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Draft Agenda: 2026 Conference on EU-China Relations - Navigating Beyond the Inflection Point

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The European External Action Service has published a draft agenda for a full-day conference on EU-China relations scheduled for 24 April 2026 in Beijing. The conference comprises six thematic sessions covering trade relations, global security, technology toward 2030, multilateralism, green governance, and geographical indication law. Participants include officials from EEAS, EUIPO, the European Commission, Chinese government bodies, and academic and research institutions from both sides. As a conference agenda, this document does not create regulatory obligations but outlines the scope of diplomatic and policy dialogue planned for the event.

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The document is a conference agenda published by the European External Action Service outlining the programme for a 24 April 2026 EU-China relations conference in Beijing. It lists six sessions with speakers from EU and Chinese government agencies, academic institutions, and think tanks, covering topics from trade and security to technology and environmental governance.

No compliance obligations arise from this agenda itself. Government agencies, trade bodies, and academic institutions monitoring EU-China relations may use this document to identify relevant sessions and participants for engagement planning ahead of the conference.

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Date
2026-04-24 at 09:30 – 18:00
Location
Beijing

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Draft Agenda: 2026 Conference on EU-China relations - Navigating beyond the Inflection Point

24.04.2026 Beijing Press and information team of the Delegation to CHINA

© European Union, 2026
| 09:30-10:00 | Opening speeches 开幕致辞

  • Mr Jorge TOLEDO, EU Ambassador to China  庹尧诲  欧洲联盟驻华大使
  • TBC  中方代表(待定) |
    | 10:00-10:30 | Keynote speech 主旨演讲

  • Mr Erik KURZWEIL, Managing Director, Asia-Pacific Department, European External Action Service  埃里克·库兹韦尔  欧洲对外行动署亚太总司总司长 |
    | 10:30-12:00 | Opening panel: EU-China relations: Navigating beyond the inflection point  开场讨论:欧中关系:跨越转折

  • Mr Declan KELLEHER, Chair of the Governing Board, European Policy Center  戴克澜  欧洲政策中心(EPC)理事会主席

  • Ms Nicoletta PUSTERLA, Acting Head of China Division, European External Action Service  妮科莱塔·普斯特拉   欧洲对外行动署中国处代理处长

  • Mr Dominik MIERZEJEWSKI, Head of the Center for Asian Affairs, University of Lodz  梅德明  罗兹大学亚洲事务中心主任

  • Mr FENG Zhongping, Director, Institute of European Studies, CASS  冯仲平  中国社会科学院欧洲研究所所长

  • Ms JIN Ling, Director of the Department for Global Governance and International Organization Studies, CIIS  金玲  中国国际问题研究院全球治理与国际组织研究所所长

  • Moderator: Mr Bernhard BARTSCH, Director for External Relations, MERICS  主持人:伯恩哈德·巴尔奇  墨卡托中国研究中心(MERICS)对外关系主任 |
    | 12:00-13:00 | Lunch break 午餐 |
    | 13:30-15:00 | Session I: EU-China trade relations: sinking ship or partnership?  分论坛1:欧中贸易关系:沉舟还是同舟?

  • Ms Alicia GARCIA-HERRERO, Chief Economist for Asia Pacific, Natixis CIB  阿丽西亚·加西亚-艾雷洛  法国外贸银行亚太区首席经济学家

  • Mr Jens ESKELUND, President, European Chamber of Commerce in China  彦辞   中国欧盟商会会长

  • Ms Joanna SZYCHOWSKA, Director of Asia, Services and Investment, Digital Trade, Intellectual Property and Public Procurement, DG Trade, European Commission  乔安娜·西乔斯卡  欧盟委员会贸易总司亚洲、服务贸易、数字贸易、知识产权和公共采购司司长

  • Ms YAO Ling, Director of Institute of European Studies, Chinese Academy of International Trade and Economic Cooperation  姚铃  商务部研究院欧洲所所长

  • Mr JIAN Junbo, Director of China-Europe Relations, Fudan University  简军波  复旦大学中欧关系研究中心主任

  • Moderator: Ms Anke SCHRADER, Greater China Director, Economist Enterprise Corporate Network at The Economist Group  主持人:安珂   经济学人企业组织大中华区总监 |
    | 13:30-15:00 | Session II: The EU and China in the evolving global security landscape  分论坛2:全球安全格局演进中的欧盟与中国

  • Mr CHEN Yang, Director and Research Professor, Institute of European Studies, China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations (CICIR)  陈旸  中国现代国际关系研究院欧洲研究所所长/研究员

  • Sr. Col. (Ret.) ZHOU Bo, Senior Fellow, Centre for International Security and Strategy, Tsinghua University  周波(大校退役) 清华大学战略与安全研究中心特邀专家

  • Ms Camilla T.N. SØRENSEN, Associate Professor, Royal Danish Defence College  卡米拉·索伦森  丹麦皇家防务学院副教授

  • Mr Tim RÜHLIG, Senior Analyst, European Union Institute for Security Studies  蒂姆·呂利希  欧盟安全研究所高级分析师

  • Mr Raoul BUNSKOEK, Netherlands Institute of International Relations (Clingendael)  谷巖杉  荷兰国际关系研究所高级研究员

  • Moderator: Mr Antoni SLODKOWSKI, Reuters Chief Politics & General News Correspondent for China  主持人:安东尼  路透社中国政治与综合新闻首席记者 |
    | 13:30-15:00 | Session III: The tech landscape in the EU and China towards 2030  分论坛3:欧盟与中国2030年技术格局展望

  • Mr Gabriele BERTOLLI, Deputy Head of the International Relations Unit, DG CNECT, European Commission  白家文  欧盟委员会通信网络、内容与技术总司部门副主任

  • CAICT (Speaker TBC) 中国信息通信研究院(发言嘉宾待定)

  • Mr Claudio FEIJÓO, Professor, Technica University of Madrid, Jean Monnet Chair (Technology Diplomacy)  克劳迪奥.费若  马德里理工大学教授, 让·莫内技术外交讲席教授

  • Ms XUE Peng, Chair Professor, Southeast University  薛鹏  中国东南大学讲席教授

  • Ms Elisa HÖRHAGER, Chief Representative China, Federation of German Industries (BDI)  艾丽莎 · 雪格  德国工业联合会驻华首席代表

  • Mr Oscar WANG, Senior Managing Director, Teneo Consulting  王丰硕  Teneo 咨询资深董事经理

  • Moderator: Mr Edward WHITE, China Correspondent, Financial Times  主持人:爱德华.怀特  《金融时报》驻华记者 |
    | 15:00-15:30 | Coffee break 茶歇 |
    | 15:30-17:00 | Session IV: Strengthening multilateralism for development  分论坛4:加强多边主义,促进发展

  • Ms Sarah COOK, Professor, University of Nottingham Ningbo China, Visiting Researcher, Southern Centre for Inequality Studies, University of the Witwatersrand, and Associate of IDS Sussex  莎拉·库克,宁波诺丁汉大学教授,威特沃特斯兰德大学南方不平等研究中心客座研究员,萨塞克斯大学国际发展研究所(IDS)研究员

  • Ms ZHOU Yongmei, Professor of Practice in Institutional Development and Director of Global Partnership, Institute of South-South Cooperation and Development, Peking University  周咏梅,北京大学南南合作与发展学院实践教授、南南合作与发展学院全球伙伴关系主任

  • Mr Bernhard SCHWARTLÄNDER, PKU Distinguished Chair Professor of Planetary Health, Institute for Global Health and Development, Peking University  施贺德,北京大学全球健康发展研究院北京大学星球健康特聘讲席教授

  • Ms WANG Luo, Senior Research Fellow and Director of the Institute of International Development Cooperation, China Academy of International Trade and Economic Cooperation (CAITEC), China's Ministry of Commerce  王泺,商务部国际贸易经济合作研究院国际发展合作研究所所长、研究员

  • Moderator: Mr Franck PORTE, **** Head of Cooperation, EU Delegation to China 主持人 :彭帆,欧盟驻华代表团合作处处长 |
    | 15:30-17:00 | Session V: How can the EU and China support global green governance in these challenging times? 分论坛5:在当前充满挑战的阶段,欧盟与中国如何支持全球绿色治理

  • Mr Artur RUNGE-METZGER, Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors, German Watch  阿图尔·伦格-梅茨格  德国观察组织董事会副主席

  • Mr Christian IBSEN, CEO, CONCITO  克里斯蒂安·易卜生  丹麦气候智库CONCITO首席执行官

  • Mr Antoine OGER, Executive Director, IEEP  安托万·奥杰  欧洲环境政策研究所(IEEP)执行主任

  • Ms FANG Li, China Chief Representative, World Resources Institute Beijing Representative Office  方莉  世界资源研究所(美国)北京代表处首席代表

  • Mr MA Jun, Founding Director, IPE  马军  公众环境研究中心(IPE)主任

  • Mr ZHANG Huiyong, Executive Director, EF China  张慧勇  能源基金会(美国)北京办事处国际合作执行主任

  • Moderator: Ms Debora TYDECKS-ZHOU, Chief Representative, Hanns Seidel Foundation Beijing Office  主持人:周迪波   汉斯·赛德尔基金会北京代表处首席代表 |
    | 15:30-17:00 | Session VI: GI Law Forum (4th EU-China symposium on GI law and practice)  分论坛6:地理标志法律论坛(第四届欧中地理标志法律与实践专题研讨会)

  • Key-note speaker on non-agri GIs in EU: Ernesto ABARCA, Head of Unit, Business Operation Department, EUIPO  主旨演讲嘉宾:埃内斯托·阿巴卡  欧盟知识产权局 (EUIPO) 业务运营部负责人 主题:欧盟非农业地理标志

  • Mr Wojciech PTAK, Agriculture Counsellor, EU Delegation to China  江广道  欧盟驻华代表团农业参赞

  • Ms WANG Xiaoyan, Associate Professor, Institute of Intellectual Property Law, Civil, Commercial and Economic Law School, China University of Political Science and Law  王晓艳副教授  中国政法大学民商经济法学院知识产权法研究所

  • Mr ZHANG Peng, Partner, Zhong Lun Law Firm  张鹏   中伦律师事务所合伙人

  • Mr FAN Chun Guang, Director, Division III, Enforcement and Inspection Bureau, State Administration for Market Regulation of the People’s Republic of China SAMR  范春光  中国国家市场监督管理总局(SAMR)执法稽查局三处处长

  • Mr LEI Yongjian, Partner & Attorney-at-law, Wanhuida IP law firm  雷用剑  万慧达知识产权代理有限公司合伙人、律师

  • Mr Massimo VITTORI, Secretary-General, OriGIn  马西莫·维托里  国际地理标志网络组织(OriGIn)秘书长

  • Moderator: Mr Davide FOLLADOR, Trade and IP counsellor, EU Delegation to China  主持人:傅大伟  欧盟驻华代表团贸易与知识产权参赞 |
    | 17:00-18:00 | Cocktail with GI products (stands with EU and Chinese GIs)  地理标志产品鸡尾酒会(设有欧中地理标志展位) |

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April 24th, 2026
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