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Kenneth Jarrett
President at The American Chamber of Commerce in ShanghaiKenneth Jarrett is President of the American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai. Previously Mr. Jarrett was Chairman for Greater China of APCO Worldwide, a Washington-based public affairs consultancy, from October 2008 – July 2013. Before APCO, Mr. Jarrett was a U.S. diplomat for 26 years, from 1982-2008. His assignments included U.S. Consul General in Shanghai, Deputy Consul General in Hong Kong, and Director of Asian Affairs in the National Security Council. He also served in Singapore, Manila, Beijing, Chengdu and in Washington, DC. Mr. Jarrett has degrees from Cornell University, Yale University and the National War College. He is a member of the National Committee of US-China Relations.
Yong Wang
Professor, Director of Peking UniversityWang Yong is a Professor at the School of International Studies, and the Director of the Center for International Political Economy, Peking University. He is also Professor at the Party School of Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China, President-Appointed Professor for the HKSAR Senior Civil Servants Training Program on Chinese Affairs at Peking University, and Distinguished Fellow of Munk School of Global Affairs at University of Toronto. A former consultant of the Asia Development Bank (ADB) and Visiting Chevelier Chair Professor at the Institute of Asian Research (IAR), University of British Columbia (UBC) (2015-2016). Member of the World Economic Forum (WEF) Global Agenda Council on Global Trade and FDI, Commissioner of the First Murdoch Commission(on Australia and Asian regional integration), Asia Society Regional Trade Architecture Commission, Evian Group@IMD's Brains Trust, and the Member of Board of Directors at Center for Regional Security Studies at Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Senior Fellow with Center for International Governance Innovation (CIGI), Non Resident Fellow of TRENDS Research in UAE, Senior Fellow with Renmin University Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies (RDCY), Academic Committee Member of Pangoal Institution, and Member of Think20 (a Network of G20 Thinktanks). He is the Selected Member, Ministry of Education of China New Century Outstanding Talents Support Program, 2008. He is on the editorial board of the Journal of Global Asia, the Journal of Global Governance, the Journal of Contemporary Politics and the Journal of Human Security.
His major authored books include International Political Economy in China: A Global Conversation (co-edited with Greg Chin and Margaret Pearson, Routledge, 2015) , the Political Economy of International Trade (China Market Press, 2008); the Political Economy of China-U.S. Trade Relations (China Market Press, 2007), the Rounds of Most Favored Nations: the Politics of US-China Trade Relations, 1989-1997 (Central Translation Press, 1998); Knowledge Economy: Cases and Prospects (editor, China Labor Press, 1998), and American Politics and Making of Foreign Policy(co-authored, Peking University Press, 2007), and The European Union’s Engagement with Transnational Policy Networks (co-edited with Stephen Kingah and Vivien Schmidt, Routledge, 2016). His recent articles appear in the journals of Review of International Political Economy (USA), Oxford Review of Economic Policy (UK), Pacific Review (UK), Global Asia (Korea), China Security (USA), Asian Survey (USA) and Contemporary Politics (UK), International Politics Quarterly and World Economy and Politics (Chinese, China).
Scott Kennedy
Deputy Director of CSISScott Kennedy is deputy director of the Freeman Chair in China Studies and director of the Project on Chinese Business and Political Economy at CSIS. A leading authority on China’s economic policy and its global economic relations, specific areas of focus include industrial policy, technology innovation, business lobbying, multinational business challenges in China, global governance, and philanthropy. Kennedy has been traveling to China for almost 30 years and has interviewed thousands of officials, business executives, lawyers, nonprofit organizations, and scholars. He is the author of The Fat Tech Dragon: Benchmarking China’s Innovation Drive (CSIS, 2017); (with Chris Johnson) Perfecting China Inc.: China’s 13th Five-Year Plan (CSIS, 2016), and The Business of Lobbying in China (Harvard University Press, 2005). He has edited three books, including Global Governance and China: The Dragon's Learning Curve (Routledge, 2018), and Beyond the Middle Kingdom: Comparative Perspectives on China’s Capitalist Transformation (Stanford University Press, 2011). His articles have appeared in a wide array of policy, popular, and academic venues, including theNew York Times, Wall Street Journal, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, China Quarterly , China Journal, and the Journal of Contemporary China.
For over 14 years, Kennedy was a professor at Indiana University (IU). From 2007 to 2014, he was the director of the Research Center for Chinese Politics & Business, and he was the founding academic director of IU’s China Office. From 1993 to 1997, he worked at the Brookings Institution. Kennedy received his Ph.D. in political science from George Washington University and his M.A. in China studies from Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies.
Coco Zhang
Vice President of External Affairs at Mary Kay ChinaCoco Zhang oversees government affairs, corporate communications, social responsibility and customer services. As a member of the leadership team, she established the company’s corporate social responsibility (CSR) system that supports women’s rights and environmental protection, and which has spent more than RMB 160 million ($23 million) and provided nearly 400,000 hours of volunteer services.
Dingli Shen
Professor at Fudan University’s Institute of International StudiesShen Dingli is a professor and former executive dean at Fudan University’s Institute of International Studies, and former Director of Center for American Studies. He is also an Honorary Visiting Professor of Washington University in St. Louis. He has taught international security, China-US relations, China’s foreign and defense policy in China, the US and the “Semester at Sea” Program. His research and publication covers China-US security relations, regional security and international strategy, arms control and nonproliferation, foreign and defense policy of China and the US etc. He is Vice President of Chinese Association of South Asian Studies, Shanghai Association of International Strategic Studies, Shanghai Association of American Studies, Shanghai UN Research Association, Shanghai Public Policy Research Association, and Committee of Returned Scholars from America of Shanghai Overseas Returned Scholars Association. He received his Ph.D. in physics from Fudan in 1989 and did post-doc in arms control at Princeton University from 1989-1991. He was an Eisenhower Fellow in 1996, and advised in 2002 the then UN Secretary General Kofi Annan for his strategic planning of second term. He is on the Global Council of the Asia Society, and serves as a distinguished member of Shanghai CPPCC’s Committee of Friendly Relations with Foreign Countries. He has been appointed by both Shanghai and Hangzhou Municipality as respective Convention Ambassador. He has co-edited 17 books and published over 2,500 papers and articles worldwide.
David Frey
Partner, Markets Strategy and National Head of U.S.-China Strategic Corridor at KPMGDavid is a Partner for Markets Strategy with KPMG in China, and has spent nearly 20 years in industry and consulting roles, leading strategy projects and business transformation programs for enterprises in China, across Asia Pacific and in the USA. In Asia Pacific, he has worked extensively in China, Japan, Thailand, Singapore, Korea, Malaysia and Vietnam.
David appears regularly as a guest commentator in print media and on television as an authority on China’s economic development and U.S.-China commercial issues. David’s views are called upon by both the Chinese and foreign governments, having served as an expert witness at a U.S. Congressional Commission on China’s Five-Year Plans, chairing a roundtable session at China’s prestigious Party School, and hosting numerous multi-lateral sessions with the Development Research Center (DRC) of the State Council regarding the financing of China’s urbanization. He is regularly invited to participate in closed-door discussions with Ambassadors, government ministers, and company Boards on the opportunities and challenges of operating in China.
Before beginning his consulting career, David worked at the OECD Development Centre in Paris, as an aide to a prominent United States Senator in Washington, and in corporate strategic planning roles with two global telecommunications companies. David holds a Master of Arts degree from the Johns Hopkins School for Advanced International Studies (SAIS) and graduated with honors from the University of Kansas with a degree in English literature, where he was named to the Phi Beta Kappa society.
Veomayoury Baccam
GR & CSR Director of The American Chamber of Commerce in ShanghaiVeomayoury Baccam is the Director of Government Relations & Corporate Social Responsibility at the American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai. The American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai, known as the "Voice of American Business" in China, was founded in 1915. AmCham Shanghai was the third American Chamber established outside the United States, and now has 3,000 members from 1,500 companies. As a non-profit, non-partisan business organization, AmCham Shanghai is committed to the principles of free trade, open markets, private enterprise and the unrestricted flow of information. She is responsible for coordinating the Chamber’s advocacy efforts with the U.S. Government and Chinese government and its Corporate Social Responsibility programs. Prior to joining AmCham, Ms. Baccam worked for 12 years in the U.S. diplomatic service. Her previous postings include Moscow, Geneva, Washington D.C., and Shanghai. She received her bachelor’s degree from George Washington University and a Masters of International and Public Affairs from Columbia University.
St. John Moore
Partner, Head of Beijing at BrunswickSt. John joined Brunswick in 2008 following seven years at APCO Worldwide where he advised foreign multinationals on investment, public affairs, government engagement, and corporate communications issues across China.
St. John has extensive hands-on experience advising on technology, media, and telecom issues as well as natural resources sector. He is a key author and driver of Brunswick’s government and policy analysis.
Recent issue and crisis counsel includes high profile environmental incidents; multi-jurisdictional product recalls; food and safety recalls; anti-corruption investigations; intellectual property litigation; bankruptcy and criminal matters; class action cross-border lawsuits; and corporate espionage matters. He has advised on Chinese companies going global, including the acquisition of key assets and integration matters, as well as foreign companies acquiring assets in China.
Simon Rabinovitch
Asia Economics Editor at The EconomistSince 2014, Simon Rabinovitch has been the Asia economics editor for The Economist, focusing on China and other emerging markets in the region. He authored a special report in May 2016 on China’s financial system titled “Big but brittle.” Before joining The Economist, Simon was a correspondent with the Financial Times and Reuters in Beijing, Shanghai, and London. He also had a brief stint as a table-tennis specialist during the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Outside of journalism, Simon is national secretary for the Rhodes Scholarships for China. He has a BA from McGill University in Canada and a Master's from the University of Oxford.
Rory Macpherson
Partner, Head of Shanghai at BrunswickRory has extensive experience developing strategic communications and investor relations programs to enhance corporate reputation and address special high-attention situations, including restructuring, M&A, and litigation.
Prior to joining Brunswick in 2013, Rory led the corporate communications and investor relations functions at Suntech Power for more than five years. Rory previously worked for Ogilvy Public Relations in Beijing where he developed investor relations programs for numerous China-based, US-listed companies including Baidu, New Oriental, Home Inns, Mindray Medical, and AsiaInfo. Rory received Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Commerce degrees from the University of Sydney and is proficient in Mandarin.
James McGregor
Greater China Chairman at APCO WorldwideJames McGregor is the chairman of APCO Worldwide’s greater China region and author of two highly regarded books: “No Ancient Wisdom, No Followers: The Challenges of Chinese Authoritarian Capitalism, published in October 2012,” and “One Billion Customers: Lessons from the Front Lines of Doing Business in China,” published in 2005. He was a veteran reporter for The Wall Street Journal, and prior to joining APCO, he was founder and CEO of a China-focused consulting and research firm for hedge funds. He also held previous roles as a senior adviser for Ogilvy Public Relations China and the China managing partner for GIV Venture Partners, a venture capital fund that focused on technology and Internet investments in China and India. He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, the Atlantic Council, a Global Council member of the Asia Society, a board member of the U.S.-China Education Trust and a member of the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations.
Thomas Shao
Associate Government Affairs Director of Abbott ChinaWith a Master’s Degree in International Management and a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science, Thomas Shao started his career in Shanghai Municipal Commission of Commerce in 2000. He served as the Chief English Interpreter for Mayor of Shanghai for 7 years before he was promoted to Assistant Director for Foreign Investment Promotion Department in 2007. In 2012, he joined Evonik Degussa China as Senior Manager for Public Policy. In 2014, he joined Abbott as the Associate GA Director and was responsible for government policy & strategy as well as crisis management.
Haochen Xiong
GR Director of Archer Daniels MidlandMr. Haochen Xiong is government relations director for ADM China. In this role, he organizes and leads the company’s government relations and public affairs function in the China region.
Mr. Xiong joined ADM in 2011 and served the position of government relations manager from 2011 to 2016, during which he was mainly responsible for the day-to-day coordination with central and local governments for issues impacting ADM’s business. He also led the government negotiations and communications for a number of key green-field and M&A projects ADM had in China.
Prior to Joining ADM, Mr. Xiong worked 6 years as a GR and PR professional both in-house and in-agency, covering areas from market access and investment strategy to government affairs and public relations. Companies he worked for include Suzlon Energy and APCO Worldwide.
Mr. Xiong graduated from University of Nottingham with a bachelor degree in management studies in 2005.