Ningyu Tang got her Master degree in Psychology from East China Normal University and PhD degree in Management from Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU). She joined SJTU right after she got her master degree and currently she is a tenured professor at Antai College of Economics and Management and the vice director of Research Institute of Psychology and Behavioral Science, SJTU. She was visiting scholar of Cornell University, Columbia University and MIT. Her recent research interests are generational values, inclusive leadership and management. Her research works have appeared on Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, Journal of Business Ethics, International Journal of Human Resource Management, Journal of Happiness Studies etc. She is PI for several projects sponsored by National Science Foundation of China, including the key project “New Generation and HR Diversity Management”. She was awarded Shanghai Shu Guang Scholar and Outstanding Young Faculty by Shanghai Bureau of Education in 2008. In her career life, she got research awards from National Bureau of Personnel, Shanghai Planning Office of Philosophy and Social Science and the Ministry of Education. She severs as the vice general director of Shanghai Psychology Society. She is also a member of Education Steering Committee of Business and Management of MOE.

Vera serves as the Senior Vice President, Head of Asia Pacific Strategy, and Head of China in Parexel.

Her work in the capacity of Corporate Strategy in the Asia Pacific Region includes regional strategy and investor liaison, strategic investment plans, partnerships, and supporting cross-functional growth and innovations across the Asia Pacific.

As the Head of China, she leads the efforts of the Greater China Region Leadership Team to drive business growth in China.

Vera graduated from Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine. She has over twenty-five years of experience in product and service portfolio management and brand and public relations management at leading global companies. This includes more than ten years of experience in IQVIA and Parexel in the Asia Pacific region.

Graduated from China Pharmaceutical University, Julie engaged in biochemical research and development at the China Academy of Medical Science before joining Elf Atochem (predecessor of Arkema) in 1994, where she began serving on a number of investment and cooperation projects in China.

In 2002, she joined the High Performance Polymers Business Unit Over the next 14 years, Julie held various business and management positions at both the headquarters in France and the Asia Pacific region, which included overseeing the product lines and business units of Functional Polyolefins and Fluoropolymers in Asia Pacific. In 2016, Julie became the Asia Pacific Group President for the High Performance Polymers Business Unit.

Julie is currently President of Arkema Greater China since 1st July 2021. In March 2023, Julie was appointed as the Vice Chair of the International Association of Chemical Manufacturers (AICM), providing expertise and knowledge in areas such as sustainability.

Ms. Tao is the CEO of SFLL & SCFL. She jointed in Siemens in 2004 and has served as heads of multi-departments. All the rich experiences that lead the business growth, greatly overperformed the market.

During her career at Siemens, Ms.Tao has always been committed to innovation, leading the team to expand the business from Siemens domains to emerging industries. With her continued efforts, The SFLL & SCFL have successfully positioned as the most attractive differentiator of Siemens, more then just a financing solution, e.g. actively contributed to China Sustainability development.

Before joining the SFLL & SCFL, Ms. Tao served as Sales Director of Siemens Healthineers and Associator of A.T. Kearney Strategy Consulting Co., Ltd. in Shanghai.

Anke Schrader is the China director of the Economist Intelligence Corporate Network. Utilizing over two decades of living and working in China, Anke works closely with network members to help inform their business strategies through political, economic, and operational insight and to connect them with their senior leadership peers.

Anke is also a recognized sustainability expert. She is the author of numerous publications on ESG, citizenship, and sustainable development issues in China and served six years as Chair of the American Chamber of Commerce in China’s Business Sustainability Committee.

Before joining The Economist Group, Anke was the Asia Research Director at The Conference Board, where she led strategic planning and execution of thought leadership research for China and the Asia region, leading a team of economists and researchers covering macroeconomics, human capital, and sustainability research. She also previously worked as a strategy consultant at PwC in Beijing advising multinational clients on macroeconomic, policy, market entry strategy, and operational issues.
Anke has led multi-year China research partnerships with Cornell University and Indiana University (funded by the Henry Luce Foundation and the Ford Foundation), was a guest lecturer at Cornell’s Employment and Disability Institute, and a mentor for the Schwarzman Scholars Program at Tsinghua University.

Anke received scholarships for Chinese language studies at the University of International Business and Economics (UIBE) in Beijing and Shanghai Jiaotong University’s international MBA program. She holds an M.A. in politics and management from University of Konstanz.