Dear Members and Readers

With the arrival of Spring in March, it brought about a new season of change and along with that an Annual General Meeting that determined who will be on the board of the DCCC for the year 2021. Before I introduce myself as the new Chairman, I’d first like to give a big thanks to those from the board who have now left us. Firstly, Kim Scheibel for the great work he has done as Chairman leading the DCCC this past year. If you have met Kim, then you know I have big shoes to fill, both with the work he’s done and the height he carries himself at! I’d also like to thank Susanne Klemp and Niels Thomsen, they have been a huge part of making our DCCC F&B Working group a success and I wish them all the best moving forward!

Now on to the new team, this year we welcome some familiar faces and new faces to continue on the board. I, Simon Lichtenberg, have been with the Danish Chamber since the very beginning and I am very happy to take on the role of Chairman working alongside a capable team consisting of Ann Sophie de Meester who is now Vice-Chair, Lars Norregaard continuing as Treasurer and Manuel Veiga Aldemira as Secretary to the board. The remaining board members are as follows:

• Lotte Norgreen, Vikinor
• Andreas Lundqvist, Danfoss
• Christy Chen Møller, ChinaBase Travel
• Lars Myrup, Stokke
• Yingli Wu, Wrist
• Poul Kristensen, WE-Dragons
• Klaus Bjorkgren, Nordic Match
• Jonas Frank, Martin Bencher

With the new team and general manager Ellen-Anan Kier, we aim to make the Danish Chamber a better and stronger organization than it’s ever been before, and on that note, be ready to welcome Ellen to your offices so we can tell you more about what we do and hear about what you’re interested in!

In this new year, you’ll see offline events kick up a notch and a reduction in online webinars. 2020 was a year with countless online activities from all sorts of organisations, but with the vaccines rolling out and restrictions within China loosening their grip, we expect to host more events where you’re able to network, learn and develop yourself around like-minded peers!

As you may already know, the DCCC is also making strides towards becoming a Pan-China Danish Chamber and there are many things are underway to make that happen in the near future!

I’d also like to give a warm welcome to our newest member Nordic Match who joined in March, they are M&A and strategy advisors with their headquarters in Shanghai. Welcome to the DCCC!

Below you can see the events that we held in March and the upcoming events in April, we hope to see you there!

That’s all from me for now,

Kind regards,

Simon Lichtenberg
Events in March:

March 2	DCCC & DCBF: Understanding Patent Protection and the Revised Patent Law
March 2	Chinese Training
March 9	DCCC & DCBF: How Foreign Employees can Enter China
March 9	Food Work Group Visits Danish Crown
March 16	DCCC & DCBF: Introduction to and Possible Applications of Industry 4.0/CM2025
March 19	China’s Home Stretch to Recovery (Online/Offline event)
March 19	Visit to Matzform
March 23	DCCC & DCBF: Understanding China’s Free Trade Ports
March 24	AGM
March 30	Chinese Training
March 31	Food Tech Meets Legal – Expert Dialogue on Old and New Trends in the F&B Industry

Upcoming Events in April:

April 8	Risk Management in the New Normal
April 8	DCCC & DCBF Sino-Danish Joint Working Program and Government-to-Government Cooperation within Health, Research and Education
April 13	DCCC & DCBF China’s 14th 5-Year Plan
April 15	The M&A Playbook – The What, the Why, the How?
April 15	DCCC & DCBF Agriculture Tech and Sustainability Development
April 20	DCCC & DCBF AI within Health
April 23	Agile Strategy for Foreign Executives to Avoid Personal Liabilities in China
April 27	DCCC & DCBF Sino-Danish Government-to-Government Cooperation within the Energy and Maritime Sectors
April 29	DCCC & DCBF Screening and Approval of Foreign Investments – New Strict Rules proposed by the Danish Government

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There is still time to enroll your child in the School Level Danish course
You may still enroll your child in one of the online courses offered by Danes Worldwide.  Segment 4 starts on 12 April; there is no requirement that a student must have been enrolled in previous segments during this school year. All assignments are clearly explained. To support independent study, the teachers have created libraries of study materials:
Grades 0-3: Videos about the letters of the alphabet and their sounds, material dealing with spelling/grammar and literature, and explanations of parts of speech and “tricky” vowels.
Grades 4-6: Coverage of genres and types of text, help with grammar, strategies for reading, rhetorical devices, analytical models, and tips for oral and written presentation.
Grades 7-9:  Analytical models, grammar help, videos offering suggestions on spelling and reading, lots of practice with commas, writing guides, and guidance for improving the written language.
In addition, students may enjoy previous years’ Danes films at no charge.  Get all the details on this course here: https://www.danes.dk/en/danish-language-courses/school-level-danish/

The Consulate General in Shanghai is closed on Easter Monday the 5 April.
Normal business will resume on Tuesday 6 April.
In case of consular emergency, please call the switchboard of the Embassy at +86 (10) 8532 9900, or the Consulate General in Shanghai at +86 (21) 8025 0600, where you will be re-directed to the 24/7 call center at the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Consul General Mr Jakob Linulf appointed Dean of the Diplomatic Corps in Shanghai.

Congratulations to Consul General in Shanghai – Jakob Linulf – who has taken over the honourable duty as Dean of the 78 Consul Generals in Shanghai. Consul General Jakob Linulf is taking over from the Consul General of Colombia.

As Dean Jakob Linulf will coordinate the consulate generals’ joint dialogue with the Shanghai Government and take a central lead in knowledge sharing among the diplomatic missions in Shanghai.

Consul General Jakob Linulf is looking forward to take over the position and hope to create an open and inspiring dialogue to the benefit of all diplomatic missions in Shanghai as well as Danish business interests in the area.

CIIE 2021 – Danish Food Pavilion 5-10 November

There is still available space for more Danish Food, Agri, Ingredients, Supplements, Equipment and Beverages companies at the Danish Food Pavilion.

24 Danish food companies have already signed up to be a part of the Danish Food Pavilion organized by the Confederation of Danish Industry (DI) and the Royal Danish Consulate General in Shanghai.

The deadline for signing up is 2 April, and for more information please contact Commercial Consul Mr. Jesper Halle, jeshal@um.dk or find info here: CIIE – CHINA INTERNATIONAL IMPORT EXPO (danskindustri.dk)

Doing Business in China – Presentation for Danish Chinese Start-Up Forum Aarhus
The Innovation Centre was invited to participate in the very first webinar hosted by the Aarhus branch of DCSF.
In the webinar, participants discussed why Danish companies should do business in China, what the main challenges Danish companies face when entering China, and lastly what we can learn from the Chinese tech industry.

Sino-Nordic Sustainable Wrap-up tour – Wuhan
ICDK took part in the panel discussion in the Nordic Sustainable Cities wrap up tour in Wuhan. The NSC project showcases Nordic innovative solutions for a greener and healthier urban development in China.

Upcoming Event – Nordic Sustainable Wrap-up Tour – Yixing
On March 30^th and 31^st the ICDK is hosting an online and offline delegation trip to Yixing. The trip will both involve an MOU signing between the Administrative Committee of Yixing Industrial Park for Environmental Science and Technology and the Danish sustainability cluster CLEAN. Further, match-making sessions are set up between 9 Nordic start-ups to expand and assist them in finding Chinese partners and investors.

For more information please contact Heidi Su: yujisu@um.dk

Upcoming Event – Blockchain, The China Way
China has embraced blockchain like no other country and the technology is already beginning to transform a wide range of industries. Use cases are plentiful and insights from Chinese blockchain implementation experiences offer a valuable source to inspiration for companies in the rest of the world.

The Blockchain Business Bridge project aims at bridging blockchain environments in Shanghai and Denmark, by mapping, identifying, and retrieve relevant knowledge about blockchain technology. It is a joint project between ICDK, DI, European Blockchain Centre, and Industries Fond.

When? – April 8^th 15:00-17:00
Signup – https://lnkd.in/dqdWwG8

For more information please contact Ran Zhao: ranzha@um.dk

Invest in Denmark co-hosted the Danish Forum with China Furniture Association (CNFA) during CIFF in Guangzhou in March 28th. CIFF covers the entire industry chain including home furniture, homedecor & hometextile, outdoor & leisure, office furniture, commercial furniture, hotel furniture and furniture machinery & raw materials. The spring and autumn sessions host over 6000 brands from China and abroad, gathering over 450,000 professional visitors in total.

The Danish forum themed on Future Office Design after covid-19, we had IDK Asia director Jeppe Solmer delivered speech for closer Sino-DK collaboration in design. Anders Borch, founder and general manager from Allianceceatwork presented his idea regarding sustainable working after the pandemic. 2 other Danish design companies,  Signal and SHL joined panel discussion online with 6 Chinese companies. The forum was held together with  Annual Meeting of CNFA Office Furniture Committee and nearly 100 Chinese companies in furniture design area joined the forum at CIFF.

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Nordic Match is a boutique M&A and Strategy Advisor dedicated to Sino-Nordic transactions. They have a clear vision – to support aspiring corporates and investors in search for value-creating opportunities between Nordics and China. Nordic Match represents listed and private corporates, financial sponsors and family offices across the Nordics, with controlling stakes in companies within China’s strategic emerging industries.

April 8	Risk Management in the New Normal
April 8	DCCC & DCBF Sino-Danish Joint Working Program and Government-to-Government Cooperation within Health, Research and Education
April 13	DCCC & DCBF China’s 14th 5-Year Plan
April 15	The M&A Playbook – The What, the Why, the How?
April 15	DCCC & DCBF Agriculture Tech and Sustainability Development
April 20	DCCC & DCBF AI within Health
April 23	Agile Strategy for Foreign Executives to Avoid Personal Liabilities in China
April 27	DCCC & DCBF Sino-Danish Government-to-Government Cooperation within the Energy and Maritime Sectors
April 29	DCCC & DCBF Screening and Approval of Foreign Investments – New Strict Rules proposed by the Danish Government

To sign up for any of the above events please go to our home page: http://www.dccc-shanghai.com/events/

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