Liam Sceats is one of New Zealand’s most promising young racing drivers, proudly carrying forward the country’s rich motorsport legacy.

From karting in Auckland at the age of six, Liam quickly rose through the ranks of New Zealand motorsport before stepping onto the international stage. Victories and podium finishes across New Zealand, the United States, and Asia have established him as a driver to watch.

In 2024, Liam captured one of the country’s most prestigious motorsport achievements, winning the New Zealand Grand Prix.

Now competing internationally, Liam continues to build a career with the ambition of becoming New Zealand’s next global motorsport success story.

Off the track, Liam works closely with partners and supporters to create meaningful collaborations, corporate experiences, and opportunities that extend beyond racing.

Alan Matthew MacCharles joined Duke Kunshan University in November 2024 as Senior Director of Executive Education and Lifelong Learning. In this role, he supports program design for corporate clients, ensures the appropriate faculty are involved in delivery and ensures client objectives are met and expectations exceeded.

Prior to joining DKU, he had a career spanning almost 28 years with Deloitte in Canada, the United Kingdom and China. The last 18 years were in China, where he was a Strategy and M&A partner. He specialized in advising clients on the appropriate responses to geopolitical (and other) issues and joint venture formation.

Alan has a BA from the University of Waterloo, an MBA from London Business School (2001) and a DBA from Cranfield University (2022).

He is the co-author of Unlocking International Joint Ventures: Keys to Formation Success through Cultural, Commercial, and Legal Decision-Making, written with Mark Schaub, a lawyer at King & Wood through Wiley. The book provides a mix of academic research, practical ‘how-to’ guides and case studies. He has also published a case study on hiring advisors through Ivey Publishing with Paul Beamish and Mark Schaub (case W27041), which is available in English, Mandarin and Spanish.

Alan has been an active contributor to the discussion on corporate responses with articles in Fortune and the Shanghai American Chamber Magazine (co-written with Dr. Ken Dewoskin) and through contributions to major media outlets.

Shane McConigly is a globally accredited executive and performance coach specializing in leadership, resilience, and high performance.

He is globally certified as an Executive Coach through the International Coaching Federation (ICF)-accredited Intelligent Leadership Coaching® (ILC®) and Stakeholder-Centered Coaching® (SCC®) programs, two of the world's leading executive leadership coaching methodologies.

Through his work with senior executives and elite athletes, he helps individuals and teams strengthen decision-making, accelerate growth, and achieve peak performance.

Aki Yang heads WildChina’s Shanghai office and co-leads the company’s Corporate Services practice. Her career reflects a commitment to transformative leadership and the creation of meaningful, sustainable experiences within the tourism industry. From pioneering innovative outdoor leadership programs for senior executives to curating China-focused insights for global business leaders, she ensures every journey delivers lasting impact. Her creative approach has earned the trust of prominent clients and recognition on the global stage, including 2025 Future Leader of the Year Award from AmCham Shanghai, and was a finalist for the Most Inspiring Women in Travel Asia 2024.

A native of Shanghai, Aki graduated from Shanghai International Studies University and began her career in brand management at Unilever. Alongside her role at WildChina, she is pursuing an EMBA at CEIBS.

Zarko is the Athletic Director and Adjunct Senior Lecturer at Duke Kunshan University.

Over the last 20 years, Zarko held variety of positions in the USA, South Korea, and South Africa, building sport performance programs, and bridging gaps between sport industry and education.

Leveraging his global experience Zarko is currently overseeing the development of Athletics Program at Duke Kunshan University including building of sport facilities and ensuring programs’ strategic alignment with US and China departments of education. As such, Duke Kunshan Athletics aims to become a platform for integrating educational programs and opportunities with various sectors of sports, fitness, and wellness industry in China and abroad.