Cork Workshop | Understanding China’s 15th Five-Year-Plan: Food Industry

  • Date
    14 October 2026
  • Dublin Time
    9:30 - 11:30
  • Location
    Cork
  • Venue
    Glandore Office Cork Glandore 3rd Floor, City Quarter, Lapps Quay Cork T12Y3ET, Ireland
  • Open to
    Irish SMEs
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Opportunities and Challenges for Irish SMEs

What should Irish small and medium-sized enterprises in the food & beverage sector know about China’s 15th Five-Year Plan when they plan to export to the Chinese market? With this event, the EU SME Centre and the Ireland-China Business Association invite SMEs in Cork to better understand the policies and regulatory changes that could impact them.

Agenda

Wednesday 14 October (Dublin Time)

9:30–10:00

Registration, light breakfast and networking

10:00–10:10

Opening remarks
Susan Barrett, Chair, Ireland China Business Association
Clare Kelly, Director, Glandore

10:05–10:30

Understanding the 15th Five-Year Plan – Opportunities and Challenges for Irish SMEs
Davide Orlandi, EU Partnerships Manager, EU SME Centre
Sara Berloto, Head of Research, Italy-China Foundation

10:30–10:40

Focus on the Food & Beverage Sector

10:40–10:50

Channels to Access the Market

10:50–11:00

Q&A session

11:00–11:05

Closing remarks

11:05–11:30

Networking

About the speakers
Sara Berloto
Head of Research, Fondazione Italia Cina

Sara Berloto is Head of Research at Fondazione Italia Cina (FIC). She holds a PhD in Political Studies – International Relations at the University of Milan. Her research develops in the field of China’s domestic and foreign policy, as well as China’s modes of political influence. Sara conducted research at NTU in Taipei and at Renmin University in Beijing. She was previously Research Fellow at the SDA Bocconi School of Management and Teaching Assistant at Bocconi University.

Davide Orlandi
EU Partnerships Manager, EU SME Centre

Davide Orlandi is in charge of coordinating EU SME Centre partnerships in the EU. Fascinated by negotiation and international trade, he has pursued a diverse career path whose fil rouge is the constant evaluation of possibilities for enterprises to reach out internationally and make the best out of the growth opportunities offered at the global level.

Davide holds a master’s degree in EU International Relations and Diplomacy from the Collège d’Europe in Bruges as well as a master’s degree in World Politics and International Relations from Università di Pavia; he has worked for multinational enterprises as well as public entities focusing on internationalisation and its challenges.

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