Dear Members of R&D Working Group,
The European Chamber is delighted to invite you to join the upcoming R&D Working Group Meeting: Digital Engineering Operation Management and 2022/2023 Chair Election at 14:30 -16:30pm, 28th March, 2022 at the European Chamber Shanghai Office.
During the meeting, we will hold the Elections for the R&D Working Group firstly. Then, Mr. Mark Liu, Director of Digital Redesign, One Firm Services, PwC, will share with you the Digital Engineering Operation Management and some practices in China. The presentation will be followed by a Q&A session with interactive discussions on the topic.
Agenda:
14:30 pm – 14:50 pm
• Roundtable Introduction
• Opening Remarks by Dr. Steven Cheng, Acting Chair of the R&D Working Group
• Introduction of the process of Election and candidates’ speech, each 5 minutes;
• Voting for the candidates
14:50 pm – 16:30 pm
• Presentation by Mr. Mark Liu on Digital Engineering Operation Management
• Q&A and Discussion
• Announce the Election Result
Chair Elections:
In this meeting, 2022 R&D Working Group Chair Election will be organised. The R&D Working Group Chair and Vice Chairs play a crucial role in driving the Group. The responsibilities of Chairpersons include taking a leading role in the drafting of the Position Paper, communicating key messages to the Chinese and European governments and steering Working Group meetings. The required characteristics of a Chair and Vice Chair are a senior industry representative with relevant industry expertise and government contacts who has the time and willingness to support the group. Previous participation in the Working Group is essential.
According to European Chamber internal best practices intended to promote new strategies and approaches for the operation of the group, the European Chamber recommends that a chairperson should not exceed three years in his/her role and highly encourages all members interested in taking a leading role to put their name forward for election. Should you be interested in putting your name forward for election or nominate any candidate, please firstly read the attached document which outlines the roles and responsibilities of a Chairperson and then please send a short biography and a motivation letter, stating whether you intend to run for Chair or Vice Chair and your plans to promote the working group to Mr. Connor Yin at cyin@europeanchamber.com.cn no later than 4 pm, 21th March , 2022. We have one chair position and two vice chair positions.
In accordance with European Chamber internal guidelines, another email will be sent to the Working Group prior to the election, with the biographies and motivation letters of all candidates attached. Voting for the election, one vote per company, must be conducted in person at the Working Group meeting after each candidate has had the opportunity to give a short speech on why they would like to run for election. The duration of the term for both Chairs and Vice Chairs is one year. All elected Chairpersons must sign the attached Starter Kit, following election. To familiarise yourself with the Code of Conduct and responsibilities as chairs, please refer to the attached Starter Kit. Candidates running for the role of Chair, if not successfully elected, can opt to be included as a candidate for Vice Chair. Candidates running for the elections will introduce themselves and their goals for the R&D Working Group over the following 12 months. Only R&D WG members who had their registration confirmed for this meeting will have the right to vote in person or online, with one vote per company. Online voting instructions will be sent via email to individual attendees prior to the meeting.
We encourage as many of our members as possible to attend the meeting to have their say in the leadership and representation of the Working Group in the year ahead.
