The analytica China Conference, the scientific conference that accompanies the fair, is a key gathering for the scientific and research communities. The program of scientific lectures is organized by the Chinese Chemical Industry (CCS) and other international partners. In 2008 the Conference participants received well-founded information on the latest industry topics from 56 prominent, highly qualified speakers such as Dr. Huber, Agilent, Prof. Dr. Meyer, Ruhr-Universität Bochum and Prof. Dr. Zimmermann, Helmholtz-Zentrum München. 33 of the speakers were from countries other than China.