Xiaoyan Zhang is a Counsel of Mayer Brown JSM's IP & TMT group. Ms. Zhang has over 15 years of
combined legal and high-tech industrial experience. Her legal practice focuses on cybersecurity and
privacy, technology transfer and outsourcing, and IP enforcement. Prior to law, Ms. Zhang was a
Certified Information Security Systems Professional (CISSP), computer security engineer/ethical hacker
in several businesses in the US including HSBC (USA), the New York Stock Exchange, and CA
Technologies. She is a Certified Information Privacy Professional/United States (CIPP/US) and a Certified
Information Privacy Professional/Europe (CIPP/E) recognized by the International Association of Privacy
Professionals (IAPP). Ms. Zhang earned her JD (cum laude) from Georgetown University Law Center and
also holds a master’s degree in Computer Science where she was published on a semantic search engine
algorithm. Ms. Zhang is a frequent speaker and author on US-China cybersecurity and privacy issues. She
has presented before Euromoney, the Licensing Executives Society International (LESI), American
Chamber of Commerce (Shanghai), European Union Chamber of Commerce in China, Hong Kong
International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC), Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks, China Technology
Exchange, Thomson Reuters Legal, and elsewhere. She has been published by The Recorder, New York
Law Journal, Lexology, Computer Law and Security Review, China Law and Practice, Inside Counsel, and
Hong Kong Lawyer, and interviewed by Politico and Bloomberg BNA on cybersecurity, privacy, and
cybercrime related issues. She has been selected as an "LMG Rising Star" by the Experts Guide (2015 and
2016).

Carly Ramsey is an associate director in Control Risks, a global risk consultancy specializing in political, integrity and security risk. Based in Shanghai, Carly advises companies operating in China how to successfully manage the commercial and operational challenges brought on by political and regulatory risk. Prior to joining Control Risks, Carly was with APCO Worldwide, where she provided corporate advisory, government relations, and corporate communications strategy to multinationals, trade associations, and governments. She has a master’s degree in foreign policy and international security from Georgetown University and a bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of Western Ontario.

Ben Wootliff is a Partner in Control Risks’ Hong Kong office. In this role he is responsible for all client relationships in Hong Kong and oversees a range of investigative, political risk analysis and crisis management projects.
Prior to this, Ben managed corporate investigations teams in Europe and Asia, including managing the corporate investigations business in Greater China and North Asia. Ben has carried out more than 200 investigative due diligence, litigation support, fraud and investor intelligence assignments in Asia, Europe and Latin America.
Recent projects supervised by Ben include:
• Conducted FCPA due diligence for a global private equity firm, advising on its first major acquisition in China and the associated reputational and legal risks.
• Completed a corruption investigation for a European professional consulting firm into allegations of malfeasance by its senior China management team.
• Advised a USD 5bn alternative asset manager on claims made by a listed Chinese manufacturing company, enabling the investor to plan its trading strategy.
• Investigated allegations of unethical activity by the general partners of an Asian private equity fund.
Ben joined Control Risks in April 2004 as a consultant in the London corporate investigations team. Prior to moving to China, Ben managed Control Risks’ corporate investigations financial services practice, where he was responsible for the company’s relations with investment banks, private equity firms and asset managers. Ben’s opinions on investment risks, corruption and compliance are regularly cited in the financial media.
Before joining Control Risks he was a journalist specialising in business and finance for numerous publications including Bloomberg News, Institutional Investor, Financial News, the Daily Telegraph and the Sunday Business.
Ben holds a bachelor’s degree in modern history and political science from the University of Birmingham.