[Webinar] European Business in China - Business Confidence Survey Launch 2020 Go back »
-
Time2020-06-10 | 10:30 - 12:00
-
Venue:Zoom Online
-
Address:
-
Fee:Members: 150 |
Non Members: 300
Member companies who completed the survey may receive up to two complimentary tickets to this event. To confirm if your company completed the survey please contact Lexie Li at lli@europeanchamber.com.cn
The European Union Chamber of Commerce in China, in cooperation with Roland Berger, will release its European Business in China Business Confidence Survey 2020 on 10th June, followed by a special in-person launch event for Advisory Council members and EU Member-state ambassadors in the late afternoon on the same date.
For the first time ever, the BCS Launch will be conducted online to offer the opportunity for media partners and all members to participate.
Many of the initial findings of the survey, conducted in February 2020, painted an outlook for 2020 that no longer accurately represent the views of the vast majority of member companies that have endured a tumultuous first half of the year. However, survey respondents have provided extensive data pinpointing underlying issues that fall under the control of the Chinese Government.
- In 2019, 41% of companies reported at least some market opening. However, most advances were related to the fixing minor issues, such as improved bureaucratic procedures, rather than the deep and substantial reforms needed to create a truly open, fair and competitive playing field.
- Almost half of respondents continue to face market access barriers. While 15% report facing mainly direct obstacles, like the negative lists, twice as many report indirect hurdles such as opaque licensing procedures and other complicated administrative approvals.
- Doing business in China has become more difficult over the past year for 49% of members, a four-percentage point decrease from 2019 – a marginal improvement.
- Almost half of BCS respondents believe that state-owned enterprises (SOEs) will gain opportunities at the expense of the private sector in 2020, which is up seven percentage points on the previous year.
The COVID-19 outbreak is further exacerbating many problems, but none more so than the strengthening of SOEs as a misperceived source of stability in uncertain times. The insufficient liberalisation of the Chinese market results in China moving towards a ‘One Economy, Two Systems’ model: on one side, market forces and modern regulatory mechanisms look increasingly international; on the other, critical sectors of the economy are dominated by state-owned national champions, while private enterprises are at best stifled or at worst forced out of the market entirely.
Join the launch event of the European Chamber to hear more about these and other topics. Vice President Charlotte Roule will present the key findings of the 2020 BCS, which will be followed by a panel discussion and questions from the audience. Unfortunately, due to public health measures, this event will be organized online this year. Please register and pay in advance to ensure your attendance.
Terms & Conditions
Events have limited seating so to ensure your attendance we encourage advance online registration and payment. We cannot guarantee entry to anyone not registered in advance. A confirmation email with instructions on how to join the webinar will be sent to registrants who have paid.
- Members can pay via WeChat QR code once registered.
- Non-members will receive an email with a payment code.
Fapiao will be mailed to you within 5-10 working days after the webinar.
Cancellation Policy
If you cannot attend the 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 myqiu@europeanchamber.com.cn, or 2) cancel online if you registered for the event through the website.
Advisory Council Policy
Members of the Advisory Council may receive complimentary admission to Chamber seminars, conferences and factory visits up to two attendees per event. Additional participants will be charged at the member rate.
Advisory Council members will still be charged the standard member rate for participation in training courses and special events, such as gala balls, government appreciation dinners, or admission to corporate social events/tournaments.
For further information contact Luyang Syvänen lsyvanen@europeanchamber.com.cn
Speakers
Ms. Charlotte Roule
Ms. Charlotte Roule
Charlotte ROULE is Overseas Representative in Paris of the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China and Chief Strategy Officer of ENGIE.
She worked in China from 2016 until this Summer, initially as COO, Head of Business Development and Innovation, then as CEO, of ENGIE China. In line with ENGIE’s strategy and values, she promoted and developed there clean energy (mainly solar) and clean solutions for cities and industries, such as district cooling and electrical mobility, as well as energy efficiency. She also served as VP of the European Chamber of Commerce in China from 2018 to 2021.
Before working in China, Mrs. Roule was based in Cheshire, UK, where, jointly with her team, she’s been developing the largest onshore underground gas storage of the country. Prior to this, she served as VP, Audit and Risks and VP, HR in Storengy, ENGIE’s affiliate dedicated to underground gas storage, based near Paris.
She is external trade advisor to the French Government.
Mr. Denis Depoux
Mr. Denis Depoux
Denis Depoux began his career in China in 1993 with French energy giant EDF before entering the management consulting industry. In 2001, Depoux joined Roland Berger, focusing on the energy and environmental sectors, and sharing his strong consulting expertise and rich industry experience in the US, Europe and Asia.
Depoux has been actively supporting the firm's Greater China operations since 2007. Since moving to Shanghai in 2015, he has contributed a lot to the transformation towards the new Roland Berger in this region. For Roland Berger Greater China, he has been committedly overseeing a wide variety of Competence Centers. In 2020, Denis was elected Managing Director and has been devoted to the management of Roland Berger's global affairs.
In the energy and utilities sector, Depoux has supported the transformation of major European players throughout the energy market's transition facing a more liberalized and competitive market. He has made extensive contributions in the areas of new products and services, the development of wholesale-market trading, risk management, the development of energy services, etc. He has also advised on several major mergers of European energy players and supported the expansion of electricity and natural-gas players into Europe, the Americas and Asia. More recently, Depoux has supported European and Asian energy players in addressing challenges raised by the trends toward low-carbon energy, energy efficiency, decentralized energy generation and the Internet of energy.
Beyond the energy sector, Depoux has extensive experience in performance and operations improvement, operational and G&A cost reduction, purchasing process transformation, screening, commercial and strategic due diligence for acquisition targets, post-merger integration and organization and governance.
Depoux is a key speaker at top-level forums in Asia, including the Boao Forum for Asia, World Knowledge Forum and China Development Forum. As one of the leading foreign experts working in China, he was invited to a New Year meeting with Chinese Premier to discuss the nation's development. Besides, Depoux often shares his insights on trendy topics both inside and outside China by taking interviews and writing articles for mainstream media channels, including People's Daily, CCTV and Caijing.
Mr. Bernhard Weber
Mr. Bernhard Weber
Mr. Bernhard Weber is the Chief Representative of the State of Baden-Württemberg in China and General Manager from the Baden-Württemberg International - Nanjing.
He was Senior Vice-President & Regional Administration Officer of BSH Home Appliances Holding (China) Co., Ltd. from October 2014 to June 2018 and he was responsible for public affairs and regional human resource management. He also act as the local interface to the regional service line of global IT functions.
Mr. Weber started to work as Vice President and CFO of BSH Home Appliances (China) Co., Ltd in July of 2003. In the beginning of 2016, Mr. Weber was elected Chair of the Nanjing Chapter of the European Chamber of Commerce in China.
Born in May of 1958, Mr. Weber has studied in Europe, China, Japan and the United States, graduating with MA and MBA degrees with high honors. Besides his native tongue, German, Mr. Weber also speaks Mandarin Chinese, English, Italian, French and Japanese.
Mr. Carlo Diego D’Andrea
Mr. Carlo Diego D’Andrea
Founder and Managing Partner of D’Andrea & Partners Legal Counsel, and Founder of DP Group.
Graduated in Law at the University of Teramo (Italy), he then subsequently obtained a Masters’ degree in Corporate Advisor at LUISS University in Rome and a Diploma in Chinese Studies at Nanjing Normal University and is a member of the Italian Bar Association.
Mr. D’Andrea arrived in China in 2005 and is fluent in Italian (mother tongue), English, Mandarin Chinese and Spanish. He mainly deals with cross-border mergers and acquisitions, assistance in ODI/FDI and intellectual property rights.
He is also acting as Vice President of the European Chamber and Chair of the Shanghai Chapter.
Mr. George Lau
Mr. George Lau
George Lau, Vice General Manager of Mark Surveillance Greater China, is responsible for Brand Protection at TÜV Rheinland, where he has worked for 10 years. Since 2011, Lau has held exchanges for authorities, e.g. AQSIQ, Shanghai Institute of Administrative Law, Hamburg Business Development Corporation, and manufacturers (e.g. Lenovo, Supor etc.) regarding EU certification regulations, risk management, receiving unanimous recognition. Previously, Lau worked as an analyst for ZTE Corporation. As a result of his performance regarding African market development – fulfilling Chinese central government’s mission – he was promoted directly to Assistant to the CEO. Since 2004, Lau has been studying the Chinese Communist Party, Chinese-foreign cultural differences, socialism with Chinese characteristics etc., to explore strategies of foreign companies in China. He believes that such knowledge is indispensable for multinationals developing in China. Lau is a German Chinese who immigrated to Germany at the age of 5. He is fluent in German, English, Cantonese, Mandarin, French and graduated from Konstanz University with magister juris in 2003.
Mr. Harald Kumpfert
Mr. Harald Kumpfert
Harald Kumpfert serves as Co-Founder and General Manager ECO-WIT New Energy Co. Ltd. and Chairman of the Board, EU Chamber of Commerce in China, Shenyang Chapter.
Harald Kumpfert has been working for 20 years in China in the field of energy efficiency.
From 1996 to 2009 Harald used to work for Honeywell and Siemens in China to lead the controls business for heating and cooling systems. Many city heating systems were modernized using control systems to reduce energy consumption and to improve the operational safety.
Innovative system designs and control methods were introduced to the Chinese market.
In 2010, Harald Kumpfert joined SmartHeat and established the Heat Pump business through acquisitions in China and Germany.
In 2016, Harald Kumpfert founded and Established ECO-WIT New Energy Co. Ltd and Established Strategic Partnerships with Kuebler GmbH, to become the Representative for China. And established partnerships in China for joint market development.
Harald also introduced new technologies, designs and operational methods to the industry, helping companies to reduce their energy bills while contributing to the improvement of air quality.
In appreciation for his contribution to the development of the City of Shenyang and the Liaoning Province Harald was awarded the Rose Prize of Shenyang in 2013 and the Friendship Award of Liaoning in 2014.
In 2015 Harald Kumpfert joined the Board of the EU Chamber of Commerce in China and took over the position of Chairman of the Shenyang Chapter to support European Companies in developing their business in North East and to foster the ties with the society.
Mr. Paul Sives
Mr. Paul Sives
2000 – Current General Manager and co founder Proton Products Chengdu Ltd
1998 – 2000 Sales Director Rosendahl Machinen based in Austria
1979 – 1998 Managing Director Beta Lasermike Asia (based in Seoul)
- Started as Apprentice in 1979 (UK) working up through production, service to sales and eventually running the Asia division.
Mr. Yup Fan Cheung
Mr. Yup Fan Cheung
Cheung Yup Fan (YF) is the CEO and Executive Director of Standard Chartered Global Business Services Co., Ltd. YF has more than 30 years experience in the Banking industry and has a deep knowledge of the Hong Kong and China Securities and Financial products.
He graduated with Master Degree of Business Administration in Henley Management College and is capable of Mandarin, Cantonese and English.
He was the Head of Markets, Wealth and Securities Operations of Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Limited. And led and drove the back office operations efficiency and standardization for all investment services covering Financial Markets, Wealth Management, Private Bank and Equities. Before joining Standard Chartered Bank, YF worked at the Hong Kong Securities Clearing Co. Ltd. and was instrumental in implementing the Hong Kong’s equity market clearing and settlement infrastructure to facilitate effective share and money settlement and oversee the complexities of the Hong Kong equity market. Within Standard Chartered, YF led and participated in a number of integration projects and infrastructure projects in the region.
Standard Chartered Bank was the first international bank which set its services centre in Tianjin. And it is reasonable to say that Standard Chartered Global Business Services Co., Ltd. is the flagship of this industry in Tianjin. As the CEO of the company, YF believes that he has the responsibility to help the beloved city to build a better investing and developing environment for both foreign and domestic banks and financial organizations.