Venue Partner Announced for Business4Better China

SHANGHAI, April 1, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- UBM is delighted to announce that Knowledge & Innovation Community (KIC) has come on board as Premier Partner for B4B China. We are looking forward to their involvement with the event for a worthy cause.

KIC has been developed over a ten year period. Located at the sub-center of Shanghai Yangpu District, KIC has breached the canopy of knowledge and innovation of Shanghai. KIC is jointly developed by Yangpu Government and Shui On Land, The total investment is projected to reach over RMB10 billion with a planned development area of 0.8 million square meters. A long history of culture meets with the dynamic of innovation here. KIC is enriched by 10 renowned neighboring universities such as Fudan University, Tongji University, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics and so forth as well as more than one hundred scientific research institutions. The school campuses, surrounding communities and scientific and technological parks are pivotal in realizing the "three-zone integration for interlinked development" at KIC. Furthermore KIC is also the base for key functional project of the country for innovative pilot urban construction. Margaret Connolly, General Manager of UBM China says: In the last 5 years, the Business4Better global event series have received great support from our local partners in Brazil, UK, US and India. Our partners not only provide venue space and services, but are also actively engaged in the planning processes, facilitating dialogue between business representatives and non-profits. When we met with KIC early this year, we were thrilled to find out the two organizations share much in common: for example, the belief that businesses and nonprofits should deepen collaborations between themselves. We also share the passion of doing what we do best to support the local communities. As a non-commercial event, B4B always works closely with our network of partners. We feel very excited about the opportunity to partner with KIC to co-produce 2015 B4B China! The preparation work is currently underway and we look forward to meeting you in Shanghai this summer.

The Business4Better (B4B) China, held in Shanghai on the 15-16th of July 2015, is China's leading gathering for company and business executives, nonprofit organization staff, CSR professionals and human resources, marketing or public relations practitioners.

The 2015 conference theme: Create Winning Partnerships. This conference is all about dedicated, passionate, knowledgeable individuals sharing community initiative ideas. We invite submit your proposals on topics including (but not limited to) the following areas:

1. New channels for community based involvement
2. Promoting effective nonprofit relationships
3. Win-win strategies for corporate community engagement
4. Develop talent through corporate volunteering

Go to www.b4bchina.org for more details and stay tuned for exciting program announcements.

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About B4B

Business4Better (B4B) is a global initiative organized by UBM and its partners to make a significant difference in active community involvement. With five-year history having been originally launched in Brazil as ONG Brazil, B4B global community engagement series held in UK (London), US (Anaheim) and India (Mumbai), supported by the leading nonprofit partners such as Points of Light, Stanford Social Innovation Review, Certified B Corporations, UN Global Compact Network UK and Guide Star India. B4B event is supported by a team of UBM volunteers who are passionate about using the professional skills to serve the communities.

About UBM plc

UBM plc is a leading global events-led marketing services and communications company. We help businesses do business, bringing the world's buyers and sellers together at events, online and in print. Our 5,000 staff in more than 20 countries are organized into specialist teams which serve commercial and professional communities, helping them to do business and their markets to work effectively and efficiently.

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