2020 has been a year of unprecedented disruption and volatility for businesses. As well as placing enormous health and economic costs on organisations, the COVID-19 pandemic has intensified and accelerated latent geopolitical risks and trends. International companies in China now find themselves facing a more polarised geopolitical environment and a domestic agenda geared towards greater self-sustainability which pose significant challenges for their corporate strategies and operations both in China and globally.
The European Chamber is delighted to invite you to a webinar on December 9 where our distinguished speaker Chris Torrens, Partner at Control Risks, will share his observations on the profound geopolitical changes taking place in 2020-21 and the focus for organisations looking to future-proof their China - and global - businesses.

• 2020-12-09 | 16:00 - 17:00
• Zoom (On-line Meeting)

To celebrate the accomplishments of the past two decades, the European Chamber’s Insurance WG and Non-Banking Financial Institutions WG are delighted to bring together members for a pleasant evening of good wine, food and light conversation.

• 2020-12-09 | 18:00 - 20:00
• Via Roma Restaurant, Kempinski Hotel Beijing Lufthansa Center

Compared with traditional commercial bank customers, consumer finance customers and auto finance customers have a higher credit risk: they are more vulnerable, and more likely to default and obtain bad personal credit records. At the same time, these customers might be unfamiliar or do not proactively seek the security net that insurance provides. Meanwhile, insurance groups and holding companies strive to bring synergies to their markets by cross-selling between life insurance, health insurance and P&C companies, which requires them to obtain the qualification of cross-selling each other’s products in China. Many foreign-owned insurance companies do not have this cross-selling qualification, and those that do have obtained it in the past only for selected business lines. Meanwhile, draft regulation for commercial banks to cross-sell insurance has been released. In addition, consumer finance companies and auto finance companies seek to act as insurance agents in the same way that banks do. To successfully compete in the market, insurance companies, consumer finance companies and auto finance companies must be enabled to apply for this qualification.

• 2020-12-09 | 16:30 - 17:45
• European Chamber Office Beijing, 4th Floor, Room C405

Dear Members,

The Auto, Aviation, Construction, Energy, and Rail Working Groups are pleased to invite you to the meeting “Mixed Ownership Reform of State-owned Enterprise: Practice and Prospect”, which is taking place on Tuesday, December 8th, 15:30-17:00pm (China time), on-site at the European Chamber’s Beijing offices.

Renqiang Shao, Chief Economist of CRRC (bio attached), will share his insights on mixed ownership reform of state-owned enterprise. CRRC is the world's largest supplier of rail transit equipment and gradually expands its portfolio to energy and automotive sectors. Hydrogen energy and new-energy vehicles are their new focus.

Agenda
o Introduction and Opening Remarks
o Presentation by Renqiang Shao, Chief Economist of CRRC
o Q&A and Open Discussion
o Closing Remarks

• 2020-12-08 | 15:30 - 17:00
• European Chamber Beijing Office C405

WeChat Official Accounts Operation & WeChat Article Writing Skills
企业微信公号全面运营管理攻略 & 企业微信文案实战 本课程将通过优质的成功案例、精心总结的实用技巧、互动的现场训练、帮助学员掌握运营企业级微信公众号的整体技巧，同时快速提高企业微信公号的文案写作能力。

• 2020-12-04 | 09:00 - 16:00
• Online (webinar link will be shared prior to the event)

The European Chamber Marketing and Communications Forum is delighted to invite seasoned journalists from AP, AFP and Yicai (第一财经) to have an off-the-record discussion on the following topics. What stories are China-based media most interested in right now? How has coverage shifted throughout the pandemic? What’s news agency’s content plan for the near future/2021? What are the opportunities and continued challenges for media outlets and brands presented by the incoming US administration’s approach on China?

• 2020-12-03 | 14:00 - 16:00
• Offline at European Chamber Beijing Office Or Online via Zoom

With a new president of the United States in 2021 comes hope of restoration of the U.S. and EU transatlantic bond. But will change really bring progress? After a rocky four years under the Trump presidency, a U.S.-EU strained relationship is undeniably collateral damage of the failed U.S.-China battle. With an equally complex relationship with China, the United States and Europe will need to step back and restrategise in order to stand a chance against Chinese dominance.

Our guests in this Webinar will provide an outlook on what may lie ahead for this important alliance and the need for a transatlantic strategy China.The European Union Chamber of Commerce in China is pleased to welcome Thomas Friedman, New York Times Op-Ed Columnist; Author of “The Lexus and the Olive Tree”, “The World Is Flat” and “Longitudes and Attitudes” for a webinar moderated by. Book your seat now and join us for this webinar on hursday, 3rd December 10:00am-11:00am (GMT+8) / Wednesday, 2nd December 9:00pm-10:00pm U.S. EST via Zoom.

• 2020-12-03 | 10:00 - 11:00
• Online - Zoom Platform

WeChat Official Accounts Operation & WeChat Article Writing Skills
企业微信公号全面运营管理攻略 & 企业微信文案实战 本课程将通过优质的成功案例、精心总结的实用技巧、互动的现场训练、帮助学员掌握运营企业级微信公众号的整体技巧，同时快速提高企业微信公号的文案写作能力。

• 2020-12-03 | 09:00 - 16:00
• Online (webinar link will be shared prior to the event)

Global supply chains have been greatly impacted by years of trade tensions between the United States and China, and most recently an unexpected pandemic. In the midst of economic recovery and a new president for the United States, now is the time tap into the potential of one factor that has many implications within global supply chains - Intellectual Property (IP) rights.

The European Union Chamber of Commerce in China is pleased to welcome Mark A. Cohen, Distinguished Senior Fellow and Director, Berkeley Center for Law and Technology; Doug Clark, Global Head of Dispute Resolution, Rouse & Co. International; and Adam Mossoff, Professor of Law, George Mason University and Co-Chair, Technology, Innovation, and Intellectual Property Program, New York University School of Law to share their expertise on the above-mentioned. Join us 2nd December 9:00am-10:30am (GMT+8) via Zoom.

• 2020-12-02 | 09:00 - 10:15
• Online - Zoom Platform

Join us for our 20th Anniversary Gala Dinner on Wednesday, December 2nd 2020 at the BVLGARI Hotel Beijing. Do not miss this great opportunity to engage with high-level Chinese government officials as well as the European diplomatic and business community and to celebrate the joint accomplishments of the past two decades!

• 2020-12-02 | 16:30 - 20:30
• The Bvlgari Ballroom, Bvlgari Hotel Beijing