Half-Year General Meeting 2019
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The 209 Half-Year General Meeting took place in Shanghai on 20-22 June 2019.
The event was open to EuropeFides members and their clients.
Location:
Swissôtel Grand Shanghai
1 Yu Yuan Road
Shanghai 200040
P.R. China
PROGRAMME
Thursday, 20 June 2019:
EuropeFides MorningProgramme9.00 – 12.30
SightseeingTour Shanghai:
Visit to
Chenghuang Miao Shanghai Old Street and Yu Garden Lunch at street food Market
Event for Business Partners and Clients
Doing Business & Investing in EuropePanel discussions and presentations on opportunities and challenges clients face when investing in EuropeNetworking sessions for clients and EuropeFides members
EuropeFides Evening Programme19.00
Dinner
Friday, 21 June 2019: EuropeFides General Meeting - Swissôtel Grand Shanghai
Full-day Seminar: Doing Business and Investing in Asia (open to EuopeFides Members & Clients)
10.00– 10.30
Registration & Welcome Coffee
10.30- 10.45
Welcome by Pascal Ngatsing, President of EuropeFides
10.45 - 11.15
Introduction to the cultural aspects of doing business in ChinaFang Fang, bdp Shanghai
11.15 - 12.45
Panel discussion: Investment opportunities and conditions for setting up a business in AsiaSpeakers:Mainland China: Dr.Michael Bormann & Fang Fang, bdp ChinaHong Kong: Juliet Zhou, R&T Consulting GroupSingapore: Ching Mia Kuang, LE YU Corporate Advisory Pte LtdIndia: Ryna Karani & Siddhi Ghatlia, ALMT LegalJapan: Yasuyoshi Goto, Yasuyoshi Goto Law Firm
13.00 - 14.00
Lunch at Swissôtel Grand Shanghai
14.00 - 14.45
Tax System in ChinaDr. Michael Bormann & Jennifer Lv, bdp China
14.45 - 15.30
Mergers & Acquestions and changes in BankingSpeaker to be confirmed
15.30 - 16.00
Coffee Break
16.00 - 16.45
Growing outbound business for European advisory companiesDr. Michael Bormann, bdp China
17.00 – 18.00
Meeting of the Management Committee (Board Members only)
Evening Programme, Friday21 June 2019 (open to everyone)
19.00– 21.00
Cocktail Reception at Swissôtel Grand Hotel Shanghai
Saturday, 22 June 2019
9.00 – 11.00
General Assembly EuropeFides SAS (Members only)
As of 11.00
open for Guests and Clients
11.00 – 11.15
Coffee Break
11.15 – 12.00
Presentations by potential new membersFirms:Ciolek Law Firm - Krakow, PolandYasuyoshi Goto Law Firm - Tokyo, Japan
12.00 - 13.00
Lunch at Swissôtel Grand Shanghai
14.00 - 18.00
Visit to a Chinese Stamping and Welding Plant
20.00 - 23.00
Dinner (open to everyone)
Social Programme for Accompanying Persons:
Thursday, 20 June 2019
9.00 – 12.30
SightseeingTour Shanghai:
Visit to
Chenghuang MiaoShanghai Old Street and Yu GardenLunch at street food Market
19.00
Dinner
Friday, 21 June2019
10.00 – 15.00
Sightseeing Tour for accompanying persons:
Guided tour with visit to
XintiandiTianzifangshopping marketsPudong riverside
19.00 – 21.00
Cocktail Reception at Swissôtel Grand Hotel Shanghai
Saturday, 22 June2019
20.00– 23.00
Dinner