My account login | Create account Events Beijing Spring Board Shanghai Business Network Suzhou YP Shanghai Members YP Beijing Sponsor / Advertise Past Events News Publications Subscribe Newsletter Young Professionals Links About Us Photo Gallery Home > Events > Shanghai > 2015-03-17 SH Mary Boyd Beijing Shanghai Suzhou YP Shanghai The Year of the Goat: Corporate Challenges in China 2015 Share on linkedin Share on sinaweibo Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on myspace Share on google_plusone_share More Sharing Services YP Beijing Past Events Subscribe Newsletter Photo Gallery Chamber Business: Slower growth, spiraling wage costs and manufacturing overcapacity will all be challenges in 2015. How should businesses prepare for the year of the Goat? Join the Chamber for an afternoon together with Mary Boyd, researcher and affluent sinologist at The Economist Group. Venue: Four Seasons Hotel Shanghai, 500 Weihai Road 上海四季酒店，500威海路 Date: Tuesday, March 17, 2015 Time: 14:45-17:00 Price: Member: 200 RMB, Non-Member: 600 (Including refreshments and finger food) Agenda: Price: Members: RMB 200, Non-members: RMB 500 Agenda 14:45 Registration 15:00 Mingle and refreshments 15:30 Seminar and Q&A 17:00 End SIGN UP FOR EVENT About the Author Username (email) : numbers of attendees Only 30 available seat(s) left No account?Click here. Before joining The Economist Group Mary Boyd was in the Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs, serving on assignment in Hong Kong, Thailand, Taiwan and China (in Shanghai, Guangzhou and Chongqing). Since leaving government service she has researched and published on economic development and governance issues in China, and has undertaken consultancy work for the World Bank and other international institutions, as well as multinational companies. She has written for a number of Economist Intelligence Unit publications, including "Country Report", "China Hand" and "Business China". She co-authored the Economist Intelligence Unit report "Taking on the Competition: Domestic Companies in China in 2005". Ms Boyd has an MA(Area Studies) and an MSc (Public Policy and Management) from the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, and has also completed language studies at Nanjing University. Her research interests include local governance and decentralisation policies, and public-sector reform. Please note: In case you need to cancel your attendance to the event, please do so in the My Events area in your Account. If you cannot access the My Events area, then you may also write an email to us at least 24 hours prior to the event. For Shanghai events, please write to shanghai@swedishchamber.com.cn ; for Beijing events, please write to beijing@swedishchamber.com.cn. Failure to cancel your reservation in time will require the payment of a “no show bill” of the full amount stated in this invitation. For events which are free of charge for the members, the no show fee is RMB 100 for members and RMB 500 for non-members. Upcoming events in Shanghai: Feb 10 2015 Cross Cultural Communication - Full Day Training Mar 10 2015 Optimize your Leadership Pipeline at all Levels Mar 26 2015 Improving Employee Engagement More events in Beijing, Shanghai, Suzhou, YP Beijing, YP Shanghai About Us Events Young Professionals History Mission, Articles, Regulations Main Board Beijing Chapter Shanghai Chapter Chairman Briefing Internship & Scholarship Contact Us Beijing Shanghai Suzhou YP Shanghai YP Beijing Past Events Subscribe Newsletter Photo Gallery Young Professionals Shanghai Young Professionals Beijing Board Application Tel: +86 (10) 5922 3388 ext 313 Fax: +86 (10) 6464 1271 Email: beijing@swedishchamber.com.cn www.swedishchamber.com.cn