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- Academic: Chinese speaking Dutch Professor of Innovation and Strategy with decade long China research
- Author: Pioneers, Hidden Champions, Change Makers and Underdogs: Lessons from China’s Innovators (MIT Press, forthcoming); Business ecosystems in China: Alibaba and competing Baidu, Tencent, Xiaomi and LeEco (Routledge, 2018)
- Thinker: Selected on the 2017 Thinkers50 Radar list of 30 next generation business gurus
- Futurist and Founder of the 311 Institute
- “The Adviser Behind The Advisers”
- Award-winning International Keynote Speaker
- Member of Centrica’s Prestigious Technology and Innovation Committee
- Grief informed trauma therapist
- Writer, grief advocate, and educator
- MA, LICSW (Masters Degree in child development and Masters Degree Social Work)
- Over 30 years photographing for National Geographic Magazine and other clients worldwide
- Frequent Keynote speaker & teacher
- Specialist in photographing Asia
- Publisher of 17 books
- Educator & teacher
Rick HELFENBEIN is the former president and CEO of the American Apparel & Footwear Association, the national trade association representing more than 1,000 brands in the apparel, footwear, and accessories industry. Rick is credited with overseeing a full overhaul of the … Continued
● International Conductor, Composer, and Leadership Mentor
● Founder of Israel Stage Orchestra
● Entrepreneur and manager of the hugely popular “Conducting Success” and “Master Class”
● Leading expert on using music for personal development
- Founder, Center10 Consulting LLC which is focused on Innovation, Strategy, Talent and Organizational Change
- An expert in strategy, innovation and operational
- Senior Fellow, Center for Talent Innovation which does cutting edge research on workforce factors and innovation
Rumman Chowdhury, PhD, is a globally recognized expert in responsible AI, governance, and algorithmic accountability. She is the CEO and co-founder of Humane Intelligence, a nonprofit advancing community-driven AI auditing and evaluation. Appointed as the U.S. Science Envoy for Artificial … Continued
Rush Doshi (杜如松) is the C.V. Starr senior fellow for Asia studies and director of the China Strategy Initiative at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR). He is also an assistant professor in the Security Studies Program in Georgetown’s Walsh … Continued
Sean Stein is the president of the US-China Business Council. He most recently served as the board chair of the American Chamber of Commerce in China and is the chair emeritus of the American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai. He also … Continued