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Time2014-10-30 | 09:00 - 10:30
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Venue:European Chamber of Commerce Shanghai
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Address:333 Huai Hai Middle Road, Shui On Plaza, Shanghai
上海市淮海中路333号瑞安广场 -
Fee:Members: 300 RMB |
Non Members: 500 RMB
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Fourth plenum sessions are traditionally opportunities for China’s leadership to discuss administrative and ideological strategies and engage in party-building measures. This Fourth Plenum kicked off in Beijing on 20th October and ends with a declaration on 23rd October. Rule of law is for the first time the centerpiece of the agenda and policymakers are expected to focus on consolidating anti-graft efforts in addition to ensuring economic stability by accelerating reforms.
The Fourth Plenum will likely provide some insight into the implementation of future Chinese reform measures and how Xi Jinping plans to bring sustainable accountability into the government. With a focus on the rule of law and hints that the constitution may be back on the agenda, the Party meeting could touch upon issues ranging from judicial reform to systemizing anti-corruption measures to economic and legislative changes.
In this year’s European Business Confidence Survey, European Chamber members ranked ‘Unpredictable Legislative Environment’ and ‘Discretionary enforcement of laws and regulations’ at the top of the regulatory obstacles they encounter in doing business in China. Strengthening the rule of law is likely to address the core issue and increase legal predictability and certainty to the benefit of foreign companies doing business in China.
We are delighted to welcome James McGregor, Chairman of APCO Greater China, to analyse the outcome of the 4th Plenum and explain the impact of the decisions on European business in China.
Agenda
08.30-09.00 Registration
09.00-09.10 Welcome Remarks, Ioana Kraft, General Manager, European Chamber Shanghai
09.10-10.00 Presentation, James McGregor
10.00-10.30 Q&A
Speakers
Mr. James McGregor
James McGregor is Greater China Chairman for APCO Worldwide, and author of two highly regarded books: No Ancient Wisdom, No Followers: The Challenges of Chinese Authoritarian Capitalism, published in October 2012, and One Billion Customers: Lessons from the Front Lines of Doing Business in China, published in 2005. He was a veteran reporter for The Wall Street Journal, and prior to joining APCO he was founder and CEO of a China-focused consulting and research firm for hedge funds. He also held previous roles as a senior advisor for Ogilvy Public Relations China and the China managing partner for GIV Venture Partners, a venture capital fund that focused on technology and Internet investments in China and India. In 2014, he received a SABRE Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement from The Holmes Group.
Mr. McGregor was a reporter in the Washington bureau of Knight-Ridder newspapers during the Reagan administration. After serving as the Taiwan bureau chief for The Wall Street Journal from 1987 to 1990 and China bureau chief from 1990 to 1994, he spent seven years building Dow Jones’ media business in China as CEO of Dow Jones’ China. During this time, he established CNBC in China and created the Chinese language Web site of wsj.com, Dow Jones’ Chinese-language newswires, Chinese stock-market indexes and the first weekly business-television show in China. He was also a Series A investor in Sohu.com and served on the Sohu board for several years. After successfully preventing Xinhua News Agency from obtaining a monopoly on financial information in China, he received the Barney Kilgore award, Dow Jones’ highest employee accolade.
Mr. McGregor is a professional speaker, regular television and radio commentator and a contributor of essays and opinion articles for a variety of publications. He has lived in China for more than two decades, and can speak and read Chinese. He was an active member of the Board of Governors of the American Chamber of Commerce in China (AmCham) for nearly a decade and served as chairman in 1996. He is currently chairman of the U.S. Government Relations Committee for AmCham. He is also a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, the Atlantic Council, a Global Council member of the Asia Society, a board member of the U.S.-China Education Trust and a member of the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations.