.08 a.m. Photo shooting on stage

With speakers and Austrian delegates

10.10 a.m. Introduction

The Hon Herbert Stepic, Head of the 21st Austria Delegation

and former CEO RBI – Raiffeisen Bank International

“Investing in Austria and the CEE region”

10.35 a.m. Guest Speaker

James Kenneth Lockett, Huawei Technologies

Vice President, Head of Public Affairs and Communications Department

Head of Trade Facilitation and Market Access Worldwide

“Why we invested in Austria: A Sino-Austrian benchmark testimonial by Huawei”

10.45a.m. Austria’s Hidden Champions

Introduction: Michael Buhl, Joint CEO, Vienna Stock Exchange

“Austria’s capital market”

11.00 a.m. Investment Talk

Michael Buchbauer, MD, Andritz Energy & Environment

Walter Stephan, CEO, FACC

Andreas Gerstenmayer, CEO, AT&S

Christoph Kaml, CFO, Palfinger

Günter Kitzmüller, CFO, Rosenbauer

Johannes Schmidt-Schultes, CFO, Semperit AG

Harald Hagenauer, IRO, Austrian Post AG

Panel Chair:

Christian H. Schierer,

ADVANTAGE AUSTRIA

Regional Austrian Trade Commissioner

for Hong Kong, Macao & South China

12.00 p.m.

Q & A Session

12.15 p.m. Break

Wednesday, October 22, 2014

Island Shangri-La Hotel, Grand Ballroom A, level 5

12.30 p.m.

VIP Investor´s Luncheon (Note: By confirmed invitation only) Keynote by Victor Chu

Chairman and CEO of the First Eastern Investment Group, a leading Hong Kong-based direct

investment firm and a pioneer of private equity investments in China. Victor is a foundation board

member of the World Economic Forum, a board member of the Zurich Insurance Group and Peach

Aviation. He served as Director and Council Member of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, Member of

the Hong Kong Takeovers and Mergers Panel, Advisory Committee Member of the Securities and

Futures Commission, and as a member of the Hong Kong Government’s Central Policy Unit.

1:45 p.m. Break

Island Shangri-La Hotel, Grand Ballroom C, level 5

2.00 p.m.

IR & PE presentation

Max Chen, Executive Director, Primavera Capital Group

“Opportunities for Chinese Private Equity Market and Cross Border Transactions”

2.20 p.m.

One-2-One Individual business meetings & media/press talks

with members of the 21st Austria Delegation

Note: By registration and confirmation only.

Participating Austrian Delegates

Michael Buchbauer,

MD, ANDRITZ Energy &

Environment

The ANDRITZ GROUP is a globally leading

supplier of plants, equipment, and services

for hydropower stations, the pulp and paper industry, the

metalworking and steel industries, and solid/liquid separation in

the municipal and industrial sectors. The publicly listed,

international technology Group is headquartered in Graz, Austria,

and has a staff of around 24,100 employees. ANDRITZ operates

over 250 production sites as well as service and sales companies

all around the world. The ANDRITZ GROUP ranks among the global

market leaders in all four of its business areas. One of the Group’s

overall strategic goals is to strengthen and extend this position. At

the same time, the company aims to secure the continuation of

profitable growth in the long term. For more information visit:

www.andritz.com

Andreas Gerstenmayer,

CEO, AT&S

Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik AG (AT&S)

is the European market leader and one of the

leading manufacturers of high-value printed

circuit boards. The Group produces leading-edge

technologies on an industrial scale for its business segments:

mobile devices, automotive and aviation, industrial electronics,

medical and health care, and advanced packaging. In 2013 AT&S

took the next logical step towards implementing its high-tech

strategy by entering the IC substrate business, through a

collaboration agreement with a leading global semiconductor

manufacturer. As an international growth enterprise AT&S has a

global presence, with production facilities in Austria (Leoben

and Fehring), in India (Nanjangud), in China (Shanghai,

Chongqing under construction) and in Korea (Ansan, near

Seoul). The Group’s competitive advantage lies in the balanced

combination between high-tech production in Asia and the focus on

niche markets in Europe. The customers appreciate the high

quality offered by an European manufacturer as well as the

Austrian based engineering tradition. Asia is an important growth

market for AT&S. Already 75% of the group’s revenue is produced

in Asia. It currently employs about 7,300 people. For more

information visit www.ats.net

Walter Stephan,

CEO, FACC

FACC is a leading force in the development and

production of components and systems made of

composite materials. Their high-quality lightweight

solutions help ensure safety, save weight and

provide for more comfort and enhanced noise reduction aboard

passenger, cargo and business aircraft and helicopters. FACC

has - for more than two decades - continued to be a successful

pioneer of composite technologies. Relying on a global network of

locations, international joint ventures, and partners, FACC

guarantees that even the most challenging customer requests in

the demanding and worldwide aeronautics segment are fulfilled.

For more information visit: www.facc.com

Wu Shanshan,

Chief Investment

Advisor China,

ABA-Invest in Austria

ABA–Invest in Austria, the national

investment promotion agency of the Republic

of Austria, is the first point of contact for

foreign investors. ABA offers customized

information and service to international investors regarding

establishing companies in Austria, labor and tax regulations,

work permit and visa, real estate prices, incentive and funding

application and support, establishing national and regional

contacts etc., and ongoing support for companies locating in

Austria and expansion investments. ABA has set up operation in

Shanghai since 2006 to better serve Chinese companies and

investors. In 2013 ABA–Invest in Austria provided professional

consulting services to 228 international companies setting up

business operations in Austria, accounting for a total investment

volume of EUR 347.80 million. 1,479 new jobs were created as a

result of these investments. For more information visit:

www.investinaustria.at

Christoph Kaml,

CFO, Palfinger AG

Established in 1932, Palfinger AG stands for

the most innovative, reliable and cost-

effective lifting solutions for use on commercial vehicles and in

the maritime field. As a multinational company group with its

headquarters in Salzburg, Austria, Palfinger has 33

manufacturing and assembly sites in Europe, in North and South

America as well as in Asia. In 2012 Palfinger implemented two

joint ventures with Sany Heavy Industry, one of China’s industrial

giants. Since June 1999 Palfinger has been listed on the official

market of the Vienna Stock Exchange. In 2013 the company

generated total sales revenue of EUR 980 million with a

workforce of about 6,600 people. For more information visit:

www.palfinger.com

Herbert Stepic,

Head 21st Austria

and former CEO RBI

Raiffeisen Bank International AG (RBI) is

one of the leading corporate and

investment banks in Austria and Central Eastern Europe. RBI

operates an extensive network of subsidiary banks, leasing

companies, asset management and private banking units and a

range of other specialized financial service providers in 17 markets

of Central and Eastern Europe. RBI has a presence not only in

Central Eastern Europe but also in the world's financial hubs such

as Hong Kong SAR, Beijing and Singapore. For more information

visit: www.rbinternational.com

Günter Kitzmüller, CFO,

Rosenbauer AG

Rosenbauer AG is an internationally

active corporate group that is a

dependable partner of the fire fighting community all over the

world. The company develops and produces vehicles, fire fighting

systems, fire & safety equipment and telematic solutions for

professional, industrial and volunteer fire services, as well as

installations for industrial fire protection. The Group is active in

more than 100 countries, with its own service and distribution

network. With annual sales revenues of EUR 738 million and a

workforce of over 2,600, Rosenbauer is the world’s biggest fire

equipment supplier. For more information: www.rosenbauer.com

Harald Hagenauer, IRO,

Austrian Post AG

Austrian Post AG is the leading logistics and

postal services provider in Austria. Its main

business activities include the transport and delivery of letters,

direct mail items, print media and parcels. The branch network of

Austrian Post ranks among the largest private customer networks

in the country, offering high-quality postal, banking and

telecommunications products and services to its customers

throughout Austria. The company makes an important contribution

to safeguarding the nation’s communications and logistics

infrastructure based on its nationwide and reliable supply of high

quality postal services on behalf of the Austrian population and

economy. Moreover, Austrian Post is also represented by

subsidiaries in thirteen international markets, particularly in the

parcel and logistics segment as well as in unaddressed direct mail

items. For more information visit: www.post.at

Johannes Schmidt-

Schultes, CFO, Semperit

The publicly listed company

Semperit AG Holding,

located in Vienna, Austria, is an internationally-oriented group that

develops, produces, and sells in more than 100 countries highly

specialized rubber and plastic products for the medical and

industrial sectors: examination and surgical gloves, hydraulic and

industrial hoses, conveyor belts, escalator handrails, construction

profiles, cable car rings, and products for railway superstructures.

The Semperit Group employs about 11,200 people worldwide,

including more than 8,000 in Asia and more than 700 in Austria.

The Group has 22 manufacturing facilities worldwide and

numerous sales offices in Europe, Asia, and America. In 2013 the

group generated sales of EUR 906 million and an EBITDA of EUR

133 million. For more information visit: www.semperitgroup.com

Michael Buhl, Joint CEO,

Vienna Stock Exchange

The Vienna Stock Exchange is the only

securities exchange in Austria. The Vienna

Stock Exchange provides state-of-the-art

infrastructure, market data, and information and is the driving

force behind a strong Austrian capital market. Its leading index

ATX comprises internationally known Austrian blue chips

companies, from world market leaders to niche players. U.S.

investors are the largest group of international institutional

investors in the market. Together with the exchanges of Budapest,

Ljubljana and Prague, the Vienna Stock Exchange is a subsidiary of

the CEE Stock Exchange Group, which is the largest group of stock

exchanges in the CEE region. For more information visit:

www.wienerborse.at

Christian H. Schierer

ADVANTAGE AUSTRIA

Hong Kong, Macao &

South China

Christian H. Schierer is head of the regional ADVANTAGE AUSTRIA

office and holds the position of the Austrian Trade Commissioner

and Consul being in charge for Hong Kong, Macao and South China

operations of ADVANTAGE AUSTRIA since 2008. His career spans

from 1997 when he served as Deputy Trade Commissioner in Cairo,

London and Seoul. After overseeing the Regional Directorate for

Africa and the Middle East, Christian was appointed Head of

Corporate Communication at the organization’s headquarters in

Vienna, Austria from 2006 - 2008. He initiated and organized the 1st

Austria Connect Conference Models in China, which since then tour

annually Dongguan Mission Hills, Shanghai, Beijing and Hong

Kong. Christian frequently speaks on a wide variety of international

trade subjects related to Austria.

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