The 2025 Global Business and Law Conference, hosted by the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT), will be held on November 5, 2025, in Qingdao, Shandong Province, China.
The conference will focus on the theme of “Strengthening International Cooperation on Rule of Law to Promote Inclusive Economic Development”. The conference aims to encourage enhanced collaboration between the global business and legal communities, promote the international rule of law concepts, and jointly advance the reform of the global economic governance system. The conference also seeks to foster an open world economy, better leverage the role of the rule of law as a bridge in balancing economic interests and social responsibilities, and promote the liberalization and facilitation of international trade and investment through rule-of-law thinking and rule-of-law approaches. The conference is expected to bring together approximately 600 participants on-site, including heads of major international organizations, global legal institutions and business associations, as well as representatives of renowned enterprises, and leading experts and scholars. The conference will feature in-depth discussions on topics such as unimpeded industrial and supply chains, the rule of law and openness, and the rule of law and innovation. These discussions aim to contribute business and legal insights to addressing global challenges and strengthening global cooperation in rule of law.
We sincerely invite your organization to send representatives to attend the Conference in person.
Please scan the QR code to register by October 31. (Note: Participants shall bear their own accommodation, meals, and transportation expenses.)
(https://bizevent.ccpit.org//meetings/3831)
Opening Ceremony
Time: 9:00–10:00, November 5, 2025
Venue: Haitian Hotel, Qingdao, Shandong
Theme: Strengthening International Cooperation on Rule of Law to Promote Inclusive Economic Development
Main Forum
Time: 10:00–12:00, November 5, 2025
Theme: Legal Challenges and Responses to Unimpeded Industrial and Supply Chains
Brief introduction: With the background of multiple overlapping factors such as technology blockades, export controls, data compliance, and green barriers, this forum is designed to explore how legal services can more effectively support enterprises in stabilizing and strengthening their supply chains, as well as in conducting international operations, through compliance governance, policy analysis, and practical operational guidance.
Parallel Forum Ⅰ: Rule of Law and Openness Forum
Time: 13:30–16:30, November 5, 2025
Theme: Legal System Development and Dispute Resolution from a Global Perspective
Brief introduction: This forum aims to focus on the restructuring of legal systems and the reform of diversified dispute resolution systems within the context of globalization. It seeks to explore innovative approaches for mutual learning among legal civilizations and the harmonization of international rules, thereby advancing high-standard foreign-related rule of law and supporting high-quality economic development as well as high-standard opening up.
Parallel Forum II: Rule of Law and Innovation Forum
Time: 14:00–17:00, November 5, 2025
Theme: Intellectual Property and Artificial Intelligence in the Wave of Innovation
Brief introduction: This forum is designed to address the novel challenges and opportunities arising from emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, with the purpose of exploring how intellectual property can more effectively empower technological innovation and industrial development, thereby stimulating global innovation vitality.