The EU SME Centre and the European Chamber are pleased to invite you to join our last Policy Meeting of the year on the 16th December afternoon, where Associate Analyst at MERICS and founder of EU-China Hub Grzegorz Stec will discuss with Associate Director at Rhodium Group and co-author of aforementioned study report Agatha Kratz which areas of economic engagement between the EU and China are benign, and how the EU can broaden the scope of this green list through a range of targeted mitigation measures.

• 2020-12-16 | 16:00 - 17:00
• Beijing and Guangzhou offline

The EU SME Centre and the European Chamber are pleased to invite you to our next Working Group Meeting, where Mr. Matias Zubimendi from China IPR SME Helpdesk, Ms. Daphne Tuijn from Chaoly and WebshopinChina, and Ms. Grace Yu from Daxue Consulting will explore different aspects of operating in the Chinese E-commerce ecosystem by looking into IP considerations, marketing tools and e-commerce platforms. The meeting will take place offline at the European Chamber Beijing and Shanghai offices on the 14th December from 16:30-18:00. Online access will be offered to members not able to attend in person.

• 2020-12-14 | 16:30 - 18:00
• Beijing and Shanghai Offices/Zoom

What are the roadblocks encountered by these? The EU SME Centre and the European Chamber are pleased to invite you to our first Working Group meeting of Phase III of the Centre, where three expert panelists will discuss SME financing from the perspectives of banking, innovation funding and consumer finance. The meeting will take place on Monday, 2nd November from 16:00-17:30 both online and offline.

• 2020-11-02 | 16:00 - 17:30
• Zoom/Beijing Offices

The EU SME Centre and the European Chamber are delighted to invite you to join the first Policy Meeting of the EU SME Centre’s Phase III, which was launched on the 1st October 2020 for an 18-month period. In this inaugural event, Mr Chen Long, Partner at Plenum, and Ms. Imogen Page-Jarrett, Research Analyst at the Economist Intelligence Unit, will provide a hot off the press press analysis of the Fifth Plenum, specifically with regards to China’s mid- and long-term strategy, embodied in the 14th Five-Year Plan and in the leadership’s vision for 2035. The conversation will be moderated by Mr. Renzo Isler, the newly appointed Director at the EU SME Centre.

• 2020-10-30 | 10:00 - 11:30
• Four Seasons Beijing Tang I, third floor

The Human Resources and Construction Working Groups are pleased to invite you to the meeting “The Office of Tomorrow: How Remote Work Shapes Design and the Workspace as We Know It”, which is taking place on Friday, 16th October, 15:30-17:00 (China time).

• 2020-10-16 - 2020-10-16 | 15:30 - 17:00
• IWG Space Infinitus Tower, European Chamber Beijing Office, Zoom

The European Chamber is pleased to invite you to our next Working Group meeting, where Country Manager at Atradius China, Mr Hong Lin, will provide an overview of the Atradius Payment Practices Barometer, and Manager Director for AMS BV Group, Mr Fabian Blake, will discuss the late payments from the perspective of foreign businesses in China.

• 2020-09-01 | 16:00 - 17:30
• Multiple Venues

The Human Resources Working Group is pleased to invite you to the meeting “Under Pressure: Six Legal-Proof Measures to Reduce Labor Costs”, which is taking place on July 14th, 10:30am-11:30am, both online (via Zoom) and onsite at the European Chamber’s Shanghai office.

• 2020-07-14 - 2020-07-14 | 10:30 - 11:30
• European Chamber Shanghai Office, Zoom

E-signature has become an important formality vehicle for entering into commercial contracts worldwide. What are e-signature’s implication and enforceability in Chinese commercial and judicial world? The European Chamber is delighted to invite you to our next working group meeting where Mr. HE Fang, partner of King & Wood Mallesons will present on the e-signature and Chinese e-signature law by sharing some real-life court cases.

• 2020-07-03 | 10:00 - 11:30
• Online (ZOOM) & Onsite (Shanghai Chamber Office)

E-signature has become an important formality vehicle for entering into commercial contracts worldwide. What are e-signature’s implication and enforceability in Chinese commercial and judicial world? The European Chamber is delighted to invite you to our next working group meeting where Mr. HE Fang, partner of King & Wood Mallesons will present on the e-signature and Chinese e-signature law by sharing some real-life court cases.

• 2020-07-03 | 10:00 - 11:30
• Online (ZOOM) & Onsite(Beijing Chamber Office)

The COVID-19 outbreak in late January took most companies by surprise, and the associated disruptions in supply chains, demand, and general operations had a considerably negative impact on businesses, especially SMEs. One of the key lessons that we can derive from the current situation is the importance of having a sound crisis management plan in place. The European Chamber is thus pleased to invite you to join our upcoming Forum meeting, which will cover not only the topic of crisis management but also will provide specific examples of best practices throughout the COVID-19 outbreak and throughout past crises.

• 2020-05-14 | 10:00 - 11:30
• Zoom