Dear R&D Working Group Members, 

Our next R&D Working Group meeting has been confirmed for Friday 29th April > 15:30 - 18:00. As policies affecting R&D operations are introduced and updated ever more regularly in the light of China’s push towards innovation, it is key that foreign R&D professionals keep themselves informed to adjust their operations accordingly to maintain their competitiveness. At this session, we will have the pleasure of welcoming Dr. Vicky Au, Director Tax Services at PwC who will be providing us with an update on the latest R&D Super Deduction rules and HNTE policy criteria which have recently undergone important changes that may bear implications for your business. 
At the same time, with all the chatter about Shanghai intending to evolve into a global innovation hub by the year 2020, it will be interesting for many to evaluate the what the latest visa regulations will have in store for the R&D sector. This is where we will welcome Mr. Philip Cheng, Partner at Hogan Lovells to give us an overview of the latest developments regarding visas for foreign experts, interns, recent graduates etc.  

We will kick off the meeting by holding our annual R&D Working Group Chairs elections which will determine the group’s leadership for the year to come. It is my pleasure to announce the following candidates for the R&D Working Group in 2016-2016:

1 Chair Position

-Mr. Denis Bortzmeyer,  
2 Vice Chair Positions

-Mr. Pascal Metivier, Research & Innovation Director Asia at Solvay, and current Chair of the R&D Working Group  

-Mr. Mason Wang, Director of Open Innovation, North Asia, Unilever R&D and current Vice Chair to the R&D Working Group

Please see attached the candidates’ bios and motivation letters for your reference.

Agenda

·         Opening words

·         2016 R&D Working Group Chairs Elections

·         Presentation on China visa regulation updates,  by Philip Cheng, Partner at Hogan Lovells

·         Q&A

·         Presentation on HNTE and R&D super deduction updates by Vicky Au, Director Tax Services at PwC

·         Q&A

Speakers

Dr. Vicky Au

Director of Tax Services at PwC

Dr. Vicky Au

Director of Tax Services at PwC

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Vicky is a Director with PwC China based in the Shanghai office, recently seconded from PwC Australia. She has specialised as a research and development tax advisor since joining PwC Australia in 2007 and uses her previous experience in the government and higher education sectors to bring together different perspectives on R&D and innovation, including roles as a patent examiner under both the international (PCT) and Australian patent systems, and through academic research with Cooperative Research Centres and universities. She has served as a panel judge for a number of Australian government innovation grants and awards and as an expert panel member for commercialization and entrepreneurship business school programs. Vicky holds a doctorate in Physics from The Australian National University.

Mr. Philip Cheng

Partner

Mr. Philip Cheng

Partner

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Philip Cheng specialises in corporate and commercial matters with a strong focus on employment and joint ventures. He has been advising multinational corporations for 15 years in China and is particularly active in representing clients in pharmaceutical, medical device, chemicals, industrial products, automotive and transportation industries.
Philip is recognised as an outstanding practitioner in the area of employment law and has resolved an array of complex and intractable issues for both new and existing clients, involving some of the most high profile events in the China market this year. He is fluent in Mandarin, Cantonese and English.

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