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Exclusive Members’ Event: Chinese New Year Reception

Date/Time
Date(s) - 21/01/2020
4:30 pm - 7:00 pm

Location
Wikborg Rein's Executive Lounge

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In cooperation with the Norwegian Chinese Chamber of Commerce it is our pleasure to invite all of our members to a joint Chinese New Year Reception Tuesday 21 January from 16.30 to 19.00. Our common member Wikborg Rein has given us access to their executive lounge at the top floor of Dronning Mauds gate 11 for the occasion.
Please note: This is a popular event – register shortly through the link below to secure your spot!
Mr Vidar Helgesen, Norway’s Special Envoy for the Ocean, will give his opening remarks on his perspectives on the importance of China in 2020.

Mr Helgesen has previously been Minister of Climate and Environment (2015-18) and is currently also a Vice Chair of the China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development. He serves as co-chair of the International Coalition for Green Development of the Belt and Road, alongside the ministers of environment of China and Singapore. 

Mr Helgesen will talk about the importance of China in 2020: a “super year” for nature – with the UN Ocean Conference in June, the global biodiversity summit in China in October, and the decisive climate COP in Glasgow in December as well as the good cooperation between Norway, China and Singapore on these matters.

PROGRAMME

16.00: Registration & Mingling with refreshments
16.30: Artistic opening with Chinese Music
16.40: WELCOME by NCCC and SNCC
16.50: WELCOME by host: Wikborg Rein
17.00: OPENING REMARKS – THE IMPORTANCE OF CHINA IN 2020
– By Keynote Speaker from the Chinese Embassy to the Kingdom of Norway
17.20: IMPORTANCE OF 2020 – A “SUPER YEAR” FOR NATURE
– By Mr Vidar Helgesen, Norway’s Special Envoy for the Ocean, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
17.40: CHINESE LUNAR YEAR OF THE RAT
– By Mr Magnus Bjerke, Master Student in Chinese Culture & Political Science
18.00: NETWORKING with wine & tapas
19.00: End of event