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Michael Hart
President at AmCham ChinaMichael Hart is President of the American Chamber of Commerce in China based in Beijing. He has over twenty-five years of business experience in Asia, including nineteen years in mainland China.
Jin Fang
Vice Chairman and Secretary General at China Development Research FoundationDr Fang Jin is Senior Research Fellow at DRC and Secretary General, of CDRF. His research is focused on medium to long term challenges facing China’s economic and social development. He coauthored the book A Trap or A Wall: The Real Challenges and Strategies Facing Chinese Economy, which won the 2013 Sun Yefang Economic Prize, the highest honor for excellence in economic research in China. He holds a Doctoral degree from School of Economics, Peking University, a Master degree and a Bachelor degree of Economics from Macquarie University in Australia.
William Zarit
Senior Counselor at The Cohen GroupThe Honorable William Zarit advises U.S. multinationals working in the Chinese commercial market and helps Chinese companies navigate the U.S. investment environment. A Senior Counselor with The Cohen Group, he also serves as Chairman of the Board for the American Chamber of Commerce in China.
Until May 2014 Mr. Zarit was Minister for Commercial Affairs at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing, in charge of the U.S. Department of Commerce’s trade promotion and trade policy activities in its operations in Beijing, Chengdu, Guangzhou, Shanghai, and Shenyang. He retired with the diplomatic rank of Career Minister.
Prior to his posting to Beijing, Mr. Zarit 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 Mr. Zarit served as the U.S. Commercial Service’s Regional Director for East Asia/Pacific. He also served as Senior Commercial Officer at the U.S. Embassy in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Deputy Senior Commercial Officer at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing, and Deputy Senior Commercial Officer at the American Institute in Taiwan.
Before joining the U.S. Commercial Service Mr. Zarit was Economic and Commercial Program Officer for the New York-based National Committee on U.S.-China Relations. Prior to that he served as Marketing Manager/China for Pacific Bell’s international operations, preceded by his work as Project Manager for the first IBM PC dealer in China, China Business Associates. Mr. Zarit also served as Mandarin Chinese Interpreter for the U.S. State Department Language Services.
He earned an M.B.A. with Honors from the University of California, Berkeley, and a B.A. with Honors in Political Science from Miami University, Oxford, Ohio.
Patrick Wang
Consultant at East-West International Education GroupMr. Xiaoping Patrick Wang received his Doctor of Education degree in 1992 from Teachers College, Columbia University in New York City.
1992 to 1999, Associate Fellow at the National Center for Education Development Research, Assistant Director-General of Foreign Investment & Loans Office (FILO), Ministry of Education, China.
1994 – 1997, World Bank consultant on educational loan projects.
1999 – 2010, Chief Representative of Nike, Inc. Beijing Representative Office. Director of Government and Public Affairs, Nike Greater China.
2002 – 2003, Co-Chair of Government Relations Committee, AmCham China.
2002 – 2010, Vice Chair of the Quality Brands Protection Committee, CAEFI.
2010 – 2015, Vice President, AmCham China.
2015 – 2017, National Head, Institutional Affairs, PR, & Corp. Communications, Ferrero China.
2018 – 2020, SVP, Government & Public Affairs, EF China.
2019 – 2021, World Bank Consultant for education project for ASEAN countries.
2021 – Present, Consultant for the “New Youth Global Competence Training Project” under the China Association for International Education Exchange, and for East-West Education Group.
Katie Beck
Head of External Relations at Western Academy of BeijingKatie Beck is the Head of External Relations at the Western Academy of Beijing, where she serves as a liaison between the school and key partner organizations.
Prior to joining WAB, Katie led the Government Affairs and Policy Team at AmCham China, where she spent nearly a decade advocating for foreign businesses operating in China. Katie currently serves as a co-chair for AmCham China’s Education Committee.
Katie received a BS in Diplomacy and International Relations from Seton Hall University and an MA in Asian Studies from The George Washington University. She has been working in China for over 14 years.
Duanzhi She
Vice President Government and Public Affairs, Greater China at Nike Sports (China) Co. Ltd.Mr. SHE Duanzhi joined Nike China in June 2015 leading Nike’s government and public Affairs in Greater China. In that role, Duanzhi manages Nike’s overall GPA portfolio in Greater China, including promoting a favorable business climate for Nike, supporting the sales and commercial organization, advancing Nike’s trade agenda, protecting Nike’s assets and innovations, fueling Nike’s digital transformation, and enabling favorable tax and financial policies.
Gloria Xu
China Country Manager and Vice President, External Affairs at Albemarle Chemical (Shanghai) LimitedGloria Xu is China Country Manager and Vice President, External Affairs of Albemarle. In this role, Gloria represents Albemarle in China and is charged to develop a strategic vision and effective engagement plans for the company to grow sustainable in the country.
Before joining Albemarle in Feb, 2022, Gloria Xu worked for Dow Inc for more than 7 years and her last role was Vice President, Greater China, serving as Dow’s corporate representative with government, trade associations and other key external stakeholders.
Before joining Dow in 2014, she led the China government affairs functions of DuPont and Standard Chartered Bank respectively for 13 years.
Gloria was China Public Relations Manager of Alibaba.com Group in 2000-2001 and helped build up brand awareness of the new company in its early years.
From 1993 to 2000, Gloria was a political correspondent with China Daily, covering legislative and foreign affairs, military, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan news.
She was elected to the Board of Governors of AmCham China in 2017-2020 and again in 2022. She was a vice Chair of AmCham China in 2020 and was re-elected in 2022.
Gloria graduated from Nanjing University with a BA in English Language and Literature.
Wenjie Gu
Co-Chair of AmCham China ICT Committee, China Chief Representative at Zoom Video CommunicationMr. Wenjie Gu is the Co-Chair of AmCham China ICT Forum and China Chief Representative of Zoom Video Communications, Inc., heading government affairs, public relations, external partners and business related matters, with his team spreading across several important Chinese cities.
As the principle government interface in this fast growing Internet company, Mr. Gu is building up the company’s image, reputation and mutual trust with government, navigating policy and advocacy, and delivering the right message while maintaining the company’s substantive presence in China.
Before joining Zoom, Mr. Gu had held senior positions for nearly 20 years with the U.S hi-tech industry, including Director / Senior Director of government relations and public policy in Autodesk Software, Broadcom Semiconductor and Amazon, and China Vice President of the U.S. Information Technology Office.
Mr. Gu graduated from the English Department of Beijing Foreign Studies University, obtained his MBA degree and M.S. of Finance from the U.S. Fordham University. Upon college graduation in 1995 he began his career as a government official with China’s Ministry of Posts and Telecoms, the predecessor of the Ministry of Industry and IT, and worked there for 7 years in the Overseas Telecom Business Division.
Min Yi
Experience
MTR CEO China, （2012 to 2016） MTR Chief Advisor, MTR Corporation Ltd (since 2017……2022)
- Leading MTR’s China business strategy and development, promoting Rail plus Property business model to facilitate， shape and pilot China urbanization development PPP model in public service sectors
Novartis China President (2010 to 2012)
- Established strategic partnership with key government stakeholders through MOU and training platform actively involved in China’s Healthcare reform process.
- Led exploring of possibility study of listing a pharmaceutical MNC in China stock exchange market international board.
- Led one of the top pharmaceutical MNCs in China market not only a P&L performer but also a high-end business ethical compliance road model until left the position.
GE China Pan-Bohai Region General Manager and GE China Corporate Government Affairs General Manager (2008 – 2010)
- Critical leadership contributions to GE China’s cross business units and cross business functions integration.
- Critical implementation of “In China, For China” strategic direction change
BP China Vice President, Board Director, General Manager of BP/SINOPEC Acetyls JV Company (BYACO) (2004 – 2008)
- Led BP Chemicals stream in China’s business development
- Board director/General Manager of BP/SINOPEC Acetyls joint venture company (BYACO) with business responsibility of 200 million USD.
BP plc Asia Regional Government and Public Affairs Advisor in London (2001 -2004)
- Led Asian Regional Government and Public affairs strategy
- Providing consultancy to HQ business leadership decisions
BP China Vice President, Government and Public Affairs in Beijing (1999 – 2001)
- Strategic leadership in BP China deeply partnership with Chinese oil companies， had made a step change to BP China business portfolio, such as BP/SINOPEC and BP/PetroChina IPO projects, GD LNG project and national W-E pipelines project.
BP/Sinopec Petrochemical Cracker Joint Venture Project Team Leader and Local Resources Manager in Shanghai (1996 – 1999)
- Local resources manager and project negotiation team leader for BP/SINOPEC 3 billion USD petrochemical cracker JV project (SECCO) based in Shanghai.
BP/CAOSC Aviation Joint Venture Company Board Director (1994 – 1996)
- Led the P&L performance of the joint venture
BP/CAOSC Aviation Joint Venture Company Deputy General Manager in Shenzhen (1992 – 1994)
- Developed and established the first BP equity joint venture company in China
BP China Chief Representative Aviation (1990 – 1992)
- Established BP Aviation business in China
State Planning Commission SME coordination office (CCBCC) (1988 – 1990)
- Sino-Foreign joint venture business coordination and negotiations
Research Institute of Ministry of Chemical Industry (MCI) (1982 – 1988)
- Engineering research on electronic and control system of chemical industry
Xiaoqiang Zhang
Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer at China Center for International Economic ExchangesMR. ZHANG XIAOQIANG, Executive Vice Chairman and CEO of the Executive Office and legal representative of the China Center for International Economic Exchanges (CCIEE), in charge of the overall work of the Executive Office and the coordination of important researches at CCIEE. He graduated from the Department of Economics of Peking University in 1982. In the following years, he served as Deputy Office Chief and Office Chief of the Department of Foreign Capital and Overseas Investment of State Development Planning Commission (SDPC), Deputy Director of Guangzhou Municipal Development Planning Commission, Deputy Director-General of the Department of Foreign Capital and Overseas Investment of SDPC, Economic Counselor of the Chinese Embassy in the United States, Director-General of the Department of Foreign Capital and Overseas Investment and Deputy Secretary-General of SDPC, and a Member of the Leading Party Group, Secretary-General and Vice Chairman of National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC).
When he served as the Vice Chairman of NDRC, his portfolio successively included the General Office, Department of Basic Industries, Department of Foreign Capital and Overseas Investment, Department of High-Tech Industry, Department of Trade and Department of International Cooperation. He was also in charge of the construction of the Beijing-Shanghai High-speed Railway, the coordination of large-scale infrastructure projects in China’s mainland and HKSAR and liaison with organizations directly affiliated to NDRC, such as CCIEE and International Cooperation Center (ICC).
Bing Zhou
Vice President, China Corporate Affairs at Intel China Ltd.Bing Zhou serves as the Vice President, China Corporate Affairs for Intel, he is responsible for Intel’s communication and cooperation with governments at all levels in China.
Prior to Intel, Bing served at senior management positions of Government affairs at GE,
Novartis, Dell and other MNCs. Bing was the Deputy Director of Bo’ao Forum for Asia (BFA) and is an expert on Asian Economic Integration. Bing has also served at MOFCOM for a long period
of time.
Bing graduated from University of International Business and Economics and Wuhan University.