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2016 APCAC Business Conference

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AmCham China

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Apr 14 & 15, 2016 GMT+8 Add to Calendar

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Renaissance Beijing Capital Hotel
No.61 East 3rd Ring Middle Road, Chaoyang District
Beijing, China
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Max Sieben Baucus

United States Ambassador to the People’s Republic of China

On January 7, 2014, President Barack Obama nominated Max Sieben Baucus to be Ambassador of the United States of America to China. The Senate confirmed him on February 6, 2014 and Vice Presi...

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Max Sieben Baucus

On January 7, 2014, President Barack Obama nominated Max Sieben Baucus to be Ambassador of the United States of America to China. The Senate confirmed him on February 6, 2014 and Vice President Joe Biden swore him in on February 21, 2014.

Ambassador Baucus formerly served as the senior United States Senator from Montana. He served in the U.S. Senate from 1978 to 2013, was Montana’s longest serving U.S. Senator, and had the third longest tenure among those serving in the U.S. Senate. Ambassador Baucus was Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Finance, Vice Chairman of the Joint Committee on Taxation, member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, and member of the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction. He was also a member of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works and chaired its Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Before his election to the U.S. Senate, Ambassador Baucus was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1975 to 1978. He previously served in the Montana House of Representatives from 1973 to 1974.

Ambassador Baucus has extensive experience in international trade. As Chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance, Ambassador Baucus led the passage and enactment of Free Trade Agreements with 11 countries: Australia, Bahrain, Jordan, Chile, Colombia, Morocco, Oman, Panama, Peru, Singapore, and South Korea. He also worked to increase U.S. exports by knocking down trade barriers and led business leaders on trade missions abroad to Germany, Spain, Belgium, Russia, Japan, New Zealand, Brazil, Colombia, and China. During his tenure on the Senate Committee on Finance, Ambassador Baucus was deeply involved in orchestrating congressional approval of permanent normal trade relations with China in 2000 and in facilitating China’s entrance into the World Trade Organization in 2001.

Ambassador Baucus earned a bachelor’s degree and law degree from Stanford University. He is married and has one son and two stepchildren.

Alan Beebe

President at the American Chamber of Commerce in China

Alan Beebe was appointed President of the American Chamber of Commerce in China on Mar. 14, 2016. Alan was an Executive Director based in Beijing, leading EY China’s Cleantech and Supp...

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Alan Beebe

Alan Beebe was appointed President of the American Chamber of Commerce in China on Mar. 14, 2016.

Alan was an Executive Director based in Beijing, leading EY China’s Cleantech and Supply Chain and Operations (SC&O) practices. His clients include major global corporations, primarily diversified industrials and high-technology companies operating in China.

Prior to joining EY, Alan held Executive positions with the China Greentech Initiative (CGTI), IBM, and management consulting firms AT Kearney and PRTM. He has twenty years of management consulting experience in the US, China and other Asian countries helping clients develop and implement sound business, operations and technology strategies. At EY China, he helps global clients transform their business models to drive new revenue opportunities and preserve profitability in China’s changing economic climate.

From 2010 to 2013, Alan was a Managing Director with CGTI, a collaboration platform serving over 50 international energy and environmental companies. At CGTI, he led advisory services and strategic research across all major areas of energy and cleantech. In 2014, CGTI merged with the Paulson Institute, founded by Hank Paulson.

Alan holds a Master’s degree from Yale University in International Relations and a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and Computer Science from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in the United States. He is a Board of Advisor of the Yale Club of Beijing and in that capacity promotes academic and cultural exchanges between the United States and China. Alan has lived in China since 2002 and speaks Chinese fluently.

Ernest Bower

Senior Adviser and Sumitro Chair for Southeast Asia Studies at Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)

Ernest Bower is senior adviser and Sumitro Chair for Southeast Asia Studies and codirector of the Pacific Partners Initiative at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. He is rec...

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Ernest Bower

Ernest Bower is senior adviser and Sumitro Chair for Southeast Asia Studies and codirector of the Pacific Partners Initiative at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. He is recognized as a leading expert on Southeast Asia. He is president & CEO of BowerGroupAsia, a well-known business advisory firm he created and built. Before forming his company, he served for a decade as president of the US-ASEAN Business Council, the top private business group composed of America's leading companies in Southeast Asia. Over 20 years, he helped to establish and build the Council from the ground level, working with government and private-sector leaders from the United States and Southeast Asia.

Bower is widely recognized as one of the strongest proponents for close ties between the United States and Asia. He has been an adviser and innovator in creating programs and vehicles to broaden and deepen ties bilaterally and regionally. He engineered key private-sector initiatives such as the U.S.-Singapore Free Trade Agreement Coalition, the U.S.-APEC Business Coalition, and numerous campaigns resulting in significant expansion of commerce. In recognition of his work, the King of Malaysia has awarded him the Darjah Panglima Jasa Negara (PJN), pronouncing him holder of the title Datuk in Malaysia. The president of the Philippines also awarded him the rank of Lakan, or Commander, for his service to the Philippines. Bower is currently the U.S. chair of the Advisory Council on Competitiveness for the Vietnamese prime minister and serves on the boards of the Special Olympics, the Institute for Religion & Public Policy, the American Australian Education and Leadership Foundation, the United States-New Zealand Business Council, the Malaysian-American Society, and the United States-Indonesia Society. He also served on the U.S. Department of State's Advisory Committee on Trade and Investment. Bower holds a bachelor's degree from Colgate University and studied Mandarin Chinese at Middlebury College's Sunderland School of Foreign Language.

Pramit Pal Chaudhuri

Senior Associate at Rhodium Group

Pramit Pal Chaudhuri is the Foreign Editor of the Hindustan Times, based in New Delhi, and has been with the paper since 2000. He wrote about international politics and economic issues for t...

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Pramit Pal Chaudhuri

Pramit Pal Chaudhuri is the Foreign Editor of the Hindustan Times, based in New Delhi, and has been with the paper since 2000. He wrote about international politics and economic issues for the Telegraph and the Statesman newspapers in Calcutta from 1985 to 2000. He is also a senior associate of the consultancy Rhodium Group, New York, an advisor to BowerGroupAsia, and a member of the Council of Emerging Markets, Washington DC. He also serves as an advisor to Mitsubishi Corporation India.

He has served a double term on the National Security Advisory Board to the Prime Minister of India from 2011 to 2015 . While on the board he as on the national task forces for maritime security, neighbourhood policy, resource security, strategic communication, Chinese policy among others.

He has a number of affiliations including the Mont Pelerin Society, Aspen Institute Italia, Asia Society’s Global Council, New York, and the Institute for International and Strategic Studies, London.

As a member of the Aspen Strategy Group of India, he is a delegate for a number of track two strategic dialogues including those with the United States, China, Israel, Turkey and the US-India-Japan trilateral.

In the past he has been a media fellow at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, fellow at the Henry Stimson Centre, Washington DC; a Hubert Humphrey Fellow at the University of Maryland-College Park; a South Asian fellow at Cornell University and a Schwarz Fellow with the Asia Society New York. He remains a non-resident Associate Fellow with the last organization.

Among many academic and policy publications that he has written, he was part of an Aspen Institute India–Council for Foreign Relations team that wrote a report “The United States and India: A Shared Strategic Future” in 2011.

Mr Pal Chaudhuri graduated in history from Cornell University in 1985. He has lived in or travelled through more than 50 countries.

Debby Cheung

President at Ogilvy & Mather Shanghai and Ogilvy Public Relations, China/Hong Kong

Debby Cheung has two roles in Ogilvy: President of the Ogilvy & Mather Shanghai Group, and President of Ogilvy Public Relations, China/Hong Kong.Debby joined Ogilvy Public Relations Hong...

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Wei Christianson

Co-CEO of Asia Pacific and CEO of China at Morgan Stanley

Wei Sun Christianson joined Morgan Stanley in 1998 as the Chief Representative in Beijing. She became the head of China in Credit Suisse in 2002 and rejoined Morgan Stanley as the China hea...

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Wei Christianson

Wei Sun Christianson joined Morgan Stanley in 1998 as the Chief Representative in Beijing. She became the head of China in Credit Suisse in 2002 and rejoined Morgan Stanley as the China head in 2006. She was appointed as Co-CEO of Asia Pacific for Morgan Stanley in 2011. Before starting her investment banking career, Wei Sun Christianson was an Associate Director at the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC). Prior to this, she was a lawyer in New York with Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe.

Ms. Christianson graduated cum laude from Amherst College, Massachusetts. She received her J.D. degree from the Columbia University School of Law and is admitted to practice law in the State of New York. She serves on the Board of the Estee Lauder Company. She is also a member of the Advisory Committee of the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong, as well as a member of the Shenzhen Stock Exchange’s Strategic Planning Committee.

Gary Hsi Chu

Senior Vice President and President Greater China at General Mills

Gary Chu is currently the Senior Vice President of General Mills and the President of General Mills Greater China, overseeing company’s businesses in Greater China and is responsible f...

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Gary Hsi Chu

Gary Chu is currently the Senior Vice President of General Mills and the President of General Mills Greater China, overseeing company’s businesses in Greater China and is responsible for over 9,000 employees in Mainland China, Hong Kong and Tai Wan.

Gary joined General Mills in 1998 as a Managing Director for China business. He was appointed as General Mills global vice president in 2002, and was named senior global vice president and president of Greater China in 2006.

Prior to General Mills, Gary dedicated five years at Bristol-Myers Squibb Ltd., as a senior national sales director. Before returning to China in 1993 with Bristol, Gary held senior-leveled management positions in various financial institutions in the States.

Gary graduated from Rutgers University with a bachelor’s degree in finance and obtained his MBA degree at Peking University in 2010.

Jackson Cox

Chairman at Asia Pacific Council of the American Chambers of Commerce

Jackson Cox is Founder and CEO of Woodmont International, a private firm that was established in 2005 to provide public affairs and government relations consulting services to companies and ...

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Jackson Cox

Jackson Cox is Founder and CEO of Woodmont International, a private firm that was established in 2005 to provide public affairs and government relations consulting services to companies and investors throughout the Asia-Pacific region.

Mr. Cox was elected Chairman of the Asia Pacific Council of American Chambers of Commerce in March 2015. APCAC was established in 1968 and is the association of 30 American Chambers of Commerce in the Asia Pacific region. APCAC’s collective membership represents over 15,000 companies, 50,000 overseas American workers, and annual trade and investment of over US$500 billion. Mr. Cox is also the Founder of the American Chamber of Commerce in Mongolia - the official affiliate office of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Mongolia.

Prior to founding Woodmont International, Mr. Cox worked in the international political sector where he managed projects in Mongolia and Cambodia for the International Republican Institute. Mr. Cox is from Johnson City, Tennessee and a graduate of Belmont University in Nashville. He served as the East Tennessee campaign chairman for Bill Frist’s successful campaign for United States Senate in 1994 and as the Political Director of Frist’s re-election in 2000. Mr. Cox served as advisor to Senator Frist in the U.S. Senate in Washington, D.C. between the two campaigns.

Siobhan Das

Executive Director of the American Malaysian Chamber of Commerce

Ms. Siobhan Das is the Executive Director of the American Malaysian Chamber of Commerce (AMCHAM). Assuming the position in Janaury 2016 she is reposnsible for overall chamber operations as w...

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Siobhan Das

Ms. Siobhan Das is the Executive Director of the American Malaysian Chamber of Commerce (AMCHAM). Assuming the position in Janaury 2016 she is reposnsible for overall chamber operations as well as developing and delivering on the Chamber’s strategies to represent U.S. businesses and their interests in Malaysia.

Siobhan returned to her home country, Malaysia, after almost 12 years in China, where for five years, she worked at the American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai. As their Director of (Industry) Committees she was responsibile for re-shaping the Chambers knowledge capabilities and for estabilishing a new Commitees department to provide the Chamber with the resources it needed to become a center for business intelligence. Siobhan also identified and developed strategic partnerships for the Chamber and lead policy and business initialtives to further the strategies of Asia Pacific’s largest American Chamber.

Prior to moving to China, Siobhan was the Managing Director of Alliance Technical Serivces (ATS), her own film production and corporate communications company in Kuala Lumpur. Her clients included Discovery Channel Asia, Inflight Productions Asia and Renong Berhad. Before starting ATS, Siobhan worked at Dentsu, Young & Rubicam in Thailand, and prior to that in Singapore, at the ad-agency BBDO and at an intergrated production facility, Yarra Films Pte. Ltd. Siobhan started her film career in Los Angeles with the Walt Disney Company.

Siobhan is a recent graduate of the London Business School’s Sloan Fellows programme where she obtained a Masters in Leadership and Strategy. She also holds two Bachelor degrees from Boston University, a Bachelor of Science in Broadcasting & Film and a Bachelor of Arts in English.

Diane Farrell

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Asia at United States Department of Commerce

As Deputy Assistant Secretary for Asia, Diane Farrell is the principal advisor to the Assistant Secretary for Global Markets on all matters concerning international economics, trade, investm...

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Diane Farrell

As Deputy Assistant Secretary for Asia, Diane Farrell is the principal advisor to the Assistant Secretary for Global Markets on all matters concerning international economics, trade, investment, and commercial policy programs and agreements with respect to Asia. She also oversees planning and execution of Commerce commercial diplomacy and export promotion strategies at United States Missions in Region Asia.

Most recently, Ms. Farrell worked at the U.S. India Business Council (USIBC). As Executive Vice President, she oversaw business advocacy policy and government relations..

Prior to joining USIBC, Ms. Farrell served on the Board of Directors at the Export Import Bank of the United States (U.S. Exim Bank). A Presidential appointee, confirmed by the U.S. Senate, she was responsible for voting on the transactions in excess of $10 million as well as on significant policy matters.

Her portfolio responsibilities included small business, India, Southeast Asia, and portions of Latin America. In addition, she was named a member of the White House Business Council. During her tenure at U.S. Exim Bank, India transactions expanded and diversified as aircraft sales and conventional and green energy projects, among others, led to India becoming the second largest country by U.S. dollar allocation in the bank’s overall portfolio.

Before serving at U.S. Exim Bank, Ms. Farrell was elected as the First Selectwoman in Westport, Connecticut. A strong mayor form of government, she managed multimillion dollar budgets within the Consumer Price Index and maintained the town’s Aaa bond rating at a time when significant infrastructure investment was taking place. She oversaw the construction of schools, a municipal waste water treatment plant, affordable housing, and other necessary facilities.

Ms. Farrell also served as Chairwoman of the Southwestern Connecticut Regional Planning Agency Metropolitan Planning Organization that was responsible for federally funded
transportation infrastructure in a vital commercial corridor. As a select member of the National League of Cities Transportation and Infrastructure Steering and Policy Committee, she helped set policy goals for transportation and infrastructure initiatives in support of cities and towns across the United States.

Evan Feigenbaum

Vice Chairman at Paulson Institute

Evan A. Feigenbaum is Vice Chairman of The Paulson Institute. He leads the institute’s think tank and its investment-related programs. He is also Nonresident Senior Associate in the As...

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Evan Feigenbaum

Evan A. Feigenbaum is Vice Chairman of The Paulson Institute. He leads the institute’s think tank and its investment-related programs. He is also Nonresident Senior Associate in the Asia Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Initially an academic, with a PhD in Chinese politics from Stanford University, his work has since spanned government service, think tanks, the private sector, and three regions of Asia – East, Central, and South.

From 2001 to 2009, he served at the US State Department as Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for South Asia, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Central Asia, Member of the Policy Planning Staff with principal responsibility for East Asia and the Pacific, and as an adviser on China to Deputy Secretary of State Robert B. Zoellick, with whom he worked closely in the development of the US-China senior dialogue.

During the intensive final phase of the US-India civil nuclear initiative, from July to October 2008, he co-chaired the coordinating team charged with moving the initiative through the International Atomic Energy Agency Board of Governors and the Nuclear Suppliers Group, and then to Congress, where it became the US-India Nuclear Cooperation Approval and Nonproliferation Enhancement Act. He negotiated agreements with the governments of Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan, including Kazakhstan’s so-called “Madrid Commitments” to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), and also has extensive policy experience with North and South Korea and Japan. He received three individual and two group superior honor awards from the State Department.

Outside of government, Dr. Feigenbaum has been Head of the Asia practice group at Eurasia Group, a global political risk consulting firm working principally for financial institutions and corporate clients; Senior Fellow for Asia at the Council on Foreign Relations; and taught at Harvard University and the US Naval Postgraduate School. He is the author of three books and monographs, including most recently The United States in the New Asia, and China’s Techno-Warriors, which was selected by Foreign Affairs as a best book of 2003 on the Asia-Pacific, as well as numerous essays.

Judith Fergin

Executive Director of the American Chamber of Commerce in Singapore

Judith joined the American Chamber of Commerce in Singapore as its Executive Director in December 2013. She is responsible for managing the executive office and, together with the Board, co...

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Judith Fergin

Judith joined the American Chamber of Commerce in Singapore as its Executive Director in December 2013. She is responsible for managing the executive office and, together with the Board, committee members, and other Chamber members, for developing and implementing AmCham’s programs and strategies.

A career Foreign Service officer, Judith served most recently as the U.S. Ambassador to Timor-Leste. Before that, she held the positions of U.S. Consul General in Sydney, Australia, Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Singapore, and Economic Counselor at the U.S. Embassies in Jakarta, Indonesia and Canberra, Australia. Judith also served in Moscow, Russia; Pretoria, South Africa; Monrovia, Liberia; Munich, Germany; and Washington, D.C.

Judith received her undergraduate degree from Smith College, a masters of arts in international relations from the University of Virginia, and a masters of science in national resource management from the National Defense University’s Industrial College of the Armed Forces.

Ruby Fu

Chief Executive Officer at Burson-Marsteller China

Ruby Fu is the Chief Executive Officer of Burson-Marsteller China. She has more than 30 years of experience in Greater China and has been instrumental in developing new market entries for pu...

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Ruby Fu

Ruby Fu is the Chief Executive Officer of Burson-Marsteller China. She has more than 30 years of experience in Greater China and has been instrumental in developing new market entries for public relations agencies and global clients, as well as counseling multi-national companies in their strategic communications. Having held a number of leadership roles in the region, she manages cross-border issues covering multiple sectors, directing business development and strategic planning that balances the intricacies between local implementation and global applications.

Ruby re-joins Burson-Marsteller in January 2015 where she previously served as Managing Director of Burson-Marsteller Taiwan in 1994. Most recently, Ruby spent 7 years with Standard Chartered Bank in Taiwan and Hong Kong. As Head of Corporate Affairs Hong Kong and Greater China, she oversaw the Bank’s communication strategies, crisis and reputation management, and corporate social responsibility programs in Greater China.

Throughout her career, Ruby was also deeply engaged with public and regulatory affairs. While with Philip Morris International, she managed relationships with regulators and stakeholders to advance the company’s advocacy initiatives and external outreach. Ruby also worked at Cloud Gate Dance Theatre in Taiwan to later re-join in 2000 as Executive Director of Cloud Gate Dance Foundation, where she successfully digitized this world-renowned performing arts group by introducing its Internet marketing platform.

Ruby started her career with Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide as a founding member in Taiwan in 1986. During her 13 years with Ogilvy, she held positions including General Manager Taiwan, and Managing Director in Hong Kong and China, and helped develop their Shanghai operation. She advised clients from Consumer Marketing, Health and Medical, to Technology industries.

Ruby attended the Senior Executive Programme at the North Western University of Kellogg School of Management. She holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Interior Design.

Jennifer Zimdahl Galt

United States Ambassador to Mongolia

On May 6, 2015, President Barack Obama nominated Jennifer Zimdahl Galt to be Ambassador of the United States of America to Mongolia. She was confirmed by the Senate on August 5, 2015, and wa...

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Jennifer Zimdahl Galt

On May 6, 2015, President Barack Obama nominated Jennifer Zimdahl Galt to be Ambassador of the United States of America to Mongolia. She was confirmed by the Senate on August 5, 2015, and was sworn in on September 15, 2015.

Ambassador Galt , a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, formerly served as Principal Officer of the U.S. Consulate General in Guangzhou, China, where she had the privilege of leading and mentoring a talented team of nearly 500, comprising 133 American officers, of whom 62 were first- and second-tour, and over 300 locally-engaged Chinese colleagues. Ambassador Galt’s previous postings overseas have included Belgrade, Taipei with the American Institute in Taiwan, Mumbai, Beijing, Shanghai, and the U.S. Mission to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in Brussels. In Washington, Ambassador Galt served as Senior Advisor in the State Department’s Bureau of Public Affairs and as Deputy Director for Public Diplomacy in the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs.

Ambassador Galt holds Master’s degrees from National Defense University and from the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), as well as a Bachelor’s degree in political science, history and languages from Colorado College in her home state of Colorado. She is fluent in Mandarin and French, and also speaks Italian, Spanish and Serbian. Ambassador Galt is married to the writer Fritz Galt and has a daughter and a son.

Lin Gao

Partner, Corporate Learning Solutions 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 ...

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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.

Lin has served on the board since 2013 and has frequently met with senior officials from both Chinese and U.S. government to advance American businesses’ interests in China.

Josh Gartner

Senior Director of International Communications at JD.com

Josh has extensive experience solving the difficult communications challenges that high-profile and growing companies face in China. Over a decade in the country, he has worked on major corp...

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Gary Gensler

Former Chairperson at United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission and Former Assistant Secretary at United States Treasury

Gary Gensler is currently the chief financial officer for Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign. As Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission under President Barack Obama ...

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Bob Grove

CEO, North Asia of Edelman

Bob Grove is chief executive officer, North Asia at Edelman. Edelman is one of the largest PR and marketing agencies in North Asia, with seven offices across mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwa...

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Bob Grove

Bob Grove is chief executive officer, North Asia at Edelman. Edelman is one of the largest PR and marketing agencies in North Asia, with seven offices across mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan and South Korea.

Previously, Bob led Edelman’s Southeast Asia operations for eight years, where he leveraged cross-market capability and spearheaded the development of digital communications. Edelman Southeast Asia grew by ten times under his leadership.

In his various leadership roles, Bob has provided communications counsel for various clients including corporate social responsibility, digital engagement, issues management and change communications, as well as brand and go-to-market strategy. Having worked in both consultancy and in-house roles, Bob is a strong believer in execution being linked to achievable business results through the proactive engagement of stakeholders.

Prior to joining Edelman, Bob worked for a global business-to-business technology provider as the director of marketing in Asia Pacific. He was appointed managing director of its North Asia operations after a year and despite the bursting of the tech-bubble, he grew the North Asia business by 70 percent during that time.

Bob has over 25 years of experience in marketing and communications and has lived in Hong Kong, Singapore and Japan, in addition to the UK.

Paul Haenle

Founding Director of Carnegie-Tsinghua Center for Global Policy

Paul Haenle has served as the founding director of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace's Beijing office, known as the Carnegie-Tsinghua Center (CTC), since 2010. He is an adj...

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Paul Haenle

Paul Haenle has served as the founding director of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace's Beijing office, known as the Carnegie-Tsinghua Center (CTC), since 2010. He is an adjunct professor at Tsinghua University teaching undergraduate and graduate-level courses on foreign policy to Chinese and international students. Paul also serves as a senior advisor at Teneo Strategy, a global business-consulting firm that provides strategy and counsel to CEOs of Fortune 500 companies as well as Chinese firms involved in international investment.

Paul has over 20 years of U.S. government experience. Most recently, he served for five years at the White House under Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama as the principal assistant to the President's National Security Advisor and later as the China Director. From 2007 to 2008, Paul also played a key role as the White House Representative to the Six-Party Talks, the multilateral framework for nuclear negotiations with North Korea. He was selected by the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations to be an inaugural member of the U.S.-China Young Leaders forum, a program designed to enhance relations between Americans and Chinese leaders in a diverse variety of professional fields.

Trained as a China Foreign Area Officer in the U.S. Army, Paul was assigned twice to the U.S. Embassy in Beijing, China, and also worked in the Pentagon as a China political-military advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Early assignments in the U.S. Army included postings in Germany, Desert Storm 1991, Korea and Kuwait. Paul retired from the U.S. Army as a lieutenant colonel. Paul received a bachelor's degree of science in mechanical engineering from Clarkson University in 1988 and a master's degree in Asian Studies from Harvard University in 2001.

Ziad Haider

Special Representative for Commercial and Business Affairs at United States Department of State

Ziad Haider serves as the Special Representative for Commercial and Business Affairs at the U.S. Department of State. He leads the Office of Commercial and Business Affairs in the Bureau of ...

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Ziad Haider

Ziad Haider serves as the Special Representative for Commercial and Business Affairs at the U.S. Department of State. He leads the Office of Commercial and Business Affairs in the Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs in assisting and promoting U.S. business interests overseas; ensuring that private sector concerns are fully integrated into U.S. foreign and economic policy; and promoting global entrepreneurship and the protection of intellectual property rights.

He previously served as a Senior Advisor for international economic affairs on the Policy Planning Staff in the Office of the U.S. Secretary of State; a White House Fellow in the Office of the Deputy Attorney General at the U.S. Department of Justice; and a Foreign Policy Legislative Aide in the U.S. Senate.

Mr. Haider was an attorney at White & Case LLP where he represented clients in investor-state disputes before the International Center for the Settlement of Investment Disputes and counseled clients on regulatory and national security matters, including U.S. sanctions and the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) review process.

Fluent in Urdu and proficient in Mandarin and French, he received his JD and MPA from Georgetown and Harvard and BA from Yale and was a Fulbright Scholar in Southeast Asia.

Harry Haury

Chief Executive Officer of NuCloud Holdings, Inc., Co-Chairman and Management Board at US-China Energy Cooperation Program

Well-known for his long history in the Energy business and advanced IT circles he has over 35 years of experience with distributed power generation, energy efficient data center design and C...

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Harry Haury

Well-known for his long history in the Energy business and advanced IT circles he has over 35 years of experience with distributed power generation, energy efficient data center design and Cloud Computing. He has been a member of several Internet standards committees, a keynote speaker at numerous industry conferences and has testified before the US Senate and House, numerous times, concerning the implementation of PURPA, the legislation that deregulated much of the US power industry. He led the American Gas Association committee on distributed power generation for 4 years and led committees on computer automation and environmental matters for both the AGA and SGA. He has also been invited to consult with the Obama and Bush Whitehouse on matters of US Energy policy, cyber vulnerability of US infrastructure, international money laundering, and communications reliability during disasters having been one of the first companies attempting to restore communications after hurricane Katrina.

A recognized international expert, he has addressed many government, industry, and private forums about “green” energy efforts. These include ultra-efficient data centers, cumulative importance of server efficiency, Cloud Computing, biogas and CCHP applications.

Mr Haury was a successful executive in the US energy sector with a distinguished career being the Vice President of Operations and Chief Engineer of a major publically listed US energy company. In this position he had responsibility for oil and gas exploration, alternative energy, CCHP/DECHP, gas purification, LNG, CNG, environmental regulation and gas distribution operations. He then became an entrepreneur where he has started companies to pursue energy and high technology opportunities.

Mr Haury is also a published academic author and the holder of a number of patents relating to computer security, Cloud Computing and distributed transaction automation. He is also a registered foreign expert in China. Mr Haury’s current initiatives include distributed power generation using natural gas based CCHP, Cloud Computing technologies and solutions for enforcing end-to-end trust in shared environments like the Internet.

Ebb Hinchliffe

Executive Director of the American Chamber of Commerce in the Philippines

Mr. Hinchliffe is the Executive Director for AmCham Philippines. He arrived back in the Philippines after a 12 year absence that saw him working in Texas, Taiwan, Malaysia and Indonesia. He ...

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David Hoffman

Senior VP Asia and Managing Director of the Conference Board China Center for Economics & Business

David R. Hoffman is responsible for Conference Board thought leadership, programing and engagement in China and Asia. The Conference Board is a preeminent, 100-year old business think tank a...

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David Hoffman

David R. Hoffman is responsible for Conference Board thought leadership, programing and engagement in China and Asia.

The Conference Board is a preeminent, 100-year old business think tank and peer-learning association that helps the world’s largest companies develop their business, develop their people and better serve society. Through pioneering, on-the-ground research, the Conference Board China Center for Economics & Business in Beijing studies and illuminates the realities of China’s economy and business environment to help its members improve their strategic planning and operational effectiveness.

Hoffman is responsible for the China Center’s strategy, research agenda, program delivery, partner relationships with Chinese government organizations, and value delivery to Conference Board members, both in China and globally. He leads numerous research projects and outreach activities, oversees a team of researchers in both China and New York, and coordinates a network of eminent local and global advisors and scholars from the Conference Board who undertake or engage in China Center programs.

Hoffman boasts 30 years as a resident analyst and business practitioner in China, and as thought leader, strategy advisor, and top management consultant on a wide range of China and Asia business issues. Prior to joining The Conference Board, Hoffman led the Technology-InfoComms-Entertainment Advisory practice of PricewaterhouseCoopers in China for 21 years. He is a student of contemporary Chinese political science and economics from UC San Diego.

Zhenjie Hu

Vice Mayor at Fuzhou Municipal Government

Zhenjie Hu is a native of Changde, Hunan Province and a member of the CPC. He holds a Doctor of Law from Switzerland. He began his career in August 1981 as a primary school and then a middle...

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Zhenjie Hu

Zhenjie Hu is a native of Changde, Hunan Province and a member of the CPC. He holds a Doctor of Law from Switzerland. He began his career in August 1981 as a primary school and then a middle school teacher. He entered Wuhan University to pursue a Master of Law in 1991. He then began his doctoral program in 1993 and received his doctoral degree from the Université de Fribourg Law School. After returning to China in May 2000, he worked in the Secretary Administration Department (Research Department) of the Legislative Affairs Office of the State Council as an assistant consultant, deputy division chief, division chief and then as the Director of the General Office. He has served as deputy director since April 2009. From October 2015 to the present, he has been a member of the Leading Party Group of Fuzhou and the Vice Mayor of Fuzhou. He is responsible for assisting the management of state-owned assets, merchants, Fuzhou New District, and Free Trade Zone, among others.

Geoffrey Jackson

Executive Director of AmCham China Aviation Cooperation Program (ACP)

Mr. Jackson currently serves as the Executive Director of the US-China Aviation Cooperation Program or ACP (Dec. 2014 to present). Prior to that, he held several positions in the US Trade a...

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Geoffrey Jackson

Mr. Jackson currently serves as the Executive Director of the US-China Aviation Cooperation Program or ACP (Dec. 2014 to present). Prior to that, he held several positions in the US Trade and Development Agency (1990 to April 2014), US Department of Commerce (1978-1990) and US Coast Guard.

While at USTDA, Geoff served in many positions, including Director of Policy and Program; and Regional Director for East Asia. Geoff also served as the Regional Director for Asia, Regional Director for Eastern and Central Europe, and Regional Director for Africa. While at Commerce, he worked in the International Trade Administration working on issues related to international trade policy, commercial trade dispute settlements, and multilateral development bank matters. He also held various country manager assignments.

Geoff was promoted to Senior Executive Service in 2002, and received several outstanding performance awards during his government service.

Geoff worked on many important US-China trade and development issues since 2001. He helped pioneer several of AmCham China’s public-private partnerships, including the ACP; the US-China Energy Cooperation Program; and the US-China Health Cooperation Program. Geoff moved to Beijing in May 2014.

Kenneth Jarrett

President at the American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai

Kenneth Jarrett is President of the American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai since September 2013. Prior to that he was the Greater China Chairman for APCO Worldwide, a Washington-based publ...

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Kenneth Jarrett

Kenneth Jarrett is President of the American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai since September 2013. Prior to that he was the Greater China Chairman for APCO Worldwide, a Washington-based public affairs consultancy from 2008 to 2013, and before that a U.S. diplomat from 1982 to 2008. During his 26-year diplomatic career, his postings included Consul General in Shanghai, Deputy Consul General in Hong Kong, and Director of Asian Affairs at the White House National Security Council. He also served in Beijing, Chengdu, Singapore, and had several assignments in Washington, DC. Mr. Jarrett has degrees from Cornell University, Yale University and the National War College. He is the recipient of the Magnolia Award (Silver) from the Shanghai government and is a member of the National Committee for US-China Relations.

Hongbo Ji

Country Representative, China at the Asia Foundation

Ji Hongbo is the country representative for The Asia Foundation's China office. In this capacity, she leads and supervises the foundation's operations and programs in China in the ...

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Hongbo Ji

Ji Hongbo is the country representative for The Asia Foundation's China office. In this capacity, she leads and supervises the foundation's operations and programs in China in the areas of law and governance, environment, disaster preparedness and management, women's empowerment, charity sector development, regional cooperation and U.S.-China relations.

She was formerly responsible for managing the Foundation's Open Government Information and administrative procedure legislative reform programs in China. She also managed the Foundation's ongoing international relations initiatives — including exchange programs such as the Young Diplomats Program with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Hongbo joined the Foundation in 2007 and initially worked on the Foundation's conflict mediation program in Xinjiang. Prior to joining the Foundation, she served for three years as assistant manager of the Sustainable Agriculture Development Project under the China-Canada Agriculture Development Program, a Cdn $20 million project funded by CIDA. This program promoted environmental sustainability through support for Chinese efforts to manage environmental issues linked to rural poverty in western regions of China.

Hongbo worked as a consultant for the World Bank in both Washington, DC and Western China on poverty reduction and rural development projects. She also has five years of diplomatic experience, including work at the Permanent Mission of China to the U.N. in New York, and two years at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as an interpreter at the prestigious Translation and Interpretation Department.

Hongbo holds a bachelor's degree in English Language and Literature from Beijing Foreign Studies University, and a master's degree in International Relations, with a specialization in development studies from Yale University as a Henry H.L. Fan Fellow. She is currently pursuing a doctorate of philosophy in Administrative Law from the China University of Political Science and Law.

Philippa Jones

Managing Director of China Policy

A regulatory and trade policy specialist, Philippa set up China Policy following a career in research and the public sector. First studying in Beijing in 1975, she has now worked in China-re...

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Philippa Jones

A regulatory and trade policy specialist, Philippa set up China Policy following a career in research and the public sector. First studying in Beijing in 1975, she has now worked in China-related research and policy development for over thirty years.

From 2004-9 Philippa was senior advisor at the EU-China Trade Project (EUCTP), the EU’s largest trade-related technical assistance program worldwide. At the EUCTP Philippa led the agriculture, quarantine, quality and standards programs. Responsible for standards issues across all sectors, Philippa’s own focus was on risk and safety.

Prior to joining the EUCTP Philippa was a member of the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. From 1999-2003 she served as trade policy specialist at Beijing’s Australian Embassy, a time of regulatory watershed in China. Following accession to the WTO in 2001, China embarked upon a major program of economic and legal reform that continues today.

Philippa holds an honours degree in Chinese and economics from the University of Oxford.

Scott Kennedy

Deputy Director of the Freeman Chair in China Studies at Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)

Scott Kennedy is Deputy Director of the Freeman Chair in China Studies and Director of the Project on Chinese Business and Political Economy at CSIS. A leading authority on China’s eco...

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Scott Kennedy

Scott Kennedy is Deputy Director of the Freeman Chair in China Studies and Director of the Project on Chinese Business and Political Economy at CSIS. A leading authority on China’s economic policy and its global economic relations, specific areas of focus include industrial policy, business lobbying, multinational business challenges in China, global governance, and philanthropy. Kennedy has been traveling to China for over a quarter century, and he has conducted thousands of interviews across the country with officials, businesses, lawyers, non-profit organizations, and scholars. He is the author of The Business of Lobbying in China (Harvard University Press, 2005) and the editor of three books, including Beyond the Middle Kingdom: Comparative Perspectives on China’s Capitalist Transformation (Stanford University Press, 2011), and The Dragon's Learning Curve: Global Governance and China (Routledge, forthcoming). His articles have appeared in a wide array of policy, popular, and academic venues, including the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, China Quarterly, China Journal, and the Journal of Contemporary China.

For over 14 years, Kennedy was a professor at Indiana University (IU). From 2007 to 2014, he was the director of the Research Center for Chinese Politics & Business, and he was the founding academic director of IU’s China Office. From 1993 to 1997, he worked at the Brookings Institution. Kennedy received his Ph.D. in political science from George Washington University and his M.A. in China studies from Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies.

Robert Koepp

Network Director of the Economist Group

Robert Koepp (康仕学) is a recognized Asia expert, having lived and worked in the region for almos...

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Robert Koepp

Robert Koepp (康仕学) is a recognized Asia expert, having lived and worked in the region for almost twenty years. Most recently Mr. Koepp has spent nearly a decade in Beijing, where he has established himself as a specialist in innovation, capital markets, cross-cultural communications, corporate strategy and institutional economics.

An accomplished public speaker and media personality, he is the author of two books on transformational trends in global business, Clusters of Creativity and Betting on China. Rob’s corporate experience includes serving in senior positions at the multinational energy equipment firm, Dresser Industries (subsequently merged with Halliburton), and China’s largest financial conglomerate, the CITIC Group. He speaks, reads, and writes in English, Chinese, and Japanese. Rob earned his MBA from Cambridge University and a Bachelor’s degree in Asian Studies from Pomona College and was awarded a Thomas J. Watson Fellowship on the evolution of Chinese-based calligraphy in Asia.

Kit Kwok

Partner at DLA Piper

Kit Kwok has assisted a diverse range of multinational companies on their investment and commercial activities in China, in particular in relation to mergers and acquisitions and real estate...

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Kit Kwok

Kit Kwok has assisted a diverse range of multinational companies on their investment and commercial activities in China, in particular in relation to mergers and acquisitions and real estate investment.

His advice covers all aspects, including structuring, due diligence, documentation, regulatory compliance and taxation planning.

Working in Hong Kong and mainland China since 1998, Kit has been advising clients on domestic and multi-jurisdictional transactions across the region. He heads the corporate practice in our Shanghai office.

Prior to joining DLA Piper, Kit was Chief Operating Officer and Legal Counsel, overseeing all legal and operational matters for an investment firm. He has also worked for a number of other leading international law firms.

Kit graduated from University of California, Hasting College of the Law in 1997 with a Juris Doctor degree.

Christopher LaFleur

Senior Advisor at McLarty Associates

Christopher LaFleur is the senior advisor in Japan for McLarty Associates, an advisory firm headquartered in Washington DC and represented in 18 countries, which helps clients assess global ...

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Christopher LaFleur

Christopher LaFleur is the senior advisor in Japan for McLarty Associates, an advisory firm headquartered in Washington DC and represented in 18 countries, which helps clients assess global challenges and opportunities and execute strategies to achieve their international objectives.

LaFleur serves concurrently as Chairman of the Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation's Data Repository Japan, as a director of the Tsuneishi Holdings Corporation and as president of LM Associates.

He is a member of the Boards of Directors of the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Foundation and the International Student Conference and an advisor to Ashoka, the pioneer in global social entrepreneurship.

During his prior US government career, LaFleur became one of the US State Department’s leading Japan experts, eventually serving as Minister and Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo. He also dealt with a wide variety of issues elsewhere in the Asia-Pacific region as US Ambassador to Malaysia, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, negotiator on the future of the US alliance with the Republic of Korea, Deputy Director of the American Institute in Taiwan, and Director of the State Department’s Office of Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia. His diplomatic postings also included the US Embassy in Paris and the US Mission to the United Nations in New York.

Ambassador LaFleur, a New Yorker, studied at Oberlin College and Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School.

Jennifer Lee

Executive Director of US-China Agriculture and Food Partnership (AFP)

Jennifer is founding Executive Director for the AFP, a private-public coordinator for food and agricultural cooperation between the United States and China. AFP is made up of 30 leading inte...

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Jennifer Lee

Jennifer is founding Executive Director for the AFP, a private-public coordinator for food and agricultural cooperation between the United States and China. AFP is made up of 30 leading international companies and associations operating in China from Smithfield, Cargill, and Walmart to the U.S. Soybean Export Council. AFP links U.S. and Chinese public, private, and non-governmental organizations (NGO) to advance mutual food security, food safety, and agricultural sustainability through the promotion of cooperative activities and optimal practices in both countries.

Jennifer has over a decade of experience working in Greater China. Through senior positions at the U.S. Department of Energy in Washington DC and Beijing at the U.S. Department of Commerce, Commercial Service across China, she has garnered broad experience in government affairs, trade policy, communications, CSR, and creating Public-Private Partnerships across many industry sectors.

Roberta Lipson

CEO of United Family Healthcare and Chindex International, Inc

Roberta Lipson is CEO of United Family Healthcare. She has 30 years of experience in the healthcare industry in China. Since she co-founded Chindex in 1981, the company has expanded from its...

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Roberta Lipson

Roberta Lipson is CEO of United Family Healthcare. She has 30 years of experience in the healthcare industry in China. Since she co-founded Chindex in 1981, the company has expanded from its business of capital medical equipment distribution to healthcare delivery. She is the creative force behind the United Family Healthcare brand, and its hospitals and clinics in Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin, Guangzhou, Qingdao, Wuxi and Ulaanbaatar, the capital city of Mongolia. United Family is the first foreign invested and managed private healthcare group in China. An active leader in the business community in Beijing, Ms. Lipson is 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 – China (AmCham) and is Co-Chair of the AmCham - China Healthcare Partnership. She also chairs the Board of the United Foundation for China’s Health and is a co- founder of Kehilat Beijing. Ms. Lipson holds a BA from Brandeis University and an MBA from Columbia University.

Shengjun Liu

Executive Deputy Director of CEIBS Lujiazui Institute of International Finance

Dr. Liu is a leading economist in China known for his focus on China's economic reform. In 2014, he was invited to a policy-consultation meeting chaired by the Chinese Premier Li Keqian...

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Shengjun Liu

Dr. Liu is a leading economist in China known for his focus on China's economic reform. In 2014, he was invited to a policy-consultation meeting chaired by the Chinese Premier Li Keqiang.

His published the book The Next Decade of China in 2013. He is a Member of the Global Agenda Council of World Economic Forum (2012-2014), a Columnist for FTChinese.com, cn.WSJ.com and Caixin.com. He was elected the Person of Year 2012 by Bloomberg BusinessWeek China, 2013 Chinese Young Economist by the Beijing News, and Person of Year 2016 of New Finance by Hurun Report. Dr. Liu’s microblog has 730,000+ followers. He is now also the Executive Director of Shanghai Institute of Digitalization and Internet Finance, Board Director of Shanghai Financial Consumption Dispute Resolution Center, and expert juror of Free-Trade-Zone financial/commercial cases of Shanghai First Middle Court.

Dr. Liu received his Ph.D. in economics and bachelor degree from East China Normal University and Renmin University of China, respectively.

Xiaoyu Liu

Executive Director of US-China Energy Cooperation Program (ECP)

Xiaoyu Liu has over 10 years’ experience in climate change and cleantech investment area. As the Executive Director of US-China Energy Cooperation Program (ECP), Xiaoyu heads the team ...

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Xiaoyu Liu

Xiaoyu Liu has over 10 years’ experience in climate change and cleantech investment area.

As the Executive Director of US-China Energy Cooperation Program (ECP), Xiaoyu heads the team to facilitate the establishment of an active and healthy ecosystem in clean energy and sustainability on this well-known bilateral public private partnership platform endorsed by US Department of Commerce, US Department of Energy, US Trade and Development Agency, China National Energy Administration and China Ministry of Commerce. Prior to ECP, Xiaoyu works as a clean technology expert in Asia Pacific Pilot Climate Technology Finance Center of Asian Development Bank in Manila. He worked together with various stakeholders of cleantech industry to facilitate private sector investment especially venture capital investment into climate technologies in developing countries in Asia. Before joining ADB, Xiaoyu worked as Associate Director of Edmond de Rothschild Private Equity Fund China and Venture Partner of Fuel Capital. He was in charge of investment activities in cleantech areas. He has participated in over 20 deals execution process. As an expert of cleantech industry, Xiaoyu has contributed over 150 deal pipelines to the fund and participated in the RMB fund-raising process in 2011 with Rothschild family. Prior to Rothschild, Xiaoyu served as Chief Representative and China Country Manager of Cleantech Group, a world leading cleantech industry intelligence network and consulting company with the headquarter in US. From 2008 to 2010, he has accumulated massive experience and network in cleantech innovation and investment market in both US and China. He also successfully organized China Cleantech Forum in 2009 and 2010. He participated and contributed a lot to the consulting projects with Wal-Mart in North America and Sino-Singapore Eco-city in Tianjin China. Before joining Cleantech Group, he had participated in many climate change related projects including carbon footprint calculation project with UNDP in New York, Africa Agriculture Insurance project with World Bank and International Research Institute of Climate and Society and African Dust Impact project with NOAA. In 2011, he led his fund and one of its portfolio companies win the rewards of “ China Best Cleantech Partner Fund 2011” and “China Best Renewable Energy Enterprise 2011”.

Mr. Liu holds a Master degree of Climate and Society from Columbia University and Double Bachelor degrees in Atmospheric Physics and Economy from Peking University.

Niels Marquardt

Chief Executive Officer at the American Chamber of Commerce in Australia

Niels Marquardt has been CEO of the American Chamber of Commerce in Australia (AmCham) since 2013. He is a former American diplomat specialized in economics, with decades of experience promo...

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Niels Marquardt

Niels Marquardt has been CEO of the American Chamber of Commerce in Australia (AmCham) since 2013. He is a former American diplomat specialized in economics, with decades of experience promoting international trade and investment.

Niels’ final diplomatic assignment was as U.S. Consul General in Sydney, 2010-2013. During a 33-year State Department career. Niels also served as the U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Madagascar and the Union of the Comoros (2007 - 2010), to the Republic of Cameroon (2004 – 2007), and to the Republic of Equatorial Guinea (2004 – 2006). In three of those countries, Niels helped found and launch new AmCham chapters. He also served earlier in his career as an economic officer in France, Germany, Thailand, and the Congo.

Niels and his wife Judi live in Coogee and are the proud parents of four grown daughters.

Ronald Marvin

Executive Director of the American Chamber of Commerce in Cambodia

Ronald is a former US civil service employee from Hawaii. He was one of the founding members of the Multinational Planning Augmentation team, which is an organization having members from 33 ...

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Marc McAllister

Vice President and Managing Director – Asia Pacific of Harley-Davidson Motor Company

As Vice President and Managing Director of Harley-Davidson Asia Pacific, Marc McAllister is responsible for the company’s commercial operations across the region. He leads a talented t...

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Marc McAllister

As Vice President and Managing Director of Harley-Davidson Asia Pacific, Marc McAllister is responsible for the company’s commercial operations across the region. He leads a talented team focused on building the brand, growing sales, and delivering the unique Harley-Davidson customer experience in this region.

Prior to his current position, Marc was Senior Director of Sales Operations responsible for planning, distribution and delivery of motorcycles, accessories and general merchandise to the company’s worldwide network of dealers. In addition, Marc oversaw the implementation of an enterprise resource planning solution across the sales organization.

Marc started his Harley-Davidson career in Product Development in 1995 as a design engineer in the company’s powertrain development division. He spent six years in engineering before joining the materials group as the European Supplier Liaison, based in Oxford, UK. In 2004 he joined Harley-Davidson’s sales organization where he held various roles including Managing Director of European Direct Markets, responsible for Harley-Davidson operations in fourteen non-subsidiary countries within the EMEA region.

Marc holds an engineering degree from Marquette University and an MBA from the University of Florida. He loves to travel, and has visited many countries and cities around the world. Marc currently rides a Harley-Davidson Ultra Limited and has a goal to ride on every continent. His dream ride is to go from Beijing to Lhasa.

James McGregor

Greater China Chairman at APCO Worldwide

James McGregor is Greater China Chairman for APCO Worldwide in China, member of the APCO International Advisory Council and author of two highly regarded books: No Ancient Wisdom, No Followe...

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James McGregor

James McGregor is Greater China Chairman for APCO Worldwide in China, member of the APCO International Advisory Council and author of two highly regarded books: No Ancient Wisdom, No Followers: The Challenges of Chinese Authoritarian Capitalism, published in October 2012, and One Billion Customers: Lessons from the Front Lines of Doing Business in China, published in 2005.

He is a former bureau chief for The Wall Street Journal and CEO of Dow Jones China. Mr. McGregor is a professional speaker, CNBC commentator, blogger and essayist for a variety of publications. He has also been a venture investor, entrepreneur and advisor to many multinationals and start-up companies in his more than 20 years in China. Mr. McGregor is a former Chairman of the American Chamber of Commerce in China and currently is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, Atlantic Council, Asia Society Global Council and National Committee on U.S.-China Relations.

Susan Munro

Partner at Steptoe & Johnson LLP

Susan Munro is a partner with Steptoe & Johnson LLP and head of the firm’s Beijing office. She has advised financial institutions, multinational companies and investment funds on C...

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Susan Munro

Susan Munro is a partner with Steptoe & Johnson LLP and head of the firm’s Beijing office. She has advised financial institutions, multinational companies and investment funds on China-related business and investment matters for more than 18 years. She regularly assists clients with China market entry and exit strategies, mergers and acquisitions and strategic investments and has extensive experience of the Chinese chemicals, pharmaceuticals and medical devices, energy, semiconductor, food, apparel and software industries, as well as the financial services sector.

For the past 15 years Ms. Munro has conducted numerous China-related Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and SEC investigations in China and throughout South East Asia. She is one of the few experienced fully bilingual investigators based in China and regularly assists clients with development and implementation of anti-corruption compliance policies and programs.

Ms. Munro has been active in Hong Kong and China-related arbitrations for several years and has represented clients in disputes before various international arbitration commissions. She regularly advises clients involved in cross-border litigation involving Hong Kong, China, the UK, the US and other jurisdictions.

Ms. Munro also has deep experience of the Chinese labor and employment environment and regularly advises clients on structuring labor relationships, terminations, mass layoffs and ethics matters. She also has extensive experience of advising on protection of intellectual property in China and enforcement of IPR.

Ms. Munro was educated in England and Hong Kong. After graduating in Chinese, she pursued post-graduate studies at Fudan University in Shanghai as a British Council Scholar and is fluent in Putonghua (Mandarin). She trained at the Inns of Court School of Law, London, and was called to the Bar of England & Wales and to the Bar of the Hong Kong SAR, where she practiced as a barrister in the Hong Kong courts. Before joining Steptoe, Ms. Munro worked for a large US law firm in Shanghai for ten years. She is admitted as a solicitor in England & Wales and is licensed by the PRC Ministry of Justice as a Registered Foreign Lawyer and Chief Representative of the firm’s Beijing office.

Radika Obeyesekere

Executive Director of the American Chamber of Commerce in Sri Lanka

Radika joined the American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) Sri Lanka in January 2014 as General Manager of the Chamber and was subsequently appointed as Executive Director in January 2015. She ...

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Radika Obeyesekere

Radika joined the American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) Sri Lanka in January 2014 as General Manager of the Chamber and was subsequently appointed as Executive Director in January 2015. She also currently serves as the Regional Vice Chair for South and Central Asia for the Asia Pacific Council of American Chambers of Commerce (APCAC) .

An attorney-at-law and marketing professional, she worked as a Private Sector Development Analyst with the Asian Development Bank, prior to joining the Chamber. Radika also served as Research Officer – Legal & Governance within the same organization, having worked with a number of leading private sector companies in Sri Lanka, in the areas of marketing and legal operations.

Radika was called to the Bar of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka and is an Associate of Member of the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM - UK). She was awarded “Best Performance in Sri Lanka” by CIM UK in 2008.

Steven Okun

Director of Asia Pacific Public Affairs at Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. (KKR)

Steven R. Okun joined global investment KKR in 2011 as its first Director of Asia Pacific Public Affairs. Mr. Okun’s responsibilities encompass government affairs, communications, stak...

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Steven Okun

Steven R. Okun joined global investment KKR in 2011 as its first Director of Asia Pacific Public Affairs. Mr. Okun’s responsibilities encompass government affairs, communications, stakeholder engagement and environmental and social responsibility issues for KKR.

In particular, his responsibilities include working on Environmental, Social and Governance (“ESG”) initiative with KKR’s investment teams, KKR Capstone and directly with KKR’s portfolio partners, including on their public affairs and strategic sustainability projects. Mr. Okun also leads KKR Asia’s efforts in “impact investing”, whereby KKR Asia Pacific supports the growth of social enterprises.

Mr. Okun served in the Administration of President Bill Clinton as Deputy General Counsel at the Department of Transportation, being at the Department from 1994 to 1999. For his public service, he was awarded the Secretary's Award for Special Service Commendation.

Mr. Okun arrived in Singapore in 2003 to lead UPS’ public affairs matters on aviation, competition and trade until 2010.

Elected to three terms each as Chairman of AmCham Singapore and Chairman on the Asia Pacific Council of American Chambers of Commerce (“APCAC”), Mr. Okun continues to serve on the boards of both.

Mr. Okun speaks across the region on public affairs and US government and policy, including on the BBC, CNBC, Channel NewsAsia, as well as at universities and business forums.

Mr. Okun received his B.A. from the University of Virginia and his J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law.

Tami Overby

President of U.S.-Korea Business Council, Senior Vice President for Asia at the US Chamber of Commerce

Tami Overby, senior vice president for Asia at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, leads Washington’s premier international policy team that is devoted to helping American companies compete ...

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Tami Overby

Tami Overby, senior vice president for Asia at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, leads Washington’s premier international policy team that is devoted to helping American companies compete and prosper in Asia’s dynamic marketplace.

Overby is responsible for developing, promoting, and executing programs and policies relating to U.S. trade and investment in Asia. She works closely with Chamber member companies, business coalitions, AmChams, government leaders, and business executives to achieve their business objectives in this very important part of the world. Overby and her team led the efforts for the U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement ratification. She works with a talented senior-level group of professionals including Jeremie Waterman, executive director for China and senior policy adviser for Asia; Jim Fatheree, senior director for Japan and Korea; Esperanza Jelalian, director for South Asia; and John Goyer, senior director for Southeast Asia.

Before joining the Chamber as vice president for Asia in 2009, Overby lived and worked in South Korea for 21 years. There she worked with AIG and William M. Mercer Ltd. and spent the last 14 years leading AmCham Korea, aiming to improve the business environment for member companies in Korea. During this time, she was actively engaged in ensuring that Korea entered America’s Visa Waiver Program. Overby raised the profile of AmCham Korea to make it the largest, most influential foreign business group in Korea.

In recognition of her efforts for promoting mutually cooperative economic relations between South Korea and the United States, Overby was awarded the Korean Order of Industrial Service Merit, Silver Tower by President Lee Myung-Bak in June 2009. She was previously recognized with a Letter of Citation (Bronze Tower) from both President Roh Moo-Hyun and President Kim Dae-Jung. In April 2007, Overby was awarded an Honorary Citizenship of Seoul from Mayor Oh Se-Hoon.

In Korea, Overby was active in charitable programs like the Pearl S. Buck Foundation, the Seoul Children’s Welfare Committee, and AmCham’s Partnership for the Future Foundation, which raised more than $8 million and helped more than 1,400 Korean university students obtain full scholarships.

Overby enjoys golfing and traveling.

Randal Phillips

Managing Partner for Asia at Mintz Group

Randal Phillips is the Managing Partner for Asia of the Mintz Group, and correspondingly manages the Mintz Group’s activities across Asia. Randy spent 28 years with the Central Intelli...

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Randal Phillips

Randal Phillips is the Managing Partner for Asia of the Mintz Group, and correspondingly manages the Mintz Group’s activities across Asia.

Randy spent 28 years with the Central Intelligence Agency's National Clandestine Service, most recently serving as the Chief CIA representative in China. He has an extensive background in foreign field operations, policy and program management, and leadership development. He is fluent in Mandarin Chinese and Bahasa Indonesian.

Randy has lived and traveled extensively throughout China and elsewhere in Asia for the U.S. Government. Additionally, he has managed worldwide and regional programs from Washington. Randy has extensive relationships with officials and business leaders throughout the continent.

Randy has deep expertise on issues relative to Asia, with particular emphasis on China. This includes an intimate knowledge of the full range of political, economic, trade, investment and security issues involving China, from a bilateral as well as a multilateral perspective. Randy has extensive experience unraveling a variety of complex matters involving finance, trade and fraud.

Randy has a B.A. in Diplomacy and Foreign Affairs from Miami University, and a Masters of International Public Policy from the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies.

Stephen Phillips

Chief Executive at the China-Britain Business Council (CBBC)

Stephen Phillips joined the China- Britain Business Council as Chief Executive in 2006 and at the same time became Chairman of EU China Business Association. He is an Expert on PPP, Research...

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Stephen Phillips

Stephen Phillips joined the China- Britain Business Council as Chief Executive in 2006 and at the same time became Chairman of EU China Business Association. He is an Expert on PPP, Research Institute for Fiscal Science, Ministry of Finance; Economic Adviser, Jilin Province; and Business Adviser, Anhui Provincial Government.

Stephen has been actively engaged in business in and with China since 1989 and his experience spans a number of sectors including aerospace, oil, gas and petrochemicals, infrastructure, ICT and financial services.

Stephen held senior investment banking positions with Deutsche and BZW/Barclays Capital in Asia for over 10 years, where he specialised in structuring and financing cross border investments totalling in excess of £20 billion. In China, Stephen worked with a wide range of multinational and Chinese
enterprises on major projects, acquisitions and joint ventures.

Stephen was then Managing Director and co-founder of iBridge Capital, a group of companies providing IT solutions and financial and business consulting services throughout Asia and the Middle East. Before joining CBBC Stephen was International Trade Director, UK Trade & Investment based in the South West England.

Prior to moving to Asia in 1989, Stephen worked for the Barclays Group in the UK and Botswana. He holds a BSc in Chemistry and Law from the University of Exeter.

Colm Rafferty

Vice President – Asia Pacific for Vermeer Corporation and Chairman at Vermeer China Limited

Colm Rafferty is the Vice President – Asia Pacific for Vermeer Corporation and is Chairman of Vermeer China Limited. Vermeer is an equipment manufacturer from the Midwest of the Unite...

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Colm Rafferty

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

Vermeer is an equipment manufacturer from the Midwest of the United States, with products used for agricultural mechanization, environmental protection, infrastructure development, and non-blast surface mining. Vermeer’s CEO is the 2015 Co-Chair of the B20 Global SME & Entrepreneurship Committee, is a member of President Barack Obama’s Export Council (PEC), and is former Chair of the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM), the largest industrial trade association in the United States.

Prior to joining Vermeer, Colm was Director of China Distribution Operations for Cummins (NYSE: CMI), with both operational and P&L responsibility for the company-owned distributors. During his time with Cummins, Colm held a variety of leadership roles including Head of Emerging Markets Strategic Planning, where he oversaw the company's strategy & business development efforts in China, India, and Russia. Before joining Cummins, Colm worked for Alibaba Group (NYSE: BABA), where he was employee #120, and Director of Business Development.

Colm received an MBA from the Yale School of Management, and a Bachelor of Arts degree in East Asian Studies from Brown University. He currently serves on the Yale University Asia Development Council, the Yale School of Management’s Greater China Advisory Board, the Executive Committee of the Beijing Chapter of the Young Presidents' Organization (YPO), and is Vice Chairman of the American Chamber of Commerce in China.

Paige Rivas

Director of U.S. Government Relations at LTI Associates

Paige Rivas is the Director of U.S. Government Relations at LTI Associates’ Beijing, China office. Her portfolio includes U.S. government relations, trade advocacy, and China market a...

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Paige Rivas

Paige Rivas is the Director of U.S. Government Relations at LTI Associates’ Beijing, China office. Her portfolio includes U.S. government relations, trade advocacy, and China market access issues. She advises clients operating in China on U.S. and Chinese export controls and Chinese standards development and regulations. She also serves as an advisor to AmCham China’s Export Compliance Working Group and is the Co-Chair of AmCham China’s Standards Committee.

Ms. Rivas previously worked as a consultant at King & Spalding’s international trade practice in Washington DC. In this position, Ms. Rivas worked with U.S. companies and associations to represent their issues before Congress and the Administration and analyzed and monitored cross-cutting international trade issues. Before joining King & Spalding, Ms. Rivas served as an International Trade Advisor to the House of Representatives Ways and Means Subcommittee on Trade and advised committee members on policies related to trade and manufacturing. Prior to the House of Representatives, Ms. Rivas was the Senior Policy Advisor for the Assistant Secretary for Import Administration in the Department of Commerce. In this role she advised the Assistant Secretary on international trade policy, trade legislation, and antidumping and countervailing duty-related matters. She also participated in bilateral and multilateral negotiations of trade policy at the World Trade Organization and in the U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement negotiations, including attending negotiating sessions in Seoul, Korea on behalf of the U.S. Department of Commerce.

Ms. Rivas has a MA in International Relations from American University and a BA in Political Science from Southern Illinois University.

Lisa Robins

Managing Director, Vice Chair of Corporate & Investment Bank, Asia Pacific, and Regional Head of Global Transaction Banking, Asia Pacific at Deutsche Bank

Lisa Robins is a managing director at Deutsche Bank and the Head of Global Transaction Banking, Asia Pacific, based in Singapore. Ms. Robins is responsible for the bank’s commercial ba...

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Lisa Robins

Lisa Robins is a managing director at Deutsche Bank and the Head of Global Transaction Banking, Asia Pacific, based in Singapore. Ms. Robins is responsible for the bank’s commercial banking activities including cash management, trade finance, securities and trust services in Asia Pacific. In Jan 2016, she was appointed as Vice Chair of Corporate & Investment Bank for Asia Pacific.

Ms. Robins international career spans over 30 years working across Europe, United States and Asia. Before joining Deutsche Bank, she was managing director, vice chairman for Treasury and Security Services for J.P. Morgan China. Prior to that, she ran a subsidiary of the Louis Dreyfus Corporation in Beijing that focused on consulting and trading. She co-founded a non-profit organization CHIFRASIE in Paris that focused on providing seminars and training on doing business in China (1987-89).

In 2014, she was awarded ‘Transaction Banker of the Year Award’ by The Asset’s Triple A awards and also by The Asian Banker in 2013. In 2014, she was named in Hall of Fame - Legend by the Global Custodian Magazine. In 2011, Finance Asia ranked Ms Robins as one of Top 20 Women in Finance.

Ms. Robins is currently on the Board of Deutsche Bank (China) Co, Ltd. Before moving to Singapore, she was a member to the Board of Directors of the American Chamber of Commerce (2010-2011) in China (Beijing). She also sits on the board of a Singapore-based non-profit arts organization OH! and on Thomson Reuters Customer Advisory board in Singapore.

Ms. Robins is an active proponent of developing women & diversity. She has been the co-chair of Deutsche Bank’s Women in Asian Business conference in 2013, 2014 and 2015. She is the head of Diversity & Inclusion for Global Transaction Banking at Deutsche Bank.

Ms. Robins holds a Master of Arts from Stanford University, and graduated with honours in Asian Studies from Tufts University. She also studied Mandarin at Taiwan Normal University and Taipei Daily Language News School. She speaks Mandarin and French. Her interests include Indian and Chinese art, photography and drawing. Ms. Robins and her husband live in Singapore.

Lester Ross

Partner at Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP

As Vice-Chair of the Board of Governors of the American Chamber of Commerce – People's Republic of China (AmCham) and Chair of its Policy Committee and Insurance Forum, Les Ross i...

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Lester Ross

As Vice-Chair of the Board of Governors of the American Chamber of Commerce – People's Republic of China (AmCham) and Chair of its Policy Committee and Insurance Forum, Les Ross is a longstanding leader of the American business and legal communities in China and in frequent contact with government officials and other stakeholders.

Mr. Ross concentrates his practice on mergers and acquisitions and regulatory matters and has experience in a broad range of industries. He has represented both foreign and local companies and has particular experience advising foreign companies on competition law and regulatory compliance in China.

Mr. Ross represents foreign companies in their strategic expansion in China through direct investments and mergers and acquisitions in industries ranging alphabetically from agriculture to water services. He also has extensive experience representing foreign banks and corporations, including Chinese entities, in their strategic expansion in the United States, particularly focusing on M&A and regulatory clearances and compliance. He has also represented clients in trade, dispute resolution and regulatory matters in China.

Fluent in Mandarin, Mr. Ross has been a visiting scholar at the Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences in Beijing and studied Chinese at Taiwan National University. He has conducted field work in China under the sponsorship of the Committee on Scholarly Communication with China of the National Academy of Sciences.

Patrick Santillo

Deputy Assistant Secretary for China at the U.S. Department of Commerce's International Trade Administration

Mr. Santillo is the Deputy Assistant Secretary for China in the U.S. Department of Commerce's International Trade Administration. He leads a team of more than 160 professionals in the U...

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Patrick Santillo

Mr. Santillo is the Deputy Assistant Secretary for China in the U.S. Department of Commerce's International Trade Administration. He leads a team of more than 160 professionals in the U.S. and overseas that is dedicated to opening foreign markets to American products, protecting U.S. commercial interests abroad, promoting U.S. exports and encouraging foreign direct investment into the United States. He advises the leadership of the Department of Commerce on trade-policy issues regarding the bilateral commercial relationship between the United States and China and he helps shape the Department's trade promotion agenda. As a member of the International Trade Administration's Senior Leadership Team, Mr. Santillo also fosters operational excellence across the organization.

Prior to this role, Mr. Santillo served as the Regional Senior Commercial Officer-ASEAN at the U.S. Embassy in Singapore. He was the Regional Director for East Asia and the Pacific for the U.S. Department of Commerce from 2008-2011. As Regional Director, Mr. Santillo supported Commercial Service operations in 13 countries in the region, including China. Mr. Santillo was the Deputy Senior Commercial Officer at the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo, Japan from 2004¬2008. There he had day-to-day operational responsibility for one of the largest Commercial Service operations in the world. His previous assignments also include tours of duty in Toronto, Athens, Washington, Osaka and Tokyo.

A member of the Senior Foreign Service, Mr. Santillo has worked for the Department of Commerce for nearly 30 years. He is a native of Buffalo, NY, and earned his Master's Degree in Economics from the State University of New York at Buffalo. He graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in International Relations from the American University in Washington, D.C.

Alfred Schipke

Senior Resident Representative for China at International Monetary Fund

Alfred Schipke is the IMF Senior Resident Representative for China. In this capacity he provides policy advice, leads the analytical work of the office, engages with academia, think tanks, a...

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Alfred Schipke

Alfred Schipke is the IMF Senior Resident Representative for China. In this capacity he provides policy advice, leads the analytical work of the office, engages with academia, think tanks, and the media, and coordinates the Fund’s training and technical assistance in China. Previously, he was a division chief in the Asia and Pacific Department, where he coordinated the work on fast growing low-income countries in South-East Asia (Frontier Economies) and led missions to Vietnam. He was a division chief in the IMF’s Western Hemisphere Department in charge of the Latin Caribbean and Eastern Caribbean Currency Union (ECCU) divisions. He teaches international trade and finance at Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government and has authored and edited a number of books and articles, including the most recent book: Frontier and Developing Asia—The Next Generation of Emerging Markets. His research focuses on economic integration and the linkages between macroeconomics and finance.

Anke Schrader

Researcher of China Center for Economics and Business at the Conference Board

Anke Schrader leads China Center research on Corporate Citizenship, Sustainability and Human Capital. Her current research interests include corporate sustainability practices, measurement, ...

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John Schuldt

President at the American Chamber of Commerce in Korea

Mr. John Schuldt joined the American Chamber of Commerce in Korea (AMCHAM Korea) as its President on January 7th, 2016. In this position, he is responsible for managing the day-to-day operat...

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John Schuldt

Mr. John Schuldt joined the American Chamber of Commerce in Korea (AMCHAM Korea) as its President on January 7th, 2016. In this position, he is responsible for managing the day-to-day operation and activities of the Chamber.

Mr. Schuldt is engaged in civic activities in Seoul. He is the Advisory Council Member for United Service Organizations (USO). Also, he is the Director ex officio of Korean – American Association (KAA).

Mr. Schuldt was the Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer for Ford Sales and Service Korea Company (FSSK). In this role, Schuldt led the Korean team in all marketing activities and worked closely with dealers to integrate marketing messages that delivered on the business plan targets. Additionally he worked closely with other FSSK Sales and Customer Service teams to provide support to Ford dealers across the peninsula.

Mr. Schuldt joined Ford in 1985 as a Sales and Marketing trainee. He has worked in 8 US offices and also worked in various sales and marketing functions in 10 countries, all in the Asia Pacific area. He was a District Sales Manager based in the Tokyo Japan Ford Export Operations office and called on Ford Dealers across the South Pacific. He also worked in the Tokyo Japan office of Mazda Motor Corporation as General Manager for Regional Sales Office 1. In this capacity he led the team and dealer network from Tokyo north through Hokkaido. Over his 30 year career with Ford Mr. Schuldt has progressed through a series of positions, including sales zone manager, Southeast Region Lincoln Marketing Manager and US Production Planning and Sales Manager for Lincoln Mercury. He later served as the Director of Internet Tools in the Global Marketing Department at Ford Headquarters in Dearborn.

Mr. Schuldt served as the Regional Sales Manager in the Pittsburgh Office of Ford Motor Company. In this capacity he led a team that worked with 200 Ford and Lincoln dealers across 5 states and delivered record sales and market share results during the very difficult economic climate from 2008 – 2012.

Mr. Schuldt was born in Chicago Illinois and grew up in a rural area in the northwest corner of the state of Ohio. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in International Business from Bowling Green State University in 1982 and a Master’s Degree in International Management from Thunderbird, The American Graduate School of International Management in 1985. He joined Ford one month after graduation in 1985.

Mr. Schuldt enjoys playing golf and squash and watches Rugby and American football when he can. He is married for 24 years to his wife Robbie. They have 2 children, Julie and Allison. Julie is 21 and is a junior at Gettysburg College in the USA. Allison is 14 and lives in Seoul with her parents. She attends 8th grade at Seoul Foreign School. The family lives in Gahoe-dong and enjoys walking through the Hanok villages in Bukchon area.

Harley Seyedin

President at the American Chamber of Commerce in South China

Dr. Harley Seyedin is the most recent recipient of the "Peace through Commerce Medal" originally initiated by Thomas Jefferson in 1790 when he was the first Secretary of State of t...

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Harley Seyedin

Dr. Harley Seyedin is the most recent recipient of the "Peace through Commerce Medal" originally initiated by Thomas Jefferson in 1790 when he was the first Secretary of State of the United States. Harley is among less than 20 individuals to receive this Medal in the 225 years since its inception. This Medal is the highest honor awarded to an individual by the U.S. Department of Commerce.

Harley Seyedin is the President of Allelon Energy Partners. Allelon Energy Partners is involved in the development, construction and operation of new energy and power projects internationally. Partners of Allelon Energy have more than 150 years of combined experience in international development, construction and operation of energy and power projects with billions of US dollars in projects completed in their various positions during their long careers. Immediately prior to his position at Allelon Energy Partners, Harley held the position of President of Sithe Global Pacific (Its parent, Sithe global is a multi-national company with billions of USD in power and energy projects under development worldwide). Harley is also President of American Chamber of Commerce in South China. Under his direction since 1991, the company achieved firsts in many areas in China, including: the first majority western owned power plant; first western invested toll road; and first US accredited joint university. In 1991 President George Bush recognized Mr. Seyedin for his involvement with the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Appointed by three governors of the State of Maryland to four terms of office he served as Chairman of Montgomery College and State Chairman of the Maryland Association of Community College Trustees representing all seventeen colleges in the State. He served on the Board of Directors of the Kennedy Institute, by appointment of Cardinal James A. Hickey. He was a recipient of an award in business from the US Department of Commerce. He received recognition from The US Senate Sergeant At Arms for his service to the US Senate Deliberations. He served two terms on the Maryland Advisory Board of the United States Civil Rights Commission.

Harley is also Vice Chairman for U.S.-China Economic and Trade Policy of the Asia Pacific Council of American Chambers of Commerce.

Harley holds a Doctorate Degree from UIW University in San Antonio, Texas.

Hamid Sharif

Country Director, PRC Resident Mission of Asian Development Bank

Mr. Hamid L. Sharif is ADB’s Country Director for the People’s Republic of China (PRC). He assumed office in July 2012.As Country Director, Mr. Sharif leads the planning and impl...

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Hamid Sharif

Mr. Hamid L. Sharif is ADB’s Country Director for the People’s Republic of China (PRC). He assumed office in July 2012.

As Country Director, Mr. Sharif leads the planning and implementation of the work of ADB’s PRC Resident Mission (PRCM); manages the ADB portfolio of more than US$10 billion in the country; maintains and strengthens strategic partnerships with clients, including central and local governments; assists in loan and technical assistance processing; formulates the country partnership strategy; manages external relations; and develops and delivers knowledge products.

Mr. Sharif was the Principal Director of the Central Operations Services Office at the ADB Headquarters in Manila from 2008 to 2012. He also served as the Assistant General Counsel (AGC) from 2002 - 2005 and from 2007 - 2008. As AGC, his work included directing ADB’s work on Law and Policy Reform, including in the PRC.

Mr. Sharif joined ADB in 1993 as Counsel in the Office of the General Counsel. After serving as Senior Counsel (1995 - 1998) and Principal Counsel (1998 - 2002), he was appointed as AGC in 2002. From 2005-2007, Mr. Sharif, was on Special Leave from ADB and was the Representative for The Asia Foundation in Pakistan.

A Pakistan and United Kingdom national, Mr. Sharif is a UK qualified Barrister from Lincoln’s Inn. He earned his Master of Law degree from Cambridge University. He holds his Bachelors of Law degree from Kingston University.

Catherine Simmons

Head of Government Affairs for Asia Pacific at Citibank

Catherine joined Citi in September 2013 as head of Government Affairs for Asia Pacific. Catherineworks closely with senior management, business heads, and Citi Country Officers to protect an...

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Catherine Simmons

Catherine joined Citi in September 2013 as head of Government Affairs for Asia Pacific. Catherine
works closely with senior management, business heads, and Citi Country Officers to protect and
enhance Citi’s interests by engaging with policymakers and industry groups on a wide range of issues. Catherine also coordinates and manages the Citi Government Affairs representatives in the region and chairs the Citi Asia Pacific Global Regulatory Reform Committee.

Prior to joining Citi, Catherine worked at State Street Bank and Trust as Head of Regulatory, Industry and Government Affairs, Asia Pacific. Before that Catherine was a diplomat at the Australian Embassy Beijing, a research fellow in the Faculty of Law and Politics at Keio University Japan and a policy advisor in the Australian Departments of Prime Minister and Cabinet and Foreign Affairs and Trade on political, strategic and trade issues.

Catherine has played an active role in various industry associations, including the U.S. National Centre for APEC (Board Member), US-ASEAN Business Council (Financial Services and ASEAN Committee Member), Asian Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (Alternate Board Member and Public Policy Committee Member) and the American Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong (Financial Services Committee Head and Board Member). Catherine has also been active in the APEC Business Advisory Council, Advisory Group on APEC Financial System Capacity Building and the APEC Asia Pacific Financial Forum.

Catherine speaks English, Mandarin and Japanese.

Piper Stover

Country Head - China at United Technologies

Piper Stover leads the corporate office in China, fostering relationships with government, supporting business development, advising United Technologies’ senior management, and communi...

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Piper Stover

Piper Stover leads the corporate office in China, fostering relationships with government, supporting business development, advising United Technologies’ senior management, and communicating strategic business interests. Ms. Stover rejoined the company in 2013 after holding various roles related to the building and aviation industries while at China Greentech Initiative (CGTI), The Boeing Company, and the US-China Business Council’s (USCBC) Washington, DC and Beijing offices, where she was most recently Vice President of China Operations. Piper received her B.A. in East Asian Studies from Middlebury College in 1993, attended Feng Chia University in Taiwan for advanced Chinese and completed her MBA in international business with high honors at Norwich University.

Ms. Stover serves on the boards of the American Chamber of Commerce – China, the U.S.-China Energy Cooperation Program (ECP) and the American Mandarin Society. She is a member of the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations.

Timothy Stratford

Managing Partner at Covington & Burling LLP

Timothy Stratford is managing partner in Covington & Burling LLP’s Beijing office and a member of the International Trade, Corporate and Government Affairs Practice Groups. Mr. Str...

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Timothy Stratford

Timothy Stratford is managing partner in Covington & Burling LLP’s Beijing office and a member of the International Trade, Corporate and Government Affairs Practice Groups. Mr. Stratford’s practice is focused on advising international clients doing business in China and assisting Chinese companies seeking to expand their businesses globally. As a former Assistant U.S. Trade Representative, Mr. Stratford is the most senior former U.S. trade official working as a member of the U.S. business community in China. Except for the five years he spent in Washington, D.C. in government service (2005-2010), Mr. Stratford has lived and worked continuously in the greater China region since 1982.

While at USTR, Mr. Stratford was responsible for developing and implementing U.S. trade policy toward mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macao and Mongolia. He worked closely with other senior U.S. and Chinese officials from numerous government departments and agencies to address problems encountered by companies engaged in bilateral trade and investment and co-chaired a number of important bilateral working groups and dialogues established under the U.S.-China Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade and the U.S.-China Strategic & Economic Dialogue.

Prior to serving at USTR, Mr. Stratford was General Counsel for General Motors’ China operations, where he was a member of GM’s senior management team in China and oversaw the company’s legal and trade policy work. Mr. Stratford also served previously as Minister-Counselor for Commercial Affairs at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing and as Chairman of the American Chamber of Commerce in China. He is a graduate of Harvard Law School and Brigham Young University, and is fluent in Mandarin and Cantonese.

Jason Subler

Greater China Bureau Chief at Reuters

Jason Subler is Greater China Bureau Chief for Reuters, leading coverage from the bureaus in Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong and Taipei. Prior to taking up that post in mid- 2012, Jason served ...

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Cathy Tai

Vice President at PepsiCo Greater China

Cathy Tai joined PepsiCo in October, 2006. As the Vice President of PepsiCo Greater China, she is in charge of government affairs, media communications, corporate social responsibility progr...

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Cathy Tai

Cathy Tai joined PepsiCo in October, 2006. As the Vice President of PepsiCo Greater China, she is in charge of government affairs, media communications, corporate social responsibility programs as well as crisis management across the Greater China region. She is a member of the core leadership team of PepsiCo Greater China. Cathy is also a trustee of China Women’s Development Foundation (CWDF), and vice-chairperson of China Beverage Industry Association..

Before joining PepsiCo, between 1998 and 2006, Cathy successively worked for Lucent Technologies, Qualcomm International, AMD and Apple in capacity of a senior government affairs and public affairs executive.

Prior to this, she also served for 10 years in the Chinese Foreign Service with postings to several Chinese Embassies abroad among other assignments during that period.

Cathy graduated from the Foreign Languages Department of Suzhou University in 1986.

Tricia Turbold

Executive Director of the American Chamber of Commerce in Mongolia

Tricia Turbold is the Executive Director of the American Chamber of Commerce in Mongolia. Tricia moved to Mongolia from the United States nearly four years ago, where she worked as an Operat...

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Jing Ulrich

Managing Director and Vice Chairman of Asia Pacific at J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.

Jing Ulrich is Managing Director and Vice Chairman of Asia Pacific at JPMorgan Chase. She provides strategic advice to the firm’s most senior global clients across all sectors and asse...

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Jing Ulrich

Jing Ulrich is Managing Director and Vice Chairman of Asia Pacific at JPMorgan Chase. She provides strategic advice to the firm’s most senior global clients across all sectors and asset classes, while building relationships with executives at Asia’s leading enterprises. Ms. Ulrich works with all lines of business at JPMorgan Chase to foster greater cross-border collaboration and strengthen senior client relationships in Asia Pacific and the rest of the world.

Educated at Harvard and Stanford Universities, Ms. Ulrich is one of the most prominent advisors to the world’s largest asset-management companies, sovereign wealth funds, and multinational corporations. Her views influence the allocation of trillions of dollars of investments.

Ms. Ulrich has received numerous accolades for her work in the industry. She has been ranked four times as one of Fortune Magazine's 50 Most Powerful Global Businesswomen. Forbes named her one of Asia’s 50 Power Businesswomen and twice named her among the 100 Most Powerful Women in the World. The South China Morning Post selected Ms. Ulrich as one of the top 25 most inspirational and influential women in Hong Kong. In recent years, publications including China Daily, China Entrepreneur magazine and FinanceAsia have consistently ranked Ms. Ulrich among the top business elite in Asia. She has also been dubbed as "the unofficial voice of China" and the "Oprah Winfrey of the investment world.”

Because of her in-depth knowledge of China’s linkages with the rest of the world, Ms. Ulrich has been an important figure shaping the international community’s approach to investing in Asia Pacific. In her previous position, she established J.P. Morgan’s Hands-on-China Series, which became a leading forum for views and research on China’s transformation. Ms. Ulrich also created the world’s foremost China investment summit, attended each year by thousands of global business and government leaders. In addition to her duties at JPMorgan, Ms. Ulrich also serves on the G20/B20 Trade and Investment Task Force as well as the Multinational Committee of the APEC China Business Advisory Council. She is also an independent director on the board of Italian luxury goods company Ermenegildo Zegna SpA.

Before joining J.P. Morgan, Ms. Ulrich was a Managing Director at Deutsche Bank and CLSA Asia- Pacific Markets, where she led the top-ranked team covering China. Global institutional investors regularly voted her the best China strategist in polls conducted by Institutional Investor, Asiamoney, and Euromoney. Before moving to Asia, Ms. Ulrich worked in Washington DC as one of the first fund managers to focus on the Greater China markets.

Richard Vuylsteke

President at the American Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong

Richard R. Vuylsteke has been president of AmCham Hong Kong since February 2008. He has overall responsibility for chamber leadership and operations, including programmatic, briefing, advoca...

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Richard Vuylsteke

Richard R. Vuylsteke has been president of AmCham Hong Kong since February 2008. He has overall responsibility for chamber leadership and operations, including programmatic, briefing, advocacy, publications, and other membership and community services.

Richard has studied, taught, and participated in Asia-Pacific affairs for five decades. He has experience as an Army officer, university professor, magazine editor, freelance journalist, book editor and author, think tank researcher and administrator, and leadership at two AmChams.

In Hong Kong he serves on the Board of the Hong Kong America Center, the IIE (Fulbright) Board, the Eagle Scout Board of Review; lectures at universities in Hong Kong and the region; and works in various capacities with several other business and civic organizations, including the Hong Kong ICAC, the Hong Kong Institute of Directors, Junior Achievement, and the AmCham Charitable Foundation. He has M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in Western and Chinese social & political philosophy. He is a member of the National Committee on United States-China Relations.

Kirk Wagar

United States Ambassador to Singapore

Kirk Wagar was sworn in as the United States Ambassador to the Republic of Singapore on September 4, 2013. Prior to this assignment he was Managing Partner of Wagar Law, P.A., a Miami-based ...

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Kirk Wagar

Kirk Wagar was sworn in as the United States Ambassador to the Republic of Singapore on September 4, 2013. Prior to this assignment he was Managing Partner of Wagar Law, P.A., a Miami-based law firm that has represented individuals and small businesses in insurance disability disputes since he founded the firm in 1998 following Hurricane Andrew.

Mr. Wagar served as the Florida Finance Chair for Obama for America in 2008 and 2012 and previously served as the Deputy Florida Finance Chair for John Kerry for President (2003 – 2004) and the Florida Finance Chairman of the Democratic National Committee once John Kerry became the Democratic Nominee for President. He served on the Sub-Saharan Africa Advisory Committee of the Export-Import Bank in 2010, and on the full Ex-Im Bank Advisory Committee for the 2011 and 2012 terms. Since 2002, he has been a member on the Board of Governors for the American Association for Justice and a member of the Board of Directors for the Florida Justice Association. From 2003 to 2005, he served on the Board of Directors for the Dade County Trial Lawyers. From 1993 to 1994, he was Chief of Staff of the National Model United Nations, where he previously served as Assistant Chief of Staff from 1992 to 1993 and served on the Board of Directors of the National Collegiate Conference Association (parent of the NMUN and an NGO of the United Nations) until 1998.

Mr. Wagar received a B.A. from Roberts Wesleyan College and a J.D. from the University of Miami. A naturalized U.S. citizen, Mr. Wagar was born in Ottawa, Canada but has lived in the U.S. since 1987, when he came to the U.S. to attend university at age 18. He has two children and prior to moving to his posting in Singapore, he resided in Miami, Florida with his wife Crystal.

Huiyao Wang

Founder and President of Center for China & Globalization (CCG)

Dr. Huiyao (Henry) WANG is the Founder and President of Center for China and Globalization (CCG), the top independent think tank on talent and enterprises development in China. Chinese Premi...

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Huiyao Wang

Dr. Huiyao (Henry) WANG is the Founder and President of Center for China and Globalization (CCG), the top independent think tank on talent and enterprises development in China. Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has appointed Dr. Wang as Counselor of China State Council. He is also the President of China Global Talent Society under Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, Dean, Institute of Development Studies, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics and Vice Chairman of China Association for International Economic Cooperation under the Ministry of Commerce as well as Vice Chairman of China Western Returned Scholars Association, the most prestigious government sponsored Association for Chinese elites trained overseas with 100,000 members in China.

Dr. Wang has been a senior advisor to the Chinese government, international organizations and global institutions. He used to work for Chinese Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation on Chinese firms going global. He was also the Task Force Leader for Global Talents Strategy Study Group for Central Government of China and also served as an expert for the drafting of China Mid-Long Term National Talent Development Plan 2010-2020.

Dr. Wang also worked as Chief Trade Representative of Quebec Government Office in Hong Kong and China and was also an advisor for multinational corporations operations in China. He is currently on the Migration Advisory Board of International Organization of Migration (IOM). He is also a member of Yale University Asia Development Council, the China advisor for Laureate Education Group, a member of advisory board of Richard Ivey School of Business in Asia, a Steering Committee Member of Metropolis International and an advising member to the board of Association of Executive Search Consultants in New York.

Dr. Wang was a Senior Fellow at Harvard Kennedy School and was a visiting fellow at Brookings Institution in the USA. He has studied at University of Windsor, University of Western Ontario and University of Manchester, obtained his MBA and his PhD degrees in management. Dr. Wang has taught as Adjunct Professor at Guanghua Management School of Peking University and Richard Ivey School of Business at University of Western Ontario. He has published more than 50 books and 100 articles and papers on Chinese and global talents, returnees, entrepreneurship, diaspora and China firms going global.

Liwei Wang

Reporter at Caixin Media

Wang Liwei is a reporter with Caixin Media and host of Caixin Video. He focuses on macroeconomics and finance, and conducts interviews with prominent scholars, government officials and execu...

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Sean Wang

Vice President, Greater China / Managing Director, North China of DTZ / Cushman & Wakefield

Sean Wang has a portfolio of rich experiences in real estate investment, valuation, and asset management. Having worked in commercial and residential real estate areas in both the US and Chi...

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Sean Wang

Sean Wang has a portfolio of rich experiences in real estate investment, valuation, and asset management. Having worked in commercial and residential real estate areas in both the US and China, Sean is an expert in real estate finances and has been a pioneer of real estate investment fund in China. Sean joined the company in 2011 and has been Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Greater China and Chief Operating Officer (COO) North Asia. He is knowledgeable about all aspects of the business within the company.

Prior to joining DTZ, Sean was the CFO and Executive Director of a real estate fund. Previously, Sean’s career included stops at KPMG and a number of major financial institutions, including J.P. Morgan Chase and HSBC. Sean is an experienced business executive in both China and the US. He is also a US CPA.

In July 2014, Sean was appointed Managing Director, DTZ, North China, overseeing all aspects of the business of the company’s offices in northern China including Beijing, Tianjin, Qingdao, Xi’an, Dalian, and Shenyang. Sean will endeavor to further grow business in northern China and raise the company's profile in China's capital.

Jeremie Waterman

Senior Director, Greater China of the US Chamber of Commerce

Jeremie O. Waterman is Senior Director, Greater China, at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Washington, D.C., where he is responsible for developing and executing U.S. Chamber programs and pol...

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Jeremie Waterman

Jeremie O. Waterman is Senior Director, Greater China, at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Washington, D.C., where he is responsible for developing and executing U.S. Chamber programs and policy relating to U.S. trade and investment in the Greater China region.

In carrying out the U.S. Chamber's Greater China trade and investment agendas, Mr. Waterman works extensively with member companies, state and local chambers of commerce, business coalitions, American Chambers of Commerce abroad, and the U.S. and foreign governments. His responsibilities include issues relating to U.S. business interests in the region. He oversees and directs the Chamber's China trade and investment policy initiatives, including the Chamber's intellectual property rights (IPR) and outreach in China. Mr. Waterman also directs the Chamber's China policy advocacy and trade promotion efforts in Washington, DC and at the grassroots level in cities around the United States.

Prior to joining the U.S. Chamber, Mr. Waterman worked for over five years at The US-China Business Council, most recently as the Council's Director for Government Affairs. While at the Council, Mr. Waterman was responsible for providing information and analysis on policy developments that affected U.S. member companies' operations in China and led Council policy outreach efforts toward the U.S. Executive and Congressional branches of government on issues ranging from WTO compliance to export controls to U.S. visa policy.

Previously, Mr. Waterman worked at Office of the United States Trade Representative as a Trade Policy Analyst and Congressional Affairs Specialist from 1997 to 1999. He also worked for the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee, and the Economic Strategy Institute in Washington, D.C.

Mr. Waterman received a Master's degree in Law and Diplomacy from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy in Boston, Massachusetts and is a graduate of the University of California at Los Angeles.

Steve Winkates

Director of Program Management, East Asia at the U.S. Trade and Development Agency

Steve Winkates is the Director of Program Management for the East Asia Region at USTDA, based in Beijing, China. He is responsible for managing USTDA’s activities in China and Mongoli...

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Steve Winkates

Steve Winkates is the Director of Program Management for the East Asia Region at USTDA, based in Beijing, China. He is responsible for managing USTDA’s activities in China and Mongolia, directing business development efforts, coordinating with relevant stakeholders in both the region and the United States, and marketing USTDA services to potential partners in both countries.

Prior to this position, Mr. Winkates worked in Beijing for a consulting firm which specialized in developing transportation infrastructure projects. He also previously served as a Country Manager at USTDA, covering China and Southeast Asia during his tenure, and as a Policy Analyst at the U.S. Department of Commerce.

Mr. Winkates holds a Master of Public Policy from Georgetown University and a Bachelor of Arts from Rhodes College.

Andrea Wu

President at the American Chamber of Commerce in Taipei

Ms. Andrea W. Wu assumed the position of the President of American Chamber of Commerce in Taipe...

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Andrea Wu

Ms. Andrea W. Wu assumed the position of the President of American Chamber of Commerce in Taipei since July 1, 2008. She currently also serves on American Club in China’s (ACC) board as Supervisor and is one of the board members of Community Service Center.

Ms. Andrea Wu, was born and raised in Taipei, Taiwan. After completing her college education at Fu-Jen Catholic University, she attended California State University Los Angeles for post graduate study emphasizing in Finance and Business Administration. Prior to working for American Chamber, she has been the General Manager for United Airlines in Taiwan since year 2000. During the term, Ms. Wu was an active task team member in Board of Airline Representatives and Steering Committee of Star Alliance in Taiwan. Prior to her employment with United Airlines, Ms. Wu has worked for a California real estate development company as an Operation Manager/Treasurer in Santa Monica, CA for eight years.

In 2002 & 2003, Andrea served as the Vice Chair of American Chamber in Taipei while she also acted as the Co-Chair of Transportation Committee since year 2000. She was elected in 2004 as the first female Chairperson of the Chamber. Since 2003, Ms. Wu participated in many AmCham’s Doorknock trips to Washington D.C., where they met with various government officials at the U.S. Department of State, Department of Commerce, Department of Treasury and U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)…etc, as well as congressional members and staffers from both U.S. Senate and House.

Since Ms. Wu assumed the current role as the President of American Chamber in Taipei, she led the organization maintaining steady growth in its membership and strengthening the financial positions. At the same time, she has built strong connections with U.S. and Taiwan government, industry associations and think tanks on behalf of the Chamber. In any given year, the Chamber conducted 200 events as well as 300 government meetings for its diversified membership.

The American Chamber of Commerce in Taipei (AmCham Taipei; 台北市美國商會) is a non-profit, non-partisan business organization dedicated to promoting the interests of international business in the Republic of China. Since its founding in 1951, AmCham has become the largest, most effective business organization in Taiwan. With more than 1,000 members representing more than 530 companies, AmCham speaks with collective authority on international business matters in every sector of the economy. In 2013, AmCham Taipei played the host of Asia Pacific Council of American Chambers (APCAC) Annual Spring Conference for the first time since 1993.

Kevin Wu

International Vice President, Greater China and Mongolia Region Sales at Textron Aviation

As vice president of sales in Greater China and Mongolia for Textron Aviation, Kevin Wu is responsible for managing and coordinating sales, marketing and customer service efforts for the Bee...

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Kevin Wu

As vice president of sales in Greater China and Mongolia for Textron Aviation, Kevin Wu is responsible for managing and coordinating sales, marketing and customer service efforts for the Beechcraft, Cessna and Hawker brands in the region. He is also responsible for the development and integration of the Channel Partners’ network in the region.

In addition to his role with Textron Aviation, Kevin currently serves as the Vice Chairman of the Asian Business Aviation Association (AsBAA), the Co-Chairman to the Aerospace Forum under AmCham China.

In June 2007, Kevin joined Textron as vice president of business development and government affairs to promote the company’s development strategy in the Greater China and Mongolian ¬¬regions.

Prior to joining Textron, Kevin worked at Lockheed Martin Global Limited (Lockheed Martin Global Inc.), as a director of business development in Greater China since April 2002.

Prior to joining Lockheed Martin, he had worked for Chinese Civil Aviation Administration for 16 years. He is a former air traffic controller, advanced faculty and director of the international exchange and cooperation department of China Civil Aviation University.

Kevin was born and raised in Tianjin. He holds an MBA from the Australian Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University and a master’s degree in aeronautical engineering from Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics. He earned his bachelor degree in Air Traffic Management from China Civil Aviation University.

Gloria Xu

General Manager, Government Affairs, Greater China at Dow Chemical

Gloria Xu is currently General Manager, Government Affairs, Greater China and responsible for the company’s public policy affairs and government engagement in the Greater China region....

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Gloria Xu

Gloria Xu is currently General Manager, Government Affairs, Greater China and responsible for the company’s public policy affairs and government engagement in the Greater China region. From 2001 to Oct 2014, she headed the China GA functions of Standard Chartered Bank and DuPont respectively with rich experiences in policy development, regulatory issues, trade and investment, standards, IP protection.

Gloria was Public Affairs Manager of Alibaba.com Group and helped build up internationally brand awareness of the start-up in its early days of development in 2000-2001.

From 1993 to 2000, Gloria was a political correspondent and later coordinator of “Central News Task Force” with China Daily, covering legislative and foreign affairs, military, Hong Kong , Macao and Taiwan news.

Gloria graduated from Nanjing Univiersty with a BA in English Language and Literature. She is also Vice Chair of the China Government Affairs Committee of the American Chamber of Commerce.

Lan Xue

Dean of School of Public Policy and Management at Tsinghua University

Dr. Lan XUE is a Cheung Kong Chair Professor and Dean of School of Public Policy and Management at Tsinghua University. With a Ph. D in public policy from Carnegie Mellon University, he ta...

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Lan Xue

Dr. Lan XUE is a Cheung Kong Chair Professor and Dean of School of Public Policy and Management at Tsinghua University. With a Ph. D in public policy from Carnegie Mellon University, he taught at the George Washington University before returning back to China in 1996. His teaching and research interests include innovation policy, crisis management，and global governance. He has published widely in these areas, including, Risk Governance on Climate Change, which was published in 2014 by Science Press in China.

He also serves as an adjunct professor at Carnegie Mellon University and a Non-Resident Senior Fellow of Brookings Institution. His many public service appointments include a member of the Expert Committee on Emergency Management of the State Council of China, Vice President of China Association of Public Administration, a member of the Visiting Committee for Harvard Kennedy School, and a member of the advisory board of OECD on Science, Technology, and Industry. Since 2012, he has been the Co-Chair of the Leadership Council of the UN Sustainable Development Solution Network (UNSDSN). He is a recipient of the Fudan Distinguished Contribution Award for Management Science.

Yang Yao

Director of China Center for Economic Research (CCER) and Dean of the National School of Development (NSD) at Peking University

Yang Yao is a professor at the China Center for Economic Research (CCER) and the National School of Development (NSD), Peking University. He currently serves as the director of CCER and the ...

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Yang Yao

Yang Yao is a professor at the China Center for Economic Research (CCER) and the National School of Development (NSD), Peking University. He currently serves as the director of CCER and the dean of NSD. He is a member of the China Finance 40 Forum. His research interests include economic transition and development in China. He has published more than hundred research papers in international and domestic journals as well as several books on institutional economics and economic development in China. He is also a prolific writer for magazines and newspapers, including the Financial Times and the Project Syndicate.

Dr. Yao was awarded the 2008 and 2014 Sun Yefang Award in Economic Science, the 2008 and 2010 Pu Shan Award in International Economics and the 2008 Zhang Peigang Award in Development Economics, and was named the Best Teacher by the Peking University Student Union in 2006.

Dr. Yao obtained a BS in geography in 1986 and an MS in economics in 1989, both from Peking University, and his PhD in development economics from the department of agricultural and applied economics at the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 1996.

Laura Younger

Executive Director of the American Chamber of Commerce in Japan

Laura Younger has been the Executive Director of the American Chamber of Commerce in Japan (ACCJ) since January 2015. The ACCJ is dedicated to further developing commerce between the U.S. an...

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Laura Younger

Laura Younger has been the Executive Director of the American Chamber of Commerce in Japan (ACCJ) since January 2015. The ACCJ is dedicated to further developing commerce between the U.S. and Japan, promoting the business interests of U.S companies and members, and improving the international business environment in Japan. With over 3000 members, the ACCJ is one of the most influential business organizations in Japan and a primary hub for advocacy, thought leadership and business networking.

Prior to her appointment as Executive Director, Ms. Younger held successively senior roles at the Chamber since joining over 10 years ago, serving as the Deputy Executive Director for five years and, prior to that, was the Membership Services Associate Director and Programs Development Manager. Before joining the ACCJ, she was Head of HR at a Japanese company.

Ms. Younger is a recognized community leader in Japan through her external activities involving a variety of professional organizations. She is a member of the Advisory Board for Catalyst Japan, a member of the McGill University Desautels MBA Japan Advisory Board, and President Emeritus of the Association for Women in Finance (AWF).

Ms. Younger holds an MBA from McGill University and a Bachelors Degree from the University of Toronto. She has lived in Japan since 1996 and is an accomplished artist specializing in contemporary suibokuga (Japanese ink painting).

Wenchi Yu

Asia Pacific Head for Corporate Engagement at Goldman Sachs

Wenchi Yu is Goldman Sachs’ Asia Pacific Head for Corporate Engagement, leading the firm’s strategic philanthropy and social investment in the region. Immediately before Goldman ...

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Haiying Yuan

President at Yuan Associates

Mr. Yuan Haiying founded Yuan Associates in February 2004, and since then he and the firm have become major players in China’s growing government affairs industry.Mr. Yuan has thirty y...

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Haiying Yuan

Mr. Yuan Haiying founded Yuan Associates in February 2004, and since then he and the firm have become major players in China’s growing government affairs industry.

Mr. Yuan has thirty years experience in the Chinese Government, including senior diplomatic postings in Washington D.C., as China’s Agriculture Attaché, and in Rome, as the Alternate Representative to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (UNFAO). He has been involved in negotiations on numerous bilateral and multilateral agreements in the areas of trade, investment, agriculture, forestry, fishery and environmental protection. For his efforts, Mr. Yuan received an Outstanding Contribution Certificate from the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture and Outstanding Contribution Awards from the U.S. Forest Service and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. In China, Mr. Yuan was the Director of the Ministry of Forestry’s Department of International Cooperation, where he coordinated the Ministry’s relations and joint projects with foreign governments and international organizations.

After retiring from public service, Mr. Yuan worked as Senior Vice President at Edelman Public Relations for three years and as Vice President at APCO Worldwide for three years. Mr. Yuan chaired the Government Affairs Committee of the American Chamber of Commerce and the China Quality Brands Protection Committee (QBPC) of the Chinese Government Cooperation Committee. Additionally, he was a Council Member of the China International Public Relations Association (CIPRA) and the Beijing Foreign Investment Association.

Mr. Yuan graduated from Peking University with a degree in English and International Politics. He speaks Mandarin and fluent English.

William Zarit

Vice Chairman at the American Chamber of Commerce in China

William Zarit, based in Beijing, helps Chinese companies navigate the U.S. investment market, and provides U.S. companies advice on working in the Chinese commercial environment. Until...

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William Zarit

William Zarit, based in Beijing, helps Chinese companies navigate the U.S. investment market, and provides U.S. companies advice on working in the Chinese commercial environment.

Until recently William was Minister for Commercial Affairs at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing, overseeing the U.S. Department of Commerce’s trade promotion and trade policy activities in its operations in Beijing, Chengdu, Guangzhou, Shanghai, and Shenyang. William is one of only two serving Foreign Commercial Service officers worldwide to have attained the rank of Career Minister, which earned him the lifetime “Honorable” honorific.

Prior to his posting to Beijing, William was Deputy Assistant Secretary, International Operations, for the U.S. Commercial Service, overseeing Commercial Sections in U.S. Embassies and Consulates worldwide. The U.S. Commercial Service is the federal government’s front line trade agency, promoting both U.S. exports and foreign investment into the U.S., and protecting U.S. commercial interests overseas. Prior to that he served as the U.S. Commercial Service’s Regional Director for East Asia/Pacific.

Xiangchen Zhang

Deputy China International Trade Representative at Ministry of Commerce, PRC

Zhang Xiangchen, male, a Han national, is a native of Laishui, Hebei Province. Born in Jun. 1965, he started his career in Apr. 1991 and joined the CPC in Nov. 1985. He holds a bachelor&rsqu...

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Xiangchen Zhang

Zhang Xiangchen, male, a Han national, is a native of Laishui, Hebei Province. Born in Jun. 1965, he started his career in Apr. 1991 and joined the CPC in Nov. 1985. He holds a bachelor’s degree in law, a master’s degree in international relations theory and a PhD in international politics of Peking University.

Having worked successively as deputy director and director at the Department of International Trade and Economic Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation (MOFTEC), he became Deputy Director-General of the Department in Jul. 2000. He was appointed Deputy Director General of the Department of WTO Affairs and the China WTO Notification and Inquiry Center in Nov. 2001, and was promoted to be Director General of the Department of WTO Affairs and the China WTO Notification and Inquiry Center in Apr. 2005. He was appointed Deputy Representative and Minister (DG-level) of China’s Permanent Mission to the WTO in Jun. 2008 and became Director General of the Department of Policy Research of the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) in Aug. 2011. He was appointed Assistant Minister and member of the CPC Leadership Group of MOFCOM in Aug. 2013 and was promoted to Deputy China International Trade Representative (vice-ministerial level) and member of the CPC Leadership Group of MOFCOM in April 2015.

Jun Zhou

Executive Director of AmCham China Health Cooperation Program (HCP)

Jun is the Executive Director of the US-China Healthcare Cooperation Program (HCP) at AmCham China since September 1, 2011. The program is a bilateral public-private partnership initiative t...

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Jun Zhou

Jun is the Executive Director of the US-China Healthcare Cooperation Program (HCP) at AmCham China since September 1, 2011. The program is a bilateral public-private partnership initiative that focuses on healthcare capacity building and exploring future business opportunities for the US healthcare industry in China.

Before joining AmCham, Jun worked with Novartis and led the China Rural Initiative, developing national business model for non-urban China market, and leading the company’s healthcare education programs in rural China. He has successfully established a model for growth that combines all different types of products from Novartis Group, supported by the educational programs, and leveraging company’s strong local commercial capacity.

Jun has over 15 years experience in healthcare industry. He was a physician by training, and worked as a Urologist in Beijing Friendship Hospital. Prior to Novartis, Jun worked as senior consultant and engagement manager with IMS Health in APAC region for 5 years, developed and managed over fifty projects, focusing on Growth Strategy, Industry Positioning, M&A, and Market Access. Jun also worked with SAI Healthcare, a strategic consulting firm in the US, as the country manager for CHina; and with Zuellig Pharma China as regional commercial manager.

Jun has strong leadership experience and extensive exposure to different markets. During his career with consulting firms, Jun has led different multinational teams to provide consulting services in the US, China, ASEAN countries and Taiwan. He has helped to develop the strategic consulting business for IMS in China and Southeast Asia from scratch, and devised and implement new multi-business-line model for Novartis that covers innovative drugs, generic, OTC, and vaccine products.

Jun holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Clinical Medicine from the Capital University of Medical Sciences in China, and a MBA degree from Thunderbird School of Global Management in Phoenix, Arizona.

James Zimmerman

Chairman of the American Chamber of Commerce in China, Managing Partner at Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

James Zimmerman is the 2016 Chairman of the American Chamber of Commerce in China, and also served as the chairman in 2007, 2008, and 2015, and as a vice chairman in 2005 and 2006. Mr. Zimme...

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James Zimmerman

James Zimmerman is the 2016 Chairman of the American Chamber of Commerce in China, and also served as the chairman in 2007, 2008, and 2015, and as a vice chairman in 2005 and 2006. Mr. 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 has been a registered foreign lawyer with the Ministry of Justice since 1998 and 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 is a member of the California Bar (since 1988) and admitted to practice before the United States Court of International Trade and various other federal courts. Mr. Zimmerman served on the board of the International Institute of Conflicts Prevention & Resolution (2009-2012) and the Business Advisory Council of the United Nation’s Greater Tumen Initiative (2009-2011). Mr. Zimmerman also 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.

2016 APCAC Business Conference

Speakers

Max Sieben Baucus

Alan Beebe

Ernest Bower

Pramit Pal Chaudhuri

Debby Cheung

Wei Christianson

Gary Hsi Chu

Jackson Cox

Siobhan Das

Diane Farrell

Evan Feigenbaum

Judith Fergin

Ruby Fu

Jennifer Zimdahl Galt

Lin Gao

Josh Gartner

Gary Gensler

Bob Grove

Paul Haenle

Ziad Haider

Harry Haury

Ebb Hinchliffe

David Hoffman

Zhenjie Hu

Geoffrey Jackson

Kenneth Jarrett

Hongbo Ji

Philippa Jones

Scott Kennedy

Robert Koepp

Kit Kwok

Christopher LaFleur

Jennifer Lee

Roberta Lipson

Shengjun Liu

Xiaoyu Liu

Niels Marquardt

Ronald Marvin

Marc McAllister

James McGregor

Susan Munro

Radika Obeyesekere

Steven Okun

Tami Overby

Randal Phillips

Stephen Phillips

Colm Rafferty

Paige Rivas

Lisa Robins

Lester Ross

Patrick Santillo

Alfred Schipke

Anke Schrader

John Schuldt

Harley Seyedin

Hamid Sharif

Catherine Simmons

Piper Stover

Timothy Stratford

Jason Subler

Cathy Tai

Tricia Turbold

Jing Ulrich

Richard Vuylsteke

Kirk Wagar

Huiyao Wang

Liwei Wang

Sean Wang

Jeremie Waterman

Steve Winkates

Andrea Wu

Kevin Wu