Jennifer De Rose is the Executive Director of Americans Promoting Study Abroad (APSA), a non-profit established in 2008 supporting youth from underserved US communities empowering them through global education programs. The organization has a network of 400 Alumni across the US focused on supporting and engaging this unique student group.
Born in Canada, Jennifer grew up with a great passion for adventure sports. She first came to China in 2005 for rock climbing and was hired as a climbing guide in rural Yangshuo. She continued her time in China working with several companies focused on empowering youth through experiential learning and cross-cultural experiences. Now Jennifer is involved in collaborative projects supporting the development of Chinese women and girls in extreme sports.

Helena Is very goal oriented when it comes to the ventures that she pursues. She attended business school in France at the age of 20, and she started as a team member within the local Junior-Enterprise, the association providing business studies to companies and entrepreneurs. She then became a treasurer and national auditor to help other Junior-Enterprises improve their performances. After studying a year in Shanghai to earn her double degree, she came to Beijing to work full time for Andre Chieng as a business analyst. She then became a treasurer of the French Junior Chamber International (JCI Beijing) to reboot it as The French Lab and has been President for the past 2 years. The French Lab brings together people who want to learn by doing with the desire to organize projects that contribute to Beijing’s dynamic vibe.

Eric L. Schmidt is the CEO of EventBank, an enterprise engagement marketing automation SaaS platform. Founded in 2013, the company now has offices in Silicon Valley and Beijing. Eric is also the Chairman and Founder of China Entrepreneurs, which he started in 2003 as an informal resource for entrepreneurs in China and it has grown to become the leading platform for entrepreneurship in China. He has worked with Chinese venture capital and private equity investments and incubated start-up technology companies. Schmidt co-founded 1 Lacrosse LLC (a sports equipment company) and successfully exited in 2009, as well as Ivy Discovery Institute (an educational services company).

Schmidt has traveled to over 50 countries and in 2004, sponsored by Nike and Phillips, he traced Marco Polo’s route, cycling 100 days from Beijing, China to Venice, Italy. He holds both a MS with a focus in Technological Entrepreneurship and a BS from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI). Schmidt has been featured on media such as the BBC, The Wall Street Journal, CCTV, China Daily and numerous other outlets.

Virginia Tan is the founder and managing director of Lean In China, a women's professional development platform which supports the goals and aspirations of women in China, inspired by the book 'Lean In' by Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg. It actively builds communities for women to thrive across China, promoting a culture of mentorship, leadership and mutual support. At present, there are 20 cities and 50 universities which have set up Lean In communities.

She has spoken at UNICEF, Baidu, General Electric, Bloomberg, the British Council, the Guanghua School of Management at Peking University, Singapore Management University and the World Academy for the Future of Women, and was filmed by BBC, Vice and CCTV in 2015.

She is also a Global Shaper selected by the World Economic Forum.

Virginia's background is in law and finance, where she was an experienced finance lawyer for more than 8 years specialising on strategic investment in the energy, resources and infrastructure sectors in emerging and frontier markets, and has worked in Europe, Middle East, Asia, Africa and South America representing governments, large corporates and financial institutions for 2 magic circle firms. She has an LLB from Kings College, University of London and spent 10 years in London，Africa and the Middle East before relocating to China in 2013. She is deeply passionate about using capital and expertise from the private sector as a tool for facilitating sustainable development in developing countries. She has extensive experience advising pro bono NGOs and charities on social financing and commercial issues, accompanied by field experience in developing countries.

Jessie Wang is Head of International Strategy at Global Mobile Game Confederation, an international platform for mobile gaming companies to form collaborations and lasting partnerships. With 6 years of rich experience in International Business Development, She leads GMGC’s international team and has great understanding of the mobile gaming industry ecosystem. She has led previous companies through start-up, survival, turnaround and growth modes. She takes a big part in several major conferences hosted by GMGC and represents as the GMGC official spokesperson.
Her understanding of both domestic and international mobile gaming market encompasses, developing strategy, direct sales, marketing and managing events. She also travelled to many places and gained valuable global experience and network.
Besides, she has passion for learning new things. She loves adventures to the extent that she rode a bike from Chengdu to Tibet!