Chairman of the European Chamber of Commerce, Shanghai chapter (2005-present)
Chairman and CEO of Alcatel China Investments (1997-2005)

Dominique de Boisseson has been leading one of Europe's most successful telecom companies in China, one of the tougher industries to do business in in China. He supervised twenty companies in China and saw its revenue explode into the billions of euro's.

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.

Former CEO, Akzo Nobel China

A veteran in leading a Fortune-500 company in Korea, Jim Enters is a key expert on doing business in China for the larger companies. He has been active in setting up chambers of commerce, both in South-Korea and China.

Founder of Access Asia, a leading research institute on retail; author of several books on China

Looking for a sharp debater? Then Paul French is your man. He does not shy away from many subjects and covers China's middle class, North-Korea, the way of doing (no) business in China or the latest on Western companies trying to crack this difficult market.

Chairperson, CEO Trombly Ltd

A seasoned business and technology journalist, turned media entrepreneur, Maria Korolov is now outsourcing journalism from US magazines to China and other developing countries, changing the paradigms in the media world.

Environmental, energy lawyer; professor at Jiaotong University

Charles R. McElwee brought 27 years of legal experience in environment, water and energy to China, when he decided a few years ago to settle in Shanghai. Now he is the leading expert on environmental law, one of the most important political and economic battlefields in China.

Former China CEO of DSM

Well rooted in the international chemical industry, Ari van der Steenhoven has developed at the former China CEO of DSM into a much-wanted observer of China's economic and political developments. Van der Steenhoven is well-connected, both in foreign and Chinese circles in Shanghai.