SME Policy Updates: B20 Summit, Compliance in China, Access to Finance and Global E-Trade Platform

This Inter-Chamber SME Working Group meeting will provide a comprehensive reading on the latest policies related to Access to Finance and Global E-Trade Platform. EU SME Centre Senior Policy Advisor Mr. Xavier Sans Powell will bring to you the fresh news from B20 Summit and EU-China SME Policy Dialogue. Following the policy analysis, you will learn from Mr. Koen Naber, Partner of R&P Lawyers the implication of SME compliance in China.

Tentative Agenda

14:30 – 15:00 Registration

15:00 – 15:10 Opening Remarks

15:10 – 15:40 Policy Updates: Insights from B20, Access to Finance, Global E-Trade Platform and EU-China SME Policy Dialogue

15:40 – 16:20 Company Compliance in China, by Mr Koen Naber, Partner of R&P Lawyers

16:20 – 17:00 Q&A and Networking

About the Speaker

Koen Naber, Partner of R&P Lawyers

Koen Naber heads the Beijing office of R&P China Lawyers, he advises a wide range of clients from all kinds of sectors and industries. Koen assists international clients with business interests in China; he represents foreign clients in negotiations with Chinese business partners and advises them on investment structures, commercial contracts, restructurings, tax, IP, dispute resolutions, employment law and customs procedures.

Contact

This meeting is free of charge, bu only open to European small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and SME intermediary organisations such as embassies or consulates, chambers of commerce and trade associations. If you have any questions, please send an email to Erica Wang (erica.wang@eusmecentre.org.cn) or call (010) 6462 2066 ext. 27.

About Inter-Chamber SME Working Group

The Inter-Chamber Small and Medium-sized Enterprise (SME) Working Group was established in 2014 as a new advocacy element of EU SME Centre Phase II with the objective of strengthening advocacy for EU SMEs. The Inter-Chamber SME Working Group is based on the existing Small and Medium-sized Enterprise (SME) Forum of the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China, bringing together European SMEs and creating a strong channel to express concerns and report challenges they face in conducting business in China.