9-12 November 2025
2025 Europe-China Conference Shenzhen (ECCS)
China’s evolving policy and business context for European decision-making ahead of the 15th FYP (2026-2030)
Hosted and curated by China Macro Group (CMG)
Gain strategic intelligence on China's evolving policy and business context, engage with leading experts and network with peers
Between 9-12 November, just after the 20th CC’s 5th Plenum will have released the outline of the 15th Five-Year Plan, the Europe-China Conference Shenzhen (ECCS) - a compact 3-day learning conference with high-value content with leading China-based experts and practitioners, site visits to leading local companies as well as networking time with your peers and the local European business community - will be held.
The conference content is designed to support European headquarters across corporate, investment and public sectors in times of strategic decision-making - especially strategy development, partnerships and investment decisions - regarding China and focuses on contextual factors of general relevance - ranging from a persistently difficult post-Covid economic recovery, an ambitious policy agenda to aid China’s development and reform priorities, a rapidly evolving corporate landscape increasingly harnessing China’s digital economy and indigenous innovation, to understanding how Beijing views the world and deals with geopolitical factors.
Our target groups are professionals in managerial positions in European organizations, based in Europe or in the Asia-Pacific region.
Want to learn more what you can expect as a participant? Take the opportunity and dial in to one of our digital info event streams where you can also submit your questions.
Friday, 28th February, 2025
830-900am CEST
2025 Europe-China Conference Shenzhen
- CMG Info Event Stream
Friday, 14th March, 2025
830-900am CEST
2025 Europe-China Conference Shenzhen
- CMG Info Event Stream
Friday, 28th March, 2025
830-900am CEST
2025 Europe-China Conference Shenzhen
- CMG Info Event Stream
Friday, 11th April, 2025
830-900am CEST
2025 Europe-China Conference Shenzhen
- CMG Info Event Stream
Friday, 25th April, 2025
830-900am CEST
2025 Europe-China Conference Shenzhen
- CMG Info Event Stream
Programming Concept
3 Full-Days | 4 Programming Pillars
I. Policy, economy, development
• China's key developmental challenges
• Development and reform policy priorities
• Macroeconomic factors
II. Business, entrepreneurship, technology
• Company visits (e.g. Tencent, BYD, Ping'an)
• Shenzhen’s vibrant VC ecosystem
• Foreign business in China
• Entrepreneurship and leadership in China
III. China's role in the world / geopolitics
• Beijing’s view of the world
• China's foreign policy
• Key geopolitical factors
IV. Society and art
• Shenzhen through the lens of architecture
• Journalism in China
• Visit to M+ museum in Hong KOng
Target participants
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Holding a management position in corporate, investment or public sector
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Affiliated to a European institution - based in Europe or in the Asia-Pacific region, secondarily also based in China
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In practical need of compact, relevant and up-to-date strategic intelligence on the Chinese market
Participant’s key benefits
Strategic intelligence
Gain strategic intelligence
based on a relevant and broad
programming framework,
delivered by leading experts
with high-quality curation and
moderation
Networking
Meet 50+ peers from across
European countries and
sectors, leading China-based
experts and practitioners plus
the local European business
community – and actively stay
in touch as alumni
Personal growth
Join this on-the-ground
engagement to broaden your
horizon, engage in cross-cultural
exchange and debates with
Chinese and local viewpoints –
obtain a conference certificate
confirming this investment
At a glance
What is it?
Compact learning conference curating high-value contextual content for learning and engaging in China to support European headquarters in times of strategic decision-making regarding China
What it is not?
Business matchmaking, sector-specific program (e.g. medical device)
Target group?
50 managers affiliated to European organizations based in Europe or Asia-Pacific, secondarily in China
Key benefits?
Strategic intelligence, networking (incl. alumni community) and personal growth (incl. certification)
Priorities?
Policy/economy, technology/business/entrepreneurship, geopolitical factors and society/culture
Where/when?
Shenzhen
9-12th November 2025
Impact?
3 full days, running Sunday noon till Wednesday noon – using 2.5 days of working week, leaving 2.5d for personal business trip domestically in China after conference
Price?
EUR 4’000.– per participant (excl. flights and visa)
EUR 2'500.- for China-based participants (excl. hotel/travel)
Questions?
Registration
Deadline:
End June 2025
Shenzhen
Convening in China’s youngest metropolis, a globally competitive economy and tech powerhouse
Besides its prominent location within the Greater Bay Area and right across from Hong Kong, Shenzhen is China's youngest metropolis – in terms of both history as well as its energetic citizens that venture from all corners of China in the pursuit of opportunities – and one of China's key technology and manufacturing hubs, boasting corporate giants such as Tencent, Baidu, Ping'an, Huawei as well as a vast number of highly entrepreneurial start-ups.
Location
Greater Bay Area, 20min train from Hong Kong, 2h 20min flight from Shanghai, 3h 25min from Beijing
Population
17.66 M (2022),
compared to 314 K (1979), +5’541%
GDP
482 B USD (2023), 3rd city in China after Shanghai and Beijing
Tech-Hub
Home to tech giants such as Tencent, Huawei, DJI and BYD
Ping An Finance Center
Tencent Global Headquarter
Shenzhen Civic Center and the City’s Skyline
To deliver this conference as a value-adding experience for our esteemed participants, CMG is drawing on its curational and advisory experience as well as on its extensive network in Shenzhen and across China comprising local and international KOLs, experts and business practitioners. We are also happy to cooperate again with local partners including the South China chapter of the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China (EUCCC), Caixin Shenzhen and various European Consulates in Guangdong Province.
Despite our resourcefulness as well as our experience about how to successfully organize a business-relevant conference in China also in a complex broader geopolitical context (cf. ABC one-pager on our website), it is the first time for CMG to lead the hosting of such a conference. Therefore, we are thankful towards a set of cooperation partners that will help us advertise this conference product to the relevant target groups in Europe during the marketing period until end June, by when we will confirm if there are sufficient registrations so we can offer the 2025 ECCS edition and subsequently issue service agreements to registered participants. Pricing of conference participation is unified across all channels, and reservations can be made by interested participants, directly or via sponsoring institutions.
Anchor partner
Conference partners
Patronage partners
A curation service reference - stars China 2023 symposium (22-25 Oct.)
As co-organizer of the stars China 2023 symposium in Shenzhen (22-25 Oct.) – the first such symposium in China after a four-year hiatus – CMG in collaboration with stars and Caixin Shenzhen delivered a high-level program with 20+ sessions and 3 site visits spread over 4 days in Shenzhen (China) to discuss post-Covid China. The topics covered spanned economy, technology, entrepreneurship, geopolitics, journalism, food security and China’s business environment, presented by 30+ speakers and facilitated by a diverse group of 7 moderators, and officially greeted by the Shenzhen Municipal Government in the person of the very welcoming Director of the Science & Technology Commission, Dr. Zhang Lin.
Program
This year's symposium under the title "Re-Engaging with China – Business Opportunities and Challenges" provided participants a high-level, content-centric and executive relevant program for a deeper and more nuanced understanding of key policy, market and technology trends in China.
Day 1
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Rendez-vous with China’s Youngest Metropolis
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China and Aging – Growing Old Before Becoming Rich?
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China, Greater Bay Area and Shenzhen – Where it is Heading?
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China post-Covid – Reconnecting with the World, or not?
Day 2
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Recovery or Recession? China’s Future Economic Trajectory under Pressure
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Investor state Shenzhen – Chasing Strategic and Policy Impact with Angel Capital
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Building Business in China: Engineering Meets Entrepreneurship
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Site Visit 1: Tencent – Towards the Frontier of Tech Innovation
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Site Visit 2: Having its Customers’ Back – Ping’an P&C’s Industry Leading Approach to Deliver Insurance Protection
Day 3
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Daring to Win – Case-Study of BASF’s Mega-Investment in Guangdong
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Being Strategic in China – A Look Inside China’s Food Security and Tech Innovation Opportunity
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Doing Business in and from China – Success, Realities and Adaptation
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Site Visit 3: Shenzhen Stock Exchange (SZSE) – Intermediating Capital for China’s Aspiring Champions, at Home and Overseas
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Journalism on China – Recounts and Reflections
Day 4
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BRI After 10 Years: Status and Prospects – Greener and Transformational?
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China’s Foreign Policy – the World Through the Lens of Beijing
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Navigating a More Multipolar World – Where are we Heading?
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A Wide-Ranging Conversation with Uli Sigg – Art, Diplomacy and Business
Speakers 2023
GAO Yan, Co-Founder and Principal Architect EPlus Design Group; Adjunct Associate Professor, Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Shenzhen, China
ZHANG Lin, Director, Shenzhen Science and Technology Innovation Committee; Shenzhen, China
Klaus ZENKEL, Vice President, European Union Chamber of Commerce in China (EUCCC); Chair of the South China Chapter, Shenzhen, China
PENG Wensheng (彭文生), Chief Economist, China International Capital Corporation (CICC); President, CICC Research Institute, Beijing, China
XIAO Geng (肖耿), Chairman at Hong Kong Institution for International Finance; Professor of Practice of the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen; Founding Director, Brookings-Tsinghua Center for Public Policy, Beijing, China
Philippe PRAZ, Swiss Consul General, Guangzhou, China
Jan RUDOLPH, German Consul General, Guangzhou, China
WANG Dan (王丹), Chief Economist, Hang Seng Bank; Former Chief Economist, The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), Shanghai, China
WANG Yong (王勇), Academic Deputy Dean; Associate Professor, Peking University, Beijing, China
CHEN Mo (陈默), Director, Department of Funds and Projects Management, Shenzhen Angel FOF, Shenzhen, China
Kathy GONG (龚晓思), Co-founder & CEO, Oneness Labs; Chief Ambassador, Xterio, Beijing, China
LIU Hongjie (刘洪杰), Founder, Reexen Technology, AI processors and chips, Shenzhen, China
ZHU Hong (朱虹), Co-Founder, Enabot, Family Robots, Shenzhen, China
HU Josh (胡晟), Director, Multinational Corporation Business, Europe, Tencent Cloud International, Shenzhen, China
LU Shumeng (卢舒萌), Assistant General Manager, Strategy Development, Tencent Group, Shenzhen, China
YUAN Xiaohui (袁晓辉), Senior Expert, Tencent Research Institute, Shenzhen, China
LIANG Xiaoying, Head of Group Business, Ping’an Property and Casualty Insurance Headquarter, Shenzhen, China
SHI Derek, General Manager, Strategy and Development, Ping’an P&C, Shenzhen, China
Joerg WUTTKE, Chief Representative, BASF China; Former President, European Union Chamber of Commerce in China (EUCCC); Member of the Board, Robert Bosch Internationale Beteiligungen; Member, stars International Board, Beijing, China
Matilda HO, Serial Entrepreneur and Investor; Founder and Managing Director, Bits x Bites, Shanghai, China
Francine HADJISOTIRIOU-TERSIGUEL, General Manager, European Union Chamber of Commerce in China (EUCCC) South China Chapter, Shenzhen, China
Jayne PLUNKETT, Group Chief Risk Officer, Member, Group Executive Committee, AIA; Member, stars International Board, Hong Kong, China
Joe ZHENG, Head of External Alliance, China Innovation Center, Roche China, Shanghai, China
CHEN Feng (陈峰), Director of International Department, Shenzhen Stock Exchange, Shenzhen, China
HOU Lingyu (侯灵钰), Business Lead, Shenzhen Stock Exchange, Shenzhen, China
WAN Fang Fiona (万方), European Region Representative, Shenzhen Stock Exchange, Shenzhen, China
ZENG Shirong (曾诗容), Head, European Market, Shenzhen Stock Exchange V-Next Platform, Shenzhen, China
FANG Kecheng (方可成), Former Journalist, Southern Weekly; Assistant Professor, School of Journalism and Communication, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
ZHENG Wei (郑维), Senior Correspondent, South China Morning Post (SCMP), Hong Kong
ZHANG Jianyu (张建宇), Executive Director, BRI Green Development Institute, Beijing, China
HAO Yufan (郝雨凡), Director of Global Studies Program; Presidential Chair Professor, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, China
Marjut HANNONEN, Head of Trade Section of the Delegation of the European Union to the People’s Republic of China, Beijing
Harley SEYEDIN, President, American Chamber of Commerce in South China, Guangzhou, China
Uli SIGG, Art Collector, Business Leader, Former Swiss Ambassador to the People’s Republic of China, North Korea and Mongolia; Member, stars China Advisory Panel, Mauensee, Switzerland
«The China Symposium was very well organized and it unfolded an outstanding program which illuminated the power of the Greater Bay Area, the Chinese economics as well as the political collaboration – all presented by very relevant speakers.»
Stephan Wyssbrod
UBS
CMG Curation Services
Understanding that China’s distinct development trajectory and socioeconomic ambitions can have far-reaching implications for European and Swiss actors in politics, business, academia and the broader society, we provide clients tailored curation services for their China-related events, roundtables and other service offerings vis-à-vis their stakeholders. This includes both strategic advisory on what service offering has the most sustained impact in any given situation as well as operational services in the execution of such events.
Possible use-cases:
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Strategic advisory on China-related service offering (e.g. moderated, closed-door and issue-driven roundtables for XY’s stakeholders)
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Curating, organizing and moderating China-related events incl. post-event reporting for clients’ stakeholders (e.g. public event series on China)
How to successfully organize a business-relevant conference in China in a policy and complex geopolitical context
CMG has from 22-25 October organized, curated and moderated this year's stars China symposium 2023 in the country's technology hub Shenzhen. This has been an enriching experience, and we feel encouraged by the positive feedback we have received by participants, speakers and partners.
Looking back, we also drew a lot of learnings from curating such a large-scale Europe-China business conference in China from an overseas base. Find here our ABC on what we believe are crucial key ingredients towards a successful conference.
