The European Chamber is happy to invite you to the kick-off meeting of the ICT Working Group (WG) and Cybersecurity Sub-WG which will take place onsite from Beijing and online on 21st March 10:00-12:00. If you want to join this meeting, please register here before 19th March COB. The European Chamber is happy to invite you to the kick-off meeting of the ICT Working Group (WG) and Cybersecurity Sub-WG which will take place onsite from Beijing and online on 21st March 10:00-12:00. If you want to join this meeting, please register here before 19th March COB.



The main topics for this meeting will be the revision of the activities of the WGs in 2023, as well as the establishment of the WG priorities for 2024 and the discussion on the upcoming ICT WG and Cybersecurity Sub-WG Position Paper. Thus, members are strongly encouraged to join the discussion and provide input on the key issues which will likely shape the activities of these two Working Groups this year. During this meeting we will hold our 2024-2025 chair elections. Working Group members interested in running for this year’s Chair elections, should take notice of the below:

• 2024-03-21 | 10:00 - 12:00
• Beijing offices and online

Throughout the past few years, the EU has been revamping its regulatory toolbox in order to better address emerging economic, geopolitical, technological and climate challenges. This expanding toolbox includes instruments aiming at combatting economic distortions and creating a level-playing field in the Single Market, ensuring reciprocity with third countries in areas like procurement and combatting coercive actions initiated by those countries, fostering sustainable processes and preventing carbon leakage among industry players. As number of these regulations will impact the China operations of European companies, the European Chamber brings to you the Interpreting the EU’s Toolbox Series, where experts will provide an overview of the instruments that are being rolled out. The fourth episode of the series will focus on the Anti-Coercion Instrument (ACI), and it will take place on 5th March 16:00 online.

• 2024-03-05 | 16:00 - 17:00
• Online

The latest edition of the European Chamber’s Experts Talk series will feature Ms. Angela Zhang, Director of the Center for Chinese Law and Associate Professor, The University of Hong Kong and Ms. Ninette Dodoo, Partner and Co-Head of Antitrust, Competition and Trade - China at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, hosted by Ms. Sara Marchetta, National Chair, Legal & Competition Working Group, European Chamber.

• 2021-09-08 | 16:00 - 17:30
• Zoom/European Chamber Office Beijing, Room C405

The European Chamber provides a leadership development platform through the Cross-Industry Mentor Initiative (CIMI) and encourages potential future female leaders to step up to the C-suite level. As part of the CIMI, we will organise a series of activities and invite speakers from different sectors to tell their stories and share their experiences in leadership.

On 31st August, we are delighted to host a webinar highlighting the careers and experiences of three female leaders in technology sectors to inspire young professionals in our community.

• 2021-08-31 - 2021-08-31 | 16:00 - 17:45
• European Chamber Office Beijing, 4th Floor, Room C405 / Online via Zoom

The InDiCo team has more recently been working on a research study on China Market Access conditions (certifications schemes and mandatory standards) for ICT Products and Services, and they would like to invite European Chamber members to participate.

• 2021-07-01 | 14:30 - 16:00
• Online

研讨会：从实践理解企业的网络安全等级保护合规工作

• 2021-04-27 | 14:00 - 15:30
• Zoom, European Chamber Beijing Office

The European Chamber ICT and Cybersecurity Working Groups are delighted to invite you to our first working group meeting of 2021 under the theme of 'Decoupling'. In this meeting, we will have the lead pens for the European Chamber's 'Decoupling Report' to present in detail the sections of trade (supply chains and critical inputs); and data and networks (data, network equipment and telecommunications services).

• 2021-01-25 | 16:00 - 17:35
• European Chamber Office Beijing, Room C412

The European Chamber is thus pleased to invite you to join our upcoming Working Group meeting on the 3rd November from 16:00 to 17:30, where Ms Mandy Luo, Project Coordinator at the International Digital Cooperation project on ICT standardisation (InDiCo), will present the findings of a dedicated study concluded in September 2020 on the landscape for association standards in China in the ICT and emerging technologies sectors.

• 2020-11-03 | 16:00 - 17:30
• Zoom/Beijing and Shanghai offices

Despite presenting serious challenges throughout 2020, COVID-19 has not managed to impact the ineluctable roll-out of new, significant pieces of Cybersecurity implementation rules and draft laws in China. One notable release was the draft Data Security Law in July 2020. China’s determination to more-stringently regulate its cyberspace have been paralleled by a doubling of compliance endeavours from foreign businesses in China, which has increased both the cost and the operational burden of doing business, at least in the short-term.
In order to examine how the Cybersecurity Law and the Data Security Draft Law will coexist, and what the long-term impact will be on European companies operating in China, the European Chamber as assembled a distinguished group of government representatives, lawyers, security experts and industry representatives to discuss this topic at its annual Cybersecurity Conference.

• 2020-10-22 | 13:30 - 18:30
• Zoom/网络直播

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