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title: "[CGCC E-Connects] CGCC successfully hosted, “Leadership Story Time: Business Continuity and CSR Best Practices during COVID-19,” Webinar"
description: "On July 27th, 2020, nearly 100 community and business leaders across the United States joined the latest installment of the CGCC E-Connects Series – a webinar titled, “Leadership Story Time: Business"
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# [[CGCC E-Connects] CGCC successfully hosted, “Leadership Story Time: Business Continuity and CSR Best Practices during COVID-19,” Webinar](https://www.cgccusa.org/en/past-events/cgcc-e-connects-cgcc-successfully-hosted-leadership-story-time-business-continuity-and-csr-best-practices-during-covid-19-webinar)

 Written by [CGCC](https://www.cgccusa.org/en/past-events/author/cgcc) | Jul 29, 2020 9:42:38 PM

On July 27th, 2020, nearly 100 community and business leaders across the United States joined the latest installment of the CGCC E-Connects Series – a webinar titled, “Leadership Story Time: Business Continuity and CSR Best Practices during COVID-19.”

The webinar convened a panel of  
 distinguished business executives from leading Chinese companies from the Life  
 Sciences, Telecommunications, Manufacturing, Finance and Construction sectors, operating  
 in the United States, to share best practices on how to be a responsible  
 corporate citizen during COVID-19.

 https://youtu.be/SqOFgyYpprQ

Panelists discussed how their  
 companies responded to the virus during the early months of 2020, and what  
 measures are now being taken to keep business operational, employees safe, and  
 communities supported. Panelists answered questions about their long-term plans  
 for business continuity and CSR to which all agreed CSR has taken a priority in  
 their business objectives moving forward. Working together with U.S.  
 stakeholders in the fight against COVID-19 was the prevailing consensus.

Since March 12th, CGCC and CGCC  
 Foundation, together with its regional chapters and member companies, including  
 those companies represented in the July 27th webinar, have donated  
 more than 3.8 million pieces of personal protective equipment (PPE) to more  
 than 50 U.S. hospitals and clinics and 20 government agencies in 20 states  
 across America.

The panel discussion was  
 moderated by Ernst & Young Partner Shau Zhang, and included International  
 Vitamin Corporation (IVC) Senior Vice President Veena Chillar, China Telecom  
 (Americas) Vice President Luis Fiallo, CRRC Sifang America Vice President  
 Haitao Qu, Bank of China U.S.A. Chief Communications Officer Peter Reisman and Sany  
 America General Manager Mengtao Xie.

CGCC extends great appreciation to all the panelists and participants. We also extend special thanks to the CGCC-D.C. team for successfully leading this webinar.

**About  
 China General Chamber of Commerce-USA**

Founded in 2005, the China General  
 Chamber of Commerce – USA (“CGCC”) has been recognized as the largest and most  
 influential non-profit organization representing Chinese enterprises in the  
 U.S. Its membership consists of more than 1,500 Chinese and U.S. companies, 54  
 of which are ranked on the 2019 Fortune Global 500. CGCC’s mission is to create  
 value, generate economic growth, and enhance cooperation between the U.S. and  
 Chinese business communities. CGCC conducts extensive research and provides a  
 broad range of programs, services, and resources to its members and key  
 stakeholders in an effort to foster the mutual understanding, trust, and  
 engagement between China and the U.S. As of 2019, CGCC’s Chinese member  
 companies have cumulatively invested over $123 billion, employ more than  
 220,000 people, and support over one million jobs throughout the United States.

CGCC is a national organization and  
 includes CGCC-New York (CGCCUSA-HQ), CGCC-Chicago, CGCC-Houston, CGCC-Los  
 Angeles, CGCC-San Francisco and CGCC-Washington D.C.

**About CGCC Foundation**

Established in 2014, CGCC Foundation is a  
 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization. The mission of CGCC Foundation is to deepen  
 mutual understanding and cooperation between the United States and China  
 through research, public charity and engagement in economic, cultural and  
 social exchanges.

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