Dear Manufacturing Forum Member,

You are cordially invited to join the first working group meeting of the European Chamber Manufacturing Forum in 2022.

The theme of this meeting will revolve around the hot issues of South China's manufacturing industry, such as COVID situation, supply chain management. At the same time, we will also invite participants to introduce and share the problems and issues encountered in production and operation.

Time: 15:00 – 16:15, 17^th March, 2022

Venue: Online (ZOOM meeting, the meeting link will be sent afterwards) 

Format: Roundtable

Agenda:

15:00 – 15:05 Opening Remarks by the representative of the European Chamber.

15:05 – 15:30 Roundtable discussion on hot topics in manufacturing industry, by Mr Christian Gassner, Director, limoss (Dongguan) Co., Ltd, Mrs Iulia Cristina Ixari, CEO, Falcon Information Technology (Shenzhen) Limited, and Mr Raphael Pellerin, Deputy Managing Director, CNIM

15:30 – 16:00 Introduction of the attendees and discussions

16:00 – 16:15 The European Chamber Manufacturing Forum Election and Announcement

Working Group members interested in running for this year’s Chair elections, should take notice of the following: 

Call for Candidates to Chair and Vice Chair – Roles and Responsibilities

The Chairperson and Vice Chairs play a crucial role in driving the Working Group/Forum. The desired characteristics of a Chair and Vice Chairs are a senior industry representative with relevant expertise and government contacts who has the time and willingness to support the Working Group. Before applying for the position of Chair or Vice Chair, we recommend that you obtain approval from your company. The maximum duration of Chairperson or Vice Chairperson of a Group is three consecutive years. Candidates are only eligible for Chair or Vice Chair positions if he/she is physically based in China. In case of more than one candidate being presented for the same chairperson position, only Manufacturing Forum members who had their confirmed registration for this meeting will have the right to vote online, with one vote per company.

If you are interested in the positions of Chair or Vice Chair, please submit the following information to Mr Shen Duan at sduan@europeanchamber.com.cn by 18:00, 14^th March COB: 

• Resume/CV
• Motivation letter on why you wish to be elected Chair or Vice Chair, including:
• • how your background and experience match the role
  • the goals you have for the Manufacturing Forum over the following 12 months
  • how you intend to share professional resources for the benefit of the Forum

In accordance with European Chamber internal guidelines, another email will be sent to the Working Group prior to the election, with the profile of all candidates attached. The duration of the term for both Chairs and Vice Chairs is one year.

For more information about the Working Groups or the European Chamber in general, please contact Mr Shen Duan in Shenzhen at sduan@europeanchamber.com.cn .

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