Bringing Together Finance and Business Leaders

2026 Sino-Foreign Controlling Forum, hosted by DUSA European Association Suzhou and Corporate Performance One, has successfully concluded. The event gathered nearly 90 on-site industry professionals, including senior executives and industry specialists from foreign enterprises operating in China, covering the core sectors of finance, corporate controlling, strategy, taxation and digital transformation.

In the morning, Mr. Florian Weihard, Chairman of DUSA European Association Suzhou, delivered the opening remarks.

After that, two insightful keynote speeches were subsequently presented. Mr. Christian Sommer, CEO & Chairman of German Center Shanghai & Taicang, shared the topic „Squaring the Circle: China and Europe Between Facts and Perception“.

Mr. Terry Wang, CFO of TRUMPF China, gave the topic „Imperative of Business Partnering in the Age of Hypercompetition“.

Many attendees actively engaged in interactive Q&A sessions and raised thoughtful questions following each guest’s sharing.

The event featured six workshops in the second session, allowing attendees to freely choose and participate in the sessions that aligned with their professional interests and business needs.

Dr. Karen Froitzheim, Head of Geopolitics, Covestro China gave her presentation about „Geopolitics in Practice: Turning Global Shocks into Better Decisions and Closer Collaboration“.

Ms. Linna Gao, Director Divisional Controlling E-Mobility Region Greater China and Mr. Zou Tao, Director Division Controlling, from Schaeffler Greater China shared the topic about „Sales Controlling and Forecasting in Highly Competitive Market – Practice in Automotive Business of Schaeffler Greater China“.

Ms. Fang Liu, Tax Controversy Partner and Ms. Rong Liu, Tax Technology and Innovation Lead Partner from PwC China, also offered practical insights about „Under Investigation – China Tax Audits & Technology“.

After the lunch break, the second round of workshops kicked off Mr. Matthias Mross, Asia CFO of KOSTAL Group, presented „AI @KOASIA – From Experiences to Business Impacts“.

Mr. Zhengping Xu, Senior Financial Consultant at Lucanet China, shared the topic „Optimizing Financial Controlling in the Age of Hyper-Competition: From Trusted Numbers to Sharper Business Insight“.

Ms. Yiting Wu, IT Product Owner, from Schaeffler Holding (China) shared „Digitalization, AI and Its Application: Turning Emerging Technologies into Business Value“.

After all the workshops, Mr. Michael Kappes, Partner at Horváth Management Consulting, delivered an online presentation from Germany shared the topic about „NextGen@Planning – How will Planning & Forecasting look like in the future“.

Dr. Zhen Huang, Management Consultant & Trainer at Corporate Performance One GmbH then released the key findings of the 2026 China Controlling Survey.

The highlight of the forum was a panel discussion focusing on „Real Case Al Application in Business and the Role of Controllers“.

We also extend our sincere gratitude to all invited moderators for their strong support and dedicated contributions to this event.

Ms. Lily Wu, Former Chief Financial Officer at ruhlamat Automation Technologies (Suzhou) Co., Ltd.

Mr. Alexander Prautzsch, National Chair Working Group Finance & Taxation at European Union Chamber of Commerce in China / Tax Director at PricewaterhouseCoopers Consultants (Shenzhen) Limited, Shanghai Branch.

Mr. Julien Boussu, Regional Financial Controller at Knorr Bremse China.

Mr. Christian Kalkbrenner, Finance & Administration Director of Zapp Precision Metals (Taicang) Co., Ltd.

Combining macro trend insights with practical operational expertise, the forum built an effective communication and networking platform for European enterprises operating in China. Participants gained valuable market insights and cooperation opportunities through in-depth knowledge sharing.

We sincerely thank our sponsor Lucanet and all supporting partners for their generous support, making this event a highly fruitful industry gathering.

 

 

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See you next year.

Dr. Zhen Huang