In the era of global digitalisation, data security is essential for businesses, especially for those operating in different geographical markets. China has enacted a series of laws and regulations including Measures for the Security Assessment of Cross-Border Data Transfers, the Cybersecurity Law, and the Personal Information Protection Law to further regulate cross-border data transfers.

For European SMEs to successfully expand their business to the country, it is imperative to understand the practical steps to take following the regulations, avoid compliance pitfalls and ensure the lawful, reasonable, and effective use of data.

• 2023-04-28 | 16:00 - 17:50
• European Chamber Shanghai Office & ZOOM

Evolving chemical regulations such as the implementation of One Enterprise, One Product, One QR Code for hazardous chemicals in China and emerging REACH-like regulations in APAC countries are creating new regulatory challenges for chemical companies operating in China in 2023. In addition, the revised Cosmetic Supervision and Administration Regulation (CSAR) brings new opportunities for new cosmetic ingredient innovation but also more compliance obligations on cosmetic ingredients.

Join us in Shanghai office on April 26, 2023, for further interpret related policies for chemical and cosmetic industry. Topics include the latest QR code implementation for hazardous chemicals in China, the latest developments of REACH-Like regulations in Asian Pacific countries and practical compliance advice for cosmetic ingredients under CSAR.

• 2023-04-26 | 14:00 - 17:00
• European Chamber Shanghai Office

Given the new catchphrase of ‘derisking not decoupling’, what are the key challenges that keep CEOs awake at night? And what steps do business leaders need to take to ensure their operations remain flexible and resilient?
Join us for a candid chat between three China-based CEOs across different industries, hosted by Joerg Wuttke, president of the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China.

• 2023-04-25 | 17:00 - 19:00
• European Chamber Shanghai Office

A shareholder in a family business has legal shareholder rights and obligations as well as rights and obligations as defined by the family dynamic. Legally, as a shareholder, you have the right to receive any dividends declared by the board of directors, to vote for members of the board, to sue in the event of company mismanagement and to receive a share of the assets if the company is liquidated. Dealing within the family is another matter.

And how a family business survives not only from the fierce market competition but pass on wealth to future generations? European Chamber Shenyang Chapter specially invite Fanhua Inc. to explore and analysis the secret behind.

• 2023-04-14 | 13:30 - 15:30
• Dun'an New City, 4th Floor, Alan's Western Restaurant

Organizational health and a company's culture is not simply a feel-good, kumbaya moment but rather a quantifiable, profit generating machine that either creates or destroys value. The word “culture” connotes many different meanings for those in the corporate world. However, too often it is simply a misunderstood, buzz word that companies easily throw around in boilerplate speeches while concurrently failing to truly address culture head on. This happens because leaders often don’t see culture and thus organizational health as a true revenue generating platform such as sales, digital, and operation transformations.

• 2023-03-24 | 13:00 - 16:00
• 2nd floor Wine&Cigar Room, Shenyang NH Collection & NH Hotels/诺翰精选&诺翰酒店（原玛丽蒂姆酒店）二楼红酒雪茄屋

China will convene its national legislature and top political advisory body for the first session of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) and the 14th National People’s Congress (NPC) in Beijing on the 4th and 5th March 2023 respectively.

Known as the ‘Two Sessions’(Lianghui), these annual meetings are attended by delegates and party members from across the country to discuss key political and economic issues and make central decisions. The Two Sessions are of particular interest to the international business community as it will set China’s political and economic precedent for the rest of the year.

• 2023-03-22 | 16:00 - 18:10
• Zoom & European Chamber Shanghai Office

With the recent hype around OpenAI, artificial intelligence (AI) has once again grabbed the attention of businesses. AI’s capabilities in big data computing, analysis, and automated learning will no doubt become a major driving force in the future of enterprises.

This event will look into the revolutionary impact of AI on businesses using case studies and will analyse the big data security infrastructure needed by companies to deploy AI.

Join the seminar on 21st March to hear from IT experts on the topic and kick off the journey into human-computer interaction.

• 2023-03-21 | 14:30 - 17:10
• European Chamber Shanghai Office

On December 27, 2022, the Value-Added Tax Law of the People's Republic of China (Draft) (hereinafter referred to as the Draft) was submitted to the 38th session of the Standing Committee of the 13th National People's Congress for the first time deliberation;After deliberation and adoption, the draft was published on December 30, 2022, and was open to the public for comments. Compared with the draft for Comment in 2019 and the Interim Regulations on Value-added Tax currently in effect, the draft contains important changes in the scope of taxation, tax items, sales volume, input tax credit, refund of retained tax credit, and tax collection and administration. As the first tax of our country, the legislative process of value-added tax has attracted much attention. For enterprises, it is very important to understand the specific contents and major changes of the Draft, so as to assess the impact on enterprises and make relevant adjustments and responses quickly.

The draft has also added provisions on electronic invoicing. With the introduction and development of all-electric invoice in recent years, tax authorities can fully grasp the whole life cycle information chain of invoice from issuance, delivery, account entry, deduction to filing. All-electric invoice not only has a far-reaching impact on the digital upgrade and intelligent transformation of tax collection and administration, but also brings new opportunities and challenges to the financial and tax management of enterprises. The changes of invoice issuing "zero advance", invoicing mode, centralized invoicing management, invoice entry mode and status management all put forward new requirements for the compliance management level of enterprises.

2022年12月27日，《中华人民共和国增值税法（草案）》（以下简称《草案》）提请十三届全国人大常委会第三十八次会议首次审议；审议通过后，《草案》于2022年12月30日予以公布，并向社会公开征求意见。与2019年的《征求意见稿》及目前正在施行的《增值税暂行条例》相比，本草案在征税范围、税目、销售额、进项税额抵扣、留抵税额退还、税收征管等方面均有重要变化。增值税作为我国第一大税种，其立法进程备受关注。对于企业而言，了解《草案》的具体内容、主要变化，从而评估对企业的影响，及迅速做好相关调整和应对工作十分重要。

《草案》中也新增了关于电子发票的相关条款。随着近年来全电发票的推出和发展，税务机关可完整掌握从开具、传递、入账、抵扣到归档的发票全生命周期信息链条。全电发票不仅对税收征管的数字化升级和智能化改造影响深远，对企业财税管理也带来了新机遇与挑战。发票开具的“零前置”、开票模式、开票集中管理、发票入账方式及状态管理等变化都对企业合规管理水平提出新的要求。

• 2023-03-16 | 13:30 - 16:30
• Conrad Hotel/沈阳康莱德酒店

Female leadership plays a significant role in leadership development. With the progress of society, the independence and self-consciousness of female groups are increasingly enhanced, and female leaders are more and more showing up on every stage of society, gradually becoming a force that cannot be ignored to promote social progress. However, there are still obvious difficulties in the development of female leadership, and most people still have cognitive biases towards female leadership. This prompts us to re-examine the situation and meaning of female leadership today.

在领导者的培养中，女性领导力是不容忽视的一环。随着社会的进步，女性群体的独立和自觉意识不断增强，女性领导者更多地登陆社会的各个舞台，逐渐成为推动社会进步的不可忽视的力量，但是女性领导力的发展仍存在明显困境，大部分人对女性领导力还存在认知偏差，这促使我们重新审视女性领导力在当下的处境和意义。

• 2023-02-17 | 14:00 - 18:00
• Shenyang New World EXPO, 4th Floor, EXPO Gallery 沈阳新世界博览馆，4层，博览阁

Highlights of the meeting:
“How to acquire a company overseas”
“How to find a suitable target”
“What are the common issues that Chinese companies face before, during and after an overseas acquisition”
“How PwC helped Chinese companies complete successful overseas acquisitions”

• 2013-12-17 - 2013-12-17 | 13:30 - 16:30
• Kempinski Hotel Shenyang 沈阳凯宾斯基酒店