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Women's Leadership Lunch Program: Advancing Women in the Workplace
12:30 PM-2:00 PM
Around the world, significant strides have been made to increase the number of women in corporate leadership positions. In the U.S., women make up 29% of C-Suite level roles and hold approximately 30% of board seats. And here in Saudi Arabia, nearly 10% of board positions are held by women, a new reality made possible by the Kingdom’s ambitious Vision 2030 strategy and other significant government-led reforms. Even with such progress, untapped opportunities remain in industries where women have traditionally been underrepresented – from construction and engineering to technology and energy. In this special lunch program, we’ll explore the strategies needed to advance women into C-suite positions, create more inclusive workplaces, foster untapped talent, and create a path to parity – not just progress – for women at all levels of business.
Jasmine Di is currently the Head of Purpose and Sustainability Veolia Mainland China. Shehas been engaged in sustainability-related work for nearly 10 years to promote theimplementation of the company's sustainable development strategy. She has different projectmanagement experience in corporate social responsibility, human rights compliance, supplychain sustainable procurement, environment and chemicals management, biodiversityprotection, carbon footprint and water footprint assessment and so on.
Ms. Shirley Wu has previously worked for Fortune 500 multinational corporations in the manufacturing and finance industries, as well as Chinese and American listed companies, responsible for global credit management, risk management, compliance, and other related corporate governance management. Currently she serves as the corporate supervisor and head of global risk control and ESG management of Trina Solar Co., Ltd., mainly responsible for promoting the company's ESG strategic planning and management system establishment, committed to the effective operation of the company's risk management and compliance management to support the stable and sustainable development of global business, as well as promoting performance management and improvement in ESG related areas including zero-carbon system establishment, green supply chain, business ethics, etc. As a representative of China Expert Panel, she participated in the development of national standards, national and industry ESG disclosure standards, compliance and organizational governance standards.
Ms. Chrissie Shangguan currently serves as the Vice President, Linde Greater China, overseeing procurement business, initiatives of carbon emission reduction, and sustainable development-related affairs in Linde’s Greater China.
Ms. Chrissie Shangguan joined Linde in 2003 and has held various senior management positions in Linde China, including Director of Productivity and Efficiency, Director of Project Management.
In March 2019, following the merger of the legacy Linde Group and legacy Praxair, Inc. to form Linde plc, Ms. Chrissie Shangguan was appointed as Director of Project Management in LindeGreater China. During this period, she oversaw the comprehensive integration of Linde's operations in the Greater China region, including business, processes, and systems.
In 2021, Ms. Chrissie Shangguan assumed the leadership role in charge of the carbon reduction and sustainable development in Linde Greater China. She has been actively promoting Linde's sustainable development strategy in the Chinese market, advancing green and low-carbon operations across Linde’s plants and facilities. She is committed to establishing and enhancing Linde's ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) management system in China, jointly with customers and partners to advocate the coordinated development among enterprises, society, and the environment. Her efforts have laid a solid foundation for Linde to achieve its global goals of “reducing absolute carbon emissions by 35% by 2035” and “achieving carbon neutrality by
2050”.
Wei Qiong, a master of business administration from Arizona State University (ASU), worked at State Grid Shanghai Electric Power Company, participated in the preparation of major industry reports such as the "13th Five-Year Plan" power planning and Shanghai government information, and was responsible for more than 16 major projects such as power scientific research, infrastructure, and technical transformation, and planned and operated more than 10 regional landmark key new energy projects. In 2018, MS Energy was founded, focusing on the new power system track, leading the company to rapidly grow into an industry-leading distributed green energy aggregation service provider, completing 6 rounds of financing within three years, of which the latest D round of financing was led by the National Green Development Fund. At present, the company has firmly established its leading position in the user-side energy market segment, and has won the title of a national-level "Little Giant" enterprise with special expertise and new technologies and the "Shanghai Brand" certification.
In recent years, Wei Qiong has won numerous awards for his outstanding business achievements and social influence. She was selected as one of the "Forbes China's 100 Outstanding Women in Business" for two consecutive years in 2023 and 2024, and won the China Energy Storage Industry Meritorious Person Award; she was named the 2022 China Energy Storage Industry Person of the Year, the 2022 Energy Storage Leader Alliance Industry Leader, and one of the Top Ten Outstanding Women in China's Economy at the 2021 China Economic Summit; she was invited to serve as the Vice Chairman of the Energy Storage Application Branch of the China Chemical and Physical Power Sources Industry Association and an Innovation and Entrepreneurship Mentor in Songjiang District, Shanghai.
Park Jee Seon leads L'Oréal's sustainability efforts in China and North Asia. Based in Shanghai, she is responsible for implementing L'Oréal's "For the Future" commitments in the region, focusing on green innovation and promoting sustainable consumption practices together with Consumers and Eco-system partners.
Prior to her sustainability focus, Jee headed M&A and investments for L'Oréal in Asia. She spearheaded acquisitions of Asian beauty brands and investments in C-beauty companies and technologies. Jee’s career also includes over two decades of experience in marketing and advertising with agencies across Asian markets.
Doreen Wang is a globally recognized expert in branding research and consulting. As Global Chair of Kantar BrandZ, Doreen led an international team of 1000 colleagues, successfully built and launched Kantar BrandZ Most Valuable Brands in over 20 countries. Kantar BrandZ is now the world’s largest and most authoritative brand valuation platform and the north star of branding investment in the financial market. Doreen is now leading Kantar Greater China business of 900 researchers and consultants to shape brands of tomorrow by better understanding people everywhere. For the past 20 years, Doreen provides outstanding branding research and strategic consultancy services to top global companies and fast-rising Chinese companies, including Intel, Google, Haier, Alibaba, Huawei, ABInbev, MasterCard, and Microsoft etc. Doreen traveled to 23 countries every year as plenary speaker on prestigious forums including the UK House of Commons, Bloomberg News, NASDAQ, London Stock Exchange, Wall Street Journal, Columbia Business School, Yale, and Cambridge etc. Doreen’s book “Branding in Digital Era” published in 2020 was recognized by JD.com as one of the top selling branding books in China. Doreen was named by Campaign as ’20 Women to Watch in Greater China” in 2021 to appreciate her significant contribution in the marketing and communications industry. In 2023, she was named to Fortune China’s Most Powerful Women 2023 Future Star. In addition, she was invited to write a testimonial for a new book by Sally Helgesen, a globally renowned expert on female leadership and bestselling author of The New York Times.
