The Consumer Series: China’s Gen X

  • Date
    29 April 2026
  • Beijing Time
    16:00 - 17:30
  • Brussels Time
    10:00 - 11:30
  • Location
    Online
  • Venue
    Zoom
  • Open to
    All European SMEs
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With the Consumer Webinar Series, the EU SME Centre and European Union Chamber of Commerce in China invite you to explore consumption in China by analysing the spending habits of each generation. For the second event of the series, we will focus on China’s Gen X, or 70后, the generation born in the 1970s who came of age as the Reform and Opening Era was gaining speed.

The session will present their main spending categories, their online and offline purchasing platforms of choice, and how to reach them on social media and other channels.

Agenda

Wednesday 29 April (Brussels Time)

10:00–10:05

Opening remarks

10:05–10:50

Keynote Presentation: China’s Gen X as Consumers
David Joseph
, Founder, Hub of China

10:50–11:20

Q&A session

11:20–11:30

Closing remarks

Keynote speaker
David Joseph
Founder, Hub of China

David Joseph is a China market strategist and the founder of Hub of China, with over a decade of experience helping UK and European enterprises navigate the world’s most complex consumer market. He specialises in bridging the gap between Western business models and the specific psychological drivers of Chinese consumers.

Using a rigorous mix of interviews, focus groups, and large-scale surveys, David decodes shifting habits across China’s Tier 1 to Tier 4 cities. As a consultant for leaders in FMCG, Health Tech, and Education, he moves beyond “heritage marketing” to help brands meet the modern consumer’s demand for transparency and utility. By uncovering the “why” behind the data, David provides the cultural context necessary for Western executives to build sustainable, long-term growth in China’s experience economy.

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