The European Chamber is pleased to welcome two industry experts to brief our members on recent legal updates affecting HR policy and practice. Panelists will outline the practical implications of these updates and touch upon a couple of key industry trends in 2015.

• 2015-09-21 | 16:30 - 18:00
• Hilton Hotel Beijing, 3rd Floor, Signature Ballroom B

As China, the world’s largest economy in terms of purchasing power, slides into its slowest annual expansion in 24 years, the country’s growth is closely watched by everyone in China and around the world. With the significant drop of the RMB against the US dollar, the equity market bubble and rising debt levels, doubts and anxiety are rising around China’s economic development and its implications globally. How do Chinese firms and business leaders view the country’s economic situation? Are they positive about the prospects ahead? Do multinational companies share their sentiment?

• 2015-09-21 | 11:30 - 14:30
• CKGSB Beijing Campus

To tackle the important topic of the role of foreign media in China, the European Chamber is hosting an afternoon seminar with four seasoned journalists from international media outlets.

• 2015-09-17 | 14:00 - 16:00
• Four Seasons Hotel Beijing, 3rd Floor, TANG I

China’s ambition to transition to an innovation-driven society was one of the clear overarching themes of the Third Plenum of the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China Central Committee. China had already surpassed the United States (US) to become the world’s ‘most attractive’ destination for R&D investment. China is also the largest source of science graduates in the world, with approximately 900,000 engineering majors graduating every year, and already 2.8 million people working in China’s R&D sector

• 2015-09-16 | 14:30 - 16:30
• Four Seasons Hotel, 3rd Floor, TANGIII

This seminar will address:
- The findings of the Goldman Sachs report China's Environment: Big Issues, Accelerating Effort, Ample Opportunities;
- The (potential) market access issues as well as legal and regulatory issues that foreign environment companies are being faced with or may be facing; and
- The business impact of the recently revised environmental protection law.

• 2015-09-15 | 09:30 - 11:15
• Four Seasons Hotel Beijing, 3rd Floor, Beijing Ballroom

As envisioned by Beijing, the New Silk Road Economic Belt and Road will comprise two distinct transportation corridors: a land route that connects Xi’an in West China to Duisburg, Germany and Rotterdam, Netherlands in Europe by way of Central Asia; and a sea route that connects South China to Africa and Europe by way of Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Sri Lanka and India.

• 2015-09-14 | 16:00 - 17:30
• European Chamber Beijing Chapter, 4th Floor, Office C411, Lufthansa Centre

The European Chamber CSR Forum in Beijing is pleased to invite you to join us for a seminar, in which non-profit representatives from three organizations and their corporate program partners will present community involvement opportunities for business professionals.

• 2015-08-27 | 09:30 - 12:00
• Hilton Hotel Beijing 北京希尔顿酒店, 2nd Floor, Work Room

On 27th April, the expansion of the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone was officially launched by the Shanghai Municipal People’s Government. The expansion brings unprecedented opportunities to European businesses in China. The European Chamber is delighted to welcome Jian Danian, Deputy Governor of Shanghai Pudong New Area People’s Government and Deputy Director General of China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone Administration, to give first-hand information about the CSPFTZ. All the questions submitted in advance will be answered.

• 2015-08-26 | 14:00 - 16:00
• Kempinski Hotel, 3rd Floor, Kaifeng room

On July 27th, Shanghai’s Index fell a dramatic 8.5 percent –the single day largest drop since 2007-, while Shenzhen’s sank by 7.6 percent. Almost 2,000 stocks in both markets tumbled by the 10 percent daily trading limit, thus prompting a renewal of questions about what is happening to China’s stock market.

• 2015-08-13 | 16:30 - 18:30
• Beijing Jing Guang Centre Rosewood Beijing Hotel, 2nd Floor, 201 Chairman Suite

Join the discussion with Dr. Anil K. Gupta on 12th August!

• 2015-08-12 | 16:00 - 19:00
• Ballroom III, Beijing Marriott Hotel Northeast