S.M.A.R.T Entrepreneurship x Global

Exploring and Bridging Chongqing with Southeast Asia in areas of Ready to Cook (RTC)/Ready to Eat (RTE)

This program explores the strategic potential of the Chongqing Connectivity Initiative – New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor (CCI-ILSTC), which links 155 ports in 71 countries. Through workshops, case studies, and networking, participants will learn to harness this trade route to enhance logistics and business strategy.

Date: 9 Sept 2025 (Pre-trip 1 Day Local workshop)
22 – 26 Sept 2025 (Full-day Chongqing, China workshop)

Who Should Attend

Business owners and senior management from creative & design, technology, trading, manufacturing and logistics ecosystem

Prerequisites

Basic knowledge in international trading & logistics

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Programme Details

The S.M.A.R.T Entrepreneurship X Global program offers an immersive learning experience, focusing on the strategic opportunities presented by the Chongqing Connectivity Initiative New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor (CCI-ILSTC).

Participants will gain insights into how CCI-ILSTC enhances trade and logistics across Southeast Asia, Western China, Central Asia, and Europe by linking 155 ports in 71 countries.

Through workshops, case studies, and networking with industry leaders, participants will explore how businesses can leverage this connectivity to optimize operations and create effective business strategies.

Programme Outline

Learning Objectives
  • Learn the latest knowledge on the CCI-ILSTC-related trade & logistics opportunities in Chongqing;
  • Evaluate potential partnerships from business networking sessions, including Tsinghua University alumni, Chongqing University alumni (business owners & senior management) 
  • Evaluate the business opportunities in terms of smart food manufacturing, creative food concept design, smart food retail, smart supply chain, especially in the SGD96 billion pillar industry cluster in Modern Food and Agricultural Product Manufacturing under Chongqing’s strategic “33618” modern manufacturing cluster strategy  
  • Create a business strategy for implementation
Day 1

Pre-trip in Singapore: Strategic Workshop: Opportunities in Chongqing’s Ready-to-Eat (RTE) & Ready-to-Cook (RTC) Industry Cluster for Singapore Tech, Trade & Logistics ecosystem organizations.

Day 2

RTC & RTE Industry Cluster in Jiangbei District, Chongqing

Day 3

RTC & RTE Industry Cluster in Tongliang District, Chongqing

Day 4

RTC & RTE Industry Cluster in Wanzhou District, Chongqing

Day 5
  • China-Singapore (Chongqing) Multi-Modal Distribution and Connectivity Centre (DC Centre)
  • Tencent’s Technologies for RTE/RTC Industry Cluster
  • Workshop with Chongqing Municipal Commission of Commerce   重庆市商务委员会
Day 6
  • SUTD S.M.A.R.T Entrepreneurship Seminar: “Sino-Singapore Tech, Trade and Logistics Collaborations for RTE/RTC Industry”
  • Sharing by Prof Zhu Wuxiang, Tsinghua University: Business Models, Localisation, and brand building for RTE/RTC in Asia
  • Hands-on Strategy Workshop on RTC/RTE Ecosystem
  • SUTD S.M.A.R.T Entrepreneurship Roundtable: “Sino-Singapore Tech, Trade and Logistics Collaborations for RTE/RTC in Southeast Asia”
Assessment

Presentation of company's business strategy to capture business opportunties

Chin Min Han Andrew
Lead Instructor | Singapore University of Technology Design (SUTD)

With close to 25 years of experience in education and publishing industry in Asia, Andrew Chin's multi-sector career has enabled him to experience the full spectrum of the education ecosystem in his roles as a Singapore EDB officer handling the World-Class University portfolio and the Specialist Information & Publishing Industry portfolio, Chief Representative & Country Manager (China) at Thomson Learning (Fortune 500 company), Cofounder & CEO for an early childhood education business, and Business Development Director (Universities) at Sodexo Group (Fortune 500 company) for Asia Pacific region.

After working 10 years in Beijing, China, Andrew returned to Singapore to work closely with the top leadership at Singapore Management University (SMU) on SMU China & East Asia Initiatives in Sept 2012. He is currently Program Director of SMU Executive Certificate in China Business, and Program Director of SMU Internationalisation Series. He teaches as an Adjunct Faculty of Strategy & Organization at SMU Lee Kong Chian School of Business since Jan 2017. He teaches undergraduate courses, Masters courses and Executive Education courses effectively in English and Chinese.

Andrew Chin graduated from Tsinghua University in Beijing, China with a Tsinghua-MIT Sloan International Masters of Business Administration degree under the Singapore Government’s Asian Business Fellows (ABF) Scholarship Program. He has a Bachelor of Business Administration with Second Class (Upper) Honours degree from National University of Singapore.

With Singapore Management University (SMU)'s nomination, Andrew is recognized as a Specialist Adult Educator (Curriculum Development) under the Adult Education Professionalization (AEP) initiative, a national level initiative under Singapore’s SkillsFuture.

S.M.A.R.T Entrepreneurship x Global

Exploring and Bridging Chongqing with Southeast Asia in areas of Ready to Cook (RTC)/Ready to Eat (RTE)

$10,355.00
Free

Date: 9 Sept 2025 (Pre-trip 1 Day Local workshop)
22 – 26 Sept 2025 (Full-day Chongqing, China workshop)

Course Fees

• The course fee payable is inclusive of prevailing GST of 9%.
• This course is not eligible for the S$4,000 credit under SkillsFuture Credit (Mid-Career) top-up scheme.

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