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May 21, 2007
Siemens to be Global Partner of Expo 2010
Shanghai China
Siemens is the very first multinational company to
independently become the Expo 2010 Global Sponsorship Partner. Under
an agreement signed today in Shanghai with the Bureau
of Shanghai World Expo Coordination, the company will be
– effective immediately – a “Global Partner for Innovative
Infrastructure and Healthcare of Expo 2010 Shanghai China.” “Siemens
will apply its know-how to develop and modernize the
city’s infrastructure and to support the Expo with the
latest technologies in the areas of rail transportation, building
management and healthcare solutions,” said Dr. Klaus Wucherer, member
of Siemens’ Corporate Executive Committee, at the signing ceremony.
“Ever since the Great Exhibition of 1851 in London
– the world’s first international industrial exposition – Siemens
has been actively involved in exposition projects. Altogether, we’ve
participated in and provided valuable technological support for 16
world expositions. That’s all the more reason why we’re
so pleased to be able to contribute our experience
and worldwide knowledge once again and help make Expo
2010 the most interesting, the most successful and the
most unforgettable world exposition of all times,” said Wucherer.
Expo 2010 – which will take place from May
1 to October 31, 2010 – is expected to
attract over 70 million visitors from China and around
the world. For the host city Shanghai – one
of the world’s most dynamic urban centers – the
exhibition will generate new opportunities for growth as well
as major challenges. Siemens’ business portfolio and core competencies
can provide everything that Shanghai needs for sustainable urban
development and the infrastructure required for major events like
Expo 2010 – solutions for energy, environmental protection, industrial
automation, public infrastructure and healthcare.
“Expo 2010 is a
milestone in our partnership. We’d like to express our
sincerest thanks to China, the city of Shanghai and,
most of all, to the Bureau of Shanghai World
Expo Coordination for this opportunity to help make the
Expo vision – Better City, Better Life – a
reality,” said Dr. Richard Hausmann, President and CEO of
Siemens China.
The partnership agreement was signed today by Dr.
Klaus Wucherer, member of the Corporate Executive Committee of
Siemens AG, Dr. Richard Hausmann, President and CEO of
Siemens China, and Mr. Hong Hao, Director General of
Shanghai World Expo Coordination. Mr. Hu Yanzhao, Vice Mayor
of Shanghai Municipality, Madam Zhong Yanqun, Vice Chairman of
Executive Committee of World Expo 2010 Shanghai China, and
other distinguished guests witnessed the signing at the ceremony.
Madam
Zhong Yanqun emphasized that the successful preparation and organization
of World Expo 2010 would not be possible without
the support from all walks of life, especially from
the business circle. The participation of Siemens further added
to the number of enterprises that sponsor Expo 2010.
Meanwhile, Siemens is the very first multinational company to
independently become Expo 2010 Global Sponsorship Partner. This will
encourage more multinational companies to participate in Expo 2010.
The Shanghai Expo serves as an opportunity as well
as a stage, for not only companies in China,
but also companies all over the world that have
strategic vision and outstanding performance.
“Siemens is linked with
China and, in particular, Shanghai by more than 100
years of partnership and trust. As a reliable partner
and responsible corporate citizen, it’s a great pleasure and
a great honor for us to be a Global
Sponsorship Partner of Expo 2010. This is a clear
sign of our commitment to Expo 2010 and our
partnership with China and Shanghai,” noted Hausmann.
Since 2001,
Siemens has been actively assisting and making a major
contribution to the preparations for Shanghai’s Expo 2010. In
July 2007, Siemens became the first multinational company to
establish a dedicated organization for Expo activities.
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