Dr. Bin Xu is Professor of Economics and Finance, Wu Jinglian Chair Professor in Economics at CEIBS. He received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Fudan University in 1986 and 1989, and his Ph.D. in economics from Columbia University in 1995. Before joining CEIBS, Dr. Xu was a tenured faculty member at Warrington College of Business, University of Florida. He also taught as a visiting professor at Darden School of Business, University of Virginia, and worked as a consultant for the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank.

Dr. Xu’s current research focuses on the global and Chinese economy, multinational enterprises in China, and trade and finance Issues of emerging markets. He has published extensively in both international and Chinese journals, and was named to the “2021 List of Highly-Cited Chinese Researchers” released by Elsevier Publishing Group. Dr. Xu is the author of two books, International Trade and Applying Macroeconomics, and served as the founding editor-in-chief of CEIBS Frontier Views Book Series.

Dr. Bin Xu has taught courses on macroeconomics, China and the global economy, and international finance at CEIBS, and was invited to give speeches on the global economy and the Chinese economy for executives of multinational companies and Chinese companies. Dr. Xu has won the CEIBS Teaching Excellence Award four times, and in 2019 won the CEIBS Medal for Teaching Excellence, the highest teaching award of CEIBS.

Peter was appointed the CEO of the CBBC in July 2024 after a 35-year career in banking.

Peter is a Graduate of the University of Oxford (MA) and a Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales (ICAEW).

He started his career with Coopers & Lybrand in the City of London where he qualified as a Chartered Accountant. After qualification, and in 1989, he joined the Corporate Finance division of UBS Investment Bank in London. In 1995 Peter moved to Hong Kong as Head of UBS ECM, Asia. In 2000 he was appointed Head of UBS Investment Banking, Asia when he was responsible for all IB product, sector and coverage teams. In 2006 he was appointed the Chief Executive of UBS Middle East & North Africa, returning to Hong Kong as the Chairman of UBS Capital Markets, Asia in 2010.

In 2013 Peter joined Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) as the Head, Corporate Finance, Greater China & North Asia, and a member of the Executive Committee.

After four years in post Peter stepped down as Chairman of the British Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong in September 2022. He is Treasurer of the English Schools Foundation (ESF); a member Greater China Strategy group of the ICAEW; and Past Chair of the One Belt, One Road Committee for the Hong Kong Association of Banks. He joined the Committee of the London based Hong Kong Association in October 2022.

Peter was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2022 Queen's New Year Honours for services to the British Business Community in Hong Kong.

In July 2022 Peter was awarded the Bronze Bauhinia Star (BBS) by the Hong Kong Government for contributions to the development of the business community in Hong Kong.

Peter, who is a Hong Kong Permanent Resident, is married with three daughters all of whom were born in Hong Kong. He was born in Kolkota, India.

Dr. Scott Guan is a partner of Zhong Lun's Shanghai office. Dr. Guan has extensive experience in mergers and acquisitions, anti-trust, private equity investments, resolution of complex cross-border disputes, and general corporate, contract, IP, and business advice. Dr. Guan is recommended by Legal 500 and Chambers in Asia Pacific and has been continuously recognized by The International Who's Who of Business Lawyers and other professional publications as a leading business lawyer in China.

Dr. Guan's clients are from various sectors including manufacturing, chemical products, technology, telecom, Internet, online game, publication, education, entertainment and sports, natural resource, energy, distribution and retail, construction, real estate, financial service, private equity investment, and professional service.

Dr. Guan has broad experience in the resolution of complex international disputes through arbitration, litigation, mediation, and negotiation. He has significant experience in disputes arising from complicated commercial contracts, share and asset acquisition agreements, joint venture contracts, IP license and transfer agreements, and purchase contracts.

Mr. Yu has nearly 20-year experience in cross-border investment and mergers and acquisitions, private equity investments, and other corporate matters. He serves clients in a variety of industries including manufacturing, consumer products, chemical, life sciences, manufacturing, natural resources, and agriculture. Mr. Yu represents multinational companies, private equity funds, and Chinese public companies in transactions in China and other jurisdictions with deal size ranging from multiple ten million US dollars to over one billion US dollars, and also represents private equity fund, marquee tech companies, and start-up companies in their equity and debt financing projects. Mr. Yu’s acumen business sense and constructive solutions often help clients to respond to challenges in complex transactions, helping clients to close deals.

Mr. Yuan has been deeply engaged in the sector of debt finance and various financial products, accumulating rich practical experience in leveraged financing, project financing, and debt restructuring. Mr. Yuan has assisted his clients in transaction structure design and credit enhancement in numerous complex cross-border leveraged deals. He has profound knowledge about the industries of finance and energy, and also has extensive experience in real estate, infrastructure, high-end manufacturing, and mineral resources, among other fields.

Mr. Yuan has been recognized by several internationally renowned legal rating agencies, including Chambers, Legal 500, IFLR, and ALB.

In recent years, Mr. Yuan has deepened his expertise in the cross-border debt restructuring field, playing an indispensable role in landmark debt restructuring transactions in various sectors such as aviation, real estate, and energy.

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.

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.