The European Chamber is delighted to invite you to the next joint meeting of the ICT Working Group and the Cybersecurity Sub-working Group at 10:00-11:30am, Wednesday, 15th April 2020 via online platform. At this meeting, we will hold the elections, update you on a few recent policies and discuss the work plan of both working groups.

• 2020-04-15 | 10:00 - 11:30
• Zoom online meeting

At this meeting, Russell Brown OBE, Managing Partner of LehmanBrown International Accountants, will discuss how companies, regardless of size, can manage their finances to outlive the pandemic and avoid short-term cuts or ill-informed strategies.

• 2020-04-14 | 16:00 - 17:00
• Zoom

In 2019, the China Oil and Gas Piping Network Corporation was established, even as market access was expanded to foreign investors interested in oil and gas infrastructure construction. This signalled that the reform of the gas system continued to deepen. The Government’s strategy and policy gave foreign investors some confidence, however further uncertainty now hinders their enthusiasm.

• 2020-04-09 | 14:00 - 15:30
• Tencent meeting

Joint Pharmaceutical and Compliance Working Group Meeting: Presentation on the Digitalization of China’s Healthcare Industry

• 2020-04-08 | 14:00 - 16:00
• Beijing, online

Joint Pharmaceutical and Compliance Working Group Meeting: Presentation on the Digitalization of China’s Healthcare Industry

• 2020-04-08 | 14:00 - 16:00
• Shanghai, online

As a record number of COVID-19 cases spread around the world, things are slowly going back to normal in China. Amid a gradual recovery in production and general business, uncertainties still remain. While the Chinese government has announced several policies aimed at supporting businesses, the full extent of the responses from the government at central and local levels, and speed of recovery from the pandemic in the months to come are yet to be seen.

Among all the difficulties, Government Affairs (GA) teams in multinationals are facing with multiple challenges as well, especially the lack of timely understanding in policies. The reason behind might be the lack of transparency of policy-making process and the discrepancy of Eastern and Western culture. A good and in-depth understanding in policies and their trend is key to corporate operations on daily basis. How to properly avoid misunderstanding and reduce uncertainty is the target of an excellent GA team.

To support you all to cope with the challenge, European Chamber GA Forum is delighted to invite a distinguished speaker and expert, Mr Yuan Haiying, President and Founder of Yuan Associates, to give us a presentation on how should GA team navigate your enterprise on the right track, especially amid COVID-19 pandemic outbreak period. During the Forum meeting, we are going to have the annual election on new Chair and Vice Chair in 2020-2021 tenure.

• 2020-04-03 - 2020-04-03 | 10:00 - 12:00
• Zoom (On-line Meeting)

At this online Working Group meeting, we will host two experts to discuss how COVID-19 is affecting retail, as well as the short- and long-term effects of the outbreak on consumer behavior.

• 2020-04-01 - 2020-04-01 | 15:30 - 17:00
• Zoom

In today's technology-rich environment, companies increasingly get involved in technology licensing and recognize the value of data as a business asset that should be protected and can be exploited through licensing to other parties for more synergy.

Companies therefore can encounter a range of agreements that implicate the protection and treatment of technology, data and related intellectual property (IP) rights. Where one party is seeking to exploit a software, a data feed or has developed a database it wishes to license, data and IP issues may be the specific focus of a transaction. However, those issues also arise as an ancillary consideration in other licenses and commercial transactions, e.g. technology services arrangements or as capital contribution for joint ventures.

• 2020-03-31 | 14:00 - 15:30
• ZOOM Online Meeting

In today's technology-rich environment, companies increasingly get involved in technology licensing and recognize the value of data as a business asset that should be protected and can be exploited through licensing to other parties for more synergy.

Companies therefore can encounter a range of agreements that implicate the protection and treatment of technology, data and related intellectual property (IP) rights. Where one party is seeking to exploit a software, a data feed or has developed a database it wishes to license, data and IP issues may be the specific focus of a transaction. However, those issues also arise as an ancillary consideration in other licenses and commercial transactions, e.g. technology services arrangements or as capital contribution for joint ventures.

• 2020-03-31 | 14:00 - 15:30
• ZOOM Online Meeting

The Banking & Securities Working Group will hold Chair elections on March 30.
The Chairperson and Vice Chairs play a crucial role in driving the Working Group, including a leading role in the drafting of the annual Position Paper, in communicating key messages to Chinese and European government authorities, and in steering activities of the Working Group. The ideal Chair and Vice Chair is a senior industry representative with relevant expertise and government contacts who has the time and willingness to support the Working Group for 12 months. Previous participation in the Working Group is essential. Before applying for the position of Chair or Vice Chair, we recommend that you obtain approval from your company.
The maximum duration of the Chairperson and Vice Chairperson position is three consecutive years. Only candidates who are physically based in China are eligible to run for Chair or Vice Chair positions.
The Banking & Securities Working Group is going to elect one Chair and two Vice Chairs (one in Beijing and one in Shanghai).

• 2020-03-30 | 16:00 - 17:00
• Zoom meeting (online or via call in)