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Ulf Dressler (Vice President of Corporate Communications at APAC, LANXESS)

Ulf Dressler

Vice President of Corporate Communications at APAC, LANXESS

Ulf Dressler is VP, Corporate Communications APAC at German specialty chemicals company LANXESS. In this role since September 2018, he leads the regional corporate communications program in Asia-Pacific, including Greater China, Japan, Korea and the ASEAN countries. In his more than a decade with LANXESS, he has among others taken over responsibilities as Head of Market Communications Asia-Pacific based in Shanghai and Head of Corporate Communications Japan out of Tokyo. Ulf has a master’s degree in business administration from University of Cologne in Germany. He is married with two children.

Yang GAO (Educational Project Manager at Crossboundaries)

Yang GAO

Educational Project Manager at Crossboundaries

GAO Yang completed her Master of Architecture in Buffalo from the State University of New York after graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Applied Physics from the Shanghai Jiao Tong University. Her background in Physics and her continued studies in Architecture have enabled her to combine logical thinking with perceptual knowledge. Working at Crossboundaries for seven years, these seemingly different fields of expertise have made her into the experienced Architect she is today. GAO Yang believes in learning by doing and enjoys solving problems both on the drafting table as well as on the construction site. It is her understanding that the knowledge and skill sets from various fields of expertise can solve a problem with combined forces. It’s all about finding the right method and balance.

Jojo Tang (Vice President, Public Relations and Press at Porsche (China) Motors Ltd)

Jojo Tang

Vice President, Public Relations and Press at Porsche (China) Motors Ltd

Jojo Tang is the VP of Public Relations and Press at Porsche (China) Motors Ltd, covering the market of mainland China, Hong Kong and Macao. Her role is to oversee the brand and product PR, issue/crisis management, press relationship to ensure Porsche's high share of voice and brand preferences in the market. She also cover the topic of corporate social responsibility including strategic planning, initiatives and project operations and communications.

With more a decade, Jojo worked in both agency and in-house roles for many renowned brands and corporate covering a wide range of marketing and communication topics. Graduated from the major of International Journalism at Shanghai International Studies University, she started her career from Burson-Marsteller, the international PR firm, as the professional PR practitioner working with multiple world-class clients incl. Intel, Diageo, Lexus and Volkswagen. With the outstanding performance and practice in corporate communications, Jojo was named the Communicator of the Year at Burson Asia Pacific in 2006. She also worked for Cooper Tires and Rubber Company and then, Bosch China in the area of corporate communications and CSR topic. At Bosch, Jojo led a virtual team in Asia covering 8 markets, aligning and promoting the topic of CSR with synergy.

Jojo is a brand and PR veteran in the automotive and industrial sectors with more than 15 years experiences.

Titus von dem Bongart (Moderator) (Partner/Head of GBN Greater China, ASEAN, and Korea at Ernst & Young (China) Advisory Ltd. Shanghai Branch Office)

Titus von dem Bongart (Moderator)

Partner/Head of GBN Greater China, ASEAN, and Korea at Ernst & Young (China) Advisory Ltd. Shanghai Branch Office

Titus von dem Bongart qualified as German Attorney-at- Law in 1996. After working 10 years for other companies, he joined Ernst Young Shanghai as a Partner in 2006. He is a lecturer for Chinese Tax at the University of Hamburg as well as the Tongji University in Shanghai. Titus is the Vice-Chairman at the German Chamber of Commerce Shanghai and Chairman of the More than a Market Steering Committee.

Since 20 years, Titus von dem Bongart has regularly advised clients on various matters related to their China investment, e.g. the restructuring of their China stet-up/ China impact of international restructurings including supply chain models and other changes He deals with various matters related to different areas of foreign investment in China, e.g. forex, permanent establishments, tax compliance, tax efficiency and incentives Titus is a frequent speaker related to China tax matters and regularly publishes relevant articles He has served all Dax 30 companies with investment in China as well as a big number of medium sized and small scale companies in different industries.