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During her 18 years at Bosch, Susan worked as the head of Sustainability and EHS in China, Korean, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Philippines, coordinated the Sustainability strategy and projects implementation in the region, as well as Sustainability reporting. She had extended her expertise and capability in international assignments in Germany, taking the role of Corporate Office EHS with the responsibility of strategy, targets, standards and reporting within the Bosch group. Currently she is the consultant of Sustainability and EHS in Bosch China, and the Vice Chair of the CSR forum at the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China.

Since 2020, the Bosch Group with its more than 400 locations worldwide has been climate neutral (scopes 1 and 2). Susan led the project team and coordinated the implementation in China.

Since 2003 she has been the member of Steering Committee of Shanghai Multi-National EHS Association.

Prior to Bosch, Susan served in a major global semiconductor company, taking EHS management position in China and international job rotations in the United States, Malaysia and Philippines.

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Yvon Martinet, Partner at DS Avocats, serves on the firm's Management Committee as President and boasts a well-rounded expertise in industrial risks spanning Health, Safety, and Environmental law on both national and international levels. Educated with a CSRD sustainability auditor certificate accredited by Apave/Afnor, he is deeply involved in guiding companies through CSR challenges including CSRD, taxonomy, and duty of care.

Beginning his career with a strong commitment to social justice, Yvon has held directorial positions at Planète Urgence, Droits d'Urgence, and Alliance pour les Droits de l'Homme. His leadership extends across various legal and civic roles including Vice-Bâtonnier of the Paris Bar Association (2012-2013), Member of the Bar Council (2014-2016), and representative roles within the French delegation to the Council of the Bars of the European Union (CCBE) (1999-2004).

An accomplished mediator and arbitrator, Yvon is often chosen by contractual parties or appointed by judges to resolve disputes amicably. His accolades include being honored as a Knight of the National Order of Merit and serving as President of the Environmental Lawyers' Club (CDAE). Additionally, his dedication to the legal profession was highlighted during his tenure as First Secretary of the Traineeship Conference (class of 1991).

Yvon’s multilateral experience is complemented by his fluency in French and English, positioning him as a distinguished figure in both the legal and corporate spheres

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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.

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Michelle Mak is the Head of ESG and Enterprise Learning of Dun & Bradstreet in Hong Kong. In addition to her dedication to establishing an ecosystem of partners with government agencies, enterprises and start-ups for a greener future, she has led D&B HK to become the first office in D&B’s global network to join as a Signatory of United Nations Global Compact, the world's largest sustainable development initiative. Since 2020, Michelle has been appointed as a member of the Technology Voucher Program Committee by the Innovation and Technology Commission of the SAR Government.
Michelle co-founded an award-winning social enterprise, Make The Change, in Singapore in 2013 with like-minded partners, providing creative services such as education and mentoring, community development and corporate social responsibility to NGOs and social enterprises. Micelle was selected as the ESG Person of the Year and Top Women to Watch in Greater China, by Campaign Asia in 2021. Same year she has won GBA Outstanding Women Entrepreneur Award.
Currently Michelle is also holding positions of Board Member of Sensational Foundation, Vice President of Lions Club of Hong Kong IFC, as well as Vice President of Scouts Association Hong Kong (Yau Tsim District).

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Director
Initiative for Sustainable Investment
Duke Kunshan University

Junjie Zhang is a professor in the Nicholas School of the Environment at Duke University and Director of the Initiative for Sustainable Investment at Duke Kunshan University. He founded and directed Duke Kunshan’s Environmental Research Center and International Master of Environmental Policy Program. Before that, he was an associate professor in the School of Global Policy and Strategy at the University of California, San Diego. He was also a Volkswagen Visiting Chair in Sustainability in Schwarzman College at Tsinghua University.

Prof. Zhang is a co-chair of the Committee of Environmental Economics in the Chinese Academy of Environmental Science, an advisory board member for the Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions, Chief Economist of the Green Finance Forum of 60, and a board member of the Huatai Securities Asset Management Company. He also serves on the editorial boards of several economic journals.

Prof. Zhang’s recent research focuses on empirical issues in climate change economics, sustainable finance, and ESG. He has received funding from a wide variety of sources, including scientific foundations, governments, multilateral banks, corporations, financial institutions, and philanthropic foundations.

Prof. Zhang holds a B.S. from the Renmin University of China, a B.S. and an M.S. from Tsinghua University, and a Ph.D. from Duke University.

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Ms. Heidi Berg is leading the work at the Danish Confederation of Industries China office developing and delivering ESG training and services for local Chinese operations, connecting to European regulations and customer demands. She has worked with projects related to sustainability and ESG over the last fourteen years, both in Europe, Africa, South Asia and China. Her experience includes investment projects in renewable energy and sustainable agriculture, financial inclusion, textile industry and low emission real estate. Heidi Berg holds a master’s degree in international management with specialization in finance and is a certified sustainability professional by the global leading ESG reporting framework GRI.

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SK Zhu founded Bravowhale Technology in 2014, in charge of strategy formulation and execution of development direction of the enterprise. Experienced entrepreneurship and team management. 12 years with IBM Greater China Group, was the youngest executive of Cloud Computing Business Unit from 2010-2013.