The European Chamber cordially invites you to attend the media roundtable/public event for the launch of its latest report, compiled in partnership with the Mercator Institute for China Studies (MERICS), China’s Innovation Ecosystem: The localisation dilemma, on 21st April from 14:30–16:00 (Beijing time).

This second of a series of three planned reports on European companies’ research and development (R&D) operations in China outlines the wide spectrum of strategies enterprises are deploying to mitigate risks and maximise their competitiveness. Some firms have opted to increasingly integrate their China R&D with global efforts, while a host of risks are deterring others from engaging in innovation in China at all.

It comes at a time when China’s abandonment of its zero-COVID policy has seen a gradual resumption of people-to-people exchanges between Europe and China, which is a very positive development for business. However, this is taking place against the backdrop of the steady escalation of the US-China struggle for technological supremacy, all while geopolitical factors, such as the war in Ukraine, are making the situation even more complex.

The report’s main findings will be presented by Jörg Wuttke, president of the European Chamber, and Mikko Huotari, executive director of MERICS.

This event will be organized in a hybrid format with limited onsite seating to be reserved on a first-come-first served basis.

Agenda

14:30-14:35 Opening remarks

14:35-15:05 Presentation of China’s Innovation Ecosystem: The localisation dilemma

15:05-16:00 Q&A

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 lsyvanen@europeanchamber.com.cn

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Speakers

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.

Dr. Mikko Huotari

Executive Director, MERICS

Dr. Mikko Huotari

Executive Director, MERICS

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Mikko Huotari is the Executive Director of MERICS. His research focuses on China’s foreign policy, China-Europe relations and global (economic) governance and competition. He has published on China’s rise as a financial power, trade and investment relations with Europe as well as on geopolitical shifts related to China's emergence as a global security actor.

Huotari studied in Freiburg, Nanjing and Shanghai. He holds a PhD from Freiburg University and was a guest scholar at the University of California in San Diego in 2017/2018. In 2019, Huotari was appointed as one of 15 German representatives to the German-Chinese Dialogue Forum.

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