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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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Richard Lin is a Partner with KPMG Carbon Services Limited, responsible for GHG/environmental management services, carbon markets and EU Green Deal. He was elected Vice Chair of Carbon Market Working Group at European Chamber of Commerce in China. Richard leads a team of GHG/energy/environmental engineers and specialists on international standards and regulations. He also leads KPMG's global team specialised in the EU CBAM.

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Cormac is a passionate thought-leader in the real estate technology space. He has had many roles including enterprise software sales, data centre sales and most recently global business development for Schneider’s Workplace IoT technology offer. Cormac is passionate about helping create smarter and more sustainable buildings that deliver outstanding financial performance for the entire value chain. He has a keen interest in cross-pollination between industries, digital disruption, change management, diversity and the social psychology of technology adoption.

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Mr. Montoya has been working with KPMG since 2000, when he joined from another first tier consulting firm. Before coming to China in 2005, he developed an specialization supporting cross-border M&A transactions between Europe, US and LatAm.

In 2005 Mr. Montoya joined KPMG’s Deal Advisory practice in China, and has since provided advisory services to a range of western multi-national firms investing in China and Hong Kong.

Mr. Montoya has been involved in some notorious transactions by Chinese multinationals, such as the acquisitions of Pirelli and Kraus Maffei by ChemChina, the acquisition of a 50% interest in Argentina’s largest gold mine by Shandong Gold, Spanish global leader in sport rights management and broadcasting, Imagina or recent acquisitions by Chinese firms of energy transmission and distribution assets in Peru and Chile, he is regarded as a reference in outbound M&A in industry in Northern China.

Mr. Montoya is the partner tasked with upholding KPMG’s support to the European and US multinational community in Northern China. In this role, he represents KPMG as a member of the Advisory Committee of the European Chamber in China.

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Dr. Liu is a senior executive with nearly 20 years of experience in the field of energy with leading companies in the Oil & Gas and Power & Utilities sectors. He started his career as a power plant engineer as well as commissioning & operations manager, later becoming an energy technologist, and ultimately advancing to managerial positions.

He has spent his career at the intersection of academia, think tank, government, and industry in China, Saudi Arabia, and the United States, giving him a unique blend of academic credibility, deep industry knowledge, and extensive international experience.

He is a frequent speaker and panelist on global forums on topics related to energy and climate change as well as technology innovation. His expertise centers on a broad and deep understanding in global energy markets, geopolitics, climate change, technology innovation, as well as ESG & net zero solutions.

刘博士具有 20 多年能源和气候变化行业跨国从业经验，对气候变化与零碳能源转型、企业ESG与净零解决方案、国际能源市场、技术创新、公共政策、地缘政治等有较为深入了解，曾就职于中国、美国、欧洲和沙特的跨国能源公司、世界知名大学、国际顶级智库，并作为外部咨询顾问为国际组织、国际战略咨询公司，以及中国、美国和沙特的政府部门提供决策支撑。

刘博士是跨国公司碳中和 50 人论坛秘书长、全球生态可持续发展联盟（注册地：法国）总裁、法能中国公司执行副总裁、中央财经大学绿色金融国际研究院特邀研究员，也是外企人力资源服务有限公司下属人力资源协会（HRA）碳中和与可持续发展专委会共同发起人和首席专家、欧盟商会能源工作组副主席(2019)和碳市场工作组主席(2022)。他曾受邀参加法中委员会中法创新奖评委，也是多家国际知名期刊审稿人，曾被中国国际跨国公司促进会授予国际投资战略家奖。

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Mickael Naouri is the Corporate Affairs Director & H2E Senior Business Developer for Air Liquide China, a leading French industrial gases company. Michael is responsible for developing the hydrogen strategy and marketing for Air Liquide in Asia Pacific, having previously worked for Air Liquide on refinery, chemical and energy topics for the large industry business line. Mickael is the former National Vice Chair of the Energy Working Group (2020-23) and is currently based in Shanghai.