Rhodium Group recently published a research note analysing European (EU+UK) FDI in China to assess the current state of investment on the ground, and shed light on how it has evolved over the past decade – please find the note here.

According to the research, one of the core trends in European FDI to China in recent years is that the overwhelming majority of European investment in the country now comes from just a handful of companies. In addition, European investments in China are now focused on a smaller number of sectors, among them autos, food processing, pharma/biotech, chemicals and consumer products manufacturing. These sectors now make up nearly 70% of all FDI.

To obtain an up-to-date and comprehensive understanding of European FDI in China, the European Chamber cordially invites you to attend a webinar where Ms Agatha Kratz, Director, and Mr Noah Barkin, Managing Editor, Rhodium Group's China practice will present the key findings from their report and discuss the outlook for European direct investment in China.

This event will take place online only (via Zoom) at 15:00-16:30 (Beijing Time) on 23^rd September.

Agenda

15:00-15:05 Opening remarks by Joerg Wuttke, President, European Chamber

15:05-15:40 Presentation of The Chosen Few: A Fresh Look at European FDI in China

15:40-16:30 Discussion and Q&A

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. A confirmation email with instructions on how to join the webinar will be sent to registrants who have paid.

- Members can pay via wechat QR code once registered.

- Non-members will receive an email with a payment code shortly.

Fapiao will be mailed to you within 5-10 working days after the event. 

Cancellation Policy

If you cannot attend the event for which you have registered, please cancel your registration no later than one business day 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 jcao@europeanchamber.com.cn, or 2) cancel online if you registered for the event through the website.

Advisory Council Policy

Members of the Advisory Council may receive complimentary admission to Chamber seminars, conferences and factory visits up to two attendees per event. Additional participants will be charged at the member rate.

Advisory Council members will still be charged the standard member rate for participation in training courses and special events, such as gala balls, government appreciation dinners, or admission to corporate social events/tournaments.

For further information contact Luyang Syvänen at lsyvanen@europeanchamber.com.cn.

Speakers

Mr. Noah Barkin

Managing Editor with Rhodium Group's China practice

Mr. Noah Barkin

Managing Editor with Rhodium Group's China practice

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Noah Barkin is Managing Editor with Rhodium Group's China practice, based in Berlin, where he focuses on Europe-China relations and transatlantic China policy. He is also a Senior Visiting Fellow in the Asia Program at the German Marshall Fund of the United States and creator of the “Watching China in Europe” newsletter and podcast.

Previously he worked as a bureau chief, regional editor and roving European correspondent for Reuters, based in Berlin, Paris, London and New York. He has also written for publications including The Atlantic, The New York Times, Foreign Policy and Politico. Noah has been a visiting fellow at the Mercator Institute for China Studies in Berlin and the American Institute for Contemporary German Studies in Washington. He is a regular speaker and moderator on European policy issues and the author of a book on the euro. A native Californian, he has a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science and French from U.C. Berkeley and a Master’s degree from Columbia’s School of International and Public Affairs.
 

Ms. Agatha Kratz

Associate Director, Rhodium Group

Ms. Agatha Kratz

Associate Director, Rhodium Group

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Agatha Kratz is an Associate Director at Rhodium Group.

Agatha coordinates Rhodium Group’s European activities and leads research on European Union-China relations and China’s commercial diplomacy. She contributes to Rhodium work on China’s global investment, industrial policy and technology aspirations. Agatha is a non-resident Adjunct Fellow of the Reconnecting Asia Project at the Center for Strategic and International Studies under the Simon Chair in Political Economy.

She holds a Ph.D. from King’s College London, on China’s railway diplomacy. Her previous positions included Associate Policy Fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations and Editor-in-Chief of its quarterly journal China Analysis, Assistant Editor for China Economic Quarterly, and Junior Fellow at Asia Centre in Paris. Agatha has a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science and a Masters in Finance from SciencesPo Paris, as well as a Masters in Public Administration from the London School of Economics and Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs.

Mr. Jörg Wuttke

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

Mr. Jörg Wuttke

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

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Jörg Wuttke is Chief Representative of BASF China, based in Beijing. Wuttke is President of the EU Chamber of Commerce in China – an office he already held from 2007 to 2010 and from 2014 to 2017. Wuttke is a member of the Advisory Board of the Mercator Institute for China Studies (MERICS) in Berlin. He contributes regularly to the Swiss financial blog https://themarket.ch/. Wuttke has lived in Beijing for more than three decades.

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