Is the recent decline in Chinese ODI into mature markets permanent? Are we likely to see longer term diversion of Chinese capital from North America to Europe? Is global acquisition becoming a less important tool in domestic companies drive to move up the value chain? The European Chamber is delighted to welcome Dan Rosen and Thilo Hanemann from Rhodium Group to tackle some of the most pressing questions surrounding the drop and potential rebound for Chinese outbound investment into OECD countries.

• 2018-12-06 | 16:00 - 17:30
• Beijing Marriott Hotel Northeast, Salon 5 北京海航大厦万豪酒店

At the latest edition of the Chamber’s long running macroeconomic series Insight China, experts will discuss the impact the trade war is having on economic policy making in China, and assess how the economy is positioned to weather any incoming storms.

• 2018-09-25 | 16:30 - 18:00
• Four Seasons Hotel, TANG I, 3rd Floor

In keeping pace with the rapid development of cloud computing and big data applications, the Ministry of Information Technology has, in the last couple of years, issued a series of notices intended to improve market order and to crack down on illegal operations whereby operators were acting beyond the scope of their licence, with a borrowed licence, or in some cases without a licence at all.

• 2018-09-25 | 10:00 - 11:30
• Four Seasons Hotel, TANG I, 3rd Floor

Traditionally the focus of the startup community, the topic of blockchain is gaining more traction in the policy community since President Xi Jinping declared earlier this year that blockchain is a technology with “breakthrough applications” and that the development of the industry will be a key part of his drive to establish China as a global center of science and innovation.

• 2018-09-21 | 09:30 - 11:30
• Rosewood Beijing Hotel, Salon 203, 2nd Floor

The European Chamber is delighted to welcome the one of the men at the forefront of the JEDI project, André Loesekrug-Pietri to discuss the state of the disruptive technology sector in Europe and to explain why he is optimistic the JEDI project can serve as a catalyst to pull Europe back into the global tech race.

• 2018-09-20 | 16:30 - 18:00
• European Chamber Beijing Chapter, 4th Floor, Office C411A, Lufthansa Centre

It is essential that enterprises adjust their internal compliance system with more focus on environmental protection and come up with solutionsThe European Chamber is pleased to invite you to join experts from academia, consultancy and non-governmental to discuss the issues that underpin the environmental protection storm in China. The focus of this seminar will be on the solutions and strategies companies can take to identify and to mitigate risk to their supply chain, especially as we move towards this year’s winter action plan.

• 2018-09-14 | 09:30 - 11:30
• Rosewood Hotel, Beijing Jing Guang Center, Salon 301

In response to increased operational costs and squeezed budgets, headcount reduction has become essential for many foreign enterprises operating in China to remain competitive. In this seminar the European Chamber is delighted to welcome labour affairs experts from LABOURS consulting to explain the steps companies must take to ensure such a necessary headcount reduction can be managed smoothly, minimize disruption, avoid legal pitfalls, and set up your organization for continued and sustainable success.

• 2018-09-13 | 14:30 - 16:30
• European Chamber Office Beijing, 4th Floor, Room C411A

The European Chamber, together with China Academy of Urban Planning and Design (CAUPD) of MOHURD and the China Centre for Urban Development (CCUD) of NDRC, are more than delighted to invite you to attned the 2018 EU-China Industry Workshop on New Type of Urbanisation to be held in Beijing on the afternoon of 11 September 2018.

• 2018-09-11 | 14:00 - 17:30
• Infinity Ballroom, Hilton Beijing

The European Chamber is delighted to invite Kiran Patel, Marketing and Communications Specialist, Joe Harvey, Co-founder at The Bulk House Zero Waste, and Peng Jilai, Partner at SynTao, to discuss the role of CSR, best practices and potential benefits. The panelists will share insights from their own experiences and refer to several case studies throughout the event.

• 2018-09-06 | 14:30 - 16:30
• C411A, European Chamber Beijing Conference Room