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The European Chamber’s Logistics Working Group is pleased to invite you to its 2026 Kick-off Meeting and Position Paper Discussion, which will take place on Friday, 20th March 15:00 – 17 : 00.

The meeting will be divided into two parts.

1st Part: The first part will be an internal session of the Logistics Working Group. To begin, the Working Group Chairs will review the Group’s activities in 2025 and share key challenges and priorities for 2026. This will be followed by a discussion on the Position Paper. 

As the 2026 Position Paper process has officially commenced, this session will focus on the allocation of lead persons for each Key Recommendation (KR), discussion on potential revisions to existing KRs, and alignment on overall advocacy priorities. If time allows, lead persons in attendance will be invited to share their preliminary thinking on the recommendations they oversee. Members are strongly encouraged to contribute actively to the discussion and development of this year’s Key Recommendations.

2nd Part: The second part will be an information-sharing and cross-industry discussion session open to all European Chamber members on global trade trends in 2026, as well as related opportunities and risks. Shan Guo will present recent research on global trade developments, with a particular focus on emerging dynamics in regions such as the Middle East.

Meeting Agenda

15:00 – 15:30 | Internal Discussion: Logistics Working Group

Opening Remarks

• Elaine Chen, Chair of Logistics WG, European Chamber (on-site in Beijing)
• Cissy Lu, Vice-Chair of Logistics WG, European Chamber (on-site in Shanghai)

Launch of the 2026 Position Paper process

• Alignment on 2026 advocacy focus areas
• Discussion on potential updates, consolidation, or new KRs
• Allocation of lead persons for each Key Recommendation (KR)
• Next steps and timeline for PP drafting and member engagement

15:30 – 15:45 | Break

15:45 – 17:00 | Information Sharing and Cross-WG Conversation: Global Trade Outlook 2026 (speaker on-site in Shanghai)

In this session, Shan Guo, Partner at Hutong Research, will share insights on key global trade trends, including China’s role in international supply chains, geopolitical developments affecting trade flows, as well as strategic shifts linked to current Middle East tensions. The discussion will focus on what these developments could mean for European businesses in 2026, followed by an open Q&A among participants.

Speakers

Ms. Shan Guo

Partner at Hutong Research

Ms. Shan Guo

Partner at Hutong Research

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Shan has over a decade of experience in analyzing China’s economic policies and advising multinationals as well as financial institutions. With expertise across a wide range of domains, Shan helps clients connect the dots and identify the key changes underneath cyclical dynamics.

Prior to Hutong Research, Shan was a partner of Plenum China Research 2019-2023, covering industrial policies with a focus on energy transition, as well as other structural changes in China such as those in the housing and labor markets.

Before Plenum, Shan worked at Rhodium Group, where she examined China’s economic reform in depth and designed quantitative indicators to track progress. Via years of close monitoring, Shan has gained comprehensive insights in many sectors including trade, investment, innovation, climate, even antitrust and land.

Earlier, Shan worked at Deloitte, where she helped multinationals navigate tax rules across the Pacific with strategic planning and structuring. There, Shan developed first-hand experience in cross-border transactions and how policies affect firms’ financials.

Shan holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting and finance from Hong Kong Polytechnic University, and a master’s degree in public administration from Columbia University. Shan lived in Hong Kong for over ten years, speaks Cantonese, and had also lived in New York, London, and Xi’an—her hometown.

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