Challenges and opportunities are been seeing in China market, it’s a great timing for SMEs to get together and share the voice by the end of a successful year. The European Union Chamber of Commerce SME Forum and EU SME Centre are delighted to invite you to join the next Inter-Chamber SME Working Group meeting on 8th December 2015, venue European Chamber Beijing Office.

• 2015-12-08 | 09:00 - 11:00
• European Chamber Beijing Chapter, 4th Floor, Office C411A, Lufthansa Centre

Practical Tips for Business Operation in China concerning latest tax updates, Chinese Employment Contract Law and issues in daily business.

• 2015-12-07 | 14:00 - 17:00
• Room 201, American International School of Guangzhou, Ersha Island Campus

Dear SME Forum Members,

The next SME Forum meeting is scheduled to take place on December 2nd in Shanghai where we will have the pleasure of hosting Martina Gerst, Advisor Standards and Conformity at the EU SME Centre who will be providing an introduction on the Beijing-based EU SME Centre to Shanghai SME Forum members. Next to this, she will also be providing her expert insights on the topic of e-commerce & cross-border selling.

• 2015-12-02 | 15:30 - 17:00
• European Chamber Shanghai Office

Dear SME Forum Members,

The next SME Forum meeting is scheduled to take place on Monday 19th October in Shanghai. Next to the sharing of an important announcement regarding the leadership of the Forum, the meeting will revolve around recent developments in visa regulations with a particular focus on SME enterprises.

Following recent regulatory developments, it is expected that a select number of regulations surrounding the hiring of skilled foreign staff will be somewhat relaxed. Still, hurdles in hiring foreign talents remain and the rapid pace of development in visa regulations make it hard to keep up for even the most in-tune HR professionals. Will foreign-owned SMEs stand to benefit? To help clarify these issues we will have the pleasure to welcome Ms. Tina Li, Senior Associate at Taylor Wessing to present an overview of the latest in Visa Legislation and other Developments along the lines of a case study, as well as Ms. Rosanna Terminio, Managing Partner at Asecorp China who will share an analysis of the costs and benefits of hiring foreign staff in Shanghai.

• 2015-10-19 | 09:00 - 10:00
• European Chamber Shanghai

During this meeting, you will learn about:
--Recent Visa Legislation and Developments
--Main Visa Types in Your Daily Business and Their Applied Areas
--Visa Application Procedures for Qualified Experts, Professionals and Interns
--Latest New Rules in Shanghai
--Mandatory Foreign Employee Participation in China's Insurance

• 2015-09-16 | 16:00 - 18:00
• European Chamber Office Beijing, 4th Floor, Room C411A

The Internet of Things (IoT) is defined as a dynamic global network infrastructure with self-configuring capabilities based on standard and interoperable communication protocols where physical and virtual “things” have identities, physical attributes and virtual personalities, use intelligent interfaces and are seamlessly integrated into the information network. IoT has moved from being a futuristic vision to an increasing market reality both in China and Europe. In this context, the EUCTP II will contribute to a three day event dedicated to EU-China IoT cooperation in Beijing from 31 August until 02 September 2015. This activity will have the support of market stakeholders to sketch recommendations for a joint action plan. Following the first two conferences organized in October 2014 and April 2015 in Shanghai and Lyon, the exchanges will provide important input for the EU-China Information Technologies, Telecommunications and Informatisation Dialogue. Priority themes to be addressed will include IoT global opportunities as identified in the context of eHealth, smart cities, and industrial IoT applications under the topic Industry 4.0.

• 2015-08-31 - 2015-09-02 | 09:00 - 17:00
• Vision Hotel, Beijing

Open to EU SMEs and SME Intermediaries only.

• 2015-06-18 | 09:00 - 11:00
• 3rd Floor, Fire Room, The Westin Beijing

Leading Strategies for SME Competitiveness

• 2015-05-14 | 13:30 - 18:00
• London Room, 3/F, Grand Mercure Shenzhen Oriental Ginza 深圳东方银座美爵酒店3楼伦敦厅

Exclusive Meeting with European Commission’s DG Competition on EU-China Competition Policy

• 2015-03-20 | 14:00 - 15:00
• EU Delegation

Dear Working Group Member,

The European Chamber is pleased to invite you to a joint IPR and SME Working Group meeting. It will be held on Wednesday, 4th Febraury, 14:00 – 16:00, at the European Delegation, South Wing, Meeting room Galileo.

• 2015-02-04 - 2015-02-04 | 14:00 - 16:00
• European Union Delegation, South Wing, room Galileo