Mattie Bekink is responsible for the Economist Intelligence Corporate Network’s China strategy, including programme development and client servicing across China. She also provides support to all Economist Intelligence Corporate Network programmes worldwide with a China component.

Ms Bekink has extensive experience in the public, private and policy sectors. Prior to joining The Economist Group, she was the Executive Director of the Fulbright Commission in the Netherlands. She also ran an eponymous consulting business, advising senior executives from businesses, universities and non-profit organisations on China policy, strategy, public affairs, and corporate social responsibility. Ms Bekink practiced law at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, has worked with the US-Asia Law Initiative at NYU Law School and the American Bar Association Rule of Law Initiative China Program, and served in the legal department at General Motors China.

Ms Bekink has a BA in International Relations from Stanford University and a JD from the Georgetown University Law Center.

Holly Lei has taken over as President of Covestro China based in Shanghai, effective July 1, 2019. With more than 20 years of experience in cross-cultural management around the world, Lei is the first local female leader for this position.

With a strong technical background in chemical engineering and material science, Lei started her career at Bayer MaterialScience (the predecessor company of Covestro) in 1999 as a technical representative, and has since held various management positions of increasing responsibilities focusing on sales, technical service and R&D in Greater China and the APAC region. As a seasoned leader strong at managing dispersed teams, she devoted her cross-industry insights and customer centric mindset to develop focus industries for Covestro’s Business Unit Polycarbonates in Greater China and the APAC region.

In her role as Global Head of Electrical, Electronics & Appliances (EE&A), BU Polycarbonates, Lei helped Covestro strengthen its industrial leadership by enhancing the global CMF (color, materials, finish) capabilities, transforming Covestro from a material supplier to an innovation partner. Apart from her business success, Lei is also an affectionate people leader and excels at fostering an environment that allows people to flourish and develop to their fullest potential. As an avid ambassador of diversity and inclusion (D&I) at Covestro, she is actively involved in promoting D&I and equality in the workplace.

Lei holds a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from Dalian University of Technology in China and a master’s degree in material science from Université de Sherbrooke in Canada. She has also received executive training at INSEAD Business School in France. Lei is also a supervisory board member of GEA Group AG, a board member of the Shanghai Chapter of the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China, and Vice Chairman of the Shanghai Chemical Industry Park International Experts’ Consultancy Forum.

Mr. Renou is currently the CEO of CMA CGM China and is mainly responsible for strategic development and business growth in China (including North China, Central China and South China).

Having joined the Group in 2000, Mr. Renou has worked in Asia for over 17 years, successively serving as Commercial Director of CMA CGM Indonesia, General Manager of CMA CGM Vietnam, CEO of CMA CGM India, General Manager of CMA CGM South China and then took the position of President of CMA CGM America in Oct 2017. Under his leadership and management, the business of CMA CGM America has developed rapidly and ranked first in the industry.

Mr. Renou holds a Master Degree in International Business at the Institut Suprieur de Commerce International de Dunkerque (ISCID) in France. He has more than 20 years of management experience in international shipping and logistics and has rich knowledge in the management of globally renowned multinational companies.

Steven is a lead partner of PwC China/HK’s ESG advisory business responsible for sustainability strategy and operations for various industries, especially on sustainable value chain topics. Steven was previously a lead partner of operations and supply chain management business at PwC China/HK Strategy& Consulting with around 20 years of combined strategy consulting and management experience. He has rich experience in Aerospace and Automotive, Consumer Market, Real Estate, Utility and Renewable Energy, TMT and PE related industries along with deep operational experience in the areas of growth strategy and target operating model development, end-to-end process design and optimization, program management, performance improvement and value maximization, channel management, route to market and promotion analysis and sustainability strategy and value creation topics. Steven holds a Master of Science degree from Manchester Business School, specializing in operations management.

Raefer Wallis is an Architect and the founder of GIGA and the RESET Standard.

GIGA is an independent third-party that combines the development of building standards with research and cloud technology.
GIGA specializes in helping companies solve new or special challenges related to ESG in real-estate. Best practice lessons are then refined, published and implemented at scale via the RESET Standard.

The RESET Standard is an international performance standard and certification program for healthy green buildings, based on data that is collected and assessed on a daily basis: be it building material data from reporting bodies or operational data from sensors.

Regularly invited to lecture around the world, Raefer’s work on ESG in real-estate has been featured by the NYT, Forbes, CNN, BBC, CBC, TED, WSJ, Guardian, Globe & Mail, Les Affaires, Clinton Global Initiative, Architectural Digest and many more.