Nowadays more than 40% of the world’s internet users have purchased products online, since the COVID-19 outbreak, there has infinite impacts on retail brands and their targeted audiences. Consumer behavior has changed during this period and ecommerce business is booming and will continue grow in 2020.
Online shopping and cloud service digital transfer are becoming more popular than ever. How should brands adapt changes and given the unprecedented challenges, recovering what drives you change China ecommerce trend, taking the crisis as a switch your business digitalization. Cyril Drouin from Publicis eCommerce will share his latest insight and advice on consumer initial reaction, consumer media behavior change, and how brands address emerging trends, longer term opportunities etc.

• 2020-04-03 | 15:30 - 16:30
• Online - Zoom Platform

While the outbreak of COVID-19 is significantly impacting the healthcare industry in China amid all the uncertainties caused by the epidemic spread, the opportunities also lurk.

• 2020-04-01 | 10:30 - 11:45
• Webinar

At this online Working Group meeting, we will host two experts to discuss how COVID-19 is affecting retail, as well as the short- and long-term effects of the outbreak on consumer behavior.

• 2020-04-01 - 2020-04-01 | 15:30 - 17:00
• Zoom

In today's technology-rich environment, companies increasingly get involved in technology licensing and recognize the value of data as a business asset that should be protected and can be exploited through licensing to other parties for more synergy.

Companies therefore can encounter a range of agreements that implicate the protection and treatment of technology, data and related intellectual property (IP) rights. Where one party is seeking to exploit a software, a data feed or has developed a database it wishes to license, data and IP issues may be the specific focus of a transaction. However, those issues also arise as an ancillary consideration in other licenses and commercial transactions, e.g. technology services arrangements or as capital contribution for joint ventures.

• 2020-03-31 | 14:00 - 15:30
• ZOOM Online Meeting

The Banking & Securities Working Group will hold Chair elections on March 30.
The Chairperson and Vice Chairs play a crucial role in driving the Working Group, including a leading role in the drafting of the annual Position Paper, in communicating key messages to Chinese and European government authorities, and in steering activities of the Working Group. The ideal Chair and Vice Chair is a senior industry representative with relevant expertise and government contacts who has the time and willingness to support the Working Group for 12 months. Previous participation in the Working Group is essential. Before applying for the position of Chair or Vice Chair, we recommend that you obtain approval from your company.
The maximum duration of the Chairperson and Vice Chairperson position is three consecutive years. Only candidates who are physically based in China are eligible to run for Chair or Vice Chair positions.
The Banking & Securities Working Group is going to elect one Chair and two Vice Chairs (one in Beijing and one in Shanghai).

• 2020-03-30 | 16:00 - 17:00
• Zoom meeting (online or via call in)

A strong brand is instrumental in winning new customers when entering China’s market. As lot of time and money is spent on building brand reputation, it can be damaging to SMEs if someone else started to sell their products under the same brand name. Thus, brand protection is the key to success on China’s market. Successful protection, however, requires a comprehensive strategy, including registering IP such as trademarks, monitoring the market and taking action when spotting infringements.

• 2020-03-27 | 14:00 - 16:00
• ZOOM Online Meeting

The European Chamber is delighted to invite you to join the next Auto components Working Group Online Meeting - Deloitte's 2020 Global Automotive Consumer Study and its implications for the automotive industry at 10.00-11.30am, 27th March 2020.

During the sharing session, Mr. Seong-Kiu Kang, Partner of Deloitte Consulting will conduct an interactive discussion focusing on digital transformation and NEVs, on Deloitte's 2020 Global Automotive Consumer Study and its implications for the automotive industry.

• 2020-03-27 | 10:00 - 11:30
• Zoom online meeting

The European Chamber and the EU SME Centre are pleased to invite you to our working group meeting, where we will address pressing questions on how and what to do to overcome the impacts of COVID-19 for SMEs from a corporate social credit system view.

• 2020-03-24 | 15:30 - 17:30
• Online - Zoom (Link to be sent upon confirmation)

2020 Kick-off Meeting: Agriculture, Food and Beverage Working Group Elections and 2020 Position Paper Discussion

• 2020-03-20 | 10:00 - 11:30
• Zoom Online Meeting Platform, pre-registered participants only

The Construction Working Group will hold Chair elections on March 20, 17.00 China time. At that meeting, the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on the sector as well as the Position Paper for the group will be discussed.
The impact of the coronavirus has been felt on the Real State sector. Members will offer testimonies on the impact. Government policy support to recover after the crisis as well as opportunities for improvement in terms of building quality and safety (e.g. materials that act against the virus) will be discussed.
The Chairperson and Vice Chairs play a crucial role in driving the Working Group, including a leading role in the drafting of the annual Position Paper, in communicating key messages to Chinese and European government authorities, and in steering activities of the Working Group. The ideal Chair and Vice Chair is a senior industry representative with relevant expertise and government contacts who has the time and willingness to support the Working Group for 12 months. Previous participation in the Working Group is essential. Before applying for the position of Chair or Vice Chair, we recommend that you obtain approval from your company.
The maximum duration of the Chairperson and Vice Chairperson position is three consecutive years. Only candidates who are physically based in China are eligible to run for Chair or Vice Chair positions.
The Construction Working Group is going to elect one National Chair (either Beijing or Shanghai) and a maximum of three Vice Chairs (in both Beijing and Shanghai).

• 2020-03-20 | 17:00 - 18:30
• Zoom meeting (online or via call in)