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Time2018-11-28 | 14:00 - 18:00
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Venue:The Langham Xintiandi, Ballroom C
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Fee:Members: Free |
Non Members: 200 RMB
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Bird & Bird in association with the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China has the pleasure of inviting you to this year's “China Automotive” events.
Building on the success of the previous three years, this year’s “China Automotive” events will comprise:
• The China Automotive Conference in Shanghai on 28 November 2018
• A workshop on R&D Agreements on 27 November 2018.
China Automotive Conference
This year's China Automotive conference will focus on the following areas:
• Legal and regulatory challenges for suppliers of electric vehicles and EV parts in China and Europe
• Access to in-vehicle data
• General Terms & Conditions in the Automotive Supply Chain in China and Europe
The speakers are leading automotive sector experts and include both industry representatives and members of Bird & Bird offices in China and Europe.
The events are mainly aimed at legal experts and business representatives from foreign and domestic automotive and technology companies, in particular in-house counsel of OEMs, suppliers, distributors, technology providers and insurance companies.
Agenda
14:00 – 14:30 Coffee & registration
14:30 – 14:40 Welcome & introduction to the event
Sven-Michael Werner, Partner, Bird & Bird Shanghai
Mr. Serafino Bartolozzi, European Chamber Auto Components Working Group Vice Chair
14:40 – 16:00 Legal and regulatory challenges for suppliers of electric vehicles and EV parts in China and Europe
·The industry perspective
Sascha Krahe, Group General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer, Valeo Siemens eAutomotive
·Insights from a former Tesla counsel on the legal challenges for manufacturers of electric vehicles
Lawrence Freeman, Senior Counsel, Bird & Bird Brussels
·Update on regulatory developments in China
Serena Du, Senior Associate, Bird & Bird Shanghai
16:00 – 16:30 Coffee break
16:30 – 17:20 Access to in-vehicle data
·Data ownership and data protection requirements for in-vehicle data
Michelle Chan, Partner, Bird & Bird Hong Kong
·Does competition law give a right of access to in-vehicle data?
Anne Federle, Partner, Bird & Bird Brussels
·Status of the political debate in Europe and China
Michelle Chan & Anne Federle
17:20 - 18:00 General Terms & Conditions in the Automotive Supply Chain in China and Europe
·Recent trends and developments
·Legal challenges in connection with automated and autonomous vehicles
Christian Kessel, Partner, Bird & Bird Frankfurt, Head of the firm's International Automotive Sector Group
Sven-Michael Werner, Partner, Bird & Bird Shanghai
18:00 - 18:05 Wrap-up and concluding remarks
18:05 onwards Drinks & canapés
Terms & Conditions:
Events have limited seating so to ensure your attendance we encourage advance online registration and payment for ALL events. We cannot guarantee entry to anyone not registered in advance.
All our events are held in English and are off-the-record unless otherwise stated.
It is for each participant to ensure the protection of his/ her property and belongings. The organizer accepts no responsibility for the belongings of participants.
Cancellation Policy
If you cannot attend an event for which you have registered, please cancel your registration no later than one business day prior to the event. If you fail to notify us of your cancellation in a timely fashion, you will be charged for event costs.
To cancel you can: 1) email sh.marketing@europeanchamber.com.cn, or 2) cancel online if you registered for the event through the website.
Speakers
Dr. Sven-Michael Werner
Dr. Sven-Michael Werner
Sven-Michael has over 12 years of experience in practicing law in China. His experience includes M&A and foreign direct investment transactions, with a strong focus on advising European clients in relation to their inbound investment into China.
Dr Sven-Michael Werner joined us in January 2014 as a partner in our international Corporate group based in Shanghai.
He has been living and working in China since 1999 and based in Shanghai since 2003. During his career he has also been based in both London and Munich with a remit to develop inbound and outbound work for the Chinese market.
In addition to his extensive experience in M&A and foreign direct investment transactions, Sven-Michael also regularly advises European and U.S. clients in the automotive, technology, media, life sciences, consumer goods, high end retail and services sectors in relation to commercial, compliance and anti-bribery matters.
Sven-Michael was admitted to practise law in Germany in March 2004, and is fluent in German and English, and speaks proficient Mandarin Chinese.
In October 2003 Sven-Michael obtained a Ph.D. degree (Dr. iur.) on Chinese and Hong Kong law. Prior to this, he studied law and business administration in Hamburg followed by a Master of Laws programme at the University of Hong Kong in the area of Chinese business law and international financial transactions.
Mr. Serafino Bartolozzi
Mr. Serafino Bartolozzi
Serafino Bartolozzi is an Italian graduated with a master in electrical engineering, he has worked for over 30 years in the automotive industry, starting in production for 10 years.
During this period Serafino had the chance to stay for two years in Japan, acquiring a deep knowledge of the Toyota Manufacturing System (TPM, Kaizen, JIT).
In 1996 he moved to Aftersales. In 1999 he was assigned as Aftersales director Fiat’s Japanese affiliation.
Since 2008, Serafino leads the Mahle business unit in Asia-Pacific. This position offers exposure to the Asian main markets, such as China, India, Japan and the ASEAN countries.
Since 2015 he is Chair of the Auto Components WG.
Serafino has been very active in the EUCCC lobbying activities for the reform of the Independent Aftermarket, promoting the WG activities in the industry and liaising with the CLEPA (Association of the European Auto Components Suppliers). He has also joined the EUCCC delegation to Brussels in January 2016 and February 2017 to express the concerns of European enterprises operating in China. In March 2016 he has been elected as board member of the EUCCC Chapter in Shanghai.
With a solid experience in the automotive industry and multi-cultural environment, he has achieved a formidable ability in dealing in diverse cultural contexts.
His character is open-minded, with strategic attitude, an innovator with a natural predisposition to leadership and of strong sense of duty. Ready to take risks but always conscious of the importance of making the best informed decision.
Mr. Lawrence Freeman
Mr. Lawrence Freeman
Lawrence is an expert in European competition and regulatory law with unique experience regarding the regulation of electric and autonomous vehicles.
Areas in which Lawrence has particular expertise include:CE marking legislation,CO2 credit trading,Corrective action processes and product recalls in the EU,EU batteries legislation,EU Directive on Alternative Fuel Infrastructure,EU End-of-Life vehicle legislation,EU Right-to-Repair legislation,EU tire legislation,EU type-approval legislation,Regulatory framework for autonomous vehicles,REACH legislation,RoHS and WEEE legislation,UNECE Regulations regarding motor vehicles,Electromagnetic Compatibility legislation.
His experience working for one of the world's most innovative automotive companies has made Lawrence a sought-after adviser in particular for companies developing (technologies or components for) electric and autonomous vehicles as well as other companies with activities in the e-mobility sector.
Lawrence is admitted as a Solicitor (England and Wales) and is a member of the Brussels Bar. He has British, French and US nationalities and is fluent in English and French.
Ms. Serena Du
Ms. Serena Du
I am a member of our Corporate & Commercial Group based in Shanghai with a sector focus on automotive and aviation as well as the general manufacturing industry. My practice covers commercial, regulatory and transactional issues for foreign investment in China.
I joined Bird & Bird in 2016 and started out in the commercial team working for automotive clients on various matters such as contract reviews, supply chain and quality disputes, regulatory compliance and transactional projects.
I have been involved in, and gained a broader range of experience, advising clients in different sectors such as aviation, media & sports and technology, where I can extend my interest in the supply chain study to the consumer or end-user level and the controversial issues in manufacturing digitalisation and AI.
Mr. Michelle Chan
Mr. Michelle Chan
Michelle is a leading technology, telecom and media lawyer, providing strategic, corporate and commerci al advice to major players in the Asia-Pacific region.
Michelle is a Partner in our Corporate and Commercial Group, based in Hong Kong.
She has more than 17 years of experience in working on corporate, commercial and regulatory matters relating to the technology, media (including broadcasting) and telecom sectors in the Asian region. Michelle is one of the leading lawyers in the region in this space.
She also has considerable experience advising clients on data protection issues and non-contentious IP projects. Her data protection experience includes supporting clients on data protection-related investigation matters, working in conjunction with the firm's investigation and dispute practice.
Recent projects she has advised on cover a range of disruptive technologies, including legal issues surrounding Big Data, Fintech, including online payment services and Internet of Things.
On the sport & media side, she has experience advising European football clubs, digital media rights holders, channel providers (traditional and internet) and game developers on a range of legal matters including online streaming, capital raising, regulatory and other legal matters.
Michelle was seconded to the APAC Headquarters of Alcatel-Lucent (now part of Nokia) in Shanghai for a year. She is dual qualified as a Solicitor in England & Wales and Hong Kong, with complete fluency (spoken and written) in English, Mandarin and Cantonese.
Michelle Chan “certainly has a profile and is well known in the space,” note peers. Clients highlight: "She has considerable experience in IT and personal data protection and knows the PRC IT industry well."
Chambers Asia Pacific, 2017
Ms. Anne Federle
Ms. Anne Federle
Anne is an acknowledged competition law expert whose clients value her strong business sense and her pragmatic and results-oriented advice.
Anne, who divides her time between Brussels and Düsseldorf, is a Partner in our Competition & EU Law Group.
Anne has very substantial experience in German, EU and international merger control and has been involved in a large number of complex Phase 2 cases before the European Commission and the German Federal Cartel Office.
She regularly advises clients in cartel proceedings and internal cartel investigations. Her practice also covers abuse proceedings and advising on the competition law aspects of cooperation, distribution and license agreements.
Clients seek Anne’s strategic advice and assistance when developing and implementing competition law compliance programmes. Anne has very significant experience in this area and is known for her creative and innovative approach to designing highly customised, interactive and entertaining training programmes.
Anne's expertise spans a number of sectors, including automotive, telecommunications and media, healthcare, post and logistics, food and beverages, and energy.
Anne is regularly listed as a “frequently recommended” competition lawyer in the German directory JUVE and as a leading practitioner in The International Who's Who of Competition Lawyers & Economists. She was featured in Global Competition Review's 100 "Women in Antitrust" 2013 survey and was ranked as one of the leading female competition lawyers in Belgium in the Euromoney Guide to the World's Leading Women in Business Law.
She joined us in early 2010 after 12 years as a partner in a major international law firm in Brussels.
A member of the Düsseldorf bar since 1992, Anne studied law at the universities of Passau, Freiburg im Breisgau and Toulouse and obtained an LL.M. degree in European law from the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (Belgium).
She is fluent in English and French.
Dr. Christian Kessel, LL.M
Dr. Christian Kessel, LL.M
Dr. Christian Kessel is a partner in the Frankfurt/Main office of Bird & Bird LLP and advises on commercial contracts and corporate law.
He is head of the International Automotive Group and as a member of the Energy sector group heads the international Offshore Group of Bird & Bird.
Dr Kessel advises international and domestic companies in a large variety of commercial and corporate matters. His practice comprises drafting of, advising on and negotiating complex commercial contracts, EPC project contracts, any form of standard agreements required by clients for use in both B2B and B2C contexts and advising on any relevant warranty and liability issues. His practice is focused on the automotive supply industry, supply chain issues and the energy sector (in particular onshore and offshore wind projects). He advises companies also on all aspects of distribution law and is experienced in insolvency matters. In addition, he advises on corporate law, specifically reorganisations and restructurings of groups of companies or parts thereof or joint ventures.
In the automotive industry he exclusively acts for suppliers and repre-sents them with regard to the serial delivery of parts to the car manufacturers (OEMs) and their purchases from other suppliers. In addition to the drafting of contracts he is specialised in providing legal support to suppliers in case of recalls or field actions by OEMs as well as the implementation of suppliers’ rights vis-à-vis their contractual partners (customers).
In the renewable energy sector Christian Kessel is, in particular, specialised in offshore projects in the North Sea and in the Baltic Sea as well as the legal framework and the construction of electricity inter-connectors. He has been involved in some of the most significant and large-volume offshore wind transactions in Germany.
Dr Kessel is stakeholder on the EU Commission’s network of experts on the Common Frame of Reference (“CFR-net”), a project for the harmonization of European civil law.
Christian Kessel gives regularly presentations and speeches on topics related to automotive supply matters, offshore wind and standard terms. He is the author of several articles on commercial and distribution law published in books and legal magazines in Germany and England.
Admitted to the Berlin Bar in 1991 and to the Frankfurt/Main Bar in 1996, Christian Kessel has also been a solicitor in England and Wales since 1993 and practised in London from 1991 until April 1996. He studied at the Freie Universität Berlin and at the University of London, Kings College, where he earned the degree of a Master of Laws (LL.M.). From Freie Universität Berlin he earned his doctorate in 1994.