Dear Members,
Following the announcement of candidates for the positions of Chair and Vice Chair, the Rail Working Group is pleased to invite you to join its 2023 Kick-off Meeting on Tuesday 21st March, 16:00-18:00. At the first part of the meeting, we are delighted to be joined by Ms. Ana Manuelito, the Public Affairs Manager of the European Rail Supply Industry Association (UNIFE), to give an introduction about EU Rail Industry Development and International Procurement Instrument (IPI) issues in China.
The second part of this meeting will consist of the Chair Elections and Position Paper Discussion. Candidates running for the elections will introduce themselves and their goals for the Rail Working Group over the next 12 months. Please find attached the bios and motivation letters of this year’s chair Candidates:
Chair Position:
- Ms. Michelle (Danyang) Zhang, Knorr-Bremse
Two Vice Chair Positions:
- Mr. Zhenlong Wang, GHH-Banotrains
- Mr. Dedalus WANG, Alstom
Tentative Agenda
Part 1:
- 16:00-16:05 Opening Remarks
- 16:05-16:15 Introduction of UNIFE
- 16:15-16:20 Overview of EU Rail Industry Development
- 16:20-16:30 Introduction of IPI & Key Industrial Policies in the Industry
- 16:30-16:40 Introduction of Rail WG of EUCCC and activities overview in 2022
- 16:40-16:50 Free exchanges and Q&A
Part 2:
- 16:50-17:20 Chair and Vice Chair Election and Speeches
- 17:20-18:00 2023/2024 Position Paper Discussion
As always, we welcome your suggestions for possible agenda topics and speakers for this and future meetings.
We encourage as many of our members as possible to attend to have their say in the leadership and representation of the Working Group in the year ahead. If you would like to attend this meeting, please register here or contact Ethan Liu at eliu@europeanchamber.com.cn by Tuesday, 21 March 2023, by noon, stating whether you will attend in-person or online. The zoom link will be shared before the meeting.