On June 1st, 2020, the Chinese Central Committee and the State Council jointly released the Overall Plan for the Construction of Hainan Free Trade Port (“the Masterplan”), a large-scale plan to transform the entire island province into a free trade port (FTP) – making it the largest special free trade zone in China. The Masterplan laid out a series of special policies for Hainan – liberalization of trade of goods and services, facilitation of investment, opening-up of key sectors, and free exchange of people, capital, and data. Coupled with preferential policies of the Hainan Bo’ao Lecheng International Medical Tourism Pilot Zone, Hainan is expected to be the rising hub of new investment and business opportunities.

• 2020-09-23 - 2020-09-24 | 09:00 - 18:00
• Haikou, Hainan

The European Chambe is delighted to invite you to the online press conference for the launch of the European Chamber’s annual European Business in China Position Paper (Position Paper) at 10:00 am on 10th September via Zoom. President Joerg Wuttke will present the report and lead the Q&A.

• 2020-09-10 | 10:00 - 11:00
• Zoom (Online Meeting)

Investment in the fintech sector has remained strong even in the face of turmoil and volatility in global markets and despite macroeconomic concerns. Demand for fintech innovations by financial institutions has continued to grow.

FinTech can bring numerous benefits to both consumers and businesses. . Fintech has grown for several reasons: changes in expectations about financial services and consumer behaviour; a more affordable infrastructure spurred by Artificial Intelligence (AI), big data and cloud computing; digital currencies and mobile technologies and their effect on reducing barriers to entry to the financial services industry. Fintech, thus, has continued to transform the global financial landscape. On the other hand, FinTech innovations can pose risk for consumers and businesses, with the increasing need of protecting the privacy of customers’ information in an online environment.

In this context, China has been at the forefront of the industry’s growth. China is the largest fintech market in the world, in 2018 it accounted for 46% of all fintech investments globally. China had the right conditions to promote this incredible development: traditional banking systems were not well-developed and the regulatory environment was far less constraining towards fintech businesses. These two factors combined boosted the industry in China.

The European Chamber is pleased to invite renown experts of the industry to offer insights, trend analysis and predictions for the evolution of the sector, as well lessons to be learnt from the Chinese model. We welcome Dr. Bonnie Buchanan, Head of Department of Finance and Accounting, Professor of Finance, University of Surrey (United Kingdom), Michael Moon, Managing Director, Payments & Trade Markets, Asia Pacific, SWIFT, Piyush Singh, Managing Director, Head of Financial Services Asia Pacific and Africa, Accenture, and Diego Garcia Fernandez, Head of Business Development Alipay Spain Wallet. and David Wen, Professor at the International Business School at Zhejiang University. Join us Thursday 3rd September, 4:00am-5:15pm (GMT+8) online via Zoom.

• 2020-09-03 | 16:00 - 17:15
• Online - Zoom Online Meeting Platform and in-person from the European Chamber Shanghai Office

The European Chamber is pleased to invite you to our next Working Group meeting, where Country Manager at Atradius China, Mr Hong Lin, will provide an overview of the Atradius Payment Practices Barometer, and Manager Director for AMS BV Group, Mr Fabian Blake, will discuss the late payments from the perspective of foreign businesses in China.

• 2020-09-01 | 16:00 - 17:30
• Multiple Venues

The European Union Chamber of Commerce in China is pleased to invite experts of the transportation industry to offer insights, trend analysis and predictions for the evolution of the sector, we welcome Jens Eskelund, Managing Director, Maersk China, Mats Harborn, President, Scania China Group, and Joel Sutherland, Managing Director Supply Chain Management Institute, Professor of Practice, University of San Diego School of Business. Join us Tuesday 1st September, 9:00am-10:15am (GMT+8) online via Zoom.

• 2020-09-01 | 09:00 - 10:15
• Online - Zoom Online Meeting Platform and in-person from the European Chamber Shanghai Office

The European Chamber is delighted to invite you to attend this webinar to learn more on Cross-industry Mentor Initiative and be prepared to enroll the next phase. If you are the female leaders who are in the mid- to senior-level management aiming to break the bottlenecks in the career path, wishing to brand yourself better and expand the networking, please sign up and listen to the sharing from our speakers.

• 2020-08-31 | 16:30 - 17:30
• Online - Zoom Online Meeting Platform

The European Chamber is delighted to invite you to an online discussion upon the topic “Looking Back and Ahead: The Ongoing Legislation Progress of China’s Social Credit System and its Future Prospects”, where our distinguished guests Dr. LUO Peixin, Deputy Director of Shanghai Municipal Bureau of Justice, Dr.YAO Jia, Law Professor at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Ms. GAO Yan, Partner, Tax Services, PwC China will share their insights and interpretations on critical official documents as well as their perspectives on the future progress in the regard.

• 2020-08-24 | 09:00 - 10:45
• Zoom/European Chamber Office Beijing, Room C405

The European Chamber is pleased to invite Mr. Eric-Mark Huitema, Director General of the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA), Mr. Anders HOVE, CFA, Project Director, German Energy Transition Expertise for China Project, Mr. Luke LU, Founder and CEO of Zbestpower Technology Co., Ltd. to share their insights and experience in the integration of green energy and mobility, as well as how the renewable energy and NEV market can seize the opportunities brought about by China’s New Infrastructure Plan.

• 2020-08-14 | 15:00 - 16:30
• Zoom (On-line Meeting)

The European Union Chamber of Commerce in China is pleased to welcome Yuen Yuen Ang, Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Michigan and author of the book “China’s Gilded Age: the Paradox of Economic Boom & Vast Corruption” for a webinar hosted by David Rennie, Beijing Bureau Chief and Chaguan Columnist at The Economist. Book your seat now and join us for this special webinar on 13th August from 9:00am to 10:15am GMT+8 (12th August 9:00pm-10:15pm EST).

• 2020-08-13 | 09:00 - 10:15
• Online - Zoom Online Meeting Platform

This Webinar will focus on common cyber fraud and risks exacerbated by the COVID-19 outbreak leading to losses of millions of USD/EURO/RMB. Our speakers will share their insight on how to navigate through these risks, practical steps to decrease risk and a recovery path for those who have already been victims of cyber fraud.

The European Chamber is pleased to welcome Simon Hui, Partner, Baker McKenzie, Gillian Lam, Senior Associate, Baker McKenzie, Angel Gomez de Agreda, Air Force Colonel and Head of Geopolitical Analysis, Spanish Ministry of Defense, and Mikhail Konovalov, Digital Transformation Lead, Bayer to share their expertise and guidelines on the above-mentioned issues. Join us on 2nd July 16:00 (GMT+8).

• 2020-08-13 | 16:00 - 17:30
• Online