The European Chamber is glad to welcome you to the fifth edition of our Shanghai Chapter Football Tournament, which will bring together 16 corporate teams to compete with each other and where colleagues, families, sponsors, and friends will support and cheer for their favorite teams throughout the day.

The 2024 Football Tournament will take place on Saturday 19th October 2024.

Now we are recruiting teams to join us and play together! This event is a great opportunity to enhance team building, compete with other companies and stay healthy together. Join us, support your favorite team, win a championship and enjoy a healthy sports day with your colleagues, family and friends.

• 2024-10-19 | 10:00 - 17:00
• TBC

From the VUCA to BANI era, we need professionals with greater emotional stability—individuals who can maintain a positive mindset even under immense pressure and in the face of uncertainty. This ability can be described in simpler terms as being "resilient," "tough," or "not easily broken." This “emotional management course” aims to help participants upgrade their emotional “operating system,” enabling emotions and rationality to work together efficiently. It also guides students through deep self-exploration and awareness, helping them to break free from emotional "sticking points" and enhance their ability to cope with pressure, all while maintaining a positive mindset in uncertain environments.

• 2024-10-22 | 09:00 - 16:00
• MS Teams

The sixth episode of the Interpreting the EU's Toolbox series will focus on the Forced Labour Regulation, which will likely be adopted in the coming months. The regulation will enable the EU authorities to investigate goods, supply chains, and manufacturers with suspected links to forced labour. Products made with forced labour will be banned from the EU’s internal market and intercepted at the EU’s borders. On Tuesday, 22nd October at 16:00, representatives from the European Commission will provide an overview of the Forced Labour Regulation. A representative of the International Labour Organization will then present its overall framework (conventions, standards and guidelines) pertaining to forced labour. Finally, Stuart Newman, Senior Advocacy & Engagement Advisor at amfori, will share best practices for companies on how to tackle forced labour across their supply chains.

• 2024-10-22 | 16:00 - 17:30
• European Chamber Beijing Office and Online

On 22nd October 2024, the European Chamber Sports Forum will gather sports-& marketing leaders to discuss the future of sports in China. At the peak of the Tour de Guangxi - happening that time in China - we will have representatives from the top cycling teams & brands with us. Meet brands, athletes, sports agencies and sports decision-makers at our 2nd European Chamber Sport Summit in downtown Shanghai.

• 2024-10-22 | 16:00 - 19:00
• Hansgrohe InnovationParc

Industry 4.0 and 5.0 technologies such as Metaverse, AI, XR (AR, VR and MR) allow companies to innovate more rapidly, improve operational efficiency and make customer experiences more engaging. Among them, the metaverse has proved to be the field of transformational opportunities for small and big businesses, opening the doors for immersive consumer experiences. That allows businesses to create memorable interactions, driving higher customer satisfaction, loyalty, and ultimately, stronger business outcomes. The event will raise the topics of Metaverse, AR and VRs’ effects on businesses’ development, resource-saving efforts and business expansion strategies.

• 2024-10-23 | 14:30 - 16:00
• European Chamber Shanghai Office 中国欧盟商会上海办公室

European Chamber Agriculture, Food and Beverage Working Group are delighted to invite you to attend the working group meeting of “A Sip from Regenerative Agriculture”, on Thursday, 24th October 2024, 15:00-16:30; to present an overview and best practices on regenerative agriculture in Chinese food and beverage industry.

• 2024-10-24 | 15:00 - 16:30
• European Chamber Beijing Office and Online

This workshop will:
Introduce a new, award-winning, dynamic and strategic organisational leadership system
Give an approach which can increase organisational resilience and agility in VUCA times
Enable leaders to raise their game as well as their profile across MNCs
Enhance the ability to be agile and manage “upwards” to get speedier action
Explain a process which can widen the influence of Chinese managers across international borders

• 2024-10-25 | 09:00 - 16:00
• European Chamber Shanghai Office

Goal Management and Plan Execution is one of the core competencies necessary for managers and leaders. This course is designed to help participants understand the definition and logic of goal management, learn how to set clear goals, and master effective plan execution and control management skills. Through the learning of this course, participants will be able to improve the execution of the team and achieve personal and organisational goals. Success does not wait, but is earned by those who are willing to learn and improve themselves. Act now and let us help you achieve your career goals!

• 2024-10-30 - 2024-10-31 | 09:00 - 16:00
• Novotel Shanghai Atlantis

The European Chamber is delighted to welcome you to a visit to Covestro Asia-Pacific Innovation Center in Shanghai. Established in 2001, the Polymer Research and Development Center (PRDC) in Shanghai has evolved into Covestro’s Asia-Pacific Innovation Center. It is committed to developing future-oriented, sustainable products, technologies, applications and solutions for China and the world through local research & development and innovation, particularly leading in fields like electric vehicles, wind energy and photovoltaics, consumer electronics and construction. The center collaborates with customers, suppliers, startups, academia and other partners, through an “Open Innovation Hub” concept, focusing on exploring new business models and digital R&D, as well as promoting the industrialisation of scientific research results and cultivating talent.

• 2024-10-30 | 09:30 - 11:00
• Meeting Point: Covestro Asia-Pacific Innovation Center 科思创亚太创新中心

The European Chamber's Maritime Manufacturing & Industrial Services, International Liner Shipping, and Energy Working Groups are delighted to invite you to attend the next cross-working group meeting on "Closing the Gap for Shipping Decarbonisation: Global Market Insights and Trends on Renewable Methanol" which is tentatively set on 31st October 2024 morning, in Chamber's Beijing and Shanghai office and via Teams online.

• 2024-10-31 | 10:00 - 12:00
• Chamber Beijing office / Shanghai office / Teams online