Horst Gallo Vice President HR Greater China Group at IBM
In June 1999 Horst joined IBM’s HR Service Centre in Portsmouth, England as HR Specialist for Workforce Management. During these more than 15 years in IBM, Horst has enjoyed an interna...
Read Bio Horst Gallo In June 1999 Horst joined IBM’s HR Service Centre in Portsmouth, England as HR Specialist
Louise Liu Director of Economist Intelligence Unit, The Economist Group
Qian was the first Chinese analyst to join The EIU. Qian is responsible for adopting econometric models to analyse economic data and produce short- and long-term macro-economic forecasts. Un...
Read Bio Louise Liu Qian was the first Chinese analyst to join The EIU. Qian is responsible for adopting econometric models to analyse economic data and produce short- and long-term macro-economic forecasts. Under her leadership, Access China service expanded into a global team of analysts covering China’s 31 provinces and 287 key prefectures, and Chinese Outbound Investment analysis. Qian also heads the Global Economics Unit, a team specializing in quantitative research and forecasting, which forms the core infrastructure for The EIU’s celebrated economic and industry forecasts. Qian has designed and led modelling and scenario analysis across industry spectrums for MNCs and government agencies.
D.C. Chien Senior Advisor at IBM
D.C. Chien is the Senior Advisor of IBM Greater China Group (GCG). Mr. Chien began his career in 1977 in IBM Taiwan as a system engineer. Since then, he has held senior leadership position...
Read Bio D.C. Chien D.C. Chien is the Senior Advisor of IBM Greater China Group (GCG).
Yan Li Ceo/Founder of Beijing Leanvision Technology Ltd.
Yan Li is a visionary operations executive. She has solid experience in high-volume, retail & distribution management and is a specialist in communication across multicultural teams. She...
Read Bio Yan Li Yan Li is a visionary operations executive. She has solid experience in high-volume, retail & distribution management and is a specialist in communication across multicultural teams. She has cultivated leaders and built successful teams for Motorola, Electrolux and Sony Ericsson. As Corporate VP of Motorola Mobile China, Li focused on market strategy and budget management. As the leader of a management team with a sales force in the hundreds and 3500 in the field Li produced strong results for Motorola. Focusing on portfolio, carrier and distribution strategy Motorola’s Quarterly Net Sales grew from US$138M in Q2 2009 to US$418M in Q4 2012.
Rishi Jha Business Development Leader at Excelity
Rishi leads the Business Development Function for Excelity in China. He is based in Shanghai and has been in his current role since 2011 and has helped in a multi-fold growth of the China bu...
Read Bio Rishi Jha Rishi leads the Business Development Function for Excelity in China. He is based in Shanghai and has been in his current role since 2011 and has helped in a multi-fold growth of the China business. He joined in 2005 in India and has helped the company add several large clients to its portfolio. He leads the workforce administration solution for the APAC region and has closely worked with the operations and technology teams to get the solution developed as per market requirements.
Diana Yang Partner at Aon Hewitt
Diana is a Key Account Manager and senior professional in human resources consulting. From 2010 to 2014, she served as Rewards Practice Leader, Tech Sector, Asia Pacific. During that time s...
Read Bio Diana Yang Diana is a Key Account Manager and senior professional in human resources consulting.
Raghav Narsalay Managing Director of Accenture Institute for High Performance
Raghav Narsalay is a Managing Director at the Accenture Institute for High Performance, Accenture’s thought leadership engine. Raghav leads the innovation and risk management research ...
Read Bio Raghav Narsalay Raghav Narsalay is a Managing Director at the Accenture Institute for High Performance, Accenture’s thought leadership engine. Raghav leads the innovation and risk management research for the Institute globally and is responsible for the Institute teams located in China and India.
George Li HR Director of Cummins
George is the Director of Cummins Human Resources’ (HR) operation in China.George joined Cummins China ABO in August 2006 as the HR Manager supporting EBU, Engineering, Shares Services...
Read Bio George Li George is the Director of Cummins Human Resources’ (HR) operation in China.
Vivian Liu Head of HR at AWS
Vivian has more than 18 years of work experience with 3 years abroad in Finland and Dubai, and more than 10 years of leadership/management experience in the IT industry. Currently she is the...
Read Bio Vivian Liu Vivian has more than 18 years of work experience with 3 years abroad in Finland and Dubai, and more than 10 years of leadership/management experience in the IT industry. Currently she is the head of HR @ AWS China. She has worked as the Human Resources Director at VMware Information Technology and in Oracle as Senior HRBP Manager. She has many years of leadership experience in HR and mergers and acquisitions. She has built and led an HR team focusing on strategic HR management, diversity, performance management, employee retention, learning and development. She brings international expertise from her time working at Nokia’s Headquarters in Finland. There she focused on HR management for the sales and marketing staff, as well as on curriculum development and professional & effective capacity building. Vivian was Nokia's first Chinese National to work at Nokia China Institute; she was responsible for various human resource services, succession planning, and electronic management in E-HR services. She has special expertise in organizational development, team effectiveness, and talent development.
Ming Zhou Senior Director of Cisco
Ming has been with Cisco for over 22 years and has held a number of leadership positions in product management, sales engineering and business development between US and China. At present Mi...
Read Bio Ming Zhou Ming has been with Cisco for over 22 years and has held a number of leadership positions in product management, sales engineering and business development between US and China. At present Ming leads the Product and Architecture Solution Group for Cisco Greater China, based in Beijing.
Jane Zou Chief Human Resources Officer at China Renaissance Group
Ms. Jane Zou is the Chief Human Resources Officer and Managing Director of China Renaissance Group, a leading full-service investment bank focusing on China new economy.Jane owns nearly 20 y...
Read Bio Jane Zou Ms. Jane Zou is the Chief Human Resources Officer and Managing Director of China Renaissance Group, a leading full-service investment bank focusing on China new economy.
Lee Liu Vice President HR at Baidu
Mr. Lee Liu joined Baidu in April 2011 as vice president. He is in charge of Baidu’s human resources, general administration and other related activities.Mr. Liu graduated from Tianjin...
Read Bio Lee Liu Mr. Lee Liu joined Baidu in April 2011 as vice president. He is in charge of Baidu’s human resources, general administration and other related activities.
Jenny Liu Head of Human resources at JP Morgan
Jenny joined J.P. Morgan in China in Sept. 2012 and has 24 years working experience, of which 18 years in Human Resources Management in the financial industry.Jenny oversees the strategic di...
Read Bio Jenny Liu Jenny joined J.P. Morgan in China in Sept. 2012 and has 24 years working experience, of which 18 years in Human Resources Management in the financial industry.
Lydia Zhou HR General Manager at ConocoPhillips
Lydia Zhou is a General Manager of Human Resources at ConocoPhillips China. Lydia has over 14 years of experience in human resource roles, which include the oversight of compensation & ...
Read Bio Lydia Zhou Lydia Zhou is a General Manager of Human Resources at ConocoPhillips China. Lydia has over 14 years of experience in human resource roles, which include the oversight of compensation & benefit, succession planning, organizational and leadership development, performance management, staffing and employee relations. Lydia has extensive experiences in talent management especially during organizational changes. She is very passionate about HR and how HR can add value in the business.
Frank Gallo Founder and President of Calypso Consulting
Frank Gallo is the founder and president of Calypso Consulting, a firm dedicated to improving t...
Read Bio Frank Gallo Frank Gallo is the founder and president of Calypso Consulting, a firm dedicated to improving the level of leadership in China. He is the former Chief Leadership Consultant, Greater China, for Aon Hewitt. He is one of the foremost leadership consultants and executive coaches in China. With over 30 years of management and human resources experience, he works with both Chinese and Western executives helping them to be successful leaders in China. Frank has lived in China for fourteen years and is the retired president of Watson Wyatt China. He also serves as the Chief Leadership Consultant for Mindset Matters Group in Beijing and is a leadership professor at Tsinghua University in Beijing and Tongji University in Shanghai.
Dora Hang Vice chief of CHO institute at Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business
With about 25 years of HR working experience in multinational corporate, Dora has been recognized by the market as one of the leading HR professionals in Asia Pacific with best practices in ...
Read Bio Dora Hang With about 25 years of HR working experience in multinational corporate, Dora has been recognized by the market as one of the leading HR professionals in Asia Pacific with best practices in each field and strategic insights. Her full spectrum profile is built from her successful experience in Stanley Black & Decker, Bayer, Eaton etc .
James Argento HR Director of Amazon China
James Argento has 20+ years of HR experience in a variety of industries, HR functions, and geographic locations. A native New Yorker, he started his career as a clothes buyer in NY City for...
Read Bio James Argento James Argento has 20+ years of HR experience in a variety of industries, HR functions, and geographic locations. A native New Yorker, he started his career as a clothes buyer in NY City for Lord & Taylor specialty store before moving into HR as their Regional Staffing Coordinator and returning to school to receive his Master’s in Organizational Psychology from Columbia University. James worked in Recruiting and in Diversity at Goldman Sachs before moving to San Francisco in 1995 where he worked at several companies in the finance and technology industries as an HR Business Partner (Wells Fargo Bank, Quantum Corp., and Charles Schwab). In 2004 he moved to Seattle where he worked at Microsoft for seven years in a variety of HR leadership roles including Director of People & Org. Capability, HR M&A Lead, and HR leader for the MS Office and International Consumer & Online (Ad Sales) businesses. In 2011, James joined Amazon.com as an HR leader in the Kindle organization. James has managed teams up to 70 people and has worked in overseas assignments in Singapore, Norway, and is currently the HR Leader for Amazon China based out of Beijing. He has spoken at various events including SHRM China conference and prior AmCham events.
Lin Gao Executive Coach at Intellect Associates
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. Prior to setting us her own con...
Read Bio Lin Gao 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. Prior to setting us her own consulting, coaching and training business, Lin 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 as well as CSR programs in Asia Pacific and Middle East region. Prior to this role, Lin had held multiple senior positions in Motorola including CIO for Asia Pacific.
Dwight Nordstrom Chairman at PRI
Dwight Nordstrom has 30 years of experience in doing business in China. Since 1990, he has been the Chairman (former President) of PRI, a USA manufacturing-holding company with support func...
Read Bio Dwight Nordstrom Dwight Nordstrom has 30 years of experience in doing business in China. Since 1990, he has been the Chairman (former President) of PRI, a USA manufacturing-holding company with support functions of consulting and engineering for start-up and/or expansion of manufacturing and application engineering in China. Mr. Nordstrom has also been General Manager of 9 factories in China with employment ranging from 30 to over 750. He was also, in the late 1980’s, the China Country Manager for one of GE’s divisions; this was a GE corporate hire position. There are almost 200 engineering-related personnel at PRI’s operations in China and over 25 alone in the sourcing area; PRI also “turnkey” manages design centers for international clients. Mr. Nordstrom is in his 9th year as Co-Chairman of the Manufacturing & Sourcing Forum for the American Chamber of Commerce (China). Mr. Nordstrom has written, on average, 1 published article per year since 1990.
Amanda Ou Head of Global Strategic Accounts at LinkedIn China
Amanda currently leads the Global Strategic Account team for LinkedIn China. Amanda’s team partner with LinkedIn’s biggest strategic accounts world wide, and help them best lever...
Read Bio Amanda Ou Amanda currently leads the Global Strategic Account team for LinkedIn China. Amanda’s team partner with LinkedIn’s biggest strategic accounts world wide, and help them best leverage the LinkedIn’s big data to build world class talent strategies. Her clients include some of the big names like Microsoft, Amazon, Nike, Pfizer, etc.
AJ Warner Founder & Director of Touchdown! Education
Since founding Touchdown! Education in 2005, AJ Warner has helped thousands of Chinese students and professionals get accepted to top undergraduate and graduate programs in the United States...
Read Bio AJ Warner Since founding Touchdown! Education in 2005, AJ Warner has helped thousands of Chinese students and professionals get accepted to top undergraduate and graduate programs in the United States. He was the first member in China of AIGAC, the leading organization for application consulting professionals and maintains active relationships with admission directors of Top 30 US universities. Currently, AJ is working on a new start-up to help companies in China better attract top talent from overseas.
Sharon Xu Special Counsel at Sheppard Mullin
Ms. Xu is a special counsel in Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP Beijing office. Ms. Xu regularly assists multinational companies in navigating a wide range of employment related mat...
Read Bio Sharon Xu Ms. Xu is a special counsel in Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP Beijing office. Ms. Xu regularly assists multinational companies in navigating a wide range of employment related matters and advises companies on employment related issues that arise in cross border transactions.
James Zimmerman Chairman at AmCham China
James Zimmerman is the managing partner for the Beijing office of the international law firm of Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP, and is the author of several publications concernin...
Read Bio James Zimmerman James Zimmerman is the managing partner for the Beijing office of the international law firm of Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP, and is the author of several publications concerning trade and China related issues, including the well-recognized China Law Deskbook, a publication of the American Bar Association (now in its 4th edition). Mr. Zimmerman is recognized as one of Asia’s leading business lawyers in the AsiaLaw Leading Lawyers Survey and is listed as a Leading Individual in the category of Corporate/M&A for foreign law firms in China of the AsiaPacific Legal 500: The Guide to Asia's Commercial Law Firms. Mr. Zimmerman serves on a number of non-profit boards focused on child health and education issues in China and is active as a fundraiser for charitable organizations. He has lived and worked in Beijing since 1998. Zimmerman previously served as the chairman of the American Chamber of Commerce China in 2007 and 2008 and as a vice chairman in 2005 and 2006, and also has served on various AmCham committees for over 15 years.
