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* Offline seating is limited to a maximum of 25 and corporate members will be prioritised on a first-come-first-served basis.

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On 21^st September, the European Chamber will publish its European Business in China Position Paper 2022/2023, the culmination of nine months dedicated work by our 41 working groups, sub-working groups and forums. This year’s Executive Position Paper outlines how, over the last year, there has been a significant shift in focus at the headquarters (HQs) of European companies when evaluating China.

Where discussions once centred primarily on investment opportunities, they are now focussed on building supply chain resilience, the challenges of doing business, the risks of reputational damage and ensuring global compliance. How did China, the architect of the greatest economic growth story in history, lose its allure as an investment destination so quickly?

Facing mounting internal and external challenges, Chinese policymaking has shifted. By now prioritising ideology over economic concerns, China’s business environment is becoming less predictable, reliable and efficient. Continuing down this path will have serious repercussions, including: decreased foreign direct investment into, and substantially lower per capita GDP growth for, China; a loss of scale and increased costs for companies; a global deceleration of innovation; and an increased likelihood of geopolitical tensions.

Opportunities for European companies in China remain, but they must now develop strategies to deal with an ever-growing list of risks, stemming from both emerging legislation—within and outside of China—and geopolitical developments. Join us to understand the key drivers behind these trends and their implications for European business.

Agenda

13:30-14:00 Registration (offline attendees only)

14:00-14:05 Opening remarks

14:05-14:20 Presentation on main findings from the Position Paper by Joerg Wuttke, President, European Chamber

14:20-15:00 Panel discussion

• Carlo D'Andrea, Vice President, European Chamber
• Jens Eskelund, Board Member, European Chamber
• Peter Ling-Vannerus, States' Representative, European Chamber

Moderated by Renata Pavlov, States' Representative, European Chamber

15:00-15:30 Q&A

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Speakers

Mr. Joerg Wuttke

President, European Chamber; Chief Representative China, BASF (China) Co., Ltd.

Mr. Joerg Wuttke

President, European Chamber; Chief Representative China, BASF (China) Co., Ltd.

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Mr. Joerg Wuttke
Joerg Wuttke is Chief Representative of BASF China, based in Beijing. Wuttke is President of the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China – an office he already held from 2007 to 2010 and from 2014 to 2017. Wuttke contributes regularly to the Swiss financial blog https://themarket.ch/. He has lived in Beijing for more than three decades.

Mr. Carlo Diego D’Andrea

Vice President of the European Chamber and Chairman of the Shanghai Board; Founding Partner and Managing Director, D'Andrea & Partners

Mr. Carlo Diego D’Andrea

Vice President of the European Chamber and Chairman of the Shanghai Board; Founding Partner and Managing Director, D'Andrea & Partners

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Founder and Managing Partner of D’Andrea & Partners Legal Counsel, and Founder of DP Group.

Graduated in Law at the University of Teramo (Italy), he then subsequently obtained a Masters’ degree in Corporate Advisor at LUISS University in Rome and a Diploma in Chinese Studies at Nanjing Normal University and is a member of the Italian Bar Association.

Mr. D’Andrea arrived in China in 2005 and is fluent in Italian (mother tongue), English, Mandarin Chinese and Spanish. He mainly deals with cross-border mergers and acquisitions, assistance in ODI/FDI and intellectual property rights.

He is also acting as National Vice President of the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China.

Mr. Jens Eskelund

President, European Chamber; Chief Representative, Maersk Greater China Area and North-East Asia

Mr. Jens Eskelund

President, European Chamber; Chief Representative, Maersk Greater China Area and North-East Asia

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Jens Eskelund was born in 1970 in Aarhus, Denmark. He holds an MA in philosophy and has studied at University of Aarhus and University of Texas at Austin. He has also pursued studies in Chinese at Renmin University in Beijing. Coming to Beijing as a student in 1998, Jens Eskelund began his career in China as Commercial Officer at the Danish Embassy to China before taking on a position in marketing for Maersk Line in Beijing in 2000. He has since held positions as General Manager for Public Affairs for Maersk Line in China and later Director of Public Affairs for North Asia before assuming his present role as Chief Representative for Maersk in the Greater China Area and North-East Asia. Primary focus areas comprise engaging government entities, institutions and trade associations on matters of policy, regulatory environment and business development on behalf of the companies within the Maersk Group.

Jens Eskelund is a former Chairman of the Danish Chamber of Commerce in China as well as the Vice President and Chair of Maritime Working Group of the European Chamber. Jens was elected as the President of European Chamber in May 2023.

Jens Eskelund is married and has two sons.

Mr. Peter Ling-Vannerus

States' Representative, European Chamber; Chief Representative, SEB, Beijing

Mr. Peter Ling-Vannerus

States' Representative, European Chamber; Chief Representative, SEB, Beijing

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Peter Ling-Vannerus is responsible for developing and managing the Bank’s Business in Northern China, as well as monitoring the political and economic development of China for SEB. He studied at INSEAD and Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.

Ms. Renata Pavlov

States' Representative, European Chamber; Executive Committee Member, Chairman of Fincantieri China

Ms. Renata Pavlov

States' Representative, European Chamber; Executive Committee Member, Chairman of Fincantieri China

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Renata Pavlov has an extensive managerial and executive experience on international level both with public and private sector in the field of global relations, public affairs, communication and business development.

Prior to joining the Fincantieri Group, one of the world’s largest shipbuilding groups, Renata served as the Chief of Staff to the Minister of Finance of Italy and as the Advisor for International Affairs and Cooperation to the Minister of Innovation of Italy. She also held the executive director position in the OECD Centre involved in governance matters for the MENA Region. In 2015 and 2016 Renata led a two-year capacity-building project for the Parliament of Myanmar.

In the past, she was also directly involved in advising on bilateral relations between Chinese and Italian Academic institutions. In the private sector Renata hold senior positions with Charme Fund, Telefonica Group, Goldman Sachs and Dogan Group, among others.

For several years, she had been a lecturer of Leadership and Communication in Public Management at the Italian School of Government. Renata is of central-European descent and received her education in Austria, USA and in former Czechoslovakia. She is proficient in six languages and has two adult children.

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