Dr. Andre Rittermeier is Head of Group Innovation & Sustainability Asia Pacific and Head of the Innovation Center Asia Pacific at Covestro, based in Shanghai. A member of the Covestro leadership team in China and the Asia Pacific region, he has been serving in this role since January 2023.

Dr. Rittermeier began his career in 2010 as a Research Manager at Bayer Technology Services GmbH in Leverkusen, Germany, where he led projects in reaction engineering and catalysis for approximately three years. Between 2013 and 2017, he worked as a Process Expert and Laboratory Manager for Covestro in Dormagen, Germany. During this period, he was responsible for improving and optimizing the thermal process for Covestro’s chlorine recycling network at the Caojing Site in Shanghai, contributing significantly to energy reduction, cost efficiency, and enhanced production performance.

From 2017 to 2021, he served as Venture Manager and Start-Up Manager at the Caojing Site, where he successfully built and launched a new world-scale production plant. This facility introduced a highly efficient process for recycling hydrogen chloride, reducing the carbon footprint of local isocyanate production and supporting Covestro’s strategic sustainability and circular economy goals.

Between 2021 and 2022, Dr. Rittermeier was the first Plant Manager of Covestro’s European TDI plant in Dormagen, Germany – a world scale facility with an annual capacity of 300,000 tons. As Covestro’s most modern isocyanate production plant globally, it exemplifies optimal energy and resource utilization.

Born in 1981 in Bochum, Germany, Dr. Rittermeier holds a Ph.D. in industrial chemistry from the Ruhr University Bochum. He is married and has two children.

Hui joined the leading home furnishing brand IKEA in 2010, and with 15 years of experience in IKEA, Hui has acted as Global Category Leader in IKEA of Sweden, New Business Manager in IKEA Purchasing Operation Area East Asia, Platform Development Leader in IKEA of Sweden and now she is the President of IKEA Supply Area East Asia, based in Shanghai. 

She is a leader with excellent leadership, international view, and innovative thinking. Over the past decade, she successfully introduced Chinese office chair manufacturers into IKEA comprehensive product development system, through a global sourcing strategy. Starting from scratch, she built a new business team in East Asia and led the team to successfully introduce new materials such as recycled PET, and renewable plastic PLA to IKEA. Led the development of modular platform for IKEA's table and chair series, which accounted for 10% of IKEA global business volume. This platform innovation significantly reduced product development time while enhancing efficiency and quality. And now, Hui's leadership elevated her supply region to the top position in IKEA's global rankings, to develop and support the supply business for IKEA products in East Asia. Her series of achievements have not only made an indelible contribution to IKEA global business growth but have also made a positive impact on the optimization, upgrading, and development of the furniture industry in China, as well as the circular economy development. 

Graduated from Xi’an Jiaotong University with a Bachelor’s Degree of Industrial Design and Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden with a Master’s Degree of Production and Operation Management. 

In 2023 and 2024, Hui was continuously ranked in "Fortune" China Most Powerful Women Future List, while also clinching the "2024 Shanghai Supply Chain Innovation Leader" award.  

Ms. Ding Jing is the Vice President of Longyuan Power Group, oversees the sustainable development, international cooperation, and the operation of board of directors. She actively leverages ESG efforts with the development and operation, setting up ESG management system; promotes the improvement of corporate governance; explores cooperation for renewable energy development along "Belt and Road" countries.

Ms. Ding has been engaged in energy and environmental protection for decades of her career. She accumulated rich experience in international cooperation, communications, climate change, ecological conservation while serving international organization, multi-national corporate and large state-owed company. 

Ms. Ding acted as Deputy Director for International Development of China Energy Investment Company before Longyuan Power. Prior to Longyuan, she served for Environmental Resources Management (ERM), World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). She used to act as a member of EGEE&C of APEC Energy Working Group, the observer of World Energy Council and Technological Executive Committee of United Nations Convention on Climate Change.

Mr. HE Shan holds a Master’s degree in Economic Management and a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering. He has held positions at leading enterprises such as China Three Gorges Corporation and China Yangtze Power Co., Ltd., with extensive experience in treasury management, financial investment, corporate capital operations, and international business expansion. He is the pioneer of CTGI’s digital transformation and leads the team to construct the ERP management system which will upgrade the Company’s management to a new phase. He was awarded as “Best Chief Financial Officer of the Year 2024” by the committee of the 7th “Dingge Award” ceremony.

Ms. Jing (Cayla) Li was born in 1991. She received the dual degrees (LL.B. & B.A.) in Law and Journalism and Communication from China University of Political Science and an MBA from the Guanghua School of Management, Peking University.

Prior to joining JA Solar in 2015, she worked at Beijing Jingcheng Machinery Electric Holding Co., Ltd. from 2013 to 2015.

Since joining JA Solar, she has taken on the responsibilities in marketing, engineering management, strategic planning, ESG management and sustainability, and corporate branding. She currently serves as a Member of the Supervisory Board, VP of Branding, and Sustainability Officer at JA Solar. She co-leads JA Solar’s climate action plan, group-level corporate ESG and sustainability initiatives, brand positioning and strategic planning, and brand communication, and so forth.

As one of the five Chinese youth representatives, she participated in the 24th Tripartite China-Japan-South Korea Environment Ministers Meeting, 2024 United Nations ECOSOC Youth Forum. And she also attended the UN Water Conference, COP27, COP28, COP29, Harvard College China Forum, New York Climate Week, and numerous international conferences and activities as a Chinese enterprise delegate. She also serves as a commissioner to the Ecological Environment Vocational Education Teaching Guidance Committee, secretary-general of the Expert Committee for Carbon Emissions Management, industry mentor for the Master’s Program in Carbon Economics, School of Applied Economics, Renmin University of China, and senior mentor of the UN Global Youth Leadership Excellence Sustainable Development Program, along with plenty other social positions.

Mr. Richard LIU has more than 23 years ESG industry experience, he joined Honor Device Co., Ltd. in 2021, and is currently the ESG director in head of ESG Office.

Richard possesses a forward-looking vision for sustainability and has led the construction of an ESG framework deeply integrated with business strategy. Under his leadership, Honor has identified the ESG materiality topics and its implementation paths, embedding ESG risk management into core business processes, and established a comprehensive ESG performance monitoring and disclosure system, ensuring the materiality, transparency, and effectiveness of ESG management. He excels at driving cross-functional collaboration, transforming sustainability requirements into specific technical solutions and business opportunities. Under his guidance, the company has not only set ambitious carbon neutrality goals and implementation blueprints but also integrated green design and the concept of technology for good into the product development process. Through Honor's technological innovation, resource utilization efficiency has been enhanced, while providing consumers with more human-centered technology products.

Mr. Richard LIU has been engaged in corporate social responsibility and corporate sustainable development since 2002. In 2016, he joined Huawei Device Co., Ltd. as the director of corporate sustainable development, responsible for the company's sustainable development strategy and the implementation of the programme on the ground. Before Huawei, he has worked in corporate social responsibility sector in global companies including Microsoft and Amazon.

Dr. Lou took office as President and Chairman of BASF Greater China in January 2022. He oversees the company’s operations, business development, and research and development in Greater China.

Prior to the current role, he was President of Advanced Materials & Systems Research of BASF group from 2019 to 2021, leading the global R&D team to drive innovation for customers from various industries. Under his leadership, BASF’s R&D presence in China was further enhanced – BASF broke ground of the third phase expansion of its Innovation Campus Shanghai. 

From 2015 to 2019, he was Senior Vice President of BASF’s Global Battery Materials business, leading R&D, production and sales of cathode active materials for lithium-ion battery globally, to meet the needs of the fast-growing new energy vehicle market. 

Jeffrey joined BASF in New Jersey, USA in 2005. During the first ten years with the company, he was responsible for strategic planning and business management of various business units, covering chemical intermediates, catalysts, polyurethanes and performance materials. Over the years, he accumulated rich industrial experiences and developed strong business acumen. 

Jeffrey was born in Zhejiang Province, China. He holds a PhD in Chemical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA, an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, USA, and a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from Zhejiang University, China.