Archive for 2016

It’s easy to make assumptions about the media in China. That all channels are tightly controlled, restricted and largely ‘closed’ to authentic or creative communication. That if businesses have one big idea, and put it across using one channel – most often TV – they can expect it to reach and influence all their target audiences.

  • 2016-08-31 | 08:30 - 11:00
  • The European Chamber Shanghai Office, Unit 2204
19
Aug

Although CEOs proudly proclaim that engaging in CSR (corporate social responsibility) is the “golden ticket” to future growth and consumers are eager to support products and companies deemed ethically and socially conscious, is CSR actually profitable?

  • 2016-08-19 | 09:00 - 11:00
  • Jones Day Shanghai Office

Following the result of the referendum in the UK last month, where the UK decided to leave the European Union, it's only natural to ask: “What happens now?” These uncertainties extend to the type of alternative economic agreements / treaties that the UK will be able to put in place with the rest of the EU Member States as well as with the rest of world.

  • 2016-08-16 | 14:00 - 16:30
  • Baker & McKenzie Office
3
Aug

China is one of the world’s most attractive healthcare markets and by far the fastest growing emerging market. The medical technology segment in China is the second largest in the world after the US, totaling over USD 40 billion in 2014 with an expected 20% annual growth over the next 3 years. In recent years, there have been significant changes in registration requirements, as well as advancements by local competition.

  • 2016-08-03 | 14:00 - 17:00
  • The European Chamber Shanghai Office, Unit 2204

How to close the gap between strategy and execution. Two-thirds of executives say their organizations don't have the capabilities to support their strategy.

  • 2016-08-02 | 14:00 - 16:00
  • The European Chamber Shanghai Office, Unit 2204

The 1842 Treaty of Nanking not only ceded Hong Kong to Britain but allowed Britain to establish consular courts in the new treaty ports of China. In his new book, Gunboat Justice, Douglas Clark tells the story of extraterritoriality, focusing in particular on the 'British Supreme Courts for China and Japan' and the 'United States Court for China'.

  • 2016-01-28 | 14:00 - 17:30
  • Jones Day Shanghai Office

What are the options that are available to foreign firms looking to restructure or close their operations in China?

  • 2016-01-27 | 14:00 - 17:00
  • The European Chamber Shanghai Office, Unit 2204

This event will discuss the key indirect tax challenges in China. It will also provide practical solutions on how companies can gain visibility and use that to learn the size and magnitude of VAT being managed or whether it is being processed in a compliant, timely and efficient manner.

  • 2016-01-27 | 09:00 - 11:00
  • The European Chamber Shanghai Office, Unit 2204

Even though China’s economy is heading for its slowest growth in nearly a quarter of a century, the country’s e-commerce market is booming at a rate faster than ever before.

  • 2016-01-19 | 14:00 - 17:30
  • The European Chamber Shanghai Office, Unit 2204