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Francis was appointed Vice President, Atlas Copco (China) Investment Co., Ltd. in August, 2016. Based in Shanghai, he oversees Atlas Copco’s operations in Greater China and Mongolia, with more than 35 legal entities.
Over the past 23 years, he has held various managerial positions with increased responsibility within Atlas Copco Group and has been working most of his time in different countries in Europe and Asia. Prior to his current position, he was the General Manager of Atlas Copco Singapore & Malaysia.
Francis is a Belgian citizen, and holds a Master’s degree in Business Administration.

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Alicia García Herrero is the Chief Economist for Asia Pacific at French investment bank Natixis, based in Hong Kong and is an independent Board Member of AGEAS insurance group. Alicia also serves as Senior Fellow at the European think-tank BRUEGEL and as a non-resident Senior Follow at the East Asian Institute (EAI) of the National University Singapore (NUS). Alicia is also Adjunct Professor at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST). Finally, Alicia is and an advisor to the Spanish government on economic affairs, a Member of the Board of the Center for Asia-Pacific Resilience and Innovation (CAPRI), a member of the Advisory Board of the Berlin-based Mercator Institute for China Studies (MERICS), an advisor to the Hong Kong Monetary Authority’s research arm (HKIMR) and a Member of the Council of the Focused Ultrasound Foundation (FUF).
In previous years, Alicia held the following positions: Chief Economist for Emerging Markets at Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA), Member of the Asian Research Program at the Bank of International Settlements (BIS), Head of the International Economy Division of the Bank of Spain, Member of the Counsel to the Executive Board of the European Central Bank, Head of Emerging Economies at the Research Department at Banco Santander, and Economist at the International Monetary Fund. As regards her academic career, Alicia has served as visiting Professor at John Hopkins University (SAIS program), China-Europe International Business School (CEIBS) and Carlos III University.
Alicia holds a PhD in Economics from George Washington University and has published extensively in refereed journals and books (see her publications in ResearchGate, Google Scholar, SSRN or REPEC). Alicia is very active in international media (such as BBC, Bloomberg, CNBC  and CNN) as well as social media (LinkedIn and Twitter). As a recognition of her thought leadership, Alicia was included in the TOP Voices in Economy and Finance by LinkedIn in 2017 and #6 Top Social Media leader by Refinitiv in 2020.

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Eddie Yan is a Partner of Deloitte China and also the Talent Leader for East Region. Since he joined Deloitte in September 2005, he has been advising multinational corporations on the regulatory and business issues related to their investment in China.

Eddie has assisted MNCs in formulating their investment plan in China and providing tax and regulatory consulting services to foreign invested enterprises and representative offices in China. His professional experience includes market entry strategy in various industries, investment location study/site selection and government incentives negotiation, formation and liquidation/de-registration of foreign invested enterprises, and tax and other regulatory issues for business operations.

Eddie is also specialized in Government & Public Services. He is very experienced in assisting governments in accessing local business environment and attracting foreign investment.

Eddie obtained his Master of Business Administration degree from China Europe International Business School (“CEIBS”). He also studied business administration at Ross School of Business in the University of Michigan. Eddie possesses the PRC Lawyer Qualification.

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Roy Bao has been working in Merck for more than 6 years. Focus on corporate and government affairs. At the same time as Chairman of Merck Holding (China) co., LTD., Labor Union chairman, and Chairman of Merck China United Labor Union Committee.

Responsible for supporting Merck Life Science, Healthcare and Electronic three busienss sectors in development strategy, as well as related to the Chinese government at all levels of project cooperation investment plans, including project of 100 million euros Merck life science training center in Shanghai, China's first public OLED materials research and development center. Supporting the global strategy for the development of the national Merck group in China. As well as support the inheritance and carry forward the company 350 years long history and good reputation.

7+ years’ government working experience & unique views in 2-ways international trade and investment area, highly understand different political-geography related to business environment in China, Europe, USA and APAC. Total 19+ years’ work experience in government affairs, with a strategic thinking during the business development and be able to understand the „language“ from different governments perspective. Familiar with how to work with different levels Chinese government, even central government to support foreign investment and operation, i.e. provide strategy advice of state and local investments, policies and regulations, and advice about different level government internal approval procedure, process and characters. Highly understand government working attitude and focusing point of different government departments, such as ARM, NDRC, MOFCOM, FDA, Construction Bureau, Safety Bureau, Public Security Bureau, Environment Bureau, Science and Technology Bureau, Foreign Affair Office, Education Bureau, Tax Bureau, FTZ, Charity Foundation, etc.

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Wu Qian is HR Director Asia at Freudenberg Regional Corporate Center Asia. She was educated both in China and in Germany with focus on Human Resources. For the most part of her 18 years work experience she has been dealing with HR responsibilities in China and other Asian countries.

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Rachel Hsueh has over 20 years of communications consultancy experience, she has extensive experience working with clients in Greater China advising on reputation management, issues and crisis management. She is a business partner and trusted advisor in strategic communications with key stakeholders within both traditional media and dynamic social and digital media in China.

Rachel is a senior strategist in corporate reputation management, issues and crisis management, public affairs, government relations, media relations, social and digital strategy. She also has deep sector expertise in automotive, manufacturing, financial services, healthcare, hospitality, telecommunications, technology, real estate, retail and consumer products.

A certified media and crisis communications trainer, Rachel has conducted C-suite executives media training in China, helped multinational companies build their China strategy as well as expand Chinese companies’ global footprint. She has managed cross region global events and campaigns to gain high level exposure for clients in leading media outlets, social and digital platforms. She also has first-hand crisis management experience including communication with key stakeholders in China.

Rachel holds a PhD in Journalism and Communications from Renmin University of China.

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Daniel is a Vice President and Head of Integrated Logistics APAC in Covestro, he has more than 15 years’ of supply chain management experience in various industries and international working experience with multi-national cultures exposure, he is leading the transformation journey to build up an integrated logistics function including logistics operation, procurement, safety & advocacy & sustainability, and logistics asset investment across multiple Business Entities in Asia Pacific. Together with his team, he focuses on driving the supply chain into a more customer centric, more autonomous, and more sustainable supply chain, and becoming a differentiator for Covestro. He is actively engaged in attracting, developing and retaining talents by creating a diverse, inclusive, and empowering culture. Daniel holds a bachelor degree of Economics in Sun Yat-Sen University in China.