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Athena (Mentor)
External Relations Manager at Shunfeng Innovation CenterAthena takes care of external relations at Shunfeng Innovation Center based in Hangzhou, there she manages partnership with global leading institutions, overseas incubators and accelerators, and VCs. She is also the Director of Operations of Shanghai Xuqi Intelligence Inc since Oct 2017. She spent 3 years in the states from 2014 to 2017, took her master program and ran an incubator in Boston. Before went to U.S., Athena worked in China and Europe for 10 years as program manager, key account manager and marketing manager in IT manufacturers and automation marketing company. She was advisor to Hult Business Challenge program, and she is in the executive team of TechX Queen, a community for women entrepreneurs. Athena has a solid understanding of entrepreneurship, business plan, partnership, mentorship, marketing, and supply chain.
Cheng Haotian (Speaker)
Sprint Master at Design Sprint ChinaHaotian is a creative consultant, change maker, entrepreneur and educator. He studied psychology in the US and creative leadership in Denmark. Now he is a partner at Let’s Make Great, helping courageous companies to explore their creative and business potential. He is also passionate about personal development. He uses design thinking and start with why to help young people to design a meaningful and creative life.
Hareesh (Speaker)
He recently graduated with a MBA from CEIBS, where he immersed himself in the intersecting worlds of Digital Business, Marketing and Innovation.
His diverse work experience includes designing user-experience driven new concepts, business models and partnerships with wearable startups for a leading medical device company; helping a Shanghai-based startup in retail-mobile technology space redefine value proposition and pivot to new direction; crafting digital ecosystem strategies inspired by Chinese FinTech innovators for a traditional European bank; understanding and assisting social enterprises in China overcome their unique challenges.
Hareesh can help you with Business Modeling, Marketing Research, Concept Ideation & Validation, Technology Strategy through a combination of Design Thinking + Lean Startup + Agile methodologies.
Sunny Ting (Speaker)
Business Strategy Designer at Let's Make GreatMulti-lingual communicator with multi-industry and cross-functional experience, Sunny is a driven marketer, operations specialist, technologist, and a self-taught designer. Currently a Business Strategy Consultant at Let’s Make Great!, Sunny helps others to creatively reframe business situations, reinvent existing methods, craft creative solutions to change companies, provide emotions that resonates, and create competitive advantages that differentiate.
Christian Kuhna (Judge)
Director Innovation and Head of APAC at ArtgymChristian is a strategy, learning and communication expert with a focus on creativity and innovation, collaboration & knowledge management. His focus is on The Renaissance of Humanism Through Creativity, in a Rapidly Digitalizing World. With expertise in cutting edge technologies, like AI, Blockchain, VR and AR, Christian wants to bring together art and technology, to create a more human-centred work/life concept and society. He covers the spectrum of HR strategy, learning and leadership development, internal and external communications, as well as innovation and change management and is an experienced keynote speaker at international conferences. Christian is currently consulting leaders who are looking for transformation and innovation.
At the intersection of technology like AI and robotics, megatrends and people and organizational strategy, Christian built up the so-called Think Tank for Future Trends and Innovation within the adidas Group HR Strategy Team, shaping the adidas Group and People Strategy by translating global megatrends into strategy, organizational design & innovation.
Evonne Huang (Judge)
Founder & Education Consultant of WeEdu InternationalFounder of WeEdu International, life-time educator and devotee to innovation in education.
Evonne has a stage name, Ms. XinYo because she used to be a famous teacher and consultant in test prep industry and lecturer in colleges in Taiwan. Having been in education for more than 15 years, she also founded Xin English offering high schoolers three-year English program to build up their foundation. So far, she has helped more then ten thousands students received high scores in their GMAT, SAT, TOEFL, and IELTS tests and more than 80 students got admitted to top universities in the US and Europe. After she moved to Shanghai, she founded WeEdu International to provide students with in-depth coaching and consulting services for their college admissions. They center around students, aiming to help students to stretch to fulfil their potential. Education is her true calling.
Freeman Xu (Judge)
Founder & CEO of Shanghai Tengmeng Education TechnologyFreeman has over 13 years of working experience in both China and US, managed multiple teams in China and US. Previously Head of BI/ big data at Alibaba and Senior Business Analyst Manager at Microsoft, He served roles including individual contributor, people manager, manager of manager and functional manager. He also experienced varies roles such as Service Business, Executive support, People management, Business development, Online Business, Business Intelligent/Analytics.
Maggie Zhang (Judge)
Co-Founder of Women Think TankMaggie is a social entrepreneur, creative thinker, and a proud feminist. She is passionate about building women-empowerment communities and has been dedicated to creating inspirational conversation for professional women across China since 2013. She also actively advocates the importance of having male counterparts involved in the community for a sustainable happiness for both genders.
With a background in Marketing and PR, she also finds time to help international companies to localize and expand their brand awareness in China market.
Adi Komari (Mentor)
Project Manager at MING LabsCreative thinker, problem solver, and an effective collaborator. Adi balance his creativity with a keen strategic mind.
Having worked with both startups and multinational corporations, he understands the challenges and opportunities different businesses face each day.
Geoffrey Handley (Judge, Speaker)
General Partner at Haitao CapitalChina born and raised, Geoffrey is an investor, advisor and 5 time founder, most notably of Snakk Media (NZX: SNK) and The Hyperfactory (acquired by Meredith Corporation NYSE: MDP).
Founding GP at Haitao Capital, the 1st China macro VC fund investing across Social Commerce, Fintech and Insurance, Infrastructure and Deep Learning in North America and China.
Geoffrey is a sought after speaker and judge at leading events including GSMA, Mobile World Congress, Ad:Tech, CES and the Cannes Festival.
Amado Trejo (Mentor)
Director, Asia Bureau of Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo LeónAmado Trejo is the Co-Founder and COO of Free Entrepreneurs; a Shanghai-based platform focus on developing networks for open innovation projects in different Startup ecosystems. He has also specialized in higher education outreach between Asia and Latin America; expert on trade, investment and tourism promotion projects between China and Mexico; social entrepreneur with focus on redesigning public policies with the support of technological innovations. Having an International Relations and Public Policy background with international trade negotiations as specialty, Amado has acquired public experience, and a robust contact network working in multicultural environments for the past 18 years in Mexico, France, Switzerland and China. Amado has participated as coach and Startup mentor for SeedStars China, doo+, swissnex China. Fellow from the Startup Leadership Program (SLP) Shanghai, he was appointed as Ambassador to China by Seedstars World (Swiss-based organization supporting startups in Emerging Markets) since 2017 and he is currently the Shanghai City Chapter Leader for “Tech in Asia”, a Singapore-based media startup focus on technology and innovation in Asia.
Brian Sun (Mentor)
Senior Manager at PwC (HongKong，Mainland China)Deliver career coaching to young professionals in a first-class professional training platform designed by PwC and industry experts. Privileged to be part of a game-changing professional education concept that equips talent to be market-ready with real-time practical experience and industry trends.
Christina Liang (Mentor)
Leadership Training at Enesis GroupChristina is a senior corporate affairs & business strategist with over 21 years of professional experience; using quantitative, qualitative, performance diagnosis and secondary research, combine with six sigma methodology and swot analysis in architecting and mobilizing strategies for businesses.
A strategic thinker and influencer, a leader with strong business acumen and a champion in corporate affairs; business development, fund raising, marketing, public relations, cost control, aligning human capital management and business strategy for businesses.
Daisy Zhou (Mentor)
Co-Founder of ET LAB (EdTech Lab)Daisy is a Shanghai based international negotiator and professional PCO/PEO in China.
After moving from Hangzhou, she started studying on the fusion of Chinese and Western teaching methods and parenting solutions, in order to promote the interflow of global education resources and multi-cultural exchange for middle and high-end families from Shanghai to Hangzhou. She was also invited to localize leading STREAM projects to startup K12 institutions, which would stimulate the motivation of problem-based learning and interest-oriented studying.
She used to serve for TTG Asia, the leading publisher and organiser of events in travel and tourism in the Asia Pacific region. From then, she connected with prominent MICE professionals in the region. She joined CITSMICE to produce one-stop event service for world TOP 500 corporate clients.
After her graduation from college, she worked as foreign-affairs representative in a local CVB for more than eight years. She was excellent at government protocol, city branding, mega event planning, marketing, etc. As the designated consecutive interpreter, she witnessed successful partnerships between government and NGOs to stage a world-class Expo in Hangzhou.
Today, she founded her own company ET LAB (Education Technology Lab), an education transformer group which connects worldwide education technology community to Mainland China, through investments and annual leading event series like G.E.T.x (Global Education Trend). The event aims to promote educational innovations in Mainland China, and to build up an ecosystem for International education industry.
Derek Xu (Mentor)
Founder of Ziyyo.orgDerek is the founder of Ziyyo.org, an international cognition sharing platform and the co-founder of International Chinese Young Professionals Association.
Throughout his experiences working at the HQ of a Fortune 100, top consulting firms, as well as a fin-tech start-up company in Europe and China, Derek has lead many projects on consulting, application product and marketing campaigns.
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.
Jeremy Nguyen-Phuon (Mentor)
Co-Founder of UdentityJeremy is co-founder of Udentity, an education platform that connects students in Asia with universities overseas - think Linkedin for the education space with a live stream feature. Additionally, he runs the Change Leader Academy which is an experiential learning program for High School students looking to turn challenges in their community to opportunities with workshops around social entrepreneurship and human centered design. Prior to Change Leader Academy, Jeremy spent 5 years working at Ashoka, the largest network of leading social entrepreneurs, where he managed the Singapore office and developed programs across South East Asia.
Edaan Getzel (Mentor)
COO & Co-Founder of Rikai LabsExperienced entrepreneur having started three companies in the US and China. Built a team and product in China that blends Artificial Intelligence and Natural Language Processing with people to engage and educate WeChat users. Built and sold a commercial real estate company from 2010 to 2013. Strong background in user experience, strategy, business development, and recruitment.
Kaya Zhao (Mentor)
Kaya has a master degree of Linguistics, and is skilled in English public speaking, debating and education. She worked for a VC company before, and is recently starting her own educational project in Shanghai, focusing on helping Chinese people improve their oral English.
Emmy Teo (Mentor)
CEO & Co-founder of FUSEEmmy has over 4 years of experience in retail/e-commerce and fashion startups with a focus on business strategy and revenue model development. She also has over 9 years of experience dealing with online communities; focused on the 3 important phrases of any digital strategy - Awareness, Acquisition and Retention and over six years of experience in startups.
She founded her startup in 2009 and worked with established partners and acquisition campaigns to convert views and clicks to actual users, as well as awareness campaigns making use of viral marketing strategies with digital channels. Later in 2013, she joined NHN Singapore and successfully launched mobile apps in the region reaching the top 5 position in the App Store for Singapore/Thailand and Top 10 for Malaysia, Philippines and Indonesia.
Thibault Genaitay (Mentor)
Front-end Developer and Partner at Le Wagon Coding BootcampThibault founded Le Wagon China, a coding school for creative entrepreneurs in Shanghai and Chengdu. The 9-week intensive program supports business people to learn coding and develop amazing products in China! Thibault has 15 years of experience in digital marketing and software development. From 2010 to 2016 he worked with international luxury brands to design their digital strategy for the Chinese market. Thibault lectures at Le Wagon / Shanghai University UTSEUS / Tongji university College of Design / Jiaotong university Antai School of Economics / ESSCA Shanghai / Condé Nast Center. He often shares nerdy articles on WeChat, Medium and Linkedin.
Yaxin Wu (Mentor)
Supply Chain Development Manager at FonterraYaxin is currently working as Supply Chain Development Manager at Fonterra, a New Zealand Dairy Company. Before that, Yaxin was working as Supply Chain Manager at Lindt& Sprungli (China) Ltd. in Shanghai and as Inventory Manager for UK and Ireland at Lindt & Sprungli (UK&Ireland) Ltd in London.
Yaxin was educated in the UK for her Undergraduate and Postgraduate degree. Yaxin is an active team player who participated multiple Non-Profit Organisations, for example Lean In Group and TEDxThe Bund. She is also the Mentoring Program coordinator for HerCentury, the organisation for empower women via Mentoring programs.
Tracy Mehoke (Mentor)
Head of Teacher Services/ Operations Management at italkiTracy Mehoke is an education speaker, writer, and organizer with a background in mathematics and a focus on language learning. She arrived in China from the USA in 2011 and has been starting things in education ever since. Most recently, she built the italki.com online teacher team and began "Edtech Offline", Shanghai's community for keeping the "Ed" in "Edtech". Working in the intersection of Education, Tech, Analysis, and Business, she can advise regarding brainstorming and ideation, customer research and validation, MVP and prototyping, and pitching or presenting.
Weiqi Li (Mentor)
Co-Founder and Product VP of Rikai LabsWeiqi Li is a co-founder and Product VP of Rikai Labs. Although he grew up in China, Weiqi has spent over a decade living overseas in Europe and went to school at the University of Pittsburgh in the US. After graduating in 2012, Weiqi moved to Boston to lead as Chinese Business Development at the world’s largest startup accelerator, MassChallenge. During that time he also led the US-China Economic Consul at Harvard University. In 2015, Weiqi returned to China to lead growth and product development at Rikai Labs.
Wang WenHao (Mentor)
Co-FounderA global citizen, William lived and worked in 4 different continents. He is a co-founder of 2 startups and passionate about innovations. He has an education background in finance, and is currently working in the Fintech space.