At the end of 2020, the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China will celebrate our 20^th birthday. Founded in 2000, the initial goal of the European Chamber was to establish a common voice for the various business sectors of the European Union and European businesses operating in China. This is still our raison d’être today.

For the past 20 years, the European Chamber has been helping European businesses to develop their presence in China, and providing both Chinese and European authorities with constructive policy recommendations. We will continue to advocate for the future.

To celebrate the accomplishments of the past two decades, the European Chamber will host a gala dinner at BVLGARI Hotel, Beijing, on 2^nd December. With the EU and China having just signed their first-ever trade deal, the EU-China GI Agreement, we will incorporate a selection of European and Chinese GI products to be displayed during the reception, to celebrate this significant achievement.

We will invite around 250 high-profile attendees to attend this event, with VIP guests including ambassador of the EU Delegation to China, high-level Chinese VIPs, ambassadors from member state embassies, the European Chamber’s President, C-suite executives from MNCs.

Agenda

16:30-17:30 Registration and Cocktail Reception

18:00-18:30

• Welcome remarks by Joerg Wuttke, President, European Chamber
• Remarks from GAO Yan, President, China Council for the Promotion of International Trade
• Video Message from Valdis Dombrovskis, Executive Vice-President, European Commission
• Remarks from Guest of Honour

18:30-18:40 Celebration Ceremony

18:40-18:55 Performance

• Performance 1 - Soprano Solo: Excerpt "Sui Monti dell'Est" from the Opera "Turandot"
• Performance 2 - Handpan/Guzheng Ensemble: "NOYA"

18:55-19:00 Address by HE Nicolas Chapuis, Ambassador of the EU Delegation to China

19:00-20:30 Gala Dinner

Guests of Honour to be invited

 Minister-level government officials from:

 Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM)

 Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA)

 Ministry of Transportation (MOT)

 Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) 

 National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC)

 State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR)

 China Securities Regulatory Committee (CSRC)

 General Administration of Customs (GAC)

 China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT)

 Diamond Sponsor

• BP 
• MERCK
• Knorr-Bremse
• Schneider

Corporate Table

• BMW
• Deutsche Bank
• MAERSK
• SNAM
• SOCIETE GENERALE
• Total
• Veolia

Terms & Conditions

Events have limited seating so to ensure your attendance we encourage advance online registration and payment. We cannot guarantee entry to anyone not registered in advance.

Payment can be made by cash, (domestic) credit/debit card or WeChat. If pay in advance via WeChat we are typically able to provide Fapiao upon your arrival. For payments made on-site we will dispatch the Fapiao to the given address within 5-10 days.

Events are held in English and follow the Chatham House rule unless otherwise stated.

Cancellation Policy

If you cannot attend the event for which you have registered, please cancel your registration no later than three business days prior to the event. If you fail to notify us of your cancellation in a timely fashion, you will be charged for event costs.

To cancel you can: 1) email Lexie Li at lli@europeanchamber.com.cn, or 2) cancel online if you registered for the event through the website.

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