▪ Founder and CEO, Gao Feng Advisory Company

▪ A Founding Governor of the Hong Kong Institution for International Finance 

▪ Adjunct Professor, School of Business Administration, Chinese University of Hong Kong

▪ One of the pioneers in China’s management consulting industry: built and ran the Greater China operations of two leading international management consulting firms (BCG and Booz) for a period of 20 years

▪ Consultant to hundreds of companies, investors, start-ups, and public-sector organizations (both headquartered in and outside of China) on all critical aspects of business in China and China for the world

▪ Consultant to Chinese local governments on strategies, state-owned enterprise reform and Chinese companies going overseas, as well as to the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank

▪ Author of several hundred articles and four books including award-winning The China Strategy (2010) and China’s Disruptors (2015) (Chinese version «创业家精神»)

▪ Holds a MS and a BS in Civil Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, as well as a PhD and a MBA from the University of California, Berkeley

▪ Over 30 years of industry and management consulting experience in Silicon Valley and China, in Regional General Manager and CEO roles at various multinational and Chinese companies 

▪  Expertise in surgical robots, medical devices, biotechnology, semiconductor and process equipment, GPS, optical and laser positioning equipment, machine control, fleet management and asset tracking, laser diodes as well as TFT-LCD

▪ Deeply experienced in go-to-market strategies and business plan developments, with projects in areas such as surgical robotics, edible vaccine development and artificial cornea manufacturing 

▪ Over 20 years of strategy consultancy, continuously working as corporate strategy consultant for both Chinese and multi-national corporates, including Haier and Cisco. Currently focused on the convergence of high tech and real estate by developing the smart life style applications and smart city for the future

▪ President, Smart Republic      

▪ Co-founding Vice Chairman, Smart and Health Home Committee, under China Public Health Information and Healthcare Big Data Institute (an affiliate to National Health Commission), focusing on developing the Chinese national standards for human-centric smart and healthy living

▪ Ex-Chairman, Health and Elderly Care Real Estate Committee, China Real Estate Chamber of Commerce                

▪ Ex-Vice President & Chief Strategy Officer, Country Garden Holdings (a Fortune 500 Real Estate company, HK listed) 

▪ Previously also held leadership positions at Boston Consulting Group, Roland Burger, Dasym Asia Capital and Formation Group

▪ Over 20 years of industry and management consulting experiences

▪ Ex-COO Sales for Google Greater China, responsible for all product sales and digital strategy

▪ Rich experience in designing business strategies and developing operating models for both MNCs and local companies, in areas including game-changing strategy, new OMO business model development, new channel strategy and transformation

▪ Sector expertise in healthcare, retail, chemicals, oil & gas and manufacturing

▪ 25 years of experience in advising companies on strategic business and culture transformation to operate successfully in global markets

▪ President of Business Transformation Group in Sao Paulo since 2004

▪ Leads the Strategy Research project "Global Industry Transformation 2030" for a Brazilian-Chinese-Japanese-Korean Industry Consortium since 2010

▪ Over 35 years of experience, including 15 years as an automotive executive. 16 years of experience in China and Asia 

Founder and CEO, Automobility Limited, a strategy and investment advisory firm helping its clients to create the future of mobility.   

▪ An advisor and consultant for numerous multinational and local Chinese firms in the formulation and implementation of their global market and product strategies

▪ Chair of the Automotive Committee at the American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai.

▪ Ex-Regional head of Chrysler in North East Asia,

▪ Over 20 years in industry and consulting experience in industrial automation, security and IT

▪ Previously held leadership positions in sales, marketing, services, product management and business development, extensive consulting experience with SOEs, MNCs and POEs, specializing in strategy, operational transformation and executive coaching 

▪ Former leader in channel management for Lenovo, China including distributor management and previously worked at Zhengyi (formerly Xinhuaxin) and IDG Group. 

▪ Served as a director of the Alibaba Group and has participated in operational and marketing work of mobile internet products

▪ Certified Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt

▪ Worked extensively in leadership roles with global management consultancy firms in charge of operations, supply chain strategy and technology and innovation management

▪ Sector experience in consumer products, technology, retail, apparel, aerospace and transportation industries at buth  local enterprises and multinationals