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Eva Leung (Speaker)
Co-founder of Terra Cura IncEva's passion lies in building awareness-based human potential, creating partnerships between place and people that regenerates ecosystem health and spirit.
Graduated from National University of Singapore with a B.A. Architecture (Honors) in 2005 and Masters in Architecture from Harvard Graduate School of Design in 2012, Eva was raised in Hong Kong and Singapore, with 10 years of practice in the field of Architecture, Permaculture, Community Engagement, Organization Development and Sustainability Education in USA. She consults for non-profits, businesses, municipalities on land-based projects, sustainability program and initiatives. With a unique blend of culture and skills, Eva facilitates a design process that integrates top-down planning with bottom-up grassroots resources. The outcome: bridging partnerships between non- profit and the for-profit world at a holistic, local level to effect systemic, global change. Since founding Terra Cura Inc. in 2014, Eva continues to expand her design knowledge by completing a Vastu Architecture course through Maharishi University, as well as the Soil FoodWeb course under the tutelage of Elaine Ingham, an internationally renowned leader in soil microbiology. She is a member of the 2017 Urban Agriculture Ambassador Program for the City of Somerville in Massachusetts. To maintain a balanced inner ecosystem, Eva practices Vipassana meditation and Muay Thai kick boxing.
"Nature does not decrease impact; Nature creates impact as a nested, dynamic, co-evolving system. How do we increase human impacts, but in ways that are conscious, mutually beneficial? What capabilities are required in how we develop and inhabit our places?"
Jade Liu (Speaker)
Founder of DingyiJuanyu is the designer of JUANYU LIU brand and Founder of Shanghai Ding Yi Fashion Design Co. Ltd. Juanyu has a degree in MA Fashion Design from Academy of Art University in San Francisco, United States.
Her personal runway collection was shown in New York Fashion Week 2012F/W. Her rich experience includes being designer and Pattern maker of Women's wear Design Studio Gr. dano in San Francisco; Chief Designer of Ribo Fashion Group in Shanghai and Chief Designer of HeRen&Fen, Shanghai, where she used to create dresses for celebrities such as Huang Xiaoming and Angelababy.
"How dId I decide to make a brand and how I started my own business?
Designing for my brand, from searching inspiration to making the ready-to-wear clothes to the final sales, how we do, how the process works."
Sean Ma (Speaker)
Low-Power Wireless Communication Engineer at Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, CASXiaoyuan Ma received his B.S. degree and M.S. degree in 2010 and 2014 respectively, both from Shanghai Jiao Tong University. He now works in the Safety and Emergency Laboratory, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences. His research interests include low-power communication network, distributed system, embedded wireless system design and its applications.
"You must have complained about the short battery lives of wearable electronic devices. One of the critical points of IoT is low power communication. From Zigbee to BLE, from Body Area Network to Low Power Wide Area Network, how can we deal with the bottleneck of most applications? Let's try something battery-free."
Daisy Qiu (Speaker)
Founder & CEO of She Power (Rui Wen)Daisy Qiu has 15 years of professional experience in Finance, HR, and Marketing, with both Fortune 500 companies and self-owned enterprises. A true entrepreneur, Daisy developed She Power from scratch, bringing together a strong team, forming a clear business model, and now influencing more than 100 million professionals in China.
She Power is a platform designed to feature and communicate professional women’s wisdom and beauty by holding “She Power” serial events, online and offline learning courses, producing audio and video programs. She Power targets female users and aims to become the largest female learning and communication platform in the Greater China Region. Daisy also founded the “SPO” (SHE Power Organization) and remains a trusted HR & Marketing advisor to world-leading businesses and organizations, while continuing to help foster a network of elite female entrepreneurs and corporate leaders.
In this pre-event, Daisy will talk about the Power of Crossover for Entrepreneurs.
Yuan Yuan Zhang (Moderator)
Founder of TechX QueenFounder of ArcheClub, which advocates for healthy, joyful and sustainable lifestyle and aims at pioneering innovative services for women with cutting-edge digital technology and worldwide trending products. She holds MS in Civil Engineering and MA in Economics. She led product teams on developing O2O/CRM in Shanghai since 2014. Prior to that, she undertook consultancy roles with the Atkins Global, United Nations, the Clinton Foundation, C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group and Environmental Defense Fund in New York on implementing sustainability workshops, conducting research projects on climate change & big data analysis.
TechX Queen is the first non-profit entrepreneurs' community for innovative women in High-Tech sectors boosting Internet Plus economy.