Helen Ye joined Ogilvy Public Relations in 2016. She is in charge of the company’s China Outbound Practice, supporting brand building, high level government exchange and training programs for Chinese companies who have established operations or seek investment opportunities outside of China’s borders.

Prior to joining Ogilvy, Helen served as Vice President of the AmCham China in charge of government affairs from 2015 to 2016. She was responsible for the Chamber's government affairs-related activities as well as planning and execution for advocacy efforts. Previously, she was AmCham’s Senior Director and Director of Government Affairs.

From 2008 to 2010, Helen was Communication Manager of AES in charge of government affairs and public affairs in the Greater China region.

Helen began her government affairs career in Budapest, Hungary, working for Strabag AG as Far East Project Representative, and as Manager of Exports for Ongai Fastener Company. In these positions, she assisted in strategic planning for the Chinese market while promoting trade and investment between China and Hungary.

Helen obtained her MBA from the University of Buffalo in 2003 and her BA in English literature from Beijing Foreign Studies University in 1994.

Alan Beebe was appointed President of the American Chamber of Commerce in China in March 2016. He has more than twenty years of industry and management consulting experience in Asia, including the past fourteen years in mainland China.

Prior to joining AmCham China in Beijing, Alan held various senior executive positions with EY, IBM, and management consulting firms AT Kearney and PRTM. He also led a Beijing based start-up for five years, the China Greentech Initiative, which merged in 2014 with the Paulson Institute, founded by Hank Paulson.

Alan has advised a wide range of corporations and global investors on investing and operating in China, including global private equity firms, U.S. high technology companies and major Chinese enterprises such as China Telecom and China Mobile.

He is a Board of Advisor of the Yale Club of Beijing and in that capacity promotes academic and cultural exchanges between the U.S. and China.

Nely Galán is a self-made media mogul. Dubbed the Tropical Tycoon by the New York Times Magazine, she was the first Latina President of Entertainment for a U.S. television network (Telemundo). She is an Emmy Award-winning producer of over 700 episodes of television in English and in Spanish. She is the author of The NY Times bestselling book SELF MADE, Becoming Empowered, Self-Reliant, and Rich in Every Way. She was the first Latina to appear on the television juggernaut Celebrity Apprentice. Galan is a sought after motivational speaker who has spoken at companies such as Coca-Cola, General Electric, American Express, Chase, Walmart, and tech companies such as Google, EBay, Facebook, Uber, Adobe, SAP and many more.

Ms. Janet Yang is a prominent Hollywood producer with deep roots in China. Her extensive Film and TV credits include "The Joy Luck Club”, "The People vs. Larry Flynt”, “Dark Matter”, “Shanghai Calling”, and “Documented”. Yang won both a Golden Globe and Emmy for her HBO film, “Indictment: The McMartin Trial”. She began her career bringing Chinese cinema into North America and brokered the first sale of American studio films into China. She then joined Steven Spielberg on the historic production of “Empire of the Sun”. Yang has been named one of the “50 Most Powerful Women in Hollywood” by the Hollywood Reporter.

Su Cheng Harris-Simpson is the founder and CEO of SCHSAsia, a boutique consultancy company, specializing in marketing and strategic events. Su Cheng uses her extensive client relations and project management skills along with her over 20 plus year of marketing background to assist a number of not-for-profit organizations, community organizations, bilateral associations and multinational corporations succeed in the China and Asian Countries. Since moving to China in 1997, Su Cheng has been actively involved in the Beijing business community, served on the Board of AmCham and is currently a co-chair for the AmCham Women Professional Committee, SME and Golf Committee. She has forged relationships with the American, British, Japanese and Australian Chambers of Commerce, the U.S. Embassy and a range of Beijing civic groups. Before becoming an social entrepreneur she was engaged in the corporate arena and held management positions at The Boeing Company, United Technologies Corporation, and The Capital Club in Beijing.

Cindy Termorshuizen commenced her assignment as Deputy Head of Mission at the Embassy of Canada in Beijing in July 2015. She has been Chargé d’affaires, a.i., since October 2016. She previously served as Special Advisor to the Assistant Deputy Minister, Asia Pacific, in the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development from January- July 2015; Director of the Greater China Division from 2010-2013; and Deputy Head of Mission at the Embassy of Canada in Kabul, Afghanistan, from 2009-2010. She has also served in the Afghanistan Task Force, South Asia Division, and Asia Pacific Policy Division in the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade; in the Afghanistan Task Force and Foreign
and Defence Policy Secretariat at the Privy Council Office; and the Policy Branch of the Department of National Defence. Ms. Termorshuizen has a Master’s degree in Political Science from Carleton University and a Bachelor of Arts Degree in International Development from the University of Guelph. She has also studied at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan; National Taiwan Normal University in Taipei, Taiwan; and the Tokyo Institute of Technology in Tokyo, Japan.

MU Hong, Female, graduated from the Department of Foreign Languages and Literature of Wuhan University in 1984. Master of Law of Remin University of China in 1998.

Working Experience:
July 1984 to November 2001, working with the International Liaison Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League and has been Deputy Division Director and Division Director, Deputy Director of the International Liaison Department of the All-China Youth League.

November 2001 to present, working with the Liaison Department of the All-China Women’s Federation and has been Division Director of the Publicity Division, the General Office, Deputy Director-General, and Director-General since July 2012

Christine Branstad was born, raised and lived her entire life in Iowa until the summer of 2017. At that time, Christine moved to Beijing, China with her husband – U.S. Ambassador to China Terry Branstad. It was a smooth transition for America’s longest serving Governor and First Lady as they took on new roles during a crucial period in world affairs.
Iowans were not surprised when Christine moved nearly 6,500 miles away for her husband’s career. Her support for her family is undeniable. Leaving two of her children and their families behind in Iowa was difficult but she is grateful that her daughter and family made the move to Beijing also.
Yet, she knows how to achieve her goals in life too. At age 39 and still First Lady of Iowa, Christine attended a Community College as a non-traditional student. Following graduation, she became a medical assistant and worked full time for six and a half years.
Her strong commitment also was visible when Christine served as First Lady of Iowa for more than 22 years. She did not hesitate to promote numerous causes helping children, health, education and those with special struggles.
Christine served on the board of directors for the Partnership for a Drug-Free Iowa, the Holy Family School Foundation and the Boone County Hospital Foundation. She also volunteered for the American Heart Association, the American Lung Association and led multiple fundraising efforts to renovate and maintain the historical Iowa Governor’s Residence. She remains a dedicated PEO member.

Tian Wei is a former US correspondent and anchor of "World Insight with Tian Wei" on CGTN, international debate & high-profile interview program. Starting from a radio producer to becoming a reporter, a news presenter, a talk show host, a Washington Correspondent covering the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and now as host of CGTN, Tian aspires to be the link between China and the world.

Over the years, Tian has secured exclusive interviews not only with politicians, such as: UN Secretary-General Guterreas, former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau; but also women leaders: Melinda Gates, Sheryl Sandberg, Christian Lagarde; as well as Nobel laureates, Oscar Award winners, Olympian champions, outstanding figures from all walks of life. She has also been hosting the network’s onsite special coverage: the UN General Assembly, the World Economic Forum, the G20 summit, the APEC Summit, the Belt & Road Forum, the BRICS Summit, the Climate Change Conference, and the Beijing Olympic Games.

Her no-nonsense, and fair approach has not only made her popular with audiences but also earned her recognition worldwide. Tian was named as a "Young Global Leader" by the World Economic Forum and she serves on its media council. Over the years, she has won various professional awards, including: China's National Journalism Awards, the National Award for International Broadcasters and CCTV Host of the Year.

In addition to her work, Tian is actively involved and outspoken on issues of poverty alleviation, health, environmental protection and gender equity. She has been honored by the United Nations Development Program as a Special Advisor. She is also China's National Advocacy Ambassador for Mental Health and a member of the national advocacy team on HIV-AIDS.

Ms. Julie Broussard is the Country Programme Manager for the UN Women China Office. She is also Chair of the UN Theme Group on Gender, a forum which advocates gender equality in the work of the UN System and wider donor community.
As Head of the UN Women China office, Ms. Broussard oversees a variety of programs addressing gender & corporate social responsibility, gender dimensions of climate change and natural disasters, eliminating gender-based violence, women’s economic participation, and women’s political participation and leadership. Through the UN, she works closely with a variety of government institutions, including several ministries and the All China Women's Federation. Before coming to UN Women, she worked for UNFPA, UNESCO, and the World Bank.
Ms. Broussard received her MPA from the School of Public and Environmental Affairs from Indiana Univeristy and her EdD from the Harvard Graduate School of Education.

Sophie Guerin is the Diversity & Inclusion Lead, APJ at Dell Inc responsible for setting and driving Dell’s diversity & inclusion strategy in 18 countries. In APJ she focuses on delivering on Dell’s promise to team members to create an environment for them to do their best work. This includes the Asia roll out of the Catalyst Men Advocating Real Change initiative and introducing LGBTI inclusion to the region via the launch of Pride LGBTI and Allies ERG.

Currently residing in Hong Kong, she is a recognized expert on diversity & inclusion in Asia and speaks frequently at industry forums on the topic. She is the co-author of a region-wide Community Business study that explores diversity and inclusion in an Asian context, Examining Diversity & Inclusion from an Asian Perspective. .
Prior to joining Dell, Sophie was Head of Diversity & Inclusion for Community Business as well the Beijing-based Greater China Deputy Director for WEConnect International, a Washington D.C. headquartered, corporate driven non-profit that helps to empower women business owners to succeed in global markets.

Dr. Li Hongyu has been working in the building industry for 29 years and has extensive experiences throughout Asia including Hong Kong, Mainland China and South East Asia. She attained her PhD degree in Structural Engineering from the University of Edinburgh in the UK in 1994 and a Master degree from the University of Cambridge in 2009 focusing on sustainability. She is a 1st class Registered Structural Engineer in China, a Chartered Engineer and Member of Institution of Structural Engineers, UK, also a Fellow of the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers.

As a Senior Vice President of AECOM she is both a technical and business leader in driving sustainable and innovative design approach to achieve multi-disciplinary integrated building designs with high performance, she is also passionate about cultivating a culture of continuous career development to train and promote engineers to pursue their career development in parallel with the development of the company.

Ms. Li Ye became the Vice President and Head of Corporate Affairs and Government Relations of Merck Holding (China) Ltd. From January 2018. In her new role, Ms. Li Ye is overseeing the corporate affairs and government relations work of all three business sectors in Merck China.
Ms. LI Ye join Merck on August 26, 2013 and led the China Government Affairs& Policy and Market Access team from 2013 to 2017.
LI Ye has been working in pharmaceutical industry for over 20 years. Previously she worked in Hoechst China, GlaxoSmithKline, Bayer and Astrazeneca in Government affairs and held many senior level positions.

LI Ye holds a Master’s degree in Business Administration from the University of Westminster, London. She also holds a Diploma of Economic Evaluation and Assessment in Health from the University of York, UK. Li Ye also holds Executive MBA degree in Peking University National Development School.

Roberta Lipson is CEO and founder of United Family Healthcare (UFH). She has over 30 years of experience as a pioneer in the healthcare industry in China. She originally co-founded United Family Healthcare’s predecessor company Chindex in 1981, expanding the business from China’s top medical equipment distribution company into China’s first and largest foreign-invested healthcare system. After almost two decades, UFH has established itself with hospitals and clinics in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Wuxi, Tianjin, Qingdao, and Nanjing as the provider of choice for those seeking premium, personalized healthcare. United Family Healthcare was rated in 2016 as “The Most Trusted Healthcare Brand of China” by the Chinese Business Journal.

Ms. Lipson is an active leader in the business community in Beijing, having served as a director of the U.S. China Business Council, as well as 4 successive terms on the Board of The Governors of the American Chamber of Commerce in China (AmCham), and as Co-Chair of the AmCham Healthcare Forum. She also chairs the Board of the United Foundation for China’s Health (UFCH), and is a co- founder of Beijing’s Jewish Community, Kehillat Beijing. Because of her outstanding contribution in China, Roberta Lipson received “The Great Wall Friendship Reward”, the highest honor that Beijing government gives to foreign experts in Beijing. In 2014 Roberta was honored by AMCHAM as the inaugural recipient of the China Pioneer Award. She was named as a “Top 10 Business Leader of China” by Sina.com in 2015, and earlier she led the company to win the U.S. State Department ACE Award for Corporate Excellence. Ms. Lipson holds a BA from Brandeis University and an MBA from Columbia University.

Rebecca Fender, CFA, is head of the Future of Finance initiative at CFA Institute, a long-term global effort to shape a trustworthy, forward-thinking investment profession that better serves society. Prior to joining CFA Institute, Ms. Fender was a vice president at BlackRock working with pension funds and endowments, and she also worked at Cambridge Associates, where she published research about manager selection. She earned her undergraduate degree in economics from Princeton University and holds an MBA from the Darden School at the University of Virginia.
Future of Finance publications include Future State of the Investment Profession; From Trust to Loyalty: A Global Survey of What Investors Want; Discovering Phi: Motivation as the Hidden Variable of Performance; and Gender Diversity in Investment Management: New Research for Practitioners to Close the Gender Gap. Previously, Ms. Fender also served as the director of the flagship CFA Institute Annual Conference.

Ms. Li Na, CFA is a director of the National Council for Social Security Fund (NCSS). Previously at NCSS, she served as senior staff member and principal staff member. Ms. Li also served in a temporary position as the deputy director of the Finance Office in Zhou Shan City, Zhejiang Province.

Ms. Li holds a bachelor’s degree in economics and a master’s degree in finance from Beijing Normal University. She is also a senior volunteer at CFA Society Beijing.

Ms. Li joined ChinaAMC in 2001. She has been the head of Sales & Marketing since year 2012. She became the head of Sales in 2007 and the head of Marketing in 2013. Before that, she served as Senior Vice President of International Business from year 2001 to 2004.
Ms. Li holds a Master in Public Policy from Harvard University and an M.A. in Economics from Renmin University of China

Iris, Director, Institutional Partnerships, China of CFA Institute, has over 16 years in the financial industry. She is responsible for building strategic partnerships across China with key financial institutions and associations.

Prior to CFA Institute, she had ten-year career at Thompson Reuters in Beijing. Before moved back to Beijing, Iris worked in Toronto as a financial analyst in the global equities team at CIBC, and consultant for the York Consulting Group.

Along with her CFA Charter, Iris holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Peking University in Beijing and an MBA from the Schulich School of Business at York University in Toronto.

Daisy joined KPMG Beijing Office in 2000. She has an over 16 years of experience in mergers and acquisitions, assisting multinational companies and Chinese clients in investment activities around the globe.
From 2008 to 2011, Daisy worked in the KPMG London Office specializing in the Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) sector. Her primary focus was to assist Chinese companies investing in the UK and Europe. In addition, she provided advice to international clients that had plans to invest or to expand operations in China. During this period, Daisy also worked in the KPMG Global Chairmen’s Office, assisting senior leadership in KPMG’s global initiatives.
Since her return to KPMG Beijing Office in August 2011, she has completed a number of ENR projects assisting Chinese companies in their overseas deals and multinationals investing in China.
Since April 2016, Daisy has taken the role of the Chief Operating Officer of Global China Practice (GCP). GCP helps Chinese companies invest overseas and multinational companies enter or expand in the China market.

Elizabeth A. Vazquez is the President, CEO, and Co-Founder of WEConnect International, a corporate led non-profit that helps to empower women business owners to succeed in global markets. She is a world leader in women’s economic empowerment and global supplier diversity and inclusion.

Ms. Vazquez is the co-author of the book, “Buying for Impact: How to Buy from Women and Change Our World.” The book includes information on women business owners and ways to support and leverage their potential to create a more sustainable and inclusive global economy.

As the CEO of WEConnect International, Ms. Vazquez is responsible for mission delivery. WEConnect International identifies, educates, registers, and certifies women's business enterprises that are at least 51% owned, managed, and controlled by one or more women, and then connects them with member buyers. The WEConnect International eNetwork supports and promotes women-owned businesses based in 100 countries, including local support in 22 countries—Australia, Brazil, Chile, Canada, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Germany, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Jamaica, Mexico, the Netherlands, Nigeria, Peru, Portugal, South Africa, Switzerland, Turkey, and the UK.

Dr. Chenhong Huang is President, Greater China for Dell Technologies, with responsibility for the organization’s overall strategy and business in its largest market outside the United States.
Dr. Huang joined Dell in 2014, serving as Senior Vice President, Dell and President, Dell Greater China. In 2015, he created and launched the “In China, For China” Dell China 4.0 Strategy, a bold and progressive plan to drive Dell’s continuous growth and leadership position in the IT industry; establish Dell’s credentials as a trusted partner that empowers customers to succeed in the digital era; and to support the upgrade of China’s IT industry and the sustainable development of the country’s economy. The success of this strategy has been manifested in Dell’s sustained business successes, and augmented with Dell’s recent establishment of four local ecosystems in Greater China, in Smart Manufacturing, Virtual Reality, Artificial Intelligence and Hybrid Cloud.
In December 2016, Dr. Huang was named Vice Chairman of the China Association of Enterprises with Foreign Investment, a MOFCOM-affiliated organization. In November 2017, he was elected to the AmCham China 2018 Board of Governors.
Prior to joining Dell, Dr. Huang served as Schneider Electric’s Global Senior Vice President and as President, Greater China at APC for Schneider Electric. He was also the Chairman of Uniflair (Zhuhai), a subsidiary of APC, and a member of the Board of Directors both at Schneider Great Engineering (Beijing) Co., Ltd. and at APC’s UPS Plant.
Dr. Huang previously served as President at Tellabs China. He also worked for Nortel for 17 years, overseeing its business operations in China and holding numerous senior posts, including President of Nortel China, when he was responsible for the telecommunication operators business.
Dr. Huang earned his Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering from Texas A&M University in 1992. He received his Bachelor's Degree in Science and Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering from Fudan University in 1983 and 1986, respectively. Dr. Huang has published a number of academic papers and was the inventor or co-inventor of 13 patents.

Steve Chapman is the Group Vice President – China and Russia of Cummins. Cummins Inc. is a global power leader with over $20.4 billion revenue in 2017.

Steve joined Cummins in 1983 and led the Cummins business in Southeast Asia and China from 1990-2000. Cummins-China business has reported to him continuously from the time it had sales of $8 million, 1 office and 8 employees to today with over $5.56 billion of consolidated plus unconsolidated sales and 10,000 employees in multiple operations. Prior to joining Cummins, he worked for the Green Giant Company in Taiwan (1979-81) and in Shanghai, China (1981-1983).

Steve was granted “2011-2013 Great Wall Friendship Award” by Beijing Municipal Government and awarded China National Friendship Award in 2016 due to his significant contribution to Beijing and to the engine-related industries in China.

Steve was named one of the 10 most influential foreigners in the 50-year history of Chinese automotive industry (China Automotive Review, 2008-10). In March 2016, Steve was granted the permanent residency in the People’s Republic of China.

Steve serves on the Board of Cooper Tire & Rubber Company (NYSE: CTB), and he is a Trustee of Carthage College in Kenosha, Wisconsin.

Steve has a BA from St. Olaf College in Asian Studies and Political Science (1976) and an MPPM from Yale University, School of Management (1985). He is fluent in Mandarin Chinese.

Colm Rafferty is the Vice President – Asia Pacific for Vermeer Corporation and is Chairman of Vermeer China.

Vermeer is a global manufacturer of innovative solutions used to help connect people to the necessities of life, to help manage precious natural resources, and to help feed and fuel the world. Vermeer products are used in a variety of applications from underground utility infrastructure development, to non-blast surface mining, solar field installation, waste material processing, and agricultural mechanization.

Colm started his career in China 18 years ago in the internet space, as Director for Business Development and employee #120 at Alibaba (NYSE: BABA). He also serves as a member of the International Advisory Board for VIPKID, an Internet education company which empowers over 40,000 U.S. teachers to provide high quality ESL instruction to children across China.

Colm is former Vice Chairman of the American Chamber of Commerce in China (2016 & 2017), and remains on the Board of Governors, representing nearly 1,000 member companies from the United States.

Colm received an MBA from the Yale School of Management, and a Bachelor of Arts degree in East Asian Studies from Brown University. He is member of the Yale School of Management Greater China Advisory Board and the Yale Asia Development Council.

Brian Tippens, Vice President, Chief Diversity Officer at Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) is responsible for providing vision, management, and strategic planning in championing HPE’s innovative culture endorsing inclusion, diversity and equity. He works closely with HPE’s worldwide business leaders, guiding efforts to conceptualize, assess and cultivate diversity as a business practice and educational resource.




Brian has assumed roles of increasing responsibilities. He began his career at HP 18 years ago as a member of the legal team supporting the Software business. Empowered to influence the business, Brian transitioned to the Global Procurement Supply Chain organization, where he spent several years strengthening HP’s business relationships across multiple large-scale strategic suppliers. He helped architect and implement HP’s Strategic Supplier Development program with a focus on delivering new value through innovative collaboration; endowing the coveted “HP Supplier of the Year” recognition award.

Brian’s career spans over two decades of leadership experience in the IT industry. Prior to his tenure at HP, he was at Intel Corporation providing legal support for the company’s manufacturing business. He is a sought-after speaker and thought leader in the fields of diversity and sustainability. He is a board member for the Executive Leadership Council Institute, United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Operation HOPE, and serves as an advisor for the Hispanic Information Technology Executive Council and Walker’s Legacy.

He earned his Juris Doctor from the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law in Sacramento, California and holds a Bachelor of Science from the University of San Francisco.

Sean Lim is the Head of Sales at naked Hub, a premium co-working operator in Asia. After spending nearly two decades working in the real estate industry covering a wide mix of assets, Sean joined the co-working movement with an aim to disrupt the traditional workspace industry to bring more value and fun into real estate. Having worked on both sides of the fence, Sean knows what builds and drives a successful development and how to fill it with happy people —and it’s not just about the expensive high-tech gadgets or free flow of beer. It’s how well you connect with the heart-beating people you’re trying to help and communicate your understanding back to them.
Originally from Singapore, Sean came to China in 2006 and had consulted for both international and domestic clients nationally across China as well as regionally across Asia.
Sean is also a motorsports enthusiast and had taken part in numerous competitions in the region.

Lin has over 20 years’ experience with Fortune 500 companies both in China and the U.S. across the areas of government affairs, IT, supply chain and marketing. She held the position of senior director of Global Government Affairs at Motorola Solutions China, and was responsible for managing relationship with various government bodies and trade associations for business advocacy. She was also responsible for corporate governance across Asia Pacific.

As an active member of the community, Lin has been serving on the board of American Chamber of Commerce since 2013 and is the first Chinese woman holding the vice chair role. Lin gives back to the society by advising a number of domestic and international NGOs including U.S. China Strong Foundation. She is also a mentor for Tshinghua Schwartzman program.
Lin held a Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) degree from Nottingham Trent University and an MBA from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
As a certified Marshall Goldsmith leadership coach and Erickson professional coach, Lin helps executives to further improve their leadership and communication skills. Lin is also a sought-after MC, trainer, column writer and speaker in cross cultural business communication, influencing, women leadership, government relations and strategic philanthropy.

Cindy is a well-respected Facilitator, Coach and Business Strategist who runs her own consulting firm INPOWERONE. Her company focuses on leadership, communication and organizational change achieving lasting results. She is a PCC Credentialed ICF coach and has been working with teams and leaders to enable them to improve their own leadership capability. She brings a blend of practical experience having held senior leadership roles with well noted companies such as PepsiCo Foods and TELUS Mobility. Cindy and her family have been living in China since 2002.

Sonia is an educator with a comprehensive experience of schools. After being a teacher and school leader for 18 years, she founded Pana Wakke Productions, a company that organizes professional storyteller visits in schools, involving students, teachers and parents in their performances and workshops. She teaches others how to use storytelling to strengthen human relationships and develop soft skills and emotional intelligence. Her knowledge about education and positive psychology, combined with her own experience as a businesswoman and her passion for social impact, has made her work relevant for companies, where she helps teams improve their collaboration and communication skills. Sonia divides her time between Argentina, Croatia and China, which are all home to her