The 2017 Innovation Conference is a unique conference that will allow us to hear from those leading and driving the transition to a zero-carbon economy.

• 2017-11-09 | 09:00 - 15:00
• CAS Key Laboratory of Low-Carbon Conversion Science & Engineering / Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences

The European Chamber is pleased to invite you to the next Research & Development Working Group meeting at 14:00-16:00, 5 July 2017 at the Unilever R&D Centre.

• 2017-07-05 | 14:00 - 16:00
• Unilever R&D Centre

The Petrochemicals, Chemicals & Refining Working Group, the Environment Working Group and the Research & Development Working Group are glad to invite you to their next Joint Working Group Meeting, that will take place on Thursday, 18th May, 16:00-18:00 at the European Chamber Shanghai Office. Members from Beijing can join via videoconference.

• 2017-05-18 | 16:00 - 18:00
• European Chamber Office Beijing, 4th Floor, Room C411A

The Petrochemicals, Chemicals & Refining Working Group, the Environment Working Group and the Research & Development Working Group are glad to invite you to their next Joint Working Group Meeting, that will take place on Thursday, 18th May, 16:00-18:00 at the European Chamber Shanghai Office. Members from Beijing can join via videoconference.

• 2017-05-18 | 16:00 - 18:00
• European Chamber Shanghai Office, Unit 2204

European Chamber sincerely invites you to a briefing on the new application system for foreigners’ working permit, where Mrs. Zhu Ying Hua, Head of the Foreign Expert and Overseas Student Working Department of Shanghai Foreign Expert Bureau, i.e. the competent administrative authority in charge of issuance of foreigner’s working permit in Shanghai, will share with you the latest development of China’s new Foreigners’ Work Permit Policy and introduce the new online service system.

中国欧盟商会诚挚邀请您参加最新的外国人来华工作许可制度政策解读会。届时，上海市外国专家局外国专家与留学人员工作处祝颖华副处长将与您分享外国人来华工作许可制度的最新发展，并介绍于4月上线的最新服务系统，使会员单位能更好的了解最新的法律法规和相关政策。

• 2017-05-10 | 14:30 - 16:20
• Bird & Bird LLP

Dear R&D Working Group Member, Please join us at the next R&D Working Group meeting which will take place on Thursday 8th December at 09:00 in Shanghai. We will be welcoming Mr. Chris Bailey, Deputy Country Manager at specialist IP law firm Rouse who will be giving a presentation on IP Strategy for R&D Enterprises in China and the commercialization of IP. He will also be there to answer all your question on IP, whether that is on technology transfer, service inventor’s remuneration or other issues.

• 2016-12-08 | 09:00 - 10:30
• European Chamber Shanghai

Given that in the last two years, China’s 13th 5-Year Plan was adopted, ‘Made in China 2025’ promoted, the High & New Technology Enterprise Regulations substantially amended, and an entirely new IP-Courts system implemented, and that the next two years will see far reaching amendments to both China’s Patent Law (the much heralded ‘4th Amendment’) and Employee-Inventor Remuneration Regulations, speaking of the “new normal” for China, most definitely does not apply to changes to the Framework for IP nor for Innovation.

• 2016-11-18 | 09:00 - 12:00
• Jones Day Shanghai Office

Please join us at the next R&D Working Group meeting which will take place on Monday 17th October at 09:30 in Shanghai. We will be welcoming Dr. Gernot Klotz who is coming all the way from Europe to provide us with his insights on Public-Private Cooperation as a Driver to Create New Innovation Opportunities. Europe is excellent in creating knowledge and intellectual property. It is however weak vis-a-vis it´s global competitors in turning this knowledge into value within the increasingly short time-span. A short presentation will be given on how Europe is responding to this paradox with innovative initiatives and strategic approaches on research and innovation.

• 2016-10-17 | 09:30 - 11:00
• European Chamer Office Shanghai

Our next R&D Working Group meeting has been confirmed for Friday 29th April > 15:30 - 18:00. As policies affecting R&D operations are introduced and updated ever more regularly in the light of China’s push towards innovation, it is key that foreign R&D professionals keep themselves informed to adjust their operations accordingly to maintain their competitiveness.

• 2016-04-29 | 15:30 - 18:00
• The European Chamber Shanghai Office, Unit 2204

The next R&D Working Group meeting is scheduled on Wednesday 16th March at 3pm in Shanghai. We will be welcoming Ms. Sunny Wang, PLM Owner at SAP who will be speaking on recent trends and innovation in the digitalisation of R&D operations. Furthermore, important matters to be discussed are the 2016/2017 Position Paper as well as the Chair elections.

• 2016-03-16 | 15:00 - 17:30
• Solvay R&D Centre in Minhang