Registration and Networking
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Oliver Pearce
  • Oliver Pearce (Director of FGS Global)

    Oliver Pearce

    Director of FGS Global

    Oliver is a director at FGS Global, one of the leading advisors of strategic communications including corporate reputation, crisis management and government affairs. Based in China since 2009, he has worked for news media, agencies and in-house, and has experience across multiple marketing and communications functions. He is a passionate believer in the power of storytelling to influence stakeholders and deliver real business outcomes. At the same time, he is committed to nurturing and inspiring communications and marketing professionals to open their eyes to the world around them so that our industry can create more meaningful conversations. A volunteer at AmCham Shanghai since 2019, he is very proud to serve as Chair of the Marketing & Media Committee.

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Keynote Speech — Meaningful consumption and its implications for the Chinese consumer economy
Andrea Fenn
  • Andrea Fenn (Co-CEO of Adiacent China)

    Andrea Fenn

    Co-CEO of Adiacent China

    Andrea is an award-winning digital strategist and the Co-CEO of Adiacent China, a technology marketing company in Shanghai. Adiacent is part of VAR Group, an Italian-listed digital transformation company with over 2bn EUR in revenue.

    He has lived 15 years in China, whose majority he spent working with the country’s evolving digital landscape. Prior to Adiacent, he was a founding member of the APAC social media team at Ogilvy, a researcher of Chinese social media at Leiden University, and a journalist for CNN and China Daily.

    A regular member of the Campaign Asia Digital A-List, he speaks at public events, business schools and management trainings globally. He is an Effie Asia jury member and content consultant and trainer at the Alibaba Global Ecommerce Talent program among others.

    Andrea was born in Prato, Italy is an Italian-British dual-national, and is fluent in written and spoken Mandarin Chinese.

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Panel 1 — How and where to reach Chinese consumers in the new era
Echo Gong•Yaling Jiang•Mu Chen
  • Echo Gong (Head of Greater China Advisory at Coresight Research)

    Echo Gong

    Head of Greater China Advisory at Coresight Research

    Echo Gong is the Head of Greater China Advisory at Coresight Research. She specializes in China Market Entry and China retail and consumer trends. She has close to 15 years of experience in the retail, retail tech, and consumer product sector, including New Retail, Livestreaming, and E-Commerce. 

    Echo holds a BSc in Economics from the London School of Economics as well as an online certification program in Business Analytics from the Wharton School.

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  • Yaling Jiang (Founder of Following the Yuan)

    Yaling Jiang

    Founder of Following the Yuan

    Yaling Jiang is the founder of Following the Yuan, which focuses on Chinese consumer insights. Yaling has lived and worked in the UK, the US, and Italy, and was previously a journalist covering Chinese consumer and tech trends for the SCMP and Sixth Tone, among others. Her work has appeared in CNN, Fast Company China, Barron's Penta, MarketWatch, Vogue Business, Glossy, Monocle, Sixth Tone, SupChina, and Neocha. Yaling now leverages her expertise to assist businesses in finding their niche among Chinese consumers.

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  • Mu Chen (Founder & Chairman of Big One Lab)

    Mu Chen

    Founder & Chairman of Big One Lab

    Chen Mu is the Chairman of BigOne Lab, Co-editor of Baiguan News, and Director of Canopy. He is also a guest lecturer at the Tsinghua University PBC School of Finance and a specially appointed expert of Beijing City. He graduated from the University of Virginia.

    BigOne Lab is dedicated to developing data products for corporate clients and global institutional investors. It has received over 100 million yuan in investments from  Shanghai International, ZhenFund, CGC, and S&P. BigOne Lab serves hundreds of global investment institutions, consumer brands, and new economy companies, including Sequoia Capital, JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs, Yum China, L'Oreal Paris, Zippos, Didi, Meituan, Genki Forest, and Luckin Coffee.

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Coffee break
Sharing Session — Market challenge solutions and case studies
Chris Baker
  • Chris Baker (Founder of Totem Media)

    Chris Baker

    Founder of Totem Media

    As the founder of Totem Media, Chris is an experienced consultant and speaker in the worlds of brand strategy, digital transformation and marketing innovation. Over 20+ years Chris has helped some of the world's top brands achieve meaningful breakthroughs in China and around Asia, with particular experience in DTC, AI (bots) and Web 3.0 (AR/VR/XR). Totem provides clients and audiences with glimpses into the future, and offers tangible actions to help brands stay a step (or two) ahead.

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Panel 2 — Why Big and Small Brands Are Still Winning in China
Jenny Chan•Jillian Liu•Tegan Shi•Carol Zhou•Mika Shen
  • Jenny Chan (China Editor at WARC)

    Jenny Chan

    China Editor at WARC
  • Jillian Liu (Founder and Operations Director of BRUTO)

    Jillian Liu

    Founder and Operations Director of BRUTO
  • Tegan Shi (Regional Head of China Region at Loop)

    Tegan Shi

    Regional Head of China Region at Loop
  • Carol Zhou (SVP, China Business Innovation & Investment at Shiseido)

    Carol Zhou

    SVP, China Business Innovation & Investment at Shiseido
  • Mika Shen (Co-founder of FIU Gallery and Groundle Lifestyle)

    Mika Shen

    Co-founder of FIU Gallery and Groundle Lifestyle
Creative Showcase
Neil Nand•Jason Holland
  • Neil Nand (Director of Creative Technology at Ogilvy Shanghai)

    Neil Nand

    Director of Creative Technology at Ogilvy Shanghai

    Neil is currently the Director of Creative Technology for Ogilvy Shanghai. In this role, he is responsible for delivering innovative, tech-infused business solutions and supporting industry-leading brands across a wide range of sectors including automotive, technology, luxury, FMCG, and sports with their digital transformation efforts. Prior to coming to Shanghai in 2015, Neil worked in Hong Kong, London, and Melbourne, servicing international clients including The Coca-Cola Company, Nike, NBA, Mercedes-Benz, Ford, and Lincoln Motors.

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  • Jason Holland (Co-founder/Architect of STUDIO DOHO)

    Jason Holland

    Co-founder/Architect of STUDIO DOHO

    Jason is a US-licensed architect and has been working in China since 2010. In 2015 he co-founded STUDIO DOHO, which specializes in brand experience design for retail, hospitality and office projects. Clients include international brands such as Zippo, Coca-Cola, Budweiser, George and Lotus Bakeries, as well as local Chinese brands such as Hisense, Suning and Zhou Hei Ya.

    Prior to co-founding DOHO he served as Design Manager for Nike's Greater China Heaquarters in Shanghai. He is currently pursuing an MBA at Imperial College London Business School with a specialization in Strategy and will graduate in Dec. 2023.

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Wrap Up and End
Drinks and Networking