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Michelle Li
Founder and CEO of Sorority ChinaFounded in 2015, Sorority China is a pioneer in providing safe and affordable coshared living and working spaces for women.
Born in China and raised in the U.S., Michelle later returned to Beijing with a firm belief in the independence and support young women should have while trying to grow their own careers and life experiences in China. Thus, Sorority China was founded on the principle of a mutually supportive sisterhood community to “let now women feel alone,” since then Michelle and her team have opened two projects in Shanghai with a third to open in early 2018 in Beijing.
Prior to embarking on her own start-up, Michelle led overseas investment for Chinese capital in the Fashion and Retail industry, was Head of China for leading U.K.-based CEO leadership development firm Xinfu, and was responsible for training and customer satisfaction programs at Mercedes-Benz.
Cheryl Tang
Community and Sales Manager at WeWorkCheryl was born in Northeast China, and raised in Los Angeles. After graduating from UC Davis, Cheryl moved back to China in 2012. By launching her first PR and Events company, she expanded her networking base throughout Beijing and Shanghai.
In 2016, she joined Wework as the first employee in Beijing. As part of the pioneer team and in keeping with the mission to create a world where people work to make a life and not just a living, Cheryl was instrumental in the opening of 4 locations across Beijing with over 5,000 members including prominent firms the likes of Alibaba, Airbnb, Baidu Ventures, and Ofo, etc. She is a firm believer that the rise of co-sharing communities would provide forward-thinking firms with the strong foundation where they can truly harness and embrace the diversity and teamwork for them to break new grounds.
Wendy Wang
Human Resources Director of TripAdvisor ChinaAs a HR professional and leader, with around 20 years working experience at multinational companiessuch as Intel etc., Wendy has seen a dramatic progress of the Chinese IT/Internet industry over the past 20 years, which has allowed her to have deep understanding and hands on experience of the high-tech industry evolution, cross-region management, cross-culture communication, M&A culture integration and talent key competencies analysis in changing and developing environment. Beyond this, as an International Federal certified coach and licensed DISC Analyst, Wendy has accumulated massive first-hand cases.
Wendy has a thorough understanding of core competencies and key behaviours of top talents adapting in a developing environment. Wendy also participated at “Asia Millennial Workforce research and sharing” workshop hosted by McKinsey, where she shared her understanding of talent trends.
Jelte Wingender
Director of Startup GrindJelte is passionate about entrepreneurship, people and innovation. He is motivated to build skilled teams from scratch, growing together and simultaneously creating value for our global society.
He works at the Global Incubation Services Department of Zhongguancun Innoway, overseeing international projects. He is bridging the worlds between Startups and corporates, by bringing together governments, institutions, investors and entrepreneurs. Besides governmental cooperation, Innoway successfully connected Startups to large cooperation, like Haier, Intel, Baidu, Orange Fab and Hainan Airlines, etc.
Additional to his role at Innoway, Jelte is leading the activities of Startup Grind in Beijing as chapter director. Startup Grind - a global startup community designed to educate, inspire, and connect entrepreneurs and is powered by Google for Entrepreneurs.
Before Jelte joined Innoway, he worked for a renown international strategy consultancy, leading the operations in Beijing, helping International Enterprises and Fortune 500 companies to tap into the Asian markets, and improving their business approach.
He has over 10 years of Asia experience, living and working in China alone for over 5 years. He has a strong background in strategic advisory for Startups, multinational enterprises, as well as some Fortune 500 companies.
Jelte is born in Germany and graduated from Ruhr-University Bochum BA, and University of Duisburg-Essen MA, both with a focus on East Asian Economics & Business.