Elsie Pan is a PwC US Consulting partner based out of New York office. She has 20 years of diversified management consulting and regulatory consulting experience with large global firms across a broad spectrum of high-stake matters. Additionally, she serves a leadership role of China Business Network in PwC US, leading a team of 400+ bilingual, cross-cultural US-based specialists providing on-the-ground professional services covering full life-cycle of US-China cross-border business and investment. Elsie is also Asia Financial Services Consulting Leader of PwC US and is responsible for driving PwC US’ strategy and engagement of consulting services for more than 20 Asian (Japan, Korea, China/HK, Singapore, ASEAN) banks and fintech/crypto firms operating in the US.

Prior to joining PwC, Elsie worked in China for four years, providing business advisory and audit services to large banks, insurance companies, and a number of other public and private sector institutions.

Elsie holds a master of business administration (MBA) degree from the University of Michigan in the US.

Craig is the leader of the Macro team within PwC Intelligence, developing forward-looking points of view on macroeconomics and geopolitics to firm leadership and clients.

Craig has been with PwC since 2012, previously as a leader in its cybersecurity practice. He spent nearly 20 years in the US Government national security sphere, departing as a Senior Executive. His areas of focus included global risk, cyber, counterterrorism, counterintelligence and support to the Olympic Games. Chinese policy and geopolitical/regulatory issues have been his focus for 15 years.

Craig has a BA and MA in history and American history respectively from American University in Washington, DC where he is also periodically an adjunct professor.

Ed Zhao is Senior Vice President and Asia Managing Director of Milliken & Company, headquartered in South Carolina, United State of America. Milliken is a leading, privately-held, technology-based company with businesses in the performance material, floor covering, chemical, and medical markets. Ed is based in Milliken Asia Pacific regional headquarters in Shanghai, China, responsible for Milliken’s Asia operation.

Prior to joining Milliken, Ed received a B.S. in Polymer Chemistry from the University of Science and Technology of China and a PhD. in Organic Chemistry from the Georgia Institute of Technology. Ed has been with Milliken for 25 years, holding a variety of technical and business leadership positions, including Director of R&D for global chemical business, Director of Sales, and Region Manager of Asia chemical business. He was appointed to Milliken Asia Managing Director in 2011, where he oversees all Milliken businesses in Asia. Ed is a member of The American Chamber of Commerce in China and a member of the American Chemical Society.

Han Shen Lin is the China Country Head at The Asia Group. Based in Shanghai, Han works in close coordination with TAG’s Washington, DC-based China Practice to lead the firm’s local presence and engagements in China, drawing upon nearly 20 years of in-country experience in China’s financial markets and corporate strategy. In addition to his role at TAG, Han is the Capstone Project Director for the NYU Shanghai MS in Quantitative Finance program and Assistant Professor of Practice in Finance.

Prior to his current positions, Han was the Deputy General Manager of Wells Fargo Bank, China, where he served as Interim Country Manager and a member of the Management Control Committee, which oversaw the bank’s China governance and risk management. Han also led the China Corporate Banking business, which advised Wells Fargo MNC clients on their U.S.-China cross-border strategic financing and trade needs. Earlier bank roles included Asia Financial Institutions Payments Product Sales Manager; Senior Coverage Banker in the China Financial Institutions Group (FIG); and corporate strategic projects analyst.

Han holds advanced degrees, including an MA in International Studies from the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, an MS in Global Finance from HKUST-NYU Stern, and an LLM in China Civil and Commercial Law from Fudan University Law School. He completed his undergraduate degree in business (BBA) at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.

Han is active in the American Chamber of Commerce, Shanghai, having served on the Board of Governors and as a former Chair of the Chamber’s Financial Services Committee. He previously served in both the U.S. Marine Corps and Peace Corps (RCPV Ukraine). Han lives in Shanghai with his wife and two daughters.