The European Chamber is delighted to invite you to the next Logistics Working Group meeting, which will feature a presentation on “The Potential of Blockchain Technology to Redefine the Value Chain: Impact on the Logistics Industry" by Dr. Ulf Henning Richter, professor, author and public speaker based in Shanghai.

• 2018-09-04 | 12:00 - 13:30
• European Chamber Beijing Office

第九届中国专利年会将于2018年8月30日至31日在北京国家会议中心举行，主题为“专利，助推对外开放”。
The 9th China Patent Annual Conference 2018 will take place in Beijing, at the China National Conference Center, from August 30 to 31, 2018. The theme of CPAC2018 is “Patent, Boosting Opening-Up”.

经过8年的发展，“中国专利年会”以其规模之大、影响范围之广、演讲嘉宾重量级之高、会议形式之多样化，已经成长为中国专利行业的第一大会议，是您了解国内外专利信息发展最新动态、掌握专利信息产品最新研发成果、树立企业形象、扩大企业知名度、建立广阔人脉关系的绝佳平台。
After 8 years’ development, due to the great influence, diversity of programs, along with the insights of professional speakers, CPAC offers unrivalled opportunities for participants. CPAC is also an unparalleled opportunity for all kinds of players of keeping updated with the latest IP information, building up brand recognition, marketing and networking.

• 2018-08-30 - 2018-08-31 | 09:00 - 18:00
• China National Conference Center

The European Chamber is pleased to invite you to a Healthcare Equipment Working Group Meeting this Wednesday 15 August from 14:00h to 16:00h parallel at the European Chamber Beijing and Shanghai offices, via Skype and tele-conference facilities.

• 2018-08-15 | 14:00 - 16:00
• European Chamber Office Beijing, 4th Floor, Room C411A

On June 29th the latest draft of amendments to the PRC Individual Income Tax was opened to public consultation revealing potentially impactful changes. Much of the initial headlines on the draft have focussed on the consolidation of various categories of incomeand on the introduction of more itemized deductions. The proposed changes aim to promote social fairness and justice by alleviating the tax burden, increasing personal income, and boosting consumption on the middle and lower income classes.
The European Chamber is delighted to welcome IIT experts from Deloitte to explain in the depththese amendments and to elaborate on their potential implications for European companies operating in China.

• 2018-08-15 | 14:30 - 16:30
• Rosewood Beijing Hotel, Salon 201, 2nd Floor

The European Chamber is pleased to invite you to a briefing session on the 2018 China International Import Expo (CIIE). During this session, officials from the China International Import Expo Bureau (CIIEB) will introduce the Expo and explain how European companies can participate and benefit from it in future editions.

• 2018-07-19 | 13:00 - 15:00
• European Chamber Office Beijing, 4th Floor, Room C411

China and the EU have jointly expressed their commitment to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Circular Economy at the 20th China-EU Summit. Both stand to gain from aligning on policies that support the transition to a circular economy, which can unlock new sources of economic growth and innovation while benefiting people and the environment.

• 2018-07-17 | 09:00 - 12:30
• The Kerry Hotel Beijing 北京嘉里大酒店

In his recently published book The China Paradox, senior Fellow at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government, Dr. Paul G. Clifford draws from his 30 years’ experience in China, as a consultant, an executive and a Peking University professor, to lay bare the delicate balance of forces which lie at the heart of China's economic success over the last four decades.

• 2018-07-12 | 16:00 - 17:30
• European Chamber Beijing Chapter, 4th Floor, Office C411A, Lufthansa Centre

Chinese Authorities are increasingly shifting their focus from permitting of industrial facilities to ensuring operational compliance. In the last 12 months, over 30,000 violations were issued under the new Environmental Protection Law, with over 6,500 industrial facilities being ordered to suspend or shutdown operations, resulting in business interruption and supply chain disruption.

• 2018-07-11 | 09:30 - 11:30
• European Chamber Office Beijing, 4th Floor, Room 411A

Taking the opportunity of and immediately after the next Joint Working Group Meeting on Big Data Application and Data Security in the Financial Sector on 9 July, the ICT and Cybersecurity Working Groups would like to invite you to a policy discussion session from 16h to 17h, on recent draft cybersecurity regulations and standards.

• 2018-07-09 | 16:00 - 17:00
• European Chamber Beijing Office, 4th floor, Room C411A

On 26 April 2018, the High People’s Court of Guangdong Province, China’s high-tech heartland, issued the Working Guidelines on the Trial of Standard Essential Patent Disputes (For Trial Implementation) 《关于审理标准必要专利纠纷案件的工作指引（试行）》. While these Guidelines are currently legally binding locally, they endorse recognised court practices on SEP-related issues. Thus, they may also shed light on the factors that courts in other parts of China may consider in such cases.

• 2018-07-05 | 14:00 - 15:30
• European Chamber Beijing Office, 4th floor, Room C411A