The European Chamber Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Working Group and the Cybersecurity Sub-working Group is pleased to invite our members to our next working group meeting, where we will be sharing for the first time details of the EU-China Comprehensive Agreement on Investment (CAI) from a telecommunications perspective and discuss on the advocacy plans for 2021, the content for our 2021/2022 Position Paper, and relevant topic updates.

The Position Papers for each working group represent the review of the current regulatory updates and market entry restrictions for each sector. It reflects the advocacy foci for each WG for the year. The Position Papers serve as the written testament for the European Chamber when interacting with the Chinese and European counterparts, and each year, it relies on the heavy contribution of member companies. To propose new key recommendations at the ICT and Cybersecurity Position Papers, we recommend members to submit their may key recommendation and a short analysis by Tuesday 23 February, COB.

Tentative agenda:

• 09:15-09:20 Welcome Remarks
• 09:20-10:00 Presentation on the Commitments of the EU-China Comprehensive Agreement on Investment (CAI) on Value-Added Telecommunications Services (VATS) by Ms. Caroline Chen, Vice-chair of the ICT WG
• 10:00-10:45 Discussion on Position Paper 2021-2022 for ICT and Cybersecurity WGs and delegation of lead-pens.
• AOB 

The meeting will be subject to Chatham House Rules and only members of the European Chamber will be invited to join.

For any questions, please reach out to Ms. Cindi Yu, coordinator for ICT and Cybersecurity WGs, at cyu@europeanchamber.com.cn 

Speakers

Ms. Caroline Chen

National Vice Chair of ICT Working Group, European Chamber; Strategy & Ecosystems, Detecon Consulting

Ms. Caroline Chen

National Vice Chair of ICT Working Group, European Chamber; Strategy & Ecosystems, Detecon Consulting

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Caroline is currently (2021-now) in charge of Strategy & Ecosystems in Detecon Consulting China, a subsidiary of Deutsche Telekom. She leads the local marketing and ecosystems buildup and works in strategy consulting project on ICT topics for international clients.

Caroline Chen was the Head of Business Development in Deutsche Telekom Representative Office Beijing. She led the local BD Team, in charge of regulation tracking, partnering development, standardization coordination and innovation scouting for Deutsche Telekom group units. She has been with Deutsche Telekom starting from 2012.

In addition to the work at Deutsche Telekom, Caroline Chen has been actively engaged in European Chamber and has been elected for the Vice Chair and then the Chair of ICT working group in the past several years. As one of the leading pens for the ICT position paper, she contributed substantially to the key recommendations writing and editing. She also initiated and actively participated at the dialogues between governmental bodies and ICT working group in order to promote the common interests of European industry in China.

Prior to joining DT, Caroline Chen was an analyst in an American consulting firm Marbridge Consulting, where she worked mainly for clients including European telecom companies and American venture capitals & PEs for understanding the Chinese telecom and internet industries.

Caroline Chen was graduated from Central University of Finance & Economics with a master’s degree in economics, and from Beijing Foreign Studies University with a Bachelor Degree in English Literature.

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