ACBC QLD – China Insights: The Impact of China Regulatory & Policy Changes on Business

21 Jun 2022

In-Person Event

Date: Tue,19 July2022

Time: 11:45am registration for 12:00pm – 2:00pm AEST

Venue: Edinburgh Room, Brisbane Club (241 Adelaide St, Brisbane City , 4000）

Preferred Dress: Men -Lounge Suit (Tie optional all areas)

Women – day dress, pant suit, tailored trousers/skirt & blouse

A light lunch and beverages will also be provided.

China remains Australia’s largest two-way trading partner and is predicted to become the world’s largest economy by 2028.

As companies continue to navigate the China market, it is timely to look at what is happening of the regulatory and policy front and unpack what this means for those doing business in China.

We will be joined by Dr Carl Hinze, Partner in Holding Redlich’s Corporate and Commercial Group and the National Head of Holding Redlich’s China Practice, and Brodie Paul, Partnerships Director at China Policy, who will discuss the road ahead in terms of engaging with China. The session will be moderated by Julie-Anne Nichols, Queensland’s Senior Trade and Investment Commissioner China.

Key discussion points include:

– Recent regulatory and policy changes in China and the impacts on doing business

– Unpacking recurring themes in the China’s policy landscape: Indigenous Innovation, Common Prosperity and Dual Circulation

– The rise of Clean Energy and Digitisation, Technology and Innovation

– What you need to know: IP Law, Data Security and Personal Information Protection Laws

– Navigating the China market

Please note:

– Tickets are non-refundable but transferable to a colleague.

– If you have registered for this event and begin to feel unwell, or have been in contact with a confirmed COVID-19 case please do not attend and call our team at (07 ) 3835 4765 or email acbc.qld@acbc.com.au.

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Join the premier organisation dedicated to promoting Australia-China business and trade. With branches Australia-wide, we welcome you to join ACBC QLD for 2021/2022. You can join on the ACBC QLD website here.

For more information call (07) 3835 4765 or email acbc.qld@acbc.com.au.

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Event Speakers

Dr Carl Hinze

Partner, Holding Redlich

Dr Carl Hinze is a Partner in Holding Redlich’s Corporate & Commercial Group and is the national head of Holding Redlich’s China Practice. Before joining the firm, Carl worked for over 10 years in mainland China and Hong Kong in the fields of investment banking and law. Carl’s practice focuses on complex cross-border corporate transactions and commercial matters. Carl is a trusted advisor in managing contract risk, executing mergers and acquisitions, and implementing joint ventures (both incorporated and unincorporated) and complex alliance arrangements. He has strong skills in transaction structuring, project management and coordination. Carl has a particular a focus on the infrastructure, education, agriculture, financial services, manufacturing and resources sectors. Carl is a co-editor of Oxford University Press’ Financial Services Regulation in Asia Pacific. He is fluent in Mandarin and is a recognized expert in Chinese business culture. He has guest lectured on law and culture at the East China University of Politics and Law, the Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, the China European International Business School and the University of Queensland.

Brodie Paul

Partnerships Director China Policy

China Policy is a policy analysis and advisory firm based in Beijing. As Partnership Director Brodie is responsible for Asia and the Americas. Growing up in Hong Kong, he began studying in Taiwan before taking a Princeton University fellowship at Dalian University of Technology, Liaoning province. Continuing his studies at Fudan University he continued to live and work in Shanghai for over a decade. His experience across China includes work in education, logistics, and finance. Returning to raise a family in Australia he joined the Queensland Government in China-focused trade and investment roles. He is co-author of China: The New Long March (Qingdao Publishing House/ Weldon International), an award-winning coverage in text and photos of China’s economic development in the western regions. Brodie also serves as an accredited sea kayak instructor with the Australian Army reserves.