The European Chamber cordially invites you to a breakfast roundtable featuring Scott Kennedy, the Senior Adviser and Trustee Chair in Chinese Business and Economics at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) who will decode the latest dynamics of US-China relations and outline the future trajectory of the bilateral ties.
- 08:00 - 10:00
- Rosewood Beijing
The R&D Working Group (WG) of the European Chamber is pleased to invite you to a site visit at the Covestro Integrated Site Shanghai (CISS). The event will include an introduction to the site, an exchange session with Covestro, and a guided bus tour, followed by lunch at the CISS canteen. It will be held at 8:00 – 13:00 on Tuesday, 11th November, offline at CISS.
- 08:00 - 13:00
- Covestro CISS
The European Union Chamber of Commerce in China (European Chamber) is pleased to invite you to the launch of the Shanghai Position Paper 2025/2026, taking place on Wednesday, 12th November 2025.
As we are entering the 15th Five Year Plan, which is likely to pursue technological self-reliance in strategic sectors and maintain the country’s leadership in global manufacturing, we encourage the Shanghai government to actively include European companies in the implementation process. In particular, the Shanghai Chapter sets five recommendations:
- Implement city-wide, consistent rules for foreign-invested enterprises (FIEs) addressing structural barriers.
- Increase Shanghai’s international attractiveness to foreign nationals and businesses.
- Support small and medium-sized enterprises’ growth.
- Enhance Shanghai’s competitiveness by enabling European companies to fully participate in the green transition.
- Strengthen Shanghai’s supply chain resilience and leverage Shanghai’s coordination role for trade issues, including export controls.
Implementing these recommendations would help sending a positive signal to foreign investors in China’s most international city.
- 16:30 - 18:00
- European Chamber Shanghai Office
The European Chamber cordially invites you to a special insight session focused on Global Executives’ Views on 2025 Geopolitics. The session will be presented by Alfons Westgeest, Board Member for Global Development at Kellen, and Simon Buckby, Managing Director of Government and Public Affairs at Sandpiper.
- 15:30 - 17:00
- European Chamber Office Beijing, 4th Floor, Room C405/Teams
The European Chamber is pleased to invite you to the 2025-2026 WG Chair/Vice-Chair Election of the Legal and Competition WG v2 and its WG meeting on Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR, topic to be confirmed). It will be held on 15:00 – 16:30 Thursday 6th November, offline at the European Chamber Shanghai Office, as well as online. At the meeting, members will have the opportunity to elect new Vice Chairs for the working group and get insights from the global perspectives on ADR. The Chair and Vice Chairs play a crucial role in driving the WG, which includes a leadership role in the drafting of the WG Position Paper, communicating key messages to Chinese and European government authorities, and steering Working Group meetings. Please note that starting from the 2025 election cycle, Chairs and Vice-Chairs will have a two-year term renewable by another two-year term, counting from March 2025.
- 15:00 - 16:30
- European Chamber Shanghai Office
