2024 has presented a challenging backdrop of economic slowdown and trade tensions, making it increasingly important for European companies to better engage with internationally influential media to tell their China stories. To tackle this important topic, the Marketing and Communications Forum is delighted to invite seasoned journalists from international media outlets to have a panel discussion. This event will take a practical approach of how communications professionals can effectively connect with media as well as their suggestions to communications professionals in providing news content.

• 2024-05-23 | 14:00 - 16:00
• European Chamber Beijing Office and Online (via Teams)

At this year’s annual Human Capital Conference, the European Chamber is delighted to invite chief executive officers (CEOs) and human resources (HR) leaders from top-tier companies to debate key strategies for adapting to the shifting business dynamics in China. Speakers will explore how to cultivate a culture of talent engagement and retention, while also examining which cutting-edge tools and technologies can help elevate the employee experience and drive organisational transformation.

This event aims to provide a platform for industry leaders and HR professionals to share ideas and gain valuable insights to enhance HR practices and improve the working lives of employees.

• 2024-05-15 | 13:00 - 17:30
• Beijing Ballroom, 3F, Four Seasons Hotel

European Chamber Southwest China Chapter sincerely invites you to participate in the Annual General Meeting (AGM): De-risking Report Launch on 23rd (Tuesday) April 2024. The European Chamber Annual General Meeting is one of our most important events. The local Chair will review achievement of last year and the Chamber will reward 2023 new members on stage. We will also invite one member GM to give a theme speech.

All member GMs, Consulates General in Chengdu, Chongqing and media will be invited to attend this event. There are about 120 participants every year.

• 2024-04-23 | 18:00 - 21:30
• Diamond Ballroom 1, 2F, The Ritz-Carlton Chengdu 成都富力丽思卡尔顿酒店二楼 钻石厅1

China is not the same place to do business that it was just a few short years ago. For the right companies and adventurous entrepreneurs, however, this new economic reality can offer not just challenges, but opportunities.
While the days of blockbuster growth may be over, measures introduced by the central government during this month’s Two Sessions could demonstrate a recognition of the need to stimulate sustainable, high-quality growth. Whether these initiatives are enough to help China navigate the significant headwinds that it faces – including everything from demographics to sluggish global demand and the unpredictable results of the upcoming US election – remains to be seen. Furthermore, a continuing shift in focus away from business and the economy toward politics and security raises questions as to the future shape of China’s economic landscape. Nevertheless, the Chinese market remains vast, with an entrepreneurial population and a foothold in some of tomorrow’s vital industries, like electric vehicles and solar energy.

• 2024-03-19 | 13:30 - 18:00
• Jade Ballroom, 3rd Floor, Kempinski Hotel

HRA 2024年度超A大会暨第二届首席人才官领袖峰会

• 2024-01-11 | 14:00 - 17:30
• Renaissance Beijing Wangfujing Hotel, Dongcheng District, Beijing

Outbreaks of corporate PR crisis are common. Although there are still companies hoping for "zero PR crisis", in fact, no company can guarantee that they will not be trending due to some unexpected events. What enterprises should learn more is how to prevent public sentiment and how to respond correctly when encountering sudden public sentiment, avoiding the expansion of public sentiment.
企业舆情的爆发非常常见。尽管还有企业在奢望“0舆情”，事实上，任何企业都无法保证自己不会因为某种意外上热搜。企业更应该学习的是如何预防舆情，以及如何在遇到突发舆情时能够正确应对，避免舆情的扩大化。

• 2023-12-22 | 14:00 - 17:00
• European Chamber Office Beijing, 4th Floor, Room C405

The normalisation of life in China after COVID management controls were lifted 12 months ago led many to think that a robust and swift economic recovery would follow. However, while it looks like the government’s official 2023 target of achieving around a five per cent growth rate will be met, a combination of economic challenges and policy developments have cast a shadow over the potential for a stronger economy in 2024 and beyond.

In China, consumer demand remains muted, the property market is still in the process of stabilising, and overall business confidence remains low. An increasing number of Chamber member companies are looking to alternative investment destinations to diversify and avoid excessive dependence on a single location; others are separating parts of their China operations from their global ones, to remain compliant with legislation in China and the rest of the world, as well as to guard against risks arising from geopolitical tensions. Some companies take a different approach, doubling down on their presence in China in view of the importance of their China activities to their global portfolio.

• 2023-12-12 | 14:00 - 18:10
• Signature Ballroom, Hilton Beijing

As one of the major annual events of the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China, the Cybersecurity Conference has been held for six consecutive years since 2016, becoming a well-recognised industry event on cybersecurity and data compliance for foreign companies operating in Chinese market, due to its focus on legislative developments and interpretation of relevant regulations.

A number of cybersecurity-related regulations have been published and implemented over the past year, including the Measures for Cross-border Data Transfer Security Assessments, Measures for the Standard Contract for the Outbound Transfer of Personal Information, the Personal Information Protection Certification Regime and the Interim Measures on the Administration of Generative Artificial Intelligence Services. Of particular note, in August 2023, the State Council released its Opinions on Further Optimising the Foreign Investment Environment and Increasing Efforts to Attract Foreign Investment, and in September, the Cyberspace Administration of China issued a draft Provisions on Regulating and Promoting Cross-border Data Transfers, which aims to adjust the current regulatory framework for outbound data flow, sending positive signals on encouraging foreign investment and promoting cross-border data transfer in a safe and orderly manner.

• 2023-11-30 | 14:00 - 17:30
• Zoom/ European Chamber Office Beijing

In order to help member companies explore more social media marketing channels besides three most widely-used ones (WeChat, Weibo and Douyin), this event will focus on Xiaohongshu. The European Chamber Marketing and Communications (MarCom) Forum is delighted to invite Gao Wei, Founder of Juliuxingchen(official MCN of Xiaohongshu), ex-head of Celebrity Operation in Tik-tok, Content Marketing Expert of Alibaba, and Song Yawen, Founder of Youla Media, to share their understanding and recognition of Xiaohongshu and discuss how to realise all-step marketing communication as a content marketing platform and its comparison with other platforms, and whether it is worth investing as an advertising channel.

• 2023-11-24 | 14:00 - 16:15
• Zoom/European Chamber Office Beijing, 4th Floor, Room C405

Faced with an increasingly unstable geopolitical and economic environment, industrial policy has been inserted as a core component in the agendas of the world’s largest three economies – the United States (US), China, and the European Union (EU). These strategies and regulations on renewable and low-carbon solutions, raw materials and technologies of the future are likely to result in profound implications on the global supply and value chains while reshaping entire industries.

What is the global geopolitical and trade outlook look like amid this global industrial strategy race? What are the implications of the varying policy measures on the strategies of multinational companies? As the world is seemingly moving away from globalisation, how will the elevation of industrial strategies impact the liberalisation of global trade?

Faced with the above and further related questions, the European Chamber launched an event series—Battling it out - Decoding the Global Industrial Strategy Race—to bring members a comprehensive understanding on the industrial strategies adopted by the world’s top three superpowers and their implications on both state and industry players.

• 2023-11-10 | 12:30 - 14:00
• Wang Fu Ballroom II