Michael Hart is President of the American Chamber of Commerce in China based in Beijing. He has over twenty-five years of business experience in Asia, including nineteen years in mainland China.

As President, Michael oversees all advocacy, programs, partnerships, and insights provided by the Chamber to support the business growth of nearly 900 foreign corporations operating in China, including most of the U.S. Fortune 500. The chamber’s advocacy includes the impressive American Business in China White Paper and Business Climate Survey each published annually as well as numerous interactions with both the US and Chinese governments on behalf of our members.

Prior to joining AmCham China, Michael spent most of his career in commercial real estate in Taipei, Shanghai and Tianjin including almost 20 years for a NYSE listed property services firm. He started in the research division briefing real estate owners, occupiers and investors on transactions and macro trends, he then opened, built, and led a branch office for the company in one of China’s largest Tier 1.5 cities for over a decade. Following this, Michael opened a private consulting and investment firm that among other projects invested in quick service restaurants.

In addition to this work, Michael was a long-term AmCham member and served on the Tianjin chapter’s Executive Committee for nearly 15 years including several terms as the local Chairman.

Michael holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration with a focus on finance and banking from the University of Missouri-Columbia in the U.S. He is a fluent speaker of mandarin Chinese. Michael was born and raised near Kansas City, Missouri.

Mingjuan Hou is the vice president of Qualcomm. In her role, she leads and manages Qualcomm’s brand strategy, corporate communications, product marketing, digital communications, and media/industry analyst relations in China, and providing communications consel to senior management.

Mingjuan has more than 20 years of rich experience in corporate communications, branding, marketing strategy, digital communications, crisis management and public affairs.Since joining Qualcomm in 2002, she led the team successfully executing multiple branding and marketing campaigns and spearheaded long-term strategic collaborations with renowned IPs such as China National Geography and the KPL. These initiatives have significantly broadened and deepened the presence of Qualcomm’s corporate brand — as well as its product brands, Snapdragon® and Qualcomm Dragonwing™ — across more diverse, consumer-relevant touchpoints, which greatly enhance their awareness and reputation in the Chinese market. She led to establish Qualcomm’s corporate communications strategy and social media platforms in China, and helped develop co-marketing strategy with leading Chinese smart device makers, auto companies, e-commerce platforms, IoT vendors and many more. In addition, She is also a long-standing advocate for advancing women in technology. Leveraging her own career journey and Qualcomm’s best practices, she actively champions the empowerment of women and supports their continued growth, impact, and leadership across the tech industry.

Mingjuan is a recipient of a number of industry and corporate leadership awards, including 2023 Forbes China Top 100 Businesswomen, the Most Influential Businesswomen 2021 by Futune China, the Most Notable Businesswomen 2020 by Cyzone, the Mulan Yue Xianghui Empowerment Award 2024 by Xinhuanet, the Best 5G Practionioner 2020 by Communications World.

Cindy Jensen is the Founder and CEO of INPOWER ONE, a management consulting firm based in China. With over two decades of experience living and working in Asia, Cindy has become a trusted advisor to multinational corporations across North America, Europe, and Asia.

Her expertise spans C-Level executive coaching, organizational transformation, and strategy development. Drawing from her corporate experience and senior leadership roles at PepsiCo Foods Canada and TELUS Mobility working across multiple functions, she brings real-world insights to her clients. She's known for her ability to navigate complex business landscapes and drive meaningful change.

INPOWER ONE provides coaching education tailored for aspiring coaches and leaders looking to incorporate coaching into their leadership styles. The organization has been recognized by the International Coaching Federation (ICF) with three prestigious accreditations: Level 1, Level 2, and a Coaching Mastery Series. INPOWER ONE delivers programs in English, Mandarin, and German, catering to a global audience of coaches and leaders.

Cindy's academic pursuits reflect her commitment to continuous learning. She holds a Bachelor of Commerce from Dalhousie University and an EMBA from Rutgers University. Currently, she's pursuing an MSc in Psychology and Neuroscience of Mental Health at King's College London, a choice driven by her belief in the deep connection between leadership and mental well-being.

As a PCC credentialed Executive Coach (ICF), Cindy serves as a Mentor Coach and sits on the ICF Global Board for Coach Education. Her thought leadership, featured in the China Edition of Harvard Business Review, challenges conventional wisdom about leadership working across generations.

Beyond her professional endeavors, Cindy is passionate about social responsibility. She's a former Board Director of Educating Girls in Rural China. She is currently a Corporate Strategy Advisor for Business for Better Society, a non-profit with a focus on building partnerships for purposeful and sustainable impact supporting female entrepreneurs and social enterprises.

Her multifaceted background, passion for leadership development, and dedication to empowering professionals make her a highly sought-after expert in the field of business and executive coaching.

Poh-Yian Koh is a global leader transforming the logistics industry. As President of FedEx China, she oversees operations in one of the world’s most critical markets while shaping innovative strategie —including digital transformation—that strengthen FedEx’s position globally. Her leadership drives growth, builds partnerships with governments and industry leaders, and champions innovation that connects businesses and communities worldwide. Under her guidance, FedEx has reinforced its role as a trusted partner in China while advancing the company’s long-term vision.

Poh-Yian began her FedEx journey in Singapore before moving to China in 1995 to lead market entry, launch the first FedEx cargo flight, and pioneer express customs clearance—transforming international trade flows. She played a pivotal role in landmark projects such as the Pudong and Guangzhou Hubs, gateways for global commerce. She advocates: “Trade is not just the movement of goods—it is the transmission of opportunity and trust. My mission is to make this flow more efficient, smarter, and full of possibilities.”

Over three decades, her strategic influence has shaped Asia Pacific, earning her numerous honors—including two IT Hall of Fame Awards, nine 5-Star Awards, and recognition as one of Fortune China’s Most Powerful Women in Business (2025). She is also a driving force behind FedEx’s digital innovation agenda, leveraging advanced technologies and data-driven solutions to enhance customer experience, optimize operations, and enable smarter supply chains.

Beyond business, Poh-Yian champions diversity and inclusion globally—launching initiatives to empower people with disabilities, foster inclusive workplaces, and engage the business community and Chinese NGOs in river cleaning and children’s literacy programs, with a strong focus on helping women thrive at work and at home. She also leads sustainability efforts, driving FedEx toward carbon neutrality by 2040, spearheading award-winning green facilities with solar panels and green roofs, and partnering with Chinese NGOs to inspire environmental innovation among college students.

Poh-Yian holds a bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering from The Ohio State University and an Executive MBA from Kellogg School of Management (Northwestern University) in partnership with HKUST. She serves as Vice Chair of AmCham China and as a Global Investment Promotion Advisor for the China Greater Bay Area. She is also a member of the CEIBS Corporate Advisory Board.

Ms. Li Ye is leading the Merck China Corporate Affairs hub in support to all the three business sectors (healthcare, life science & electronics) of Merck in China since January 2018. The China hub is among the 3 regional corporate affairs hubs (Europe, the United States and China) of Merck KGaA global wide. She is the member of the leadership team of Merck global corporate affairs and sits in the Country Council of Merck in China.

Ms. Li Ye is a veteran in corporate affairs and government relations for international companies with her 20+ years’ working experience. She joined Merck healthcare in Aug. 2013 responsible for the government relations and market access. Prior to that, she had been taking the management roles on government affairs, market access and strategic development in top international companies including Hoechst, GlaxoSmithKline, Bayer and AstraZeneca, etc. She went to Singapore as the Regional Market Access Lead in Bayer South East Asia in 2008. Later she became Regional Payer Capabilities Director and Global Pricing and Market Access Director for Oncology at AstraZeneca’s Asia Pacific Office until she returned to China.

Li Ye graduated from University of International Business and Economics in Beijing, then she went to the Great Britain for further study. She obtained 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. In 2016, Li Ye completed her Executive MBA study in Peking University National Development School in Beijing. She is now studying for a doctorate on financial management run by the National Development School of Peking University and Fordham University in the United States.

As an opinion leader in the industry, Li Ye also holds the positions including：

Vice Chair of the China Association of Enterprises with Foreign Investment (CAEFI)
Vice Chair of the China Pharmaceutical Industry Association (CPIA)
National Chair of R&D Working Group, European Chamber of Commerce in China (EUCCC)
Executive Council Member of the Center for China and Globalization (CCG)

Liu Chang is the former Vice President of Government Affairs, BD & Marketing Knorr-Bremse APAC, Member of core leadership APAC； Vice President of Thales (China), Member of EXCOM; Director of Marketing and Business Development, Director of Government Affairs of Siemens (China) Co., Ltd.; Chief Representative of Beijing Representative Office of Herrenknecht (China); Senior Manager of Sales and Marketing of Herrenknecht AG (Germany); Official at China Embassy; Lecturer of Beijing Youth Politics College.

She has a PHD in Economics, Northeast Normal University; MBA, the University of Offenburg (Germany).

Liu Chang has 20 years of industry experience, covering the World's top 500 multinational companies, government agencies and colleges. Liu Chang is the President of the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China (EUCCC) Government Affairs Forum.

Claire leads the Member Services, Government Affairs & Policy teams, and oversees the Chamber’s Cooperation Programs.

Nadia Rasheed was appointed as the UNFPA Representative to the People’s Republic of China and Country Director for Mongolia in December 2024. Prior to this appointment, she served as the UNFPA Representative to Sierra Leone from May 2022. Before joining UNFPA, she was the UNDP Deputy Resident Representative in India from 2018 to 2022, and the UNDP Regional Team Leader for Health and Development in Asia and the Pacific from 2014 to 2018. She also served as the UNDP Deputy Country Director ad-interim for Sri Lanka in 2018.

Ms. Rasheed has a wealth of management and policy experience covering health, gender and development issues. From 2009 to 2014, she was the global Practice Manager for the HIV, Health and Development Practice at UNDP Headquarters in New York. She was also a Policy Specialist on HIV in the Bureau for Development Policy at UNDP Headquarters from 2005 to 2009. She previously worked with the UNDP Human Development Report Office, and with UNDP and other organizations on capacity development and gender equality issues. Ms. Rasheed holds an undergraduate degree in Economics from the London School of Economics, and a master’s degree in International Affairs from Columbia University.

Shang Rong serves as the Director of Public Affairs and Communications for the Zhongguancun Academy (ZGCA) and the Zhongguancun Institute of Artificial Intelligence (ZGCI).

In this capacity, she leads all strategic communications, public affairs, and media relations efforts for these pioneering institutions. A key focus of her role is to foster and manage strategic partnerships with universities and research institutions, strengthening the vital academic ecosystem that underpins the ZGCA-ZGCI model.

ZGCA and ZGCI operate as a unified engine for AI innovation. ZGCA is dedicated to reimagining talent development through interdisciplinary, project-based learning, while ZGCI is focused on translating fundamental research into real-world, industry-changing applications.

She is a seasoned leader with over 25 years of experience in corporate communications, brand management, government affairs, and strategic marketing. Her career is distinguished by a unique blend of experience in journalism, public relations agencies, and in-house corporate leadership.

Prior to her current position, Shang Rong was the Vice President of Communications & Government Affairs for the Microsoft Asia-Pacific R&D Group. Before Microsoft, she built and led the Corporate Communications function for Cisco in China. Her earlier career includes roles as a PR consultant at Hill and Knowlton and as a contributing editor for an automotive magazine.

Shang Rong holds a master’s degree in business administration from the joint International MBA program of Beijing University and Fordham University and a bachelor’s degree in Electronics from Beijing Normal University. She also holds an Executive Philanthropy Management Program diploma from the China Global Philanthropy Institute.

Linda Wang is the DVP & GM of Established Pharmaceuticals for Abbott China. She joined Abbott in 2024. In her current role, Linda is responsible for business development of Abbott’s established pharmaceuticals business in China market.

Prior to joining Abbott, Linda worked for several leading MNCs including Pfizer, BMS, Astellas, etc. Linda brings more than 20 years of commercial leadership experience in roles of progressing responsibility within the pharma industry in China and Asia Pacific markets. Her career highlights have included successful large organization management and brand management including product launches and brand life cycle management in multiple therapeutic areas including Oncology, Cardiovascular, Metabolic, Immunology, Virology, Anti-Infectives, Rare Disease, Vaccine, etc.

Linda holds a Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine from National Taiwan University and an MBA from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.

Ms. Frances Yu joined Amway China in 2000 and has served as the President of Amway China since 2018. She previously served as Amway China's Vice President of Public Affairs and was promoted to Chief Marketing Officer of Amway Greater China Region in 2014.

Ms. Yu is a pioneer in reputation management and marketing innovation. She established strong partnerships with stakeholders, increased awareness and reputation of Amway, creating favorable conditions for growth. She led the upgrade of Amway brand and embraced shifting market trends through digital and social media marketing, innovative product launches, trainings, and customer experience. She successfully pioneered Amway's modernization and digital transformation and received the "Leading CEO of Digital Transformation" award from IDC, a world-renowned technology market research institution.

In recent years, Ms. Yu spearheaded Amway China's refocus on Health & Wellness to capture growth driven by a national "Healthy China" initiative. Her innovations include an all-round upgrade of Nutrilite brand, a streamlined go-to-market cycle of Nutrilite's Traditional Chinese Medicine products, nutrition and health education to millions of Amway entrepreneurs, and the building of online-offline health and wellness communities. Today, as a pioneer and promoter of "Overall Health", Amway is providing holistic GREEN health solutions to its customers to meet their needs in knowledge, product, and behavior, as well as all-round support to its entrepreneurs in China to meet their needs in business development, garnering deeper commitment and celebration of the Amway lifestyle.

Ms. Yu is a deeply committed advocate for childhood nutrition, environmental protection, and volunteer service. She is the Chairwoman of the Amway Charity Foundation (ACF), an eight-time winner of the Chinese government's prestigious "China Philanthropy Award" and has served over 3 million children in impoverished areas of rural China since its establishment in 2011. ACF is the first and, to date, the only foreign-invested non-public charity foundation registered directly under the Ministry of Civil Affairs in China.

Ms. Yu also serves as the Vice Chairwoman of China Association of Enterprises with Foreign Investment, Vice President of the American Chamber of Commerce in South China, Co-Chair of the Women's Professional Committee of the American Chamber of Commerce in China, a board director of the China Environmental Protection Foundation, Trustee of China Children and Teenagers' Fund, and the global investment promotion consultant of Guangdong Province.

Ms. Yu holds a master's degree in law from Renmin University of China.

Justin Zhao joined Johnson & Johnson in February 2023 as the Vice President of Government Affairs of Johnson & Johnson China, responsible for landing the GA&P strategy in China, leading the company’s policy advocacy and government engagement for shaping the regulatory environment and driving business growth.

Justin brings extensive experience to his current role from his past public and diplomatic services, and over 18 years services at leading U.S. technology companies, including HP and most recently, Microsoft. Justin was Microsoft’s GA lead for China and worked for the company for 12 years, including 6 years at its global headquarters in Redmond. Prior to Microsoft, Justin had served as Government Affairs Director of China HP (2007-2011), Vice President of Swiss Reinsurance Beijing Office (2005-2007), and Policy Director of the United States Information Technology Office (2004-2005).

Justin is also Vice Chair of the Healthcare Equipment Working Group of the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China (EUCCC).

He received his Master of International Business from the University of Sydney and Bachelor of Economics from the University of International Business and Economics.

Penny Hao Zheng is a distinguished leader with 17 years of extensive experience at GE and GE Vernova(after spin-off in 2024), marked by international assignments and a robust background in finance and leadership. Currently serving as the CFO for GE Vernova Gas Power Asia Services, she oversees a $2 billion portfolio, leading a team of 10 across more than 20 countries in APAC, South Asia, and China. Penny's early career involved impactful roles in corporate audit and research, holding a Master of Research in Functional Genomics and a Bachelor of Science in Biology from the University of York, Penny Zheng exemplifies women's leadership through her strategic vision, financial acumen, and global experience.

James Zimmerman is the Chairman of the American Chamber of Commerce in China (AmCham China).

Based in Beijing, James is a author and lawyer who has lived and worked in China for three decades. He is a partner with the law firm of Loeb & Loeb LLP and advises foreign companies on corporate, transactional, regulatory, litigation and white-collar criminal defense matters. James previously served as Chairman of AmCham China for four prior terms in 2007-08 and 2015-16. He is the author of the acclaimed non-fiction book, The Peking Express: The Bandits Who Stole a Train, Stunned the West, and Broke the Republic of China.