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Juana Lee (judge)
Entrepreneur & FounderJuana Lee, from Singapore, came to China 13 years ago to run her family business. She’s focused in Culture Exchange, Education & Wellness.
Juana successfully juggles many roles including:
• Singapore Far Vision Consultant (Founder)
• Australian Federation of Industry and Commerce (Council)
• Female Entrepreneur Worldwide (Partner)
• China BGM Natural Education (President)
• Digital Magazine <Her Voice> Chief Editor ( to be launched in October 2018)
Daniella Santana (judge)
Entrepreneur, LinkedIn trainer and Founder of Concept ExpressDaniella Santana is a serial entrepreneur and China International Trade Expert with more than 10 years of experience in overseas business development consultancy for top 500 logistics companies from Taiwan, Global Sources (HK) among them.
She is also a startup mentor for the largest accelerator in Latin America called Startup Chile.
After many years of experience and successful projects developed via LinkedIn, Daniella has created a course that helps sales teams optimize their LinkedIn to increase revenue and expand businesses.
Carol Wang
Investment VP at InnoHub CapitalMBA in Sweden, experienced in IB and VC, pre-IPO mentoring plenty of stock-listed cooperations; once worked as head of TMT investment in one of global fortune 500 companies; currently as VP in Innhohub Capital, and head of consumption upgrading investment.
Nausheen Ishtiaq-Chen
Filmmaker director of Zen and ZanyNausheen Ishtiaq-Chen is a filmmaker from Pakistan and New York City, currently based in Shenzhen.
She is a Fulbright Scholar alumna and has graduated with Masters in Media Studies from The New School in New York City.
She has written, directed and produced several documentaries and short films in NYC, Karachi (Pakistan), London and Shenzhen, and has worked in community development, television and performing arts for more than 7 years in Karachi and NYC.
Tina Zhu
General Manager at Arm acceleratorTina Zhu is a General Manager of Arm accelerator Shenzhen with 8 years experience in AI and IoT industry.
Tina specializes in eco-innovation and cross-border innovation
Cecile Israel
CEO & Founder of Easy BacchusCecile Israel has graduated from ESSEC business school and with 10 years experience in hospitality in France and worldwide, Cecile joined Shenzhen community in 2016 to launch Easy Bacchus, a wine APP making wine easy & funny for everyone with disruptive experience in A/R!
Cecile is dedicated to bring the community together, being Vice President of the Entrepreneurs group of the French Chamber of Commerce and Brand Ambassador of La French Tech.
As a Female Entrepreneur she hopes to see more women creating their businesses and making their dreams come true.
Saravanakumar Kandasamy
Co-founder of Madrasters12 years of experience in various design platforms including Graphic, web, UI / UX, and Product experience design.
Co-founded Madrasters design community with 7000 members globally. Currently, he is running a Creative agency providing design and marketing solutions.
Sarav also manages blog where he writes about various topics including startup, design, art and makers culture in Shenzhen.
Ayu Putri
Global Lead, Web, E-commerce & Digital Tech at TCL Communication TechonologyAyu is a seasoned full-stack digital marketer with over 13 years of experience with proven track records on building top notch digital campaigns for multinational brands like Sony, Lenovo, Intel, Crocs, Dell just to name a few.
Ayu has successfully led OPPO’s global market expansion through strategic e-commerce operations and digital activation.
In her spare time, Ayu enjoys sharing her ideas on conferences and summits, sharpens her programming skills or plays video games.
Ayu currently manages both BlackBerry Mobile and Alcatel Mobile global digital marketing tech stacks at TCL Communication.
Shushanik Kostandian
Founder & Head of design at Kostandian and PartnersShushanik Kostandian is the Founder and head of design of Kostandian and Partners, a design agency with HQ is Shenzhen.
KP is an award winning international firm, focused on connecting people through spaces, while using technology as the core of design.
KP has offices in Armenia and China, expanding to East Africa and Europe.
Her expertise stretches through all scales of design, from brand identity design to architecture and urban planning.
Danlynn Liang
Event Manager at Startup GrindEvent Manager of Startup Grind Shenzhen
co-founder&node of DAO blockchain community DAOONE.org
master of International Design and Business Management at Hong Kong Polytechnic University
She held cofounder and project management roles at Tezign.com in before 2015. And work in HUAWEI as an user experience designer in 2016.
Danlynn encouraging women do not afraid to be outstanding, do what you love and make it become the best in the world.
Marianne Caroline Hughes
CEO & Founder of KnowlabelMarianne is an entrepreneur, award-winning writer, speaker and the Founder and CEO of Knowlabel.
Marianne has raised angel investment, government grants and VC support in order to launch her business in China, UK and Hong Kong.
Calling herself an impact entrepreneur, Marianne is motivated by our urgent need to address climate change and improve working conditions in supply chains - starting with the global fashion industry.
Wenjuan LIAO (mentor)
Co-founder of HERAs a market creator, she is the co-founder of HER. Guided by the value of innovation, HER aims to ignites the company momentum, activates the innovation vitality of the organization and to explores new opportunities. With eight years of experience as a TV director, Liao Wenjuan was a pioneer in Internet marketing for LKK Design Group.
Rachel ZHAO Rui (mentor)
Co-founder of HERWith 10 years of experience in innovative product positioning, innovative design and service experience consulting, Zhao Rui has facilitated more than 200 product positioning and design projects. As co-founder of HER, she has always been committed to bringing empathy value experiences to users and customers, advocating to maintain “innovation” and “fun”, inspiring business inspiration and creating more value.