We are delighted to invite you to the next Government Affairs Forum meeting, which will take place at 13:30-15:00 on Wednesday, 2 April at the European Chamber’s Beijing Office. At this meeting, themed “Two Sessions and Industry’s Sentiment over Policy Trend”, we will invite Mr. Michal Makocki from EU Delegation, who will share his insights on this year’s Two Sessions and his analysis of industry’s sentiment over policy trend, as well as the opinions from EU Delegation.
Additionally, we will hold the 2014-15 Forum Chair Elections. As you know, the Government Affairs Chair and Vice Chairs play a crucial role in driving the Forum, which includes 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-Chair are a Government Affairs practitioner and/or corporate representative with relevant industry expertise and field contacts, who has the time and willingness to support the Forum. The Government Affairs Forum in Beijing can have, at most, One Chair and Two Vice-Chairs.
Please note the following Chair and Vice-Chair eligibility requirements:
- Chairs and Vice-Chairs must be physically based in China
- Chairs and Vice-Chairs are recommended to run in the chapter, where he/she is based;
- Maximum length of Chair/Vice-Chairmanship is 3 consecutive terms (1 term = 1 year).
Should you be interested in putting your name forward for election, please, firstly, read the attached Working Group Chairs’ Code of Conduct and Roles and Responsibilities documents. To apply, please send your CV and a short motivation letter in 1 document, stating whether you intend to run for Chair or Vice-Chair, to Ms. Maggie Xie at mxie@europeanchamber.com.cn by Wednesday, 26th March COB.
Tentative Agenda
a) 1:30 – 2:00 Presentation from Michal Makochi (including Q&A)
b) 2:00 – 2:15 European Chamber Lobby Priorities 2014
c) 2:15 – 2:45 Roundtable Discussion on Policy Outlook from Business Perspective
d) 2:45 – 3:00 Forum Chair Election
In accordance with European Chamber guidelines, another email will be sent to the Forum 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 Forum meeting. All elected Chairpersons must sign the attached documents, following election.
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 Forum in the year ahead. If you would like to attend this meeting, please register here or contact Mr. Harry Wang at hwang@europeanchamber.com.cn by Monday, March 31 COB.