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Sean Stein
Consul General at U.S. Consulate General in ShanghaiSean Stein is the Consul General at the U.S. Consulate General in Shanghai. He previously served as Consul General in Shenyang, China. In that role he worked with U.S. states to foster over $1 billion in Chinese investment in the United States – a record at the time – and introduced dozens of U.S. firms to the Chinese market. He also developed a program that became the model for the U.S.-China Tourism Year, a Presidential initiative to attract Chinese tourists to the United States.
As Principal Officer in Medan, Indonesia, Mr. Stein focused on reconstruction in Aceh after the Boxing Day earthquake and created a mission-wide program to double the number of Indonesian students studying in the United States. While serving as the first Deputy Chief of Mission in Dili, East Timor, Mr. Stein oversaw the establishment of a new mission and construction of a new embassy. When large-scale political violence and instability broke out in Dili, he oversaw the evacuation of U.S. citizens from country and the drawdown of the embassy. Mr. Stein has also served tours in Lagos, Jakarta, and Chengdu.
He is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service and a graduate of Georgetown University. He speaks Indonesian and Mandarin Chinese and is married with three children.
Bill Russo
Founder & CEO of Automobility LimitedBill Russo is the Shanghai-based Founder and CEO of Automobility Limited, a strategy and investment advisory firm helping its clients to create the future of mobility. His over 35 years of experience includes 15 years as an automotive executive, including 14 years of experience in China and Asia. He has also worked nearly 12 years in the electronics and information technology industries. He has worked as an advisor and consultant for numerous multinational and local Chinese firms in the formulation and implementation of their global market and product strategies.
In his current role, Bill advises start-ups, corporations and investors on how to maximize their participation in China’s Automobility Revolution. In order to achieve success, he believes they must expand their focus from the product (the automobile) to the utility derived from the product (“automobility”), and create a business model and digital ecosystem optimized to provide digitally enabled solutions for both car owners and mobility services users.
Bill was previously the regional head of Chrysler in North East Asia, where he successfully negotiated agreements with partners and obtained required approvals from the China government to bring six new vehicle programs to the market in a three-year period, while concurrently establishing an infrastructure for local sourcing and sales distribution.
Patrick P. Lin
Head of Autonomous Driving at Ford Asia PacificMr. Patrick P. Lin currently serves as the head of autonomous vehicle business for Ford Motors in Asia Pacific. In this role, Mr. Lin guides the long-term strategy of the company as Ford transitions from a traditional automotive company into a technology and mobility services provider. With Ford, Mr. Lin previously managed teams in corporate strategy, electrification, smart cities, and other mobility-related projects.
Previously, Mr. Lin served as Group Vice President at Lion Travel, JWI Marketing and Xinmedia under the Lion Group conglomerate where he also served as Strategy Advisor to the Chairman.
In addition, Mr. Lin serves as a Board Director for the China MIT Alumni Association and previously served as the Vice Chairman of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce as well as being a key member of the Travel and Tourism Committee for both the American and European Chambers of Commerce in Greater China.
With over 20 years of business development experience spanning various industries, Mr. Lin has had the opportunity to be an entrepreneur and corporate manager in both private and public enterprises in the United States and throughout Asia.
Mr. Lin completed my undergraduate studies at the University of California and was an Alfred P. Sloan Fellow at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology where he received a Masters in Business Administration.
Ran Zhang
CFO at WM MotorDr. Zhang Ran has been the Chief Financial Officer of WM Motor since 2016.
He previously served as the CFO at Pateo Group, where he focused on financing and capital operations.
He joined Zhejiang Geely Holding Group as the deputy CFO in March 2010. Zhang played a key role in the process of Geely’s takeover of Volvo, he was a core team member with a focus on overseas acquisition and management reconstruction work. In March 2014, he took the role of Executive Director & CFO of Geely Auto Holding Co. Ltd, responsible for financial management, internal controls, infrastructure assembly and automobile financing of both the listed company and its subsidiaries.
From 1995 to 2010, Zhang worked in Ford Motor doing financial management both in China and North America.
Zhang obtained his PhD degree of Economics at Boston University in 1996.
Yueyan Zhu
Engineer, New Energy Vehicle & Fiscal Policy Research Section at China Automotive Technology & Research CenterYueyan Zhu works as an Engineer at the Auto Policy Research Center of the China Automotive Technology & Research Center. She has been working in the industry for many years, doing research on Intelligent and Connected Vehicles (ICV). She has participated in many ICV projects commissioned by various governmental organizations. In addition, she has also been involved in the formulation of many policies involving ICVs. Ms. Zhu holds a master’s degree in Vehicle Operation Engineering from Beihang University.
Adon Tian
Senior Engagement Manager at McKinsey & CompanyAdon Tian, CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst), is a Senior Engagement Manager of McKinsey & Company based in Beijing. He is a core member of McKinsey Center for Future Mobility (MCFM) whose aim is to help business leaders and policy makers come to terms with a future that is increasingly autonomous, connected, electrified, and shared.. He co-led McKinsey’s knowledge development effort in China Autonomous Vehicles. He also advices both MNC and local automotive clients on market research, market entry, business model development and marketing and sales topics. Mr. Tian holds a MSc in Accounting and Finance with Distinction from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), and is a charter holder of Chartered Financial Analyst.
Aaron WL Chen
Senior Technology Expert at Intelligent Driving Technology Center, Geely Automobile Research InstituteAaron Chen is the Senior Technology Expert at Geely Research Institute, he leads the technical strategy in autonomous driving, Mobility and ITS.
Aaron has over 24 years’ experience in China automotive industry and he has taken senior positions at Siemens VDO, Clarion-Hitachi and a leading LBS technology company Telenav (Silicon Valley Based) and a local company Joyson.
Aaron’s work focuses on China and core attending technology and marketing in field of AD and HAD solution architecture, Core sensors in AD, 5G, V2X, HD Mapping and localization, Infotainment, LBS, e-Mobility etc.
He represents Geely to participate both global and local standards organizations such as 5GAA, Connected & Autonomous Vehicle National Committee, IMT2020（5G）.
Bo Huang
General Manager at UISEE (Shanghai) Automotive Technologies LtdBo Huang, General Manager of UISEE (Shanghai) Automotive Technologies Ltd., who received his PhD in computer science from Fudan University. Before joining UISEE, Bo was a senior technologist and innovator in Intel Asia Pacific Research & Development Company. As the 1st homegrown Senior Principal Engineer at Intel China, Bo established a world class compiler group at Intel Shanghai and led his team successfully delivered several compilers and dynamic optimizers. Bo was also an advocator of end-to-end system optimization, who established Intel China as a center of expertise on software/service optimization that takes both cloud servers and client devices into consideration. Bo is a passionate leader on technology innovation, who devotes himself to transform our life with advanced technologies
Yoland Yunxia Xi
Regioinal Head at ON SemiconductorDr Yolanda, XI Yunxia, has more than 15 years working experience in automotive industry. She is with ON Semiconductor, responsible for all regional automotive marketing activities of intelligent sensing products in China and Taiwan. Prior to joining ON Semiconductor, she worked for Infineon, Freescale and NXP, covering the chip architecture design, system application development and market business development. Dr. Xi has rich professional experience in automotive application solutions, MCU architecture, Intelligent sensing of Autonomous Driving car, functional safety and more. She holds a Ph.D. in electronic and electrical engineering from National University of Singapore.
Bevin Jacob
Partner & Co-Founder of Automobility LtdBevin Jacob is the Shanghai-based Partner & Co-Founder at Automobility Ltd with 18 years of experience in Investment Advisory, Business Development, Product Management, Mobility Startup Incubation & Engineering of Autonomous Transportation Systems and On-Demand Mobility Services for Shared Mobility, Retail, Automotive Infotainment and Telematics business in Greater China, USA, S.Korea & India.
As Head of Business Development in APAC for Continental Intelligent Transportation Systems, he led a highly motivated and data driven team for Automobility Services and Auto Retail Biz. Created Biz Partnerships with Digital Ecosystem players who have launched eWallet, eLoyalty, Micro-Leasing, and Mobility Services with highest “Usership” in China/APAC.
As Product Manager for Connected/Digital Products and Services, released Connected Car/Mobility Services for Vehicle OEMs/ Dealers, Independent Retail Chains, and Mobility Service Operators. Launched Vehicle Analytics product in China to personalize and transform Consumer Experience with Data Insights from Intelligent Autonomous Vehicle Systems.
As an ‘Internet of Vehicles’ enthusiast, he envisions to build and incorporate "Automobility" to improve Consumer's Smart Lifestyle.
Daniel DIFILIPPO
Partner, China Consulting Clients & Markets Leader at PwCDan DiFilippo is PwC's Clients & Markets Leader for the consulting business in China and Hong Kong. He has worked with Fortune 500 clients developing and implementing solutions in areas such as strategy and operations, risk management and compliance, people and change management, finance, and technology. In this capacity he has served many of PwC's largest, global clients and has spent extended periods of time working outside the US, in markets such as China/Hong Kong, the UK, Ireland, Germany, and Japan.
In addition to his client work, Dan has served as PwC’s Global and US Data & Analytics Leader. Prior to that, Dan served as PwC’s Global TMT (Technology, Media, and Telecommunications) Industry Leader, PwC’s Global Advisory Markets Leader, where he was responsible for the Advisory line of service industry program and its support of PwC's Global Priority Clients, and PwC’s Emerging Markets Leader. He has also served as the Global Leader for PwC Consulting and the US Leader for PwC’s Governance, Risk and Compliance practice.
He is also actively involved with many of PwC’s diversity initiatives and is a partner champion for diversity programs for minorities and women. Dan has a B.A. in Accounting from Rutgers University Newark College of Arts & Science.
Jianpeng Li
Head of Xlab at Singulato MotorJianpeng Li is the Director of Autonomous Driving Architect at Singulato Motors . He is an experienced system engineer with a demonstrated history of working in the automotive industry. He is specialized in autonomous driving system, Braking system for Electric Vehicles, Advanced driver assistant system.
Before joining Singulato, he was the system engineer at highly automated driving at BMW China from 2011-2014 and prior to that, he worked at the Bosch China as system Engineer.
Mr. Li received his Master of Science (M.S.) focused in Mechatronics Engineering from Xi'an Jiaotong University.
Roger Looney
VP of Vehicle Engineer at QorosRoger Looney, VP of Vehicle Engineer – Vehicles Systems Development, Electric Drivetrain & Autonomous Driving, Qoros.
Roger Looney has 30 years of experience in automotive tooling, engineering and design, and over 20 years of experience in Asia. His goals include utilizing the knowledge and professional experience he has gathered to develop world-class and exciting vehicles for the future.
His expertise include automotive product development and launching, electronics, hybrid and EV Development, Asia mergers and acquisitions, six sigma, product development and new business development in Asia etc.
Charlie Paglee
CEO of Brannan Auto Engineering Co., LtdExcellent track record helping companies successfully enter China and establish growth and profitability. Repeated success turning around / restructuring companies which are losing money or caught up in government red tape. Broad experience in automotive management including operations, manufacturing, purchasing, supply chain management, P&L responsibility, engineering, sales and marketing, business development, financing and market entry.