Shuang joined the Bank as Head of Greater China Economic Research in April 2015, and is now Chief Economist for Greater China and North Asia. He has more than 20 years of experience in both the public and private sectors. Shuang was  previously Senior China Economist at Citigroup, where he had led the China Economic research team since early 2011. He worked at the IMF from 1997-2010, covering countries in Africa, the Middle East, Central Asia and Europe. Prior to the IMF, Shuang was an economist with the People’s Bank of China from 1993-97. He has a Master’s from the Graduate School of the People’s Bank of China, an MBA from Johns Hopkins University, and a Bachelor’s from Fudan University. 

Hao Hong is a renowned economist, professor at the Graduate School of Finance, Renmin University of China (2020-2022), and a member of the China Chief Economist Forum. He formerly served as Managing Director and Head of Research at BOCOM International, and as Chief Global Strategist at CICC. His international experience includes roles at Citigroup and Morgan Stanley across their London, New York, and Sydney offices.

Mr. Hong has received numerous industry accolades, including “Person of the Year 2024” by Bloomberg Businessweek, “Economist of the Year” by Asian Private Banker in both 2022 and 2023, and recognition as one of China’s “Top 10 Most Influential Economists” and “Top 10 Economic Figures” by Sina Finance in 2023 and 2024. He was also named “Institutional Chief Economist of the Year” by Yicai First Financial in 2021, 2023, and 2024. He serves as a brand ambassador for the CFA Institute and has been voted “No. 1 China Economist and Strategist” by Asiamoney. Bloomberg has described him as “the man who called China’s boom and bust” and “the most accurate strategist in China.”

His book, The Forecast, was named “Book of the Year” by FT China and selected as “Best Business Book of the Year” by both Yicai and Tencent Finance. He was also honored as “Writer of the Year” by CITIC Press.

Mr. Liu Qin, Engineering Technology Research Fellow, is a recipient of the national “Hundred-Thousand-Ten Thousand Talents Project” and a recognized Young and Middle-aged Expert with Outstanding Contributions. He enjoys the Special Government Allowance of the State Council, serves as an expert of the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation, a member of the First Expert Committee of the China Association of Work Safety, and a member of the Intelligent Mining Committee of the National Mine Safety Administration. He is currently a member of the Standing Committee of the Party Committee, Deputy General Manager, General Counsel, and Chief Compliance Officer of Shandong Gold Group Co., Ltd.; Vice Chairman of Shandong Gold Mining Co., Ltd.; Party Secretary and Chairman of the Mining Management Branch (Mining Management Group) of Shandong Gold Mining Co., Ltd.; and Chairman of Shanjin International Gold Co., Ltd. He also concurrently serves as Vice President of the China Mining Association and a member of the ESG Professional Committee of the China Association for Public Companies, among other positions. He has successively received a number of honors, including the National Gold Industry Award for Outstanding Contribution to Science and Technology, the “12th Five-Year Plan” National Gold Industry Science and Technology Model Award, the Shandong Province Fumin Xinglu Labor Medal, and the title of Model Entrepreneur in Independent Innovation of Shandong Province. He joined Shandong Gold Group in 2006 and has successively served as Party Secretary and Mine manager of Sanshandao Gold Mine, Deputy Party Secretary and Vice Chairman of Shandong Gold Non-ferrous Metal Mine Group Co., Ltd., Party Secretary and Chairman of SDG Mineral Resources Group Co., Ltd., and Party Secretary and President of Shandong Gold Overseas Business Division. Over his long career in the gold mining industry, he has accumulated extensive experience and notable achievements in mine management, resource exploration, technological innovation, and corporate operations.

Mr. Mo Yuanfei holds a Master’s degree in Management Engineering from Tianjin University and is a Senior Engineer. He serves as a Deputy to the People’s Congress of Yuexiu District, Guangzhou,and has been recognized as a Yuexiu Industrial Outstanding Talent. He is currently the Vice Chairman and General Manager of Guangzhou Municipal Construction Group Co., Ltd., responsible for the Group’s overall operations and management, as well as its subsidiary, Guangzhou Construction Co., Ltd. He is directly responsible for strategic market planning, development and management, bidding coordination,project initiation, major projects, investment and financing projects,and real estate development.

During his tenure, Mr. Mo has firmly advanced the Group’s high-quality development strategy,driving the Group’s regional expansion across the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area’s 9+2 cities and other key domestic cities to a network of nearly 70 regional companies and completing the establishment of six national regional headquarters. In recent years, the Group has undertaken projects worth over RMB 600 billion in Guangzhou, over RMB 230 billion in other cities across Guangdong Province, more than RMB 140 billion in other provinces, and nearly RMB 10 billion overseas. These efforts have strongly driven Guangzhou Municipal Construction Group toward its strategic market layout of “rooted in the Greater Bay Area, serving the nation, and reaching out to the world.”

Weiming Xiang has dedicated most of his career to GE and China's aviation industry, driving

business development and strengthening communication between GE Aerospace and stakeholders in China to meet local market demands. By developing and executing China market strategies and leveraging GE Aerospace's global scale and leading technologies, Weiming focuses on achieving long-term sustainable business growth in China, the single largest country market outside the U.S.

With profound insight and vision for the Chinese market, Weiming has led his team to successfully accomplish localization over the past 30 years at GE. Under his leadership, GE Aerospace has achieved growth in the number of engines in service from 300 to 7,800 and established four joint ventures in the Greater China region. He played a key role in the establishment and initial operation of the Aero Engine Maintenance Training Center (AEMTC) in Guanghan, Sichuan Province, China. Additionally, he provided strong support for China's first regional jet aircraft, the C909 (originally called ARJ21), and the first domestically produced large aircraft, the C919, building solid long-term partnerships with leading enterprises in the Chinese aviation industry.

Weiming started his career at the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC), where he worked in various roles, including engineer, journalist, and head of public relations. Joining GE in 1992, Weiming has held leadership positions in GE Aerospace, Transportation, and other business units across China and the U.S., covering market development, sales, service, product project management, and business development strategy. Since 2010, he has served as President of GE Aerospace Greater China and was promoted to Global Vice President of GE in 2014. He took on the expanded role of Vice President, President & CEO, GE China in 2020.

As President of GE China, Weiming led the aviation, healthcare, and energy sectors, fostering business development through continued localization and deepening relationships with governments and partners at all levels. Additionally, as a key member of the leadership team, Weiming supported GE’s transition as it completed its split into three public companies on April 2, 2024, with GE Aerospace trading on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) as a standalone company under the ticker "GE".

Weiming is the first GE China president with a Chinese education background and the first leader developed within China to rise to the position of regional leader. His journey spans from team member to project leader with a global vision and local practice, covering strategy and operations, and focusing on business and team development. His career reflects both his personal achievements and GE's commitment to actively practicing localization and cultivating local talents. Based on these experiences, he was appointed as Senior Economic Advisor to the Shaanxi Provincial Government and Senior Economic Advisor to the Hubei Provincial Government. While deepening government-enterprise cooperation, his industry influence has continued to grow. He was awarded "Person of the Year" at the 16th Aerospace Laurel Award and has been named “Annual CEO of Multinational Companies in China" by Jiemian for three consecutive years.

Weiming graduated from Northwestern Polytechnical University in Xi'an, China, with a bachelor's degree in Aircraft Engine Design. He is also a graduate of the GE Technical Leadership Program (TLP) and GE Global Marketing & Sales Program (GMS), and is a certified Six Sigma Black Belt.

Ms. Zhong Zheng is the VP and CFO at Midea Group Co. Ltd., where she oversees overall finance strategy, accounting, tax, treasury and finance related business. With over 20 years of experience in corporate finance, Ms. Zhong has been instrumental in driving the company’s business growth and profitability. From managing multi-billion budgets to leading Midea’s successful HK IPO, Ms. Zhong has proven herself to be a transformational and visionary CFO who has a knack for turning complex financial data into actionable strategy. Ms. Zhong received her bachelor’s degree from Harbin Institute of Technology and her MBA from both Nanjing University and CEIBS. She also holds membership of CIA and Australia CPA.

Andy Hu is responsible for advancing strategy and commercial execution of Danaher’s life sciences businesses in the Chinese market. He led eight operating companies of the platform focusing on cutting-edge fields such as precision medicine, biopharmaceuticals, synthetic biology, and digital life sciences, with an emphasis on accelerating local R&D and manufacturing, fostering innovative collaborations, driving investments and mergers & acquisitions, and cultivating talent.

Mr. Hu is committed to enhancing domestic capabilities in the development and manufacturing of high-end scientific research equipment, deepening collaboration with partners throughout the industry value chain, and expediting the establishment of shared technology platforms. In the current year, over 40 local product development initiatives are proceeding concurrently within the Life Sciences Platform. Leveraging the robust technical resources and the DBS management system of Danaher Corporation, the platform integrates core technologies such as mass spectrometry, advanced microscopy, and gene editing to provide comprehensive solutions for scientific research, clinical, and biopharmaceutical companies in China, thereby supporting the advancement of the country's biopharmaceutical sector toward higher value and innovation.

Prior to joining Danaher, Mr. Hu held leadership roles at several renowned life sciences companies, including Entegris, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Halma, and IDEX Group, accumulating extensive experience across the Asia-Pacific, European, and North American markets.

Andy holds MBA degree with Honors in Finance (Mergers & Acquisitions, Private Equity, and Venture Capital) from the Booth School of Business at the University of Chicago, and Bachelor Degree of Mechanical and Automation Engineering in Zhejiang University.

Ms.Carol Liao is the first female Head of BCG Greater China. She joined BCG in 1995, with more than 30 years of consulting experience and deep expertise, focusing on strategy, climate & “dual carbon”, family business, Industry 4.0, digital transformation and innovation, Internet strategy, big data, consumer insight and organizational improvement. 

In 2022 and 2025, Carol was listed twice on the Fortune’s Most Powerful Women in China. In 2018, she was awarded FT & HERoes Champions of Women in Business by Financial Times. And in 2016, Carol won a Women Leaders in Consulting Award from Consulting magazine, the industry’s premier trade publication. 

Carol is a frequent guest speaker at top-level commercial forums, and has coauthored many influential publications, such as Untangling Conflict: An Introspective Guide for Families in Business (Penguin Random House, 2022), China’s Pathway to Net Zero (CITIC Publishing House, 2021), Digital in China (CITIC Publishing House, 2021), The $10 Trillion Prize: Captivating the Newly Affluent in China and India (Harvard Business Review Press, 2012), The Longevity Secret of Chinese Family Business, The Art of Inheritance in Family Business, What Top Performing Asian Leaders Do Differently, The Soft Rules of Family Businesses, A Practice Guide to Corporate Sustainable Development in China 2022 (in collaboration with APEC), and Business Revolution in the Digital Era (in collaboration with China Development Research Foundation), and WEF agenda blogs: How China's new generation of companies can embrace global opportunities and How Chinese companies can build for the future. She also interviewed more than a dozen of top-performing Asian leaders and published the most popular “Asia Leaders Speak” series on BCG՚s WeChat platform. 

Carol holds an MBA degree from Harvard Business School and a BA degree of commercial law from Beijing University. 

Shu Hai is Vice President of Haier Group and General Manager of the Smart Home R&D Platform. He has been recognized as a Taishan Industry Leading Talent in Shandong Province and an Expert with Outstanding Contributions in Shandong Province, while also being a recipient of the State Council Special Allowance and a selected member of the National High-Level Talent Program.

Beginning his career in 1988, Shu Hai has served successively as General Manager of the Washing Appliance Division and General Manager of the R&D Platform. Under his leadership, Haier washing machines have maintained the top position in global brand sales for 15 consecutive years. He spearheaded the establishment of an agile and efficient integrated R&D platform, drove the global adoption of AI technology in R&D processes, and consistently enhanced competitiveness through product innovation, cost optimization, and operational efficiency improvements.

Guided by Haier Group's "innovation and entrepreneurship" spirit and the practical implementation of the "RenDanHeYi" model, Shu Hai has overseen the development of products that have garnered multiple prestigious awards, including the National Science and Technology Progress Award, China Household Electrical Appliances Science and Technology Progress Award, China Patent Gold Award, and Shandong Province Science and Technology Award.

Joe Bao has been appointed Executive Vice President, responsible for the Greater China region and member of the Executive Board as of 8 October 2022. Since taking on the role, he has spearheaded digital transformation and business innovation, guiding the region to achieve three industry-leading milestones: cumulative deliveries of over 1.6 million elevators and escalators; a maintenance portfolio exceeding 600,000 units; and three consecutive years of double-digit growth in elevator modernization orders—now a core growth driver for both KONE and the wider industry.

He is a strong advocate of “democratizing green innovation.” Under his leadership, KONE has extended regenerative drive technology—once applied mainly in mid- and high-rise buildings—across its full product line. This breakthrough reduces energy consumption by up to 70% per elevator, positioning KONE as a sustainability leader in urban renewal and among the first in the industry to implement such a strategy.

Joe has also advanced a “full-chain digitalization” strategy, embedding data-driven decision-making and digital ecosystems to accelerate industry transformation. By introducing “Service Transparency” to replace the traditional “master-apprentice” model, Joe has enhanced elevator safety and reliability while enabling the development of smart buildings. In parallel, he champions collaboration and shared success by incubating tech startups and spearheading digital open platforms—creating the industry’s first open and innovative ecosystem to drive industry-wide transformation.

Prior to KONE, Joe was President of Microsoft China, where he also held several senior leadership roles in both the U.S. and China. He became one of the youngest Global Partners in the company’s history and led Microsoft’s strategic shift in China from software to cloud services, while supporting local enterprises and developers to scale globally.

Born in China and raised in the United States, Joe holds a bachelor’s degree in Management Information Systems from the University of Texas at Austin.

Crystal Huang is the President of Dow Greater China. She is responsible for driving Dow’s strategic growth in the region, accelerating end-to-end partnerships along the value chain, advancing market development to improve the company’s financial performance. She also plays a key role in enhancing company’s employee experience in Greater China and advancing a culture of inclusion and diversity. Greater China is Dow’s second-largest market globally and a key region for driving global business growth and achieving sustainable development goals. 

Crystal has a noteworthy career in the materials science industry for over 30 years. Since 2021, she has served as Greater China Senior Sales Director for Dow Packaging & Specialty Plastics (P&SP), where she played a central role in uniting cross-functional teams, accelerating innovations, strengthening customer relationships, and successfully driving growth across key business units in a challenging and dynamic market situation. Before that, Crystal was the Asia Pacific Product Director for Dow Specialty Resins. 

In 2017, she was appointed Dow DuPont Sales Director for the Asia Pacific Adhesive business. During 2000 and 2017, she had held a series of leadership roles across DuPont Asia Pacific, and Greater China; during 2014 and 2016, she had managed the global product line at the headquarters of DuPont. 

Crystal holds a Bachelor of Economics from Beijing International Studies University and is based in Shanghai.  

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.

Renee Wang is the Executive Vice President, President ZF China and Operations Asia-Pacific at ZF Friedrichshafen AG. Renee joined the TRW Automotive in 2008 with the responsibilities for the overall finance management of the Asia Pacific. In early 2014, she was assigned the additional role as the Operation Director for ASEAN, Japan and Korea, in charge of the general management of the business in these areas. Along with the merging of ZF with TRW, in May 2016 she was appointed as Senior VP & CFO Asia Pacific for ZF Group. She later became President of China and Senior Vice President of AP Operations in 2019, a role she held until 2023 before assuming her current position.

Facing numerous challenges in the global automotive industry, Renee Wang, with extraordinary courage, keen strategic vision, excellent execution, and high resilience and flexibility, has driven the Asia Pacific region to accelerate its transformation towards electrification and intelligence. In recent years, ZF Asia Pacific is becoming a dynamic "growth pole" of the ZF Group, and increasingly valued by the global management. Renee Wang has promoted localization strategy in production, procurement, development, and talent, achieving remarkable results and making historic strides. In 2024, ZF Asia Pacific's sales accounted for nearly a quarter of the group's global revenue, with profits and cash flow contributions far exceeding the proportion of sales. As China is the core market in Asia Pacific, she has actively promoted cutting-edge technologies to be premiered in China. Renee Wang has implemented the strategy of “In China, for China” and “In China, for Global”, and has built supply chain in Asia Pacific with cost advantages and quick response, and strongly enhancing ZF's competitive advantages in the global market.

As an influential leader in the automotive industry, Renee Wang is honored by Fortune as one of Most Powerful Women in China in 2025.

Ms. Nicole Chen serves as Managing Director for North APAC and Country Head for China at the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG). She is responsible for overseeing business development and strategic execution across Greater China and the North Asia region. Her focus is on delivering world-class data and financial infrastructure solutions that span capital markets, data analytics, indices, risk management, and post-trade services. 

Since joining the data and analytics industry in 2006, Ms. Chen has cultivated nearly two decades of deep expertise in the field. She has accumulated extensive leadership experience and played a key role in driving LSEG’s strategic execution and long-term growth across China and North APAC. Her strengths include corporate strategy development, digital transformation, cross-border collaboration, and capital markets advancement. 

Prior to joining LSEG, Ms. Chen held various strategic and management consulting roles at leading global firms, including IBM. In recognition of her outstanding contributions to financial services and data analytics, she was named one of Fortune magazine’s “Most Powerful Women in Business” from 2021 to 2024. Ms. Chen is a graduate of the EMBA program at Tsinghua University School of Economics and Management. 

Wenjie Zhang is Citi Country Officer and Head of Banking in the People’s Republic of China. He is responsible for all of Citi’s business and franchise operations in China and is based in Shanghai.

Wenjie is also President and Board Director of Citibank (China) Co., Ltd. (“Citi China”), Citi’s locally incorporated entity in China. Wenjie is a veteran banker with 30 years’ experience in corporate and institutional banking. He was most recently China President and Shanghai Branch Manager of Bank of America. Prior to that, he was co-head of global banking and executive vice president at HSBC China, after stints at JP Morgan and Credit Agricole CIB. He started his career with Sinochem Group in the Finance & Treasury function. 

Wenjie holds a Master of Business Administration from York University’s Schulich School of Business and a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from the University of International Business and Economics in Beijing, China.  

David Wu is Vice Chair and Financial Services Industry Leader of Deloitte China. He has more than 35 years of experience in auditing and advisory service in Hong Kong, New York, Sydney, London, Shanghai and Beijing.

He was the lead audit partner for Industrial and Commercial Bank of China between 2021 and 2023 and was the audit partner responsible for Bank of China’s IPO in Hong Kong and Shanghai between 2002 and 2006. During 2002-2008, he led the Bank Reform Roadmap for China project including the design and implementation work. He was seconded to Financial Services Authority in London in 2008-2009 where he was involved in analysing the root causes of Global Financial Crisis and ways to enhance global regulatory coordination. He is a prolific writer with many publications including two major books: Walking at the Forefront of Accounting Development and Bank Reform in China (2009) and The Road to Trust – Realising the Value of External Audit (2017).

David is an adjunct professor at Chinese University of Hong Kong, Nanjing University and Xiamen National Accounting Institute.

Alex Gu serves as Senior Vice President and President of Medtronic Greater China. Based in Shanghai, he is a member of Medtronic Executive Committee since January 2018.

Previously Alex held the role of Vice president of Regional Growth Initiatives and was business leader for Greater China Minimally Invasive Therapies Group (MITG). He joined Medtronic in 2015 upon the close of the Covidien acquisition.  At Covidien, he was President of China region and had overseen all the businesses and functions since 2009.

Before Covidien, Alex was in various leadership positions at McKinsey & Company, General Electric, and Sabic, both in the United States and China. He started his career as a member of the GE Edison Leadership Program (ELP), then served several roles with increasing responsibilities within GE Healthcare in the U.S.

As one of AdvaMed China Council's founding members, Alex was elected Chairman of the AdvaMed China Board in January 2023. He holds the role of Independent Non-Executive Director of a Hong Kong-listed pharmaceutical company.

Alex's contributions to healthcare industry earned him the prestigious Shanghai Magnolia Award in 2021. The 14th Health China Forum named him one of the Top 10 Healthcare Leaders in 2022.

Alex holds an MBA from the University of Chicago's Booth School of Business. He is a Fellow of the Aspen Institute China Fellowship Program and a member of the Aspen Global Leadership Network.

Cherry Huang is the President of Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine and a member of Asia Pacific leadership team. She is also a member of the China Executive Liaison Group of the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA).

Since 2023, Cherry Huang has spearheaded the company’s business development and the R&D and introduction of innovative drugs, achieving remarkable milestones—including successfully facilitating the approval and launch in China of seven innovative drugs and ten indications across the fields of oncology, neuroscience, and immunology. In 2025, Cherry Huang made Fortune China’s Most Powerful Women in Business List and was concurrently appointed as a Senior International Economic Advisor for Shaanxi Province.

Cherry Huang brings an enterprise mindset and over 25 years of experience across multiple functions and markets at Johnson & Johnson. In her most recent role as Area Managing Director, North Asia, Cherry Huang oversaw the business in South Korea, Hong Kong SAR, and Taiwan region. Under her leadership, the North Asia cluster delivered strong contributions to the region. Before taking this position, Cherry Huang was Vice President for Finance, J&J Innovative Medicine Asia Pacific. Cherry Huang was instrumental in setting business strategies and overseeing financial stewardship and supported various business initiatives.

Prior to this, Cherry Huang held senior leadership positions in various business segments in markets across Southeast Asia, China, Europe and North America.

Cherry Huang is a Credo-based leader known for her strong business acumen, support for patient centric innovation, and passion for talent development.

Cherry Huang has an MBA from the Booth school of business, University of Chicago and a Bachelor of Science degree from Shanghai Jiao Tong University.

Mr. Theodor Wee, the General Manager of Teva Greater China. As a pharmaceutical industry leader with global vision and deep local insight, Theodor Wee is committed to aligning Teva’s global “Pivot to Growth” strategy with the specific needs of the Chinese market —— driving localization, focusing on innovation, and accelerating the company’s growth momentum.

Under his leadership, Teva has strengthened local partnerships and innovation footprint, actively expanded collaborations in the fields of consumer health products and innovative therapies. By leveraging geographic and policy advantages in areas such as the Greater Bay Area, Teva is actively exploring regional “pilot implementations,” enabling swift introduction of innovative products to enhance the accessibility and affordability of high-quality medical products in the Chinese markets, contributing to the development of “Healthy China 2030” initiative.

In terms of talent and organizational development, Theodor Wee places great importance on team diversity and corporate culture inclusiveness. During his tenure, Teva has been recognized with multiple workplace honors, including “Best Workplaces™ in Greater China”, “Best Workplaces™ in Greater China,” “Best Workplaces™ for Women in Greater China” for three consecutive years, and the 2024 “Best Workplaces™ in Asia” award.

Theodor Wee brings more than 20 years of cross-market management experience, having held senior leadership positions at leading multinational pharmaceutical companies, including UCB, Bristol Myers Squibb, Abbott, Zimmer, and Merck Serono, accumulating extensive practical experience and strategic expertise in both specialty and generic medicines.

Born in Singapore, Theodor Wee holds a Master of Medicine and a Bachelor of Surgery from the National University of Singapore.

Li Xiaojun, member of delegates to the 12th Guangzhou Municipal Congress of the Communist Party of China and the 14th Guangdong Provincial People’s Congress. 

Mr. Li has held various positions within the CPC and government organizations at different levels in Huangpu District, Guangzhou City, secretary of the discipline inspection committee of Guangzhou Department Store Enterprise Group Co., Ltd. (currently known as: Guangzhou Lingnan Business and Travel Investment Group Co., Ltd.) and secretary of the discipline inspection committee of Guangzhou Development Group Co., Ltd.. Additionally, he has held senior roles such as deputy secretary of the party committee, vice chairman and general manager and chairman of Guangzhou Public Transport Group Co., Ltd.. Mr. Li is currently the secretary of the party committee and chairman of Guangzhou Pharmaceutical Holdings Limited, and  secretary of the party committee and chairman of Guangzhou Baiyunshan Pharmaceutical Holdings Co,. Ltd.

Xudong Chen is currently the Chairman and General Manager of IBM Great China Group (GCG) and is accountable for overall performance of IBM GCG across multiple business units. 

Xudong Chen is a transformational and transboundary business leader with over 30 years of management experience across industries and cultures. He started his career as a software engineer in 1992 and progressed to achieve an outstanding track record of business leadership, bringing proven results of growth within an environment of transformational dynamics. 

Prior to IBM, Xudong Chen assumed senior management roles in Lenovo, Meituan, Yangtze Memory and other companies, where he accumulated rich management experience and business expertise. In his 24 years with Lenovo from 1993 to 2017, his career spanned marketing & sales, channel management, business operations, quality management and regional management, covering PC, smart phone, and global services businesses. During his tenure as the President of Lenovo’s China CEO, Xudong Chen led the charge in driving Lenovo’s rise to the absolute leader in China’s computer market. 

Between 2017 and 2022, Xudong Chen took senior leadership roles in Sanpower, Meituan and Yangtze Memory.

Xudong Chen obtained his Bachelor's degree in Statistics from Peking University in 1989 and Master's degree from the same university in 1992. He completed the Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA) program at China Europe International Business School in 2007. He and his family currently live in Beijing.

Rob Chu joined Amazon Web Services in October 2023 as Amazon’s   Corporate Vice President and the President of Amazon Web Services Greater   China Region, responsible for Amazon Web Services’ overall business strategy   and development in the region. As the global leader of cloud computing,   Amazon Web Services is committed to being the best place for companies to   build and use AI, accelerating their digital transformation and innovation by   providing secure, reliable and trusted cloud services, while being rooted   locally and connected globally.

With 30 years of experience in software, IT consulting, cloud, and AI,   Rob has extensive experience and expertise in leading large organizations to   innovate and deliver value for customers, in both multinational and China   local companies.

Before joining Amazon Web Services, Rob served as a Corporate Vice   President at Baidu, where he was a member of Baidu’s Executive Management   Team and led Baidu’s Apollo Self Driving Business. Prior to that, Rob worked   at SAP for over 20 years in various leadership positions across engineering,   strategy, and business development. In his last role at SAP, he led its   S/4HANA development organization, with a global team of thousands of   employees spanning across Germany, Central Europe, North America, and Asia Pacific.   Earlier in his career, Rob also had startup experience.

Rob holds a bachelor's degree in computer science from Nanjing   University, and MBA degrees from both the University of California Berkeley   and Columbia Business School.

Mr. Yin Xiaolong is currently the Global Vice President and President of Visa China. He is responsible for Visa's customer relationship management, business development, strategic cooperation and communication with government and regulatory authorities, as well as collaborative efforts with local ecosystem partners (including merchants and fintech enterprises) in China. Additionally, he is in charge of Visa's daily operations in the local market.

Before this position, Mr. Yin served as the Vice President and Head of Business Development for Visa China (2006-2011). During this period, he successfully drove the business growth in China, one of Visa's fastest-growing emerging markets, and effectively managed various challenges. Additionally, Mr. Yin also held the position of Acting General Manager for Visa China and later relocated to Singapore to manage global client relationships for Visa in the Pan-Pacific, Middle East, and Africa regions. His responsibilities also included supporting the globalization strategies of two Chinese banks. In 2016, Mr. Yin returned to the Chinese market and is now responsible for client relationship management and business development for Visa in China.

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.

Mr. Fu Chengyu is a member of the National Committee of Experts on Carbon Neutrality Science and Technology, Professor of Large Enterprise Practice at Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business, Chairman of the Cheung Kong CEO Alliance, founder of the International Carbon Neutrality Research Institute, and a member of the Integrity Committee of the Voluntary Carbon Market (VCM). He also serves as Vice President of the China International Council for the Promotion of Multinational Corporations, the China Enterprise Confederation, and the China Entrepreneurs Association, as well as Vice Chairman of the Beijing International Energy Club.

Mr. Fu previously served as Chairman and President of China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) and Chairman of China Petrochemical Corporation (SINOPEC). He was also a member of the 17th Central Commission for Discipline Inspection of the CPC and a Standing Committee member of the 12th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.

Mr. Fu has received wide recognition in the international oil industry and capital markets for his outstanding performance, earning numerous domestic and international awards. These include "Best CEO in the Asian Oil and Gas Industry" (2004), "CCTV China Economic Person of the Year" (2005), one of "The 14 Most Influential People in the World in 2005" by TIME Magazine, one of "The Top Ten Most Influential Figures in Chinese Enterprises in 2006", "Strategic Vision Award" by The World Economist Weekly, "Best Executive in Asia" by Asia Money (2007), one of "The Most Influential Business Leaders in China in 2008" by Fortune Magazine, one of the "50 Global Business People" by Fortune for two consecutive years (2011 and 2012), one of the "12 Most Notable Business Leaders in the World in 2012" by The Wall Street Journal, and "Global Oilman of the Year 2012" by Energy Intelligence Group. In 2013, he received the "Legendary Business Leader Award" from Yale University, and in 2014, he was named "Asia CEO of the Year" by Platts Energy. In 2019, he was honored with the "Lifetime Achievement Award for International Energy Policy" by the Qatar Atiyah Foundation.

Mr. Fu graduated from the Department of Geological Exploration at Northeast Petroleum Institute with a bachelor's degree in 1975 and earned a master's degree in Petroleum Engineering from the University of Southern California in 1986.

Xu Xin was born in 1965, he graduated from Shanghai Jiaotong University with bachelor degree in Electric Engineering in 1987.

He then joined East China Electric Power Design Institute as electric engineer in Power Grid Planning Department.

In 1994, Xu Xin joined GE as sales of thermal power plant equipment with increasing responsibility from sales engineer to key account manager, covering East China.

In 2001, Xu Xin received his MBA degree from Webster University.

In 2003, Xu Xin joined quality team to be a Commercial Black Belt for GE Energy, China.

In 2005, he joined Energy Services biz. with increased responsibility from sales director to regional sales general manager covering China.

In 2011, he became regional general manager for Measurement & Control biz. for China.

In Nov. 2015, Xu Xin joined back to Gas Power business as General Manager of GE Vernova Gas Power China and was promoted to current role in 2023.

Born in 1967, Mr. Yongjian YU graduated from Sichuan University majoring in polymer chemical engineering and holds the title of senior engineer. He started working in the petrochemical industry in 1989. He worked as Assistant Engineer, Project Supervisor and Production Supervisor at SINOPEC Guangzhou Petrochemical Base, and then as Production Manager of Polystyrene Plant at SINOPEC Guangzhou Petrochemical Base.In 2000, he was transferred to the position of Deputy General Manager of CNOOC Sanshui Chemical Co. Ltd. and was responsible for the on-site industrial activities. 

He then joined TotalEnergies in 2003 and has worked in the petrochemical business for almost 20 years. He was successively Operations Manager and General Manager of TOTAL Petrochemicals (Foshan) and became General Manager of TOTAL Petrochemicals (Foshan) and TOTAL Petrochemicals (Ningbo) in 2012.In 2014 he was appointed Vice President of Polystyrene China in charge of the polymer business in China, including the commercial and industrial activities as well as the local business units in Ningbo and Foshan.In 2015 he was appointed as the company's Senior Executive. He then served as Carville Site Manager for TotalEnergies Petrochemicals and Refining in the United States from October 2019 to September 2022, in charge of one of the world's largest styrene monomer plants and the world's largest polystyrene plant, located in Louisiana, United States. 

Mr. Yu Yongjian is now TotalEnergies China Country Chair and Managing Director OneChina Organziation, as well as Chairman of TotalEnergies China Investment Co., based in Beijing.  

Henry Ding is President of 3M China. In this role, Henry is responsible for the leadership and management all businesses in 3M China, which is 3M’s largest overseas market.

Henry joined 3M China in 1993.  In 2003, he is appointed as Manager of Electronic and Electrical Markets Group. Since then, Henry assumed increasing leadership responsibilities in leading business teams across diverse markets. He served as Director of Electronics and Energy Business Group, Greater China Area in 2010 and as Director of Industrial and Transportation Business Group, 3M China and 3M Hong Kong in 2014. In 2017, Henry took the post of International Business Director of Industrial Adhesive and Tapes Division, and relocated to 3M U.S. headquarters. And most recently Henry was moved to Singapore in 2020, served as Vice President of Industrial Adhesive and Tapes Division, 3M Asia. In December 2021, Henry was appointed Senior Vice President of 3M and President of 3M China, and is now based in Shanghai, China.

Henry holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Polymer Chemistry from the Shanghai School of Technology as well as an Executive Business Management Diploma from the China European International Business School (CEIBS). 

With nearly 20 years of experience in the agriculture sector, Himanshu Chaturvedi currently serves as the Regional CEO - ASEAN & China for one of the largest (and Fortune 500 companies) agricultural companies in the world - Olam Agri.

In this role, he manages the businesses in the region for PnL delivery and also leads strategic initiatives in some of the world's most dynamic and critical markets of South East Asia and China.

Himanshu has played multiple roles and in diverse locations including in West and East Africa, Central, North and South America and in South East and North Asia. He has been in China now for more than 14 years and has rich understanding of Chinese Agriculture and its integration with financial markets in form of Agri Commodities Futures & Options.

He has done his MBA with a major in Finance & Strategy and is an avid reader, he loves to read non-fiction, make Lego with his kids and also loves to travel. 

In 1986, he graduated from University of International Relations and was selected by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and began his career as a diplomat over 10 years, serving Chinese diplomatic.

Huang joined Veolia Water in 1999. Since 2004,he has presided over external relations as the Vice President of Veolia Water China. He holds a Master of Business Administration degree from Peking University in 2006. He has become Vice President of Veolia China since 2010. In 2013, he went to the School of Economics and Management of Tsinghua University for further study. He has become Senior Vice President, Managing Director of Veolia China since 2019. He is now General Representative of Veolia China, starting from 2024.

Huang Xiaojun is the Executive President of China Environment Service Industry Association, Vice President of China Association of Enterprises with Foreign Investment, Chairman of Dual-Carbon and Sustainable Development Working Committee of China Association of Enterprises with Foreign Investment, Vice President of Shanghai Association of Enterprises with Foreign Investment, Vice President of Beijing Association of Enterprises with Foreign Investment, Vice President of China Association of Circular Economy, Vice President of China International Council for the Promotion of Multinational Corporations, Board Member of China Business Council for Sustainable Development, Member of European Union Chamber of Commerce in China Advisory Council, International Senior Economic Consultant of Shaanxi Province, Member of Guangdong Governor's Exchange Mechanism with Multinationals Corporations, Wuhan Investment Ambassador, Expert at high-level Jilin Think Tanks, and Invited Professor of United Nations University for Peace. etc.

Wang Yiming works as Vice Chairman of China Center for International Economic Exchanges (CCIEE) and Member of the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC). He served as Vice President (Vice Minister) and Senior Research Fellow of DRC from 2015 to 2020. He graduated from Nankai University in 1989 with a PhD Degree in Economics. After that, he worked at the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) for more than 20 years and took the posts as Executive Vice President of Academy of Macroeconomics Research and Deputy Secretary General of NDRC. From 1993 to 1994, he had been a visiting scholar at the Department of Applied Economics of the University of Leuven in Belgium. He has been engaged in research on macroeconomic policy, strategy and planning for long. He has published more than 200 academic papers and theoretical articles on important journals both at home and abroad, authored and co-authored more than 10 books. As an expert he enjoys special government allowance. He has won many awards for outstanding research achievements.

Having a PhD in Management Engineering     , Song Zhiping is the Chairman of China Association for Public Companies, and former Chairman of China National Building Material Group Corp.Ltd (CNBM) and Sinopharm.Mr.Song has received a number of awards for his management and entrepreneurial skills, including Golden Globe Award for China’s Outstanding Entrepreneur, Yuan Baohua Business Management Award, China Economic Figure of the Year, Lifetime Achievement Award for Outstanding Contribution Entrepreneur for the 70th Anniversary of the founding of the PRC, etc.Mr.Song is an outstanding entrepreneur, reformer and corporate thinker.Devoted himself at the forefront of enterprise reform for four decades, he has created many practical management and reform experiences.He is the former chairmen of CNBM and Sinopharm at the same time and both groups were included in the Fortune Global 500 list under his leadership.He has made huge contribution to promoting SOEs reforms, improvement of public company quality, etc.His farsighted vision is widely recognized and respected by the business community.