The Annual General Meeting ("AGM") of Norwegian Business Association China will be held on Tuesday, 29 March. Due to the re-surge of COVID-19 cases in Shanghai and across China, the NBA Board regret to inform you that the AGM 2022 will be presented as a fully digital event to comply with current regulations. Please find the NBA China AGM documents by clicking the link below, including i) the 2021 annual report, ii) auditor's reports iii) Articles of Association ("AoA") with proposed changes to the AOA highlighted in yellow.
During the AGM, we are pleased to have guests from the Embassy, Ministry of Trade, Industry & Fisheries, and Innovation Norway to share with us their latest reflections on some of the most relevant topics for Norwegian businesses in China. The guest speakers include:
· Signe Brudeset (Norway's Ambassador to China): Opening remarks;
· Vibeke Greni (Director Ministry of Trade, Industry & Fisheries): Latest status on promotion of export from Norway to China, recent Sino-Norway bilateral and business collaboration with a brief update on FTA developments; and
· Håkon Haugli (CEO of Innovation Norway): Greetings to NBAs AGM from Innovation Norway's CEO.
Please note that according to the AoA article 4.4 (1), the AGM requires at least 15 % of its corporate members attend for the AGM to be valid. It is therefore important to NBA that your company attends with a representative. If you are unable to attend, please reach out to us so that we can send you a proxy for you to fill in how you will vote and the same will be recorded at the AGM. Thank you for your cooperation on this.
Agenda of the meeting:
· Part I: 17:00-17:30:Presentations from The Embassy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Innovation Norway
· Part II: 17:30-19:00: NBA China AGM 2022
PART 1: Introduction
1. Opening of meeting and approval of quorum
2. Approval of notice and agenda
3. Approval of minute taker
PART 2: Presentation and approval of Annual Report for NBA China
4. Presentation and approval of Annual Report 2021, incl. presentation and approval of Financials 2021 and audit reports
PART 3: Approval the AoA and budget for NBA China 2022
5. Presentation and approval of AoA with adjustments and 2022 budget
6. Presentation and approval of adjustment of membership fee
Part 4: Election of 2022 Board of Directors and auditor
7. Presentation of candidates and election to the new Board of Directors and chair
a. Election of Beijing representatives – a total of 3 to be elected
b. Election of Shanghai representatives – a total of 7 to be elected
c. Election of South China representatives – a total of 1 to be elected
d. Election of the Chair
8. Election of auditor.
Voting eligibility
ONE representative of each corporate member is eligible to vote at the AGM. Please add NBA Staff "Sherry Qiao" WeChat: 409437453 to validate your voting eligibility before AGM. Voting QR code will be distributed to your WeChat, and also displayed on the ZOOM shared screen during AGM.
Norwegian Business Association China Annual General Meeting
Date: Tuesday, March 29th, 2022
Time: 17:00-19:00 PM
Venue:Online - Zoom
Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81140234796?pwd=VVFtSVNIYlFlMG83S1Z4L2F6NzNRUT09
Conference ID:811 4023 4796.
Passcode: 244030