The Flanders-China Chamber of Commerce (FCCC), EU SME Centre, EUROCHAMBRES, and China IP SME Helpdesk have the pleasure to invite you to the online workshop: “Knowing Your Chinese Partner”. The training will take place on May 26, 2021 at 10:00 am.

Mr. Riccardo Benussi, Head of European Business Development at Dezan Shira & Associates, will provide insights on how getting ready before feeling comfortable when dealing with your China partners, and on how to understand records in China, such as license, company chops, permits, land, corporate social records, and much more.

Mr. Jim Stoopman, China IP SME Helpdesk, will bring about valuable insights on your Intellectual property rights in China.

Program :

• 10:00 – 10:05: Welcome speech and introduction of the EU SME Centre
• 10:05 – 10:10: Welcome speech by Ms. Gwenn Sonck, Executive Director of the Flanders-China Chamber of Commerce
• 10:10 – 11:35: Presentation on how to deal with the Chinese partners by Mr. Riccardo Benussi, Head of European Business Development at Dezan Shira & Associates
• 11:35 – 11:45: Presentation on Intellectual property rights by Mr. Jim Stoopman (China IP SME Helpdesk)
• 11:45 – 12:00: Closing remarks and Q&A session

Date: 26.05.2021

Location: Online

Price members: Free

Price non members: Free

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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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The Flanders-China Chamber of Commerce is organizing the webinar: ‘China’s 14^th Five-Year Plan and what it means for EU businesses’. This webinar will take place on 29 April from 10:30 till 11:30.

The 14th Five-Year Plan incorporates policies to be adopted in the period 2021-2025 and sets long-range targets to be achieved by 2035. The plan sets out the next phase of China’s economic growth, environmental protection strategy and social development, with an emphasis on promoting green and low-carbon development.

During the webinar, our distinguished speaker, Mrs. Iris Pang, Greater China Economist at ING Bank, will share her views on the intended impact of the 14^th Five-Year Plan on China’s economy and the likely consequences for China’s relationship with Europe.

The program:

10:30 – 10:35 Introduction by Ms. Gwenn Sonck, Executive Director, Flanders-China Chamber of Commerce / EU-China Business Association

10:35 – 11:15 Presentation by Mrs. Iris Pang, Greater China Economist, ING Bank

11:15 – 11:30 Q&A session

About the speaker:

Iris Pang is ING’s Chief Economist, Greater China. She joined ING in 2017. Iris was previously employed by Natixis and OCBC Wing Hang Bank. She earned a PhD in economics from Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.

Practical Information:

Date and time: April 29, 2021, 10:30 AM-11:30 AM CEST

Location: Online

Price for members: Free

Price for non-members: Free

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The Flanders-China Chamber of Commerce, the EU-China Business Association, the China IPR SME Helpdesk and the China Chamber of Commerce / EU are organizing a webinar focused on “How to Protect Your Trade Secrets in China” on 13 April 2021 at 10:30 am.

The program is as follows

10:30 – 10:35 Introduction to the webinar by Mr Peter Sczigel, China IPR SME Helpdesk

10:35 – 10:40 Presentation of the Flanders-China Chamber of Commerce / EU-China Business Association by Ms Gwenn Sonck, Executive Director

10:40 – 11:15 “How to protect your trade secrets” by Mr Valentin de le Court, China IPR SME Helpdes

11:15 – 11:30 Q&A

The speaker:

Valentin de le Court graduated from the law faculties of Université Saint-Louis (1998) and Université de Louvain (2001) and holds a Master degree in Intellectual Property Law from HUBrussel / KULeuven (2008). He was a member of the Brussels bar between 2004 and 2013, which he joined again in 2017.

Valentin de le Court specialises in contentious and non-contentious IP law matters, with a particular focus on patent and trademark litigation and contracts as well as trade secrets protection.

From 2012 to 2015 he worked in the Shanghai office of a Chinese IP boutique firm, which enabled him to develop an expertise in Chinese IP law (litigation, IP portfolio strategies, legal advice, contracts and China related technology transfer).

Valentin is also an appointed expert of the ‘China IPR SME Helpdesk’, an EU Commission funded project that supports European SMEs with their China IP law issues.

He has published several articles on Chinese IP law and is a regular speaker on this topic.

Practical information:

Date and time: April 13, 2021, 10:30 AM-11:30 AM, CEST

Location: Online

Price for members: free

Price for non-members: free

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On March 19^th, the Flanders-China Chamber of Commerce and the Province of East Flanders are organizing a webinar focused on: “Innovation in China’s agricultural sector – current situation and opportunities”.

Our speaker, Mr. Johnny Browaeys, Chairman of Seeder Clean Energy, will provide an insight into the developments currently taking place in the Chinese agricultural sector. He will offer an outlook about how AgriTech, big data, digitization, e-commerce, and fintech are revolutionizing the Chinese agricultural ecosystem. He will be followed by Mr. Kris Fivez, Sales Manager Asia, Middle-East and Oceania, Biobest Belgium, who will share the experiences of Biobest in China.

If you work in the agriculture sector and you want to get close to China, don’t miss our webinar to dig up more information about the agri-trade sector.

The program is as follows:

10:00 – 10:05 Introduction by Mrs. Gwenn Sonck, Executive Director, Flanders-China Chamber of Commerce

10:05 – 10:30 Presentation by Mr. Johnny Browaeys, Chairman, Seeder Clean Energy

10:30 – 10:50 Presentation by Mr. Kris Fivez, Sales manager Asia, Middle-East and Oceania, Biobest Belgium

10:50 – 11:00 Q&A session

About the speakers:

Mr. Johnny Browaeys, Chairman, Seeder Clean Energy
National Vice-Chair, European Chamber Environmental Working Group
Seeder is a venture-backed renewable energy procurement platform. Offering project financing, RFP Management, on-site engineering, and RE sourcing and strategy for the world’s largest corporations to be 100% powered by renewable energy in China. We are planting the “seeds” for a cleaner tomorrow. Our services have measurably reduced carbon and energy footprints whilst delivering cost savings and other business benefits to our customers.

Mr. Kris Fivez, Sales Manager Asia, Middle-East and Oceania, Biobest Belgium

Pollination and biological control is our expertise. With 30 years of experience, we continue to lead the way today. Biobest delivers top products with a constant high quality. We monitor quality at every level: during production and also during transport. Biobest guarantees a worldwide service thanks to its geographically well-distributed subsidiaries, production sites, salespeople and technical experts.

Practical Information:

Date and time: March 19, 2021, 10 AM – 11 AM, CET

Location: Online

Price for members: Free

Price for non-members: Free

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