European Union Chamber of Commerce in China

Banking & Securities Working Group (Beijing)

Upcoming Working Group Meeting and Chair Elections

Thursday 20 March 2014, 8.30-10.30am

European Chamber Beijing - Office C412, Beijing Lufthansa Center, 50 Liangmaqiao Road

 

Dear Working Group Member,

 

The European Chamber is pleased to invite you to the next Banking & Securities Working Group meeting. It will be held on Thursday, 20 March, 8.30-10.30am, at the European Chamber Beijing and Shanghai offices via videoconference.

 

Tentative Agenda

-       2014-2015 Chair Elections

-       Position Paper 2014-2015 preliminary discussion

-       Member feedback on Working Group activities for 2014

 

As for the 2014-2015 Chair elections, the Banking & Securities Working Group Chair and Vice-Chairs play a crucial role in driving the Working Group, which includes a leadership role in the drafting of the Position Paper, communicating key messages to Chinese and European government authorities and steering Working Group meetings. The desired characteristics of a Chair and Vice-Chair are a senior industry representative with relevant industry expertise and government contacts who has the time and willingness to support the Working Group. For the Banking & Securities Working Group, it is possible to have at most one Chair and two Vice Chairs.

 

 Please note the following Chair and Vice-Chair eligibility requirements:

-       Chairs and Vice-Chairs must be physically based in China

-       Chairs and Vice-Chairs are recommended to run in the chapter, where he/she is based

-       Maximum length of Chair/Vice-Chairmanship is 3 consecutive terms (1 term = 1 year)

-       Only Corporate members of the Chamber are eligible for Chair positions unless specific approval has been obtained from the Chamber’s Executive Committee.

-       Both Corporate and Associate members are eligible to hold Vice Chair positions.

 

Should you be interested in putting your name forward for election, please, firstly, read the attached Working Group Chairs’ Code of Conduct and Roles and Responsibilities documents. To apply, please send a short biography and motivation letter, stating whether you intend to run for Chair or Vice Chair to Mr. Xavier-Lluis Sans Powell at xsanspowell@europeanchamber.com.cn by COB Wednesday, 12 March 2014.

 

In accordance with European Chamber guidelines, another email will be sent to the Working Group prior to the election, with the biographies and motivation letters of all candidates attached. Voting for the election, one vote per company, must be conducted in person at the Working Group meeting. All elected Chairpersons must sign the attached documents, following election.

 

We will also begin discussions on the 2014-2015 Position Paper. The Position Paper is the European Chamber’s key lobbying document and is widely recognised by the Chinese and European governments, EU institutions, business associations and the media as the authoritative voice of EU business in China. It is used extensively for policy considerations, bilateral discussions, cooperation projects and background information. The value and importance of a well-written and well-represented Banking & Securities Position Paper cannot be overstated. Working Group members are encouraged to review last year’s Banking & Securities Position Paper and identify internally the key issues to be included in the upcoming 2014-2015 edition. Working Group members are requested to come to the Working Group meeting with concerns and recommendations. Please find attached last year’s Banking & Securities Position Paper.

 

As always, we welcome your suggestions for possible agenda topics and speakers for this and future meetings.

 

We encourage as many of our members as possible to attend in order to have their say in the leadership and representation of the Working Group in the year ahead. If you would like to attend this meeting, please register with Ms. Ling LOU at llou@europeanchamber.com.cn by COB Wednesday, 19^th March 2014.

For more information on the Banking & Securities Working Group, or the European Chamber in general, please contact Xavier Sans Powell at xsanspowell@europeanchamber.com.cn in Beijing, or Felix Hamilton at fhamilton@europeanchamber.com.cn in Shanghai

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