China Investment Corporation visits Milwaukee
By: Taylor Baseheart, Communications Manager for The Water Council
On April 20, 2018, the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation welcomed the China Investment Corporation Delegation to Wisconsin at the Global Water Center followed by a tour of Rockwell Automation down the street. The delegation heard from representatives from different industries that have headquarters in Wisconsin, along with Chinese companies located in Wisconsin.
Wisconsin Industry Participants
- Manufacturing – Bruce Quinn, Vice President of Public Affairs, Rockwell Automation
- Energy, Power and Controls – Jeff Anthony, Chief Operating Officer, Midwest Energy Research Consortium
- Food and Beverage – Brad Rostowfske, Director of Industry Growth, FaB Wisconsin
- Aviation and Aerospace – Wisconsin Lieutenant Governor Rebecca Kleefisch
- Water – Dean Amhaus, CEO & President, The Water Council
Participants from Chinese Companies in Wisconsin
- Wisconsin International Academy – Sun Jian Guo, President
- Hepalink/Scientific Protein Laboratories – Shawn Lu, Executive Director/CFO
- Milwaukee Electric Tool (Owned by Techtronic Industries of Hong Kong) – Ty Staviski, CFO
Dean Amhaus spoke about his participation (along with several other Wisconsin water technology companies) at the “One Water, One World: The U.S.-China Conference on Water and Sponge Cities” in 2017 where China is looking for expertise and technology on how to capture and store up to 80% of rainfall by 2030.