With a weakening Chinese economy, the strategy of growing with the market does no longer lead to sufficient profit growth. For numerous industries in China, there are a huge number of players that will fight to defend their position and gain market share, starting price wars to keep strong growth rates. Innovation in crisis seems to be the only way out although most of the new products launched in the market do not meet their profit targets.

The European Chamber is delighted to have Dr. Klaus Hilleke, Global CEO of Simon-Kucher & Partners, to highlight the importance of the pricing strategy and share his insights on how to price your products or services accurately.

• 2015-10-22 | 14:00 - 16:00
• Four Seasons Hotel, 3rd Floor, TANG I

At the seminar, three experts will share insights on their CSR-oriented education programs and discuss about how business can leverage their expertise in engaging marginalized community, empowering them to participate fully in economic life across all sectors, and improving the quality of life for women, men, families and the whole society.

• 2015-10-19 | 15:00 - 17:30
• AmCham China Conference Center

October Automotive Roundtable will gather leading experts from the global automotive industry to discuss the current market trends, the situation and motivations for Chinese Car buyers and resulting implications for the future.

• 2015-10-13 | 18:00 - 20:30
• Crowne Plaza Beijing Lido, Matrix Restaurant

European Chamber GNSS.asia China team is delighted to invite you to the 2015 GNSS.asia EU-China Seminar on GNSS Applications, which will take place in Beijing on 25th September, 2015, at the China National Convention Center, Haidian District, Beijing. The seminar will be parallel with the GNSS & LBS Association of China’s annual conference and exhibition with more than thousands of industry attendees.

• 2015-09-25 | 09:00 - 16:00
• China National Convention Center

Corporate Income Tax is closely connected with the economic interests of enterprises and has significant impact on daily business operations. The changing and evolving of tax laws, regulations and administrative practise, are always the main focus of financial and tax people of enterprises.

• 2015-09-24 | 14:00 - 17:00
• Somerset Heping

The European Chamber is pleased to welcome two industry experts to brief our members on recent legal updates affecting HR policy and practice. Panelists will outline the practical implications of these updates and touch upon a couple of key industry trends in 2015.

• 2015-09-21 | 16:30 - 18:00
• Hilton Hotel Beijing, 3rd Floor, Signature Ballroom B

As China, the world’s largest economy in terms of purchasing power, slides into its slowest annual expansion in 24 years, the country’s growth is closely watched by everyone in China and around the world. With the significant drop of the RMB against the US dollar, the equity market bubble and rising debt levels, doubts and anxiety are rising around China’s economic development and its implications globally. How do Chinese firms and business leaders view the country’s economic situation? Are they positive about the prospects ahead? Do multinational companies share their sentiment?

• 2015-09-21 | 11:30 - 14:30
• CKGSB Beijing Campus

Surveys show that for foreign companies it is a big challenge to find and attract the right talents not only but specially in work locations in 2nd tier cities. An inefficient hiring process and wrong recruiting methods often lead to finding and hiring of unqualified staff. Getting the wrong people into your company most likely results in lower work performance, more staff turnover and therefore will increase your cost.

• 2015-09-17 - 2015-09-17 | 14:00 - 17:00
• Sofitel Shenyang Lido

To tackle the important topic of the role of foreign media in China, the European Chamber is hosting an afternoon seminar with four seasoned journalists from international media outlets.

• 2015-09-17 | 14:00 - 16:00
• Four Seasons Hotel Beijing, 3rd Floor, TANG I

China’s ambition to transition to an innovation-driven society was one of the clear overarching themes of the Third Plenum of the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China Central Committee. China had already surpassed the United States (US) to become the world’s ‘most attractive’ destination for R&D investment. China is also the largest source of science graduates in the world, with approximately 900,000 engineering majors graduating every year, and already 2.8 million people working in China’s R&D sector

• 2015-09-16 | 14:30 - 16:30
• Four Seasons Hotel, 3rd Floor, TANGIII