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Holly Lei has taken over as President of Covestro China based in Shanghai, effective July 1, 2019. With more than 20 years of experience in cross-cultural management around the world, Lei is the first local female leader for this position.
With a strong technical background in chemical engineering and material science, Lei started her career at Bayer Material Science (the predecessor company of Covestro) in 1999 as a technical representative and has since held various management positions of increasing responsibilities focusing on sales, technical service and R&D in Greater China and the APAC region. As a seasoned leader strong at managing dispersed teams, she devoted her cross-industry insights and customer centric mindset to develop focus industries for Covestro’s Business Unit Polycarbonates in Greater China and the APAC region.
In her role as Global Head of Electrical, Electronics & Appliances (EE&A), BU Polycarbonates, Lei helped Covestro strengthen its industrial leadership by enhancing the global CMF (color, materials, finish) capabilities, transforming Covestro from a material supplier to an innovation partner.
Apart from her business success, Lei is also an affectionate people leader and excels at fostering an environment that allows people to flourish and develop to their fullest potential. As an avid ambassador of diversity and inclusion (D&I) at Covestro, she is actively involved in promoting D&I and equality in the workplace.
Lei holds a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from Dalian University of Technology in China and a master’s degree in material science from Université de Sherbrooke in Canada. She has also received executive training at INSEAD Business School in France.
Lei is also a supervisory board member of GEA Group AG, Vice Chair of the Shanghai Chapter of the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China, and Vice Chairman of the Shanghai Chemical Industry Park International Experts’ Consultancy Forum.

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James Wang has over 20 years of working experience in the field of ESG and corporate sustainability. As a member of the Asia sustainability tribe in Lindstrom, he is heavily involved with corporate sustainability projects. He led the Ecovadis and TFS audit in Suzhou plant resulting in being awarded the gold medal in Ecovadis sustainability rating; led local initiatives towards net-zero target validated by by the SBTi, such as energy saving, emmision reduction, preocess improvement and upgrading. He acted as a trainer in head office to mentor in operation and auditing covering energy managment, lean production, process flow, sustainability and environment-related compliance. With 17 years in Lindstom, he has held various responsibilities including operation support for 14 business units across China, Korea, Vietanam; corporate-level workwear plants deign and built-up; process and quality handler as Asia RABC expert team member; operation responsible during the integration process of two major acquisitions in China. Prior to Lindstrom, he worked at EHS and compliance position in Shandong Weiqiao Pioneering Group.

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Vice President , Philips (China) Investment Co., Ltd.
General Manager, Image Guided Therapy, Philips Greater China.
Kevin was working for Johnson and Johnson Medical Device Company as VP of China Government Affairs and has been responsible for strategic account management for Johnson and Johnson Medical Devices in Western Canada. From 2011 to 2013, Kevin was working for Smith & Nephew as VP of Surgical Sales, External Affairs and Strategic Accounts. From 2006 to 2011, he served as general manager of Neurosurgery, ENT, and Neuromodulation, created and managed the company's Business Operations Department and External Affairs departments in Greater China. From 1994 to 2006, Kevin was working for Siemens Medical Solution Group as GM of Modality Marketing China, GM of South (Half) China etc.. Kevin has also worked for the China Ministry of Health as Project Officer in the early years. He focused on Health Care Industry for nearly 30 years.
Kevin graduated from Capital University of Medical Sciences with Bachelor’s degree of Biomedical Engineering Specialty in 1993 and MBA from China Europe International Business School in 2009.

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MSc. Environmental Sciences at Wageningen University
Sales Engineer in Shanghai Waste Treatment Technologies Co. Ltd.
After graduated from Wageningen University, Xuan joined WTT Waste Treatment Technologies in the Netherlands in 2018. Working as sales engineer, she is actively involved in the promotion of Dutch waste treatment technologies known as MBT mechanical-biological-treatments in China. She is also deeply involved as site engineer in the installation and commissioning of Jieyang MBT project, which is the winning case of this Circular_Economy_Pioneer_Award in SBA 2023.

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Mr Peng Jilai is the General Manager and Partner of SynTao Consulting Beijing Office, Director of China CSR Map (CCM), a certified trainer for Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and lecturer of SynTao Academy.
Mr Peng has over 15 years of CSR/ESG consultancy experience and has served many clients in the automobile, FMCG, healthcare, financing, ICT and IDC industries. He is professional in developing sustainability strategy and ESG management systems, CSR internal & external communication, CSR training, CSR/ESG reporting, CSR program planning, monitoring and evaluation.
Besides business consultancy, Mr Peng is heavily involved with corporate-NGO cooperation and has successfully developed a dozen of cross-sector partnership. He is also proficient with charity project implementation and evaluation and he particularly focus on child development, gender, rural revitalization, environment & climate change, health & nutrition issue. Mr Peng provides advisory service for a dozen of large foundations and NGOs.
Before joining SynTao, Mr Peng worked for four years as Project Coordinator with GIZ on Sino-German CSR Project. Mr Peng earned his bachelor degree in English Language and Literature from Capital Normal University.

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Ms Anu Vuori is the Consul General of Finland in Shanghai since September 2022.
Before her current position she served as the Director of the Unit for Latin America and the Caribbean. Her previous positions abroad were the Head of Administration of the Finnish Missions in Brussels and the Deputy Head of the Finnish Embassy in Mexico.
Since entering the Ministry for Foreign Affairs in 1998, Ms Vuori has also served in the Finnish Embassies in London and in Rome and has experience from various tasks in the Ministry for Foreign Affairs in Helsinki.
Ms Vuori is a Licentiate and Master of Philosophy with a wide-ranging professional background in the field of International Relations. Her university background includes studies in Finland, France and Belgium.
Before the career in the Foreign Service she has worked as Coordinator of International Relations of the Ministry for Transport and Communications and as Researcher in the University of Joensuu.

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Ms Sybrich Zwiers is the Deputy Head of the Economic Department at the mission of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Shanghai since August 2023. Prior to that, she worked at the Europe Department at the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Previously, she also worked at the Netherlands Ministry of Security and Justice and she was the personal assistant for the former Prime Minister of the Netherlands Jan Peter Balkenende. Ms Zwiers earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology from the University of Amsterdam, and a Master’s Degree in Victimology and Criminal Justice from Tilburg University.

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Tiantian is a Senior Business Manager with a demonstrated history of working in the Sino-EU government relations industry. Skilled in Corporate Social Responsibility, International Relations, Programme Design and Policy Analysis across the food and beverage sector, auto sector as well as the satellite industry.
During her role leading the CSR Forum of the European Chamber, she organised European Chamber 10th Anniversary Conference in 2015 and coordinated with more than 30 member companies’ speakers, led (edited, designed, coordinated) and managed the CSR White Paper project which includes the liaison and coordination of more than 10 Member States Consulate Generals in Shanghai and 20 sponsor companies in 2016; Organised the European Chamber Shanghai Chapter first Sustainable Business Awards and designed seven series of CEO Talks; Organised the Dutch Minister of Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation CSR Dialogue at the European Chamber in April 2018 and the 2018 SBA in September; Established Shanghai Local Media (Shine: Shanghai Daily App) cooperation with European Chamber and launched European Chamber Sustainable Column at Shanghai Daily in 2017; Led the European Chamber CSR Team teach at Shanghai University for its MBA students on CSR together with the Swedish CSR Ambassador in summer 2017, 2018 and 2019; Led the CSR delegation join the European Commission Multi-Stakeholder Meeting in Brussels and coordinate the member speech delivered on CSR in China on February 2015 (First time in the history of the Multi-Stakeholder meeting to host delegates from China and hear China CSR practice).