The Environment Working Group is pleased to invite you to its 2022 Kick-off Meeting, Chair Elections and Position Paper Discussion on Tuesday 8th March, 15:00 to 17:00 at the European Chamber’s Beijing and Shanghai offices, as well as online via Zoom.

The first part of this meeting will consist of a keynote presentation by Mr Zhang Tong, Vice President of Shanghai ICT Developer Energy Technology (上海岚泽能源科技有限公司), a platform that pilots clean energy technology projects for incorporation into regional plans. Mr Zhang Tong will discuss how to deploy low carbon technology and bring to the Chinese market in an innovative way.

The second part of this meeting will consist of the 2022-2023 Chair Elections and Position Paper Discussion. Candidates running for the elections will introduce themselves and their goals for the Environment Working Group over the next 12 months. Only Environment WG members who have their registration confirmed for this meeting will have the right to vote in person or online, with one vote per company.

Tentative Agenda:

Part 1
15:00-15:10 Opening Remarks from Environment Working Group National Chair (Xiaojun Huang)
15:10-15:30 Keynote: How to deploy low carbon technology and bring to the Chinese market in an innovative way? (Mr Zhang Tong, Vice President of Shanghai ICT Developer Energy Technology 上海岚泽能源科技有限公司)
15:30-15:35 Briefing：How companies can reduce emissions in their supply chain in China (Scope 3 decarbonisation) - Johnny Browaeys, Environment WG Vice Chair
15:35-15:45 Q&A

Part 2
15:45- 16:00 Overview of 2021 Advocacy Work
16:00 – 16:40 Chairs Elections and Candidate Speeches
16:40 – 17:00 2022-2023 Position Paper and Work Plan Discussion

Working Group members interested in running for this year’s Chair elections, should take notice of the following:

Roles and Responsibilities

The Chairperson 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 a 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.

The maximum duration of Chairperson or Vice Chairperson of a Group is three consecutive years. Candidates are only eligible for Chair or Vice Chair positions if he/she is physically based in China. The Environment Working Group is going to elect one Chairperson and three Vice-Chairpersons (in the Beijing and Shanghai chapters).

If you are interested in running for Chair or Vice Chair, please read the attached Starter Kit for Chairs and submit the following information to jyyu@europeanchamber.com.cn and ssam@europeanchamber.com.cn before Wednesday 2^nd March  COB:

·           Short resume/CV and photo

·           Motivation letter on why you wish to be elected Chair or Vice Chair, including:

-            why you wish to be elected Chair or Vice Chair;

-            how your background and experience match the role;

-            the goals you have for the Energy 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.

Speakers

Mr. Zhang Tong

Vice President of Shanghai ICT Developer Energy Technology (上海岚泽能源科技有限公司)

Mr. Zhang Tong

Vice President of Shanghai ICT Developer Energy Technology (上海岚泽能源科技有限公司)

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Mr.Zhang Tong is the Vice President of Shanghai ICT Developer Energy Technology (上海岚泽能源科技有限公司) and is currently responsible for low carbon energy market development and sales.

He previously worked as the President of Toshiba China and worked at Toshiba China for over 25 years, assisting Toshiba energy and social infrastructure system product solutions to enter the Chinese market, as well as power generation, power transmission and transformation.
He was responsible for building Toshiba’s hydrogen fuel cell business business system in China, and carried out projects with leading domestic enterprises to establish a domestic manufacturing system.

Some notable projects incude:
1. Winning the bid for the ADB Hancheng Second Power Plant Project with a bid amount of 14 billion yen.
2. Promoting the technology transfer of Harbin Steam Turbine Group, including Guodian Taizhou- a total of 78 power station projects with a contract value exceeding 1 billion USD
3. Participating in the State Grid Xilongchi Pumped Storage Project and led the bidding of the State Grid Ninghai Pumped Storage Project, which successfully won the bid with a total contract value of RMB 2 billion.

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