leading author and journalist

Jasper Becker is one of the leading voices on China's development, setting his reputation as an author with a monumental work "Hungry Ghosts" on China's secret famines that changed the world's perception on China. He worked over twenty years as a foreign correspondent in China.

CEO of the China Business Network

Janet Carmosky is one of the leading voices on China business in the US. With a heavy experience of a wide range of industries in China, its culture and way of dealing with the people. In a hands-on way she has a very convincing story for both beginners and veterans in dealing with China.

Founder Tudou
CEO Spil Group Asia

One of the most successful foreign business people in China, founder of the country's largest video hosting firm and now heading a leading gaming company. By moving both fast and careful, he is a telling example of successful dealing with China's murky realities.

Managing director of Silk Road advisors

When you want to look beyond Beijing, Shanghai and Guangdong, Bob Dodson is your man. With humor he explains in a down-to-earth way how the rest of China is developing and might fit into your plans.

Professor at the International Institute for Management Development (IMD)

Bill Fischer combines an appealing enthusiasm with a thorough knowledge of basis business processes in China. As the former dean of China's leading business school CEIBS he submerged in the often murky dealing and shares as a professional storyteller his experiences in a professional way.

Associate professor Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism;
Former New York Times correspondent in Africa, Japan, China

Howard French has called Africa, the Americas, Japan and China as his home, and got the best out of it. As a professional photographer he had a very keen eye for those details that matter. As correspondent for the New York Times, he was not only an alert observer of the society he was in, but was able to compare and connect between those worlds, much to the benefit of his audience.

Professor at IMD and Lausanne University.
Director of IMD World Competitiveness Center

Professor Garelli brings in twenty years of experience in competitiveness, making him into one of the leading speakers on the global economy. His annual ranking of countries in the IMD World Competitiveness is watched by countries both with high expectations and fear.

Founder of China Contact

Roy Graff is one of the leading voices on China's tourism and hospitality industry. A frequent speaker for both industry conferences and newcomers in China, he combines a thorough knowledge of China's culture and business with a profound knowledge of the industry.

Founder and compiler of the Hurun China Rich List

Now in its tenth straight year, the Rich List has been a benchmark for China's change and the position of its rich. By combining a thorough knowledge of China's society and British flair, Rupert Hoogewerf is a much wanted speaker. He is spearheading a wide number of related initiative and list, making him one of the few foreigners in China who has become a real celebrity.

Managing Director and Head of Research, Dragonomics

A leading economic thinking who brings into the China-debate what is often lacking: facts in stead of emotion. In a humorous style Mr Kroeber brings back cliches and misconception on China to a more realistic proportion.

Professor at the Department Organization and Personnel Management of RSM Erasmus University, organizing its China program

Professor Krug is a leading authority in Europe on China's economic development, particularly its private entrepreneurs. She organizes the China program at RSM, the most prominent business school in the Netherlands, at the Erasmus University of Rotterdam.

Chairman of Andrew Leung International Consultants

Mr. Leung's impressive resume reflects a forty-year long engagement with business and China. A much asked professor and China expert with a solid international reputation.

Retired MBA lecturer and China entrepreneur

Warren Liu takes with him the academic rigor of the top-end business schools where he has been teaching. Combined with his practical business experience, and his recent study of KFC in China, he brings a unique set of skills, viewpoints and background, makes him a challenging partner at your next event.

Executive Director Global Initiative at China Europe International Business School (CEIBS), former Cabinet Minister and Member of Parliament in the Netherlands and ex‐ Shell

Her well‐founded sparkling opinions, clear facts and compelling stories make her an exciting and inspiring speaker and author. She loves to tap into the imagination of the audience. She is a master in showing managers how to apply the new insights to their own challenging business dilemmas. Many business leaders have enjoyed Annette's guest lectures for example at London Business School, the Oxford Saïd Business School, Nyenrode Business University, The European Space Agency, Rabobank, Shell, ABN AMRO, Robeco, DeLoitte , Ernst&Young.

Senior research fellow at the Kennedy School of Government, Harvard

A highly respected expert and speaker on China and Asia, Dr. Overholt, joined in 2008 as a senior research fellow the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. In 2007 he published Asia, America, and the Transformation of Geopolitics

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Founder and Managing Director of the China Market Research Group (CMR)

Shaun Rein is the Managing Director of the China Market Research Group (CMR), the world's leading strategic market intelligence firm focused on China. He is one of the world's recognized thought leaders on strategy consulting in China.

Assistant professor political science, Northwestern University
leading specialist on China's financial systems

What is the People's Bank of China thinking? Victor Shih is one of very few people who can shed so light on the decision making process of some of the world's most important people. The Harvard-educated scholar has a profound insight in the inner workings of China's politics, where others barely scratch the surface.

Founder of the centre of inclusive leadership

Mirella Visser brings the unique experience of having lived in Asia during three milestone events of the 90's: the financial crisis, which led to a breakdown of economic activity in the region, and the reunification of Hong Kong with China in 1997, which created different sentiments at the two sides of the border. In addition, working very closely with Barings Brothers, the UK investment bank with a strong presence in Asia, Mirella experienced the collapse and subsequent acquisition of Barings by ING Group first hand.

Associate dean of CEIBS
professor in Economics

As a sharp observer of China's political and economic developments, professor Wang Jianmao, has outspoken viewpoints on what direction China should be taking in the future. Veiled with a touch of humor he analyses the political choices the government is making, and sometimes its inability to execute them. Professor Wang gives us a peek behind the doors that mostly remain closed for the outside world

travels from New York or Beijing

Michael A. Zakkour is the founder and managing director of China BrightStar LLC, a leading Sino-American consulting, manufacturing and sourcing company. Mr. Zakkour leads the day-to-day operations of China BrightStar from the company's headquarters in New York City, and manages its factories and offices in Beijing, Shanghai, Ningbo, and Hangzhou, China, as well as Mumbai, India.

Chang-Jiang Professor of Economics at Fudan University and Director of the China Center for Economic Studies

Who thinks that Chinese academics cannot be provocative, has not met Zhang Jun yet. A sharp analytic of China's economics and decision making process, he is a much asked speaker.

Deputy Director General, Institute of Population and Labor Economics , Chinese Academy of Social Sciences

Zhang Juwei is a leading expert at one of China's most prominent think tanks on China's economic development and its implications on labor. In his position he advises the central and provincial governments on their policies and the future of the country.