2021 Annual General Meeting: Board Election of Southwest China Chapter, European Union Chamber of Commerce in China will be held in Chengdu on April 8th (Thursday), 2021. The Annual General Meeting began from 2000 and it is one of the most important events of European Chamber every year and the Board Election is held every two years. This election where the Chair of the Southwest China Chapter Board (1), Vice Chair (2) and Southwest China Chapter Board Members (4) are elected will take place on April 8th 2021.
During the meeting, the Chair gives report about the work during past year, prospects for next year economical situation and work arrangements. Mr. Paul Sives, Vice President of the Chamber as well as Chair of Southwest China Chapter will review what we’ve done in 2020.
Mr. Adam Dunnett, Secretary General of the Chamber will attend the event, and he would like to invite you to the Annual General Meeting to participate and witness the board election 2021. There will be a social cocktail party after formal meeting as well.
Agenda
16:00-17:30 Media Meeting (Open to Media ONLY 仅限媒体 Venue 媒体会议厅:He Jiang, 1F 1楼合江堂)
17:30-18:00 Media Interview for Mr. Joerg Wuttke, President of the Chamber
17:30-18:00 AGM Registration
18:00-18:05 Opening Speech by Ms. Sally Huang, General Manager, Southwest China Chapter, European Chamber
18:05-18:20 2020 Work Review by Mr. Paul Sives, Vice President of the Chamber as well as Chair of Southwest China Chapter
18:20-18:30 2019-2020 New Members Reward Ceremony
18:30-18:35 Election Procedural Remarks by Mr. Adam Dunnett, Returning Officer and Secretary General, European Chamber
18:35-19:10 Short Campaign Speech by Candidates (3 minutes for each one)
19:10-19:20 Voting by Members
19:20-19:30 Lucky Draw - First Round
19:30-20:00 Sharing by Mr. Joerg Wuttke / Counting the tickets off-stage)
20:00-20:05 Dancing Performance by DancingYi International Art Centre
20:05-20:15 Voting Results Announcement by Mr. Adam Dunnett
20:15-20:25 New Board Celebration on Stage with Mr. Joerg Wuttke and Mr. Adam Dunnett
20:25-20:30 Lucky Draw - Second Round
20:30-21:30 Cocktail and Networking
VIP Breakfast Meeting on April 9th, 2021 (only for invited guests)
08:00-09:30 Breakfast Meeting
Please see below the list of candidates (sort by the first letter of the company name):
Southwest China Chapter Chair Candidates:
David Kovacs (Divinus Group, based in Chengdu)
Massimo Bagnasco (Progetto CMR (Beijing) Architectural Design Consultants Co., Ltd., based in Chengdu)
Southwest China Chapter Vice Chair Candidate:
Paul Sives (Proton Products Chengdu Ltd., based in Chengdu)
Southwest China Chapter Vice Chair & Chongqing Representative Candidate:
Dominik Widmer (SinoSwiss Holding, based in Chongqing)
Board Member Candidates:
Ivan Chan Lap Kin (Abacus Enterprise Management Company Ltd., based in Chengdu)
Xavier Arnaud (ADEN Group, based in Chongqing)
Jennifer Birdsong (Chengdu International School, based in Chengdu)
Julien Gaudemard (Decathlon, based in Chongqing)
Dieter Vanonckelen (Md Business Management (Chengdu) Co., Ltd., based in Chengdu)
William Jacobus van Tongeren (Netherlands Business Support Office Chengdu, based in Chengdu)
Philipp Muckley (Siemens Industrial Automation Products Ltd., based in Chengdu)
Ali Sheikh (Vista, based in Chengdu)
It's that time when you get to decide the direction of European Chamber's future by running for the Board Election! The Board holds a pivotal role by guiding the operations of the Chamber and ensuring the European Chamber's actions are in line with our members' needs for advocacy, business intelligence and development.
Who can vote?
You can vote in the election if you:
1. a Are a designated representative (the main contact between the European Chamber and your company), or
1. b Are an individual member
and
2. Paid the membership fee for 2021 and have no outstanding payment (please make sure that the Chamber has received and confirmed your membership payment and any other outstanding payment by no later than 6pm March 31st 2021.)
How can I vote?
You are welcome to cast your vote either in person or by designating a proxy to vote on your behalf.
1) You can vote in person by secret ballot at the election venue on April 8th 2021. Please note that even if you have voting rights confirmed by the Secretariat of the Chamber, you must have registered for the Board Election in order to exercise this vote. Registration deadline 11:00am, April 6th, 2021. Each member company has 2 free seats, and the excess is charged by 100 RMB/person.
2) Assign a proxy to vote on your behalf by 6pm April 2nd 2021. Please fill in the proxy form and send a scanned copy to Jane Zhang at xzzhang@europeanchamber.com.cn or in person at the Chamber office in Chengdu (1604A, Building 1, Central Plaza, No.8, Shuncheng Avenue, Jinjiang District).
The proxy must be a colleague from your own legal entity and must be present to vote. This requirement has only one exception for the Individual member, who may give his/her proxy to another individual member/corporate member in Southwest China.
Proxies received after the deadline and in a format different from those listed above will not be accepted.
For more information, please refer to the European Chamber Articles of Association (click here), By-Laws (click here) and Election Notice (click here).
Disclaimer 免责声明:
Participants must ensure have no travelling or living history of high risk areas recently and maintain proper social distancing norms and abide by the Chengdu Municipal Government’s Epidemic Prevention and Control Rules. If you do not follow the relevant regulations, the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China accepts no responsibility for any physical discomfort you may experience during or after the event. All of the guests will be required to wear a mask during the meeting. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation!
参加者必须确保近期无疫情高风险地区旅居史,并保持适当的社交距离,遵守成都市政府关于流行病预防和控制的相关规定。会议全程均需佩戴口罩。如果您不遵守相关规定,则中国欧盟商会对您在活动期间或之后可能遭受的任何身体不适不承担任何责任。 感谢您的理解与配合!
Registration 活动注册
Registration by 11:00am, 6th April, 2021
活动注册截止2021年4月6日上午11点
1. Online registration 网上注册
2. Email registration. Email: mhuang@europeanchamber.com.cn . The registration is complete only if a confirmation letter is received. 邮件注册,邮箱 mhuang@europeanchamber.com.cn 。收到商会邮件确认后注册成功。
Please provide Company Name, Name, Title (both in Chinese and English), Mobile Number and Email Box.
报名时请务必提供中英文的公司名称、姓名、职务,手机号码和邮箱
报名后可将报名费转账至以下账户,并在银行转账单上附注 CD20210408;也可以联系商会工作人员获取支付宝账号或商会微信账号,付款后备注附注 CD20210408。
RMB Bank Account 报名汇款账号
A/C Name: 中国欧盟商会
China CITIC Bank 中信银行京城大厦支行
Capital Mansion Sub Branch
No.6, Xinyuan Nan Road
Chaoyang District, 100004 Beijing
A/C No. 银行账号: 7110210182500027543
S.W.I.F.T. Code: CIBKCNBJ100
开户行行号: 302100011026
北京市朝阳区新源南路6号京城大厦
Terms & Conditions 活动条款
Events have limited seating so to ensure your attendance we encourage advance online registration and payment for ALL events. We cannot guarantee entry to anyone not registered in advance.
All our events are held in English and are off-the-record unless otherwise stated.
活动的席位有限。为了确保您的出席,我们建议所有活动都提前网上注册或邮件注册。对于任何未提前注册者,我们都不能保证您的参与。
除特殊说明外,我们全部活动都由英文召开,且均为非公开。
Cancellation Policy 取消报名
If you cannot attend an 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 mhuang@europeanchamber.com.cn , or 2) cancel online if you registered for the event through the website.
如果您不能参加已注册过的活动,请在不少于一个工作日的时间内取消您的注册。若您未能及时地通知我们,我们将收取您相应的活动费用。
如取消注册您可以: 1) 发送邮件至 mhuang@europeanchamber.com.cn; 或 2) 网站注册者可在网上取消。
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