European Union Chamber of Commerce in China
Agriculture, Food and Beverage Working Group
Date: 28th November 09.00 – 10.40am
Venue: European Chamber Shanghai (Shui On Plaza, Unit 2204, 333 Huai Hai Zhong Road)
European Chamber Beijing (Beijing Lufthansa Centre, Office C412, 50 Liang Ma Qiao Road)
Registration: Please kindly confirm your registration with us by email to afb@europeanchamber.com.cn before Tuesday, 26thNovember 2013, indicating your attendance is in shanghai orBeijing.
Dear working group members,
For the recent compliance cases of multinational corporations operating inChina, the major pharmaceutical multinational GlaxoSmithKline was being investigated by the Chinese authorities for anti-trust and bribery offences. Cases as such, as MNCs as SMEs, what can be done in advance within the strategy planning stage to establish a risk control system and scheme to react upon investigation? Opinions as, finance is the gate keeper of compliance and due diligence. Finance managers should broaden their roles to help controlling compliance. Distributor/Middle-man’s compliance should be the responsibility of the manufactures and the latter should know what distributor/middle-men they are using how to make it legal. Well-built instructor system is needed especially when problems arise. Professional consumers target non-compliance products and take advantage of mess amount to blackmail companies, which will easily undermine market confidence and relationship with consumers. This is also a potential risk for food producers as well as distributors. So it’s important to enhance consumer confidence.
European Chamber of Commerce Agriculture, Food and Beverage working group next meeting is planned in November 28th, 09.00am, we will generally talk about the compliance and risk management case studies with members and would like to do a target oriented discussion, by encouraging 3rdparty service provider a floor to speak and share with members the cases they met and suggestion to members on strategic planning to avoid well prepared for crisis at early stage, and also the cases members met with during their operation in China with best solution seeking, below are the sessions we conclude and speakers:
Agenda:
09.00 – 09.05 Welcoming remarks by the EUCCC AFB WG
09.05 – 09.25 Mr. Neal Beatty, Regional Director, Global Client Services, Greater China at Control Risks focusing on crisis management and internal compliance best practice related to managing integrity issues
09.25 – 09.45 Mr. Alban RENAUD, Partner, Head of China Practice, ADAMAS Attorneys-at-law focusing on Legal perspective
09.45 – 10.00 Q & A session for session one on Anti-bribery
10.05 – 10.25 Mr. Nicola Aporti, Head of Corporate and Food Regulatory, HFG - Law Firm & IP Practice focusing on case study of crisis management and of compliance of AIC/professional consumers
10.25 – 10.40 Q and A sessions for session two on Professional Consumer