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• Chancellor of the Exchequer from 2016 to 2019
• British Conservative Politician

• Leading expert on e-commerce and the Internet in China and emerging markets
• Former Vice-President at Alibaba Group (2000-2008) as the company grew from an apartment into the world’s largest e-commerce company
• Entrepreneur, e-commerce consultant and director of award-winning documentary film, Crocodile in the Yangtze: the Alibaba Story

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

Robin Hu is Asia Chairman to Milken Institute, an independent American economic think tank. He is Chairman Constellar Holding Ltd, a Temasek portfolio company in the exhibition and convention business. He is Chairman Mandai Nature, a non-profit foundation dedicated to … 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

• Co-founder and President of Attract China
• An expert in SME, investment, recruitment and operational landscape in China
• A seasoned market entry strategist, advisor and highly successful entrepreneur

• Former White House Senior Policy Advisor for Nutrition and Chef to the President
• Founding partner of TROVE, an organization helping sustainable companies grow
• Senior Food Analyst at NBC News
• Venture partner in Acre Venture Partners

• Cybersecurity Policy and China Digital Economy Fellow at New America. Her research focuses on emerging information and communication technology (ICT) policies globally, particularly in China
• Previously, Sacks launched the industrial cyber business for Siemens in Asia, focusing on energy sector cybersecurity markets in Japan, South Korea, and China. Prior to this, she led China technology sector analysis at the political risk consultancy Eurasia Group

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

• Former Chief Digital Officer, The Metropolitan Museum of New York
• Technology expert & skeptic and commentator on tech and media issues
• One of AdAge’s 25 media people to follow on Twitter and one of 22 professors named to the “Top 100 Twitterers in Academia” by OnlineSchools.org