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Philippe has 25 years’ experience rich experience in governmental and commercial affairs in China, Japan, and France:
In 1995, he started his career with the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
In 2000, he joined the network of the Directorate of External Economic Relations (Ministry of Finance, France), he served first as commercial attaché in Shanghai then took the CEO role at the Invest in France Agency in China.
In 2005, he continued his career in Japan as a commercial counselor in Osaka.
In 2009, he became CEO of the French National Agency for Development of Trade (Ubifrance) office in Tokyo, where he acted as head for Northeast Asia (Japan, Korea, Taiwan) region.
In 2012, he returned to Paris to join Ubifrance's Executive Committee as director of the International Network and Quality Management.
In 2014, Philippe was appointed as CEO of Business France responsible for China region (China - HK - Mongolia) and Trade Commissioner for the Embassy of France, based in Beijing.

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In March 2020, Kevin joined Amadeus IT Group as its President of Amadeus China, responsible for overall growth and expansion in People’s Republic of China. From July 2021, he is also the Chairman to the Board & President to Amadeus (Beijing) Information Technology Co., Ltd.
Prior to joining Amadeus, Kevin was the international vice president of Greater China and Mongolia for Textron Aviation. Under his leadership, Textron Aviation’s localized products and service solutions were highly recognized by the community.
Kevin was awarded the China's New Era Economic Person of the Year 2018 for his excellence, leadership and innovation to the aviation industry growth in China.

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Tammy has joined Thales Group and assumed the role of Head of Government Affairs and Communications for Thales China since March 2020. Thales Group is a France-based global leader in advanced technologies, with businesses covering aeronautics, space, transport, digital identity and security, etc. Till now, she has worn two hats, in charge of government affairs as well as communications.

From the government affairs’ perspective, Tammy has offered new strategic thinking in support of the company’s sustainable growth after over 40 years’ local presence along China's journey toward new “dual circulation” development pattern, engaged government stakeholders at both national and regional level and advocated for the concept of “MNEs deeply rooted in China”, been involved in chambers of commerce and industry associations and lobbied for operating environment favorable for business growth of MNEs including Thales.

“MNEs deeply rooted in China”, been involved in chambers of commerce and industry associations and
lobbied for operating environment favorable for business growth of MNEs including Thales.

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Angela is Human Resources Director of Safran in China. More than 16 years of experience in automobile, airline and aero industry.

Passionate in talent development, HR digital transformation, implementation of global strategy; reshaping the employer's branding, organizational development and building the company culture.

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Seasoned Human Resources Professional, worked in different HR areas at regional and country level. Over 20 years HR experience.

Global exposure in HR integration post-merger & acquisition. Currently works as HRBP in Thales China & Northern Asia. Located in Beijing.

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Patalina joined Amadeus in April 2020 as the Head of HR for Singapore, Greater China and Korea. In May 2022, on top of the cluster responsibility, Patalina also took on the role of HR Business Partner for one of the main business units for the APAC region.

Patalina has accumulated 25 years of HR experience, spanning across various industries such as high-tech, telecommunications, consulting, engineering and also within the Singapore Government agencies.

Prior to joining Amadeus, Patalina was Head of Human Resources at Volvo Construction Equipment, responsible for HR Business Partnering across the Asia Pacific region and led many talent management and development initiatives in the region.