2022 AGM and Annual Business Networking, Guangzhou 中国欧盟商会华南分会2022年会及商务联谊 Go back »
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Time2022-05-24 | 17:00 - 21:30
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Venue:Grand Ballroom, Floor 2M, Mandarin Oriental Guangzhou
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Fee:Members: 380 |
Non Members: 900
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The European Union Chamber of Commerce in China South China Chapter is delighted to invite you to the 2022 South China Annual General Meeting (AGM) held on 24th May at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel, Guangzhou.
Members, Privileged Members and Partners, Consulates, Guests who want to join European Chamber’s community, as well media friends are all invited to join us for the Board Anniversary Celebration in South China.
The European Chamber President, Mr. Jörg Wuttke will join us remotely through online meeting and give an insightful keynote speech on the current business environment.
Klaus Zenkel, vice president of the European Chamber and chair of the South China Chapter, will review the major achievements of the past year and communicate the South China Chapter’s key priorities for the year to come.
We will conclude the evening with a buffet, which will be an opportunity to communicate with new and old friends, key stakeholders and partners and to embrace the spirit of the European Chamber.
Don’t miss our key event of the year!
中国欧盟商会华南分会诚挚邀请您参加2022华南分会年度大会(AGM)。活动将于5月24日在广州文华东方酒店举行。
我们欢迎商会会员、特约会员、特约合作伙伴、领事馆人员、媒体朋友、以及对中国欧盟商会社群感兴趣的人员报名参与。
中国欧盟商会主席 Mr. Jörg Wuttke 将与现场进行远程连线,发表主旨演讲。
接着,中国欧盟商会副主席、华南董事会主席高志豪将回顾华南区在过去一年中所取得的主要成就,并向会员汇报接下来一年的主要工作重点。
在活动最后,我们会安排自助晚餐,为与会嘉宾提供联系和交流的机会。
千万不要错过我们这个一年一度的重要活动!
Agenda:
17:00-17:35: Registration and networking of members and attendees (refreshments, coffee and tea are served)
17:35-17:40: Safety introduction
17:40-17:45: Opening remarks by Mrs. Francine Hadjisotiriou, General Manager of the European Chamber South China Chapter
17:45-18:15: Keynote speech by the European Chamber President, Mr. Jörg Wuttke;
Q&A moderated by Mr. Matthias Sander China Technology Correspondent with Swiss daily NZZ Neue Zürcher Zeitung
18:15-18:50: Panel discussion
Moderator: Mr. Matthias Sander, China Technology Correspondent with Swiss daily NZZ Neue Zürcher Zeitung
Panelists:
- Mr. Sylvain Fourriere, Consul General of France in Guangzhou
- Mr. Fabian Blake, Vice Chair of European Chamber South China Chapter; General Manager of AMS Products Assembly (Foshan) Co., Ltd
- Ms. Joanna Ye, Board Member of European Chamber South China Chapter; Partner at Mazars Guangzhou, Audit& Financial Advisory
18:50-19:10: Recognition of Board Members, Working Group Chairs and Vice Chairs, and Privileged Members & Partners and new members on stage
19:10-19:30: Review and vision of the European Chamber South China Chapter by Mr. Klaus Zenkel, Vice President of the European Chamber and Chairman of the South China Board
19:30-21:30: Networking with buffet dinner and free flow wine & drinks
议程:
17:00-17:35: 签到和交流
17:35-17:40: 由酒店安全经理为嘉宾做安全事项讲解
17:40-17:45: 欧盟商会华南分会总经理 Mrs. Francine Hadjisotiriou 致开幕词
17:45-18:15: 中国欧盟商会主席 Mr. Jörg Wuttke 发表主题演讲,随后进行问答环节
18:15-18:50: 主题讨论和问答环节
主持人:Mr. Matthias Sander,《新苏黎世报》驻中国科技记者
讨论嘉宾:
- 福希玮先生(Mr. Sylvain Fourriere),法国驻广州总领事
- 范斌先生(Mr. Fabian Blake),欧盟商会华南董事会副主席,阿麦士产品装配(佛山)有限公司总经理
- 叶春雨女士(Ms. Joanna Ye),欧盟商会华南董事会成员,玛泽咨询(上海)有限公司广州分公司合伙人
18:50-19:10: 台上表彰、新成员、合作伙伴、特级会员、工作组主席/副主席和董事会成员。
19:10-19:30: 中国欧盟商会副主席、华南董事会主席高志豪 (Mr. Klaus Zenkel)对过去一年进行回顾,以及向会员汇报未来的工作重点及愿景
19:30-21:30: 交流并享受自助餐与美酒
21:30:活动结束
Epidemic Control and Security Requirements
- Will not receive visitors who had traveled to medium-to-high risk areas, to county(districts in sub-provincial cities and prefecture-level cities, county-level cities, and streets of municipalities directly under the Central Government) with high-risk areas, or had contact with confirmed cases in the past 14 days. Will not receive visitors who have a “Yellow Code” or “Red Code”.
- Will not receive visitors who had travelled to Chaoyang District and Fangshan District in Beijing, Zhanjiang City in Guangdong Province, Zhengzhou City in Henan Province, Changchun City in Jilin Province, Shangrao City in Jiangxi Province, Shanghai, Guangan City in Sichuan Province in the past 14 days.(The list of cities will be updated according to official news).
- Will not receive visitors with symptoms of the COVID (fever, dry cough, fatigue, decreased sense of smell, nasal congestion, runny nose, sore throat, conjunctivitis, myalgia, diarrhea).
- Participants will be contacted by Chamber staff 2-3 day before the event for a pre-check of their health code and travel code.
- Participants are required to wear masks upon arrival and show their health code and travel code, have a temperature check, and register their information.
- Please refer to the official epidemic control policy of Guangzhou for the latest requirements.
防疫与安保要求:
- 暂时不接待在过去14天内有中高风险地区旅行史、有高风险地区所在县(副省级城市和地级市的区、县级市,直辖市的街道)旅居史、与确诊病例有接触史,或所持健康码是“黄码”或“红码”的人员;
- 暂不接待14天内有北京市朝阳区、房山区,广东省湛江市,河南省郑州市,吉林省长春市,江西省上饶市,上海市,四川省广安市旅居史(这些地区会根据政府发布的信息而调整)
- 暂时不接待有出现疑似新冠肺炎症状(发热、干咳、乏力、嗅味觉减退、鼻塞、流涕、咽痛、结膜炎、肌痛、腹泻)的人员;
- 活动开始前2到3天,商会工作人员会联系您,对您的健康码和行程码进行预检查;
- 到访时须佩戴口罩,出示健康码及行程码,接受保安测量体温,再进行信息登记;
- 防控政策时有变化,请以广州市政府的最新防疫政策为准.
Disclaimer:
Participants must maintain proper social distancing norms and abide by the prevention and control measures of Guangzhou Government. If you do not follow the relevant regulations, the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China accepts no responsibility for any physical discomfort you may experience during or after the event. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.
免责声明:
参加者必须保持适当的社交距离,并遵守广州市疫情防控相关规定。 如果您不遵守相关规定,则中国欧盟商会对您在活动期间或之后可能遭受的任何身体不适不承担任何责任。 感谢您的理解和合作。
Accommodation support:
The room rate for Mandarin Oriental hotel is 1,150RMB(net) for Superior Room(additioinal 150RMB for double occupancy), 1,350RMB(net) for Deluxe Room(additioinal 150RMB for double occupancy), including breakfast for one/two, valid only for BCS-AGM date for members of European Chamber. Please indicate you are a member of the European Chamber to enjoy the special rate. For a reservation, please send email to macyy@mohg.com or call 020-3808 8834/189 8896 9953.
The room rate for LN Garden Hotel is 688RMB+16.6% Service Charge and VAT for Premier Room, including breakfast for one, valid only for BCS-AGM date for members of European Chamber. Please indicate you are a member of the European Chamber to enjoy the special rate. For a reservation, please call 189 2950 8817 or contact Wechat 189 2950 8817.
住宿支持:
文华东方酒店的房费为高级大床房1,150元(含税,双人入住加收150元),豪华房1,350元(含税,双人入住加收150元),包括单人/双人早餐,仅对中国欧盟商会会员的 BCS-AGM 日期有效。 若您在订房时表明是中国欧盟商会的会员,可以享受特惠价。 如需预订,请发送电子邮件至 macyy@mohg.com 或致电020-3808 8834/189 8896 9953。
广州花园酒店的房费为花园客房688元+ 16.6%服务费及税费,包括单人早餐,仅对中国欧盟商会会员的 BCS-AGM 日期有效。 若您在订房时表明是中国欧盟商会的会员,可以享受特惠价。 如需预订,请致电189 2950 8817或添加微信189 2950 8817。
Terms & Conditions:
The deadline for payment of the event is May 23rd 9am. Events have limited seating so to ensure your attendance we encourage advance online registration and payment for ALL events. We cannot guarantee entry to anyone not registered in advance.
All our events are held in English and follow the Chatham House Rule unless otherwise stated.
条款及细则:
本活动付款截止时间为5月23日上午9:00。活动名额有限,因此为确保您的出席率,我们建议您提前在线注册并支付活动费用。 我们不能保证任何未事先注册的人都可以参加本次活动。
除非另有说明,否则我们所有活动均以英语举行,并遵守《查塔姆大厦规则》。
Cancellation Policy:
If you cannot attend an event for which you have registered, please cancel your registration no later than one business day prior to the event. If you fail to notify us of your cancellation in a timely fashion, you will be charged for the event costs.
取消政策:
如果您无法参加已注册的活动,请在活动开始前一个工作日取消注册。 如果您未能及时将取消信息告知我们,我们将向您收取活动费用。
Speakers
Mrs. Francine Hadjisotiriou
Mrs. Francine Hadjisotiriou
Francine Hadjisotiriou is the General Manager of the European Chamber South China Chapter where she manages the Guangzhou and Shenzhen office operations.
She has 30 years’ experience in B to B services of which more than 20 spent in Asia. After working in Tokyo, Japan, for more than three years in the credit-insurance company, she joined the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China and established the Nanjing Chapter in early 2004. Two and half years later, she was transferred to the South China chapter to manage and develop the regional chapter by opening the Guangzhou and Shenzhen offices. She also mentors the chapters of Nanjing, Shenyang, Southwest China, Tianjin and the Shandong project. In her role, she is committed to providing effective communication and lobbying channels for EU companies, summarizing the main points of China's current business and market situation for members, and providing analysis of policies and macroeconomic developments.
Mr. Jörg Wuttke
Mr. Jörg Wuttke
Jörg Wuttke is Chief Representative of BASF China, based in Beijing. Wuttke is President of the EU Chamber of Commerce in China – an office he already held from 2007 to 2010 and from 2014 to 2017. Wuttke is a member of the Advisory Board of the Mercator Institute for China Studies (MERICS) in Berlin. He contributes regularly to the Swiss financial blog https://themarket.ch/. Wuttke has lived in Beijing for more than three decades.
Mr. Matthias Sander
Mr. Matthias Sander
Matthias is one of the very few Shenzhen-based foreign journalists. He is China Technology Correspondent with Neue Zürcher Zeitung (NZZ), a Swiss daily with one of the biggest networks of foreign bureaus among the German-language press. Matthias arrived in Shenzhen in September 2021, after having spent a year in Taiwan during the beginning of the pandemic. His coverage focuses on the intersection of technology and politics, the economy, society, and the individual. Major topics include China’s technological ambitions, innovation, tech companies, relations with the West, surveillance, propaganda, and the everyday use of tech.
In prior roles at NZZ, Matthias was a Zurich-based reporter-at-large, a co-editor of the Society section, and a news journalist. He holds degrees in political science and sociology from Sciences Po Bordeaux and the University of Stuttgart.
Mr. Sylvain Fourrière
Mr. Sylvain Fourrière
Mr. Sylvain Fourrière is the Consul General of France in Canton. Mr. Fourrière is a career diplomat: he joined the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1996 and spent most of his career abroad. A polyglot and a fine specialist of the Iranian world, Mr. Fourrière was assigned to Iran, Iraq and Afghanistan, before joining the spokesperson’s Unit of the French Minister of Foreign Affairs in Paris, which brought him to liaise with Chinese diplomats on a regular basis; Mr. Fourrière then served 7 years in South-East Asia, first as the Counselor for Cooperation and Cultural Action of the French Embassy in Vietnam, and later as the First Counselor of the French Ambassador to Thailand. In 2017, Mr. Fourrière was appointed Deputy Director of the North Africa and Middle East Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; he returned to Asia in September 2021 as the Consul General of France in Guangzhou. Very passionate about international and intercultural relations, Sylvain Fourrière is fully committed to strengthening ties between France and southern China, as well as promoting EU’s common interests in the region, as France currently holds the presidency of the Council of the European Union.
Mr. Fabian Blake
Mr. Fabian Blake
Fabian Blake is a Belgian national who presently serves as the Managing Director of AMS Assembly Foshan, a Dutch-owned company that has been operating in the Pearl River Delta, providing manufacturing services in South China since 2003.
Having resided and worked in China since 2008, Fabian has accumulated 15 years of experience exclusively in South China. During this time, he has played a pivotal role in the operational development of major corporations like the ETEX Group. Additionally, he has successfully managed smaller Chinese business units specializing in engineering services, offering value-added solutions to European clientele.
AMS Group, under Fabian's leadership, currently boasts a workforce of 90 employees, with 80 of them based in our facilities located in Foshan and Shenzhen. The company is actively involved in the development, manufacturing, and assembly of hardware devices, primarily serving customers situated in Europe.
Furthermore, Fabian has also served as a Member of the Board of the Benelux Chamber of Commerce from 2013 to 2016. His extensive experience and dedication to the industry make him a valuable asset to both AMS Assembly Foshan and the broader business community.
Ms. Joanna Ye
Ms. Joanna Ye
Joanna is a Partner at Mazars, an international audit, tax and advisory firm established in 1945 with European roots. Nowadays she is leading Audit & Financial Advisory team in Southern China. Grew up in Shenzhen and worked there for 4 years at KPMG, she then joined Mazars Guangzhou in 2007.
With over 19 years of experience focusing on European enterprises, Joanna has extensive expertise in Sino-European activities as well as the best practices of business operations in China. In addition to development and delivering sizable audit projects across Asia, she is also responsible for cross-border M&A projects in Greater Bay Area. Her areas of expertise include, but not limited to, Manufacturing, Retail and Wholesale, Media & Advertising, and ranging from SMEs to MNCs.
She is fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (“FCCA”), a global leading professional accountancy body established in UK in 1904; and was nominated as a member of ACCA Steering Team in Southern China since 2019.
She is currently a member of the Board of Directors of the European Chamber of Commerce South China Chapter.
Mr. Klaus Zenkel
Mr. Klaus Zenkel
Biography:
Born in Germany and graduated in Industrial Engineering. Until late 80's mainly remained in Germany near his hometown in Erlangen, where he had a position at Siemens Healthcare HQ.
From 1993 to 2006 he was based in Hongkong, Malaysia, Germany and China for several executive management positions within the Siemens Healthcare organization, one of which was Technical Director at Siemens Healthineers facility(SSMR), based in Shenzhen's Hi-Tech Industrial Park.
In 2006 start-up and developed from scratch the Shenzhen subsidiary of a Swiss Company, Imedco AG. Imedco is global player involved in the healthcare Industry, manufacturing MRI shielding solutions for hospitals and research institutions.
Involvement at European Chamber South China Chapter board since 2016. As an active board member of the European Chamber South China Chapter he holds the Chair of the board position since 2021. In the capacity as EU Chamber Vice President supports the member companies and meets with government officials on a regular basis to discuss the current economic and technological issues.
In March 2021 Klaus was elected as a Director of the Board at the Swiss Chamber in South China. He is also a member of the German Chamber in South China.