In December 2015, Wired Magazine published an article entitled “How a Nation of Tech Copycats Transformed into a Hub for Innovation”. As Chinese companies have started to shake their titles as the “Google of China” or the “Tesla of China”, and as domestic tech companies such as Huawei, Alibaba or Mobike have started to move into, and be replicated themselves in other markets, the question of ‘are Chinese companies capable of innovation?’ has been answered.

• 2017-04-28 | 15:00 - 17:00
• Marriott Northeast, Salon 5

The European Chamber is pleased to invite you to the next Auto Components Working Group Meeting in Shanghai office, which will take place 28th April at 10:00 am. At the meeting, Mr. Jochen Siebert, Managing Director, JSC Automotive will deliver a presentation on NEV regulatory development and Policy Analysis in China Market. The presentation will be followed by a Q&A session and an interactive discussion will include the impact of the regulation (CAFC, Carbon Credit Scheme, China 6a) on the various strategies of the carmaker.

• 2017-04-28 | 10:00 - 12:00
• European Chamber Shanghai Office

Combining a geopolitical overview with on-the-ground reportage from a dozen countries, Tom Miller will offer a perspective on one of the most important questions of our time: what does China’s rise mean for the future of Asia?

• 2017-04-28 | 08:30 - 10:00
• European Chamber - Sennheiser Meeting Room

The European Chamber is pleased to invite you to the next Compliance & Business Ethics Working Group meeting + Chair Elections. It will be held on Wednesday, 26th April, 14:00-16:00 at the European Chamber offices in Shanghai and Beijing via video conference. Please join the discussion on the 2017/18 Position Paper and share your insights with industry peers.

• 2017-04-26 | 14:00 - 16:00
• European Chamber Shanghai Office

On 1 April, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC), together with the State Council and President Xi made the announcement of decision on establishing the Xiong An New District as the national new district, which will be the third national new district after the Shanghai Pudong New District and Shenzhen Special Economic Zone. The European Chamber is pleased to invite Ms. Zheng Mingmei, Director of Smart and Low-Carbon City Department, China Centre for Urban Development of NDRC and Secretary General of Smart City Development Alliance of NDRC to provide exclusive insights on the plan of Xiong An New District under the development of Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Integration, and provide updates on the development of smart cities after the National People’s Congress and Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (Two Sessions), followed by the roundtable discussion with our members.

• 2017-04-25 | 14:00 - 15:30
• European Chamber Office Beijing, 4th Floor, Room C411A

On 1 April, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC), together with the State Council and President Xi made the announcement of decision on establishing the Xiong An New District as the national new district, which will be the third national new district after the Shanghai Pudong New District and Shenzhen Special Economic Zone. The European Chamber is pleased to invite Ms. Zheng Mingmei, Director of Smart and Low-Carbon City Department, China Centre for Urban Development of NDRC and Secretary General of Smart City Development Alliance of NDRC to provide exclusive insights on the plan of Xiong An New District under the development of Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Integration, and provide updates on the development of smart cities after the National People’s Congress and Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (Two Sessions), followed by the roundtable discussion with our members.

• 2017-04-25 | 14:00 - 15:30
• European Chamber Shanghai Office

In order to support Shanghai member companies to better fill in the awards application forms and understand the whole evaluation process when applying, we are organizing an information session at the Chamber Shanghai office on 21 April at 9 -10.30 am with experts from SYNTAO and GIZ to introduce the evaluation process and time frame as well as evaluation structures and answer general questions. We would like to conduct this process to ensure the case collection process and evaluation credibility are well communicated to the applicants.

• 2017-04-21 | 09:00 - 10:30
• European Chamber Shanghai Office, Unit 2204

The European Chamber, together with China Advertising Association (CAA) are pleased to invite you to an exclusive session with Ms Wang Xiaodong, Director of Regulation Division, Department of Advertising Regulation, State Administration of Industry and Commerce (SAIC) and Ms Meng Yajuan, Head of Legal Affairs Department, CAA. This event will be in Chinese only.

• 2017-04-20 | 09:30 - 12:00
• Rosewood Beijing Jing Guang Center Hotel, Salon 301, 3rd Floor

On 20th April, Chamber President Jörg Wuttke will join a distinguished panel including Romano Prodi to discuss the implications for European business of the Chinese Government’s signature technology initiative China Manufacturing 2025 (CM2025).

• 2017-04-20 | 16:00 - 18:30
• The Ritz-Carlton, Grand Ballroom

Attendees will learn how to develop employees to their highest potential and how to influence new and lasting productive behaviors. As a result, employees will be able to contribute more to your management goals and the success of your company.

• 2017-04-20 | 15:30 - 18:20
• European Chamber Shanghai Office, Shui On Plaza, Unit 2204