2021 has witnessed tremendous changes in China’ digital landscape – more than ever, intellectual property (IP) protection in digital economy plays a crucial role in ensuring successful business operation in China. What can European companies do to protect their IP, when Covid pandemic continues to keep business as well as infringers online, and at a time when China promogulated Data Security Law and Personal Information Protection Law? The European Chamber and China IP SME Helpdesk cordially invite you to the joint Working Group Meeting ‘IP Protection in China’s Evolving Digital Economy: E-commerce, Data localisation, and more’. Speakers include Mr Matias Zubimendi, IP Business Advisor at China IP SME Helpdesk, and Ms Jin Ling, Head of IP Commercial & Digital Services at Beijing Lusheng Law Firm.

• 2021-11-19 - 2021-11-19 | 10:30 - 12:30
• European Chamber Shanghai Office

The Investment Working Group is pleased to invite you to the meeting “Investing in China: Localization Strategies for Multinationals”, which is taking place on September, 23rd, 16:30-18:00, online via Zoom and in-person at KPMG Beijing office and at the European Chamber Shanghai office (venue details above).

• 2021-11-18 - 2021-11-18 | 16:30 - 18:00
• KPMG Beijing Office/ European Chamber Shanghai Office/Zoom

The Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL) has come into effect on 1st November, 2021. This law affects every company and every industry’s handling of employee data including the collection, storage, and use of information. Similar to Europe’s GDPR, it brings about many questions and challenges for HR leaders in China looking to be compliant with this new regulation.

At this working group meeting, Ms Isabelle Hajjar, Head of Compliance - Cybersecurity & Data Privacy, TekID will examine key considerations for HR leaders from a cybersecurity perspective and Ms Jeanette Yu, Partner, CMS will share her expertise from a legal standpoint.

• 2021-11-17 | 16:00 - 17:15
• European Chamber Shanghai Office and Online Zoom

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• 2021-11-12 | 13:30 - 17:00
• FESCO Tianjin Meeting Room

The Plan for Comprehensively Deepening Reform and Opening Up of the Qianhai Shenzhen-Hong Kong Modern Service Industry Cooperation Zone was announced on September 7, 2021. To learn what policies will be implemented under the new 'Qianhai Plan', European Chamber has invited Qianhai officials for a policy update seminar and Q&A.

• 2021-11-11 | 15:00 - 17:30
• Shenzhen Langham Hotel, 4th Floor, Westminster Room

In recent years, European and American manufacturers have been expanding, relocating and consolidating operations in China, as a result of business growth and maximising efficiency. Such manufacturers will decide on a new location in the district, city, or often a nearby more cost-effective city (i.e. away from tier 1 cities) with more efficient property solutions and better government incentives. This presents both challenges and benefits, and depending on the execution the process can be painful or smooth.

• 2021-11-05 | 16:00 - 19:00
• Rosewood Hotel, Guangzhou (free entry)

Extensive power cuts have and are continuing to cripple critical industrial outputs and create instability for the business landscape in China. With increased pressure from authorities to meet targets for energy reduction, the current power shortages experienced across the nation are at the forefront of China’s Carbon neutrality ambitions to peak carbon emissions by 2030 and ultimately achieve carbon neutrality by 2060. Issues are exacerbated by insufficient new energies power supply and surging prices of coal/gas that increase costs for power producers that will likely to persist this coming winter. However, we need to ensure that there is a balance between Energy Security and China’s long term carbon neutrality targets through a more sustainable approach.

• 2021-11-03 - 2021-11-03 | 16:00 - 17:30
• European Chamber Office, Shanghai

According to the latest data from industry analysts QuestMobile, the Chinese audience for short video content has continued to grow steadily and has reached 905 million, which reflects the importance of video marketing for enterprises communication. The video marketing has become an influential marketing channel to deliver the message for corporate and social media promotion. Under this trend, the European Chamber South China Marketing & Communication Forum is pleased to welcome you to join the video marketing event on October 29th in Shenzhen.

• 2021-10-29 - 2021-10-29 | 10:00 - 11:35
• Online or LEUZE Meeting Room

In order to better guide foreign enterprises to operate in compliance with regulations in China and help foreign enterprises break through the difficulties of resolving foreign-related commercial disputes, European Union Chamber of Commerce in China and Shanghai Commercial Mediation Center will hold a working group meeting on Cross-Border Dispute Resolution of Foreign Enterprises on October 28th, 14:00-16:00

• 2021-10-28 | 14:00 - 16:00
• Shanghai Commercial Mediation Center 上海市经贸商事调解中心

Europe’s Transformation towards Sustainable Chemistry
With the EU Commission presidency of Ursula von der Leyen in 2019, the European Green Deal was announced to transform the EU economy into a climate-neutral and sustainable economy and to meet the UN Sustainable Development Goals SDGs. One important part of the European Green Deal is the Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability (CSS) which is bringing in fundamentally new concepts like Safe and Sustainable by-Design and Essential Use as a legal requirement. Further on well-established concepts mainly under the REACH Regulation and CLP Regulation will be strengthened resulting in decisive restrictions of entire substance groups. This seminar will discuss the latest developments since the publication of the CSS in October 2020 with two experts from Merck.

• 2021-10-28 - 2021-10-28 | 15:00 - 16:30
• European Chamber Shanghai Office, 22nd Floor, Room 2204