Alyson Shontell joined Fortune in October, 2021, as its new editor-in-chief. She previously served as editor-in-chief of Business Insider. She joined Business Insider in 2008 as the company's sixth employee. She started as a sales planner before joining the editorial team in 2010, where she became a startup reporter and was first to cover some of today's largest tech companies, including Pinterest, Tinder, Instagram, Uber, and Snap. She rose to become a senior correspondent, then executive editor. She was appointed editor-in-chief in 2016 and became the youngest and only woman to run a global business publication. Under her leadership, the business division grew to hundreds of millions of monthly readers. Ms. Shontell was the host of Business Insider's conferences and launched a podcast, Success: How I Did It, where she interviewed influencers about their career paths. She has appeared on the major media and has interviewed media personalities, technology leaders, politicos, and sports star LeBron James. She is a judge for the prestigious Gerald Loeb awards in business journalism and has been named one of Min's Rising Stars in Media and Folio's 2017 Top Women in Media. Ms. Shontell graduated from Syracuse University's Newhouse School of Public Communications, where she majored in psychology and advertising.

Zhang joined FORTUNE China in 2009, and was promoted to Executive Editor in 2013. Zhang currently have more than 2.9 million followers on LinkedIn. Before joining FORTUNE China, Zhang was Managing Editor of InformationWeek China. In 2004, he was admitted by Cambridge, Oxford and Carnegie Mellon University and chose to pursue MSc of Computer Science in Oxford. In 2005, he graduated with straight “A”s from Oxford University, gave up an early offer from a sub company of News Corporation in West London and came back home to continue his career in China’s media business.

Zhang has a BA in English & American Studies from Beijing Foreign Studies University and joined China Daily to work as a reporter and editor. In his earlier days, Zhang won the “best story award” from China Daily twice and played a key role in creating the ELT weeklies for the group. Zhang also got the Certificates of "Building a Business" course from Said Business School, Oxford University, and Finance Media EMBA Fellowship Program from PBC School of Finance, Tsinghua University.

Feng Xingya, is currently Chairman, and General Manager of Guangzhou Automobile Group Co., Ltd. He holds a postgraduate degree and is a Senior Economist. He serves as a deputy to the 14th National People's Congress and is the Chairman of the Guangdong Automobile Industry Association. Mr. Feng Xingya was titled as “Excellent Individual in GAC ’s 10-Year Development” by CPC Guangzhou Committee and Guangzhou Municipal Government in March 2008, and also won the award of “National Excellent Model Worker of China’s Machinery Industry” by China’s Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security and China Machinery Industry Federation in 2009. He won the title of “Entrepreneur for Safety and Health” by the All-China Federation of Trade Unions in May 2018. In August 2022, he was awarded as 2022 China’s Best CEO by Forbes China.

Ms. Siyuan Chen has been Vice President, General Manager of Bristol Myers Squibb for China & Asia Cluster, President of China since January 2023, to take on responsibilities to oversee Mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Korea and Southeast Asia markets. Siyuan is a true leader, full of passion for people and patients. Since joining Bristol Myers Squibb as the President & General Manger for China in December 2019, Siyuan has demonstrated strong leadership which was pivotal in strengthening the local talents and organization in China. In 2020, Siyuan has led Bristol Myers Squibb China team to successfully formulate and launch the “China 2030 Strategy” and achieved a series of impressive milestones. As a leader committed to shaping the industry environment in China, Siyuan is currently the Vice Chairman of the 6th Council of the China Association of Enterprises with Foreign Investment (CAEFI), a member of the 2022-2023 Executive Committee of CAEFI’s R&D-based Pharmaceutical Association Committee (RDPAC), and the Vice Chairman of the China Association of Pharmaceutical Commerce (CAPC). Prior to Bristol Myers Squibb, Siyuan held several senior management roles at GlaxoSmithKline and Novartis. She also worked for the Boston Consulting Group as a consultant. Siyuan received a Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry from Fudan University, an MBA degree from the Columbia Business School, and a Master of Science in Computer Science from the University of Massachusetts.

Mr. Li Zhong has extensive international experience in the healthcare, retail, and consumer goods sectors. He has held senior positions in leading companies across the UK, Europe, Asia, and the US, with responsibilities spanning business operations, corporate finance, M&A, integration and fund management.

Mr. Zhong joined Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) in 2008. Since 2021, he has served as President of Asia Pacific, responsible for WBA’s operations, joint ventures, equity and fund investment businesses across the region. He is currently Vice Chairman of Guoda Drugstore (China's leading pharmacy chain with about 10,000 stores), and a Standing Committee Member of the China Association of Pharmaceutical Commerce (China’s industry body for pharmaceutical distribution and retail pharmacy).

Prior to his current role, Mr. Zhong was WBA Group Vice President of Global M&A and Development at its global headquarters in Chicago, where he played a key role in driving the Group’s strategic deals focusing on healthcare services and digital innovations, including the oversight of WBA's corporate venture capital arm (Well Ventures) and various fund investments.

Mr. Zhong’s previous boardroom experience includes serving on the boards of several pharmaceutical services and healthcare technology companies in the US, Europe and China.

Before joining WBA, he held several management roles at Procter & Gamble UK/Europe.

Mr. Zhong earned his Master’s and Bachelor’s degrees in Mathematics with Computer Science from the University of Cambridge. He is a Fellow of The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants.

Dowson Tong joined Tencent in 2005 and currently serves as Senior Executive Vice President of Tencent，and CEO of the Cloud and Smart Industries Group. 

Since 2018, Dowson has led Tencent's Cloud and Smart Industries Group (CSIG, hereafter), promoting the company's strategic planning and development in cloud and industrial internet, as well as jointly overseeing advertising and marketing services. Dowson previously served as President of Tencent's Social Network Group, overseeing the development strategies of QQ communication, social networking platforms, valueadded services, and open platforms.

With a vision and mission of "Value for Users, Tech for Good" , Dowson leads the CSIG to create innovative solutions. With forward looking technologies and professional capabilities, the CSIG continues to focus on sectors such as transportation, retail, healthcare, education, finance, and industry, helping various sectors accelerate digital transformation and upgrading.

Before joining Tencent, he worked at Sendmail Inc., where he led the development of operator scale email and messaging systems. He also worked at Oracle, where he managed the development and testing of its servers and applications.

Dowson earned a Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University and a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Engineering from the University of Michigan.

Jing Guangjun, Male, Han nationality, born in June 1972 in Shenyang, Liaoning Province.

He is the Doctor of Engineering, Associate Professor and Senior Economist, currently working as Chairman of the Board， secretary of the Party Committee of Guangzhou Industrial Investment Holdings Group Co., Ltd and member of the 13th Guangdong Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. He has been engaged in the research of integrated artificial intelligence applications for a long time and is committed to collaborative innovation in the fields of intelligent manufacturing and industrial Internet applications.

He has presided over and completed more than 10 national, ministerial (provincial) and municipal scientific research projects, presided over and completed more than 30 "digital city" and "smart city" application research and development projects, and won the national, provincial and municipal scientific and technological progress awards for many times.

Ms. Jasmine Xu joined P&G in 1997 and is currently the Chairman of the Board and CEO of P&G Greater China. Jasmine is P&G's first native Chinese president, representing a proud milestone for P&G and Greater China.

Jasmine has more than 28 years of management experience at Procter & Gamble, spanning 6 categories and 7 brands. She not only has in-depth knowledge of the Greater China market, but also managed P&G in Japan, Korea, India, and Australia.

As a visionary leader in the consumer goods industry, Jasmine has been dedicated to driving category innovation and upgrading, building long-lasting brands and sustainable business model. She has led the team in achieving steady growth across all categories, while maintaining industry leadership in brand building.

As a transformative force in digitalization, Jasmine pioneered the e-commerce, premiumization and digitalization strategies as early as 2015, and has since consistently driven the Company’s digital transformation.

In her role as an organizational builder, Jasmine is committed to fostering a culture of respect and inclusivity, and to developing competitive local talents with global perspectives.

Jasmine graduated from Nanjing University with a bachelor’s degree in economics. She was awarded 2015 China Business Innovation 50 - Marketing Innovator; 2016 China Digital Marketing Influencer Award; 2016 China Innovation Marketing 100 - Marketing Leaders; 2018 Campaign Most Influential Person in Marketing, Asia Pacific; 2021 & 2025 Fortune China's Most Powerful Women; 2023-2025 Forbes China's 100 Power Businesswomen.

David Zhang was appointed Executive Vice President and Executive Board Member of Nestlé Group, and CEO of Zone Greater China, effective from January 01, 2022. Zone Greater China is one of the five geographic zones of Nestlé Group, with 22 factories, 3 R&D centers, 5 product innovation centers and over 23,000 employees, represents CHF 5.4 billion in annual sales as of 2022.

David has worked in the pharmaceutical and FMCG industry for nearly 30 years, which has afforded him with extensive experience in finance, operation, sales, and management.

David started his career in 1995 as an Accounting Manager at Carrier Air-conditioner from 1995 to 1997, and then joined Yusai Cosmetics Ltd. in 1998 as Finance Manager. In 2000, he joined Wyeth as Finance Director of China Mainland & Hong Kong. Since 2009, he was appointed Finance Director of China Mainland & Hong Kong of Pfizer. 

In 2012, David jointed Nestlé as Senior Operation Director of Wyeth Nutrition China of Nestlé Group. He was then promoted to Vice President of Grocery Retail Sales of Nestlé Greater China Region in 2015. Since 2017, he was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Shanghai Totole Food Ltd. and Business Executive Officer for Food in Nestlé Greater China.

David holds a bachelor’s degree in Economics from the University of 

Shanghai Science and Technology and a master degree of Business Administration at the School of Management, Fudan (Hong Kong) University. He is also a Certified Public Accountant of China and a Fellow of CPA Australia. 

David is married and has one son.

Dr. Xiansheng Sun served as the fourth Secretary General of the International Energy Forum (IEF), holding diplomatic rank as head of mission. He earned his master's, doctoral, and honorary doctoral degrees in Mineral Resources Law from the University of Dundee, UK. With an extensive career in energy policy and international cooperation, Dr. Sun previously held several senior leadership roles, including President of the CNPC Economics & Technology Research Institute, Founding President of the first batch of China’s national high-end think tanks (国家首批高端智库首任院长), Secretary General of the Asia Gas Market Forum (AGMF), Vice Chairman of the Northeast Asia Gas and Pipeline Forum (NAGPF), and Executive Vice Chairman of the Economics Committee of the Chinese Petroleum Society.

His advisory and governance roles span numerous prestigious organisations: Chairman of the Editorial Board for International Petroleum Economics; Chairman of China Petroleum Business News; Advisor to the China-Russia Vice-Premier Dialogue Mechanism; Expert for the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC); Member of the Strategic Committee of the Shanghai Futures Exchange; Founding Member of the London Energy Club; and Judge for the Global Energy Prize.

He is also the Founder and Honorary Chairman of the Beijing International Energy Summit, Senior Advisor to the World Energy University Alliance, and Chairman of the International Society for Energy Transition Studies (ISETS).

Dr. Sun has been a prominent figure in global energy dialogues, having participated in four G20 Energy Ministers' Meetings, attended two Belt and Road Forums (chairing three energy roundtable sessions), hosted seven consecutive China International Import Expos (CIIE), and presided over the China Petroleum International Cooperation Forum and associated signing ceremonies. Additionally, he moderated five editions of the "Hello! Future Energy" Golden Microphone interview series for the energy publication under the People's Daily.

His leadership in major international events includes organising and chairing the 15th and 16th IEF Ministerial Meetings (Algeria and India) and leading the 7th and 8th IEF Asian Energy Ministerial Meetings (Thailand and UAE).

With extensive hands-on experience in international energy projects, Dr. Sun has served as Chairman and General Manager for multiple CNPC overseas operations. He has actively engaged with key global energy organisations — including the International Energy Agency (IEA) and the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) — led negotiations for numerous international cooperation projects, delivered keynote speeches at major global conferences, and authored over 30 academic papers.

Senior Vice President， GCL Technology Holdings Co., Ltd.

William Yu was appointed as President of Honeywell China in February 2022.He is responsible for driving Honeywell’s organic growth in China and building a strong talent pool across the board to support the company’s long-term “East-for-East (E4E)” strategy. William will work closely with the businesses to drive Key Strategic Accounts initiative at the C-Suite level to bring One-Honeywell solutions addressing the most critical needs of customers.  

Before returning to Honeywell China, William held multiple leadership positions at Honeywell. He led the Honeywell Smart Energy business under the Honeywell Performance Materials and Technologies (PMT) - now known as Honeywell Energy and Sustainability Solutions, in the United States, serving as Global Vice President and General Manager. Prior to that, William led Honeywell China and PMT Asia Pacific businesses. William joined Honeywell in 2017 as Vice President and General Manager of PMT for Asia Pacific.  

William brings to Honeywell a long track record of significant growth in multiple industries. He previously served as Senior Vice President and APAC President of Allegion, a global pioneer in safety and security solutions and a spin-off from Ingersoll Rand. Before that, William spent 16 years at Ingersoll Rand in several senior executive roles, including President of its Security Technologies and Residential Solutions business in Asia Pacific.

William is a renowned expert in Lean Six Sigma and serves as a Visiting Researcher and Professor at multiple universities including Shanghai Jiao Tong University and Shanghai International Studies University. He lecturers at the School of Management at Shanghai Fudan University and the School of Business at East China University of Science and Technology. He is also a member of the Shanghai Institute of Management Science and a Senior Member of the American Society for Quality. William has authored more than ten books on business management and Six Sigma practices.

William earned a bachelor’s degree in German from the University of Shanghai for Science and Technology and an Executive MBA from China Europe International Business School.

Cherry Zhu is currently president of Dow Greater China. She leads the strategic business growth, market development and financial performance for the region. She also plays a key role enhancing company's employee experience in Greater China and advancing a culture of inclusion and diversity.

Previously, Cherry was global product director for Dow Consumer Solutions responsible for leading Engineered Materials and Elastomers growth and managing business Profit & Loss.

Zhu joined Dow in 2001 as technical service & development engineer for Engineering Plastics in China. Since 2004, she had taken on various leadership roles, including product manager for glass bonding adhesives in Europe, Asia Pacific commercial director for Dow Automotive Systems, and Asia Pacific product director for Dow Elastomers. 

Cherry earned her master's degree in Polymer Science & Engineering from Shanghai Jiao Tong University in 2000 and her MBA from Northwood University, USA in 2010. She stays with her family in Shanghai.

Cherry is the Board Member of Junior Achievement China, Executive Advisory Board Member ofCommittee of Multinationals of CPCIF, and Advisory Board Member of AICM.

Cherry was listed as "Top 100 Women in Business 2024" by Forbes China, and 2023 & 2024 "Most Powerful Women" by Fortune China.

Mr. Sun obtained his Bachelor’s degree in Geophysics from Exploration Department of China University of Petroleum (Huadong), and a Master’s degree in Business Administration from University of International Business and Economics. Mr. Sun also owns a senior professional title of Economist.

Mr. Sun joined CNOOC in 1990 and served in multiple positions, including Acting General Manager and General Manager of China Offshore Oil (Singapore) International Pte Ltd., General Manager of Marketing Department and General Manager of Oil and Gas Marketing Department of CNOOC, as well as President of CNOOC Petrochemicals Import & Export Co., Ltd.

From 2013 to 2024, Mr. Sun successively served as President of CNOOC Marketing Company, President and Chairman of CNOOC Oil & Petrochemicals Co., Ltd.,General Manager of the Strategy and Planning Department of CNOOC.

Mr. Sun has taken the position of Assistant President of CNOOC since 2017. Appointed as Executive Vice President of CNOOC Limited in 2024.

Professor Xiaojun Yan is the leading scientist of marine biology from Zhejiang Ocean University. He is in the ranking list of Elsevier Scopus highly cited Chinese researchers continuously from 2014 to 2022. He is the awardee of numerous scientific prizes including the National Science Progress Award. In recent years, he is working on the innovative technology for marine fishery sustainable development.