![]() | Fan Bao, CEO, China Renaissance Partners, Beijing |
![]() | Joe Chen, CEO, Ren Ren, Beijing Joe Chen is the founder, Chairman and CEO of Renren, Inc. (NYSE: RENN), a leading real-name SNS, online games and group buying company in China. As a pioneer of China’s internet industry, Joe was also the co-founder, Chairman and CEO of ChinaRen.com, a first-generation SNS and one of China’s top four most visited websites in 1999. He served as Senior Vice President of Sohu.com (NASDAQ: SOHU) after ChinaRen merged with Sohu in 2000. Joe Chen holds a Bachelor of Science in Physics from the University of Delaware, a Master of Science in Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and an MBA from Stanford University. |
![]() | Jeremy Cheung, Founder & CEO, JustBB, Shanghai Jeremy Cheung, an entrepreneur in multiple women businesses in Korea and China. Jeremy is the Founder and CEO of JustBB (www.justbb.com), a trendy Korean concept fast cosmetics/skincare company in China. For the last 15 years since 1996, Jeremy has found and owned businesses related to women’s products and services. He started from manufacturing of hair and nail care products, to distributing of shoes (Nine West, an American shoe brand), fashion (Theory, an American fashion brand), skincare (TheFaceShop, a Korean cosmetics brand) products, and to branding. In 2005, Jeremy found the first deep sea drinking water company Ulleung Mineral Water in Korea. Jeremy is also actively involved in government and business organizations. In China, Jeremy is currently a member of CPPCC (Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference) in Shenyang, Liaoning Province, the Honorary Director of Shenyang Overseas Friendship Association and the Executive Director of Beijing Overseas Chinese Chamber of Commerce. In Hong Kong, Jeremy serves as the Board Director of The Harvard Club of Hong Kong. He is also a longtime member of the Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO). Born in Hong Kong, Jeremy earned a B.S. from the University of Southern California in 1992 (majoring in Accounting, Japanese language and Korean language) and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School in 2000. |
![]() | Leong Cheung, Operating Partner & Head of China Portfolio, Bain Capital Asia LLC, Hong Kong |
![]() | Calvin Chin, Founder & CEO, Transist Impact Labs, Shanghai Calvin is a co-founder of Transist Impact Labs, an incubator and investor in impact-driven tech startups in China. Calvin was previously founder and CEO of Qifang, China's first online student loan service and, in 2009, the first Chinese company recognized by the WEF as a Technology Pioneer. In 2011, Fast Company named him one of the 100 Most Creative People in Business. He is a Social Innovation Park Fellow, was named 2009 Chinese Business Leader of the Year by Horasis and Baker & McKenzie. Calvin is a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader and served on its Global Agenda Council on Social Innovation. He has an MBA from TRIUM (NYU, LSE, HEC Paris), a B.A. from Yale. |
![]() | Henry Hua, Founder & CEO, IDFsoftCo Ltd., Shanghai Henry Hua is the founder and CEO of IDFsoft, a startup company focusing on mobile game and gamification. Henry is the cofounder and chairman of Shanghai 5G Group, a user group and community of entrepreneurs in the area of Internet, new media and new ideas. Henry also serves as vice-chairman of Shanghai Informatization Youth Talent Association. Henry was the chairman of NCsoft China since November 2008. Prior to that, Henry and his partner formed Media Communication Group, an outdoor digital media company, which now owns the biggest LED media network in China. During 1997-2006,Henry held various positions in Microsoft. He was the founding member and one of top executives of Microsoft Global Engineering Center. Henry holds an Executive MBA and a Bachelor of Statistics from Fudan University in China. |
![]() | Ivy Li, Managing Director, Greylock Partners, Bejing Ivy Li is a managing director at Greylock Partners. She focuses on investing in early stage technology companies in China. Prior to Greylock, Ivy was chief executive of Naspers’ China operation and was responsible for the firm’s overall strategy, investments, and operations in China. Previously, Ivy was a director in the corporate development group at Microsoft. During her six years with the company, Ivy oversaw Microsoft’s investment program in China. She also led various merger and acquisition transactions for Microsoft. Earlier in her career, Ivy worked as an investment banker with JP Morgan Chase in its M&A, and technology, media and telecommunications departments. Ivy holds a BS from Tsinghua University, a PhD from Columbia University, and an MBA from Harvard Business School. |
![]() | Lin Lin, Co-Founder, Executive Director, Jellymon, Beijing Lin Lin is the Founder and Executive Creative Director for Jellymon, a creative agency based in Shanghai and Beijing. In 2012 she started a lifestyle platform, Spoonful Of Sugar, to collaborate with cross-industry talents in China. Here, to promote a sustainable lifestyle, quality products are designed with locally sourced ingredients and materials. In 2012 and 2010 respectively she led her agency to work on Greenpeace China and The Earth Hour (WWF) campaigns to increase awareness among young Chinese audiences. Lin Lin has also pioneered bringing contemporary relevance to Chinese heritage products and stories. This has included the redesign and re-launch of the 1970's mechanical Shanghai Watch in China, Europe and America and giving a new lease of life to Seagull Cameras by reconnecting the products with a young generation of Chinese photographers. Her recent presentation in Beijing International Design Week on the forgotten red light district "Ba Da Hu Tong" in 18th century Beijing included a collection of furniture, jewelry and a gentleman's street food cart. Lin Lin's work and point of views have been published in Creative Review, Fast Company, China Daily, Architecture Digest, Leap, The NewYorker, and The New York Times. |
![]() | Ruby Lu, Co-Founder, DCM China, Beijing Ruby Lu is a venture capitalist in China. She backed several technology startups in China that are now leading, publicly-traded firms (DANG, VIT, BITA). Lu was named to the 2012 Forbes Midas List of technology’s top investors. Before DCM, Lu was a vice president in Goldman Sachs’ technology investment banking group. A Hakka person, Lu grew up in Xiamen, China. She received her B.A. with Honors from the University of Maryland and an M.A. from Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS). |
![]() | Richard Ma, Senior Partner, TransAsia Partners, Beijing Richard Ma is a partner at TransAsia Lawyers and a member of the firm’s Executive Committee. Focusing on emerging industries ranging from media and telecoms to new energy, Ma has been the team leader for hundreds of successfully closed transactions, commercial ventures and regulatory projects. He has been recognized as one of the leading practitioners in the Chinese legal market. Ma is equally active in his firm’s operations, devoting energy to team building as well as to client management; during his decade with the firm, the numbers of team members and clients have both increased approximately threefold. |
![]() | Katherine Ng, Director, Charitable Choice, Hong Kong Katherine Ng is a Director of Charitable Choice, a registered charity in Hong Kong. Charitable Choice provides a unique solution to gift giving whilst raising funds for a range of needy causes for the community. Katherine was formerly the Political Assistant to the Secretary for Financial Services and Treasury of Hong Kong. In that role, she provided support on financial policies issues as well as being involved in crisis management during and after the Financial Tsunami. Prior to that, she worked as a legal counsel specializing in financial regulations with Merrill Lynch and Linklaters for over 12 years. Katherine graduated from the University of Cambridge with a law degree in 1995. |
![]() | Peter Pi, Executive Vice President, Anton Oilfield Service Group, Ltd, Beijing Peter Pi is executive vice president of Anton Oilfield Services Group, a leading oilfield services provider in China that delivers one-stop technical services in oil and gas field development. Pi now oversees strategy and development management of the group. Pi successfully led the change of the group from a small venture to a leading oilfield services company in China, boosting the revenue from less than USD10 million to USD300 million within 8 years. Before joining the group in December of 2004, Pi was general manager of the investment banking of China Chengxin Financial Consultancy Co., Ltd. Pi has a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business in the U.S. |
![]() | Ye Sha, Managing Director, Chengwei Capital, Beijing Mr. Sha has been a managing director of Chengwei Capital since 2009. He currently serves on the boards of Youku Inc., the largest Chinese Internet TV company listed on New York Stock Exchange, Sunny Optical Technology (Group) Company Limited, an optical manufacturing company listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, as well as a number of private companies. From 2008 to 2009, Mr. Sha was the general manager of the China business at Convergys Corporation. From 2000 to 2008, he was the founder and chief executive officer of BMI Asia Inc., which was subsequently acquired by Convergys Corporation. Mr. Sha received a master’s degree in computer science from Wesleyan University and a bachelor’s degree in computer science from Shanghai Jiao Tong University. |
![]() | Wang Shuo, Managing Editor, Caixin Media, Beijing Wang Shuo is the Managing Editor of Caixin Media, Editor-in-Chief of Caixin Online (english.caixin.com), and Managing Editor of Century Weekly. He was honoured by the World Economic Forum as a Young Global Leader in 2012. Under his leadership, the editorial team of Caixin Media won the 2011 Shorenstein Journalism Award by Stanford University. Prior to Caixin Media, he was the co-founder and Managing Editor of Caijing magazine and Caijing.com.cn from 1998 to 2009. He played a key role in the magazine's editorial and management decision-making, and was behind many of the milestone articles that carried Caijing to fame. Wang Shuo holds a bachelor's degree in philosophy from Renmin University of China, a master's degree in philosophy from Peking University, an EMBA from the joint program of Fordham University and Peking University, and a master’s degree in international public policy from Johns Hopkins University. |
![]() | Bing Song, Chief of Staff (Asia Pacific), Goldman Sachs, Beijing Bing Song is chief of staff for Goldman Sachs Asia Pacific and the general manager of Goldman Sachs Gao Hua Securities. Earlier in her career at Goldman Sachs, she served as co-chief operating officer for Gao Hua Securities, a Goldman Sachs group company engaged in securities and asset management businesses in China as well as general counsel for Goldman Sachs China. Before she joined Goldman Sachs in 2005, Bing worked as capital markets and M&A lawyer for Deutsche Bank and two U.S. law firms. Earlier in her career, Bing worked on several public interest law projects as consultant for the Ford Foundation. She edited two books in Chinese on comparative judicial systems and processes and led two judges training programs in China. Bing has been the senior spokesperson and advocate for Goldman Sachs’ CSR initiatives in China. A PRC national, Bing attended Beijing University, Oxford University and the Law School of New York University. |
![]() | David Su, Managing Partner, Matrix Partners, Shanghai David Su is a managing partner at Matrix Partners China and focuses on internet, mobile and medical technology investments. In his role as a lead investor and board member, David has assisted Chinese entrepreneurs in nurturing their early stage ventures through to successful outcomes. Some of the companies that David have invested and actively involved with over the past decade are AAC Acoustic (2018.HK), Baidu.com (NSDQ:BIDU), Bona Film (NASDAQ:BONA) and China Kanghui Holdings (NYSE:KH). Prior to joining Matrix, David was a founding general partner at TDF Capital and a founding partner at KPCB China. Prior to TDF, David was the head of Greater China Region for Lotus Development, IBM Software Group where he was responsible for the overall software and services businesses. David graduated with a Bachelor of Applied Science in Computer Engineering from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. |
![]() | Angela Wang, Senior Vice President & Board Secretary, Neosoft Corporation, Shenyang Dr. Angela Wang is Senior Vice President & Board Secretary of Neusoft Corporation, the leading IT solution and service provider in China. She is now in charge of corporate development, merger & acquisition, corporate governance, international business development and corporate branding & marketing. Started as a software engineer at Neusoft, Angela has accumulated extensive experiences across technology, business development and corporate management in the past 16 years. She was promoted to Vice President of Neusoft Corporation in 2009 and Senior Vice President in 2011. In 2007, she was appointed as General Manager of International Business Development Division and was dedicated to international business development to build alliance & partnership and explore overseas markets, especially in North America and Europe. From 2000 she had successively been Deputy General Manager of Neusoft Middleware Technologies, Director of Mobile Internet Division, and Deputy Director of Advanced Automotive Electronic Technology Research Center. Dr. Angela Wang studied at Northeastern University in China and received her Ph.D. degree of Computer Application. |
![]() | Gary Wang, Founder, Tudou.com, Beijing Gary Wang was the founder of Tudou.com and served as CEO until its merger with Youku that formed Youku Tudou Inc. Prior to founding Tudou, Gary served as the corporate development director of Bertelsmann Group, a German multinational media conglomerate, and the managing director of Bertelsmann Online China, the e-commerce arm of Bertelsmann Group in China, from 2003 to 2005. From 1997 to 2001, Gary worked in Hughes Electronics, a US-headquartered provider of digital television entertainment, satellite and wireless systems and services, in various roles including business development manager. Gary received his MBA from INSEAD in 2002, Master in Computer Science from Johns Hopkins University in 1999, and Bachelor in International Business from the College of Staten Island in 1995. Gary is also a novelist and playwright. He currently is columnist for the Chinese edition of The New York Times and Esquire Magazine China. |
![]() | Li Yuan, Managing Editor, WSJ.com Chinese, Wall Street Journal, Beijing Li Yuan is the managing editor of cn.wsj.com, the Chinese online edition of The Wall Street Journal. She joined the Journal in New York in 2004, working as a reporter covering the U.S. telecom industry then as a columnist with WSJ.com. She moved back to Beijing to head the Chinese WSJ website in 2008. Before joining the Journal, Ms. Yuan was a reporter with Xinhua News Agency, covering events in Thailand, Laos and Afghanistan, and an international news editor with Xinhua in Beijing. A native of Ningxia, China, she holds a master's degree in journalism from Columbia University and a master's in international policy and practice from George Washington University. |
![]() | Victor Yuan, CEO, Horizon Research & Consultancy Group, Shanghai With 20 years of experiences in professional marketing and sociology research, Victor has published more than 20 million characters of research reports, papers, books, and translation works on Law, Economics, Sociology, Politic science and Culture. Victor has abundant of experiences especially in Organization Management, high-level negotiation, marketing research, brand consulting, policy analysis methodology and social community research, being a professional consultant for many important media and famous corporations. He is Master from Southwest University of Political Science and Law, MPA from The John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University and Ph.D. in Sociology from Peking University. He acts as President of Beijing Consulting Association, Vice president of China Marketing Research Association, representative of the Association of Management Consulting Firms (AMCF) in China, Vice President of Harvard Club Beijing. |
![]() | Ben Zhai, Partner, Egon Zehnder International, Shanghai Ben Zhai will join Russell Reynolds Associates as a Managing Director in April 2013 in its New York office, to build a global practice to serve global companies with substantial China interests and Chinese companies with global ambition. Ben has been working for Egon Zehnder International for more than ten years, most recently as its Managing Partner for Industrial Practice in Asia Pacific region. Prior to Egon Zehnder, Ben worked for the managing consulting firm A. T. Kearney as its General Manager of Beijing Office, and worked in Sydney and Shanghai office, and with EDS Managing Consulting Services in Canberra Australia. His earlier career started with a leading Chinese state-owned manufacturer, Luoyang Float Glass Corporation as Director of Management Information Systems. Ben graduated from Wuhan University of Science and Technology, majored in Computer Science, and from Australia National University with a MBA. He is also a GMP graduate of Harvard Business School. |
![]() | Christina Zhu, Vice President, Fronterra China, Shanghai Ms. Christina Zhu currently serves as Vice President (in charge of the $1.5bn Ingredients business) for Fonterra China. A New Zealand Co-operative formed by 10,500 dairy farmers, Fonterra is the world's largest diversified dairy processing company and one of the world's top producers of dairy nutrition. A native Chinese, Ms. Zhu’s career has spanned across three continents (Asia, North America, Europe), and covered a wide range of sectors including private equity (Cerberus), industrial/technology (Honeywell), strategy consulting (McKinsey), investment banking (Salomon Smith Barney), and media. Prior to joining Fonterra in September 2011, Ms. Zhu co-founded an onshore RMB-denominated private equity fund which is now in active investment stage. Ms. Zhu earned an M.B.A. with honors at Columbia Business School, and a B.A. in Western Studies at Beijing Foreign Studies University. She currently resides in Shanghai with her husband and their two highly energetic boys. In her spare time, she also enjoys traveling, reading, classical music, painting, and films. |
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