European companies in China: What to expect moving forward
What is the future for European companies in China?
Speakers
Jens Eskelund
Managing Director, Maersk China Ltd and Member, DWARC External Experts Advisory Board,
President, European Union Chamber of Commerce in China
Maria Martin Prat
Deputy Director-General, European Commission, DG Trade
Friedolin Strack
Managing Director and Asia-Pacific Coordinator, Federation of German Industries
Jeromin Zettelmeyer
Bruegel Director
Agenda
Check-in and welcome coffee
15:00-15:30Agenda
Opening Remarks
15:30-15:40- Jeromin Zettelmeyer, Bruegel Director
Agenda
European Companies in China – What to Expect Moving Forward
15:40-16:15- Alicia GarcÃa-Herrero, Bruegel Senior fellow
- Théo Storella, Research assistant
Agenda
Comments from lead discussants
16:15-17:00- Jens Eskelund, Managing Director, Maersk China Ltd and Member, DWARC External Experts Advisory Board; President, European Union Chamber of Commerce in China
- Maria Martin Prat, Deputy Director-General, European Commission, DG Trade
- Friedolin Strack, Managing Director and Asia-Pacific Coordinator, Federation of German Industries
From what used to be considered the land of opportunities, European companies are facing growing challenges in China, economic, regulatory or geopolitical. With the arrival of a second Trump administration, but also a new European Commission, it seems important to explore the way forward.
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