[Fully Booked] European Chamber Shanghai Annual General Meeting and European Business in China – Business Confidence Survey Launch 2024 Go back »
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Time2024-05-28 | 14:30 - 16:30
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Venue:European Chamber Shanghai Office 中国欧盟商会上海办公室
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Address:Unit 2204, 22nd Floor, Shui On Plaza, 333 Huai Hai Zhong Road, Shanghai
上海市淮海中路333号瑞安广场2204室 -
Fee:Members: Free |
Non Members: 300
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The European Chamber Shanghai Chapter, in partnership with Roland Berger, cordially invites you to attend the Annual General Meeting and the Shanghai launch of its European Business in China – Business Confidence Survey 2024 on 28th May, from 14:30 to 16:30 (Beijing time).
Mr Carlo Diego D’Andrea, Vice President of the European Chamber and Chairman of the Shanghai Board will present the report about the Chamber’s activities and performance over the past year.
Followed by a presentation of the key findings of this year’s Business Confidence Survey 2024 by European Chamber President Mr Jens Eskelund’s presentation as well as the local Shanghai focus by Mr Carlo Diego D'Andrea.
Instead of the strong economic rebound that businesses had hoped for, China’s reopening in 2023 brought more uncertainties for European firms operating in the country. China’s deeper structural issues — including sluggish demand, high levels of local government debt and the continued challenges in the real estate sector — continued to weigh on the prospects of both domestic and foreign companies, and the economy overall.
With optimism over the near- and medium-term outlook fading, some companies have already started to re-evaluate their engagement with the Chinese market. Some of the strategies they are pursuing — including cutting costs and toning down expansion plans — have the potential to add to China’s economic woes and set a negative cycle in motion. If China is to prevent this cycle and rebuild investor confidence, it will need to urgently address the regulatory and market access barriers that are preventing European companies from contributing fully to its economy.
Agenda
Host: Mr Steven Basart, General Manager, Shanghai Chapter, European Chamber
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14:00-14:30 |
Registration |
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14:30-14:35 |
Opening Remarks by Mr Steven Basart, General Manager, Shanghai Chapter, European Chamber |
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14:35-14:50 |
Chairman’s Report by Mr Carlo Diego D'Andrea, Vice President of the European Chamber and Chairman of the Shanghai Board |
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14:50-15:00 |
Overview of Survey Methodology by Mr Ron Zheng, Senior Partner of Roland Berger; Vice President of Roland Berger Greater China; Head of Automotive Practice of Roland Berger Greater China |
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15:00-15:30 |
Presentation of European Business in China: Business Confidence Survey by Mr Jens Eskelund, President, European Chamber |
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15:30-15:40 |
Presentation of Shanghai Findings by Mr Carlo Diego D'Andrea, Vice President of the European Chamber and Chairman of the Shanghai Board |
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15:40-16:25 |
Panel Discussion and Q&A Session Moderator: Mr Steven Basart, General Manager, Shanghai Chapter, European Chamber Panelists: Mr Bruno Weill, Vice President and Chair of Financial Services Working Group, European Chamber Mr Massimo Bagnasco, Vice President of the European Chamber and Chair of Southwest Chapter Ms Ninette Dodoo, Co-opted Board Member, European Chamber Mr Ron Zheng, Senior Partner of Roland Berger; Vice President of Roland Berger Greater China; Head of Automotive Practice of Roland Berger Greater China |
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16:25-16:30 |
Closing Remarks by Mr Steven Basart, General Manager, Shanghai Chapter, European Chamber |
*There will be media attending and all information provided will be on the record. European Chamber spokespersons are to be quoted in their European Chamber capacity only.
Registration deadline: Monday 27th May
How to pay:
Pay while registering online or on-site
Invoice: digital 普票 will be issued to registrants who applied when doing registration, in 10 workdays from 28th May.
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.
Payment can be made by cash, (domestic) credit/debit card or WeChat. If pay in advance via WeChat we are typically able to provide Fapiao upon your arrival. For payments made on-site we will dispatch the Fapiao to the given address within 5-10 days.
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 Maureen Dai mtdai@europeanchamber.com.cn
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 sh.marketing@europeanchamber.com.cn, or 2) cancel online if you registered for the event through the website.
Speakers
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 National Vice President of the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China.
Mr. Ron Zheng
Ron Zheng is Senior Partner of Roland Berger and Vice President of Roland Berger Greater China, in charge of Automotive Competence Center (ACC). As an expert with nearly 20 years of professional consulting and management experience in automotive industry, he has been leading ACC Greater China to contribute a number of classic consulting cases for the development and upgrade of China's automotive industry.
Ron Zheng has steered lighthouse projects throughout the automotive value chain, from manufacturing, sales & marketing, aftersales to mobility, auto finance and used car topics, providing strategic insights for automotive OEMs, suppliers, distributors and investors at home and aboard. He also has strong expertise in PMI and portfolio management topics.
Mr. Jens Eskelund
Jens Eskelund was born in 1970 in Aarhus, Denmark. He holds an MA in philosophy and has studied at University of Aarhus and University of Texas at Austin. He has also pursued studies in Chinese at Renmin University in Beijing. Coming to Beijing as a student in 1998, Jens Eskelund began his career in China as Commercial Officer at the Danish Embassy to China before taking on a position in marketing for Maersk Line in Beijing in 2000. He has since held positions as General Manager for Public Affairs for Maersk Line in China and later Director of Public Affairs for North Asia before assuming his present role as Chief Representative for Maersk in the Greater China Area and North-East Asia. Primary focus areas comprise engaging government entities, institutions and trade associations on matters of policy, regulatory environment and business development on behalf of the companies within the Maersk Group.
Jens Eskelund is a former Chairman of the Danish Chamber of Commerce in China as well as the Vice President and Chair of Maritime Working Group of the European Chamber. Jens was elected as the President of European Chamber in May 2023.
Jens Eskelund is married and has two sons.
Mr. Bruno Weill
Since November 2014, Bruno Weill has been the Chief Group Representative for China of BNP Paribas. He contributes to the definition of the Group’s strategy and coordinates all its activities in China. He represents the Group as a director or supervisor at the Board of most BNP Paribas’ wholly-owned legal entities and joint ventures in China. He is also the Group Executive Sponsor for a few Chinese and International strategic clients in China.
After his baccalaureate in Spain, Bruno completed a Master degree in Physics before graduating from the French engineering École des Mines de Paris. He started his career in the mining industry in South Africa, in petroleum applied-research in Belgium and in consulting in France and in the United States.
However, since he joined BNP Paribas Group in 1989, Bruno has dedicated his professional career to the banking industry. He started in Paris at Inspection Générale and then joined Project Finance before been promoted in Singapore as project finance head of South East Asia and then deputy head Asia. In 1999, Bruno returned to Paris and was appointed as global senior relationship manager of several large multinational companies. In 2004, in Hong Kong, he was named head of Financial Institutions Group for Asia and managed teams of investment bankers in seven Asia-Pacific countries.
In 2009, Bruno moved to Nanjing as executive vice president of the Chinese listed bank, the Bank of Nanjing. He led the transformation of the cooperation to a broad strategic partnership based on business complementarities (particularly in the areas of consumer finance, corporate banking, financial markets, and so on).
Mr. Massimo Bagnasco
Mr. Bagnasco has been actively involved in the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China (EUCCC) since his arrival in China. Since 2008, he has alternatively covered positions of Chairman and Vice Chairman of Construction Working Group. He has been also focusing on EU SME sector. In 2013, he was elected as Italian State Representative in the Supervisory Board of the EUCCC. Since 2014 till now, he became Member of the Chamber Executive Committee. Since 2017, he serves as Vice President. In 2021 he became also Chairman of Southwest China.
He has been involved in the preparation, implementation and development activities of EU-China Sustainable Urbanization Partnership. Mr. Bagnasco was also one of the four European experts, members of the Taskforce in charge EU-China Innovation Cooperation Dialogue framework agreement promoted by DG-RTD and MoST.
In 2016 he received the Knighthood of the Order of the Star by appointment of President of the Italian Republic to have acquired special credits and in the promotion of friendship cooperation of Italy with China.
Massimo Bagnasco is the CEO of China Europe Carbon Neutral Technology, a consulting firm which provide holistic solutions to the decarbonization target by the contribution of international academic experts and leading technology companies.
In 2004, he joined Progetto CMR, the only Italian integrated design firm ranked in the top 100 worldwide. The same year he moved to China setting up the local company (Progetto CMR Beijing) with offices in Beijing and Tianjin. He operated as Managing Director and was involved in several projects in China, including master plans, hotels, mixed use complexes, retail and sports venues. In 2009 he became a shareholder partner.
From 2017 to 2022, he is appointed as the visiting professor of School of Architecture and Design at Beijing Jiaotong University.
In 2019, he was appointed as member of advisory committee of International Centre for Creativity and Sustainable Development under the auspices of UNESCO (Category 2).
In 2021 he was appointed by the Politecnico of Turin University as China Centre advisory board member.
In 2023 he was nominated “Professional Affiliate" at IdM Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, Pisa
Mr. Bagnasco got a Master degree in Urban Planning and a bachelor degree in Architecture at University of Genoa.
Ms. Ninette Dodoo
Ninette Dodoo is a partner and head of the Antitrust, Competition and Trade practice of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and is based in Beijing.
Ninette spent over 10 years in Brussels advising on EU and multi-jurisdictional antitrust and foreign investment-related matters before relocating to Beijing in 2009. Ninette has extensive experience advising clients on merger control, antitrust investigations, and foreign investment review across a range of sectors including the technology, healthcare and life-sciences, consumer goods and retail, shipping and energy sectors. Ninette’s practice includes antitrust-related work in mainland China, Hong Kong and the Asia Pacific region. Ninette is ranked as a leading lawyer in legal directories for antitrust and foreign investment.
Ninette is a Co-opted Member of the European Chamber Executive Committee.
Mr. Steven Basart
Steven has lived and worked in China for over 15 years in the non-profit management industry leading and representing global trade associations, professional societies and business interest groups in the region.
Steven is a Dutch national and a Permanent Resident of China. He is a lawyer and sinologist by training. He has a native level language proficiency in Mandarin, English, and Dutch.