Xueliang DING

Senior Professor of the Shenzhen University

Mr. X.L. Ding is a senior professor of the Shenzhen University and the Academic Director of the Institute for China's Overseas Interests (ICOI) at the university. He received his Ph.D. (1992) and M.A. (1987) degrees from Harvard University, USA. Since then Ding has taught at Harvard College as a lecturer (1991-92); at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technologya as a lecturer (1993- 95), senior lecturer (1999- 2002) and full professor (2003- 18). Ding was hired as a research fellow (1996- 1999) at the Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies at the Australian National University (RSPAS, ANU), Canberra and a research associate (1999- 2004) of the RSPAS, ANU. From 2006 to 2008 Ding served as the representative of The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (Washington, D.C.) Joint Program on Globalization in Beijing and also its senior associate. From 2011 onwards Ding has been a member of the Academic Committee of The BoYuan Foundation (Hong Kong - Beijing). Ding's research interests include comparative modernization/ development, the politics and sociology of the transition from command to market economies, globalization, higher education and regional competition, radical political and social movements. He has published with Cambridge University Press, Oxford University Press, Peking University Press, Linking Publishing Company (Taipei), etc. His recent monograph Depating The Chinese Model has been published first in Chinese （three editions）and then translated into Korean and Japanese languages. His research papers appeare in The British Journal of Political Science, The China Quarterly, The China Journal, Asian Survey, The Problems of Post-Communism, Crime, Law & Social Change, etc.

Chris Hao

Chief China Representative of Nasdaq

Chris Hao is Chief China Representative of Nasdaq. Mr. Hao oversees Nasdaq’s new listings and capital markets throughout China as well as relationship management with Chinese regulators.

Guangjun Jing

President, Guangzhou Industrial Investment Holdings

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.

Peter Q. Li

Vice President of Boeing Research & Technology- China

Peter Li is the Vice President of Research & Technology of Boeing China, based in Beijing, China. Named to this position in October 2021, he’s responsible for formulating and implementing Boeing’s research and development strategy in China. In this role, Peter leads research project portfolios with the goal of delivering mutual benefits for Boeing and China through innovation. His team also provides material and process engineering support to Boeing’s operations and supply chain in China. Before joining Boeing, Peter was the China engineering leader with ThermoFisher Scientific since 2018, based in Shanghai. He was responsible for leading the broad multi-functional R&D teams with a focus on new product introduction for global and China markets, from ideation to the final product launch. Prior to this, he was the engineering director at Honeywell Aerospace Shanghai, leading development and deployment of the long-term technology and engineering growth strategies for Honeywell in China. Peter has also held a variety of engineering and management positions with General Electric Aviation, based in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. During his over seven years with GE Aviation, one of his focus areas was composite fan design for the GEnx aircraft engine for Boeing 787 and GE9X aircraft engine for Boeing 777X airplane. He obtained several major awards and nominations, and holds 10 US patents. Peter received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Pittsburgh, and his ME and BS in Turbomachinery Design from the Xi’an Jiaotong University.

Yvonne Xie

New Media Executive Editor, FORTUNE China

Yvonne Xie is the new media executive editor of Fortune China.She previously served as the managing editor of the business department for China Daily’s website and as senior manager of global communications for the Dalian Wanda Group.Ms.Xie is the co-winner of the 20th China News Awards for Best Interview.She graduated from Nankai University and the Chinese University of Hong Kong.