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Steven has lived and worked in China for over 15 years in the non-profit management industry leading and representing global trade associations, professional societies and business interest groups in the region. 
Steven is a Dutch national and a Permanent Resident of China. He is a lawyer and sinologist by training. He has a native level language proficiency in Mandarin, English, and Dutch.

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Born in Mexico City on 14 November 1962, he obtained a bachelor’s degree in international relations from the School of Political Science at Mexico City’s UNAM (National Autonomous University of Mexico). He obtained a master’s degree in business administration from the School of Economic and Business Sciences at Guatemala City’s Rafael Landivar University.

He is a career diplomat who joined the Mexican Foreign Service in 1989 and has been Ambassador of Mexico in Kuwait from 2015. He has also been Consul-General of Mexico in Laredo, Texas, USA (2007-2015), Head of the Consulates of Mexico in Quetzaltenango Guatemala (2002-2007) and in Santa Ana, California, USA (1999-2002), Deputy Consul of Mexico in Phoenix, Arizona, USA (1996-1999) and Head of the Consular Section of the Embassy of Mexico in Hungary (1992-1996).

At the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Mexico City he has worked in the Directorate-General for Europe (1989-1992) and in the Directorate General for Western Europe (1987-1988).

He has been acknowledged on various occasions, amongst these as “Mr International 2012” by LULAC (League of United Latin American Citizens); as “Honorary President of the Rio Grande Republic”, recognition granted by the Mayor’s Office of Laredo, Texas; and with the “Order of the Two Laredos” and “Building Bridges”, recognitions granted by the Chamber of Commerce of Laredo. He was granted the Mexican Foreign Service Award for 25 years of service.

He is fully fluent in English and has a working knowledge of French and German. He is married and has three daughters.

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Simon having over 20-year professional experience and expertise in logistics, is currently the President of the Board at Henco Global, and the Board Member of Hencorp. Awarded as “The Most Trusted CEO 2017”, Simon is recognised for this honour because of his leadership and for being an example to follow for his contribution to the industry and his business model that has made of Henco a great place to Work. In 2022, T21 Magazine included Simon in the list of the 100 most influential people in the transport and logistics industry, where he was placed in the Top 20.

Simon is also the author of the book FULFILLED, the secrets of an entrepreneur who, in search of success, found happiness. He is also recognized as one of the most inspiring personalities of Mexico by “Those Who Inspire” and named by EY as “The Happiest Businessman in the World”. Simon has been interviewed by great gurus in the world of happpiness, such as Deepak Chopra, Tal Ben Shahar and David Meltzer, among many others. Global companies such as CitiBanamex, Amazon, BBVA, Deloitte, Scotiabank among others, have shared with their staff the HPHP (High Performance, Happy People) methodology developed by Simon.

Simon is an active member since 2014 of “Harvard Presidents Program” and from 2017 of “Singularity University Presidents Program”. Several other executive leadership roles Simon is currently holding are, Board Member of Tecnológico de Monterrey - TecMilenio University, Board Member of Base Financial Group and Board Member of the Institute for Wellbeing and Happiness. Simon is also the President of the Board at YPO Mexico City

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Yunfan Qu services as Associate Director at Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business, where she leads the Course Design and Marketing team with the Executive Education department. She is a distinguished executive at this renowned education institution, catering to Chinese entrepreneurs and a global audience.
Ms Qu also spearheads CKGSB’s Women Leadership Program (长江隽永女性领导项目) and CK CEO Program. The Women Leadership Program is dedicated to the comprehensive development of female leaders across business, social and family business domains, while the CEO program aims to foster connections for entrepreneurs from China’s private sector and beyond, particularly in emerging markets worldwide.
Ms Qu possesses extensive and deep-seated expertise in various markets, including the US, Europe, Middle East, Mexico and Japan, gained through her experience in designing tailored learning programs for these regions.

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Amy Niu serves as the National Vice Chair of the Energy Working Group, European Chamber, and the Vice President of Iraeta Energy Equipment, a prominent Spanish multinational company in global renewable energy sector. Focusing on Global Strategy and Asian Marketing, Amy leverages over a decade of experience across China, Spain, and North America.
Her significant contributions to 8 national industry standards highlight her deep technical expertise. She served a multitude of onshore, offshore and floating wind power projects with including Goldwind, Envision, SGRE, Vestas, GE and so on, and also played a pivotal role in the acquisition of Reducel. She provides her wind power expertise as an advisor for the Spain and China Council Foundation, fostering industry knowledge exchange.
Her multicultural upbringing, born in China and educated in Canada, bolsters her role in bridging cooperation between Chinese enterprises and the government. Her distinctive international perspective and depth of experience make Amy a driving force in the renewable energy industry.

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Throughout Frank's career, he has been dedicated in supporting the global business expansion of Chinese enterprises, with profound insights into the application of data and data-driven business decisions in cross-border finance, infrastructure investment, international supply chain finance, and commodities trading. He has successfully assisted numerous top Chinese Fortune 500 companies in achieving growth across the Asia-Pacific, Middle East and Norgth Africa, and Europe regions.

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Ulf Dressler was born in Cologne, Germany, in 1975. After obtaining a master’s degree in business administration from University of Cologne, he joined German specialty chemicals company LANXESS in Tokyo, Japan in 2004.

Over the next decade, he held various managerial positions at LANXESS in Japan and China, including head of Corporate Communications Japan based in Tokyo and head of Marketing Communications Asia-Pacific based in Shanghai. In January 2015, he founded the communications consultancy and media firm Bonuterra, taking up the position of Representative Director and CEO.

In September 2018, he returned to LANXESS as Vice President, Corporate Communications APAC. Based in Shanghai, he is leading the company’s regional corporate communications program in Asia-Pacific, including Greater China, Japan, Korea, Australia, New Zealand and the ASEAN countries.

In November 2021, he was honored being named Communicator of the Year at the Golden Flag Awards, a reputed communications award established by Chinese PR industry platform 17PR.

Ulf Dressler is married with two children.