Dear Working Group Member,
The European Chamber is pleased to invite you to the next Pharma Working Group meeting. It will be held on Tuesday, 11 March, 3pm-5pm, at the European Chamber Beijing and Shanghai offices via videoconference.
Latest news from EU side: Please be informed that in April in Brussels there will be an annual Economic and Trade Working Group meeting between the Commission and China, where Pharmaceuticals is on the agenda. Therefore, EU Delegation is asking for input from members 3 or 4 trade obstacles faced by EU companies in the Chinese market in the sector of Pharmaceuticals. This input is crucial, as it is a unique opportunity to allow the European Commission to convey the concerns and the messages of the business directly to the Chinese authorities. At the closed part of the meeting, we will also ask members’ consensus on the most important 3-4 trade obstacles.
As the salesforce/model in Pharma industry had experienced crisis during the Summer 2013, at this meeting, we will first welcome Ms. Eugene HAN, Mercer, to present specific studies/surveys on Pharma industry salesforce and total rewards (title tbc). Then we will have a joint Legal and Pharma Working Group meeting to let members to exchange latest industry updates and ideas, followed by Pharma Working Group Chairs’ election.
Following the call for candidacy for the positions of Chair and Vice Chair, the Pharma Working Group is happy to announce that the following people who have put their names forward for the election:
Chair Position:
• Mr. CUI Xuan, Sanofi
Two Vice Chair Positions:
• Ms. DU Yingrong, Abbott
• Ms. CHEN Chunzai, Bayer Healthcare
Please find the candidates’ biographies and motivation letters attached.
The Pharma Working Group Chairs play a crucial role in driving the Working Group. In order to register a vote for the elections, according to European Chamber practices, you must be physically present at the Working Group meeting.
Tentative Agenda
- 15:00-15:05 Opening by current Pharma Working Group Chair
- 15:05-15:25 Presentation by Ms. Eugene Han, Mercer, on Phrama salesforce and total rewards (title tbc)
- 15:25-15:30 Q&A
- 15:30-16:10 Joint Pharma+Legal Working Group meeting to exchange latest industry updates and ideas
- 16:10-16:15 Break
- 16:15-17:00 Closed Pharma Working Group meeting
1. summarize the activities in 2013
2. 2014-2015 Chair/Vice Chair Elections
3. Define 2014/2015 Pharma Position Paper Key Recommendations
4. Discussion on upcoming Working Group activities
5. Discussion and agreement on the 3-4 most important trade obstacles faced by EU Pharma companies in Chinese market.
As always, we welcome your suggestions for possible agenda topics and speakers for this and future meetings.
We encourage as many of our members as possible to attend to have their say in the leadership and representation of the Working Group in the year ahead. If you would like to attend this meeting, please register here or contact Mr. Zecheng Zhang at zczhang@europeanchamber.com.cn by Tuesday, 11 March 2014, by noon, stating whether you will attend in Beijing or Shanghai and which session.
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