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Founder and Managing Partner of D’Andrea & Partners Legal Counsel, and Founder of DP Group.
Graduated in Law at the University of Teramo (Italy), he then subsequently obtained a Masters’ degree in Corporate Advisor at LUISS University in Rome and a Diploma in Chinese Studies at Nanjing Normal University and is a member of the Italian Bar Association.
Mr. D’Andrea arrived in China in 2005 and is fluent in Italian (mother tongue), English, Mandarin Chinese and Spanish. He mainly deals with cross-border mergers and acquisitions, assistance in ODI/FDI and intellectual property rights.
He is also acting as National Vice President of the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China.

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Dato’ Azman Mahmud was named the Chief Executive Officer of MIDA in February 2014 after serving in various leadership positions in the organisation for over 25 years. From developing key industrial sectors to promoting Malaysia in various countries including US and Japan, Dato’ Azman brings a vast range of competencies to MIDA. He has played an active role in the review of the Promotion Investment Act 1986, establishment of the Strategic Councils for the catalytic sub-sectors identified under the 11th Malaysia Plan, and the set-up of the Incentive Coordination and Collaboration Office in MIDA. Under his guidance, MIDA is ramping up efforts to support the Government in driving the Industry 4.0 agenda in Malaysia, which involves building a comprehensive overall ecosystem with a strong emphasis on having a domestic presence.

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Julian Neo, is the Managing Director of DHL Express Malaysia & Brunei. Julian started his career with DHL Express Malaysia in April 2000 as a Global Account Manager managing a portfolio of key financial institutions and held various sales management roles thereafter. In August 2006, his portfolio expanded when he was appointed Director of Sales in Malaysia. He was then posted to Singapore in 2009 as Senior Director of Sales for DHL Express
Singapore. During his tenure, he played an instrumental role in piloting and implementing DHL’s Global Sales Process and Asia Pacific Sales Program, which significantly improved the country’s commercial practice through unified processes and procedures.

In 2013, Julian assumed the role of Vice President, Commercial for DHL Express Singapore, where he is responsible for the strategic leadership of all commercial activities of the business including sales, marketing and sales planning and development. Under his leadership, the commercial team delivers sustainable growth to the business by focusing on gaining revenue, market share and profit.

With over 18 years at DHL, his wealth of experience was paramount in driving robust growth in the business. Prior to his career with DHL Express, Mr. Neo held several commercial positions at Standard Chartered Bank in Malaysia.

Julian holds a Bachelor of Business Administration with a major in Marketing from The Northern University of Malaysia.

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Christoph Mueller is a Member of the Management Board and Senior Vice President of Operations, Finance, Controlling Et Information Technology at B. Braun Asia Pacific; and the Head of the Global Centre of Excellence for Intravenous Access.
Based in the Regional Headquarters in Penang, Malaysia, he is responsible for the strategic and tactical leadership of the Group's Manufacturing Operations and Production Facilities in the Asia Pacific region. As the Head of the Global Centre of Excellence for Intravenous Access, Mr Mueller is responsible for Innovation and Portfolio Management of the entire global range of B. Braun's Intravenous Access solutions.
Mr Mueller is also responsible for the financial and I.T. strategies, implementation and policies in the Asia Pacific region, which encompasses the B. Braun entities in 16 countries.
Prior to this role, Mr. Mueller was the Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer of B. Braun India. In Germany, he headed various global controlling portfolios overseeing sales, investment, production and RaD; and was the Vice President, Global Controlling, for B. Braun's Hospital Care and Outpatient Market Divisions.
Mr. Mueller graduated from the Georg-August University in Gottingen, Germany with a Diploma in Business Administration, specializing in Financial Controlling, Accounting and Management.

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Ioana has been based in Shanghai since 2003 where she worked for the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China (European Chamber) from 2004 to 2022. From 2009 to 2022 she served as General Manager of the Chamber’s Shanghai Chapter and was responsible for implementation and development of European Chamber objectives, visibility, and advocacy activities on a regional level in Shanghai and neighbouring regions.

Ioana is currently an Associate Director with X-PM Transition Partners, a leading European Executive Interim and Transition Management firm with teams in Shanghai, Beijing and Hong Kong. X-PM is part of the WIL group, a network of 13 firms operating in 35 countries that deliver interim and transition solutions to clients around the world and offers a unique international “multi-sourcing” model that leverages the assets of each member firm and ensures the best assignments globally.

A German-qualified lawyer, Ioana practiced with a German law firm in Shanghai from 2003 and 2004. She also holds a PhD degree in law from Heinrich Heine University, Düsseldorf, where she worked from 1999 to 2003 as a Senior Research Assistant focussing on the areas of Civil Law, Insurance Law, Comparative Law, International Private Law and Labour Law.