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Michael Hart
President at AmCham China
Charise Le
Executive Vice President & Chief Human Resources Officer at Schneider ElectricAfter 15 years in a number of HR roles across Schneider Electric, in April 2020 Charise was appointed Chief Human Resources Officer. Before joining Schneider Electric, she gained experience at various international companies which were maturing their operations in China.
Having led HR teams in Businesses, Sales organizations and Country Operations, her most recent position was SVP HR Services and People Strategy. As the engine of HR in a global company, it gave her tremendous insights into HR Tech, future trends and market practices. On a personal level, she enjoys being part of a high performing team, leading transformation and digital challenges.
Roan Kang
General Manager at Microsoft Greater ChinaRoan Kang, General Manager of Microsoft Greater China Region (GCR), is in charge of establishing and executing product and marketing strategy as well as business operations in the region. In this role, he is also accountable for managing in China Global Accounts, Microsoft’s largest global multinational customers. Roan has also been the executive sponsor of Diversity and Inclusion in GCR for Microsoft since 2016.
Roan joined Microsoft in 2002. Prior to his current role in GCR, Roan was the General Manager of Marketing and Operations at Microsoft Taiwan, responsible for all of the products and services of Microsoft Taiwan and ensuring the effective operation of the subsidiary. At the same time, from 2015-2021, he also served as the AI and Internet of Things Lead (IoT) across the Microsoft Greater China Region, responsible for the strategy and promotion of Microsoft IoT solutions in China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong. In 2017 he also served as the GCR Solutions Technical Unit Sales leader.
Previously, Roan served as the Office business group lead of Microsoft Japan. Prior to that, he was also the chief of staff for President of Microsoft International, Jean-Philippe Courtois, based in France. He began his career at Microsoft in the headquarters in Seattle, WA, as the executive speechwriter of Chairman Bill Gates, the worldwide launch lead of Office 2007, and the first worldwide product manager for Microsoft OneNote.
In 2015 he won a Platinum Circle of Excellence award, which is given to less than 1% of employees at Microsoft.
Roan received his MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business and has an AB in East Asian Studies focused on the economic and political history of Modern China from Harvard University.
Michelle Zhang
Head of HR at Pfizer Investment Co., Ltd.Michelle is Head of HR at Pfizer China. Prior joining Pfizer in year 2010, she was working for Shell China Limited and used to take up finance, sales and HR positions with increasing management responsibilities. Michelle has been the HR lead for many country level business transformation programs, and also represented China to participate APAC/global level’s change projects. As a well rounded HR, Michelle demonstrates deep expertise in M&A, OD, HR operations and business partner areas. She graduated from South China University of Technology and obtained both B.S and B.A degree of Chemical Engineering and International Trade. She also studied in Peking University for the EMBA program for 18 months
Annie Wang
HRVP at Bayer Greater China and APACAnnie Wang joined Bayer in 2012, and is currently the HRVP, Bayer Greater China and APAC. Annie is a seasoned HR practitioner in different industries. Over the past 20+ years, Annie had held different HR management positions with multinational companies, such as DHL, Nortel Networks, Edelman, and Schneider Electric. Her study and work experience in China as well as in Canada have enabled her to appreciate different cultural environment and adopt the appropriate approach to tackle the cross-cultural issues.
Annie got her bachelor’s degree in Beijing University of Chemical Technology, majored in Business Administration. She further obtained her post graduate education in the field of Human Resources Management and acquired her CHRP (Certified Human Resources Professional) designation in Canada. She also received her MBA Diploma from China Europe International Business School (CEIBS).
Guoxing Li
Co-founder and CEO of MokaLi Guoxing, co-founder and CEO of Moka. He holds a double degree in computer science from Shanghai Jiao Tong University and University of Michigan, and a master's degree in computer science from Stanford University, where he majored in AI. He worked at Facebook and held a technical position at SignalFx, an intelligent data monitoring start-up company. He has rich experience in web development, architecture, AIBI, and other related technologies. In 2015, he returned to China and founded Moka. He is fully responsible for the company's overall management and strategic planning, core product development, delivery, and customer success.
Laura Wei
Executive President at TAL Education GroupJuly 2018 – Present, Executive President of TAL Education Group,
Take full responsibilities for ToG Business Unit, Human Resource, Government Affairs, ESG, Procurement, Organization Efficiency & Process Enhancement, and Administration.
June, 2016 – July 2018, HRVP of Starbucks China
Working closely with CEO, COO and China leadership team to develop and execute Starbucks China human resource strategy.
August, 2014 – June2016, HRVP of Fonterra Group
Working closely with the senior management to lead, develop and execute the HR strategy that ensures the delivery of the both business performance and hitting business key strategic milestones.
January, 2010 – August 2014, Head of Greater China HR Team in BlackBerry China
Established and led China HR functions by partnering with country and business unit leaders.
Ms. Laura Wei has over 25 years work experience of management and leadership. She has been the executive of many MNCs in various industries, such as Retail, High-Tech, Telecommunication etc.
Ms. Laura Wei has experience in overall HR functions: from hire to retire, from strategy to organization to talents management. “Helping Others to grow, and be happier” is her motto, and it is reflected in her leadership work.
Ms. Laura Wei graduated from Dalian Foreign Studies University and Dalian University of Technology, respectively, with a Bachelor's degree in English Literature and a Master's degree in Business Administration.
Steven Song
Senior Client Partner, Managing Director of Korn FerrySteven Song is a member of firm’s Global Technology Markets and Global Financial Markets based in Beijing. He is also an active member of firm’s Government Relations center of expertise.
In his over two decades of experience with Korn Ferry International, Mr. Song has severed a great number of clients in multiple sectors. His client base extends from major multinational companies to large Chinese state-owned/private enterprise, educational institutes and NGOs.
Mr. Song has solid track record of handling high-level recruitment projects, such as Asia Pacific/Greater China President, Global Functional Leader and China commercial leadership positions. He has been also heavily involved in cross-border assignments, working across different regional offices and recruiting executives from North America and European markets to Asia.
Mr. Song was posted to Korn Ferry International San Francisco office in 2008 on the “China Desk Program”. During this period, he established good understanding of US talent market and has successfully recruited a number of western executives and oversea Chinese talents back China market.
Mr. Song holds Executive MBA degree from Tsinghua University. He earned his Bachelor degree in English Literature from Beijing Foreign Studies University.
Joanna Mao
Co-Chair of AmCham China ICT Forum, Deputy Managing Director at United States Information Technology Office (USITO)Joanna Mao joined the United States Information Technology Office (USITO) in September 2015 serving as its Deputy Managing Director. Prior to that, Joanna was employed with Lenovo, Intel, A.P. Muller. Maersk, Microsoft and Ogilvy & Mather. She has 17 years of marketing, communication and partner management experience in the information technology sector, and while serving as spokeswoman, oversaw government affairs in North Asia. Joanna was once in investment banking, providing counseling for Chinese companies seeking overseas listings while serving for ING Baring.
Charles Feng
Senior Partner at Tahota Law FirmMr. Feng serves as the Senior Partner, Head of the International Business Division at Tahota (Beijing) Law Firm. Mr. Feng is a reputable IP and data law expert with substantial experience on intellectual property law, data protection law and anti-trust law with reputable international law firm and Chinese law firms, focusing on IP litigation and enforcement, trademark and patent portfolio management, as well as data protection and cyber security related legal practice. Mr. Feng has represented numerous foreign clients from US, EU and Japan at various levels of courts as well as administrative organs in China. Mr. Feng is particularly experienced in addressing clients' commercial needs in the areas of IP litigation, arbitration and prosecution, including patent, copyright, trademark, and domain names, unfair competition, trade secrets. He has also been involved in IP transactional work, including the drafting, negotiation and enforcement of IP assignment or licensing agreements. Besides, he also represented a number of multinationals in dealing with legal matters in relation to cyber security, personal information and data protection. As a highly regarded expert at home and abroad, Mr. Feng is currently serving as the Consultant Expert to Guiding Case Research Center of Supreme People’s Court of China, Vice Director of Copyright Society of China, Standing Committee Member of China Intellectual Property Law Association, an IP Expert for EU-China IPR Helpdesk as well as a member of American Bar Association, China Bar Association and INTA.
Mr. Feng has B.A. and an LL.M. from China Foreign Affairs University and LL.M. from Duke University, United States. He is the first graduate student to receive a Diploma in Intellectual Property Law at Duke University School. Mr. Fung speaks Chinese, English and Japanese as his working languages.
Rebecca Liu
Vice President for People and Organization at Mars Wrigley ChinaRebecca Liu is Vice President for People and Organization at Mars Wrigley China. She joined Mars in 2005, and currently is the head of the Mars Wrigley’s HR function. At the same time, Rebecca also leads Mars China’s cross segment HR Council, people development strategies, and the efforts to promote Mars’ employer brand and enhance Associate experience.
Prior to that role, Rebecca worked as the P&O Director for Petcare China, Chocolate China, and Wrigley China respectively. She also had the experience of being the P&O Director for Mars Greece and was once the Director in charge of the people development, senior leadership program and employer branding for countries in the Asia Pacific region.
Before joining Mars, Rebecca worked for Hong Kong Hutchison Whampoa Group and Wuhan Jianghan University.
Melody Xu
Head of HR at HP Inc.Melody Xu currently serves as the Head of Human Resources at HP Inc. Greater China, located in Beijing, China. She leads the human resources team of HP Greater China and supports business growth through various organizational and personnel solutions. With over 20 years of experience in human resources, Ms. Xu has held various human resources management positions at several Fortune 500 companies such as Microsoft, Lenovo, and British American Tobacco, and is familiar with organizational and talent strategies in different industries including high tech, mobile internet, pharmaceuticals, and consumer goods. She excels at leading corporate human resources transformation and improvement to promote business development and success, including organizational design and change, leadership development, overall compensation, and talent selection and development.
Ms. Xu holds an MBA from Peking University and a bachelor's degree in economics from Renmin University of China.
Maria Yin
HRVP at Universal Beijing Theme Park and ResortMaria has a 28-year experience in human resources management. She started her HR career in General Motors (Delphi Auto Parts Systems) in 1996 as HR Administrator. In 1999, she joined Microsoft China as a Staffing Manager and then became Human Resource Director of Asia-Pacific region in Autodesk from 2003-2007. After 2 software companies experience, Maria joined Google as the Human Resources Director which she gained lots of innovation and internet experience. In November 2010, she moved the manufacturing industry and was hired as Senior Vice President of Human Resources at Schneider Electric China Operations. She was responsible for the overall human resources management for China and Hong Kong (2010-2017) and play as site management of 26 factories.
In 2017, Maria started her career as an independent consultant. She delivered OKR courses, and provided OKR counseling to various companies.
Maria joined Universal Beijing Resort in 2018 as the Vice President of Human Resources.
Maria has a comprehensive understanding of the Chinese talent market. With solid human resources experience who worked for several Fortune 500 companies, she is an expert in organizational design and talent management, establishing talent strategies, expanding company brands, and supporting rapid business growth in operations.
Maria has great passion and many best practices in leadership curriculum design and implementation. She has successfully developed several leadership courses for people managers, such as innovative management, effective cooperation, and scientific decision-making.
Maria is a Google certified coach and she is certificated instructor of “7 habits of high-effective people”. She is also certified consultant of MBTI and DiSC.
Dan He
Deputy Secretary General of Beijing Starbucks Foundation, Senior Social Impact Manager at Starbucks (China) Co., Ltd.Dan He, deputy secretary general of The Beijing Starbucks Foundation and senior social impact manager of Starbucks China, is responsible for the strategic planning and implementation of Starbucks’s social impact and grant-making works. Since joining Starbucks in 2019, she has launched more than 10 big-bet projects with donations of over RMB 100 million (US$14 million). She firmly believes that inclusion and diversity benefit everyone in the society. Prior to Starbucks, Dan has years of experience in corporate CSR, INGO, and journalism. Dan has a bachelor’s degree from the Renmin University of China and a master’s degree from the London School of Economics.
Julia Xu
Head of Human Resources, School Operations at YCYW EducationJulia currently serves as the Head of Human Resources, School Operations at YCYW Education. Before this, she has more than 10 years of human resources and operational experience in the education industry.
Julia holds an MBA from the University of Hong Kong and a dual Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in English Language and Literature and a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) in Political Science from East China Normal University.
Robert Xiao
Director of Economist Intelligence Corporate NetworkRobert Xiao is the Director of the Economist Intelligence Corporate Network (EICN) in Beijing. He is responsible for
engaging in high-level dialogues with business and political leaders, providing insights on global macroeconomic trends
and policy directions for Fortune 500 decision-makers to support their macro layout and business development in domestic and international markets.
Prior to joining the EICN, Mr Xiao held positions as a lecturer, senior lecturer, PhD supervisor, and Deputy Director of the Impact Finance Hub at Monash University and Deakin Business School in Australia. His research mainly focused on the fields of corporate social responsibility, corporate governance, and economic and financial policy analysis related to the Chinese and US markets. He has authored multiple publications in Financial Times Top 50 Journals and been awarded major research grants jointly by the Academy of Social Sciences in Australia and Chinese Academy of Social Science.
As an educator at heart, Mr Xiao has always maintained a passion for tertiary teaching. He has more than a decade of experience teaching business courses, including Master of Business Administration (MBA), Master of Finance, and Bachelor of Commerce programmes at leading universities.
Mr Xiao obtained his Ph.D. in Finance from Monash University and graduated with honours (B.Com. Hons) from Monash Business School in 2008 as the highest-achieving student in his cohort. He has won multiple awards from Australian universities, including the Australian Postgraduate Awards granted by the Australian Federal Government.
Sunny Sun
Managing Director of Bernard Controls China, HRD at Bernard Controls AsiaMs. Sunny SUN joined Bernard Controls in 2014 in the position of HRD of Asia and then meanwhile takes the responsibility of MD of Bernard Controls China. Sunny has 20+ years working experience in high management and in the field of HR.
Bernard Controls is a multi-national company as the leader of electronic actuators world-wide. BC Chinese brand has the teams of factory, sales, R&D and operation depts which enhance Sunny the management ability in crossing fields and diverse culture. Before Joined BCC, Sunny worked in Funcom China as GM and she also served for Kingsoft and Datang Telecom as overseas BD manager.
Sunny received her EMBA in Robert School of Maryland University and she also takes the economics master degree of Renmin University. As a professional HR expertise, Sunny has strong knowledge in leadership development, cross-culture cooperation and implementation of HR& business.
Phoebe Zhao
Human Resources Director of United Family HealthcarePhoebe Zhao graduated from the Communication University of Zhejiang with major in Art of Presenting, and obtained Putonghua Level I, Grade A certificate; after that, Phoebe went to the UK to study and obtained a Master of Arts degree from Coventry University, majoring in international communication and media; then she returned to China, and joined the English news program of Hebei Television as a journalist.
In 2005, Phoebe embarked on a career journey in human resources and successively worked at Beijing Foreign Enterprise Human Resources Co., Ltd. (FESCO) and Syngenta Seeds China, engaging in human resources work related to recruitment and compensation & benefits functions; Phoebe joined United Family Healthcare in June 2010 and currently serves as the Group's Human Resources Director.
Phoebe has 2 lovely children, and is a learner of spiritual growth.
Sherry Li
Partner, General Manager at Pro HR International BeijingMore than 25 years of experience in HR management, including more than 20 years as the first person in charge of HR in the global Top 500 leading companies covering the biopharmaceutical and FMCG fields, including Kodak, Wyeth, Pfizer (Asia Pacific) and former Senior Vice President of Human Resources at Nestle Greater China.
Areas of expertise: change management, organizational culture construction, leadership and talent management, integration and development of human resources in acquisition and acquisition, organizational structure in the digital age, talent strategy planning and implementation, etc.
Alumni of China Europe International Business School (GEMBA1999, CHO2018); Member of China Europe Human Resources Association, expert mentor of Female HR Committee of Beijing Youth Chamber of Human Resources Services, digital leadership expert of Hua Ang Research Institute. Certified coach.