Special Event: "Environmental Protection - How Novartis, Firmenich and Clariant Stay ahead of Regulatory and Policy Trends"

Peter has been involved in helping foreign companies identify and implement renewable energy and cleantech projects in the China market since 2003. He has developed a robust clean technology and renewable energy practice in China focusing on carbon credit generation and trading, M&A, greenfield projects and collaborations with Chinese parties. He has implemented projects in the solar, electric vehicle, energy storage, biofuel, wind, water treatment, carbon capture and reutilization, cleaner coal, geothermal, soil restoration, and energy efficiency sectors in China.

Julia Coym is a senior analyst in Control Risks’ Global Risk Analysis practice, based in Shanghai and consulting on regulatory, political, and security issues in China and North-East Asia. Julia has worked on numerous projects advising clients on how to respond to intensifying regulatory enforcement on environmental, anti-competition and anti-corruption issues. In addition to working on bespoke consulting projects and stakeholder mappings, Julia is a regular contributor to Control Risks’ Country Risk Forecast (CRF) and PRIME services.

Before Novartis, Felix was at Solenic to lead the Asia Pacific Environmental, Health, Safety (EHS) & Product Regulatory function. He also served for nine years as Greater China HSEQ Head at Lanxess Chemical. Felix graduated from Wuhan University with a Master in Environmental Law and obtained his Environmental Engineering Bachelor from East China University of Science & Technology. He is a Certified Safety Engineer and was invited to present National People Congress environmental legislation and participated in safety legislation program organized by State Administration of Work Safety.

Jan Kreibaum was appointed Clariant's President of Region Greater China & Korea on September 1, 2013.
Jan has strong management experience gained through organizations that span three continents and across multiple cultures. Before taking up the position as Clariant's Regional President of Greater China & Korea, Jan was CEO of Knauf Asia-Pacific, a leading international building materials company headquartered in Germany. Prior to that, Jan held various senior sales and business management positions at leading chemical companies such as BASF and Ciba Specialty Chemicals for over two decades. Throughout his career, Jan has gained extensive international work experience in Asia and Europe, and developed a proven track record in the chemical industry.
Jan holds a Masters Degree in Chemical Engineering from McGill University in Montreal, Canada.

Olegario Monegal was appointed as Firmenich President China as of July 1, 2017 responsible for the China market P&L. He joined in Firmenich in 1998 and played many key different high-level roles in the Perfumery division, in France, Latin America, North America and the Headquarters in Geneva. His last position was Vice President of Creation Development and Innovation with global responsibility on perfumers, fragrance development, marketing, consumer insights and applied technology. Prior to joining Firmenich, he worked for Deloitte and Touche in the Corporate Finance area. Olegario is a Spanish citizen and he obtained a MBA degree from ESADE Business School in Barcelona.