The Italian Chamber of Commerce is pleased to invite you to join this insightful webinar in collaboration with PwC that recently partnered with the World Economic Forum and released a report on Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance (ESG).

Having experienced growing demands for ESG reporting from investors, China’s listed companies are becoming increasingly familiar with both the challenges and benefits of ESG reporting – so the question begs: are the current conditions suitable for a leapfrog moment in China?

In this webinar, in partnership with the Australian Chamber of Commerce, Dutch Chamber of Commerce, French Chamber of Commerce and Malaysian Chamber of Commerce, the aforementioned question will be tackled by speakers Sammie Leung and Loretta Fong.

Don’t miss out on this illuminating webinar!

ABOUT THE SPEAKERS

Loretta Fong, Government and Public Sector Leader, Hong Kong and Macau

Leveraging her strong international background, Loretta has extensive experience in providing accounting, audit and transaction advisory services to private and publicly listed entities in Hong Kong and the United States. She is currently the Chairman of the Audit & Assurance Standards Committee of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants (HKICPA), which helps drive local ESG assurance reporting guidance.

Sammie Leung, Climate and Sustainability Leader at PwC Mainland China and Hong Kong

Sammie Leung is the Leader of Climate and Sustainability practice in PwC Mainland China and Hong Kong. With a team of 100+ Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) professionals, the nationwide practice offers four key services: ESG Reporting, Green Finance, Climate Resilience and Transformation & Sustainability.

The Italian Young Professional Committee is glad to present its first Round Table on April 28th. During each meeting members of the committee will meet and interact with experienced managers and leaders, discussing a various range of topics aimed at boosting the professional and personal life.

During this first appointment, we will meet Mr, Jose Carlos Bezanilla, Chief Executive Office for Great Place to Work Greater China who will deepen the meaning of Creativity.

Creativity, the mostly hidden immense potential within ourselves. No kidding!

Have you ever felt you want to move from the seat of a bystander to a starring actor of your own performance?

Were you aware, Creativity is an essential part of our design as humans, a natural call; ironically ignored or sadly underexploited?

Would you dare to reintroduce yourself in the mirror? Unleash your potential? Start a never-ending journey of joy and challenges?

Would you like to discover the meaning of: Think opening, act closing?

Come for answers, make all your questions, move ahead!

*Please note:

• This event is for IYP members only. A limited number of seats are available on a first-come-first-serve basis.
• each participant will be required to bring – in any form preferred (object/visuals/writing/idea..) – a representation of 2 of the following signs: ?, +, -, x, /, ˃, ˂, ®️.

As digital transformation is spreading across various industries, businesses are required to go digital in order to survive and stay competitive. Technologies that seemed unimaginable in the past are now considered essential for any business operation.

Global digitalization has seen China as an increasingly important character in this process. But, what are the new digitalization trends? Are there any legal issues? How are companies complying with laws in China?

To answer these questions, the Italian Chamber of Commerce is delighted to invite you to the following hybrid event: Digital Transformation of Businesses – Challenges and Opportunities. During this hybrid event, Euromonitor will guide our guests through the recent trends in the digitalization transformation in Asia.

Our expert from Baker McKenzie will elaborate on the general e-commerce issues and key legal issues to consider when building an e-commerce platform including assessing options: marketplace (Tmall) in comparison to direct to consumer (yourbrand.com); negotiating with platform providers and the 5 key areas to focus on: optimizing service and promotional activity on the platform, security, IP ownership, liability and migration. Following the aforementioned analysis, the expert will conclude with a discussion on hot trends and recent legal developments in e-commerce, live streaming e-commerce and the new e-commerce law in China respectively.

Finally, Moleskine, a global brand investing in China, will present its point of view on the processes involved in digitalization, giving our guests an opportunity to understand the reality of a company that is actively interfacing with the country.

Join us on Wednesday, 5 May 2021! Do not miss the chance to gain insightful perspectives from our panellists.

ABOUT THE SPEAKERS

Emily Leung, Senior Analyst at Euromonitor

Emily Leung is a Senior Analyst specializing in Services and Payments at Euromonitor International, Hong Kong. In her current position, Emily focuses on providing market insights for multiple areas. She pursues her great interest in analyzing and delivering the latest market trends and insights to clients through marketing sizing, forecasting and competitor landscaping.

Paolo Sbuttoni, Technology and Data Privacy Partner at Baker McKenzie

Paolo is a technology and data privacy partner at Baker McKenzie, Hong Kong and a member of the Firm’s IT & Technology Practice Group. He advises clients across a broad range of sectors. His most recent focus has been on cloud services, digital transformation projects, assisting Asian based clients with data privacy compliance and advising clients on the launch of e-commerce services in Asia.

Andrea Mantovani, Group Ecommerce Director at Moleskine

With 13+ years of experience in e-commerce and digital transformation, Andrea is leading the online business domain for Moleskine worldwide. Right after the IPO in 2013, Andrea ran the first e-commerce re-platforming project in Moleskine, developing Moleskine’s online business and digital presence in China, successfully bridging e-commerce into a seamless integration with the retail channel.

Amongst increasing global uncertainty and instability, how should individuals and family businesses structure their wealth, and what preventative steps should they take, to protect themselves against the unknown?

The Italian Chamber of Commerce is pleased to invite you to an illuminating webinar in collaboration with Withers Hong Kong.

In this online seminar, our guests will learn more about:

• The importance of a personal estate plan to preserve assets and interests in life and also on death – wills, trusts and other legal tools.
• The importance of mitigating risks relating to business assets through proper structuring and contractual arrangements – shareholders’ agreements.
• The importance of avoiding claims against personal and business assets in the event of a divorce, and the impact of foreign marriage contracts – nuptial agreements.

ABOUT THE SPEAKERS

Ugo Privitera, Senior Associate, Withers Hong Kong

Ugo is a senior associate in the private client and tax team of the Hong Kong office and is a dual qualified English Solicitor and Italian lawyer (avvocato).

He mainly advises clients on international succession, tax, trust and estate planning, investment structuring and probate as well as on complex cross-border inheritance matters with common law and civil law angles.

He is an expert in EU Regulations affecting private individuals, such as the Succession Regulation and the Matrimonial Property Regimes Regulations.

Ugo joined the London office of the firm in 2010 and, up to August 2014, worked with the UK Italian Desk on matters with a main Italian angle. As an avvocato, he built significant expertise on investments in the Italian real estate market, tax and succession issues, corporate and commercial deals. He then focussed on private clients and tax matters, and, as a solicitor, has acquired extensive international expertise in that area.

Vanessa Duff (Mitchell), Senior Associate, Withers Hong Kong

Vanessa is a senior associate in the divorce and family team.

Vanessa is qualified in England & Wales and Hong Kong, and she is a native French speaker.

She has over 12 years of experience in advising on all aspects of family law and issues which result from the breakdown of a relationship, including divorce, financial arrangements, and separation. She also advises clients in connection with disputes involving children, including the financial aspects, issues relating to custody, care and control and access, as well as on applications for leave to remove a child from the jurisdiction.

Vanessa has particular expertise in dealing with cases which have an international perspective, with a particular interest in cases having a Hong Kong-European dimension and jurisdictional disputes. She has numerous relationships with foreign lawyers and is able to manage multi-country cases and rapidly source foreign advice where necessary.

She is a specialist in advising on and drafting prenuptial/postnuptial agreements, cohabitation agreements, and separation agreements, both domestic and international. This is an area of practice which requires sensitivity and tact. She also has a good understanding of European marital regimes and marriage contracts.

Winnie Weng, Senior Associate, Withers Hong Kong

Winnie is a senior associate in the corporate team.

She is experienced in a wide range of corporate and commercial matters, including cross-border and international mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, franchising, licensing and distribution. She aims to provide all-rounded legal services to clients to enhance and safeguard their interests against possible business and structural risks, such as regulatory compliance, corporate governance, exit mechanisms, intellectual property issues and employment matters.

Winnie has advised clients and negotiated with counterparties coming from a broad spectrum of backgrounds ranging from start-ups and small and medium-sized enterprises to listed companies and Fortune 500 companies.

Prior to joining Withers, she was the head of the corporate and commercial department of a long-standing local law firm in Hong Kong.

The Chinese government has been in a virtual frenzy to address many long-standing weaknesses in IP protection in the country. While some of the recent initiatives are a work in progress, others merit close attention by Hong Kong and foreign businesses.

The Italian Chamber of Commerce is pleased to invite you to an informative webinar in collaboration with SIPS. In this webinar, our speaker will provide an update on recent developments in the Protection of Intellectual Property in China, with a particular focus on brand protection, patents, enforcement of rights online, and new best practices that are emerging based on recent changes in the law.

Don’t miss out on this enlightening webinar!

ABOUT THE SPEAKER

Joe Simone, Founder and Partner at SIPS

Joe Simone is the founder and a partner with SIPS, a firm focused mainly on the protection of IP rights in Greater China, including the PRC, the Hong Kong SAR, and the Taiwan region. Joe has advised companies on the protection of their IP rights in Greater China since the mid-1980s.  He is also a UDRP arbitrator handling domain name disputes under WIPO.  Joe publishes frequently on IP topics in China and contributes regularly to position papers on legislative reforms issued by trade groups and professional associations.