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 MorningProgramme

9.00 – 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 Europe

Panel discussions and presentations on opportunities and challenges clients face when investing in EuropeNetworking sessions for clients and EuropeFides members

EuropeFides Evening Programme

19.00

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