Joint Pharmaceutical and Compliance Working Group Meeting: Presentation on the Digitalization of China’s Healthcare Industry

• 2020-04-08 | 14:00 - 16:00
• Beijing, online

As a record number of COVID-19 cases spread around the world, things are slowly going back to normal in China. Amid a gradual recovery in production and general business, uncertainties still remain. While the Chinese government has announced several policies aimed at supporting businesses, the full extent of the responses from the government at central and local levels, and speed of recovery from the pandemic in the months to come are yet to be seen.

Among all the difficulties, Government Affairs (GA) teams in multinationals are facing with multiple challenges as well, especially the lack of timely understanding in policies. The reason behind might be the lack of transparency of policy-making process and the discrepancy of Eastern and Western culture. A good and in-depth understanding in policies and their trend is key to corporate operations on daily basis. How to properly avoid misunderstanding and reduce uncertainty is the target of an excellent GA team.

To support you all to cope with the challenge, European Chamber GA Forum is delighted to invite a distinguished speaker and expert, Mr Yuan Haiying, President and Founder of Yuan Associates, to give us a presentation on how should GA team navigate your enterprise on the right track, especially amid COVID-19 pandemic outbreak period. During the Forum meeting, we are going to have the annual election on new Chair and Vice Chair in 2020-2021 tenure.

• 2020-04-03 - 2020-04-03 | 10:00 - 12:00
• Zoom (On-line Meeting)

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

Ms. Amy Su, North China Career Leader and China Principal at Mercer, will share the insights from the remuneration survey in both China and Asia Pacific regions and provide the recommendations for the employers on the agile remuneration plan in 2020.

• 2020-03-30 | 14:00 - 15:30
• Zoom

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

European Union Chamber of Commerce in China
Auto components Working Group
Working Group Meeting: Deloitte's 2020 Global Automotive Consumer Study and its implications for the automotive industry
Time: 10.00-11.30 am, Friday, 27th March 2020 (Zoom online meeting)
If you would like to attend this meeting, please contact Ms. Yunmu Gong at sh_govaffairs_c@europeanchamber.com.cn for registration before 24 March 2020. (Please note that the link to join the online meeting will only be sent to the confirmed participants who have registered)

• 2020-03-27 - 2020-03-27 | 10:00 - 11:30
• Zoom, only confirmed via email of local members with eligibility will receive the link

Businesses in China have mobilized quickly to address critical priorities like employee wellbeing and business continuity during the acute phase of the COVID-19 crisis. For many, the CSR function has been critically important in working closely alongside other key functions to ensure coordination of initiatives to both mitigate negative impact to the company and to maximize support to employees and other important stakeholders. As the situation continues to evolve and move beyond immediate crisis response, the focus of the CSR function needs to shift to improving preparedness, prevention, and organizational resilience. In this webinar, we will explore what critical steps and issues CSR practitioners need to consider next, to ensure their companies are capturing and acting on “lessons learned”.

• 2020-03-24 | 16:00 - 17:00
• Online (webinar link will be shared prior to the event)

The European Chamber is pleased to invite you to the next regular Healthcare Equipment Working Group Meeting. The meeting will be held on 20 March, 15:00 – 17:00h.

• 2020-03-20 | 15:00 - 17:00
• Zoom Online

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