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Adam Dunnett is responsible for the overall implementation the European Chamber's objectives, visibility, membership and lobbying activities across its 7 chapters and 9 offices in China (Beijing, Chengdu, Chongqing, Guangzhou, Nanjing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Shenyang and Tianjin).

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Charlotte ROULE is Overseas Representative in Paris of the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China and Chief Strategy Officer of ENGIE.

She worked in China from 2016 until this Summer, initially as COO, Head of Business Development and Innovation, then as CEO, of ENGIE China. In line with ENGIE’s strategy and values, she promoted and developed there clean energy (mainly solar) and clean solutions for cities and industries, such as district cooling and electrical mobility, as well as energy efficiency. She also served as VP of the European Chamber of Commerce in China from 2018 to 2021.

Before working in China, Mrs. Roule was based in Cheshire, UK, where, jointly with her team, she’s been developing the largest onshore underground gas storage of the country. Prior to this, she served as VP, Audit and Risks and VP, HR in Storengy, ENGIE’s affiliate dedicated to underground gas storage, based near Paris.

She is external trade advisor to the French Government.

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Denis Depoux began his career in China in 1993 with French energy giant EDF before entering the management consulting industry. In 2001, Depoux joined Roland Berger, focusing on the energy and environmental sectors, and sharing his strong consulting expertise and rich industry experience in the US, Europe and Asia.

Depoux has been actively supporting the firm's Greater China operations since 2007. Since moving to Shanghai in 2015, he has contributed a lot to the transformation towards the new Roland Berger in this region. For Roland Berger Greater China, he has been committedly overseeing a wide variety of Competence Centers. In 2020, Denis was elected Managing Director and has been devoted to the management of Roland Berger's global affairs.

In the energy and utilities sector, Depoux has supported the transformation of major European players throughout the energy market's transition facing a more liberalized and competitive market. He has made extensive contributions in the areas of new products and services, the development of wholesale-market trading, risk management, the development of energy services, etc. He has also advised on several major mergers of European energy players and supported the expansion of electricity and natural-gas players into Europe, the Americas and Asia. More recently, Depoux has supported European and Asian energy players in addressing challenges raised by the trends toward low-carbon energy, energy efficiency, decentralized energy generation and the Internet of energy.

Beyond the energy sector, Depoux has extensive experience in performance and operations improvement, operational and G&A cost reduction, purchasing process transformation, screening, commercial and strategic due diligence for acquisition targets, post-merger integration and organization and governance.

Depoux is a key speaker at top-level forums in Asia, including the Boao Forum for Asia, World Knowledge Forum and China Development Forum. As one of the leading foreign experts working in China, he was invited to a New Year meeting with Chinese Premier to discuss the nation's development. Besides, Depoux often shares his insights on trendy topics both inside and outside China by taking interviews and writing articles for mainstream media channels, including People's Daily, CCTV and Caijing.

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As the Global Director, Executive Coaching for Cornerstone International Group, Laurie leads an international team of over 100 professional coaches who coach in 20 languages. Cornerstone is one of the world’s leading consulting network with over 65 offices in key markets on five continents. Cornerstone has been in business for 30 years, and provides executive search, executive coaching and leadership development services locally and globally. Laurie has been with Cornerstone since 2001, initially in the Montreal office (VP BD) and in 2013 moved to Beijing (MD) for period of 4 years. Laurie now calls Vancouver Canada her home base, and leads Cornerstone Vancouver.
Volunteer Roles:
• European Chamber of Commerce HR Forum in Beijing since 2013.
• Board of Directors, International Coach Federation, Coaching Leaders in Non-Profit sector of greater Vancouver.
• Vancouver Board of Trade; 2020 Mentor of the Year, Leaders of Tomorrow Program
• YMCA: Weight Room Fitness Program