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Jane Shi (Judge)
Associate Director of PwC Shanghai Business Development & Innovation CenterJane is one of the key founders of PwC Shanghai Innovation Center. She set up the operation structure, business model and initiate the PwC accelerator programs in Fintech and Digital Health.
Jane has successfully initiated and run the Corporate Innovation Workshop for large MNC corporates, to help connect technology startups/SMEs with large corporations for collaboration & co-creation.
Jane has 16 years professional experience in consulting and business development, innovation, specialized in strategy execution, organization performance improvement, market entry strategy, product development and customer experience.
Jane got an MBA in Strategy Management from Maastricht School of Management (MSM)
Eva Xu (Judge)
COO & CFO at TechNodeEva Xu currently is the COO & CFO at TechNode, a leading media company based in Shanghai and Beijing. She earned a Master of Economics and Finance from the University of Bristol.
Eva started her career with Taylor Nelson Sofres(TNS) after returning to China and cooperated with McKinsey & Company to implement market development of multinational corporations including Siemens and L’Oreal. Thereafter, the next stage took her to Guangdong Securities where Eva helped dozens of companies, such as Quanjude (QJD), Shenhua Group and many others to complete significant M&As and IPOs. In 2007, Eva was invited to serve Channel Media(CM) as CFO. During her tenure, she achieved round A and B capital raising of CM under weak economic conditions (more than tens of millions of dollars, exceeding expectations in a tough environment) and built VIE structure overseas. With the booming of the development of CM, Eva took over the post of CEO.
After TechNode was founded, Eva brought value by accomplishing the first stage financing with her experience. Since then, she has been gradually established a healthy and thriving team, backed by years of managerial and financial experience. This has enabled Eva to provide the most practical enterprise management and financial service for startups in this platform.
Jill Tang (Judge)
Co-founder of Ladies Who TechJill Tang is a woman of many traits - A budding entrepreneur, a seasoned networker, theBrewGirl, an Aussie alumni, a connector, and an outstanding and vocal supporter of local and foreign startups.
Jill is the co-founder of Ladies Who Tech and TheBrewGirl.
Jill holds a Bachelor of Commerce from Latrobe University, a Masters of Applied Finance from Monash University, and an MBA from Melbourne Business School. In 2016, she was nominated as a finalist of Young Australia China Alumni of the Year. June 2016, Jill was selected as one of 12 entrepreneurs from China to attend the Global Entrepreneurship Summit in Silicon Valley addressed by President Obama and most of the big names in the world.
Ruby Lv (Judge)
Co-founder of Impact Hub Shanghai商道纵横市场总监，全面负责公司市场工作。 致力于企业社会责任和可持续发展投资研究和咨询工作。曾为数十家企业的社会责任实践情况及其对社会环境的贡献进行客观分析和评价， 长期进行社会责任投资研究工作，在企业社会责任评估、投资、咨询等领域有丰富的经验。
Jennifer Zhang (Judge)
General Manager at 华旦天使投资张洁, 毕业于浙江大学竺可桢学院2002级文科班，涌泉基金发起人，梦想小镇湾西加速器创始人，现任为华旦天使投资总经理。2013年度被授予浙江省优秀天使投资人称号，2015年杭州十佳创业导师，《新生意》TOP5最受创业者喜爱的天使投资人。《纽约时报》《法兰克福汇报》等国际媒体报道，CCTV2《创业英雄汇》投资人评委，CCTV《焦点访谈》报道，现已投资移动医疗平台名医主刀，旅游目的地管理SAAS订单来了，弹性用工平台青团社，脑机交互的回车电子，AR增强现实应用wonder，语言在线学习外教君等，其投资团队大多为朝气蓬勃的青年团队。
Farah Fauzi (Facilitator)
Community Manager (Startup Programs) South-East Asia at Techstars
Sapphire Tang (Mentor)
Vice President at Fresh Start RotaractSapphire's first startup is Folloo Intelligent Technology in the robotics field. Continuing with the entrepreneurial spirit, she is building her second venture specializing in overseas investment consultancy.
Moreover, Sapphire also took up the role of Secretary and later as Vice President for Fresh Start Rotaract Club Shanghai. In her commitment to social entrepreneurship, she organized RNRH Social Innovation JAM and co-organized social innovation event: doo+ vibe.
" Go for what you are afraid of and say NO to the NOs"
Rachel Daydou (Mentor)
Program Director of The Concept LabRachel has worked in China for 7 years, first as marketing manager for Fortune 500 companies and then as co-founder of Lihaoma礼好吗. This work made her laureate of Forbes China 30 Under 30, her startup was awarded most innovation startup by the Shanghai government and selected to Chinaccelerator Batch 11.
Rachel also leads an entrepreneurship program at Shanghai University and teaches innovation and entrepreneurship at Jiaotong University. She is deeply involved in communities, as managing member of Startup Grind Shanghai, as Marketing Director of IPWS, and mentor at HerCentury and French Tech. She currently creates training programs for founders to make their company profitable.
Anita Cheng (Mentor)
Vice President, Business Development Dept. at Tezign.comAnita Cheng, Vice President of the Business Development Department of Tezign.com, has served as Group Account Director (GAD) in digital marketing agency Isobar owned by Dentsu Group. She has 20 years’ experience in advertising and marketing industries, specializing in digital marketing planning and project management. She has served large global corporations including Coca-Cola, P&G, Kellogg’s, Tencent and other well-known clients from finance, FMCG and tourism industries.
Olga Yanovskaya (Mentor)
Co-founder of Her CenturyOlga is a co-founder of Her Century. She shares the vision that having more female role models and mentors help women to realize leadership and creative potential.
Olga started her career in Russia and since then lived and worked in Europe, Latin America, and Asia. She speaks 5 languages and traveled to 70+ exciting places around the world.
Olga has worn many hats in her career - auditor, finance manager, freelance consultant, entrepreneur, functional leader, ethics officer. Olga now resides in Shanghai with her family and happily works in at Medtronic, world ́s largest medical device company.
Grace Ng (Mentor)
Co-Founder & CPO of Javelin.comCo-Founder & CPO of Javelin.com, a software platform to test demand of new businesses, and Lean Startup Machine, an entrepreneurship education workshop in 150+ cities globally. Grace has trained thousands of people to turn their ideas into impactful new businesses, been a guest speaker at The United States White House, a guest lecturer at Singularity University and other institutions. As an artist, Grace develops interactive experiences that elevate consciousness and empower action using cutting edge technologies like brainwaves, VR/AR, and AI. Through her work, she explores the intersection of creative production and impactful creation and hopes to inspire others to live creative, impactful lives.
Anastasiia Isakii (Mentor)
Program Manager & Life Skills Trainer at The M&Y GroupAnastasiia is the Program Manager & Life Skills Trainer of The M&Y Group, I CAN Life Skills Tournament Director and co-founder of LifeSkills4Me.
Anastasiia has a vast work experience across different sectors as NGO, government, and business. For the past 7 years, Anastasiia Isakii has organized projects and facilitated in international conferences on leadership development for global audiences, aimed to transform thinking, find out solutions, and inspire action. She has trained students from a young age on personal development on the local and regional levels in Ukraine, Turkey, Indonesia, China, USA. After exploring 30+ countries and working in 6 of them, she is a citizen of the world and she has a deep appreciation for diversity and cultures.
Dora Ke (Mentor)
Co-founder of AmazingXDora got her first master degree in Management and Economics Psychology before she started her career in the management consulting industry. During her career she has taken many roles in areas of consulting, business development, social media, operations and project management. After she got her second master - MBA in Europe, she came back to Shanghai where she joined Her Century, an international women mentoring organization, as a mentor and president. As a founding member and board member of the Singularity University Shanghai Chapter, she aspires to connect like-minded people in facilitating futuristic thinking. Furthermore, she co-founded AmazingX to help kids develop future skills and prepare for their future.
Alice Zhou (Mentor)
Founder of TeentechChinaAlice is the Facilities Sourcing Lead for IBM Greater China Group. In her personal capacity, she is the founder of TeentechChina, a chapter of TeentechSF Global, and the Regional Ambassador for Technovation China.
Both platforms are global teens' communities for tech and innovation, promoting teens to get more engaged in tech.
Maria Altyeva (Mentor)
Full-Stack Developer and Mentor at Le WagonMaria Altyeva is a full-stack developer and a backend-engineer. After graduating from Yale University, she entered the tech scene in Shanghai where she is currently working as a developer and mentoring students at the Le Wagon coding bootcamps in Shanghai, Chengdu, and Tokyo.
Glenny Zhang (Mentor)
Investment Director of Z&H InvestmentGlenny Zhang 现任众海投资投资总监。曾服务于欧莱雅中国和飞利浦中国，拥有十多年股权投资和企业并购及事业部拆分的经验。2009年起，在硅谷管理十亿美金的私募基金，完成Sitler 加州首府萨克拉门托商业地产的太阳能改造等多个高科技项目的投资及投后管理，2015年回国后，帮助阿里巴巴Partner中韩最大的电商公司完成数千万美元金额融资并辅导新三板上市工作。在众海投资，完成格隆汇、爱照护、一道自媒体等多个项目的投资及投后管理，尤其擅长对大健康行业、消费升级领域的投资服务。
Christina Roitzheim (Mentor)
Design Thinking Coach at BoschChristina Roitzheim is a Design Thinking Coach at Bosch and provides workshops in cooperation with Big Spoons. Moreover, she is a member of the D.Collective, a Berlin-based association to provide a playground around Design Thinking, live and promote the design thinking culture by organizing workshops. Christina also coaches for the D.Collective, like Future Party Lab”, creating solutions for sustainable clubbing. Also, she was selected as a participant of the “Basic Track Design Thinking” at the Hasso-Plattner-Institut Potsdam, 80 international, interdisciplinary members to study Design Thinking over the course of six months at the d.school.
Jayne Goh (Mentor)
Angel Impact InvestorJayne is an early-stage angel impact investor and mentor, looking to grow businesses in the Waste Management, Education Technology, and Travel sector. She is currently based in Shanghai and is a mentor at ImpactHub Shanghai. Startups can expect to receive endless positive energy as part of her signature coaching style throughout their entrepreneurship journey. Jayne’s main expertise is in growing users for startups in stage 1-to-10, in both mobile DAUs or traditional platforms. She will also be a key asset for any D2C business, with her expertise in integrated marketing, pricing, and distribution strategies.
She hones years of experience in consumer marketing in China’s travel and tourism industry. Most recently held the position of Greater China Regional Marketing Director for Hilton Worldwide - managing B2C commercial performance for Hilton Worldwide portfolio of 100 trading and pre-opening hotels. Previously she was also the Senior Marketing Manager for Ctrip International, leading their marketing team for Ctrip.com' s International Business Unit. Nevertheless, many in the startup world would still recall her as the founder of Kezhanyou.com (closed in 2012) an online travel agent specializing in guesthouses and youth hostels.
Pauline Soudy (Mentor)
Co-founder of Feiy.coAfter graduating in Suzhou from a French Business School with a master degree in Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Pauline came back to France to start working in entrepreneurship and social impact. Three years ago, she took an opportunity to come back to China to assess the local social entrepreneurship ecosystem for a French consulting firm. She fell in love with Shanghai and co-founded online platform Feiy.co, connecting people with social and environmental initiatives by promoting their projects, events, and job offers. They also conduct educational programs and workshops to encourage people to start sustainable businesses.