At this meeting we will discuss recent developments in Europe and potential implications on business in China from both the regulatory perspective and the geopolitical perspective. Ms Ester Canada Amela, Senior European Affairs Manager, European Chamber will provide a brief update for WG members on recent EU regulations that the Chamber envisions will come to impact member companies in China.

At this meeting we will also hold Working Group Chair and Vice Chair Elections for 2022/2023. 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.

• 2022-03-24 | 16:30 - 18:00
• European Chamber Office, Shanghai

The European Chamber is delighted to invite you to the next meeting of the Logistics Working Group at 15:00 am-16:00 pm, Thursday, 24th March 2022 via Zoom. At this meeting, we will hold the elections, update you on a few Chamber developments and discuss the Position Paper plans.

• 2022-03-24 | 15:00 - 16:00
• Zoom

The Human Resources Working Group is pleased to invite you to the meeting “Why Corporate Culture and Communication Matter when Adopting New Technologies”, which is taking place on Wednesday, 23 March, 10:00 to 12:00 (GMT+8:00, China time) at the European Chamber’s Shanghai office, as well as online via Zoom. At this meeting, we will also hold the 2022 chair elections.

• 2022-03-23 | 10:00 - 12:00
• Zoom (线上活动) | Shanghai Office, Unit 2204, Shui On Plaza, 333 Middle Huaihai Road, Huangpu District, Shanghai, 200021 (上海市淮海中路333号，瑞安广场2204室)

The European Chamber is pleased to invite you to attend the Finance & Taxation Working Group Kick-off Meeting 2022 that will take place Friday 18th March at 9:00-11:00 am (Beijing time), both online and offline options are available.

• 2022-03-18 | 09:00 - 11:00
• Online / Chamber Beijing Office

The theme of this meeting will revolve around the hot issues of South China's manufacturing industry, such as COVID situation, supply chain management. At the same time, we will also invite participants to introduce and share the problems and issues encountered in production and operation.

• 2022-03-17 | 15:00 - 16:15
• Online (ZOOM meeting, the meeting link will be sent afterwards)

The European Chamber is delighted to invite you to the next Cosmetics Working Group meeting with Position Paper Discussion + Chair Election + Regulation Illustration at 2:00-4:00pm, Wednesday, 3rd March 2022 via Zoom platform.

• 2022-03-03 | 14:00 - 16:00
• Zoom

At this meeting working group members will discuss the agenda for this year’s Position Paper and decide upon what should be highlighted in the Maritime Manufacturing & Industrial Services Working Group Position Paper 2022/2023 (e.g., decide which key recommendations to keep and new key recommendations to put in). The European Business in China – Position Paper is the European Chamber’s primary annual publication. It delivers to the Chinese Government detailed recommendations for improving the business environment, spread across industry sectors and horizontal issues. The Position Paper details how persistent issues, such as limited market access and a complex regulatory environment, prevent European businesses from contributing fully to China’s sustainable development.

• 2022-03-01 | 09:30 - 10:30
• Online via Zoom

At this meeting, Mr. Stephen Gordon, Managing Director at Clarkson’s Research will provide members with a global market outlook identifying both risks and opportunities for members in China for the coming year, followed by a brief discussion on working group priorities for H1, including topics of the Maritime Manufacturing & Industrial Services Position Paper 2022/2022.

• 2022-02-10 | 16:30 - 17:45
• European Chamber Office Shanghai, Unit 2204

The European Chamber and the EU SME Centre are pleased to invite you to our next meeting, where SME Forum Chair and Consultant at Dezan Shira Marco Förster and EU SME Centre Advocacy Manager Ester Cañada Amela will discuss the key hurdles encountered by European SMEs in China, and how the EU SME Centre can support them grow in a challenging yet exciting market. The meeting will take place on Thursday, 17th December from 3:30PM to 4:30PM at Dezan Shira's office in Guangzhou.

• 2020-12-17 | 15:30 - 16:30
• Dezan Shira & Associates Guangzhou

The global pandemic has further accelerated the digital transformation of businesses resulting in increased reliance on e-commerce platforms, boom in the AI-related industries and digitalisation of production and delivery processes. With digitalisation of businesses, consumption too has increasingly moved online. Intellectual property (IP) is crucial to digital economy as it drives innovation and provides SMEs with comparative advantage over competitors. While digital economy brings about new IP risks like online infringements, it also creates new solutions for IP protection such as the use of blockchain technologies or reliance on sophisticated notice and take-down systems on e-commerce platforms or even the use of internet courts speeding up IP enforcement procedures. To be successful in digital economy, SMEs should focus on protecting their IP by adopting a comprehensive IP strategy taking into account the needs of digital economy.

• 2020-11-18 | 15:00 - 17:00
• Zoom Online Meeting