AFB WG 2021 kick-off meeting and elections Go back »
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Time2021-02-25 | 15:00 - 17:00
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Venue:European Chamber Office Shanghai, 22nd Floor, Room 2204
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Address:
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Fee:Members: Free
Sponsors and partners
European Union Chamber of Commerce in China
Agriculture, Food and Beverage Working Group
2021 Kick-off Meeting: Working Group Elections and 2021 Work Plan Discussion
Time: 15:00 to 17:00 (GMT+8:00, China time), Thursday 25th February, 2021 (Zoom online meeting)
Deadline for election candidacy materials: Thursday 18th February 2021, COB
To register for the meeting, please click on this page.
Dear Working Group Member,
The European Chamber is pleased to invite you to the next Agriculture, Food and Beverage Working Group Meeting/ 2021-2022 Chair elections, which will be held on Thursday 25th February, 2021, from 15:00 to 17:00 via the online platform Zoom. Only Agriculture, Food and Beverage Working Group members who had their confirmed registration for this meeting will have the right to vote online, with one vote per company.
Tentative Agenda
- Opening Remarks by Ms. Sandy Li, 2020-2021 Chair of the AFB WG
- Review of WG works in 2020 by Ms. Xinyi Xie, AFB WG coordinator
- 2021-2022 AFB WG Chair Elections
- 2021 Work Plan Discussion
- Working group meetings: topics, forms, time planning…etc
- Lobby plan and 2021-2022 Position Paper Discussion based on the last Position Paper
Working Group members interested in running for this year’s Chair elections, should take notice of the following:
Roles and Responsibilities
The Chair and Vice Chairs play a crucial role in driving the Working Group, including a leadership role in the drafting of the Position Paper, communicating key messages to Chinese and European government authorities and steering Working Group meetings. The desired characteristics of Chair and Vice Chairs are a senior industry representative with relevant expertise and government contacts who has the time and willingness to support the Working Group. Previous participation in the Working Group is essential. Before applying for the position of Chair or Vice chair, we recommend that you obtain approval from your company.
The maximum duration of Chair or Vice Chair of a Working Group is three consecutive years. Candidates are only eligible for Chair or Vice Chair positions if he/she is physically based in China.
The Agriculture, Food and Beverage Working Group is going to elect one Chair and three Vice Chairs, in Shanghai and Beijing.
The Chairs and Vice Chairs should represent different sectors and issues, therefore we encourage employees across industries as well as candidates both of Regulatory Affairs and Government Affairs background to apply for elections. If you are interested in the positions of Chair or Vice Chair, please read the attached Starter Kit for Chairs and submit the following information to me:
- Resume/CV
- Motivation letter on why you wish to be elected Chair or Vice Chair, including:
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- how your background and experience match the role
- the goals you have for the Agriculture, Food and Beverage working group over the following 12 months
- how you intend to utilise or share professional resources for the benefit of the Working Group
- whether you hold a position in another Chamber or industry association.
To apply, please send you CV and a motivation letter, stating whether you intend to run for Chair or Vice Chair to xyxie@europeanchamber.com.cn before Wednesday 18th February 2021, COB.
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For more information on the AFB WG or the European Chamber in general, please do not hesitate to contact Ms. Xinyi XIE at xyxie@europeanchamber.com.cn in Shanghai.
Downloads
Some documents are only available to download by members of the following Working Groups / Fora in National.
- Agriculture, Food and Beverage
If you are a member please login to our website first to download the documents.
Starter kit for chairs Group / Forum Members only |
AFB WG Position Paper 2020/2021_CN Group / Forum Members only |
AFB WG Position Paper 2020/2021_EN Group / Forum Members only |
Speakers
Mrs. Francine Hadjisotiriou
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.
Francine Hadjisotiriou是中国欧盟商会华南分会的总经理,负责管理广州和深圳办公室的运营。
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.
她有25年的B2B服务经验,其中20年在亚洲度过。在日本东京,在信用保险公司Coface Japan工作了3年多后,她加入了中国欧盟商会,并于2004年初成立了南京分会。2006年底,她接管了新成立的华南分会。
华南分会目前有约300个会员企业。
Mr. George Lau
Mr. George Lau
George Lau, Vice General Manager of Mark Surveillance Greater China, is responsible for Brand Protection at TÜV Rheinland, where he has worked for 10 years. Since 2011, Lau has held exchanges for authorities, e.g. AQSIQ, Shanghai Institute of Administrative Law, Hamburg Business Development Corporation, and manufacturers (e.g. Lenovo, Supor etc.) regarding EU certification regulations, risk management, receiving unanimous recognition. Previously, Lau worked as an analyst for ZTE Corporation. As a result of his performance regarding African market development – fulfilling Chinese central government’s mission – he was promoted directly to Assistant to the CEO. Since 2004, Lau has been studying the Chinese Communist Party, Chinese-foreign cultural differences, socialism with Chinese characteristics etc., to explore strategies of foreign companies in China. He believes that such knowledge is indispensable for multinationals developing in China. Lau is a German Chinese who immigrated to Germany at the age of 5. He is fluent in German, English, Cantonese, Mandarin, French and graduated from Konstanz University with magister juris in 2003.
Mr. Adam Dunnett
Mr. Adam Dunnett
Adam Dunnett is responsible for the overall implementation the European Chamber's objectives, visibility, membership and lobbying activities across its 7 chapters and 9 offices in China (Beijing, Chengdu, Chongqing, Guangzhou, Nanjing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Shenyang and Tianjin).
Mr. Jörg Wuttke
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.