On 20th September, the European Chamber will publish its European Business in China Position Paper 2023/2024 (Position Paper 2023/2024), the culmination of nine months dedicated work by our 48 working groups, sub-working groups, desks, and fora. This year’s Executive Position Paper focuses on how China’s post-COVID-19 recovery has faltered and what Chinese policymakers can do to address this.

• 2023-09-20 | 14:00 - 15:40
• Zoom/European Chamber Office Beijing, Room C405

The technology behind generative artificial intelligence (AI)—which can produce content such as text, imagery and audio—is developing at astonishing speeds. Following the release of ChatGPT in November 2022, this and other generative AI applications such as Stable Diffusion and GitHub Copilot, have captured public attention worldwide, thanks to their wide utility.

While the full economic potential of this technology is yet to be tapped into, there are a host of considerations and concerns for businesses and governments to take into account in the era of generative AI, not to mention the potential for legal and regulatory challenges.

• 2023-09-19 | 15:00 - 16:50
• Zoom/ European Chamber Office Beijing, 4th Floor, Room C405

2023 has seen China’s continued regulatory efforts that could impact foreign companies’ investment decisions in the country – for example, the newly introduced Anti-espionage Law and the tighter supervision over data. At the same time, the government has also rolled out a series of measures to optimise the business environment for foreign investors in a bid to demonstrate its support of FDI. The complex context in China has led to lots of discussions on whether China is still an attractive investment destination, especially amid the global supply chain diversification trend post-COVID. How should we identify the real status of FDI in the Chinese market today and tomorrow?

• 2023-09-13 | 15:00 - 16:30
• Zoom/ European Chamber Office Beijing, 4th Floor, Room C405

Factory Visit - A Tour to WAGO China 工厂参观 - 万可电子(天津)有限公司

• 2023-09-12 | 14:45 - 17:20
• WAGO Electronic (Tianjin) Co.,Ltd

This course is a 3-day live online course. The aim of this training is to provide participants with a thorough grounding in the ISO 9001:2015 standard, the background to ISO 9001, its requirements and its role for companies. The aim of this training is to provide participants with a comprehensive grounding in the ISO 9001:2015 standard. Through the training, participants will be able to understand the ideas and methods for establishing and improving a quality management system, and be equipped to promote the system, maintain and continuously improve the management system through internal audits and other means. They will have the ability to maintain and continuously improve the management system through internal audits and other means.
本课程为 3 天在线直播课程。此培训的目的是帮助学员了解ISO9001:2015标准的全面基础知识，知晓ISO 9001的背景、条文要求及其对企业的作用。通过培训使学员了解建立和完善质量管理体系的思路和方法，具备体系推进，通过内部审核等手段维护及持续改进管理体系的能力。

• 2023-09-11 - 2023-09-13 | 09:00 - 17:00
• Online webinar

This training is a 3-day live online training.
The automotive industry quality system standard IATF 16949:2016, developed by the IATF, clearly stipulates that organizations should have qualified internal auditors. This course is specifically designed for organisations implementing IATF 16949:2016 or training for certification purposes. Participants will learn the intent and requirements of IATF 16949:2016, including an introduction to the process approach and its core tools for the automotive industry. Through a precise understanding of the standard requirements, the simulation audit of the application of audit techniques and process methods in the automotive industry, the internal auditors of the organization can master the basic requirements of IATF 16949:2016 and have the ability to plan and complete the internal audit.

本课程为 3 天在线直播课程。
IATF 所制定的汽车行业质量体系标准 IATF 16949:2016 中明确规定，组织应具有有资格的内部审核员。本课程特别为组织推行 IATF 16949:2016 或认证目的培训。学员将学习到 IATF 16949:2016 的意图和要求，包括过程方法及其汽车行业核心工具介绍。通过对标准要求的精准理解，汽车行业审核技巧及过程方法应用的模拟审核，使组织的内审员可以掌握 IATF 16949:2016 基本要求并有能力策划完成内部审核。

• 2023-09-11 - 2023-09-13 | 09:00 - 17:30
• Online webinar

2023 Interchamber After Work Summer Mixer

• 2023-09-08 | 18:30 - 20:30
• Renaissance Tianjin Lakeview Hotel BLD Restaurant Garden

In the brand work of an enterprise, the operation of social media is already the basic work. From the perspective of social psychology, "fan" has also changed from a niche word for star-chasing to a state of public acceptance. But there is a fundamental difference between being a "fan" at the corporate level and being a "fan" with a personal IP and emotional engagement. The "fans" of enterprises are not "wechat background fans" in the narrow sense. "Business fans" generally refers to all potential customers and regular customers. Many B2B companies ask me: "Our signing customers are enterprises, not individuals, do not need to understand the psychology and feelings of individuals in communication." This view is wrong. The reason is simple: businesses sign the bills, but individuals make the purchasing decisions. No matter how big the organization is, no matter how long the purchase decision process is, the decision is still made by individuals with emotions. Similarly, for any piece of corporate propaganda to go out, it is individuals who read the message and take it. Not to mention social media followers.
What we hope to study is how the brand awareness of the enterprise from shallow to deep process affects the target customer group's decision making and its decision environment. What we call "business fan operation" is to use "fan thinking" to attract new customers and improve the retention rate and conversion rate of old customers.

企业的品牌工作中，社交媒体的运营已经是基础工作。从社会心理学来说，“粉丝”也从追星的小众词变成了大众接受的状态。但是，企业层面的“粉丝”与拥有个人IP和情感粘性的“个人粉丝”是有根本区别的。企业的“粉丝”不是狭义的“微信后台粉丝”。“企业粉丝”泛指所有潜在客户和老客户。很多B2B企业问我：“我们的签单客户是企业，不是个体人，不需要去理解个体人在传播中的心理和感受。”这种观点是错的。原因很简单：签单盖的章是企业，但是做出购买决定的是个体人。再大的组织，购买决策流程再长，做决定的依然是一个个有情感的个体人。同样，任何一篇企业宣传内容传播出去，阅读信息和接手信息的也是个体人。更不用说社交媒体的粉丝了。
我们希望研究的是企业品牌的认知度由浅到深的过程中如何影响目标客群的决策人和其决策环境。我们所说的“企业粉丝运营”是指以“粉丝思维”来拉新、获客和提高老客户的留存率和转化率。

• 2023-09-08 | 09:00 - 16:00
• Online Training

Foreign-Invested Enterprise EHS Management/Hazardous Chemicals Management and How to Manage Challenge 外资企业EHS合规管理/危化品管理及如何应对挑战（EN&CN中文&英文）

• 2023-09-06 | 14:00 - 16:30
• European Chamber Tianjin Chapter Meeting Room

With the arrival of a large number of post-95-00 workforce, their individuality brings a new atmosphere to the enterprise at the same time, but also makes the traditional management model more and more unworkable. Organisations and managers are faced with many challenges. Therefore, intergenerational leadership has become an important issue for today's enterprises.

随着 95-00 后职场大军的大批来袭，个性张扬的他们在给企业带来新气象的同时，也让传统的管理 模式越来越行不通了。组织和管理者遇到很多挑战。因此代际领导力成为了当今企业的一个重要课题。

• 2023-09-06 - 2023-09-06 | 09:00 - 12:00
• Online webinar