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In case you had a long holiday
and missed out, we hosted our Australia Day BBQ in late January at the Camel
Sports Bar & Kitchen with over 150 adults and children enjoying live
music, buffet BBQ, CSR raffle, silent auction, fun and games, and our celebrated
pavlova competition. Importantly we raised almost
30,000 RMB for our Corporate Social Responsibility Partners
on the day. In a more recent highlight, we held a fantastic event on the
Australian Government’s New Colombo Plan this week which, each year, sends
the best and brightest young Australians into Asia for valuable work and
learning experiences. I would encourage all member companies to sign up
to join the program and provide opportunities for young Australians in China.
I am also pleased to announce that we have partnered with the Camel to host Friday Night Footy through the year. We
will be promoting key fixtures across the year and will have specials and
discounts for members to soak up some top sporting events. It all kicks off
tonight with the start of the AFL season!
As many know, Shanghai will again be the city in the crown of the
Australia-China relationship with a major week of activity planned in May
around the third AFL match for premiership points in China between Port
Adelaide Power and St. Kilda Saints on Sunday 2 June. Momentum is building
and our push for this to be recognised as a dedicated time to promote all
things Australia in China, a ‘G’Day China’ model, is gaining traction.
Finalists for the
Australia China Business Awards will be announced shortly
ahead of the Gala Dinner in Hong Kong in that week on May 28. We also have
some spots left on our
Engage China delegation running across three cities that
week. Toby Graham, our Senior Marketing and Relationship Manager, is pulling
together some excellent content for those looking for fascinating briefings
and typically closed off site visits to some of the most innovative Chinese
companies.
Congratulations to the AFL for continuing to bring an iconic Australian sport
to mainland China for the third year in a row. For more information about the
activities on that weekend, and for ticketing packages and registration,
please visit their website
here. We have also partnered with
the AFL to bring all AustCham Shanghai members a 10% discount on tickets.
Please reach out to your Relationship Manager for your unique code.
As part of that week, AustCham Shanghai will also be holding the 2019 Australia-China Sports Summit on Thursday 30 May,
bringing together industry professionals and experts from China and Australia
to talk about the future of sport in both countries and the opportunities to
collaborate and learn. This Summit has grown in prestige over the past two
years and we are thrilled to align it with this week of activity. We will
also be hosting some business content and a major Aussie Drinks on Friday 31
May (the weekend of the match), providing a platform for members to network
with players, industry representatives and officials alike. I look forward to
announcing these details in coming weeks.
Finally, it wouldn’t be Shanghai without a major summit, conference or fair
to add to the mix.
SIAL, Asia’s largest and the 3rd biggest food
innovation exhibition in the world, will also return to Shanghai in May. The
exhibition will showcase the latest in food and agribusiness from countries
around the world, and we will continue our tradition of hosting a panel
discussion and networking night for members and the sizeable visiting
Australian contingent interested in tapping into China’s F&B market.
Membership
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As our community continues to evolve, I am pleased
to let you know that we will be holding more events in Chinese language
this year, working more closely with the alumni community who have
studied in our great universities and retuned to China, and taking our
members on exclusive site visits to Chinese businesses. We would love
your feedback and thoughts as to what is relevant for you and your
organisation as we seek to provide more targeted information and
networking opportunities for members in Chinese language and with our
Chinese community.
Elsewhere the AustCham Shanghai’s Board of Directors has approved a 6%
increase in membership dues across categories that will take effect for
new and renewing members as of April 1 2019. The new membership
pricing will allow us to continue to develop and strengthen our
Relationship Manager model of member services, industry forums, calendar
of events, thought leadership projects, advocacy, government relations,
and overall support of the business community. We have a strong
membership team that is your dedicated resource for information and
connectivity for all manner of business issues. Thank you for your
continued participation and membership with AustCham Shanghai.
Our Industry Forums and Committees are your place to drive and influence
the activity and direction of the Chamber. Each of these
Forums is member led and responsible for
planning content and events. Please reach out to your Industry Forum
Chair – Joburt Betadam, who leads our Built Environment Industry Forum;
Joanne Warrin, lead of our women in business Elevate Forum; Cameron Hume,
lead of our Financial Services Industry Forum; Terry Newman, lead of our
Manufacturing, Souring and Supply Chain Forum; Becky Xia, Chair of our
Human Resources, Legal and Governance Forum; and
Ali Groch, our Senior Relationship
Manager for matters on Food & Beverage and Education, with your ideas
or to get connected with our members in your sector.
For AustCham Shanghai we are also celebrating our 25th
anniversary year. We will be launching a communications campaign to
celebrate and thank our members in coming weeks, profiling members – both
individuals and companies – and highlighting some major milestones in the
life of Shanghai and the Chamber. We will also build activity to align
with our Great Australian Ball later in the year.
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Please don’t hesitate to reach out for more
details, or if we can be of further assistance.
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