Refining the healthcare system has always been a priority for China during the country’s reform process. As medical devices play a crucial role in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases, this makes the products key to the goal of improving the overall health of the population, laid down in the government’s strategic plan Healthy China 2030.
医疗改革一直是中国改革进程的首要议题。医疗器械在预防、诊断和治疗疾病方面发挥着至关重要的作用。《“健康中国2030”规划纲要》提出改善人民健康水平的目标，而医疗器械正是实现这一目标的关键。

• 2019-12-18 | 09:00 - 17:00
• Infinity Ballroom, First Floor, Hilton Beijing | 北京希尔顿酒店一层 天元宫

2019 Women in Leadership Forum—jointly hosted by CKGSB and UN Women on Nov 20th, 2019 at the Regent Hotel in Beijing.

• 2019-11-20 | 13:30 - 18:30
• Regent Hotel, Beijing

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The Oficial Spanish Chamber of Commerce in China (Shanghai) and the Chamber of Commerce of the European Union are pleased to invite you to the presentation of the Chinese Corporate Social Credit System and the role of the European companies in China, the 20th November at the Spanish Chamber new offices at Hongqiao.

• 2019-11-20 | 10:00 - 12:00
• Spanish Chamber new offices at Hongqiao, Room 402 Building 2 LIHPAO Plaza

In recent years, innovation has been one of the most used terms in the circle of Chinese policy makers, the reason being that in such a fast-speed environment, innovative ideas are key to unlock China’s development and strengthen its global competitiveness. For that reason, China has signed co-funding deals and rolled out policies to encourage the start-up scene in their market, especially focusing on financing new ideas and innovations in China. The most prominent funding and programs include are the ‘EU-China Co-Funding Mechanism’, the ‘National Natural Science Fund’, the ‘Bases and Talents Program’, ‘The Medium to Long-Term Plan for the Development of Science and Technology (2006-2020)’, etc. To be able to succeed in this huge but complicated market, a good understanding of the innovation landscape and its funding opportunities in China is essential.

• 2019-11-19 | 15:00 - 17:30
• European Chamber Shanghai Office, Unit 2204

The annual China Inbound-Outbound Forum was established in 2014 amidst rapid growth of the “go global” movement of Chinese enterprises. Focusing on the modes, trends and issues of Chinese firms’ global expansion, the forum was designed as a policy communication platform for leading experts in Chinese outbound direct investment (ODI) at home and abroad. For five consecutive years, the annual conference has been hailed as one of the most popular and influential forums in China. Each year, the forum drew an average audience of 300 and considerable nationwide media attention, especially from top outlets such as CCTV.

• 2019-11-02 - 2019-11-03 | 09:00 - 21:00
• China World Hotel

The European Union Chamber of Commerce in China welcomes you to a facilitated session on retention of leadership talent. In this session, Ms Laura Mitchelson, Managing Director China & North East Asia and Valerie Guglielmi, Head of Training and Coaching at ICUnet Intercultural Consulting (Shanghai) Co., Ltd, will help participants identify what European businesses have to offer in 2020 that Chinese competitors don’t have. The interactive session will guide participants to create their own, company and industry relevant solutions.Participants of this session are expected to take part in the discussion actively.

• 2019-10-28 | 14:30 - 17:30
• European Chamber Shanghai Office, Unit 2204

Our society has evolved with the mindset to create things that will benefit us in some shape or form. Those creations have been primarily focused on changing or fixing almost everything revolved around humans. But why not simply focus on changing the core component of the system, us? So why construct things to help humans while we could be making humans better off from the start? Shouldn’t we be focusing on improving humans so we wouldn’t have to be making these accommodations? And, if so, how would we be able to accomplish such a task?

Populating the human body with powerful technologies is no longer just a sci-fi fantasy. Existing and emerging technologies are rapidly ushering in an era of human augmentation, self-regulation and automated diagnosis and treatment. In order to better explore this topic, the European Chamber is very pleased to welcome you to a factory visit to Comau Songjiang in combination with a seminar on Human Augmentation, on Thursday, 24th October 2019, from 08:25 to 12:30.

• 2019-10-24 | 08:25 - 12:30
• Meeting point: European Chamber Shanghai Office

The European Union Chamber of Commerce in China is delighted to invite you to visit SAIC Volkswagen Automotive plant. Welcoming you to the Shanghai plant will be Sales Director Mr. Immo Buschmann, who will share insights into the top automotive trends in China.

• 2019-10-17 | 08:15 - 12:45
• Meeting point: European Chamber Shanghai Office

With user-generated content gaining much more influence, some cases of overzealous consumer activism can damage brands’ reputation significantly overnight. When such improper rights protection affects brands, the communication strategy to deal with consumers and media is vital to protect a brand’s reputation and defuse crisis.

• 2019-09-25 | 10:00 - 12:00
• European Chamber Office Beijing, Room C405

Please join the European Chamber to discuss this issue, along with over 800 detailed recommendations for the Chinese authorities, at the launch of its annual European Business in China Position Paper, on 24th September, in Shanghai.

• 2019-09-24 | 16:00 - 18:00
• The Westin Bund Center Shanghai