The European Chamber is pleased to invite you to the 2020 Energy Working Group Kick-off Meeting on Wednesday 18th March, 3:30-6pm. The meeting will be held online via Zoom. Please register with Rachel Rapaport (rrapaport@europeanchamber.com.cn) to receive meeting details.

• 2020-03-18 | 15:30 - 18:00
• Zoom online videoconference

The International Liner Shipping Working Group will hold Chair elections on March 13, 15.30 China time. At that meeting, Position Paper issues as well as up-to-date relevant developments concerning the group will be discussed.

The Chairperson and Vice Chair 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 International Liner Shipping Working Group is going to elect one Chair and one Vice Chair (in Shanghai).

• 2020-03-13 | 15:30 - 17:00
• Zoom meeting (online or via call in)

We would like to invite you to attend the Legal & Competition Working Group election meeting on Global Talents Management during 2019-nCoV Epidemic on 13th March, 9:30 – 12:00 via the digital platform Zoom (you will receive a link upon registration). This meeting will consist of three parts.

• 2020-03-13 | 09:30 - 12:00
• Zoom Online Meeting Platform

We would like to invite you to attend the IPR Working Group election meeting on Patent Dispute on Novel Coronavirus Drug Remdeseviron 12th March, 14:00 – 16:00 via the digital platform Zoom (you will receive a link upon registration). This meeting will consist of three parts.

Firstly, this WG meeting will include the IPR Working Group 2020-2021 Chair elections. Only IPR WG members who had their registration confirmed for this meeting will have the right to vote online, with one vote per company. Online voting instructions will be sent via email to individual attendees prior to the meeting.

The second part of the WG meeting would be to discuss the Patent Issues with Novel Coronavirus Drug Remdesevir. At this meeting, Ms. Guo Songxi, Patent Counsel at Bayer China, will discuss the risks to IP Protection as it relates to the development of a drug to cure illness brought about by the novel coronavirus.

The third part of the Working Group meeting would be to brainstorm for the key recommendations for the 2020/2021 IPR position paper that will be drafted this coming half year (for the 2019/2020 IPR position paper click here).

• 2020-03-12 | 14:00 - 16:00
• ZOOM Online Meeting

At this meeting, Gertie Chen, Partner, and Ricky Jiang, Senior Manager, both from PwC Global Mobility Services, will provide the latest updates on China IIT in relation to the Coronavirus outbreak.

• 2020-03-10 - 2020-03-10 | 15:30 - 17:30
• Zoom

The Insurance Working Group is pleased to invite you to attend the 2020 Kick-off meeting hear about the year ahead including the impact of the Coronavirus on the sector.

• 2020-03-10 | 15:00 - 17:00
• Zoom Online Meeting Platform

We would like to invite you to attend the Compliance & Business Ethics Working Group online meeting on Wednesday, 4th March, 14:30 – 16:15 via conference call. This meeting will consist of three parts:

1. This WG meeting will include the Compliance Working Group 2020-2021 Chair elections. Only Compliance WG members who had their registration confirmed for this meeting will have the right to vote online, with one vote per company. Online voting instructions will be sent via email to individual attendees prior to the meeting.

2. Mr. Niall Cahill, VP and Head of Export Control at Siemens China will conduct a brief overview of the Draft Export Control Law. The Draft explicitly includes “deemed export” and reexport in its application scope and reinforces administration on end-users and end-use, meanwhile expanding investigatory power of export control authorities. If enacted, the Export Control Law may have significant implications on foreign enterprises, and thus is worth close attention.

3. A brainstorm session for the key recommendations for the 2020/2021 Compliance position paper that will be drafted this coming half year (for the 2019/2020 Compliance & Business Ethics position paper click here).

• 2020-03-04 | 14:30 - 16:15
• Online Conference Call

The Investment Working Group is pleased to invite you to the online meeting “COVID19: 2020 Growth and Investment Scenarios”, which is taking place on Wednesday, 4th March, 2020, 3:30pm to 5:30pm (GMT+8 China time), on Zoom.

• 2020-03-04 - 2020-03-04 | 15:30 - 17:30
• Zoom

The European Chamber Logistics Working Group invites you to our first online working group meeting in 2020. As this meeting will focus heavily on the work planning for the Logistics WG in 2020, we heavily encourage all members to attend and contribute to our meeting.

• 2020-03-02 | 16:00 - 18:00
• Online - Zoom (Link to be sent upon confirmation/registration)

The European Chamber is pleased to invite you to the 2020 Petrochemicals, Chemicals and Refining Working Group Kick-off Meeting on Monday 2 March, 4-6pm. The meeting will be held online via Zoom. Please register with Rachel Rapaport (rrapaport@europeanchamber.com.cn) to receive meeting details.

• 2020-03-02 | 16:00 - 18:00
• Zoom online meeting