The European Chamber is delighted to invite to the joint Working Group Meeting ‘Impact of Data Security Law and Personal Information Protection Law in Transport Sector’ at 3:30-5:00pm on Tuesday, 23rd November 2021 in European Chamber’s Beijing Office. Please note that this event will be held only in Chinese.

• 2021-11-23 | 15:30 - 17:00
• European Chamber Beijing Office, 4th Floor C405

The 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26), which attracted worldwide attention, closed in Glasgow, UK, in the evening of 13th November local time. After nearly two weeks of debates and negotiations on how to tackle climate change in joint efforts, around 200 countries adopted the Glasgow Climate Pact and made promises for further actions. The European Chamber welcomes a group of experts from SinoCarbon, ICF and Greenovation Hub to share the latest information from the conference, examine the impact of the COP26 outcomes on businesses and the civil society, as well as the consequences on industries in the years to come.

• 2021-11-22 | 15:30 - 17:30
• Zoom

The topic is related to IT challenges which companies will face after the new PIPL (Personal Information Protection Law) has been promulgated last Aug 2021, also involving data security and cybersecurity topics.

• 2021-11-19 | 15:00 - 17:45
• Wang Jing & GH Law Firm Shenzhen Office

2021 has witnessed tremendous changes in China’ digital landscape – more than ever, intellectual property (IP) protection in digital economy plays a crucial role in ensuring successful business operation in China. What can European companies do to protect their IP, when Covid pandemic continues to keep business as well as infringers online, and at a time when China promogulated Data Security Law and Personal Information Protection Law? The European Chamber and China IP SME Helpdesk cordially invite you to the joint Working Group Meeting ‘IP Protection in China’s Evolving Digital Economy: E-commerce, Data localisation, and more’. Speakers include Mr Matias Zubimendi, IP Business Advisor at China IP SME Helpdesk, and Ms Jin Ling, Head of IP Commercial & Digital Services at Beijing Lusheng Law Firm.

• 2021-11-19 - 2021-11-19 | 10:30 - 12:30
• European Chamber Shanghai Office

The European chamber has invited senior representatives from Wuhou District Investment Promotion Bureau of Chengdu City, the capital city of Sichuan Province to brief member companies the most up-to-date preferential policies and identify areas of investment opportunities of Wuhou District of Chengdu City.

• 2021-11-19 | 14:00 - 15:30
• European Chamber Office Beijing, Room C405

In collaboration with the European SME Centre (EUSME Centre) and The China-Italy Chamber of Commerce (CICC) , we are glad to invite you to the seminar "New Work Practices Emerging in China: What Has Changed", which will be held both ONLINE and OFFLINE in Nanjing at Marposs (Nanjing) Automation Co., Ltd. (No.7 Jing Ming Street, Riverside Economic Development Zone, Jiangning, Nanjing City, Jiangsu / 滨江开发区景明大街7号) on November 18th, 2021, from 1:50 pm to 4:30 pm (Beijing time).

• 2021-11-18 | 13:50 - 16:30
• Marposs (Nanjing) Automation Co., Ltd.

On 18th November, to further promote efforts in increasing market access to Beijing municipal’s service industry, as well as increasing the protection and attraction of foreign talent as part of the sector’s development, the European Chamber will hold a policy interpretation event with experts from Beijing Municipal Commerce Bureau and Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau Entry-Exit Management Division, who will outline Beijing’s plans for further opening-up in the local service industry, the pilot free trade zones, and the recent policy updates regarding foreign talents’ entry and exit.
Please note this event will be in Chinese with simultaneous interpretation provided and will be off the record.

• 2021-11-18 | 14:00 - 16:00
• Zoom Online

The European Chamber’s Rail Working Group is delighted to invite you to join a Meeting with the topic “Introduction and Sharing of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank’s (AIIB) Rail Projects and Their Operation Modes (Chinese Language)” on Thursday, 18th November 2021 at 10:00-11:00 in the European Chamber Beijing Office.

• 2021-11-18 - 2021-11-18 | 10:00 - 11:00
• European Chamber Beijing Office

The Investment Working Group is pleased to invite you to the meeting “Investing in China: Localization Strategies for Multinationals”, which is taking place on September, 23rd, 16:30-18:00, online via Zoom and in-person at KPMG Beijing office and at the European Chamber Shanghai office (venue details above).

• 2021-11-18 - 2021-11-18 | 16:30 - 18:00
• KPMG Beijing Office/ European Chamber Shanghai Office/Zoom

The European Union Chamber of Commerce’s Financial Services WGs have been working with the EU Delegation in Beijing to organise regular meetings with the regulators (CBIRC and CSRC). The next “seminar” should be held in the coming months. Cyber security, data transfer, data protection seem to be common issues that the whole industry has to face and would like to discuss with CBIRC. A virtual meeting between the banks, insurance and NBFI companies' COOs, CIOs, Heads of IT, Heads of Legal, Heads of Compliance was organised on November 17th to prepare the meeting thoroughly and identify concrete examples of areas where issues might arise.

• 2021-11-17 | 14:00 - 16:00
• Online