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Bill Burnett
Executive Director of the Product Design Program at Stanford, Adjunct Professor in Mechanical Engineering - Design at StanfordBill Burnett is an Adjunct Professor and the Executive Director of the design programs at Stanford. He received his Bachelor of Science and Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering - Product Design at Stanford and has worked in industry and academia ever since. He directs the undergraduate and graduate program in design and teaches classes at the d.school. In addition, he has worked in startups and Fortune 100 companies, including seven years at Apple designing award-winning notebook computers and a number of years in the toy industry designing Star Wars toys. He advises several startup technology companies started by his students.
Bill is also the co-founder of the Life Design lab and co-author of Designing Your Life, a book that captures the lessons from 13 years of teaching the Stanford class of the same name and Designing Your Work Life, a book that helps you reimagine your job. Both books are based on design thinking and positive psychology and attempt to help people answer the age-old question, “What do I want to be when I grow up?”
Paul Marca
Principal at Parallax Global AdvisorsMr. Paul Marca is Principal at Parallax Global Advisors, LLC a firm which provides strategic consulting for those seeking to transform education through technology. As former Associate Vice Provost at Stanford University, Paul was responsible for an extensive industry education portfolio of hundreds of courses annually. He has been instrumental in extending Stanford’s impact internationally including developing programs in Singapore, China, India, Korea, Malaysia, Brazil, Thailand, the Middle East and in numerous other countries. He has been a keynote speaker around the globe on the importance of innovation and entrepreneurship as well as the role technology is playing in redefining education and employment in the workplace.
As the leader of Parallax Global Advisors, Paul provides strategic advice to universities, corporations and governmental organizations on how to develop and extend education as a means to sustain organizational vitality and innovation. He has presented keynote speeches and workshops around the globe on connecting innovation, strategy and education. Paul is a co-founder of the DT.School, providing world-class education to the globe. He also serves as an advisor to numerous companies including the Saudi Industrial Development Fund, Eightfold.AI, Youtopian World, Leadernomics, Draper University, Apollidon and Cahoot Learning. He is currently a member of the Board of Trustees for the American University of Phnom Penh. Paul has B.A. in Communication, with emphasis in Television & Film production, from Stanford University.
Eric Zheng
President at AmCham ShanghaiEric Zheng became the President of AmCham Shanghai in 2022. He has been involved in the Chamber for over 15 years as a member, committee leader, Board member, Board treasurer, Board secretary, and Board vice chair, and Board chair (2018 and 2019).
Eric brings a unique combination of private and public sector experiences to the presidency. He worked in management consulting with PwC in the U.S. and later served for the U.S. Department of Commerce as the principal commercial officer at the U.S. Consulate in Guangzhou. Eric had a long career with AIG in Greater China and held a series of positions that culminated in his service as CEO of AIG China. He then chaired the board of Heng An Standard Life Insurance Company.
In volunteer roles, Eric serves as the Greater China regional chair of the Committee of 100 and as a board director of Shanghai Make-A-Wish Charity Foundation. The Shanghai municipal government has granted Eric its Magnolia Gold Award in recognition of his significant contributions to the city. He holds a bachelor’s degree from Fudan University and an MBA from Georgetown University.
Sharon Yang
CHRO at SPD Silicon Valley BankSharon Yang is the Chief Human Resources Officer of SPD Silicon Valley Bank (SSVB). SSVB is the first technical bank in China focusing on supporting innovation companies. The past 20 plus years of Sharon’s work experience includes a number of HR roles spanning across a variety of industries and locations, including Banking, Real Estate Consulting, Renewable Energy and Engineering industries. Sharon is the founding member of VHR, and career mentor of SAIF FMBA and SUFE IMBA programs.
Lillian LV
Market HR Lead, Mainland China and Hongkong at GoogleLillian is Market HR Lead for Mainland China and Hongkong for Google. She’s had extensive experience on working with the engineering and cross functional teams in Google in the past 9 years and expertise in organization culture, team effectiveness, and coaching for career development. She held an executive MBA degree from Hongkong University and before Google she was with Microsoft in different functions. In spare time, Lillian is a professional coach(ICF PCC) and has had extensive coaching experience across different industries.
Wenfang Chen
Founder & Principal Coach & Consultant of The Watercourse Management ConsultingWenfang Chen is the Founder & Principal Coach & Consultant, The Watercourse Management Consulting (previously known as New Age Leaders). She is the 1st Chinese Woman Chair of Vistage CEO Peer Advisory Board and 1st Certified True Purpose® Coach and Facilitator in Asia for individuals, groups and organization.
Passionate, creative and focused, Wenfang has been well-received for the past 20 years on total leadership solution to liberate the potential of human capital in organizations. Since 2013, she has led CEO Peer Advisory Board to transform business founders from profit driven to purpose driven. Her effectiveness springs from her decades of professional work in banking and financial transactions as well as her spirit of entrepreneurship.
Being a long-time meditator, Wenfang nurtured her competencies to awakens the power of source in each organization. She supports entrepreneurs to be saint-inside-and-emperor-outside, and tackle social challenges with win-win values for organization and whole ecological system. Bridged the East and West cultures, she has successfully implemented a global business vision.
Wenfang's previous roles include Chairman and General Manager of Citigroup Management Consulting and Director of Financial Service Development World Bank Group International Finance Corporation (IFC) for the China Project Development Facility
Wenfang Chen holds MBA Cranfield School of Management, UK and Bachelor of Science Fudan University School of Life Science.
Caroline Zhou
Principal at IECL ChinaCaroline Zhou is a visionary leader who introduced IECL into China in 2012 and has been instrumental in building up IECL China as a premium executive coaching service provider in China and APAC region.
Caroline has over 20 years working experience in executive coaching, management consulting, B-school marketing and telecommunication marketing functions. Her experience covers a number of areas of leadership development, including coaching, mentoring and lecturing to corporate clients and Hong Kong University.
Caroline has a firm belief in building fearless organization and has worked with Prof. Amy Edmondson to lead IECL China to cope with the COVID uncertainties since 2020.
Caroline’s career history includes: Principal of IECL China and China Director of Tardis Group Australia, Senior Consultant with Salzer Consulting in Sydney and various roles with CKGSB, CEIBS and Alcatel in Shanghai, China.
Caroline holds MBA degree from Melbourne Business School, Australia and M.A from Shanghai International Studies University.
Tina Jiang
VP, Head of HR APAC at GAETina Jiang is a visionary leader with natural innate curiosity to find new and better ways to add value. Tina has more than 30-year experience as a senior HR Executive in both Chinese and Multi-national Companies. During her tenure in the corporates, she has instituted several big innovative people development programs, most of which were “the first time” for the companies and are still entrenched there. She ever received the “Best HR Manager of Greater China Award”, rewarded by “World Management Review”.
Tina has extensive international experience, having worked in 9 cities of 4 countries: China, US, Singapore, and New Zealand in several large organization sites of various industries e.g., Financial Security, Real Estate, Hospitality and China State-Owned Company.
Tina is a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) certified by the International Coach Federation (ICF). She is also a key faculty member of Erickson College International, a worldwide provider of Solution Focused human development programs and ICF accredited (ICF- ACTP) coach training programs. She has trained >500 professional coaches. She has been coaching Executive level leaders from more than 20 countries through her international career journey. She brings a holistic and systemic perspective to her role as a coach, facilitator, trainer and mentor, and is fluent in 1-1, small and large group processes. She also conducts pro bono coaching for young talents and university students.
Tina has a BE in Nanjing University of Science & Technology, China and a MC with Honors from the University of Auckland, New Zealand majoring in Management and Employment Relations.
Lilly Liang
VP of Human Resources Greater China at NikeLilly is the Vice President of HR Greater China at Nike. Lilly joined Nike HR in 2015, she held two Vice President positions in Singapore and US prior to her current post.
Lilly possesses 15+ years of HR experience primarily in Consumer Goods and IT industries. She worked in various HR roles with an emphasis on Merge and Acquisition, Organizational Design, Talent Management, and HR Business Partnership.
Lilly graduated from Shanghai Medical University.
Carol Liu
VP, Human Resources, GC&K at Coca-Cola
Curtis Baker
Regional Inclusion & Diversity and Employee Experience Lead, Asia-Pacific at DowCurtis Baker is the Asia Pacific Regional Inclusion & Diversity (I&D) and Employee Experience (EX) leader. In this combined role, Curtis is responsible for driving and implementing the Inclusion & Diversity + Employee Experience strategy and providing expertise, consultation and support to business, functional, and ERG leaders and EX change champions in the region. Collaborating with the businesses and functions on inclusion and employee experience interventions that lead to measurable results and long-term culture change, he also manages relationship support for I&D + EX partnerships and represent Dow externally consistent with the region’s outreach and thought leadership initiatives.
Curtis obtained a B.A. in Public Relations from Murray State University, KY. After a 7-year career in the music industry in Nashville, TN, he relocated to Orlando, FL shifting careers to private education through the admissions teams and international student programs. In 2013, ready for a new adventure, Curtis relocated to China to work with The Walt Disney Company China within the HR Talent Acquisition team.
His diversity and inclusion journey started as Curtis was the founder of the DisneyPRIDE Greater China (LGBTQ+ ERG) at both The Walt Disney Company Greater China and at Shanghai Disneyland Resort while also an active member of the Diversity & Inclusion Team for North Asia. This was the first ERG for Disney in the Asia Pacific region. He later moved to Shanghai Disney Resort as the Diversity & Inclusion lead prior to joining Dow.
Curtis previously served on the ShanghaiPRIDE Executive Leadership team for three years helping to launch the first Out & Equal Roundtable in China in 2018 and continues to serve on the Out & Equal China Business Council. He holds a Diversity and Inclusion for HR certification from Cornell University. Curtis has been living in China for the past 9 years and finds the Asia Pacific region his new home.
Damien Schrobiltgen
Vice President, Human Resources at GoodyearDamien Schrobiltgen is the Vice President of Human Resources for Goodyear Asia Pacific, since March 2019 based in Shanghai. In this role, Damien works in close partnership with the Asia Pacific President and the Leadership Team, supports the business growth and transformation across the Region. Damien also partners with leaders at various levels within the organization to coach, support and provide guidance on organizational structure, as well as implement global/regional HR programs. This will include strategies for Change Management, Staffing, Talent Management, Performance Management and leading the implementation of Human Resource Best Practices.
Damien began his career with Goodyear as a Human Resources Trainee in the Innovation Center in Luxembourg back in 2007. Over the last 15 years, Damien has held progressive positions in HR including Talent Acquisition, HR Business Partner for various functions like Global Operations, Innovation Center, Procurement, Finance, Sales & Marketing. Prior to his current role, he was the Human Resources Director responsible for Sales & Marketing in Goodyear across Europe based in the Europe, Middle East and Africa Headquarter in Brussels (Belgium). Before that, Damien had a chance to have an assignment of 4-years in Goodyear Global Headquarter in Akron (USA) as the HR Director for Global Operations (Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Procurement, PMO).
Damien has been recognized as “Young HR Talent of The Year - 2011” by HR One, the Human Resources Community of Luxembourg. He has also been recognized as the “2018 Outstanding EMEA Leader” during the Goodyear EMEA Annual Leadership event.
A native of Arlon (Belgium), Damien is married to Aurore and has two children, Arthur and Avril. He earned a Master in Business Engineering from the HEC-ULG Management School of Liege (Belgium) with a major in Human Resources Management. He spent the last semester of his degree studying in Tennessee (USA).
Cally Wu
HRVP, Corporate Asia Pacific at EatonCally Wu is HRVP, Corporate Asia Pacific of Eaton since May 2018. In her role, Wu comprehensively leads the HR functions of COE, service, TA in the region, as well as HRBP of Corp.
Cally and her team are responsible for designing and deploying HR-related strategic plans and programs in the region. Providing leadership development and learning platforms, optimizing comprehensive incentive programs, promoting employee
relations, cultivating I&D culture, as well as attracting and selecting enterprise talent to meet the development needs of both individual and company’s growth; Cally and her team also provide a full range of customized and centralized HR
services for the entire APAC region, and advocate the modern
management model and concept of digital HR. Employer branding and corporate communications are also important functions for Cally Wu.
Previously, she served as HR Director in Electronics Division.
Wu started her career in Eaton since 2005. In the past few years, she has held several senior-level leadership positions with increasing responsibility across different businesses, such as
Hydraulic Group, Vehicle Group, Electrical Sector etc.
Prior to joining Eaton, Wu was HRM in BP Corporation. Wu holds an MBA from University of Canberra in Australia.
Edgar Xie
Founder & CEO of ARCH TEXTILESMr. Xie Fujun is the founder and CEO of Arch Textiles, an sustainable textile innovation company. He has over 14 years of experience in the industry and expertise in the strategic and policy development of global marketing and production processes in the field of sustainable textiles, which is also the lifeline for businesses to operate effectively and succeed in the global market.
Gina Yue
Head of HR, Hotel Operations, Greater China at IHGGina Yue is the Head of HR Operations, Greater China for InterContinental Hotels Group. Gina has more than 15 years of HR experience including 5+ years of HR consulting and 10+ years of HR roles in the corporate. Her expertise covers Learning, Talent, Organization effectiveness, and HR business partnering. Gina holds a master’s degree of Business Administration. Gina worked and lived in both China and United States.
Whitney Zhang
HRVP, China & Asia Pacific at McCormickWhitney graduated from the University of Shanghai for Science and Technology with Bachelor's degree in Science in Shanghai, China, and obtained a master's degree in Human Resources from Jon Huntsman Business School of Utah State University in Utah State, United States.
Whitney is a seasoned HR professional, she has over 27 years of Human Resources management experience in China and the Asia Pacific with NMCs like Motorola, Standard Chartered Bank, Owens Corning, Sulzer, Danaher, Eaton, etc.
While Whitney is an HR leader with strong business partnering experience, she is also specialized in Compensation & Benefits, Organization Development, Talent Acquisition, and Employee/Industrial Relations. Also, she is strong with business & HR strategy, merge & acquisition, and has successfully led and closed the deals in multiple countries. She has a track record to deal with union relations/strikes in various countries.
Whitney is certified with Strengthfinder, MBTI, Insights, and Hogan assessments. She is also an experienced coach.