[Webinar] Cross Border Care: How to Send Medical Products from China to EU 山川异域，风月同天： 一线专家与您分享如何从中国向欧盟运送医疗物资 （线上英语讲座） Go back »
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Time2020-04-24 | 14:00 - 16:00
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Venue:Online - Zoom (Link to be sent upon confirmation)
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Address:Online
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Fee:Members: 150 |
Non Members: 300
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During the COVID-19 outbreak in Europe, many foreign and Chinese companies in China want to help by providing medical supplies. The European Union Chamber of Commerce in China has invited relevant experts in the field of logistics, certification and policy to help members understand the process of delivering medical supplies at this particular time. This webinar includes presentations from our guests and a 30 minute Q&A.
Commencing the event, the President of the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China, Joerg Wuttke, will share some opening remarks. Following this, the European Chamber is delighted to invite Justin Barrow and Lung Ip from Maersk to introduce how to transport supplies by aviation and maritime routes to Europe in the lockdown. In terms of certification, Wendy Geng from TÜV Rheinland Greater China will give her professional advice from a macro perspective. Finally, Mervi Kahlos from the Delegation of the European Union to China will share more changes and efforts made by the European and Chinese governments in dealing with COVID-19.
If you have any questions in relevance to the event, please email Ms. Angel Zhang at azhang@europeanchamber.com.cn, before the day of the event.
Agenda
14:00-14:10 Welcome and opening remark by Joerg Wuttke, President of European Chamber
14:10-14:25 Presentation by Justin Barrow, Managing Director, NTS/Damco China
14:25-14:40 Presentation by Lung Ip, Sales Director, Maersk China
14:40-15:00 Presentation by Wendy Geng, Vice President of Medical Service, TÜV Rheinland Greater China
15:00-15:20 Presentation by Mervi Kahlos, First Counsellor at EU Delegation to China
15:20-15:50 Q&A (Moderator: Francine Hadjisotiriou, General Manager of European Chamber South China Chapter)
15:50-16:00 Closing remark by Francine Hadjisotiriou, General Manager of European Chamber South China Chapter
Terms and Conditions
Events have limited seating so to ensure your attendance we encourage advance online registration and payment. We cannot guarantee entry to anyone not registered in advance. A confirmation email with instructions on how to join the webinar will be sent to registrants who have paid.
- Members can pay via WeChat QR code once registered.
- Non-members will receive an email with a payment code.
- Fapiao will be mailed to you within 5-10 working days after the webinar (by request only).
Cancellation Policy
If you cannot attend the event for which you have registered, please cancel your registration no later than one business day prior to the event. If you fail to notify us of your cancellation in a timely fashion, you will be charged for event costs.
To cancel you can: 1) email azhang@europeanchamber.com.cn, or 2) cancel online if you registered for the event through the website.
Speakers
Mr. Jörg Wuttke
Jörg Wuttke is Vice President and Chief Representative of BASF China, based in Beijing. Since joining BASF in 1997, Mr. Wuttke has been responsible for helping guide the company’s investment strategies for China, negotiation of large projects and government relations.
Previous to joining BASF, Mr. Wuttke worked with ABB for 11 years; in fact his first professional encounter with China was in 1988 as the Finance and Administration Manager of ABB Beijing. In 1990, he returned to Germany as Sales Manager of ABB Power Plants Division, responsible for gas turbine sales to Africa and Russia. In 1993, he became Chief Representative ABB China in Shanghai and in 1994 moved to the President's Office of ABB China in Beijing, where he was responsible for the development and financing of large projects.
From 2001 to 2004 Mr. Wuttke was the Chairman of the German Chamber of Commerce in China. From 2007 to 2010, 2014 to 2017, and since May 2019 again he is the President of the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China
From 2011 to 2019, Mr. Wuttke was Chairman of the BIAC China Task Force of the Business and Industry Advisory Committee to the OECD (BIAC), a Paris based body of major business associations that lobbies the OECD.
From 2013 to 2016, and again since 2019 Mr. Wuttke is Vice Chairman of the CPCIF International Cooperation Committee, a group representing Multinational Companies in China’s Chemical Association.
Since its establishment in 2013, Mr. Wuttke is member of the Advisory Board of Germany’s foremost Think Tank on China, Mercator Institute for China Studies (MERICS), in Berlin.
In January 2019 Mr. Wuttke joined the International Board of the Stars Foundation, in Switzerland. stars - for Leaders of the Next Generation.
Mrs. Francine Hadjisotiriou
Francine Hadjisotiriou is the General Manager of the European Chamber South China Chapter where she manages the Guangzhou and Shenzhen office operations.
She has 25 years’ experience in B to B services of which 20 spent in Asia. After working in Tokyo, Japan, for more than 3 years in the credit-insurance company Coface Japan, she joined the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China and established the Nanjing Chapter in early 2004. She took over the newly established South China Chapter at the end of 2006.
The South China Chapter has about 300 corporate members.
Ms. Mervi Kahlos
Mervi Kahlos joined the Trade section of the Delegation of the European Union to China in September 2018. She follows in particular market access issues for healthcare issues, the European Economic Diplomacy and High Level Economic Dialogue.
Ms Kahlos previously worked in the Trade section of the Delegation of the European Union to Japan, where she followed market access issues for agricultural, forestry and fisheries products, along with food safety and other regulatory issues, including healthcare. She was closely associated to the EPA negotiations between the EU and Japan.
Ms Kahlos joined the European Commission in 2003. She started her career in the WTO unit of DG Agriculture, working on WTO's DDA and Article XXIV.6 negotiations for more than six years. She also served as Japan and Korea desk officer in DG Agriculture.
Ms Kahlos graduated from the Joensuu University in Finland. She holds a Master of Arts Degree in Interpretation studies, having majored in Russian and minored in English languages.
Mr. Justin Barrow
Justin Barrow is the Managing Direct of NTS China, an Air Freight subsidiary of Damco. He has worked in various roles in the China logistics industry for 22 years, participating in the massive changes that have taken place since the early 1990’s.
Justin is originally from California and Indiana and is a Rutger’s MBA graduate.
Mr. Ip, Ying Lung
Ip, Ying Lung is appointed as Director of Sales for Greater China Area with effective 1st January 2019, mainly responsible for Direct Customers in Mainland China, Mongolia, Hong Kong. Covering both export and import.
Since joining Maersk Line in Jul 1996, Lung has worked in different functions/locations. For instance, Sales, Trade Management, Capacity Management, Project Management in both local, and centre functions.
He was the Head of Greater China Cluster import sales before he left Maersk in 2017 running his own business.
Re-join Maersk in July 2018 as Head of Sales for South China Export.
Ms. Wendy Geng
Ms. Wendy Geng ，Vice President of TÜV Rheinland Greater China Medical Service, as well as Council Member of Third Party Testing Branch of China Association of Medical Device
Ms. Wendy Geng has worked in the medical device industry and notified body for over 20 years, she is a lead auditor and expert for MDD, ISO13485 and MDSAP certification scheme.