Joanna has more than 28 years of working experience in multinational freight forwarding companies, and during her career, she has been working in various management roles. Prior to CEVA Logistics, she has held various managerial positions in Kuehne+Nagel for over 10 years. In 2013, she joined CEVA as Greater China Head of Air Freight and has been appointed as CEVA Regional Managing Director since 2020.

With profound knowledge of logistics, she was invited to share key insights influencing the American business in China with Trump administration, Members of Congress, key think tanks during 2020 Amcham Doorknock meeting.

Joanna was graduated from Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, specializing in Finance. She also completed AMP program in CEIBS.

Wu Chen is the managing director for GBR (The Economist Global Business Review), responsible for curating content for GBR, content translation, and GBR’s social media in China. Prior to that role, he worked for EuroFinance as editorial director, Asia. He earned his master degree from the School of Global Policy & Strategy, UCSD, and E. W. Scripps School of Journalism of Ohio University.

Elton Huang brings over 20 years of experience serving government, Chinese companies and multinational companies. Since 1995 when he joined PwC shanghai, Elton has completed a number of overseas assignments in London with the European M&A Group and in San Jose, California in the US. Elton has wealth of experience in tax planning, investment and financing structuring and has been leading a professional team in serving Chinese companies to invest overseas.

Elton is the lead Partner of PwC Shanghai. He is also the Vice Chairman of Shanghai Association of Enterprises with Foreign investment; Shanghai Services Federation Committee Member and advisor to the Shanghai Municipal Government. Elton is a board member of Shanghai Charity Foundation – United Way Fund.

Elton graduated from Shanghai Jiao Tong University and received an EMBA from CEIBS (China-Europe International Business School). Elton enjoys running marathon and ultra trail race.

Weisi Xie is the Shanghai Director at the Economist Intelligence Corporate Network (EICN), and is responsible for engaging with top executives in the region on key economic and political issues as well as industry-specific analysis to support their businesses in the dynamic Chinese market.

Mr. Xie served as an Assistant Professor of Economics at Shanghai Jiao Tong University before joining EICN. As a trained trade economist, his teaching and research mainly focused on the fields of international trade, industrial economics and economic development, with a particular emphasis on China’s economy in a global perspective. He also possesses extensive expertise in the non-profit sector through work experience with think tanks and international organizations, including the Shanghai Institute for National Economy and the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Geneva, Switzerland, where he contributed to multiple government counseling projects and policy studies. His work has appeared in leading academic journals as well as major economic policy publications.

Mr. Xie has a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Colorado at Boulder, and a B.A. in International Business from Southwestern University of Finance and Economics.