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Save the dateMarch 24, 20211:30 PM - 5:30 PM GMT+8

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Organizer: AmCham China, AmCham China Northeast Chapter

Phone: +86 1085190800

Contact Person: Melody Song

Email: msong@amchamchina.org

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Throughout history, women have made unparalleled contributions in technology, but they are often less identified. Despite decades of progress towards workplace equality, women remain underrepresented in the technology workforce, which means that they need full support and empowerment.

AmCham China Northeast Chapter, together with U.S. Consulate Shenyang, French Consulate Shenyang, Australian Consulate Shenyang and Netherlands Business Support Office Dalian, is launching the "Empowering Women in Tech" panel.

Language:

Mandarin

Venue:

Fraser Suites in Dalian

Public Livestream on Phoenix

Agenda:

Opening Remarks:

14:00

Ladon Ghalili | AmCham NE Chair

14:10

Nancy Abella | U.S. Consul General

14:20

Anne Rulliat | French Consul General

14:30

Group photo

Keynote Address:

14:35

Prof. Syaru Shirley Lin | University of Virginia (Virtual)

VIP Panel on Women in Tech:

15:00

Eu-niz Chan (moderator) | Australian Deputy CG

Liying Wang | General Counsel AppWorks (Virtual)
Emma Qian | Product Director LinkedIn China (Virtual)
Eileen Deng | Factory Manager Intel
Natacha EXTIER | Country Director of Oxygen Group (Virtual)
Paheerya Yushan | Economic Officer of Dutch Embassy (Virtual)

Group Discussion with Audience:

16:00

Yin Hang (moderator) | Deputy Representative Netherlands Business Support Office (NBSO) Dalian

Concluding Remarks:

16:25

Ladon Ghalili | AmCham NE Chair

Mingling/networking:

16:30

Participant networking time

Notices:

This is a free event and it is open for all.

Register in advance is requested.

You may participate in the online viewing through the live stream on Phoenix or participate in the event onsite.

Please choose the registration method accurately.

The number of people who can participate in the event onsite is limited.

If you sign up successfully, we would contact you through emails before March 23rd, provide you a QR Code to join our WeChat Group and the live stream joining method.

Deadline:

March 23, 2021 13PM

Contact:

If you have any inquires about this event, please contact Melody Song at msong@amchamchina.org or call at 15242622051.

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Speakers

Speakers

Ladon Ghalili

Co-founder and Director of Epoch Technologies (Dalian) Co., Ltd.

Nancy Abella

Consul General at the United States Consulate General in Shenyang

Nancy Abella

Consul General at the United States Consulate General in Shenyang

Nancy Abella arrived in China on August 1, 2019, to serve as
Consul General at the United States Consulate General in
Shenyang.
Ms. Abella joined the State Department in April 2001, and is a
career member of the U.S. Foreign Service. She served two
previous assignments in China at the U.S. Consulate General
in Shanghai and at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing. She has also
worked overseas at the U.S. Embassy in Banjul, The Gambia,
and embedded with U.S. military forces at a U.S. Provincial
Reconstruction Team in Farah, Afghanistan.
Ms. Abella’s most recent Washington, D.C, assignment was in the State Department
Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, Office of Mainland Southeast Asia. Previously,
she worked in Washington at the State Department 24-Hour Operations Center, the
Bureau of Consular Affairs, the White House National Security Council, and the Office
of the Counselor to the Secretary of State.
Ms. Abella was born in New Jersey and grew up in Connecticut. She graduated from
the Georgetown University Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service with a Bachelor
of Science, and speaks Chinese Mandarin and Spanish.

Anne RULLIAT

Consul General at French Consulate in Shenyang

Syaru Shirley Lin

Compton Visiting Professor in World Politics at Miller Center of Public Affairs, University of Virginia

Syaru Shirley Lin

Compton Visiting Professor in World Politics at Miller Center of Public Affairs, University of Virginia

Syaru Shirley Lin is Compton Visiting Professor in World Politics at the Miller Center of Public Affairs at the University of Virginia and a Non-Resident Senior Fellow in the Foreign Policy program at Brookings. She also teaches at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, in both the master’s program in global political economy in Hong Kong and the Tsinghua-CUHK FMBA program in Shenzhen and Beijing.

She was the youngest woman partner as well as the one of the first Asian partners of Goldman Sachs & Co., where she led the firm’s investment efforts in Asia, managing investments in twelve countries and setting up the Tokyo operation. Most notably, she spearheaded the firm’s investments in technology start-ups in Asia, making it one of the earliest and most successful investors in China. In that capacity, she led the first round of institutional investment in Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation and Alibaba, immediately after it was registered in 1999. She was also an early investor in Sina and in start-ups that were acquired by Sohu and E Ink. Prior to her work in private equity and venture capital, she specialized in the privatization of state-owned enterprises including China Southern Airlines and Singapore Telecom.

Shirley has served on the boards of numerous private and public companies and currently serves as a director of Goldman Sachs Asia Bank and Langham Hospitality Investments, and is a Senior Advisor to Crestview Partners, a private equity fund based in New York. Appointed by the Hong Kong government, she serves on the Hong Kong Committee for Pacific Economic Cooperation and is also a director of the Focused Ultrasound Foundation, which supports the development and adoption of new therapeutic medical technologies. She is also an advisor to Talent Circulation Alliance, an initiative to promote Taiwan as a hub for talent for the region and the world.

Shirley graduated, cum laude, from Harvard College and has also studied at Keio University in Tokyo and Complutense University of Madrid. After retiring from Goldman Sachs, she earned her masters and Ph.D. from the University of Hong Kong. Her teaching and research examine issues in international and comparative political economy. Her book on Taiwan’s cross-strait economic policy was published by Stanford University Press and by Business Weekly in traditional Chinese in 2019 and is being published in simplified Chinese in 2020. She is currently writing a book on the challenges facing high-income economies in Asia. Her analysis and commentary frequently appear in English and Chinese media.

Liying Wang

General Counsel at AppWorks Ventures

Emma Qian

Product Director of LinkedIn China

Eileen Deng

Senior Director of Intel Dalian Memory Technology and Manufacturing

Eileen Deng

Senior Director of Intel Dalian Memory Technology and Manufacturing

Eileen Deng is the senior director at Intel Dalian Memory Technology and Manufacturing. Intel Corporation is a leading-edge semiconductor company with over 110,000 employees globally. Eileen holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering and a Master of Business Administration. Prior to joining Intel 23 years ago, she briefly worked in a local design institute based in her hometown of Shanghai. She has been living in Dalian for over 11 years.

As senior director, she is responsible for the entire fab operation, including strategic planning, daily execution, product quality, engineering improvement, employee development, and building a strong cultural foundation for this large organization. At the sole hub where Intel 3D NAND silicon process technology development and high-volume manufacturing occur, Eileen and the entire leadership team have led this organization to be the first fabrication plant in Intel’s 52-year history to deliver record high wafer outs in a single year. She is a veteran in the semiconductor industries of both assembly/test and fabrication, and she has extensive experience in multiple fields, including industrial engineering, process engineering, and manufacturing. She has worked in multination of the Philippines, Malaysia, and the US, which has helped her grow with a diverse and global view.

Natacha Extier

Country Director - China of OXYGEN GROUP

Natacha Extier

Country Director - China of OXYGEN GROUP

Trilingual in Chinese (level HSK5), English and French, Natacha has an expertise in Digital Marketing and Social Media.

Natacha has 10 years experience of Marketing and Communication Development in China.

Natacha is French native, originally from Paris, which is the city where she was born and grow up. Natacha did several language programs and internships in China between 2007 and 2012. In 2012, the year she was graduated from her Master Degree, Natacha decided to start her career in Guangzhou, starting in one of the leading Telecommunication solutions and services provider in China, as Regional Marketing Specialist.

Natacha started growing a passion for High Tech and innovation since she was young and this is the reason why she studied electronics in high school. With her academic background and professional experience in both Business and Technology development, Natacha decided to specialized herself in Digital Marketing.

Besides her ability to understand technologies, Natacha has been able to drive growth and participated in the development of High Tech companies and Innovative brands, through the implementation of result-driven Digital Marketing and EC solutions.

- In 2013, Natacha built from scratch the Marketing Communication and Online tools at Psyma. Maximizing their Online exposure and leads generation, with the development of their local website and EDMs (Emailing System).

- In 2015, she was in charge of leading the Digital transformation of Ringier Media solutions. She was monitoring the performance of their Digital products, driving a qualified audience to their platform and turning Ringier into a trustable and renowned Digital Media company in their industry.

- In 2018 Natacha launched the innovative startup, Penguins innovate, on the Chinese and European markets. And in 2019 she developed omni-channel marketing solutions (including loyalty programs) for Lagardère Travel Retail.

With her “specific” expertise in Global Communication approach, which is including Digital Marketing solutions and Social Media ecosystem, Natacha received a lot of demand from companies in need of a complet digital and communication solution.

Thus, she decided to become an independent Marketing and Communication Consultant. And in order to propose a consistent International offer to companies, she joined the Oxygen Group as their local China representative. An International Communication agency founded by Eddie Leblanc, former IT Journalist.

Today, her knowledge in digital marketing and her experience in international Business Development enables Natacha to make a significant contribution to various Brands development and growth in China and Oversea.

Paheerya Yushan

Senior commercial officer Economic and commercial department at Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands

Paheerya Yushan

Senior commercial officer Economic and commercial department at Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands

Education
University of Groningen | Master of science, International business and management
Beijing international study university | Bachelor degree, International economics and trade

Work Experiences
2016/09 - now
Economic and commercial department, Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands

I am responsible for energy profile in the economic department. Keep tracking on energy policy and regulations and market trends in energy sector, maintaining government relations, develop and implementation of energy cooperation plans; planning and organizing high level visits.

Matching the Dutch strengths with Chinese demands in the energy and renewable industries. organizing delegations and matchmaking events. Providing advice and supporting Dutch companies in energy sector in doing business in China.

As an addition to the main work profile, I also cover responsible business conduct (RBC) profile to promote and implement Dutch RBC policy in China.

2014 - 2016
Flanders investment and trade, Belgium Embassy
Commercial officer, Trade promotion for clean-tech sector

Languages
Uyghur, Chinese, English, Dutch, German

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