Traditionally, a subsidiary's strategy – especially abroad - is developed by headquarters or top management and later on imposed on key stakeholders, often resulting in lack of understanding and alignment, therefore missing buy-in, eventually low effectiveness, and oftentimes resistance during execution.

Strategy Facilitation (SF) is a new and tremendously effective method for articulating a shared vision, one that all stakeholders not only understand but pro-actively support by committing themselves to clearly defined and measurable strategic goals and actions.

• 2016-08-23 | 09:00 - 17:00
• The European Chamber Shanghai Office, Unit 2204

The European Chamber’s Construction WG would like to invite you to the next Construction Working Group meeting. It will be held on Monday, 22 August, 14:30 h – 16:30 h at the European Chamber Beijing office. Members in Shanghai will join this meeting via videoconference.

At this meeting, Mr. Xavier Sans-Powell, Deputy Head of Government Affairs at the European Chamber, will provide an overview about the high-level meetings and events that will take place in Beijing and Brussels in the next months.

The Construction Working Group is also willing to organize an event by the end of 2016, inviting high-level speakers in order to discuss the latest developments that took place on the Chinese market in the construction sector. In the context of this WG meeting, members will have the possibility to share their views and provide inputs about the details of the event.

• 2016-08-22 | 14:30 - 16:30
• European Chamber Beijing Office

The European Chamber’s Construction WG would like to invite you to the next Construction Working Group meeting. It will be held on Monday, 22 August, 14:30 h – 16:30 h at the European Chamber Beijing office. Members in Shanghai will join this meeting via videoconference.

At this meeting, Mr. Xavier Sans-Powell, Deputy Head of Government Affairs at the European Chamber, will provide an overview about the high-level meetings and events that will take place in Beijing and Brussels in the next months.

The Construction Working Group is also willing to organize an event by the end of 2016, inviting high-level speakers in order to discuss the latest developments that took place on the Chinese market in the construction sector. In the context of this WG meeting, members will have the possibility to share their views and provide inputs about the details of the event.

• 2016-08-22 | 14:30 - 16:30
• European Chamber Shanghai Office

Although CEOs proudly proclaim that engaging in CSR (corporate social responsibility) is the “golden ticket” to future growth and consumers are eager to support products and companies deemed ethically and socially conscious, is CSR actually profitable?

• 2016-08-19 | 09:00 - 11:00
• Jones Day Shanghai Office

Following the result of the referendum in the UK last month, where the UK decided to leave the European Union, it's only natural to ask: “What happens now?” These uncertainties extend to the type of alternative economic agreements / treaties that the UK will be able to put in place with the rest of the EU Member States as well as with the rest of world.

• 2016-08-16 | 14:00 - 16:30
• Baker & McKenzie Office

August Automotive Roundtable will feature experts not only from the car manufacturers but also related service providers and research institutions to discuss how future mobility in China could look like.

• 2016-08-16 | 18:00 - 20:30
• German Restaurant Brotzeit (for dinner) ,German Centre for Industry and Trade Beijing Co. Ltd. (for seminar)

Joint WG Meeting on CBRC: Call for Comments on <Guiding Opinions on Supervision on 13th FYP for Information Technology of Chinese Banking Industry >

• 2016-08-15 | 16:00 - 18:00
• European Chamber Office Beijing

We will host a Joint-Working Group meeting with all relevant WGs to discuss the China Banking Regulatory Commission’s call for comments on the ‘Guiding Opinions on Supervision on 13th FYP for Information Technology of the Chinese Banking Industry’.

• 2016-08-15 | 16:00 - 18:00
• European Chamber Shanghai Office

China is one of the world’s most attractive healthcare markets and by far the fastest growing emerging market. The medical technology segment in China is the second largest in the world after the US, totaling over USD 40 billion in 2014 with an expected 20% annual growth over the next 3 years. In recent years, there have been significant changes in registration requirements, as well as advancements by local competition.

• 2016-08-03 | 14:00 - 17:00
• The European Chamber Shanghai Office, Unit 2204

The Cosmetic Working Group meeting will be held on Wed. 3 Aug. 2016, 9:30-12:00, at the European Chamber Beijing and Shanghai offices via videoconference.

• 2016-08-03 | 09:30 - 12:00
• European Chamber Beijing Office