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Time2022-05-17 | 16:00 - 18:00
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Venue:Online, ZOOM
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Fee:Members: Free |
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Speakers
Mr. Aldo P.H.M. Spaanjaars
Since 1992, Aldo Spaanjaars has been involved in business in China, building bridges
between Chinese and Western cultures. His vast China understanding and experiences
range from creating award-winning advertising to managing retail chains and investment
management.
During his nearly 25-year career in China, Aldo has had extensive exposure to business
practices in both global companies (as co-founder of J.Walter Thompson Beijing, COO of
Adidas Greater China, and CEO of Lacoste Greater China) and Chinese companies such as
Fosun International and Anta Sports, enabling him to compare the effectiveness of various
management methodologies and come to the realisation that success in China, and
increasingly abroad, requires the acceptance of new ways of thinking.
Ms. Sandrine Zerbib
Sandrine Zerbib has over 25 years of experience in the consumer business in China.
In the mid-90s, as the President of Adidas Greater China, she created and developed the
China business of Adidas from its nascent stage to its present market-leading position
before becoming the CEO of Chinese Group Dongxiang and eventually creating her own
business in the e-commerce operation industry, which, in early 2021 was acquired by
China’s leading e-commerce service provider, Baozun.
Thanks to her many years leading both Western, Chinese, and ultimately mixed businesses
in China, she was able to observe the changes in the Chinese market and the rapid
evolution of Chinese private companies. It gave her a chance to truly challenge what she
used to take for granted, to analyse the pros and cons of Western and Chinese approaches
to business, and to learn from the latter.
Ms. Julie Harris
Julie Harris is a communications professional who specialises in experience design. She has worked with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) since 1995 and designed events that have included the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund in exploring new communications pathways.
She has also edited books on China with the OECD, including most recently, "Benchmarking the Performance of China's Education System" in 2020.
Dr. Ioana Kraft
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.