The European Chamber Shanghai Chapter is proud to host the 8th annual Sustainable Business Awards (SBA). The 2024 edition will continue to put sustainability awareness at the forefront of its focus, recognising companies who push for sustainable economic growth, environmental care and social welfare. Applications are open from 14th May to 30th June 2024.

• 2024-06-30 - 2024-06-30 | 00:00 - 24:00
• Applications are open from 14th May to 30th June 2024 (18:00). The points for late submissions will be deducted. Please download the application form(s) and FAQ on this page and send your application(s) to sba_submission@europeanchamber.com.cn

The European Chamber warmly invites you to join our exclusive breakfast roundtable on 2nd July (Tuesday) in Beijing featuring Prof. Keyu Jin(金刻羽), tenured professor of economics at the London School of Economics and Political Science, academic member of the China Finance 40 Group and non-executive board member of the luxury conglomerate Richemont and the global bank Credit Suisse.

A Beijing-born, US-educated professor at the London School of Economics, Keyu Jin works to connect East and West, with a particular interest in enhancing global understanding of what’s really going on within the Chinese political economy. Her research is on international economics--- such as why capital flows from poor to rich countries, how the global implications of U.S. monetary and fiscal policies have changed; as well as on how the rise of China impacts the global economy, from several perspectives ---trade, capital flows, global interest rates and saving, demographics, productivity and technology.

• 2024-07-02 | 08:00 - 10:00
• 29 Grill, 2F, Conrad Hotel

According to the UN International Trade Centre, SMEs represent 95% of firms in the world and provide 70% of employment opportunities. Data from the OECD indicates that SMEs in China contribute significantly to the country’s various economic sectors. However, SMEs face significant challenges in adopting sustainable practices and operations. In 2018, the Chinese National Environment Ministry reported penalties for environmental regulations violations as mostly incurred by SMEs.

• 2024-07-03 | 16:00 - 17:30
• European Chamber Shanghai Office & Zoom 中国欧盟商会上海办公室 & Zoom

With the rapid evolution of Intelligent Connected Vehicle (ICV) technology, and policy support vital to its success, autonomous driving is becoming an increasingly important advocacy priority for the European Chamber.

The European Chamber is pleased to invite you to visit the Beijing High-level Autonomous Driving Demonstration Area to learn about how autonomous driving technology is being used on Beijing’s roads.

• 2024-07-05 | 13:30 - 17:00
• West Gate of Beijing Lufthansa Center

On December 11th, 2001, China entered World Trade Organisation (WTO) and China market was opening since then. Over the years, China market see lots of companies and corporations around the world explore their business potential and flourish here. While pandemic comes out of sudden which has a significant impact on companies’ supply chain management and its resilience and agility. As such, businesses no matter company size is multinational or small-sized enterprises, are actually thinking of and planning for their resilient supply chain and putting efforts on developing multiple supply chain possibilities.

Enterprises around the world are looking for additional and multiple supply chain option, Chinese companies are also preparing for their overseas market to echo Road and Belt Initiative put forward in 2013. Till now, it has been over 10 years for the first batch to explore overseas market, while some may succeed, and others drop out from the market. Many successful cases can be referred, others wish to look into those failure or not such successful cases to learn the lesson and experience.

To learn the insights on developing overseas business and at the meantime, foresee potential risks are essential to give a taste of your potential plan in developing market abroad. As such, join us at the seminar on July 9th to hear from industry insiders and experienced professional to hear their stories about exploring overseas market from local and international perspectives.

• 2024-07-09 | 14:00 - 16:40
• European Chamber Shanghai Office

European Chamber is organizing a 1-day delegation trip to Zhuhai.
In the morning, we will visit Zhuhai’s Hengqin Guangdong-Macao In-depth Cooperation Zone, as an important plan of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, Hengqin is defined as a new platform to boost Macao's economic diversification and a new model to enrich the practice of One Country Two Systems.
In the afternoon, we will visit Jafron Biomedical, a leading biological technology company in the Gaoxin District of Zhuhai.

• 2024-07-12 | 10:30 - 16:30
• Hengqin Cooperation Zone Economic Development Bureau Enterprise and Talent Service Center

On the first anniversary of the release of the Interim Measures, the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China is honoured to invite well-known experts, lawyers, consulting institutions and representatives from industries to discuss the current situation, challenges and future trends of the AI industry in depth and conduct a comprehensive analysis of AI development. We look forward to your participation and work together to draw a more exciting blueprint for the future of the AI industry.
值《生成式人工智能服务管理暂行办法》发布一周年之际，中国欧盟商会有幸邀请业界知名专家、律师、咨询机构和中外产业界代表，深入探讨人工智能产业的现状、挑战与未来趋势，就人工智能发展进行全景分析。期待您的参与，共同为人工智能产业的未来描绘更加精彩的蓝图。

• 2024-07-12 | 13:30 - 16:30
• Innoway 中关村创业大街

The European Union Chamber of Commerce in China and the European Coordination Committee of the Radiological, Electromedical and Healthcare Information Technology Industry (COCIR) will jointly host the 5th Medical Devices Forum on 6th September 2024 in Beijing.

随着全产业链要素的逐步开放与创新，医疗器械行业的发展迎来了前所未有的新机遇。为了进一步推动行业的创新与进步，中国欧盟商会携手欧洲医用影像、电子医学与卫生信息技术行业协会(COCIR)，决定于二〇二四年九月六日，在北京隆重举办第六届医疗器械论坛。

• 2024-09-06 | 08:30 - 16:30
• Infinity Ballroom, Hilton Beijing

The European Chamber is glad to welcome you to the fifth edition of our Shanghai Chapter Football Tournament, which will bring together 16 corporate teams to compete with each other and where colleagues, families, sponsors, and friends will support and cheer for their favorite teams throughout the day.

The 2024 Football Tournament will take place on Saturday 19th October 2024.

Now we are recruiting teams to join us and play together! This event is a great opportunity to enhance team building, compete with other companies and stay healthy together. Join us, support your favorite team, win a championship and enjoy a healthy sports day with your colleagues, family and friends.

• 2024-10-19 | 10:00 - 17:00
• TBC