The European Chamber is pleased to invite you to the very FIRST SME Forum meeting in 2015. It will be held on Thursday, 19th March, 16:00-18:00 at the European Chamber Beijing office.
The purpose of this meeting is to bring all members together to share with each other challenges SMEs are facing in China and to plan 2015 activities ahead. To kick off the first meeting, we will have the honour and pleasure to welcome Mr. Bagnasco Massimo , Partner & Managing Director, Progetto CMR (Beijing) Architectural Design Consultants Co., Ltd. to share his experiences and expertise on “Challenges for European SMEs in China”.
At this meeting, we’ll also bring back SME Position Paper, an important document to reflect SMEs concerns and key recommendations. We will start initial discussion of the SME Forum Position Paper 2015/16. However, in order to better structure the discussion, we would really appreciate it if you could send your feedback on which would be your priorities in terms of Key Recommendations for the Position Paper of this year to Ms. Pianpian Huang at pphuang@europeanchamber.com.cn before COB Monday, 17th March. Attached is the Small and Medium Sized Enterprises Position Paper 2012 which includes Key Recommendations for your reference.
We will also be holding the 2015-2016 Chair elections. The SME Forum Chair and Vice Chair 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 meetings. The desired characteristics of 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 SME Forum. Previous participation in the Forum is essential. The maximum duration of Chairmanship or Vice Chairmanship of a Group is three consecutive years. Candidates are only eligible for Chair or Vice Chair position if he/she is physically based in China and it is recommended that the member holds the position in the Chapter where he/she is physically based. Only Corporate members of the Chamber are eligible for Chair positions unless specific approval has been obtained from the Chamber’s Executive Committee. Both Corporate and Associate members are eligible to hold Vice Chair positions.
Should you be interested in putting your name forward for election, please, firstly, read the attached Chairs’ Code of Conduct and Roles and Responsibilities documents. To apply, please send a short biography and motivation letter, stating whether you intend to run for Chair or Vice Chair to Ms. Pianpian Huang at pphuang@europeanchamber.com.cn by Monday, 17th March 2015.
Please take a few minutes to review last years’ Position Paper and decide which items need to be updated/changed or removed.
Tentative Agenda
1. Presentation on “ Challenges for European SMEs in China” by Mr. Bagnasco Massimo, Partner & Managing Director, Progetto CMR (Beijing) Architectural Design Consultants Co., Ltd.
2. Initial discussion of the SME Position Paper 2015/16
3. Chair and Vice Chair Election
4. Discussion on upcoming activities in 2015
5. Information on Inter-Chamber SME Working Group
6. Q&A
Downloads
Some documents are only available to download by members of the following Working Groups / Fora in Beijing.
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Small and Medium Sized Enterprises Position Paper 2012
Group / Forum Members only
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