European Business in China Position Paper 2021/2022 Go back »
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Time2021-09-23 | 14:00 - 15:30
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Venue:QING II & III, 5F, Four Seasons Hotel, Liangmaqiao Road No. 48, Chaoyang District, Beijing
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Fee:Members: Free/100* |
Non Members: 400
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Each member company may receive one complimentary ticket to the Position Paper launch. Additional participants from the same company will be charged RMB 100 per person for admission.
On 23rd September, the European Chamber will release its European Business in China Position Paper 2021/2022, the culmination of six months dedicated work by our 35 working groups and sub-working groups. This year’s Executive Position Paper looks into the 14th Five-year Plan (FYP), and identifies areas of risk and opportunity, both for European businesses and for China’s economy.
China’s impressive recovery amid the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic saw many European firms’ China operations stabilising their headquarters and making up for losses incurred in other markets. A significant number of European Chamber members posted record figures for revenue and profit in 2020, and China’s economy looks set to remain strong for decades to come. According to International Monetary Fund forecasts, China will contribute more than a fifth of global GDP growth over the next five years, meaning its market is simply too important to neglect.
However, there are worrying signs that China’s economy is turning inwards. The 14FYP sets a clear course for the country to reduce its reliance on the rest of the world, before ultimately achieving a high degree of self-sufficiency. The European Chamber believes that this is a calculated risk. China is gambling that it can successfully attain a higher level of innovation and manufacturing capability in the next decade or so that will allow it to lead in the technologies likely to define the future global economy.
Increasing control over the economy and pursuing a ‘go it alone’ strategy that will see China having to deviate further from the bold reform path it first embarked upon more than 40 years ago could have serious repercussions. These include decreased foreign direct investment (FDI), a deceleration of innovation capacity and reduced access to the core technologies China requires to upgrade its value chains. China’s per capita GDP growth would also suffer, and the risk of it getting stuck in the middle-income trap would increase.
In this climate, there are still abundant opportunities for European companies, but identifying and engaging with them requires an increasingly sophisticated understanding of emerging policies. Join this event to find out more about how your industry fits in with China’s strategic plans, and where your company can contribute to its long-term goals.
Agenda
13:30-14:00 Registraion/Coffee Reception
14:00-14:05 Opening remarks
14:05–14:20 Presentation on main findings from the Position Paper by Joerg Wuttke, President, European Chamber
14:20-15:00 Panel discussion
- Carlo D'Andrea, Vice President, European Chamber
- Guido Giacconi, Vice President, European Chamber
- Peter Ling-Vannerus, States' Representative, European Chamber
- Renata Pavlov, States' Representative, European Chamber
- Joerg Wuttke, President, European Chamber
15:00-15:30 Q&A
15:30-16:00 Coffee Break & Networking
Price:
- Members: free for the first participant and RMB 100 per person for additional participants from the same company
- Non-members: RMB 400
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Speakers
Mr. Carlo Diego D’Andrea
Mr. Carlo Diego D’Andrea
Founder and Managing Partner of D’Andrea & Partners Legal Counsel, and Founder of DP Group.
Graduated in Law at the University of Teramo (Italy), he then subsequently obtained a Masters’ degree in Corporate Advisor at LUISS University in Rome and a Diploma in Chinese Studies at Nanjing Normal University and is a member of the Italian Bar Association.
Mr. D’Andrea arrived in China in 2005 and is fluent in Italian (mother tongue), English, Mandarin Chinese and Spanish. He mainly deals with cross-border mergers and acquisitions, assistance in ODI/FDI and intellectual property rights.
He is also acting as Vice President of the European Chamber and Chair of the Shanghai Chapter.
Mr. Guido Giacconi
Mr. Guido Giacconi
Ing. Guido D. Giacconi is co-founder and currently President of In3act Srl, an Italian business strategy consulting and advisory company with operations in China since 2006, focused on Energy and Environmental Protection, Regions Business and Economy Planning, Automotive, Consumer Goods, Chemical, Retail. Among many European Clients, In3act is honored to assist also National and Local Chinese Governments -unique Italian strategy consulting company to serve Public Administrations in China.
He is also CEO of In3act Global - a Group holding with interests in consulting and investments - CEO of GDG&C Srl, a business consulting company specialized in SMEs, active in Europe and China.
Former national Chair of EUCCC Energy WG, former Vice Chairman of the China-Italy Chamber of Commerce, former Chair of the China-Italy Chamber of Commerce Energy and Environment Protection Working Committee, consultant to the Embassy of Italy in China and Italian Trade Agency. In 2017 Ing. Giacconi has developed and issued an advanced study of the Made in China 2025 Chinese Government program and released to Italian Institutions for designing and setting up the most proper Sino-Italian cooperation.
Recently participated as advisor to EU Commission and the State Council think tank Development Reform Center about the EU-China Comprehensive Agreement on Investments under discussion between Europe and China.
Associate Prof. at Scuola Sant’Anna di Pisa, Member of Experts Committee and professor at Global Management China Master and lecturer in many Universities in Europe and China including Tsinghua University in Beijing, member of the Scientific Committee of Rigneracity/Remtech.
Deep strategy consulting experience having covered positions as senior partner of prominent business strategy firms such as Bain Company, KPMG, Booz Allen and Hamilton, Roland Berger with assignments in many countries in Europe and USA.
Matured a deep managerial experience assuming the role of Managing Director and CEO in several companies in Europe. Ing. Giacconi started his career in Procter & Gamble where he worked for about a decade and achieved the responsibility of VP EMEA for several product categories in USA and Europe. Ing. Giacconi worked in USA, UK, France, Belgium, Germany, Italy and China where Ing. Giacconi is resident for years.
Degree in Electronic and Bioengineering at Bologna University. Matured deep experiences, both as manager and strategy advisor, in many industrial sectors with specific focus on Energy and Environment Protection, Urban Energy Planning, Circular Economy, Healthcare, Consumer and Luxury Goods, Government Affairs, Agriculture, ICT, Industrial goods, etc.
Acquired a broad experience in business management and practicing in complex multicultural environments and in structuring business internationalization strategies aimed at harmonizing business practices and culture gaps, both for SMEs and MNCs.
Mr. Peter Ling-Vannerus
Mr. Peter Ling-Vannerus
Peter Ling-Vannerus is responsible for developing and managing the Bank’s Business in Northern China, as well as monitoring the political and economic development of China for SEB. He studied at INSEAD and Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.
Ms. Renata Pavlov
Ms. Renata Pavlov
Renata Pavlov has an extensive managerial and executive experience on international level both with public and private sector in the field of global relations, public affairs, communication and business development.
Prior to joining the Fincantieri Group, one of the world’s largest shipbuilding groups, Renata served as the Chief of Staff to the Minister of Finance of Italy and as the Advisor for International Affairs and Cooperation to the Minister of Innovation of Italy. She also held the executive director position in the OECD Centre involved in governance matters for the MENA Region. In 2015 and 2016 Renata led a two-year capacity-building project for the Parliament of Myanmar.
In the past, she was also directly involved in advising on bilateral relations between Chinese and Italian Academic institutions. In the private sector Renata hold senior positions with Charme Fund, Telefonica Group, Goldman Sachs and Dogan Group, among others.
For several years, she had been a lecturer of Leadership and Communication in Public Management at the Italian School of Government. Renata is of central-European descent and received her education in Austria, USA and in former Czechoslovakia. She is proficient in six languages and has two adult children.
Mr. Jörg Wuttke
Mr. Jörg Wuttke
Jörg Wuttke is Chief Representative of BASF China, based in Beijing. Wuttke is President of the EU Chamber of Commerce in China – an office he already held from 2007 to 2010 and from 2014 to 2017. Wuttke is a member of the Advisory Board of the Mercator Institute for China Studies (MERICS) in Berlin. He contributes regularly to the Swiss financial blog https://themarket.ch/. Wuttke has lived in Beijing for more than three decades.