Shanghai

Kathy Wang

CEO, Broadar (host)

Joseph G. Rios, PhD

Founder & CEO, Dakodit (host)

Nemo WangModerator

Founder & CEO, ICEWHALE

Serial founder; former lead designer of QQ for Mac and co-founder of Gaoding Design, used by 200M people worldwide.

Dali Ma

Founder & President, Truly Yours Inc.

Works at the intersection of AI, business and creativity; Oxford physics & philosophy scholar.

Crystal Pang

Head of Global Business Solutions (Europe & North America), Xiaohongshu (RED)

Bridges international brands with RED's 350M+ lifestyle users; led partnerships with the British Museum and MFA Boston.

Owen Zhong

Founder & CEO, Rapisight

Former Salesforce and Pony.ai engineer, founding engineer at Facebook, engineering lead at Zora Labs.

Donly Li

President, Hangzhou Tekan Technology

15 years in e-commerce and SaaS; former marketing VP at Gaoding and AI group VP at Guangyun Tech.

Elsie WangModerator

Co-Founder, Hibee

Entrepreneurship and brand partnerships; previously at MiraclePlus and Industrial Securities.

Jason Zhang

Strategy & Program Management, Walmart Global eCommerce

~20 years in strategy consulting and cross-border business.

Jennifer Yip

Founder & CEO, JJB Beauty Group

Brands include PNBS MED and Paint Nail Beauty Spa; Economic Development Commissioner, City of Cupertino.

Lin Wei

Vice President, Rolife (Robotime)

Takes Chinese original designer toys into mainstream global retail.

Nancy Wu

Senior Manager, Henry Schein

Strategy, business development and M&A; previously KPMG, PwC and Allianz Global Investors.

Sarah He

Regional Operations Lead, TARANIS

Owns TARANIS U.S. stores 0→1, from real estate and build-out to operations.

Milly CheungModerator

Director, Lee & Associates

20+ years in premium real estate across China and the U.S.

Sandra Chen

Co-Founder, Chen Ji Wang Fu

25 years in food; built a single snack into a category leader with ¥2B+ peak annual sales.

Joyce Zhang

Partner, Golden Harvest Foods

U.S. production of non-fried noodles and seasonings; guest lecturer at Harvard Business School.

Kat Shen

Head of Business Development, ZBS POS CA

F&B, retail and consumer brand partnerships in North America.

Tony Tan

President of the Americas & Global General Counsel, Yang Guo Fu Group

Leads expansion across North & South America and legal in 25+ markets.

James Jia

Head of International Expansion, Gantang Mingshan Restaurant Group

Took Tanyu and Cai Lan Dim Sum into Southeast Asia, Australia and North America.

Virginia Cao

Head of Global Flagship (Zhangyuan), Sandriver

Leads brand expression and high-end customization at Sandriver's Shanghai flagship.

Xueliang CuiModerator

Executive President, Building Materials & Home Branch, China Building Decoration Association

20+ years in building-materials management; author of a dozen industry books.

Eric Sun

CEO, American Built Cabinets

U.S. building materials and real-estate development, San Jose.

Rodgers Luo

President, American Innolighting

Finance and overseas investment across logistics, real estate and building materials.

John Huang

CEO, H.D Kitchen & Bath Trading

Real-estate investment, construction and furniture import across the full U.S. residential chain.

Hans Lin

General Manager, Kosmonia Limited

Architectural and home glass; opening the group's first overseas factory in Indonesia in 2026.

Mandy Zhen

Founder, S&P Builder Inc.

Bay Area design + build + materials, with a local cabinet factory.

Lizhi ChenModerator

Senior Attorney, Carter Ledyard & Milburn LLP

U.S. capital markets and cross-border transactions; formerly at Skadden Beijing.

Rui Bu

Partner, Fangda Partners

M&A, private equity and outbound investment; J.D., University of Georgia.

Jiadi Liu

Partner, JunHe

IP, advertising and AIGC compliance for creative and fashion; Chambers-ranked TMT lawyer (2026).

Haiyan Tang

Managing Partner (Shanghai), Kunying Law

Cross-border litigation and international arbitration; formerly at Paul Hastings and Kirkland & Ellis.

Caroline Lu

Principal, UHY Advisors

Valuation, M&A, equity incentives and 409A across tech, healthcare and consumer.

Millie Li

Industry Manager, Greater China New Business, Google

Turns global ambition into scalable revenue for high-potential Chinese companies.

Elaine Xu

Industry Manager, Greater China New Business, Google

Former strategic marketing lead for Coca-Cola, Budweiser and Durex.

Xueliang CuiModerator

Executive President, China Building Decoration Association

Yaogang Li

Executive Vice Chair, China Engineering & Consulting Association

National Master of Engineering Survey & Design; editor of national standards.

Zhen Jin

President, SunwayWorld

Master-data and lab-information systems for 4,000+ organizations; listed on ChiNext (301159).

Daniel Zhu

Assistant to the President, Power Dekor Group

14 years in building materials; leads overseas expansion.

Honggang Zhu

GM of Procurement, Shanghai Quanzhu Holding

Supply chain for luxury residential and commercial fit-out.

Jinbo Gao

Director Attorney, Hanlong Law Firm

Adjunct professor, China University of Political Science and Law.

Raymond Chuan

Vice President, Xcotton

Cross-border insurtech; formerly at Oracle and ByteDance.

Elsie WangModerator

Co-Founder, Hibee

Miao Kang

CEO, Witti Marketing

Helped 100+ U.S.–China companies grow 10x; Forbes 2024 list.

Jie Jin

Executive Vice President, Niutong Consulting

Overseas go-to-market; offices in Boston, Chicago, San Francisco, Toronto and Dubai.

Rufei Qian

CEO, NihaoPay

Contactless cross-border payments; two-time founder with exits, angel investor.

Sydney Kuo

Head of Incubator, Taihe Biotech

Founder of pro makeup brand FrontCover; beauty supply-chain leader.