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Time2024-09-23 | 14:30 - 16:00
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Venue:European Chamber Shanghai Office 欧盟商会上海分会办公室
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Address:Unit 2204, 22 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: 100 (Two complimentary tickets for each member company) |
Non Members: 300
*Each member company may receive two complimentary tickets to the Position Paper launch. Additional participants from the same company will be charged 100 RMB per person for admission.
* Registration deadline: 18th September COB
On 23rd September, the European Chamber Shanghai Chapter will launch the European Business in China Position Paper 2024/2025 (Position Paper 2024/2025), the culmination of six months dedicated work by our 50 working groups, sub-working groups, desks and fora. This year’s Executive Position Paper focuses on the lack of progress made by the Chinese authorities on pro-business reform pledges announced in the past year.
While doing business in China has never been easy, companies previously viewed the complex challenges they encountered as the ‘growing pains’ of an emerging market. However, with the risks of doing business increasing and the rewards decreasing, many investors are now confronted with the reality that their approach to the China market may require a strategic rethink.
There have been positive signals that China intends to address some of the challenges faced by foreign enterprises, most notably via the State Council’s 13th August 2023 Opinions on Further Optimising the Foreign Investment Environment and Increasing the Attraction of Foreign Investment (Opinions). However, one year on from the Opinions’ publication little to no progress has been made on the implementation of key points contained in the document. In tandem, some European HQs and shareholders are coming to the conclusion that the risks of investing in China are now starting to outweigh the returns, a trend that will only intensify if key business concerns are left unaddressed.
The Position Paper 2024/2025 details the challenges faced by European companies operating in China and provides more than 1,000 constructive recommendations to the Chinese Government on how they can be resolved. In short, it provides a blueprint for rebuilding business confidence in the Chinese market and restoring it as the preferred destination for global investment.
Join us to hear the key concerns of European businesses operating in China.
Agenda:
14:00-14:30 |
Registration |
14:30-14:35 |
Opening Remarks,by Mr Carlo Diego D’Andrea, Vice President of the European Chamber and Chair of the Shanghai Chapter |
14:35-15:05 |
Presentation on Main Findings,by Mr Jens Eskelund, President, European Chamber (on the record) |
15:05-15:40 |
Panel Discussion (off the record) Moderator: Mr Steven Basart, General Manager, European Chamber Shanghai Chapter Panellists: Mr Alexander Prautzsch, National Chair of the Finance and Taxation Working Group, European Chamber Ms Erin Xu, National Vice Chair of the Environment Working Group, European Chamber Ms Sara Marchetta, National Chair of the Legal and Competition Working Group (online) |
15:40-16:00 |
Q&A (off the record) |
*The presentation is on the record, European Chamber spokespersons are to be quoted in their European Chamber capacity only. The panel discussion and Q&A session are off the record.
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Speakers
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. Jens Eskelund
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. Steven Basart
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.
Mr. Alexander Prautzsch
Mr. Alexander Prautzsch
Alexander Prautzsch is a Tax Director at PwC China in the Shanghai office and is a member of the European Business Group.
Alexander is committed to advising European, particularly German-speaking clients, on their investments in China. He is focused on Chinese, German and international tax matters for corporate clients as well as their employees. Typical projects of Alexander include investment advisory, restructurings, profit repatriation planning, employee assignments, cost cross-charges and supply chain planning projects.
Alexander is a German certified tax advisor (Steuerberater) and has lived and worked in Shanghai since October 2005. Prior to working in China, Alexander worked for three years in the international tax department in Frankfurt. Alexander is a German native speaker and fluent in English and Mandarin.
Ms. Erin Xu
Ms. Erin Xu
With 15+ years of experience in Government Affairs, working for the 500 Fortunes multinational companies in public affairs, Erin has successfully developed public affairs strategies, advocating for legislation changes, and involving both public and private actors.
In 2022, Erin joined H&M Group Production to create the Great China Public Affairs team for the supply chain and drive both business and sustainability impact. Prior to joining H&M, Erin served as head of China government affairs at AMD and Infosys, where she was responsible for government relations, standards, and compliance.
Erin holds bachelor’s degree in international economic and business law from the University of International Business and Economics, master’s degree in business administration from the FuDan University.
Ms. Sara Marchetta
Ms. Sara Marchetta
Sara Marchetta lives and works in Beijing, China since 1997, and she is the Chief Representative of Chiomenti (a major Italian Law Firm), where she became a partner in 2011.
Sara Marchetta mainly assists Chinese and Italian and clients in cross-border mergers and acquisitions, cross border contracts (joint ventures, technology transfers), corporate governance, shareholders’ agreements and corporate affairs, including focus on CSR and ESG matters. She was involved in the assistance for the major Chinese investments into Italy and she regularly advises Italian MNCs in their investments into Greater China.
She got university degrees in Italian Law and Chinese language and literature, and is an alumni of Peking University, Law School, where she attended an advanced learning program in Chinese law. She has been the National Vice-president of the China-Italy Chamber of Commerce (2010-2014) and of the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China (2014-2017) and she is now the Chair of the Legal and Competition Working Group at the European Chamber. She is also the Program Coordinator of the Inter-Pacific Bar Association.