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EVENTS
UPCOMING EVENTS
Are Foreign Managers on the Comeback in China?
Date: April 01, 2026
Event: Supported Webinar
Time: 9:30-10:30 (DK) | 15:30-16:30 (CN)
About the Webinar
Against the backdrop of a years-long corporate localization trend in China, a surprising shift is unfolding across global businesses.
Danish Industry (DI) under Sense China, and Danish Chamber of Commerce in China, invites you to decode this pivotal talent trend and gain actionable industry insights.
A recent surge in hiring foreign managers and specialists for positions in China has caught widespread attention. The development comes at the back of a decade-long localization wave, which has seen foreigners being replaced with Chinese executives.
Why is it happening now? Is it a temporary development, or does it signal a bigger change in how international companies approach the Chinese market? When should a company consider localizing their China leadership team and when does a foreign decision-maker makes sense?
In this webinar, HR expert Miriam Wickertsheim, General Manager, DirectHR, explains how hiring practices are evolving across Chinese industries. Miriam also offers strategic insights and practical advice on what companies should keep in mind when recruiting for jobs in China.
Click here to register (members of DCBF can register for free).
Speaker
Miriam Wickertsheim is the General Manager of DirectHR, one of the leading German-managed recruitment firms in China. For the past 15+ years, Miriam has helped international companies hire leadership talent in China - GMs, MDs, VPs, Heads of Sales, Operations, R&D.
E-Commerce: JD for Cross-Border E-Commerce to China
Date: April 16, 2026
Event: Supported Webinar
Time: 10:00-11:30 CET | 16:00-17:30 CST
About the Webinar
Cross-border e-commerce can allow European SMEs to introduce their products faster to the Chinese market, with lower costs, and potentially to sell products otherwise not allowed for import via general trade, such as certain F&B categories that require government protocols. Furthermore, goods imported into China via CBEC enjoy preferential tax rates.
On 16 April, the EU SME Centre and the China-Italy Chamber of Commerce invite you to our new webinar on China’s e-commerce options for companies selling to China from abroad. This information session will present how to open and run an e-store on the JD ecosystem. The keynote presentation will be followed by a Q&A session.
(Members of DCBF can register for free) - Sign up for the event here
About the Webinar Series
In 2026, the EU SME and the China-Italy Chamber of Commerce are organising a series of webinars with practical guidance on China’s major e-commerce platforms. For this episode of the series, they invite European enterprises to a session on how to sell products via WeChat, China’s ubiquitous app and digital ecosystem.
Annual General Meeting 2026
Date: April 22, 2026
Event: Annual General Meeting
Time: 11:15 - 15:30 CEST
Venue: AVK Danmark A/S
About the Event
Danish-Chinese Business Forum is pleased to annouce this year's Annual General Meeting (AGM), which will take place on Wednesday the 22nd of April, 2026. The AGM will be hosted by AVK Group in Galten near Aarhus.
The central theme of this year's AGM is EU-China relations. We have invited several distinguished speakers to provide updates on these topics, which will be announced in the week to come.
Additional details about the event will be shared as the date approaches.
(Only for Members of DCBF)
Consumer Trends: China's Gen X
Date: April 29, 2026
Event: Supported Webinar
Time: 10:00-11:30 CET | 16:00-17:30 CST
About the Webinar
With the Consumer Webinar Series, the EU SME Centre and European Union Chamber of Commerce in China invite you to explore consumption in China by analysing the spending habits of each generation. For the second event of the series, we will focus on China’s Gen X, or 70后, the generation born in the 1970s who came of age as the Reform and Opening Era was gaining speed.
The session will present their main spending categories, their online and offline purchasing platforms of choice, and how to reach them on social media and other channels.
(Members of DCBF can register for free) - Sign up for the event here
About the Webinar Series
Knowing the main groups of consumers can help SMEs design a sound marketing and communication strategy for their target audience. With the Consumer Webinar Series, the EU SME Centre and European Union Chamber of Commerce in China invite to take a closer look at 4 major groups of urban consumers.
Back
Are Foreign Managers on the Comeback in China?
Date: April 01, 2026
Event: Supported Webinar
Time: 9:30-10:30 (DK) | 15:30-16:30 (CN)
About the Webinar
Against the backdrop of a years-long corporate localization trend in China, a surprising shift is unfolding across global businesses.
Danish Industry (DI) under Sense China, and Danish Chamber of Commerce in China, invites you to decode this pivotal talent trend and gain actionable industry insights.
A recent surge in hiring foreign managers and specialists for positions in China has caught widespread attention. The development comes at the back of a decade-long localization wave, which has seen foreigners being replaced with Chinese executives.
Why is it happening now? Is it a temporary development, or does it signal a bigger change in how international companies approach the Chinese market? When should a company consider localizing their China leadership team and when does a foreign decision-maker makes sense?
In this webinar, HR expert Miriam Wickertsheim, General Manager, DirectHR, explains how hiring practices are evolving across Chinese industries. Miriam also offers strategic insights and practical advice on what companies should keep in mind when recruiting for jobs in China.
Click here to register (members of DCBF can register for free).
Speaker
Miriam Wickertsheim is the General Manager of DirectHR, one of the leading German-managed recruitment firms in China. For the past 15+ years, Miriam has helped international companies hire leadership talent in China - GMs, MDs, VPs, Heads of Sales, Operations, R&D.
Back
E-Commerce: JD for Cross-Border E-Commerce to China
Date: April 16, 2026
Event: Supported Webinar
Time: 10:00-11:30 CET | 16:00-17:30 CST
About the Webinar
Cross-border e-commerce can allow European SMEs to introduce their products faster to the Chinese market, with lower costs, and potentially to sell products otherwise not allowed for import via general trade, such as certain F&B categories that require government protocols. Furthermore, goods imported into China via CBEC enjoy preferential tax rates.
On 16 April, the EU SME Centre and the China-Italy Chamber of Commerce invite you to our new webinar on China’s e-commerce options for companies selling to China from abroad. This information session will present how to open and run an e-store on the JD ecosystem. The keynote presentation will be followed by a Q&A session.
(Members of DCBF can register for free) - Sign up for the event here
About the Webinar Series
In 2026, the EU SME and the China-Italy Chamber of Commerce are organising a series of webinars with practical guidance on China’s major e-commerce platforms. For this episode of the series, they invite European enterprises to a session on how to sell products via WeChat, China’s ubiquitous app and digital ecosystem.
Back
Annual General Meeting 2026
Date: April 22, 2026
Event: Annual General Meeting
Time: 11:15 - 15:30 CEST
Venue: AVK Danmark A/S
About the Event
Danish-Chinese Business Forum is pleased to annouce this year's Annual General Meeting (AGM), which will take place on Wednesday the 22nd of April, 2026. The AGM will be hosted by AVK Group in Galten near Aarhus.
The central theme of this year's AGM is EU-China relations. We have invited several distinguished speakers to provide updates on these topics, which will be announced in the week to come.
Additional details about the event will be shared as the date approaches.
(Only for Members of DCBF)
Back
Consumer Trends: China's Gen X
Date: April 29, 2026
Event: Supported Webinar
Time: 10:00-11:30 CET | 16:00-17:30 CST
About the Webinar
With the Consumer Webinar Series, the EU SME Centre and European Union Chamber of Commerce in China invite you to explore consumption in China by analysing the spending habits of each generation. For the second event of the series, we will focus on China’s Gen X, or 70后, the generation born in the 1970s who came of age as the Reform and Opening Era was gaining speed.
The session will present their main spending categories, their online and offline purchasing platforms of choice, and how to reach them on social media and other channels.
(Members of DCBF can register for free) - Sign up for the event here
About the Webinar Series
Knowing the main groups of consumers can help SMEs design a sound marketing and communication strategy for their target audience. With the Consumer Webinar Series, the EU SME Centre and European Union Chamber of Commerce in China invite to take a closer look at 4 major groups of urban consumers.
PAST EVENTS
RESULTS (150)
Solving IP Problems Crossing Multiple International Borders Using Minimal Resources
Date: April 05, 2022
Time: 9:00-10:00 a.m. (DK)/3:00-4:00 p.m. (CN)
Event: Webinar
By Thomas L. Ewing, Senior IP Strategist at AWA Denmark A/S
From a commercial point of view, it is usually easy to decide how to handle the big IP cases, where a lot is at stake, and likewise for the little cases. But what about the “medium” cases, where the immediate financial risk might be low but where the negative long-term market signal for doing nothing might be high? This seminar attempts to offer a conceptual framework from a commercial perspective for solving such cases. The seminar will be illustrated with a case in point whose solution involved enforcement, or threatened enforcement, in China for the purpose of solving a commercial problem in the USA. Thus, the seminar will anchor its conceptual framework with a series of practical, low-cost, real-world actions.
Thomas is senior IP Strategist at AWA AB in Sweden. He holds several degrees, and he is in the final stages of completing his PhD in industrial management and economics. All his research has been focused on intellectual property.
Please contact us at info@dcbf.dk if you have any questions.
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Q2 Outlook by Saxo Bank
Date: March 29, 2022
Time: 9:00-10:00 a.m. (DK) / 3:00-4:00 p.m. (CN)
Event: Webinar
Saxo Bank’s Q2 Outlook will soon be released. We are pleased to invite you to join the Webinar and get the exclusive first look.
It is your chance to hear directly from Mr. Steen Jakobsen, Saxo Bank’s Chief Economist and Chief Investment Officer’s presentation with expert commentary and discover what he believes for the financial markets and how different assets classes will behave.
Please contact us at info@dcbf.dk if you have any questions.
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China’s Cybersecurity and Data Governance
Date: March 16, 2022
Time: 09:00-10:00 (DK) - 16:00-17:00 (CN)
Event: Signature Event
Danish-Chinese Business Forum and Sinolytics invite you to this Signature Event, where experts from Sinolytics will provide you with an update on China’s Cybersecurity and Data Governance and how these impacts business operations in China. In addition, you will get their latest update on the Corporate Social Credit System.
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Internet of Things: Past, Present, and Future in the Chinese Context
Date: March 15, 2022
Time: 10:00-11:00
Event: Webinar
This webinar is organised by the Flanders-China Chamber of Commerce in partnership with EUCBA.
The speaker of the event will be Dr. Karel Eloot, Senior Partner at McKinsey Greater China where he leads the McKinsey IoT Hub. He is also co-founder of Tsinghua University's Digital Capability Center and Chairman of the Benelux Chamber of Commerce East China - Shanghai. Karel will talk about global trends and recent developments in IoT, after which he will focus on the Chinese context. Topics include: whether or not China will create a separate IoT world; IoT adoption and use cases in China compared to the rest of the world; competition between MNCs and domestic companies in China; and the implications for all stakeholders involved.
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Brand New Tencent E-Commerce Solution for Danish Companies
Date: February 22, 2022
Time: 9.00-10.00 (DK) / 16.00-17.00 (CN)
Event: Webinar
Amid all the uncertainties and travel restrictions in today's world, being connected online to your markets become more important than ever.
Join this event with Leaf Digital Group, Tencent Cloud partner in Denmark, and learn more about the newest possibilities for using the Tencent eco-system to expand your business in the Chinese market.
Tencent and Leaf Digital will introduce the recently launched China Connect solution that enables Danish companies to go China easier and more seamlessly than ever by tapping into the vast Tencent ecosystem.
Please contact us at info@dcbf.dk if you have any questions.
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Chinese New Year’s Celebration - Year of the Tiger: Political, Economic & Business Update 2022
Date: January 26, 2022
Time: 14:30-16:30 (Denmark)
Event: Signature Event
Danish-Chinese Business Forum and Danske Bank invite you to this annually held Signature Event, where China experts seek to look into the crystal ball as to what 2022 may hold in store.
The Chinese Communist Party Central Committee earlier this month concluded the 6th Plenum making it official that China has entered a new era “the Xi Jinping era” heralding profound changes in China’s approach to economy, politics, and foreign affairs.
How will this paradigm shift in policies play out in the Year of the Tiger and what are implications for foreign businesses in China? 2022 promises to be another milestone year including the 20th Party Congress and election of a new Politburo next autumn.
This New Year’s event seeks to provide important insights to our members in turn helping them navigate the changing Chinese business environment and optimize business results.
Professor Kjeld Erik Brødsgaard will provide us with an update on the political changes and challenges to prepare you for 2022.
Allan von Mehren, Chief China Analyst at Danske Bank, will elaborate on the economic prospects for China in 2022.
Tom Behrens-Sørensen, Chairman of DCBF, will provide insights for developing your China strategy in 2022 and delve into what businesses need to be aware of and what to consider in 2022 to navigate in China’s changing business environment.
This event is a collaboration between Danish-Chinese Business Forum and Danske Bank.
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Operating Across Cultures Including Remote Management
Date: January 18, 2022
Time: 9.00-10.00 (DK) / 16.00-17.00 (CN)
Event: Webinar
Annette Dahl provides simple and effective tools that you can use to navigate cross-cultural situations, along with advice on how to manage employees from a distance and
create commitment and drive amongst your employees across cultures and locations.
You will get highlight insight about:
• How to create a quick and nuanced cultural analysis of your global team
• How to build up trust in the virtual context
• How to create an engaging virtual meeting with your global team
• Why it is important to listen for the silence
• Which importance psychological safety has in the global virtual meetings and how
to create it
Please contact us at info@dcbf.dk if you have any questions.
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Key Developments of China’s Cybersecurity and Data Laws and How They Affect Your Business
Date: January 11, 2022
Time: 9.00-10.00 (DK) / 16.00-17.00 (CN)
Event: Webinar
China’s cybersecurity and data legal regime evolves in fast pace. In 2021, two important national laws the China Data Security Law (DSL) and the Personal Information Protection Law of China (PIPL) have taken effect on 1 September and 1 November respectively. These two laws, together with the China Cybersecurity Law of China (CSL), constitute a comprehensive cybersecurity and data legal regime of China and will have significant implications for businesses.
In this webinar, Barbara Li, the Head of Corporate at Rui Bai Law Firm and a highly regarded legal expert in cybersecurity and data protection, will introduce the key concepts of the CSL, DSL and PIPL, explain how these laws will impact Danish and international businesses operating in China, and provide practical guidance on what companies should be doing for compliance and risk management.
Please contact us at info@dcbf.dk if you have any questions.
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China Legal Update - Latest Updates and News
Date: December 14, 2021
Time: 9:00-10:30 (Denmark) / 16-17:30 (Hong Kong)
Event: Webinar
This webinar will provide you with the latest Chinese legal updates on a wide range of topics. You will be able to create an overview in relation to your business, but also an opportunity to ask questions, discuss the topics and get the nuances in a complicated area.
The speakers are from Magnusson Law Firm:
Natalie Pu is a counsel in Magnusson’s Denmark office and is part of their Corporate/M&A team as well as their China Group. Natalie has practiced law in China working for one of the world’s most successful law firms and is a dual-qualified Chinese and US (California) lawyer. Her extensive practice is focused on inbound and outbound investments, cross-border mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, and other general corporate and commercial matters.
Nikolaj Juhl Hansen is the managing partner of Magnusson Law Firm in Denmark. He also heads Magnusson’s China Desk and is part of Magnusson International’s cross-border M&A team. Nikolaj has previously worked in the UK law firms Eversheds and Travers Smith and has in-depth experience with handling cross-border transactions and projects. He is also very experienced in handling Chinese investment in the Nordic-Baltic region and advising European businesses on projects in China.
For more information and programme please click here.
To sign up please click here.
This webinar is for both members and non-members of DCBF. We encourage those who are not yet members to consider becoming members to take full advantage of the many benefits we offer.
This event is a collaboration between Danish-Chinese Business Forum and Denmark-Hong Kong Trade Association.
Back
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Solving IP Problems Crossing Multiple International Borders Using Minimal Resources
Date: April 05, 2022
Event: Webinar
By Thomas L. Ewing, Senior IP Strategist at AWA Denmark A/S
From a commercial point of view, it is usually easy to decide how to handle the big IP cases, where a lot is at stake, and likewise for the little cases. But what about the “medium” cases, where the immediate financial risk might be low but where the negative long-term market signal for doing nothing might be high? This seminar attempts to offer a conceptual framework from a commercial perspective for solving such cases. The seminar will be illustrated with a case in point whose solution involved enforcement, or threatened enforcement, in China for the purpose of solving a commercial problem in the USA. Thus, the seminar will anchor its conceptual framework with a series of practical, low-cost, real-world actions.
Thomas is senior IP Strategist at AWA AB in Sweden. He holds several degrees, and he is in the final stages of completing his PhD in industrial management and economics. All his research has been focused on intellectual property.
Please contact us at info@dcbf.dk if you have any questions.
Back
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Q2 Outlook by Saxo Bank
Date: March 29, 2022
Event: Webinar
Saxo Bank’s Q2 Outlook will soon be released. We are pleased to invite you to join the Webinar and get the exclusive first look.
It is your chance to hear directly from Mr. Steen Jakobsen, Saxo Bank’s Chief Economist and Chief Investment Officer’s presentation with expert commentary and discover what he believes for the financial markets and how different assets classes will behave.
Please contact us at info@dcbf.dk if you have any questions.
Back
Image
China’s Cybersecurity and Data Governance
Date: March 16, 2022
Event: Signature Event
Danish-Chinese Business Forum and Sinolytics invite you to this Signature Event, where experts from Sinolytics will provide you with an update on China’s Cybersecurity and Data Governance and how these impacts business operations in China. In addition, you will get their latest update on the Corporate Social Credit System.
Back
Image
Internet of Things: Past, Present, and Future in the Chinese Context
Date: March 15, 2022
Event: Webinar
This webinar is organised by the Flanders-China Chamber of Commerce in partnership with EUCBA.
The speaker of the event will be Dr. Karel Eloot, Senior Partner at McKinsey Greater China where he leads the McKinsey IoT Hub. He is also co-founder of Tsinghua University's Digital Capability Center and Chairman of the Benelux Chamber of Commerce East China - Shanghai. Karel will talk about global trends and recent developments in IoT, after which he will focus on the Chinese context. Topics include: whether or not China will create a separate IoT world; IoT adoption and use cases in China compared to the rest of the world; competition between MNCs and domestic companies in China; and the implications for all stakeholders involved.
Back
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Brand New Tencent E-Commerce Solution for Danish Companies
Date: February 22, 2022
Event: Webinar
Amid all the uncertainties and travel restrictions in today's world, being connected online to your markets become more important than ever.
Join this event with Leaf Digital Group, Tencent Cloud partner in Denmark, and learn more about the newest possibilities for using the Tencent eco-system to expand your business in the Chinese market.
Tencent and Leaf Digital will introduce the recently launched China Connect solution that enables Danish companies to go China easier and more seamlessly than ever by tapping into the vast Tencent ecosystem.
Please contact us at info@dcbf.dk if you have any questions.
Back
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Chinese New Year’s Celebration - Year of the Tiger: Political, Economic & Business Update 2022
Date: January 26, 2022
Event: Signature Event
Danish-Chinese Business Forum and Danske Bank invite you to this annually held Signature Event, where China experts seek to look into the crystal ball as to what 2022 may hold in store.
The Chinese Communist Party Central Committee earlier this month concluded the 6th Plenum making it official that China has entered a new era “the Xi Jinping era” heralding profound changes in China’s approach to economy, politics, and foreign affairs.
How will this paradigm shift in policies play out in the Year of the Tiger and what are implications for foreign businesses in China? 2022 promises to be another milestone year including the 20th Party Congress and election of a new Politburo next autumn.
This New Year’s event seeks to provide important insights to our members in turn helping them navigate the changing Chinese business environment and optimize business results.
Professor Kjeld Erik Brødsgaard will provide us with an update on the political changes and challenges to prepare you for 2022.
Allan von Mehren, Chief China Analyst at Danske Bank, will elaborate on the economic prospects for China in 2022.
Tom Behrens-Sørensen, Chairman of DCBF, will provide insights for developing your China strategy in 2022 and delve into what businesses need to be aware of and what to consider in 2022 to navigate in China’s changing business environment.
This event is a collaboration between Danish-Chinese Business Forum and Danske Bank.
Back
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Operating Across Cultures Including Remote Management
Date: January 18, 2022
Event: Webinar
Annette Dahl provides simple and effective tools that you can use to navigate cross-cultural situations, along with advice on how to manage employees from a distance and
create commitment and drive amongst your employees across cultures and locations.
You will get highlight insight about:
• How to create a quick and nuanced cultural analysis of your global team
• How to build up trust in the virtual context
• How to create an engaging virtual meeting with your global team
• Why it is important to listen for the silence
• Which importance psychological safety has in the global virtual meetings and how
to create it
Please contact us at info@dcbf.dk if you have any questions.
Back
Image
Key Developments of China’s Cybersecurity and Data Laws and How They Affect Your Business
Date: January 11, 2022
Event: Webinar
China’s cybersecurity and data legal regime evolves in fast pace. In 2021, two important national laws the China Data Security Law (DSL) and the Personal Information Protection Law of China (PIPL) have taken effect on 1 September and 1 November respectively. These two laws, together with the China Cybersecurity Law of China (CSL), constitute a comprehensive cybersecurity and data legal regime of China and will have significant implications for businesses.
In this webinar, Barbara Li, the Head of Corporate at Rui Bai Law Firm and a highly regarded legal expert in cybersecurity and data protection, will introduce the key concepts of the CSL, DSL and PIPL, explain how these laws will impact Danish and international businesses operating in China, and provide practical guidance on what companies should be doing for compliance and risk management.
Please contact us at info@dcbf.dk if you have any questions.
Back
Image
China Legal Update - Latest Updates and News
Date: December 14, 2021
Event: Webinar
This webinar will provide you with the latest Chinese legal updates on a wide range of topics. You will be able to create an overview in relation to your business, but also an opportunity to ask questions, discuss the topics and get the nuances in a complicated area.
The speakers are from Magnusson Law Firm:
Natalie Pu is a counsel in Magnusson’s Denmark office and is part of their Corporate/M&A team as well as their China Group. Natalie has practiced law in China working for one of the world’s most successful law firms and is a dual-qualified Chinese and US (California) lawyer. Her extensive practice is focused on inbound and outbound investments, cross-border mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, and other general corporate and commercial matters.
Nikolaj Juhl Hansen is the managing partner of Magnusson Law Firm in Denmark. He also heads Magnusson’s China Desk and is part of Magnusson International’s cross-border M&A team. Nikolaj has previously worked in the UK law firms Eversheds and Travers Smith and has in-depth experience with handling cross-border transactions and projects. He is also very experienced in handling Chinese investment in the Nordic-Baltic region and advising European businesses on projects in China.
For more information and programme please click here.
To sign up please click here.
This webinar is for both members and non-members of DCBF. We encourage those who are not yet members to consider becoming members to take full advantage of the many benefits we offer.
This event is a collaboration between Danish-Chinese Business Forum and Denmark-Hong Kong Trade Association.
