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Sharon Yang
Chair of Human Resources Committee at AmCham ShanghaiSharon Yang is the Chair of AmCham Shanghai's Human Resources Committee. In her daily job, she is the COO at Silicon Valley Bank Asia. 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
Vice Chair of Human Resources Committee at AmCham ShanghaiLillian 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.
Dr. Dan Wang
Chief Economist at Hang Seng Bank ChinaMs. Dan Wang is currently the Chief Economist of Hang Seng Bank (China), responsible for China-related research, macro forecast, Sino-US relation, and geopolitical risk analysis.
Dan previously worked for the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) where she spent 5 years as China Chief Analyst, leading forecast and research. Prior to that, she was a postdoc fellow in the Chinese Academy of Sciences as an economist, specializing in agriculture. Dan holds a Ph.D. in economics from the University of Washington, with a focus on environment and econometrics.
Zak Dychtwald
Founder and CEO of Young China GroupZak Dychtwald is a strategic advisor, with expertise in global cooperation, the emerging East and West youth mindset, and the interactions of rising China and the world. He is the Founder and CEO of Young China Group, a think tank and consultancy which works to deepen understanding of the effects of the evolving identity of China’s young generation on the marketplace, workplace, and international politics.
Zak is also the author of the critically acclaimed Young China: How the Restless Generation Will Change Their Country and the World, which explores how the country’s young generation, born after 1990, feels about everything, from money and sex, to their government. In 2022, Zak was named an Asia 21 Young Leaders Fellow. He has been invited to speak at Harvard University, The Wall Street Journal's CEO Council Summit, Google’s Next Billion Users Initiative and the Aspen Ideas Festival, among others.
Patrick Gong
Principal at Mercer ChinaPatrick Gong is a principal at Mercer China with over 16 years of experience in consulting industry.
Patrick has participated and led over 100 consulting projects, covering but not limited to job analysis & evaluation, grading system, compensation assessment and pay structure, workforce effectiveness, workforce forecast modelling, sales incentives, long-term incentives, change management, global & domestic transfer policy, M&A & global talent management strategy etc. Clientele includes multi-national corporations, state-owned enterprises, privately-owned enterprises and joint-ventures in China.
Patrick’s consulting experience has extended to a variety of industries, including automotive, FMCG, retail, luxury goods, pharmaceutical and life science, chemical, professional services, internet etc. Leading clients include Ford, CATL, Tesla, SAIC, Chang’an Group, J&J, BMW, Coco-cola, Accor, Yanfeng, Bosch China, Dongfeng, Starbucks and Disney etc.
Awarded as the “best-mentor” by Mercer Learning, Patrick has been successfully delivered public training course to over 20,000 audience in terms of job grading, compensation planning and rewards systems. He is also the host and key-note speaker for multiple China-and-regional-level conferences.
Before joining Mercer, Patrick has been working for a management consulting firm specialized in providing vertical solutions to corporate strategies, market entry and establish SOP.
Patrick graduated from Tongji University with degree in Business management and is proficient in English. He is also a certified Global Remuneration Professional (GRP) by WorldatWork (WAW).
Kevin Wei Wang
Senior Partner at McKinseyKevin is a Senior Partner of McKinsey, based in our Greater China Office. He is the leader of McKinsey’s Digital Practice in Asia, and the Global co-Leader of McKinsey’s Ecommerce Special Initiative. Kevin primarily focuses on helping leading consumer-facing companies, as well as internet and technology leaders, develop competitive strategies and innovative operating models, enabled by digital technology.
Kevin is the author of a new report on the future of digital innovation in China. He leads McKinsey’s annual research into digital consumer behavior in China, and is the co-author of the McKinsey Global Institute’s landmark study of China’s digital economy. Kevin publishes regularly on technology topics in leading English and Chinese-language publications.
Kevin earned an MBA with distinction from INSEAD, and a B.E. in Communication Engineering from Shanghai Jiao Tong University.
Cici Li
VP Human Resources at Shanghai Disney ResortCici Li joined Shanghai Disney Resort in March 2018 as Vice President, Human Resources. In this role, she provides the strategic Human Resources leadership to further resort’s business priorities and deliver on the vision of Disney Parks. Cici is also responsible for the planning, integration, and implementation of all human resources strategies to enable the business and the development of Shanghai Disney Resort. She supports all leaders across the organization to continue to develop a culture of Disney leadership in China.
Cici joined Shanghai Disney Resort from Intel, where she most recently served as GM, Intel China Online Sales Group, and she successfully expanded the business by accelerating their B2B online platform development and leveraging the latest internet technologies in Mobile app, social tools and AI-based Chatbot. Prior to sales, Cici led over 20 year career in Australia, China and the United States in variety of human resources roles including Executive Search, Recruitment, Leadership Development and overall HR leadership roles. Cici was executive sponsor for Intel China Board of Diversity and Inclusion.
Cici holds a Master of Commerce from the University of Sydney. She is also a certified Hudson coach.
Elaine Hong
HR VP and Board Member at Ford ChinaMs. Elaine Hong is Ford China HR VP and Ford China Board Member. She oversees HR strategy and operation of Ford Motor China, and she has rich experience of human resources in the automotive, auto finance, and chemical industries. She contributes to the business development by leading a strong HR team providing comprehensive solutions of organization development, talent acquisition, performance management, talent development, compensation and benefits, employee relations, HR technology and share service center, etc.
Ms. Hong joined Ford in January 2010. Prior to that, she worked for General Motors Asia Pacific Headquarters, Rohm and Haas China R&D Center.
Ms. Hong holds a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree in English and American literature from Fudan University in Shanghai. During postgraduate study in Fudan, she was invited for culture exchange study in Lund University, Sweden.
Aiken Yuen
Senior Advisor and former Chief People Officer at Yum ChinaAiken Yuen has been with Yum China for 15 years since 2008, currently serving as a Senior Advisor. He was formerly Chief People Officer of Yum China responsible for people strategy, culture building and organization transformation for the Company with over 400,000 employees in 1,900 cities.
Mr. Yuen has been engaged in training & development, organizational development and human resource technology for 30 years since 1990s. Prior to joining Yum China in 2008, he served in senior HR management positions at American International Group (AIG) in Hong Kong from 1998 to 2009. His last position at AIG was Vice President, Human Resources of AIA, AIG’s life insurance business unit for South East Asia. He was responsible for overall human resources strategy formulation and execution for AIA’s Head Office in Hong Kong and its operations in six Asian countries. He has also worked in other financial institutions such as HSBC and Standard Chartered Bank in a regional training &development capacity.
Aiken is also a certified executive coach and qualified administrator of psychometrics such as Hogan, DiSC and MBTI.
Roman Matla
Director, APAC Diversity, Equity and Inclusion of GoogleRoman Matla is Director, APAC Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at Google. Roman’s professional career spans over 24 years in a variety of Technology, Human Capital and Business Analysis leadership roles within the investment banking, mining and resources and technology industries across North America and the Asia Pacific region.
In August 2020, Roman joined Google as APAC Director of Diversity and Employee Engagement based in Singapore. In this role, Roman and his team are responsible for delivering a globally aligned yet regionally tailored DEI strategy and set of initiatives that support Google’s business opportunities around the region.
Michelle Liang
Sr. Director, Regional HR Partners APAC of TE ConnectivityMichelle has been partnering with senior executives from China, Asia Pacific and global for different B2B and B2C industrials over the last 20+ years. With her profound experiences in sales, marketing and HR, she witnessed the expanding scales and responsibilities falling on HR professionals over her roles as country HR leader and Business HR partner. She has been exploring how to have HR work closer and more effectively with business and to enable HR as a sustainable part of business growth; and being a PCC (Professional Certified Coach), Michelle also provides continuous efforts in executive coaching to leaders from China and Asia Pacific countries, from which she learns the pain points from businesses leaders and also demonstrates new values that leaders and HR can play in influencing people. Joining TE Connectivity in 2018, Michelle together with her team of more than 100 HR professionals has successfully participated, designed and deployed the HR digitalization and transformation.
Curtis Baker
Head of Inclusion, Diversity & Equity and Employee Experience, Asia Pacific at DowCurtis Baker is the Head of Inclusion, Diversity & Equity and Employee Experience, Asia Pacific . 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.
Ellen Wu
HR Director, Asia Research & Development of MicrosoftEllen has more than twenty five years of extensive human resources experience with proven track records in the areas of strategic business & people priority planning, leadership effectiveness and development, learning strategy, development framework, change management and organization development, talent development and executive and coaching, employee engagement and retention both at strategic and operational levels.
She is a certified executive coach since 2011 with the accredited program with International Coach Federation (ICF) and also certified with psychometrics & diagnostic tools such as Hogan, MBTI, EQi 2.0, Leadership Potential by Korn Ferry. Ellen is passionate in building the culture of diversity and inclusion, and has invested her personal time in the past few years on female talents growth and career coaching.
In Ellen’s current role as HR Director of Asia Research & Development at Microsoft, she is responsible of driving strategic clarity and alignment through partnership and consultation with business leaders to deliver value and impact from people and organization perspectives.
Prior to Microsoft, Ellen was the Sr. Director of Leadership & Talent Management at AIA Insurance Co. China orchestrating the company’s long term learning strategy with holistic development framework to enable business to achieve growth aspiration plan in China. Before that, Ellen has held various senior HR leadership positions at Standard Chartered Bank both in China and Singapore for seven years with client facing and center of excellence roles looking after learning for global functions, learning for ASEAN region and also overall HR management for Retail Banking Business in China.
Between 2006-2012, Ellen was with Microsoft both in Taiwan and Greater China Region as the subsidiary HR lead for Taiwan and the People and Organization Capability Consultant in the region. Before that, she has diverse cross-cultural and industry experience travelling around in Asia, America and Europe in other multinational companies headquartered in US, Switzerland, Taiwan including airline services, tele-communication, high technology both hardware and software, distribution, sales & marketing and services with various roles in business planning and support, project management, Human Resources management.
Steven Sheng
Human Capital Director of PwC China and Hong KongMr. Steven Sheng is a certified human resource professional by the Singapore Human Resource Institute (SHRI), advisor of the KEDGE Business Schools, founding member of VHR. He has nearly 30 years human resource management experience in IT, Finance, Hi-tech and Consulting industries in China. Prior to PwC, he worked in multinational companies like Citibank, Scala and GE. In his recent over 18 years career in PwC, he has been focusing on HR transformation, business process outsourcing, HR shared services, information technology innovation, labour regulation compliance and building employer brand.
Violet Wu
Sr. HR Director of H.B. FullerViolet Wu is the Senior HR Director at H.B. Fuller – a pure play global leader in adhesives, sealants and other specialty chemical products with a long history of more than 130 years, headquartered in Minnesota, U.S.A. Based in Shanghai, Violet provides global HR strategic leadership for one of the company’s three global strategic business unit supported by her diverse team member across the global.
Violet has over 20 years extensive HR experience in multinational companies and works closely with global executives on a day-to-day basis. She led through many projects including merger & acquisition, change management, culture transformation, organization design and restructuring, and etc.
She is a certified Global Professional in Human Resources (GPHR) by SHRM, and a certified Canada Professional in Human Resources (CPHR).
James Macdonald
Head of Research China at SavillsJames Macdonald was appointed as Head of Savills Research, China in 2007. He has the overall responsibility to ensure the successful delivery of research across mainland China, advise key clients and stakeholders of the latest market trends and future business opportunities as well as expand the adoption of technology systems and develop thought leadership.
Savills China Research Department is the backbone of Savills’ operations in China. By compiling much needed knowledge and support for our agency departments, Savills Research provides the leading edge needed in China’s increasingly competitive real estate market.
On an ongoing basis, we monitor a multitude of aspects within the various sectors of the property market—office, retail, residential, investment and hospitality. By compiling premium quality data, we enable ourselves and our clients to gain useful insights into China’s market dynamics.
Todd Pilgreen
Managing Director of GenslerAs Co-Managing Director for the Gensler’s Shanghai Office, Todd leads a diverse practice of design professionals focused on driving design excellence across our portfolio footprint in China.
He is a passionate advocate for leveraging research and collaboration to spur entrepreneurial and creative thinking that builds trust with his team and clients alike. Todd has more than 27 years of experience and has directed the design and execution of projects in global markets with award-winning mixed-use and entertainment-based portfolio. Prior to Gensler, Todd acted as one of the design leaders for MOMA PS1 in New York, Kerry Center in Shenyang, and City of Dreams in Macau.
At Gensler Todd was instrumental in growing the Mixed Use and Retail Center practice for Greater China, with projects like Fosun Taicang Retail Street, China Merchants Group Zhanjiang Development , and Shanghai’s heritage Wujiang Road Repositioning. He is a licensed Architect in the State of California, an Executive Committee member of the American Institute of Architects Shanghai Chapter, Shanghai Advisory Committee for Urban Land Institute, and a LEED AP BD+C
Hopkins Chen
People AI Expert, General Manager at HRTPS• MBA Fuqua Business School of Duke University, USA
• Global Professional HR (GPHR)HR Certification
Institute (HRCI), USA
• Senior Certified Professional(SCP) by Society of HR Management (SHRM), USA
• Project Management Professional (PMP) from Project Management Institute (PMI), USA
• Ex CHO of Sea Ltd. (NYSE:SE), the biggest Internet company in Southeast Asia, headquartered
in Singapore
• Keynote Speaker on "People AI" at the 2021 World Artificial Intelligence Conference where he shared for the first time the trend and development of People AI
Phil Jinglun Guo
Lead Visual Strategist at Deloitte Consulting；Global Board of Directors at IFVPPhil is an innovation specialist in the consulting industry, bringing creative approaches to human-centered design with nearly 15 years of consulting experience.
He is the pioneer of Deloitte’s “visual practice”. His approach is rooted in “human”, blended with multidisciplinary studies in anthropology, psychology, human factors, gamification, visual arts and interactive media on complex organization and innovation topics.
Phil serves as a Global Board of Directors of International Forum of Visual Practitioners, and is one
of the 50 authors of the encyclopedia “The World of Visual Facilitation” and the only selected practitioner from China. Phil is passionate about travel photography and art creation, with cross-cultural working experience in China, the US, South East Asia, the Middle East, and Africa.
George Yan
Founder & CEO of Shanghai Clobotics TechnologyGeorge Yan stands as a beacon of visionary leadership, spearheading Clobotics, a global trailblazer in intelligent computer vision solutions for the wind power and retail industries. With dual headquarters in Seattle (USA) and Shanghai (China), Clobotics boasts strategic global offices in Esbjerg (Denmark), Sao Paulo (Brazil), and a sales hub in Singapore. George Yan's illustrious journey spans from his transformative years at Microsoft to his groundbreaking endeavors as the Founder and CEO of Clobotics.
Clobotics: Transforming Industries with Innovation:
Guided by George's strategic brilliance, Clobotics seamlessly merges hardware, software, and emerging technologies such as AI, machine learning, and data analytics. The result? Revolutionized automation of labor-intensive processes in wind energy and retail. This convergence drives operational efficiency, fosters data-driven decision-making, and enhances revenue streams.
Microsoft's Architect of Success: George's stellar trajectory began at Microsoft, where his pioneering spirit shaped diverse realms. As Vice President & General Manager of Marketing and Operations (M&O) in Microsoft Greater China, George orchestrated double-digit growth, anchored by robust product strategies, marketing brilliance, and operational excellence. His legacy includes navigating Microsoft's groundbreaking foray into China's Cloud business, reshaping the industry's landscape, with his leadership experience in global high-tech industry, from USA to China.
A Journey of Excellence: From his early days at Goldman Sachs and McKinsey & Company in the USA, George Yan's journey culminated in a master’s degree in financial engineering from Columbia University and ownership of a significant US patent. His career, marked by innovative fervor, continues to shape industries, and carve a legacy.
George Yan's presence at AmCham Shanghai HR conference offers a unique opportunity to engage with a visionary leader who has consistently redefined industries, harnessed cutting-edge technologies, and driven unparalleled growth. His story epitomizes the future of innovation, efficiency, and transformative progress.
Caroline Zhou
China Partner at NOA COACHCaroline Zhou is a visionary leader in the executive coaching field and has been instrumental in building up ISLC (formerly IECL) as a premium executive coaching and strategy service provider in China and APAC region.
In 2023, ISLC partners exclusively with NOA Coach to promote AI powered coaching platform, designed for 24*7 use to increase happiness, wellbeing and productivity, at work and in life.
Caroline has over 25 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 through psychological safely.
Caroline holds MBA degree from Melbourne Business School, Australia and M.A from Shanghai International Studies University.