Lawson Dodd – Founder Member of China Advisers Network

Today (27 November 2008) marks the official launch of the China Advisers Network (CAN) at an event held at Asia House in London.

Guest speakers included Madame Jiang Fan, Minister Counsellor of the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in the UK and Sir Stephen Brown, former Chief Executive of UKTI.

CAN was established in November 2007 by 18 founder members, one of which is Lawson Dodd, whose areas of business expertise range from recruitment to tourism and business consultancy to marketing and, of course, PR. The common thread is that all members are actively working in or with Chinese businesses.

Lord Digby Jones sent a message of support “The China Advisers Network is an excellent initiative set up to help get more companies started in business with China. Apart from being an outward facing team to help UK companies, they will also share information and best practice among themselves, providing a useful resource for each other and for intermediaries and other organisations to consult. I wish the Launch every success and wish CAN well in its future development.”

Joanna Dodd “We have been developing our expertise in helping Chinese businesses with their PR when they enter the UK market and CAN provides a great networking opportunity to work on projects. The plan is that once CAN becomes known, we will be an obvious port of call for those looking for specialist help on China.” More information on CAN can be found on the website www.china-advisers-network.com