Dialogue with Shanghai Government: Driving European SMEs’ Growth in China

This event is organised by the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China, a consortium partner of the EU SME Centre. To find out more about the event, visit the European Chamber’s website.

Although many European SMEs are hidden champions in niche markets, they face various obstacles in the Chinese market: limitations in size and funding, as well as a lack of efficient and smooth communication mechanisms with relevant government bodies. These barriers hinder their development, making it difficult for foreign enterprises to report operational challenges to relevant authorities promptly and receive effective solutions.

To address this issue, the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China, representing European SMEs in China, is actively partnering with the Shanghai Municipal Commission of Commerce. During the China International Import Expo (CIIE), the Chamber will host a dialogue event between European SMEs and the Shanghai government, with the goal of establishing a two-way communication platform between businesses and government institutions. This event is intended to allow the government to clearly articulate policies designed to support SME development in Shanghai, while also providing businesses with a direct channel to present their operational challenges to relevant authorities, fostering collaboration to identify effective solutions.

虽然众多欧洲中小企业是细分赛道的隐形冠军，但由于受到规模和资金的限制，它们在中国市场的发展仍面临各种阻碍，并且普遍缺乏和政府部门之间有效、快速的沟通机制，导致中小企业在日常运营中遇到困难和挑战时，常常无法向相关政府部门及时汇报从而得到有效解决。

为改善这一问题，中国欧盟商会代表广大欧洲在华中小型企业，积极与上海市商务委综合处合作，在进博会期间主办在华欧洲中小企业与上海政府对话活动，希望借此搭建起中小企业与政府机构的双向交流沟通平台。一方面，政府可以借此机会就上海市支持中小企业发展政策措施向企业进行宣贯解读；另一方面，企业可以提出在运营中面临的挑战，与相关部门直接对话、共同寻找解决方案。

Agenda 议程

Host: Mr Steven Basart, General Manager, European Chamber Shanghai Chapter
主持人：中国欧盟商会上海分会总经理白乐云先生

Registration and Payment

Price for European Chamber members: 200 RMB.
Price for non members: 400 RMB.

Pay while registering online or onsite. Register here >

Registration deadline: Monday 30th September COB
Please fill in the “Questions for Speakers” field when registering to submit your questions regarding policies for SMEs. They may be answered during the Q&A section with Shanghai Government.

Invoice: digital 普票 will be issued to registrants who applied when doing registration, in 10 workdays from 7^th November.

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.

Events are held in English and follow the Chatham House rule unless otherwise stated. 

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.

Disclaimer 免责声明

Please note that the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China (as the host of the event) might take photographs from the event and post these on its public webpage (or social media platforms) in order to create awareness of these events. By attending this event you consent to the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China taking and using such photographs as described above.

Speakers

Carlo Diego D’Andrea

Vice President, European Chamber; Founding Partner and Managing Director, D’Andrea & Partners

Founder and Managing Partner of D’Andrea & Partners Legal Counsel, and Founder of DP Group.

Carlo Diego D’Andrea graduated in Law at the University of Teramo (Italy). He then 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 and Chairman of the Shanghai Chapter.

Steven Basart

General Manager, European Chamber Shanghai Chapter

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.