Event Details

The much-anticipated 20th Party Congress will take place from October 16 to 22. As Chinese leaders consider the policy agenda and development goals for the coming years, the business community is closely watching to see how these policies will impact the economy. In a changing political and business environment, what challenges and opportunities will foreign companies now face and how could they best adjust to the new environment? To help members answer these questions, AmCham Shanghai is organizing an online panel discussion with policy experts on the key takeaways from the 20th Party Congress. The panel will include St. John Moore, partner at Brunswick, Han Shen Lin, the China Country Head at The Asia Group,and Haiqing Lu, chief corporate affairs and strategic relations officer at IHG China. The off-the-record discussion will conclude with a Q&A session.

Speakers

  • Han Shen Lin (China Country Head at The Asia Group)

    Han Shen Lin

    China Country Head at The Asia Group

    Han Shen Lin is the China Country Head at The Asia Group. Based in Shanghai, Han works in close coordination with TAG’s Washington, DC-based China Practice to lead the firm’s local presence and engagements in China, drawing upon nearly 20 years of in-country experience in China’s financial markets and corporate strategy. In addition to his role at TAG, Han is the Capstone Project Director for the NYU Shanghai MS in Quantitative Finance program and Assistant Professor of Practice in Finance.

    Prior to his current positions, Han was the Deputy General Manager of Wells Fargo Bank, China, where he served as Interim Country Manager and a member of the Management Control Committee, which oversaw the bank’s China governance and risk management. Han also led the China Corporate Banking business, which advised Wells Fargo MNC clients on their U.S.-China cross-border strategic financing and trade needs. Earlier bank roles included Asia Financial Institutions Payments Product Sales Manager; Senior Coverage Banker in the China Financial Institutions Group (FIG); and corporate strategic projects analyst.

    Han holds advanced degrees, including an MA in International Studies from the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, an MS in Global Finance from HKUST-NYU Stern, and an LLM in China Civil and Commercial Law from Fudan University Law School. He completed his undergraduate degree in business (BBA) at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.

    Han is active in the American Chamber of Commerce, Shanghai, having served on the Board of Governors and as a former Chair of the Chamber’s Financial Services Committee. He previously served in both the U.S. Marine Corps and Peace Corps (RCPV Ukraine). Han lives in Shanghai with his wife and two daughters.

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  • Haiqing Lu (Chief Corporate Affairs & Strategic Relations Officer at InterContinental Hotels Group Greater China)

    Haiqing Lu

    Chief Corporate Affairs & Strategic Relations Officer at InterContinental Hotels Group Greater China

    Haiqing joined IHG Hotels & Resorts in 2013. He’s currently
    Chief Corporate Affairs & Strategic Relations Officer, responsible
    for managing all external and internal communications and key
    stakeholders’ relations, including owners, media, industry organizations, government authorities, and communities in China.
    Haiqing started his career in the Chinese government foreign service. Subsequently, he was a lecturer for a brief period in
    the University of Maryland’s School of Public Affairs, and an assistant researcher in the university’s China Center. His research
    focused on US-China relations, Taiwan and China macro political
    economics. After his tenure in the public sector, he moved on to
    senior positions in multinational companies including Fortune,
    Ogilvy, Baxter, Diageo, and Tesco.
    Haiqing has used his unique mix of perspectives to help
    strategically guide those in the business community to capitalize on market opportunities and manage corporate risks. He
    holds a master’s degree in Public Management in International
    Security & Economic Policies from the University of Maryland.
    Haiqing lives in Shanghai and enjoys outdoor activities, swimming, and reading.

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  • St. John Moore (Partner, Head of Beijing at Brunswick Group)

    St. John Moore

    Partner, Head of Beijing at Brunswick Group

    St. John provides counsel to Chinese and foreign companies on matters related to public affairs, issue and crisis management, cross-border mergers and acquisitions, and long-term corporate reputation management.

    Recent issue and crisis counsel includes environmental incidents; high profile corporate investigations; anti-corruption issues; multi-jurisdictional recalls; food and safety recalls; intellectual property litigation; bankruptcy and criminal matters; class action cross-border lawsuits; and corporate espionage.

    St. John joined Brunswick in 2008 following seven years at APCO Worldwide in Beijing where he advised foreign multinationals on investment, public affairs, government engagement, and corporate communications issues across China. He has been based in Beijing since 1999 and a resident of Hong Kong since the late 1970s.

    St. John is Chairman Emeritus of the British Chamber of Commerce in China and served as Chairman of the Chamber from 2019 to 2021.

    毛士真为中国及跨国公司提供公共事务、危机管理、跨境并购以及长期企业声誉管理方面的咨询。

    近期他主要负责的危机咨询案例涉及环境污染、多个国家的产品召回、食品安全与召回、反腐调查、知识产权诉讼、破产及刑事案件、集体跨境诉讼案件以及商业间谍等领域。他还先后为多家中国企业在海外的关键资产收购和整合,以及跨国公司在华收购资产提供帮助。

    毛士真于2008年加入博然思维,此前在安可顾问有限公司工作了七年,在此期间服务于众多在中国开展业务的跨国公司和走向世界的中国公司,遍布各个行业及领域。毛士真早在1970年代就在香港生活居住;自1999年起,他就一直在北京工作,

    毛士真时任中国英国商会名誉主席,并于2019至2021年期间担任商会轮值主席,与来自各行各业的商界领袖组成的执行委员会及商会员工一起,制定商会的战略,并与商会秘书处团队紧密合作,为在华营商的英国企业会员提供支持。

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