The Flanders-China Chamber of Commerce, CleantechRouteChina and Flanders Investment & Trade are organizing a webinar “As an SME with ambitions in China, what do I need to know about the geopolitical and macroeconomic situation?”. This webinar will take place on May 18, 2021 at 9:00 am.

Mrs Francine Hadjisotiriou, General Manager of the EU Chamber of Commerce in China (EUCCC) – (South China) will provide insights into the position and role of China on the geopolitical scene and the country’s macroeconomic situation  as well as on the impact on foreign companies active on the Chinese market. She will also detail the likely effects of the 14^th Five-Year Plan and the Comprehensive Agreement on Investment (CAI) for foreign companies operating, and investing, in China.

Mrs. Eva Verstraelen, Trade Commissioner, FIT Guangzhou will summarize the coronavirus pandemic as it now stands in China and what impact the pandemic has had on business.

The session will be moderated by Mrs. Gwenn Sonck, Executive Director FCCC.

Programme:

9:00: Welcome by Gwenn Sonck, Executive Director FCCC

9:05: Introduction of CleantechRouteChina by Mr Geert Regelbrugge, CleantechRouteChina & Smart Hub Manager International Cooperation, Province of Flemish Brabant

9:10: Presentation on China geopolitics, macroeconomics, the 14^th Five-Year Plan and the Comprehensive Agreement on Investment (CAI), by Francine Hadjisotiriou, General Manager of the EU Chamber of Commerce in China (EUCCC) (South China)

10:00: Current situation of the coronavirus pandemic – impact on business life, by Eva Verstraelen, Trade Commissioner, FIT Guangzhou.

10:10: Q&A

10h30: End

Practical Information:

Date and time: May 18, 2021, 9:00 am – 10:30 am

Location: Online

Price for members: Free

Price for non-members: Free

Target group: All Flemish companies may subscribe. The webinars are accessible and suitable for companies in every phase of their internationalization process.

• Your company has only just started exploring the opportunities of the Chinese market, or
• You already covered part of the way

Practical:

• During sessions of 1.5 hours a keynote speaker gives his or her view on the topic of the day.
• Supplemented by the insights and experiences of additional speakers or a panel, you will receive a

comprehensive view in a short time.

• During each webinar there is an opportunity to ask questions.
• CleantechRouteChina has the support of the Flanders-China Chamber of Commerce, the EU SME Center and the China IPR SME Helpdesk

Programme: overview dates and topics

See which topics are interesting for your company and choose one or more of the six webinars. You need to subscribe for each webinar separately also if you want to join the whole series.

More information is available in Dutch at: https://www.cleantechroutechina.be/evenementen

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