AmCham China Tianjin held its 2020 Annual General Meeting and Winter Holiday Party on Tuesday, December 15th at the charming The Tianjin Juilliard School. The grand event featured yearly review and awards, a delightful concert provided by The Tianjin Julliard School, and a heart-warming tree-lighting ceremony followed by reception. With December’s holiday spirit, members and guests gathered to appreciate the business community’s resilience in the unpredictable year and together send their best wishes for the upcoming New Year of 2021.
At the Annual General Meeting, AmCham China, Tianjin Chairman Michael Hart presented a review of the chapter’s work in 2020, highlighting a step-up in engagement with local government and an upgrade in information sharing and member interaction through breakfast briefings, member visits, and signature events. Despite this year’s hardships, the Tianjin chapter saw its membership grew in 2020, with continued strength of the manufacturing community. The chapter also welcomed twelve new corporate members from diverse industries.
With sincere appreciation, the 2020 rewards have been given to:
Sponsorship Awards 2020
- Tianjin United Family Hospital Co., Ltd.
- Tianjin Select-Share Enterprise Management & Consulting Co., Ltd
- Schneider Logistics (Tianjin) Co., Ltd.
- Boeing Tianjin Composites Co., Ltd.
- Farragut (Tianjin) Education Consulting Ltd.
Forum/Committee Award 2020
- Tianjin Culture and Lifestyle Committee
Long-term Membership Awards 2020
20-year Member
- International School of Tianjin
- Leadership Development International Inc. Tianjin Branch
- Sino-American Tianjin SmithKline and French Lab., Ltd.
10-year Member
- Cintas (Tianjin) Enterprise Services Co., Ltd.
- Goodrich Aerospace Technologies (Tianjin) Co., Ltd.
- Halliburton Energy Services (Tianjin) Limited
- Oshkosh JLG (Tianjin) Equipment Technology Co., Ltd
- Schneider Logistics (Tianjin) Co., Ltd.
- United Conveyor Corporation (Tianjin) Ltd.
- Wellington College International Tianjin
After the Annual General Meeting, guests joined members at the Winter Holiday Party. To kick-off the celebration, the Tianjin Julliard School held its first concert in its state-of-the-art concert hall, bringing guests a festive programme of piano, trombone, and youth choir recitals, with a surprise voice performance by The Julliard Executive Director and CEO Alexander Brose, who is also a member of AmCham China, Tianjin’s Executive Committee.
At opening remarks, representatives of our 2020 corporate partners, Mr. Wang Ke from Select-Share and Mr. Joseph Shumway from Tianjin United Family Hospital delivered keynote speeches reflecting on the community’s persistence and achievement and sending their best wishes for 2021. Following a celebration toast, this year’s Tree-Lighting Ceremony surprised guests with projected lights resembling a starry-night Christmas Tree. Santa Panda and candy fairies further spread happiness with hugs and cookies when guests enjoyed delicious dinner from InterContinental Tianjin. The night concludes with rounds of lucky draws to wish guests good fortune in 2021.
AmCham China, Tianjin was proud to hold this magnificent event, and it would not be possible without the generous support of our Golden Sponsors – The Tianjin Juilliard School, Tianjin United Family Hospital, Select-Share and our Silver Sponsors – Boeing Tianjin Composites and Nice Wedding Planner. AmCham China, Tianjin wish to express sincere gratitude to our sponsors and guests for making the event a marvelous success, and we hope to continue to bring our members opportunities and services for exchange and success in Tianjin in the New Year of 2021.