Ian Driscoll is the Communications and Publications Director at the American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai (AmCham Shanghai). Previously, Ian worked as a freelance journalist and as a reporter at Reuters in New York. His writing appeared in the Financial Times, Asia Money and several other newspapers and magazines. Born in Singapore, Ian has worked in Beijing, Hong Kong, London, New York and Sydney. His background includes a master’s degree in international affairs with a concentration in East Asian studies.

Mark Gilbraith leads PwC Consulting’s consumer health and technology business unit across China and Hong Kong. He has been based in Shanghai for 14 years and enjoys working with both MNC and domestic companies in solving their problems as they address the challenges and opportunities in the market. Prior to China, Mark was based in Sydney after coming across from America. He has experience across retail, consumer products, pharmaceuticals and entertainment.

Manoj Mehta is chief executive officer at naked Group. The group includes naked Retreats, which has expanded to naked Castle, naked Water (Suzhou), naked Forest (Nanjing) and the forthcoming naked Creek (Hanzhong).

In 2015, naked Group entered the co-working market and opened the first naked Hub in Shanghai. Within two years, naked Hub successfully completed 2 rounds of funding and expanded to 50 locations across China, Vietnam, UK and Australia. In April 2018, naked Hub and the global co-working powerhouse WeWork announced their plans to join forces.

Prior to naked Group, Manoj worked for Goodyear and Ford Motor Company. He has also served a as an independent board director of Triangle Tyre Group, one of China’s largest tire manufacturers. Manoj is an active member of the American Chamber of Commerce and serves on the Advisory panel of the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU). He is also President of the Shanghai Cricket Club.

Lorenzo Bali lives and work in Suzhou since 2015 and has begun working in China in 2003 after experiences in Europe and USA.He is the Deputy General Manager of Pelliconi Suzhou, a leader company for the manufacturing of closures for the beverage industry. He has started the company from a “white paper” in 2015. Before working for Pelliconi he has achieved a wide experience in company management through experiences as consultant with his own firm Ellebi, marketing manager at Betamotor, export manager at Ugolini Design and seles & marketing manager at Compagnucci SPA.

He has earned a bachelor’s degree in Automobile engineering in Bolton UK.

Lorenzo is an outdoor sport and motorsport enthusiast.