Kent D. Kedl is a Partner and head of Control Risks’ Greater China and North Asia practice. He is responsible for all of Control Risks’ work across mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, the Koreas and Mongolia. Kent has been living and working in China for more than 35 years.

Kent has consulted with multinational and Asia-based corporations on a range of risk and strategy issues, such as M&A and organic growth strategy, crisis management, compliance, and strategic and organisational development programmes.

Before joining Control Risks, Kent was a partner of Technomic Asia, a market strategy and M&A consulting firm.

Kent has worked as a journalist and is a frequent contributor to Asia-based media outlets. Kent has a bachelor’s degree in English and a master’s degree in East Asian studies from the University of Minnesota. He also completed graduate studies in journalism and mass communication at the China Times Centre for Mass Media and Social Studies.

Residing in China for almost four decades, Diane has had a ringside seat to the greatest economic and social change in history as corporate executive, start up leader, consultant, mentor, and serial social entrepreneur.

Diane spent more than 20 years in manufacturing, supply chain and logistics areas with such companies as Vice President, Liz Claiborne, a U.S. apparel brand that was one of the first US brands to establish sourcing operations in China. Diane worked cross border around Asia with adidas, the global sports brand to name a few. For more than 15 years as Managing Director at Xanadu Enterprise, a bilingual, bicultural boutique consultancy, she has worked with various firms applying her multi-faceted experience to assist both first-to-market as well as established organizations build for success in China. She focuses on strategic planning, market insights, executive development and operations execution for a wide range of industries and specialties. Diane is cofounder of On Global Leadership (OGL) a platform that explores the intersection of leadership, geopolitics and China.

Throughout she has worked tirelessly to be a bridge between cultures, industries, and people through her dynamic leadership in the non-profit arena. Diane was an early leader in the American Chamber of Commerce Shanghai (Amcham) including as Chairman of the Board. She is a co-founder of several non-profit organizations such as Active Kidz Shanghai (AKS), a not-for-profit organization providing team sports opportunities for youth and co-founded Mingxing Caritas (MXC), a volunteer-run charity which funds medical needs and education for impoverished children and families. She was the founding chairman of Community Center Shanghai and supporting women’s professional development, she co-founded International Professional Women’s Society.