[Joint WG Meeting] How to understand Critical Information Infrastructure and What to Expect Next Go back »
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Time2021-09-07 | 10:00 - 11:05
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Venue:European Chamber Beijing Office C405
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Fee:Members: Free
Recently, the State Council released the Order No.745: Regulations on the Security Protection of Critical Information Infrastructure, signed by the Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, and the Regulations came into force on 1st September 2021. Critical information infrastructure, or CII, is ‘is the central nerve for economic and social operations, and a top priority for cybersecurity’, and as stipulated in Article 5 of the Cybersecurity Law, ‘the State protects CII against attacks, intrusions, interference, and destruction’. CII are to be identified in the below categories:
- Public communication and information services
- Energy
- Transportation
- Water conservancy
- Finance
- Public services
- E-government
- National defence science and technology industry
- Other important network facilities
Who might fall into the definition of CII is unclear, and how to operate with them even so, as it was demonstrated in the Didi Case when the State applied the Cybersecurity Review Measures, a regulation that targets CII operators’ purchase and security.
In this English session, we look into the basics and dive into the latest developments of CII. Ms Barbara Li, Head of Corporate of Rui Bai Law Firm – a PwC network firm-, will share with us her reading on the latest developments on critical information infrastructure regulation and how should companies prepare for it.
Agenda
- 09:30-10:00 Registration and Networking at the European Chamber Beijing Office
- 10:00-10:05 Opening Remarks by Mr Michael Chang, Vice-chair of the ICT Working Group
- 10:05-11:00 Presentation + Q&A by Ms Barbara Li, Head of Corporate of Rui Bai Law Firm
- 11:00-11:05 Closing Remarks
The meeting will be subject to Chatham House Rules and only members of the European Chamber will be invited to join.
Speakers
Ms. Barbara Li
Ms. Barbara Li
Barbara is a partner based in Beijing. With almost three decades’ experience working in a senior in-house legal role at the Beijing and London offices of leading international firms, as well as providing business consultancy services at PwC, Barbara brings a wealth of knowledge to advising international and Chinese companies and financial institutions on doing business in China and globally. She focuses her practice on complex, cross-border M&As, joint ventures, strategic alliances and foreign direct investment in a wide range of industries including the high-tech, telecom, energy, infrastructure, automotive, pharma and high-end manufacturing industries. She also counsels Chinese companies on their outbound strategies and major transactions.
Barbara has a particular interest in the cyber, data, technology and FinTech sectors, with significant experience advising international companies and financial institutions on navigating China’s evolving legal regime governing data and cybersecurity. She is regularly engaged by clients to provide legal support on high-stakes data and cybersecurity-related issues including managing complex, cross-border data transfers, the digital transformation of businesses, and the deployment of emerging technologies such as AI, cloud computing and blockchain. Barbara also advises Chinese companies on global data compliance projects under the laws of other countries, such as the EU GDPR. She is recognised as a Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/EU) by the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) and is an IAPP-designated writer for the Asia-Pacific region.
Barbara is widely recognised in the Chinese market as an eminent data/tech lawyer and is described as “having extensive experience in complex TMT regulatory issues” by Legal 500. She is ranked as a leading individual in corporate, M&A, TMT and FinTech by various legal directories, including Chambers, Legal 500, Asian Legal Business, IFLR1000 and WhichLawyer, and received the China Top 15 TMT Lawyer award 2020 from Asian Legal Business.
Benefiting from her in-house experience, Barbara works closely with the industry and is frequently invited to share her insights at premier international professional and industry conferences organised by the IAPP, the Asia Privacy Forum and the Economist Corporate Intelligence Network, among others. She served as the vice chair of the Cybersecurity Sub-Working Group and the Construction Working Group of the EU Chamber of Commerce in China for several years.
Mr. Michael Chang
Mr. Michael Chang
Member of China Leadership team, EVP, Head of CX Strategy & Technology, Board Member of Nokia FUNO. He has over 22 years of managerial experience in multinational companies on ICT research & innovation, standardization, technology strategy and regulations and Pre-sales. After joining Nokia, he has assumed various managerial roles in research & standardization, strategy & regulations, Solution Pre-sales/Sales support. He currently looks after all major technologies frontline relevant to Nokia mission and thought leadership in Greater China, e.g. 5G/6G, oRAN/vRAN, critical network evolution, cloud & digital transformation, technology policies for cybersecurity and data security.
Supervisory Board Member of CCSA (China Communication Standard Association). National Chair of ICT working group, EU Chamber of Commerce in China (EUCCC). Michael served as Vice President and Board Member for EUCCC (2017-2019), where he played a leading role in China-EU high level dialogue on High-Tech & Digital policies and cross-industry exchanges. Michael was a member of the “EU-China Expert Group on Digital Economy & Cybersecurity” formed by China & EU government as top dialogue platform on digital policies coordination.