Date: October 14, 2026
Event: Supported Webinar
Time: 10:00–11:30 CEST
Understanding how to recruit the right people, manage a team and terminate contracts is as crucial in China as it is anywhere else. This knowledge is key not only because of the peculiarities of China’s human resources and labour regulations, but also, in the case of European SMEs with operations in China, because of the distance between headquarters and the local team.
On 14 October, the EU SME Centre and European Union Chamber of Commerce in China are organising a workshop in Beijing and online to share information on HR best practices with experts.
Date: 14 October, 2026
Time: 10:00–11:30 CEST
Location: Beijing & Online
This information session is open, free of charge, to all European SMEs and other stakeholders of the EU SME Centre, including business support organisations and trade promotion organisations, as well as public institutions from EU Member States and countries participating in the Single Market Programme
Date: October 30, 2026
Event: Supported Webinar
Time:
Join the upcoming “Staying in Dialogue with China” webinar on 30 October with Prof. Mingzhi Xu, Tenured Associate Professor at the Institute of New Structural Economics of Peking University (PKU) and a faculty member of the Yenching Academy.
For this session, China Macro Group focuses on China’s policy goal of building a “national unified market” (全国统一大市场), as a key issue shaping China’s political economy in 2026 based on priorities from the CCP Fourth Plenum (July 2024) and the Central Economic Work Conference in December 2025.
While the broad concept dates back several decades, it re-gained strategic importance across various iterations from 2018 (“strong domestic market” / 强大国内市场) to 2019 (“super-large scale market advantage” / 超大规模市场优势) to its eventual formalization as part of the 14th Five-Year-Plan (2021-2025) drafted in the first year of the Covid19 pandemic in 2020. After the pivotal “Third Plenum” in July 2024, we finally saw the NDRC publishing its key policy “Notice on Issuing the Guidelines for Building a Unified National Market (Trial), No. 1742” in December 2024.
More concretely, this webinar wants to discuss:
To discuss these questions, Markus Hermann Chen, Co-founder and Managing Director of China Macro Group will host Prof. Mingzhi Xu as guest speaker. Prof. Xu holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of California, Davis. During 2018 and 2019, he was a post-doctoral researcher at the National Bureau of Economic Research and a visiting researcher at Harvard Kennedy School (HKS), Harvard University. His research specialization includes international economics, industrial organization, economic development, consumer welfare, and infrastructure economics and financing. His research has examined topics including China’s trade liberalization, domestic sourcing, labour markets, and economic development.
Date: 30 October, 2026
Time: 09:00–09:45 CET / 16:00-16:45 CST
Location: Online
Date: November 18, 2026
Event: Supported Webinar
Time: 09:00-19:00 CEST
On 18 November 2026, the EU SME Centre will host the Understanding China Conference in Brussels and online. Bringing together policymakers from EU institutions, analysts, business leaders and industry experts, the conference will offer valuable insights into the latest developments shaping EU–China relations and the business environment for SMEs.
Through keynote speeches and expert panel discussions, participants will gain a better understanding of how evolving policies, market trends and wider developments may affect European SMEs operating in or engaging with China. The conference will also explore key areas relevant to companies looking to navigate the Chinese market, including changing consumer demographics and preferences, e-commerce, communication and marketing.
Date: 18 November, 2026
Time: 09:00–19:00 CEST
Location: Brussels & Online
Date: November 23, 2026
Event: Conference
Time: 10:00–16:00 (CST)
On 23–24 November 2026, Corporate Innovation Days 2026 will bring together companies, academics, researchers and students in Beijing for two days focused on sustainability and its impact on business.
The event will explore how sustainability is reshaping the way companies approach products, supply chains, compliance and value creation.
Across two days, participants can take part in keynotes, company pitches, panel discussions, workshops and networking, providing opportunities to exchange perspectives and connect across business and academia.
Speakers include representatives from:
Date: 23–24 November 2026
Venue: SDC Building, Yanqihu East Road 1, Huairou District, Beijing
Participation: Free of charge
Registration deadline: 10 November 2026
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Date: October 14, 2026
Event: Supported Webinar
Time: 10:00–11:30 CEST
Understanding how to recruit the right people, manage a team and terminate contracts is as crucial in China as it is anywhere else. This knowledge is key not only because of the peculiarities of China’s human resources and labour regulations, but also, in the case of European SMEs with operations in China, because of the distance between headquarters and the local team.
On 14 October, the EU SME Centre and European Union Chamber of Commerce in China are organising a workshop in Beijing and online to share information on HR best practices with experts.
Date: 14 October, 2026
Time: 10:00–11:30 CEST
Location: Beijing & Online
This information session is open, free of charge, to all European SMEs and other stakeholders of the EU SME Centre, including business support organisations and trade promotion organisations, as well as public institutions from EU Member States and countries participating in the Single Market Programme
Back
Date: October 30, 2026
Event: Supported Webinar
Time:
Join the upcoming “Staying in Dialogue with China” webinar on 30 October with Prof. Mingzhi Xu, Tenured Associate Professor at the Institute of New Structural Economics of Peking University (PKU) and a faculty member of the Yenching Academy.
For this session, China Macro Group focuses on China’s policy goal of building a “national unified market” (全国统一大市场), as a key issue shaping China’s political economy in 2026 based on priorities from the CCP Fourth Plenum (July 2024) and the Central Economic Work Conference in December 2025.
While the broad concept dates back several decades, it re-gained strategic importance across various iterations from 2018 (“strong domestic market” / 强大国内市场) to 2019 (“super-large scale market advantage” / 超大规模市场优势) to its eventual formalization as part of the 14th Five-Year-Plan (2021-2025) drafted in the first year of the Covid19 pandemic in 2020. After the pivotal “Third Plenum” in July 2024, we finally saw the NDRC publishing its key policy “Notice on Issuing the Guidelines for Building a Unified National Market (Trial), No. 1742” in December 2024.
More concretely, this webinar wants to discuss:
To discuss these questions, Markus Hermann Chen, Co-founder and Managing Director of China Macro Group will host Prof. Mingzhi Xu as guest speaker. Prof. Xu holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of California, Davis. During 2018 and 2019, he was a post-doctoral researcher at the National Bureau of Economic Research and a visiting researcher at Harvard Kennedy School (HKS), Harvard University. His research specialization includes international economics, industrial organization, economic development, consumer welfare, and infrastructure economics and financing. His research has examined topics including China’s trade liberalization, domestic sourcing, labour markets, and economic development.
Date: 30 October, 2026
Time: 09:00–09:45 CET / 16:00-16:45 CST
Location: Online
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Date: November 18, 2026
Event: Supported Webinar
Time: 09:00-19:00 CEST
On 18 November 2026, the EU SME Centre will host the Understanding China Conference in Brussels and online. Bringing together policymakers from EU institutions, analysts, business leaders and industry experts, the conference will offer valuable insights into the latest developments shaping EU–China relations and the business environment for SMEs.
Through keynote speeches and expert panel discussions, participants will gain a better understanding of how evolving policies, market trends and wider developments may affect European SMEs operating in or engaging with China. The conference will also explore key areas relevant to companies looking to navigate the Chinese market, including changing consumer demographics and preferences, e-commerce, communication and marketing.
Date: 18 November, 2026
Time: 09:00–19:00 CEST
Location: Brussels & Online
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Date: November 23, 2026
Event: Conference
Time: 10:00–16:00 (CST)
On 23–24 November 2026, Corporate Innovation Days 2026 will bring together companies, academics, researchers and students in Beijing for two days focused on sustainability and its impact on business.
The event will explore how sustainability is reshaping the way companies approach products, supply chains, compliance and value creation.
Across two days, participants can take part in keynotes, company pitches, panel discussions, workshops and networking, providing opportunities to exchange perspectives and connect across business and academia.
Speakers include representatives from:
Date: 23–24 November 2026
Venue: SDC Building, Yanqihu East Road 1, Huairou District, Beijing
Participation: Free of charge
Registration deadline: 10 November 2026
Date: November 24, 2022
Time: 09:00-10:30 CET
Event: Supported Webinar
PART 1 OF THE "GREENER TOGETHER" WEBINAR SERIES
This webinar is a part of the 'Greener Together: China-Nordic Dialogue on Carbon Neutrality' campaign organised in collaboration between the Danish Chamber of Commerce in China, the Norwegian Business Association and FinnCham, and supported by the´Danish-Chinese Business Forum.
In the launch session for the "Greener Together: China-Nordic Dialogue on Carbon Neutrality" webinar series, our speakers will introduce China's low carbon goals and the impact this may have on your business in China.
Speakers for the event:
Members of DCBF can register for free - Read more and sign up click here!
Date: November 15, 2022
Time: 9:00-10:00 CET
Event: Webinar
Click here to register (for DCBF, DCCC and DCCHK members only):
Creating visibility in your supply chain becomes increasingly critical during times of demand volatility and long delivery times.
Join us for this webinar to learn from a case presentation on how Sales, Inventory and Operations Planning (SIOP) can be used to create supply chain visibility.
Jan Sass Hvass, Group Director, Supply Chain & Procurement at TAJCO Group A/S will introduce how SIOP can be implemented in a ‘light’ version, and not least what opportunities this offers in terms of 'quick wins'.
Date: November 14, 2022
Time: 8.00-10.00 AM (CET)
Event: Conference
Exclusive conference - by invitation only
INTRODUCTION
Multinational companies operate in an increasingly volatile geopolitical world characterized notably by systemic rivalry between China and the West and by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
The world seems to be heading towards polarization between liberal democracies lead by USA and authoritarian regimes lead by China at a time when the world’s largest challenges (climate change and biodiversity crisis) require global solutions.
The economic outlook is clouded with uncertainty on the backdrop of the global COVID pandemic causing havoc with global supply chains and triggering inflationary pressures.
Board rooms are faced with new dilemmas and challenges as witnessed by quite a number of Danish companies in the aftermath of Russia’s invasion into Ukraine.
How do Danish companies navigate in a New World Order, notably vis-à-vis China? China is today Denmark’s 3rd largest export market for goods and services when including indirect exports and is poised to become the world’s largest economy.
Is there a need to rebalance your China strategy?
WHY PARTICIPATE
It is increasingly important for Danish companies to understand the drivers, dynamics, and implications of the New World Order to ensure that the strategy is optimally designed in terms of robustness and agility. This conference will provide directors and executives with the means to discuss and share insights and perspectives on how best to respond to these challenges.
Date: November 09, 2022
Time: 09:00 AM - 10:30 PM (DK) / 04:00 - 05:30 PM (CN)
Event: Webinar
Political, Economic and Business Update Special
Members of DCBF - Sign up here!
On Saturday 22nd of October China wrapped up the 20th CPC Congress. The Congress is a milestone in China’s political and economic development and takes place every five years. At this congress Xi Jinping was approved for a third five-year term as General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party. Furthermore, during the Congress there were many changes in China’s top leadership which send signals of China’s political and economic course and direction over the next five years.
At this webinar hosted by Danske Bank and Danish-Chinese Business Forum (DCBF), we will look at the key takeaways from the Congress and present views on where China is heading. Professor and expert in Chinese politics, Kjeld Erik Brødsgaard will take stock of the changes in the top leadership and present his views on what it signals on China’s political course. Danske Bank’s China economist, Allan von Mehren will talk about the economic takeaways and give his view on where China’s economic priorities and growth is heading. Finally, Chairman of DCBF Tom Behrens Sørensen will look at the Congress from a business perspective and share his expectations for the business environment going forward.
Date: November 08, 2022
Time: 9:15-10:00 CET
Event: Webinar
Click here to register (for DCBF, DCCC and DCCHK members only):
Hololens is a self-contained holographic device that projects 3D holograms onto the lenses. Some companies have called Hololens a "gamechanger" in a post-pandemic world with international travel restrictions.
CUBIC will introduce the fundamentals of Microsoft HoloLens and give examples on where CUBIC has benefitted from use of the technology for cross-border use for maintenance, training, quality checking, product development and IT support.
Date: November 08, 2022
Time: 10.00 AM CET
Event: Webinar
Danish-Chinese Business Forum is pleased to invite you to join a webinar by The Flanders-China Chamber of Commerce in partnership with Dentons Global Advisors focusing on: "The 7 pitfalls and the 12 most common errors of public affairs". The webcast will take place on 8 November 2022 at 10h00 am CET.
Making the most of public affairs: considering the odds at stake and faced with an increasingly demanding ecosystem of journalists, policymakers and activists, companies continue to struggle with the challenge of advancing their interests and convincing stakeholders to take positive action.
Key issues to be addressed: this training covers the seven most common errors witnessed in the field of public affairs campaigns, as well as the twelve main mistakes made by lobbyists and ways to overcome them. Finally, we discuss the seven personality characteristics driving the core skills of an ideal lobbyist.
Registration link has been sent to members of DCBF. If you are a member of DCBF and wish to participate, but have not received the link, please contact us at info@dcbf.dk
Date: October 25, 2022
Time: 9:00-10:00 CET
Event: Webinar
Click here to register (for DCBF, DCCC and DCCHK members only)
After several years of the pandemic affecting business activities, companies are exploring more cost-efficient and result-oriented approaches to how digital marketing can help and support business growth, how to stand out among competitors, and how to avoid unnecessary spending.
The webinar will provide insights and suggestions from both macro and micro perspectives on marketing in China. Key topics will include:
Date: October 11, 2022
Time: 9.00-10.00 a.m. (DK) / 3.00-4.00 p.m. (CN)
Event: Webinar
Click here to register for the webinar! (only available for members of DCBF, DCCC or DCC-HK)
Kay Group’s Partner and Executive Coach, Karin Wellbrock, will come together with Managing Director BMES Greater China, Anne Zhang, and Gender Researcher and Executive Coach Dr. Bettina Al-Sadik (MCC) to discuss the situation regarding women in leadership in Greater China and Japan with focus on the lack of diversity. BMES’s BD Manager for APAC and Japan, Amrit Warraich, will be moderating the event.
The points of discussion will tackle how to ensure diversity and equal opportunity within executive suites throughout APAC:
- How can women in leadership build their careers and what strengths do they have?
- What are some differences and commonalities from a gender research perspective?
- How can female leader profiles appear in more executive searches, and what will the implications of that be regarding multinational leadership roles?
- What happens when female leaders take on CxO positions? What are the challenges, and how does reality match up to the expectations they are facing?
Please contact info@dcbf.dk if you have any questions.
Date: September 30, 2022
Time: 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM (DK) / 5:00 - 6:00 PM (CN)
Event: Webinar
Danish-Chinese Business Forum (DCBF) is a member of EU-China Business Association (EUCBA) and we are pleased to invite you to this partner webinar:
The EU-China Business Association, the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China, and BusinessEurope are delighted to invite you to the 'European Business in China: Position Paper 2022/2023' launch.
This Position Paper of the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China is the culmination of nine months of dedicated work by 41 working groups and sub-working groups and forums. This year’s Executive Position paper outlines, how over the last year, there has been a significant shift in focus at European companies' headquarters (HQs) when evaluating China.
By prioritizing ideology over economic concerns, China's business environment is becoming less predictable, reliable and efficient. While opportunities for European companies remain, they must now develop strategies to deal with an ever-growing list of risks stemming from both emerging legislation—within and outside of China—and geopolitical developments. Join us to understand the key drivers behind these trends and their implications for European business.
Program:
11:00-11:05: Welcome and introduction by Ms. Gwenn Sonck, Executive Director, EU-China Business Association & Flanders-China Chamber of Commerce
11:05-11:35: Presentation of the Position Paper 2022/2023 by Mr. Joerg Wuttke, President of the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China
11:35-11:55: Q&A and final discussion moderated by Ms. Luisa Santos, Deputy Director General of BusinessEurope
11:55-12:00: Closing words by Mr. Jochum Haakma, Chairman, EU-China Business Association
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Date: November 24, 2022
Event: Supported Webinar
PART 1 OF THE "GREENER TOGETHER" WEBINAR SERIES
This webinar is a part of the 'Greener Together: China-Nordic Dialogue on Carbon Neutrality' campaign organised in collaboration between the Danish Chamber of Commerce in China, the Norwegian Business Association and FinnCham, and supported by the´Danish-Chinese Business Forum.
In the launch session for the "Greener Together: China-Nordic Dialogue on Carbon Neutrality" webinar series, our speakers will introduce China's low carbon goals and the impact this may have on your business in China.
Speakers for the event:
Members of DCBF can register for free - Read more and sign up click here!
Back
Date: November 15, 2022
Event: Webinar
Click here to register (for DCBF, DCCC and DCCHK members only):
Creating visibility in your supply chain becomes increasingly critical during times of demand volatility and long delivery times.
Join us for this webinar to learn from a case presentation on how Sales, Inventory and Operations Planning (SIOP) can be used to create supply chain visibility.
Jan Sass Hvass, Group Director, Supply Chain & Procurement at TAJCO Group A/S will introduce how SIOP can be implemented in a ‘light’ version, and not least what opportunities this offers in terms of 'quick wins'.
Back
Date: November 14, 2022
Event: Conference
Exclusive conference - by invitation only
INTRODUCTION
Multinational companies operate in an increasingly volatile geopolitical world characterized notably by systemic rivalry between China and the West and by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
The world seems to be heading towards polarization between liberal democracies lead by USA and authoritarian regimes lead by China at a time when the world’s largest challenges (climate change and biodiversity crisis) require global solutions.
The economic outlook is clouded with uncertainty on the backdrop of the global COVID pandemic causing havoc with global supply chains and triggering inflationary pressures.
Board rooms are faced with new dilemmas and challenges as witnessed by quite a number of Danish companies in the aftermath of Russia’s invasion into Ukraine.
How do Danish companies navigate in a New World Order, notably vis-à-vis China? China is today Denmark’s 3rd largest export market for goods and services when including indirect exports and is poised to become the world’s largest economy.
Is there a need to rebalance your China strategy?
WHY PARTICIPATE
It is increasingly important for Danish companies to understand the drivers, dynamics, and implications of the New World Order to ensure that the strategy is optimally designed in terms of robustness and agility. This conference will provide directors and executives with the means to discuss and share insights and perspectives on how best to respond to these challenges.
Back
Date: November 09, 2022
Event: Webinar
Political, Economic and Business Update Special
Members of DCBF - Sign up here!
On Saturday 22nd of October China wrapped up the 20th CPC Congress. The Congress is a milestone in China’s political and economic development and takes place every five years. At this congress Xi Jinping was approved for a third five-year term as General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party. Furthermore, during the Congress there were many changes in China’s top leadership which send signals of China’s political and economic course and direction over the next five years.
At this webinar hosted by Danske Bank and Danish-Chinese Business Forum (DCBF), we will look at the key takeaways from the Congress and present views on where China is heading. Professor and expert in Chinese politics, Kjeld Erik Brødsgaard will take stock of the changes in the top leadership and present his views on what it signals on China’s political course. Danske Bank’s China economist, Allan von Mehren will talk about the economic takeaways and give his view on where China’s economic priorities and growth is heading. Finally, Chairman of DCBF Tom Behrens Sørensen will look at the Congress from a business perspective and share his expectations for the business environment going forward.
Back
Date: November 08, 2022
Event: Webinar
Click here to register (for DCBF, DCCC and DCCHK members only):
Hololens is a self-contained holographic device that projects 3D holograms onto the lenses. Some companies have called Hololens a "gamechanger" in a post-pandemic world with international travel restrictions.
CUBIC will introduce the fundamentals of Microsoft HoloLens and give examples on where CUBIC has benefitted from use of the technology for cross-border use for maintenance, training, quality checking, product development and IT support.
Back
Date: November 08, 2022
Event: Webinar
Danish-Chinese Business Forum is pleased to invite you to join a webinar by The Flanders-China Chamber of Commerce in partnership with Dentons Global Advisors focusing on: "The 7 pitfalls and the 12 most common errors of public affairs". The webcast will take place on 8 November 2022 at 10h00 am CET.
Making the most of public affairs: considering the odds at stake and faced with an increasingly demanding ecosystem of journalists, policymakers and activists, companies continue to struggle with the challenge of advancing their interests and convincing stakeholders to take positive action.
Key issues to be addressed: this training covers the seven most common errors witnessed in the field of public affairs campaigns, as well as the twelve main mistakes made by lobbyists and ways to overcome them. Finally, we discuss the seven personality characteristics driving the core skills of an ideal lobbyist.
Registration link has been sent to members of DCBF. If you are a member of DCBF and wish to participate, but have not received the link, please contact us at info@dcbf.dk
Back
Date: October 25, 2022
Event: Webinar
Click here to register (for DCBF, DCCC and DCCHK members only)
After several years of the pandemic affecting business activities, companies are exploring more cost-efficient and result-oriented approaches to how digital marketing can help and support business growth, how to stand out among competitors, and how to avoid unnecessary spending.
The webinar will provide insights and suggestions from both macro and micro perspectives on marketing in China. Key topics will include:
Back
Date: October 11, 2022
Event: Webinar
Click here to register for the webinar! (only available for members of DCBF, DCCC or DCC-HK)
Kay Group’s Partner and Executive Coach, Karin Wellbrock, will come together with Managing Director BMES Greater China, Anne Zhang, and Gender Researcher and Executive Coach Dr. Bettina Al-Sadik (MCC) to discuss the situation regarding women in leadership in Greater China and Japan with focus on the lack of diversity. BMES’s BD Manager for APAC and Japan, Amrit Warraich, will be moderating the event.
The points of discussion will tackle how to ensure diversity and equal opportunity within executive suites throughout APAC:
- How can women in leadership build their careers and what strengths do they have?
- What are some differences and commonalities from a gender research perspective?
- How can female leader profiles appear in more executive searches, and what will the implications of that be regarding multinational leadership roles?
- What happens when female leaders take on CxO positions? What are the challenges, and how does reality match up to the expectations they are facing?
Please contact info@dcbf.dk if you have any questions.
Back
Date: September 30, 2022
Event: Webinar
Danish-Chinese Business Forum (DCBF) is a member of EU-China Business Association (EUCBA) and we are pleased to invite you to this partner webinar:
The EU-China Business Association, the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China, and BusinessEurope are delighted to invite you to the 'European Business in China: Position Paper 2022/2023' launch.
This Position Paper of the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China is the culmination of nine months of dedicated work by 41 working groups and sub-working groups and forums. This year’s Executive Position paper outlines, how over the last year, there has been a significant shift in focus at European companies' headquarters (HQs) when evaluating China.
By prioritizing ideology over economic concerns, China's business environment is becoming less predictable, reliable and efficient. While opportunities for European companies remain, they must now develop strategies to deal with an ever-growing list of risks stemming from both emerging legislation—within and outside of China—and geopolitical developments. Join us to understand the key drivers behind these trends and their implications for European business.
Program:
11:00-11:05: Welcome and introduction by Ms. Gwenn Sonck, Executive Director, EU-China Business Association & Flanders-China Chamber of Commerce
11:05-11:35: Presentation of the Position Paper 2022/2023 by Mr. Joerg Wuttke, President of the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China
11:35-11:55: Q&A and final discussion moderated by Ms. Luisa Santos, Deputy Director General of BusinessEurope
11:55-12:00: Closing words by Mr. Jochum Haakma, Chairman, EU-China Business Association