Founder’s Welcome

Dear friends of the Australia-China Youth Dialogue (ACYD),

Welcome to the 2014 ACYD Summary Report,

The ACYD is the pre-eminent track two Australia-China early career leaders forum. This year, as in the four years prior, the ACYD team searched for 30 delegates in Australia, China, and across the globe with the goal of finding the most diverse range of Australian and Chinese under the age of 35, committed to the Australia-China relationship. Our 2014 ACYD delegates represent a rich array of backgrounds: government officials; finance and law professionals; graduate school candidates at leading international universities; high-level political advisors; fashion experts; and researchers engaged in cutting edge humanities investigations.

This years delegates will join the ranks of another 120 outstanding ACYD delegate alumni who have, or are moving into, positions of influence and leadership across the spectrum of the Australia-China dynamic. We believe that the depth, breadth, and growing scale of the ACYD alumni network – past delegates and ACYD team members – presents a fellowship of unparalleled access. That is, access to networks and peer support between high-performing, upwardly mobile Australians and Chinese drawn from a range of sectors shaping the future of the Australia-China relationship. Our alumni are united by a common bond of public service and dedication to promoting an inclusive, peaceful, and mutually-beneficial bilateral relationship.

The ACYD team is extremely proud of the work we carried out to produce this year’s successful ACYD. For the ACYD team, our return on investment for hundreds of accumulated people hours of work is bringing together a world- class concentration Ambassador Frances Adamson with the 2014 ACYD delegates, organisers and friends of delegates and speakers to explore, in an intimate yet powerful setting, the nuances and intricacies of the state of the bilateral relationship. We continue our work with the ACYD in the knowledge that the meaningful people-to-people linkages formed between delegates, organisers, and speakers will produce tangible long-term public interest deliverables to the Australia-China relationship.

A heartfelt congratulations on behalf of the ACYD team to the 2014 delegates for their involvement in this year’s ACYD.

Henry F. Makeham Founder and Chair of the Board

The 2014 ACYD organisational committee

Day 1 Friday 21st November 2014

Themes: The Australia-China historical relationship Climate change and sustainability The Australia-China relationship today

Session 1: Welcome and historical overview of the Australia-China relationship Over lunch at the beautiful restaurant - Capital M - BHP Chair of Australian Studies Professor David Walker raised concerns for developing Asian literacy in Australia. He discussed how the term 'Asia literacy' was embraced by Prime Minister Hawke during the bi-centenary in 1988 and has been used ever since to emphasise the need for Asian knowledge. While the Abbott government and Minister for Education, Christopher Pyne, have tended to view this term as a Labor invention, the pursuit of Asia literacy has a longer history and its conservative lineage has at times been neglected. ACYD 2013 Delegate, Lisa Qin, then encouraged delegates to introduce themselves in a “Mini Pechakucha” format. Professor David Walker, BHP Billiton Chair of Australian Studies, and ACYD Chairman, Henry Makeham open the 2014 ACYD at Capital M restaurant, Beijing

Session 2: Seminar- Energy and Climate Change Wang Tao, Resident Scholar in the Energy and Climate Program based at the Carnegie– Tsinghua Center for Global Policy, Li Junfeng, Director General of National Center of Climate Change Strategy Research - National Development and Reform Commission, and Hugh Kater, General Manager of China Carbon Forum discussed how energy, long a mainstay of the Australia-China economic relationship, has entered a period of massive global change. With China seeking

The spectacular Capital M restaurant

to restructure its economy and diversify its energy sources, many have now questioned the investment phase of Australia’s mining boom. Domestically, China is focusing on managing pollution and expanding low-emissions energy. Internationally, as the world’s largest greenhouse gas emitter and largest investor in renewable energy, China is integral to any effective response to climate change. With a fast approaching 2015 deadline for a new global climate deal, there is increasing emphasis on the scope for China to collaborate with the United States and other major economies. Both China and Australia, where climate policies have recently been restructured, will face demands to achieve better outcomes. This session was an opportunity for delegates to engage with these critical environmental and energy challenges. Henry Makeham welcomes delegates to the 2014 ACYD

Session 3: Welcome reception at the Australian Ambassador to China’s residence The Ambassador, recently returned from her visit to Australia with Chinese President Xi, hosted the delegates, sponsors and speakers at a special welcome reception in her residence. The Ambassador spoke of President Xi’s recent visit to Australia and the warmth of his reception.

HE Ambassador Frances Adamson, Australian Ambassador to The People's Republic of China and ACYD Patron, hosts delegates and guests at Welcome Reception

Day 2 Saturday 22nd November 2014

Themes: Media in China Global risks: food security The Australia-China-US relationship Trade, business and finance

The day began with a warm welcome from Kevin Lam, Partner from ShineWing, who kindly hosted our session at their beautiful offices in Beijing.

Session 4: Media in China In this session facilitated by ACYD delegate Jean Dong, delegates heard from Chenglei, CCTV AsiaBiz TV presenter, Wang Jiapeng, World News Editor, Caixin Media and Tracey Xiang, Senior Editor, Technode. Delegates listened as these three diverse media personalities debated the media landscape in China and speculated on where they see the trends in social media developing.

Session 5: Seminar- Food security In this session, experts Manuela Zonesein, CEO, Smart Agriculture Analytics and Shi Yan, Founder, Shared Harvest Farm, discussed the increasing food security risks facing Australia and China in a session facilitated by Fairfax China correspondent Phil Wen. Delegates were encouraged to challenge the speakers with controversial questions, and to examine how Australia-China collaborations can assist in mitigating these increasingly complex risks.

Session 6: Simulation- International Affairs. US, Australia, China relationship followed by Session 7: Security crisis simulation 2013 delegate, Yun Liu, opened the security session by raising the contentious issue of Australia and its national interests. Which power, the US or China, should it side with to maximize its own interests? In recent years, non-traditional security issues, ranging from climate change and cyber security to health epidemics and the resurgence of terrorism, are presenting new challenges to each country’s national interests. In today’s dynamic world, how would the trilateral relationship between Australia, Delegates at Beijing Universitu

China and the US continue to evolve? Would there be more opportunities or challenges created? Presented by Colonel Montorola, Australian Defence Attache, Zha Daojiong, Professor of the School of International Studies at Peking University, and Jane Perlez, Chief Diplomatic Correspondent, New York Times, delegates were exposed to different perspectives on the current dynamics of this trilateral relationship.

Session 7: Business, Trade and Economics with the Victorian Government The Gala Dinner of the ACYD was hosted by the Victorian Government. The Victorian Government’s Commissioner, Tim Dillon, opened the evening with an overview of the important trade relationship between Victoria and China. Telstra International CEO, Tim Chen, then outlined key contemporary challenges in the Australia-China business relationship. As former China President of Motorola, Microsoft, and NBA, Tim discussed the subject of leadership in Asia, with particular reference to the growing number of Australian companies competing and capitalising on the rise of China.

The 2014 delegates and management team at a Victorian Government hosted dinner

Day 3 Sunday 23rd November 2014

Themes: Global Health China and Africa Art and Creative Industries

Session 8: Global Health 2013 ACYD delegate and Adjunct Professor of Public Health, Law and Ethics at Georgetown University, Alexandra Phelan, examined global attempts to control infectious disease epidemics. Alex discussed the new era threats such as Ebola and H7N9 influenza and how they have transformed China’s response to pandemic threats into one of global citizenship and global cooperation. The core of the session was a simulation that engaged the broad expertise of the delegates across diverse studies of law, health, politics, science, sociology, public relations, and commerce. Through the simulation, delegates were prompted to make national and international decisions, based on limited information and with a limited time frame, while attempting to protect health, economies, and the popular opinion. Delegates engage in a health crisis simulation at Beijing University

Session 9: The Case of China-Africa: Implications and Lessons for Australia In this session, Beijing University Lecturer, Lauren Johnston, challenged delegates to consider whether Australia is too strongly influenced by current coal and iron sales whilst concurrently staring at the Dragon and its complicated relationships. Delegates were asked whether Australia may be overlooking the real China story - the broader international implications of China's rise. This session analysed the example of China-Africa to make the point that maintaining prosperity in the future will require far more awareness of, and responsiveness to, the dynamic implications of the Asian Century.

Session 10: Chinese Consumers In this session, Chris Kong, Director at Nielsen China discussed the latest consumer trends in China’s Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) market. Chris has worked with a variety of both

Chinese and International FMCG companies, and identified four key opportunities in the Chinese market: 1. Health is becoming a key concern for Chinese consumers, and there is now double digit growth in categories related to Health and Life quality. 2. The rise of more specialised products catered for niche markets, such as the elderly. 3. The idea of generating excitement, whether it be in product innovation, or events such as the “double 11” sales festival. 4. The increasing demand for convenience, driving e-commerce and smaller format stores. Delegates then debated about whether these trends were also visible in other markets both within China and in other international markets, and how this reflects the changes that have occurred in Chinese society.

Session 11: Art and Cultural Industries Panel coordinated by Creative Asia with video projection by Song Xi In this session, Nathaniel Davis, Co-founder and Operations Director, Split Works, Liang Dandan, Co-founder and Creative Director of Penghao Theatre, and Wang Zhaohui, Theatre Producer, discussed future models for creating and engaging with contemporary arts in the Australian context. Many issues were raised - What can Australian artists, producers, managers, patrons and audiences learn from their peers in China, who have developed ambitious programs in relatively short periods, and without government support? The delegates and speakers alike discussed that, in many places around the world, government funding for the arts has become increasingly scarce. China's pioneering philanthropic and private sector support for the arts has grown significantly - by developing strong international partnerships and collaborations outside the cultural diplomacy sphere and by witnessing the birth of crowd funding; and harnessing digital media in innovative and unprecedented Delegates enjoy the Arts and Creative Industries panel in the atmospheric Penghao Theatre ways.

Day 4 Monday 24th November 2014

Themes: Entrepreneurship The rise of philanthropy

Session 12: Entrepreneurship China is brimming with entrepreneurs and it has never been a more exciting time to start a business in China. Delegates heard from Kathy Gong, Founder APEC Women, Robert Hsiung, COO sharewithu.com, and Ann Wang, Founder of We Impact. These unique and diverse entrepreneurs shared their initial success in China, and discussed the challenges they encountered whilst doing business in the Middle Kingdom.

Session 13: Seminar- The Rise, Change and Challenge of Philanthropy in China In this session, one of ACYD’s much loved speakers, Clare Pearson, Corporate Social Responsibility Manager, DLA Piper, discussed how philanthropic activities in China have risen significantly in recent years. Improving living standards, a growing middle class, and an increasing number of successful private entrepreneurs are factors driving this change. Growing needs is another - China’s increasing socio-economic disparities are manifest in a pronounced wealth gap, inadequate government- provided social services, and coupled with unequal access to these services. While Philanthropy is on the rise, and is addressing in part these issues, the complexity and opacity of China’s non-profit sector makes giving difficult. In this session Wang and Clare reviewed the rise and challenge of philanthropy in

China. Delegates and organisers walk through the hutong district

Session 14: Key Note Address- The New Normal of the Australia-China relationship Director-General Ma Hui, Bureau for North American, Oceanic and Nordic Affairs, International Department CPC Central Committee, closed the 2014 ACYD with an insightful address to the delegates on the bilateral relationship between Australia and China. Taking questions from four delegates, the Director- General engaged in lively discussion and conveyed his commitment to advancing a strong Australia-China Director-General Ma Hui, Bureau for North American, Oceanic and Nordic Affairs, International relationship. Department CPC Central Committee closes the 2014 ACYD

2014 ACYD Delegate Testimonials

“The best four days of my life. Before ACYD, I used to think the Australia-China relationship was something that happened in a bubble that I had no power to influence. But after four days of building relationships that will last a lifetime, and marvelling at the influence my fellow delegates had already brought to bear on the Australia-China relationship, I realised that I too can shape this relationship for the better – and I’m more determined than ever to do so.” -Aidan Lavin, 2014 delegate and Senior Associate at Corrs Chambers Westgarth (Brisbane)

“Life-changing. This is the first time I've really felt like I've found "my people". It's made me realise just how much I have to learn about China. I'm blown away by just how many of my perspectives and assumptions have undergone a complete shift in just one weekend.” -Benjamin Leigh, 2014 delegate, investor and entrepreneur (Hong Kong)

“A fantastic cohort of high-calibre Australian and Chinese individuals who want, and have the attributes to advance the Australian Chinese relationship. Before ACYD, I used to think that that it was hard to find individuals with a sense of purpose in life. ACYD has provided me with a fresh dose of faith in the next generation of Australian and Chinese leaders, be it in business, public policy, academia, government, financial services or the law, and the bright future that lies ahead for the Australia – China relationship.” -Mark Chan, 2014 delegate and Asia Risk Leader in the Sales & Project Finance business for General Electric Co. (Hong Kong)

“Now I know that many people contribute to the bilateral relationship in ways that I can’t even imagine.” -Shupei Chen, 2014 delegate and Business Development Manager, Austrade (Beijing)

2014 ACYD Speakers

HE Ms Frances Adamson Australian Ambassador to the People’s Republic of China Ms Adamson arrived in Beijing on 8 August 2011, and presented her Credentials to the President of the People’s Republic of China, HE Mr Hu Jintao, on 16 August 2011. Ms Adamson served in the Australian Consulate-General in Hong Kong in the late 1980s during the early years of China’s reform and opening, and first visited mainland China in 1987. She was seconded as Representative to the Australian Commerce and Industry Office in Taipei from 2001 to 2005. She has twice served in the Australian High Commission in London, including as Deputy High Commissioner from 2005-2008 and as Political Counsellor from 1993 to 1997. She was Chief of Staff to the Minister for Foreign Affairs and then the Minister for Defence from 2009 to 2010. Ms Adamson is an honorary patron of the China-Australia Chamber of Commerce in Beijing, patron of the Australia China Alumni Association, a member of the Advisory Board of the Australian National University’s Australian Centre on China in the World and a member of the national Board of the Australia China Business Council. She is married with four children and speaks Mandarin.

Chen Lei News Anchor Ms Cheng Lei is an anchor for the “BizAsia” and “BizTalk” shows on CCTV-News. Prior to rejoining CCTV in 2013, Lei was the China Correspondent for CNBC for nine years, based in Shanghai and Singapore. Lei’s list of achievements includes reporting on key events throughout China’s economic rise, such as Beijing’s 2008 Olympics and Shanghai’s 2010 World Expo, China-US trade relations. Lei has interviewed an impressive array of political and business leaders, including Bill Gates, EU president Jose Manuel Barosso, then US treasurer John Snow, Rodrigo Rato (Managing Director of the IMF), and over 100 CEOs of Fortune 500 companies. Lei’s career in journalism began in Beijing at CCTV’s English channel in 2003. She also spent a year in Shandong province on a sinoAustralian logistics joint venture – her first job since returning from Australia. Having started out in finance, Lei worked for five years with Cadbury Schweppes and ExxonMobil in Melbourne. She is a Certified Practising Accountant. Lei obtained her Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Queensland, Australia.

Ms Cheng is also an accredited translator between Chinese and English. Lei was born in China but became an Australian citizen.

Timothy Y. Chen President, Telstra International Timothy Y. (Tim) Chen, 58, was appointed President of Telstra International effective 5 November 2012. He holds offices in Hong Kong and Beijing. Tim is an internationally recognised technology executive with a track record of success in major global firms in China and the United States. A member of Telstra CEO Leadership Team, Tim reports to Telstra Corporation CEO, Mr David Thodey. Born and raised in Taiwan, Mr Chen is the first Chinese person to hold a CEO Leadership Team position at Telstra. Tim joined Telstra as a member of the Board of Directors in March 2012, having been identified for his technology, strategic and business experience working with private and public sector organizations in China over 20 years. He was previously a Beijing-based partner with international private equity firm GL Capital Group. Before this he held senior executive roles for international firms including Microsoft, Motorola and AT&T Bell Laboratories. He was CEO for National Basketball Association China from 2007 to 2010, including management of all television and digital media partnerships; Corporate Vice President of Microsoft and regional CEO from 2003 to 2007; Corporate Vice President for Motorola and Chairman and President of Motorola (China) Electronics from 2001 to 2003 and CEO of Hong Kong listed company 21CN Cybernet from 2000 to 2001. Prior to 2000, Mr Chen spent eight years in China with Motorola, including serving as general manager responsible for sales and marketing for the Greater China Cellular Infrastructure Division. Mr Chen also spent nine years at AT&T Bell Laboratories in the United States. He holds a Masters of Business Administration from the University of Chicago and Masters degrees in both Computer Science and Mathematics from Ohio State University.

Nathaniel Davis Co-Founder & Operations Director, Split Works A China veteran of 16 years, Nathaniel stumbled into the music industry in 2001 via organizing a series of benefit concerts for UNICEF. He booked his first Grammy Award-winning artist, kd lang, in 2002 in Shanghai. Split Works is the second company in China which Nathaniel has partnered in founding. The first was a Beijing-based event production and technical services company, which production and tour managed China gigs for acts such as Norah Jones, Alicia Keys and Chinese rocker Zheng Jun (郑钧 ) and

managed the Chivas “Top 10 DJ” project with China tours for DJs such as Tiesto and Deep Dish. Previous to entering the music industry, Nathaniel was involved with managing charitable causes for a leading Hong Kong entrepreneur and philanthropist, where he developed his extensive contacts and honed his experience within Chinese government and social circles. Split Works was founded in mid-2006 by Nathaniel and partner Archie Hamilton with the intention of bringing good international music to China and trying to help the domestic live music scene. Since then, Split Works have promoted hundreds of shows across China and started several festivals, including the JUE | Music + Art festival and Black Rabbit Music Festival. Among the acts that Split Works have promoted include Sonic Youth, Death Cab for Cutie, The Lumineers, St. Vincent, Andrew Bird, Jose Gonzalez, Ludacris, 30 Seconds to Mars, Caribou, Faithless, Hebe, Khalil Fong, Qu Wanting and many many more.

Tim Dillon Commissioner for Victoria to China, State Government of Victoria Tim Dillon took up his appointment as the Commissioner for Victoria in China in September 2014. Based in Shanghai, Tim represents Victoria’s interests in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan and manages, in addition to Shanghai, Victorian Government Business Offices (VGBOs) located in Hong Kong, Beijing, Nanjing and Chengdu. Tim represents Victoria’s interests in the region, facilitating trade and investment opportunities and strengthening bi-lateral relations. Tim also develops and maintains high level government to government linkages and facilitates strategic collaboration between Victorian and South East China. Tim has extensive experience representing Victoria in Asia having spent more than 10 years living and working in Asia and has a thorough understanding of the complexities of doing business in one of the world’s most economically and culturally diverse regions. Prior to his appointment to China, Tim served as the Commissioner for Victoria in South East Asia (2009-2014) and the Executive Director of the Tokyo VGBO (2004-2009) with responsibility for Korea, where he facilitated Victorian exports to North East Asia and productive foreign direct investment into Victoria. Tim also managed relationships with key investors across a range of industries including food and beverage, automotive, ICT, energy and biotechnology. Having dealt with hundreds of companies across a range of industries and in multiple countries, Tim has extensive trade development and investment facilitation capabilities. Tim facilitated significant investment into Victoria’s renewable energy sector and played a lead role in facilitating the establishment of a new automotive technical manufacturing centre based in Melbourne. Tim also facilitated the successful entry of a number of Japanese food and beverage processing companies in to the Victorian market. He has worked in both the private and public sectors and has undertaken formal studies in Economics, Japanese and Asian Studies.

Kathy Gong Founder Sichuan Seeway Machinary Company Limited, Founder KG Inc Ms Kathy Gong took over the family business as a young CEO in 2008 and tripled the company’s annual output value which propelled it to a leading position in the construction industry in Sichuan for three consecutive years. Later in 2010, she founded Sichuan Seeway Machinery Company, Ltd. which became one of the leading private construction machinery rental companies in Sichuan, China. Prior to her family business succession, Kathy was the youngest national chess champion at the age of 10 in 1996 and again at 12 in 1998. She is one of the youngest chess master in China. In 2011, Seeway Investment was founded to bridge the business relations between Chinese and International stakeholders, focusing on investment management, trading and consultancy, the company aims to build a trusted economy offering innovative portfolios with distinctive Asian themes to investors worldwide and be the strategic partner of choice to its clients. Kathy is Member of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) in Chengdu; Deputy Executive Director of the Chengdu Commerce and Industry Committee; Member of the Foundation Board of Global Shapers Community World Economic Forum; Image Ambassador of Chengdu’s Young Entrepreneurs; and Anchorwoman at a weekly business talk show at Chengdu TV station. She was elected as one of the Top Ten Entrepreneur Representatives of China’s Economic Innovation in 2011. In 2013 Kathy founded KG Inc, an exclusive business event management company, the organizer of APEC Women Leadership Forum, a business event complementary to the APEC’s business goals and policy recommendations on women & the economy to APEC member economies focusing on improving women’s access to finance, access to international markets, capacity and skill building, and women’s leadership in a turbulent and dynamic world where she also serves as a Co-Chair to the APEC Women Leadership Forum. Kathy holds a B.A. (Dean’s List) degree in Economics, and East Asian Languages and Cultures from Columbia University.

Robert Hsiung Chief Operating Officer sharewithu.com Robert Hsiung is a serial entrepreneur with a background in strategy consulting, that has passion for building new businesses and high-performance teams. As a strategy consultant at Monitor Group, Robert worked in over 15 different countries and 18 different industries across the world. Thereafter, he earned a MBA at the Stanford Graduate School of Business in 2008 and returned to Beijing to begin his entrepreneurial journey. Robert sold his first startup, a location- based mobile Linkedin-like app, to French professional-networking

company, Viadeo in 2012. In 2013, Robert helped Sequoia backed YaoYaoZhaoChe, a taxi-calling app, turnaround the business raise a new round of financing. Robert is currently the COO of Sharewithu.com, China’s largest online study-abroad portal. Over 80% of outbound study abroad students in China use Sharewithu’s free content and services to prepare for TOEFL, IELTS, GRE, and GMAT tests, to get advice on school selection, and help with preparing their applications. Robert completed his undergraduate degree in Computer Science and Management at the University of Pennsylvania.

Lauren Johnston Lecturer, Beijing Foreign Studies University Lauren Johnston was raised in Victoria, and lectures Modern Chinese Economy at Beijing Foreign Studies University. Concurrently Lauren freelances for the Economist Intelligence Unit and is retained as a China adviser to a large China-Australia joint venture. Completing her PhD in International Economics at Peking University in 2013 with support from a Chinese Government Scholarship, her PhD thesis studied how to better develop China-Africa trade and investment through lessons from economic geography. The findings are published in Chinese journals and book chapters, and are forthcoming in The World Economy and Journal of African East- Asian Affairs. Lauren has been a Washington-based consultant of the World Bank, and managed the World Economic Forum’s relations with international organisations through the Global Leadership Fellowship. As an ODI Fellow she served an economist in each of the Ministries of Finance of Sierra Leone and Guyana for a year. In addition to regular features on her website Sinograduate, Lauren has published on the East Asia Forum and Nottingham University’s China Policy Institute blog, in China Daily and Asia Times. Lauren also holds an MSc in Development Economics from the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, and a B.A./B.Com from the University of Melbourne.

Hugh Kater General Manager of China Carbon Forum Hugh Kater is General Manager of China Carbon Forum, a not-for- profit organisation that brings together stakeholders in China’s climate change action through events, research, workshops and training. China Carbon Forum has forged partnerships with organisations including GIZ, the International Emissions Trading Association, UNIDO and the UNDP. Prior to his work with China Carbon Forum, Mr Kater worked in the private sector in Australia, including in strategic environmental program management and procurement. Mr Kater holds a Masters degree in Environmental Management & Development from the Australian National

University with High Distinction and a commendation from the ANU Chancellor.

Christopher Kong Director, Nielsen China Christopher Kong’s passion is to understand Chinese consumers. His in-depth knowledge of the fast-moving consumer goods industry comes from over a decade of leadership positions on the manufacturer side (Cadbury Schweppes & Kraft Foods) and in management consulting. He has worked in a variety of roles (Insights, Marketing, Strategy), based in Australia, Singapore & China. His China experience includes navigating a turnaround business to achieve its first year of profits, and launching a new brand. As a Director at Nielsen, he helps multinational FMCG companies to understand Chinese consumers and develop winning strategies that drive business results. He is also an ACYD alumnus.

Li Junfeng Director General of China’s National Center for Climate Change Strategy and International Cooperation within the National Development and Reform Commission Mr Li Junfeng is Director General of China’s National Center for Climate Change Strategy and International Cooperation within the National Development and Reform Commission. Mr Li is a Professor and Chair of the Academic Committee of the Energy Resource Institute and is President of the Chinese Renewable Energy Industries Association. He is a graduate of Shandong Mining Institute.

Liang Dandan Co-Founder and Creative Director Penghao Theatre Liang Dandan is co-founder and creative director of Penghao Theatre, Beijing’s first independently owned and operated black box theatre. Operating since 2008, Penghao has 110 seats and presents more than 40 shows 220 times per year. Dandan has worked variously as dramaturge, producer, stage manager, discussion moderator, copy writer, event coordinator and content creator. Dandan has communicated extensively with local and international artists in drama,dance, developing workshops and discussions, and is actively extending this cultural communication through performing arts exchanges, networking

with producers, directors and institutions from Sweden, France, Germany, Israel, Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Singapore, among others.

Ma Hui Director General, International Department, Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (IDCPCCC) Director General Ma Hui has responsibilities for North American, Oceania, United Kingdom and Nordic affairs in the International Department, Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (IDCPCCC). The IDCPCCC looks after the Communist Party’s relations with foreign political parties. Director General Ma Hui was previously Deputy Division Director for North American affairs and the Deputy Director for South Asian affairs. He was First Secretary (Political) in the Chinese Embassy to the United Kingdom between 1999 and 2001. Director General Ma Hui holds a Master of Science in Public Policy from University College London with a dissertation on policy making in the British Labour Party. He received his first degree from Beijing International Studies University majoring in British and American Literature. His research interests include US politics and foreign policy, British and Nordic politics as well as public policy making. He is the co-author of a book on South Asian politics and several papers on US and British foreign policy. Director General Ma Hui is married with a son.

Dominic Meagher Economist consulting with Fung Global Institute Dominic is an economist consulting with Fung Global Institute, the treasurer and board member of the Public Interest Law and Advocacy Society (PILAS), a member of the ACYPI Policy Committee and Young China Watchers (Hong Kong) executive committee and is the ALP Abroad contact in Hong Kong. He was formerly research director and senior policy analyst at China Policy, executive director of the Australia-China Youth Dialogue and a 2011 ACYD delegate. Dominic completed his PhD (economics) at the Australian National University where he was Rio Tinto China Scholar, examining the impact of economic structural changes on energy use, holds a Graduate Diploma and Masters Degree in international development economics from the ANU and an Honours degree in politics and international relations with a major in history from UNSW. Dominic managed the China Economy Program at the Crawford School of Public Policy for three years, was a project officer at the East Asian Bureau of Economic Research and received the Vice Chancellor’s Award for Innovation and Excellence for helping establish the East Asia Forum in 2008, where he remained as consulting editor until 2012. He failed to complete a certificate in Chinese language at BLCU because the university closed in response to SARS.

Dominic’s research spans international monetary systems, poverty alleviation, sustainable development, climate change, institutional economics, law and economics, Chinese politics, Australia-China and US-China relations, geopolitics, international trade, and ethics.

Simon Monterola Defence Attaché, Australian Embassy Beijing Simon Monterola has held a diverse range of planning, operational, command and staff appointments, predominantly in the intelligence field. His early postings included 1st Commando Regiment, 1st Intelligence Battalion, and an exchange posting to the US from 1999-2000. He has deployed on operations in Afghanistan (2001-2002) and Solomon Islands (2003), and again deployed to the Middle East region in 2009. More recently, he has had postings to Army Headquarters and Headquarters Joint Operations Command, both in Canberra. Simon has studied Chinese and Japanese at the ADF’s School of Languages and at the US Foreign Service Institute in Yokohama, Japan. He is a graduate of the Australian Command and Staff Course (2005), where he also completed a Master of Management in Defence Studies, and he completed a Graduate Diploma in East Asian Studies at the Australian National University in 2001. Simon commenced his current three-year posting as Defence Attaché at the Australian Embassy, Beijing, in January 2014. He is married and has two young daughters, Isabella and Sofia.

Clare Pearson Corporate Social Responsibility Manager, DLA Piper Clare Pearson is the Corporate Social Responsibility Manager of international law firm DLA Piper in Asia (Bangkok, Singapore, HK, Shanghai, Tokyo, Beijing). A UK qualified lawyer, her role involves advising clients on issues relating to corporate governance, supply chain management, environmental degradation and community/government relations. She provides a combination of legal advice and recommendations as to best practice in each field. Further responsibilities include establishing partnerships with Government charities in China, sitting on clients’ ethics committees in Beijing and assisting with the international integration of DLA Piper’s Asia offices.

Jane Perlez Chief diplomatic correspondent for The New York Times Jane Perlez is the chief diplomatic correspondent in the Beijing bureau of The New York Times. She covers China and its foreign policy, particularly relations between the United States and China, and their impact on the Asian region. Before arriving in Beijing in February 2012, Ms. Perlez was the paper’s bureau chief in Pakistan, where for four years she wrote about the fight against al Qaeda and the Taliban, and the troubled alliance between the United States and Pakistan. For her coverage in Pakistan, Ms. Perlez won the Pulitzer Prize for international reporting in 2009 as part of a team of Times correspondents. Ms. Perlez has served as a foreign correspondent for The Times since 1988. Her first posting was in East Africa, and in 1993 she was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for being the first to report on the famine that ravaged Somalia in 1992. In the mid-1990s, Ms. Perlez covered central Europe from a base in Warsaw, writing about the attacks by the Serbs on Kosovo. In 1999, she moved to Washington to become the chief diplomatic correspondent writing about American foreign policy. After Sept. 11, 2001, Ms. Perlez became the paper’s bureau chief in Jakarta, Indonesia. She was among the first to write about the increasing influence of China in Southeast Asia, and in 2006 won the Overseas Press Club Award for environmental reporting for a series on gold mining and its impact on the environment in underdeveloped countries.

Alexandra Phelan Adjunct Professor in Public Health Law and Ethics at Georgetown University, 2013 ACYD Delegate Alexandra Phelan is an Adjunct Professor in Public Health Law and Ethics, Doctor of Juridical Science (SJD) candidate and General Sir John Monash Scholar at Georgetown University in Washington DC. Professor Phelan’s doctoral research is in the arena of global health and human rights law, with a focus on Australian, Chinese and US laws relating to the human rights and health of vulnerable population groups. In particular, Professor Phelan’s doctoral research explores the key legal issues of infectious diseases in the face of pressing global health issues such as climate change, pandemics and refugee mobility. Professor Phelan completed her Master of Laws (with Merit) at the Australian National University (Canberra, Australia) specializing in international health, human rights and security law. Professor Phelan completed her Bachelor of Biomedical Science/Bachelor of Laws (with Honours) double degree at Monash University (Melbourne, Australia), specializing in international law and health human rights in her legal studies, and infectious diseases in her biomedical science studies. She also holds a Diploma of Languages in Mandarin Chinese from Monash University.

Before commencing her doctoral studies, Professor Phelan was a solicitor at King & Wood Mallesons, where she worked in the climate change law and China groups, and was an active member of the human rights and pro bono law groups. In 2012, Professor Phelan lived and worked in Geneva, Switzerland at the World Health Organization in the Gender, Equity and Human Rights team, and as legal consultant at the GAVI Alliance (the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunizations). Professor Phelan is an Honorary Associate at the Castan Centre for Human Rights Law at Monash University, and has guest lectured at the University of Melbourne Law School and the Georgetown University Law Center and School of Medicine.

Philip Wen China correspondent for The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald, 2012 ACYD Delegate Based in Beijing, Phillip is the China correspondent for Fairfax Media broadsheets The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age. Fluent in Mandarin, Philip holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Melbourne and a Graduate Diploma in Journalism from the University of Technology, Sydney. He was a chartered accountant with consulting firm KPMG before deciding to pursue a career in journalism.

Shi Yan Executive director of Shared Harvest (Beijing) Ecological Agriculture Service Ltd Shi Yan, the executive director of Shared Harvest (Beijing) Ecological Agriculture Service Ltd, received her PhD from the Renmin University School of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development, and is currently a postdoctoral fellow at Tsinghua University’s School of Social Sciences. As a young PhD student at Renmin University, she founded China’s the very beginning CSA Farm in China, growing and distributing organic vegetables to city consumers and renting plots of land to city folk interested in getting their hands dirty. Since then, 200-300 similar CSA farms have opened across the country. She has since moved on to establish Shared Harvest in Tongzhou and Shunyi in 2012. She has been inspiring a healthier and more sustainable way to feed ourselves. She is a pioneering force and active promoter behind the Chinese organic community-supported agriculture (CSA) movement. She is now the vice president of International CSA Network(URGENCI), She has also published one book” My Alternative Farming Experience in America” and Chinese translations of three related books: Farmers of Forty Centuries: Organic Farming in China, Korea, and Japan; Sharing the Harvest: A Citizen’s Guide to Community Supported Agriculture; and Slow Money.

David Walker Alfred Deakin Professor of Australian Studies at Deakin University and BHP Billiton Chair of Australian Studies at Peking University David Walker researches Australian representations of Asia from the mid-nineteenth century to the present. His book, Anxious Nation: Australia and the Rise of Asia, 1850 to 1939 won the Ernest Scott prize for History in 2001. Anxious Nation has been translated into Chinese and published by China Renmin University Press, Beijing, in 2009. An Indian edition was published in the same year. His book Not Dark Yet, (Giramondo publishing, 2011) examines sight, memory, family and history and has been translated into Chinese by Li Yao and published by the People’s Literature Publishing House, Beijing. He has also edited with Agnieszka Sobocinska, Australia’s Asia: From Yellow Peril to Asian Century, (UWA Publishing 2012). Professor Walker is a Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia and the Australian Academy of the Humanities. He has extensive experience in the development of Australian Studies programs in P.R. China, India, Japan and Indonesia and held Chairs of Australian Studies at Georgetown University, Washington DC and the University of Copenhagen.

Ann Wang Founder We Impact, 2012 ACYD Delegate Ann has extensive experience working with lifestyle brands in China. She worked with Audi’s Brand Innovation team at Audi Headquarters on their China trend scout trip and advised its innovation research team. She has also worked with BMW, La Prairie, La Mer, Dunhill HOME, and Hermes on various projects, to name just a few. Early in 2011 Ann was selected and trained by Former US Vice president Mr. Al Gore to represent him in China on the Climate Reality program. In 2009, Ann was instrumental in initiating China’s first Youth Delegation to the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, establishing herself as a prominent environmental leader in China. Currently she is specializing in how luxury lifestyles can integrate CSR and sustainability. Prior to We Impact, Ann headed up the Business Development Department of P1.CN. Previously, she was head of Membership & PR for Quintessentially in China, the world’s leading luxury concierge service group and a highly exclusive members club.

Wang Jiapeng World News Editor at Caixin Media Wang Jiapeng is World News Editor at Caixin Media, a prominent media group in China offering bi-lingual news products. He is in charge of Caixin’s international news coverage, and also takes a product manager role for Caixin’s experimental news products.

Caixin, led by Editor-in-Chief Hu Shuli, is famous for its investigative coverage on China’s major financial and general news topics, and for its efforts as a news media to shift from print to digital. Wang has worked in Caixin since its foundation in 2009, first as a magazine reporter, then as multimedia editor and web editor. Before joining Caixin, Wang worked as a trading manager in Mitsubishi Corporation. He is Master of Journalism from the University of Hong Kong, and Bachelor of Science from Fudan University.

Wang Liwei Vice-Mayor of Guan County, Shandong and Founder and Editor of Charitarian Magazine Wang Liwei is Vice-Mayor of Guan County, Shandong and Founder and Editor of Charitarian magazine, the first publication on charity in the PRC. Charitarian Group also consults on corporate responsibility and aims to influence, inspire, support and challenge Government agendas in the fields of education, health and human rights.

Wang Tao Resident scholar in the Energy and Climate Program of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Dr Wang Tao is a resident scholar in the Energy and Climate Program of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Based at the Carnegie–Tsinghua Center for Global Policy in Beijing, Dr Wang researches China’s climate and energy policy, including domestic energy developments and the international climate negotiations. Dr Wang was previously program manager at World Wildlife Fund China and a core researcher at the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research and the Science and Technology Policy Research Department at the University of Sussex. Dr Wang holds a PhD in Environmental Economics from the University of York and a BA in Environmental Science from Fudan University.

Wang Zhaohui Producer Raised in Beijing, in 1987, Zhaohui Wang enrolled at China Central Academy of Drama, majoring theatre directing. In 1989, she moved to Australia where she earned a BA Honours in Drama at La Trobe University, and then returned to China to work extensively in television, theatre and film from 1998. She worked as a production Manager and director for several programs for various China Central Television Channels (CCTV), such as “The World Sports” of CCTV Sports Channel,

“World Film Reports” CCTV Movie Channel and “Business TV” of CCTV Business Channel. These experiences allowed her travel extensively around world. From 2005, she joined Beijing Rosat Film and Television Company works as film producer in charging international co-productions. This position allows her to work extensively with filmmakers from UK, Europe, Australia, North America and South America. Projects include: John Rabe (2008), a feature film co-produced between Germany, France and China; Destiny (2007), a feature film co-produced between China and Brasil, Mission Impossible 3 (preproduction, 2005). From 2010, she started working as the head of the development of the company. While working in film and TV, she has maintained her interest and passion for theatre through her extensive contacts in the UK, Australia, the US and Europe. In 2006 she co-produced the production of Playboy of the Western World – a collaboration between the Oriental Pioneer Theatre in Beijing, and Pan Pan Theatre in Dublin. The production was so successful that the Culture Ireland took it to Dublin. In 2007 she co-produced the Festival of Australian Theatre with Nancy Black and Tania Leong. In 2009, she co-found Square Moon Culture Ltd. with Sun Yue and Gao Yiguang. Fight the Landlord (2010) is the first stage production of the company, and is second collaboration with Pan Pan theatre Ireland. This production has toured to Shanghai, Beijing, Chengdu, and will tour to Taipei and five cities in Australia.

Chloe Xu Kryptoner at 36Kr Chloe is a Kryptoner at 36Kr, where she spends her time filtering through social media and apps and writing about them. Her work and life resolves around trying new apps, talking to their founders and sharing the information with 36kr’s readers, thereby boosting a dynamic conversation. 36Kr is a start-up devoted to scouting for start-ups that have potential to disrupt the current industry landscape, improve people’s lives or just make them happy!

Zha Daojiong Professor of the school of International Studies at Peking University Zha Daojiong is a Professor of the school of International Studies at Peking University (PKU), where he specializes in Chinese investment strategy as well as energy, food, and water issues. He is currently collaborating with a team of academic, industry and government regulatory specialists on case studies of political risk management for Chinese corporations investing in both developing and developed economies. The book is due to be published by the Peking University Press in August 2014. Previously, he was Professor of International Relations and Chair of the Department of International Political Economy in the School of International Studies, Renmin University of China (2003-2007).

He holds a Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Hawaii and the East-West Center and has experience teaching and researching in Macao, Japan, Hong Kong, the United States, and Singapore. From January through March 2013, he was the inaugural Lowy Institute-Rio Tinto China Fellow, based in Sydney, where he focused on studying Chinese direct investment in Australia’s resource sectors. He is editor of Managing Regional Energy Vulnerabilities in East Asia (Routledge, 2013), first author of Building a Neighbourly Community: post-cold war China, Japan, and Southeast Asia (Manchester University Press, 2006), author of The International Political Economy of China’s Oil Security (in Chinese, 2005), editor of China’s International Relations in the 21st Century: dynamics of paradigm change (University Press of America, 2000).

Zhu Xiaoyang Professor of Anthropology and Deputy Chair of the Department of Sociology, Peking University Zhu Xiaoyang is Professor of Anthropology and Deputy Chair of the Department of Sociology, Peking University. His research interests include political and legal anthropology and urbanisation in contemporary China. His documentary films, based on his fieldwork in an ‘urban village’ in Kunming, Yunnan Province, have received international acclaim. Professor Zhu holds a graduate diploma in sociology from the Australian National University and a PhD in anthropology from Macquarie University. He has previously worked as a journalist and filmmaker, and has also published a volume of poetry.

Manuela Zoninsein Founder of Smart Agriculture Analytics Manuela Zoninsein is a Beijing-based Brazilian-American agriculture media entrepreneur. She is the founder of Smart Agriculture Analytics (SAA), a business intelligence service that helps suppliers and investors of best-in-class agricultural technologies navigate the US$1Trillion market in China. Manuela first developed a passion for agriculture while working on the trading floor of the Chicago Board of Trade at age 18. Prior to launching SAA’s media monitoring product in 2012, Manuela was both an environment correspondent and a food writer, reporting for the Engineering News-Record (2007-2012) and ClimateWire (2009-2010) as well as serving as dining editor for Time Out Beijing (2008-2009). She came to Beijing on a Princeton-in-Asia Fellowship (2007) and began reporting for Newsweek’s Beijing bureau leading up to and covering the Olympics (2007-2009). She subsequently launched www.takeyourownpath.com in Mandarin for Dell from Taipei (2009) and oversaw the launch of the “China Dream” youth campaign for the Joint US-China Collaboration on Clean Energy (JUCCCE) (2011-2012).

She has an MSc in Modern Chinese Studies from Oxford University (2011) focused on Chinese agricultural policy, and a BA in Social Studies and in Latin American Studies from Harvard University (2005). She studied Mandarin at IUP/Tsinghua University on a Blakemore Fellowship (2012-2013) and at ICLP/Taiwan National University on a Huayu Scholarship (2009). She also speaks fluent Portuguese and Spanish and writes a monthly Chinese sustainable food blog for Zester.com.

Video Address

Jerome A. Cohen Senior American expert of East Asian Law at New York University School of Law Professor Jerome Cohen is the senior American expert on East Asian law in New York University School of Law, a senior fellow for Asia Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations, and serves as “of counsel” at the international law firm Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP. As Director of East Asian Legal Studies at Harvard Law School from 1964-1979, he helped pioneer the introduction of East Asian legal systems and perspectives into American legal curricula. Each year at NYU Law Cohen teaches a course on Chinese law and society. He also offers courses on comparative international law, analysing how countries with a Confucian tradition relate to the international laws and traditions of the “Christian West.” In another course, he explores international business contracts and economic cooperation with East Asia. The U.S.-Asia Law Institute, which he co-leads, conducts research on contemporary legal developments in China and Taiwan, organizes conferences and exchanges with experts from both sides of the Taiwan Strait, and participates in training programs for Chinese legal specialists in the United States and China. Cohen, who formerly served as C.V. Starr Senior Fellow and director of Asian Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations, remains adjunct senior fellow there and is responsible for the Winston Lord Round Table on US Foreign Policy and the Rule of Law in Asia.

The Hon. Warwick L. Smith AM LLB Chairman NSW and ACT of ANZ, Chairman of the Australia-China Council Warwick Smith is Chairman New South Wales & Australian Capital Territory and Senior Managing Director of the Australia New Zealand Banking Group Limited (ANZ Bank); Board Director of ANZ Bank China, Chairman of the Advisory Board of Australian Capital Equity, holders of interests in Seven Group Holdings, West Australian News, Coates Hire,

WesTrac and Caterpillar industrial services and equipment in Western Australia, New South Wales and North East China; Chairman of the Australia–China Council, Global Trustee of the Asia Society and Chairman of the Asia Society in Australia; Chairman New South Wales Export, Investment & Advisory Board and Chairman of the Flagship Property Group. Formerly, he was Chairman of E*TRADE, the Australian Sports Commission and an Executive Director with Macquarie Bank; and a Federal Government Minister with a parliamentary career spanning 15 years. He was also Australia’s first Telecommunications Ombudsman and has received a Centenary Medal and an Order of Australia.

Malcolm Turnbull MP Minister for Communications and Broadband Malcolm Turnbull is a Liberal member of the House of Representatives and is currently Minister for Communications and Broadband. He was Leader of the Opposition from 16 September 2008 to 1 December 2009 and prior to that Shadow Treasurer. Elected to Federal Parliament as the Member for Wentworth in 2004, Malcolm was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister with responsibility for national water policy, and in 2007 appointed to Cabinet as the Minister for Environment and Water Resources. Malcolm graduated from Sydney University with degrees in Arts and Law. He was a Rhodes scholar and completed a further law degree at Oxford. Malcolm worked as a journalist both in Australia and the United Kingdom before he began legal practice in 1980. He successfully defended the former MI5 agent Peter Wright in his efforts to publish his memoirs, Spycatcher. In 1987 Malcolm established his own investment banking firm and during that time co-founded a number of Australian companies including OzEmail Ltd —Australia first large Internet service provider. He joined Goldman Sachs & Co in 1997 as Chairman of its Australian business, becoming a partner of the global firm in 1998. Malcolm is married to Lucy and they have two adult children.

Hon. Jeffrey L. Bleich Former U.S Ambassador to Australia and Special Counsel to President Obama Jeff Bleich is a litigation partner based in the San Francisco office of Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP. He returned to the partnership in December 2013 following four years of service as U.S. Ambassador to Australia and as Special Counsel to President Obama in the White House during the first year of the Administration. His law practice is focused on international and domestic litigation and counseling, with special emphasis on privacy and data security, internal investigations, trade and cross-border disputes, and the Asia-Pacific region.

Mr. Bleich joined Munger Tolles as a litigator in 1992, specializing in complex litigation. He has represented many of America’s leading companies in the technology, security, media, finance and manufacturing sectors, including as lead counsel in both jury and bench trials and in appeals before the U.S. Supreme Court, California Supreme Court and numerous intermediate courts. He has been regularly listed among the Daily Journal’s Top 100 attorneys in California, honored as a California Lawyer Attorney of the Year, and listed in Lawdragon 500 and in America’s Best Lawyers as a top “Bet the Company” lawyer. Mr. Bleich has also taught several courses at UC Berkeley School of Law, and publishes extensively. Mr. Bleich previously served as Special Counsel to President Obama from March-September 2009 before being appointed by the President to serve as the 24th United States Ambassador to Australia. As Ambassador, Mr. Bleich’s term was marked by the U.S. rebalance to the Asia-Pacific, with Australia being the focal point for that shift. His efforts included overseeing record growth in trade and investment between the U.S. and Australia, bringing the Defense Trade Cooperation Treaty into force, establishing new alliance agreements for satellites and cyber security, executing a new space cooperation agreement that supported the Mars Curiosity rover landing, leading joint U.S.-Australia efforts in Afghanistan’s Uruzgan province, and promoting regional human rights efforts. For his federal service, Mr. Bleich has received numerous awards, including the highest civilian honor awarded by the Director of National Intelligence: the Distinguished Service Medal. In 2013, he received the State Department’s highest award for a non-career ambassador, the Sue Cobb Prize for Exemplary Diplomatic Service.

2014 ACYD Delegates

Pete Anstee Pete Anstee is currently a policy advisor to the Minister for Communications. His work focuses on policy development across a full range of areas that impact Government digital services and public policy aspects of the digital economy, including technology innovation, free expression, open data, and start-ups. Immediately prior to this Peter worked as a lawyer in London for Geoffrey Robertson QC providing media and legal advice, including drafting guidelines on the prosecution of social media offences, pro-bono advice for the Media Legal Defence Initiative and providing advice on reforming Mauritius’ media laws and the impeachment of Sri Lanka’s former Chief Justice. Peter started his career in journalism in the Federal Parliamentary Press Gallery first as a researcher for the Sydney Morning Herald and The Age and then as a producer at Sky News. Peter holds degrees in law and international relations from the ANU. In 2012 Peter completed his Bachelor of Civil Law (masters of law equivalent) at Oxford University, with a particular focus on the legal issues affecting trade, media and human rights in China and Australia. Peter is passionate about Australia and China’s relationship and is keen to develop and focus his expertise on China. He is keen to combine his legal and journalism skills with his work in politics to provide deep insights into how public policy relating to China and Australia is formed.

Mark Chan Mark Chan is currently the Asia Risk Leader in the Sales & Project Finance business for General Electric Co., one of the world’s oldest and largest leading diversified industrial technology conglomerates. He is responsible for structuring and executing equity & debt financing solutions for GE’s customers in numerous jurisdictions including China, Australia, India, Japan, Korea and the ASEAN nations across various sectors such as Aviation, Energy Management, Healthcare, Oil & Gas, Power & Water and Transportation. From a young age, Mark has been fascinated by issues that deal with his ethnic Chinese identity, Chinese cultural norms and the role of the large Chinese diaspora in Australia. Since moving to Hong Kong in 2011, Mark’s personal interests and professional responsibilities have required him to further his understanding and knowledge of “doing business” in China, including dealing with Chinese State Owned Enterprises, how to deal with the

various levels of government and the risks & challenges that arise from working for a global multinational firm in China. Mark is currently the Chairman of Australian Liberals Abroad – Hong Kong and represents the Liberal Party of Australia, one of Australia’s two “major” political parties. Mark has been active in politics since university, where he was elected as Vice-President of the Board of Directors of the University of Sydney Union. It was about this time that he became involved in the Liberal Party of Australia (NSW Division), and rose through the ranks to become the Vice-President of the NSW Young Liberals. Mark has significant experience in political campaigns, having been actively involved in numerous local council, state & federal government elections in Australia over the last decade. Born in Malaysia, Mark migrated to Sydney, Australia at the age of five. Educated at St. Aloysius’ College, he holds a Bachelor of Economics from the University of Sydney and a Masters of Accounting from Macquarie University.

Shupei Chen Shupei Chen has been working for over a year at the Australian Trade Commission (Austrade). Here, she uses her extensive knowledge and expertise in local markets to help Australian companies export to China, particularly in the health, senior living and financial service sectors. She took the lead in organising the Health/Senior Living Delegation’s business program in Beijing during Australia Week in China (AWIC), the biggest ever trade mission to China with more than 700 representatives from 564 organisations participating, led by Prime Minister Tony Abbott in April 2014. Before joining Austrade, she worked for a public relations company that operates in China. Shupei has interned for a local non-government organisation where she worked to increase the operational transparency of foundations throughout China. In the wake of the catastrophic 2008 Sichuan earthquake, she travelled to Beichuan Qiang Minority Autonomous County to study the recovery process of the Qiang’s handicraft artworks and other cultural relics. Articles she co-wrote about the recovery were featured in MSN China, Netease and Sichuan Daily. Shupei volunteered at the Olympic/Paralympic Village for 4 months during the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Shupei has a masters in law from Renmin University.

Miranda Couston Miranda Couston is an avid retailer and currently works at Coach China in the merchandise planning team, where product and numbers come head to head on a daily basis. She is responsible for the overall allocation mix between different product departments, and tries to manage a complex set of relationships around sales, promotions, logistics to achieve the overall financial targets – a challenging but fascinating task. Prior to finding her retail passion, Miranda was a consultant with the Boston Consulting Group in Sydney, and worked on a diverse range of projects across multiple sectors, including Government, financial services and consumer products. In between BCG and Coach, Miranda enjoyed her time at a variety of retail companies, including Australian luxury brand Oroton, an online fashion startup in Singapore Zalora, and the first Chinese apparel retailer to receive L Capital funding, Trendy International. Miranda was accepted into Harvard Business School in 2012 and spent one of the most amazing years of her life there. In summer 2013 she made the decision to defer her second year of business school, with a view to spend the next few years working in China and getting a deep understanding of the environment here, before returning to complete her studies. Miranda was born in Chengdu, China, and spent the first 10 years of her life there before migrating to Sydney, Australia. She speaks fluent mandarin and reads and writes Chinese. Miranda performed Chinese dance with the Chinese Youth League in Sydney for many years.

Helen Dai Australian National University Fellow Helen Dai works at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. She has been appointed as Deputy Consul-General at the newly established Australian Consulate-General in Chengdu, commencing in 2016. Helen was previously posted to the Australian Embassy in Jakarta as Second Secretary and Consul. Through her work at the Australian Embassy Jakarta, Helen supported numerous high level ministerial visits, including by the Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, to high-profile events such as the Bali Democracy Forum, Australia-Indonesia Ministerial Forum, ASEAN Regional Forum, APEC meetings and the 10th anniversary commemorations of the Bali Bombings. Helen also organised and led a panel discussion between four high-profile Indonesian and Australian female leaders at the Australian Embassy to mark Kartini Day (Indonesian ‘women’s day’), which was featured on the Indonesian Diplomatic Affairs program.

In Helen’s consular role in Indonesia, she has assisted many Australians abroad, including during natural disasters such as the Padang earthquake and Mount Merapi volcanic eruption. She recommends all travelling Australians to purchase travel insurance and register on Smartraveller.gov.au. During her career in DFAT, Helen has worked as liaison officer to the Chinese delegation to the Pacific Islands Forum in Cairns in 2009; participated at the 2011 Advance Women’s Leadership Summit and will be assisting in the G20 summit in November this year. Helen is currently studying Master of International Law at the Australia National University. Helen completed her Bachelor of Commerce (Liberal Studies) at the University of Sydney majoring in Philosophy, Finance and Accounting, with a semester abroad in Shanghai. Helen is a CPA. She was born in Shanghai and speaks Mandarin, Shanghainese, and Indonesian. As a keen snowboarder who has travelled far and wide, she hopes to add China to the list and explore all its snowy peaks during her future posting.

Jean Dong Jean Dong is the founder and managing director of Spark Corporation Group, a company that focuses on Chinese investment in Australian agriculture and resources industry, and expansion of Australian businesses into Chinese markets through strategic partnerships. Prior to her entrepreneur journey Jean worked for 5 years at a world leading consulting firm with operations in Beijing, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Australia, during which she successfully led investment projects for multiple Chinese SOEs and private companies overseas. Jean is also currently on the advisory board of Winworld Australia Pty Ltd, China Australia Millennial Project, an honourable advisor of Golden Key International Honour Society, and has been invited to be a representative at the 2014 APEC Women Leadership Forum and 2014 APEC CEO Summit. Prior to Jean’s Australian journey, she enjoyed a rich experience as the editor of Youth newspaper (China), and a TV presenter and national reporter for CCTV television station (China). In 2009, Jean graduated from the University of Adelaide and was the Mace Bearer for the Commerce Graduate Class, and was the first female Asian Vice President of Adelaide University Business School. Jean has a passion for promoting Australian-Chinese bilateral relationship and is heavily involved in advising Victorian State Government on Australian-Chinese engagement. Due to her significant contribution to the Australian-Chinese bilateral relationship, Jean has received the honour of being the Ambassador for Study Adelaide and Ambassador for Tourism Victoria.

Qian Fang Qian Fang is a PhD candidate in the Social Policy Research Centre, University of New South Wales (UNSW). She started her social policy study and research in Zhejiang University, where she received her Bachelor’s degree in Economics and Master of Public Administration. Such a compound knowledge structure enables Qian to analyze social issues with a wider perspective. She participated in a series of research projects in the field of social security during her study in Zhejiang University, and two of her conference papers gained national awards. After graduation, Qian became a lecturer in Ningbo Institute of Technology, Zhejiang University, teaching Public Economics and Social Security. During that time, she independently managed several research projects. These experiences further trained her critical thinking and gave her opportunities to apply knowledge in practice. For the pursuit of academic interest, Qian gave up her job and applied for the PhD program at UNSW. In 2013 she received the University of International Postgraduate Award by UNSW and started her doctoral research with the focus on accountability mechanisms in Chinese child- welfare NGOs. In 2014, she took months to conduct fieldwork in three different types of Chinese child-welfare NGOs: international NGO (INGO), government-backed NGO (GONGO) and grassroots support organization (GSO). Besides interest in social policy research, Qian also shows her enthusiasm of voluntary service. She hopes to contribute to Sino-Australian communication and cooperation in the field of philanthropy.

Scott Flett Scott Flett is a registered architect in the state of NSW. On completion of his studies at UNSW Scott was a recipient of the RAIA UNSW Lend Lease Design Ross Bonthorne award; the RAIA UNSW Architecture and Construction prize; a Chinese Scholarship Council (CSC) Scholarship for Chinese language study & a Confucius Institute scholarship for Chinese language study, the latter being awarded for an equal “3rd Prize” in the 2009 international finals of the 《汉语桥》- ‘China Bridge’ competition. Scott studied extensively in China and interned with Woods Bagot and Artilier Liuyu Yang on a variety of projects including: MOCA – Museum of Contemporary Art Shanghai, a green smart

city in Inner Mongolia & was involved in a Master planning design ideas summit in Xinjiang province. Scott has also been heavily involved in the Chinese media and the performing arts landscape, being a special guest on: 《幸福晚点名》 – “Midnight roll call” and co-hosting a special New Year’s Eve program: 《同乐江苏》 – “Jiangsu has foreign Talent’. In Sydney, Scott is heavily involved in Cathay Playhouse, the premier Australian Chinese Theatre organisation. In 2012 Scott performed in the Sydney fringe festival production ‘1980+’, in 2013 was involved in the spin-off Chinese travel show production: 《天涯任我行》 – “Global Getaways”, and this year Scott was awarded a major role in the 2014 production: 《你好，打劫》 – “The hostages”.

Fergus Green Victorian Government Fellow Fergus Green is a Policy Analyst and Research Advisor to Professor Nicholas Stern at the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change & the Environment at the London School of Economics, where his work focuses on policies and institutions for fostering the transition to a low-carbon economy. A large part of Fergus’ work at Grantham focuses on China. Early in 2014 he co-authored a policy paper with Professor Stern for the China Development Forum， which considered how China could dramatically reduce its greenhouse gas emissions in the course of its next wave of structural economic and governance reforms. Ongoing research focuses on carbon pricing and tax policy in China, and on China’s coal consumption and policies. Through future research, Fergus plans to consider how China and Australia can better cooperate to decarbonise their economies, including through their bilateral trade and investment policies. Fergus first became interested in China through studying mandarin in secondary school, after which he went on to complete a one year programme of intensive study at what is now the Beijing International Studies University. He then completed degrees in Arts (Political Science) and Law at the University of Melbourne, before practising as a lawyer for three and a half years in the Melbourne office of Australasian firm Allens, where he specialised in climate change, energy, water and environmental regulation. He moved to London in September 2012 to complete a masters in Philosophy & Public Policy at the LSE after receiving a Sir John Monash Scholarship.

Alexandra Grey Alexandra Grey is a PhD Candidate in Macquarie University’s Faculty of Human Sciences (Linguistics), supported by an Australian Postgraduate Award. She studies China’s ethnic minorities and laws and polices protecting their languages. Alex was a legal researcher at the not-for-profit Beijing Yilian Legal Aid and Study Centre for Labor (北京义联芳动法援助与研究中心 ) from 2010, continuing at Yilian as the first foreign employee after a year there as an Australian Youth Ambassador for Development. She initiated the Yilian Advocacy Training Tournament, a program developing Chinese university students’ public interest advocacy skills while drawing in mentors and partners from NGOs and private law firms. Alex also designed and taught the first compulsory course in debate and critical thinking at a Mainland Chinese university, in partnership with a colleague at Beijing Foreign Studies University. She remains active in debate training and adjudication at events across China and Australia. Back home (Sydney), Alex has lectured in law and policy since 2010, at both UNSW and Macquarie University. She was previously a commercial solicitor, but also has an undergraduate degree in French and a Masters in Applied Linguistics. Alex studied Mandarin, including one intense year at the Berkeley-Tsinghua Inter University Program for Chinese Language. Alex’s interest in China was sparked well before Mandarin classes, through the photos, tales and toys shared with her in childhood by close family members who studied in China in the 70s and 80s.

Jin Han Jin Han is a PhD candidate at National Institute for Mental Health Research, the Australian National University. Her PhD project is a cross-cultural study aiming to identify the factors that influence help seeking intentions and behaviours towards suicidality among Australian and Chinese university students. During her PhD, she will develop an online intervention in the purpose of raising public awareness on suicidality and facilitating their potential future help- seeking behaviours. In addition, Jin is collaborating with scholars from Harbin Institute of Technology and Peking University on using social media data to predict depression and suicidal ideation progression among Chinese university students. Prior to her PhD study, Jin has received her master’s degree in biology (neuroscience) and bachelor’s degree in biotechnology

from Shanghai Jiao Tong University. She led several student research projects including the National University Student Innovation Program. Five experimental papers were published on peer-reviewed international journals during her master study. Jin is the cofounder and vice president of Australian Association of Chinese PhD Students and Young Scholars Incorporated, the founder and the leader of ScicoVisual Group. She volunteers in a variety of ways including international events such as the Shanghai International Marathon, Formula1 Chinese Grand Prix. Jin Han gives free online psychology lectures for LGBT organisations. She is interested in bridging the cooperation and dialogue between Australia and China to promote mental fitness in both countries.

Zhenyu Hua Zhengyu Hua, George, holds the position of Analyst at KPMG in the Mergers and Acquisitions as well as China Practice team. In this role he has advised on several projects and business development programs for various clients in Australia. He has also helped Chinese clients in Australia to research potential business opportunities and prepares proposals. George concurrently holds the roles of Research Assistant with the Australia China Business Research Network at the University of Sydney Business School, he is the Secretary General of the Federation of Australian Suzhou Association, and Secretary General of the Australian Sun Tzu Research Association. As a member of the KPMG/University of Sydney Business School research team, George has helped to develop the KPMG/University of Sydney database on Chinese outbound direct investment in Australia. His research interests include cross-border mergers and acquisitions between Australia and China, particularly in deal structure and finance, corporate motivations and governance, as well as industrial sector analysis. George has completed a Bachelor of Commerce at the University of Sydney majoring in Accounting and Finance. He was also a member of the Model United Nation Society between 2009 and 2012, and was Director of the Model United Nation Conference in 2011 and 2012.

Xiao Jia Victorian Government Fellow Xiao Jia, Jack is managing director at Phoenix Publishing & Media International (Australia), an Australian subsidiary of one of the biggest public- listed publishing and Media groups in China. His role is strategy and leading teams to achieve their goals. His business concept is connecting art and culture with business investment and meanwhile promoting bilateral culture and business engagement and understanding. Jack has just completed a documentary titled “Global Chinese”, an Australian series in partnership with a China’s leading TV station where he interviewed 10 distinguished Chinese Australians widely selected from art, academic, health and business industries. This documentary has attracted the audience of millions globally. Jack has extensive business experience in property development, marketing and finance investment in China. He holds the bachelor degree in photography from Nanjing Normal University, China and Master degree in Entrepreneurship and Innovation from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. He also holds an executive certificate from Sotheby’s institute of Art. Jack writes a column on Australian international education for a Chinese leading and influential family business magazine and he is the founding vice chairman of Wuxi Elite Youth Entrepreneur Association and a committee member of the Federation of Industry and Commerce, Wuxi.

Aidan Lavin Corrs Chambers Westgarth Fellow Aidan Lavin is a lawyer based in Brisbane, Queensland. Growing up in regional Queensland, Aidan earned a scholarship to study Law and International Business at Bond University, graduating with First Class Honours. It was at Bond where he met his future wife, Shuang, who is originally from Shenyang, literally starting his love affair with China. As a Senior Associate in the Corporate Advisory practice of Corrs Chambers Westgarth, Aidan is a trusted adviser to many of Queensland’s major companies and superannuation funds. He regularly acts on multi-billion dollar transactions and has extensive experience in mergers and acquisitions, fundraisings, infrastructure investment and corporate governance. Aidan is an expert on foreign investment in Australia, advising Chinese clients of the firm, including state-owned entities.

In addition to his role at Corrs, Aidan is also a volunteer lawyer with the Queensland Refugee Civil Law Clinic which assists newly-arrived refugees. He is a regular presenter for the Governance Institute of Australia, is a former lecturer and tutor for the Financial Services Institute of Australasia and contributed to the Australian Chapter of the LexisNexis Annual Asia Mergers & Acquisitions Law Guide 2013/14. Aidan has visited China on nine occasions, spending six months in Shenyang during 2008 when his first child was born. As a keen football supporter, an additional highlight of this trip was attending all of the football matches held in Shenyang as part of the Olympic Games.

Benjamin Leigh Benjamin Leigh is an investor and entrepreneur. He started his career with Macquarie Group’s real estate investment banking team in Sydney. Transferred to Hong Kong and then Shanghai, he assisted in the launch and initial growth of a domestic Chinese trust company joint venture between Macquarie and two SOEs, the Sino-Australian International Trade and Investment Company. Benjamin quit banking in 2010 to become an entrepreneur. After experimenting with a few ideas, he started a small chain of fast food restaurants serving Asian food in his hometown, Brisbane, together with Chinese partners, building from scratch to over A$1m in annual revenue within two years. He has now handed over operational responsibilities to new management. Currently based in Hong Kong, Benjamin is working with a Chinese family to invest and manage assets in Mainland China, Hong Kong and Australia. Benjamin holds a Master of Finance (Investment Banking) from INSEAD, and a Bachelor of Laws (Hons) and Bachelor of Commerce (Acct/Finc) from Bond University. He reads prolifically, is fluent in conversational Chinese and has a longstanding interest in Jungian psychology.

Li Tsz Shu, JAMES James LI Tsz Shu is currently a research postgraduate student in public management at Peking University. He completed his bachelor degree in Chinese Medicine at the University of Hong Kong. James is passionate about debate and has often been selected to join both high school and university debating teams. His eloquent presentation and outstanding linguistic skills have won him numerous awards in debate and speech competitions. As an active scholar-diplomat for his country and hometown, James has represented Hong Kong in various international

programmes such as the 2012 Asia Pacific Leaders Education Programme, which is an intense one-month international dialogue and leader education programme in Korea with other aspirant young leaders of other Asia Pacific countries. He graduated with distinctions in all the examinable modules, particularly in Global History and Global Economy. During his academic pursuits, James has equipped himself with adequate knowledge over global issues and has excelled with flying colours in international politics and diplomacy courses at the School of International and Public Affairs of Shanghai Jiao Tong University. James was the President of the Hong Kong University Students’ Union where he managed over 120 student societies across the University. Recently, James has been invited to take up a post as teaching assistant at Peking University.

Liu Yang Liu Yang(Luis Lau), studied and graduated from Tianjin University of Finance and Economics with a Bachelor of Management degree. He then went on to complete a Master of Management degree at the Business School of Nankai University in 2006. In the same year, he joined the Export-Import Bank of China and worked in the Department of Planning and Finance as an intermediate business manager from 2006 to 2010. In 2011, he was appointed Chairman of the Youth League of the Export-Import Bank of China. As Chairman, he pays close attention to the needs of youth, actively encourages youth to focus on issues of national importance both at home and abroad, and organises many activities. In his spare time, he focuses on study, and most recently completed his PhD in economics from the Ministry of Finance’s Research Institute for Fiscal Science.

Thomas Mahony Thomas Mahony is a North Asia analyst for the Australian Government. In recent years he has covered the Chinese economy, regional history and territorial disputes, and Japan. He also led drafting of the briefing pack for the Prime Minister’s first state visit to China in April 2014. With accomplices of the Kelly Gang — Australia’s most notorious outlaws — among his ancestors, Thomas has dedicated his life to public service in order to rehabilitate his family’s honour. Graduating with degrees in Asian Studies and Economics from the ANU, he started out working on international issues at the Australian Treasury.

Growing up in rural Victoria, his first encounter with Chinese civilisation came as a young boy exploring the ruins of Chinese villages built near his hometown during the 19th century gold rush. The valuable coins he found there gave him the impression the Chinese must be prosperous. Later travel to China confirmed this. Everything Thomas has learnt about Chinese leaders leads him to conclude that ties forged in youth tend to be the strongest and most enduring. In this spirit, he is looking forward to getting to know the other 2014 ACYD delegates.

Emma Moore New Colombo Plan Fellow Emma Moore is undertaking a Bachelor of Law and Commerce (Economics) at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia. As an Inaugural New Colombo Plan Scholar, Emma is currently on exchange at the University of Hong Kong, focusing her studies on the Chinese legal system, International Public Law and International Financial Markets. With over two years of experience in Australian Immigration and Commercial Law, Emma has cemented her ambitions and trajectory for a career in the legal profession. A passion for international relations has been fostered through her experience as Executive Director of Communications with the Harvard World Model United Nations (WorldMUN) in 2013. Emma then went on to represent Monash University at the NMUN Conference in New York this year. Emma’s diverse talents have been further extended as Chief Editor at the Monash University Chapter of the Economics Student Society of Australia. Her interest in the Australia-China relationship stems from her multicultural upbringing: Sunday roasts and Shanghainese Jiaozi are both equally acquainted with her family dinner table. Emma has also spent extensive periods of time in China, including a term of study at the prestigious Shanghai International Studies University this year. Emma is fluent in English, Mandarin and Shanghainese, and through her studies for a Diploma of Languages has had the opportunity to appreciate in detail various works of Chinese literature. Emma also intends to improve her Cantonese during her exchange at the University of Hong Kong.

Blayney Morgan ShineWing Fellow Blayney Morgan is a registered company auditor based in Melbourne, Victoria. He has eight years professional experience as a Chartered Accountant and has been involved in the audit of many public and private companies in Australia and overseas. Blayney has extensive experience with IPOs, capital raisings, acquisition due diligence, vendor due diligence and mergers and acquisitions. As a principal at ShineWing Hall Chadwick (信永中和) Blayney’s work is principally with Australian resources, energy and agricultural projects. His clients include Yancoal Australia (Yanzhou Coal Mining), Caledon Coal (Guangdong Rising Asset Management) and Talison Lithium (Tianqi Shenghe). These companies represent some of the largest investments by Chinese state owned and private entities into Australian resource projects. He spends significant time working with the Australian and Chinese management of these companies ensuring that the financial reporting of these companies in is consistent with Australian and Chinese accounting standards. Blayney is active in charitable organisations including being the treasurer of Victoria Walks a health promotion charity funding by VicHealth to promote better health outcomes through low impact activities.

Rachel Mourad Australian National University Fellow Rachel Mourad is a commercial lawyer with both private sector and government experience. She has spent five years with the Australian Government where she specialised in negotiating and structuring equipment acquisition and sustainment projects, including advising the Department of Defence on the multi-billion dollar C-130J Aircraft sustainment contract. She previously worked as a lawyer in the commercial group at DLA Piper where her projects included the $1.3 billion AIR 87 Tiger Helicopter acquisition. Rachel has also published papers on air power and game theory in the Australian Defence Force Journal. Rachel is highly dedicated to strengthening the Australia-China relationship through enhancing business and legal co-operation, developing commercial and governmental project partnerships between Australia and China, and promoting a better understanding of China’s peaceful development strategy through open dialogue. Rachel holds a Master of Laws from UC Berkeley, specialising in Business Law. She completed a combined Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Asian Studies (Specialist), majoring in Mandarin and Security and Strategic Studies at the Australian National University. In 2005 she obtained a

scholarship to undertake Chinese language studies at Beijing University where she also co- captained the Beijing University Women’s Soccer Team. Rachel is currently studying Mandarin at Tsinghua University in Beijing as part of the Tsinghua – UC Berkeley Inter-University Program for Chinese Language Studies; the premier language program for advanced professional competence in Mandarin.

Neil Thomas Foundation for Australian Studies Fellow Neil Thomas is an Australian student interested in Australia-China international relations, politics, and media. Neil is a Project Officer with the Australian National University’s Australian Centre on China in the World and compiled the forthcoming ‘Australia-China Archive’ bilateral web resource. He is a Junior Policy Associate of the University of Sydney China Studies Centre and has worked for the Peking University Australian Studies Centre, Danwei Media, China Translation and Publishing Corporation, and Geoff Raby & Associates. Neil has served for three years as National Publications Director of the Australia-China Youth Association (ACYA). During this time, he established and now edits the Journal of Australia-China Affairs, a peer-reviewed bilingual academic journal co-published by ACYA and the University of Sydney China Studies Centre. He also founded the AustraliaBites and ChinaBites pop culture digests, and was President of ACYA Beijing for the 2013-2014 autumn semester. Neil co-authored an essay that won the 2013 ANU New Voices Competition, and has published articles on Australia-Asia relations in The Australian, The Drum, and Higher View Business. He was a panellist at the 14th International Conference on Australian Studies in China, 10th Renmin University Australian Culture Week and 1st FASIC Australian Studies in China Conference, and a delegate to the 2013 ANU Asia Pacific Week. Neil has been a Prime Minister’s Australia Asia Endeavour Scholar at Tsinghua University and the Inter-University Program for Chinese Language Studies, a Chinese Government Scholar at Renmin University and Zhejiang University, and is a Fogarty Scholar at the University of Western Australia.

Crystal Hoi Ling Tsoi Crystal Tsoi arrived at Australia in 2008 as an international student from Hong Kong, and graduated in 2012 from Raffles College of Design and Commerce. Due to the quality and commitment to her design work, Crystal launched her debut collection at the Rosemount Australian Fashion Week in 2011 and Mercedes-Benz Fashion week Australia in 2012 with the support from her college, an honour afforded to very few students twice. Her design work bridges cultural and educational traditions between China and Australia. In 2012, due to her passion for providing support to the emerging design community, she founded the Company B Creative Production Pty Ltd. The company is an incubator committed to bringing opportunity to creative talents in Australia. Crystal makes frequent visits to Beijing to curate a fashion expedition between Australia and China, to promote fashion talents in both continents. Since 2012, Crystal has played a central role in the production of the Raffles International Showcase at the Mercedes-Benz Fashion week. In April 2014, Crystal successfully brokered a two-year partnership between the organising committee of China Graduate Fashion Week and Raffles College of Design and Commerce to showcase the work of recent fashion graduates from Australia. In 2014 Crystal gained the position of Assistant Program Director of Fashion Design. Crystal is now working towards the facilitation of workshops and student exchange programs between Australia and China.

Kimberley Wilson Kimberley Wilson joined the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) as a RAAF Officer Cadet in January 2003 and attended the Australian Defence Force Academy graduating with a Bachelor Arts (Indonesian) in 2005. Kimberley was first posted to Joint Operations Command to gain experience in planning, supporting and executing operations before being assigned to support Air Force air mobility assets including C-130H/J Hercules and C-17 Globemaster medium and heavy-lift transport aircraft. Kimberley has also been posted to Border Protection Command where she was able to work with a range of national and international partners on security operations of mutual interest. In 2013, Kimberley commenced work on an Air Force project which will deliver a system to process, exploit and disseminate information received from manned and unmanned aircraft.

She has served on numerous operations deploying in 2007 and 2009 to support air mobility assets operating in the Middle East and again in 2011 to support Heron Remotely Piloted Aircraft operations in Afghanistan. Kimberley is currently a Squadron Leader in the RAAF, has completed a Master of Policing, Intelligence Counter Terrorism, holds a Certificate III in Group Fitness and is currently studying Mandarin. Kimberley has a keen interest in international affairs and hopes to focus her attention on Sino-Australian relations with the intent to one day represent the Australian Defence Force in an official capacity at the Australian Embassy in Beijing.

Francis Yang Francis Yang works in Hong Kong as a solicitor at DLA Piper in the Finance & Projects group, where he has been acting for Chinese state-owned enterprises and multinational companies on cross- border transactions including M&A, project finance and dispute resolution. Francis has been admitted as a solicitor and barrister in the Supreme Court of New South Wales since 2011 and will be admitted as a solicitor in Hong Kong in 2014. Francis holds double bachelor degrees in law and commerce (accounting & finance) from the University of Melbourne. As part of his undergraduate studies Francis spent a semester abroad at Duke Law School, USA. Francis has travelled extensively throughout different countries and has lived in seven different cities across Australia, China and USA including Melbourne, Sydney, Perth, Shanghai, Hong Kong etc. He enjoys hiking, sports climbing, Chinese history and fine arts. Francis is a native speaker of Mandarin Chinese, Shanghainese and Changzhou dialect, and he is fluent in English.

Mike Yang Mike was the 2013 Australian recipient of Eminent Overseas Young Chinese, organised by the State Council of China. He was specially appointed by the Vice Chancellor of Melbourne University to sit on its first Alumni Council. Mike has been extensively involved in the Chinese community. In 2013 Mike was both the organizer and host for a cultural gala that celebrated Australia – China relations with 3000 people at Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre. Mike was a senior adviser to the Leader of the Opposition in Victoria on multicultural and China affairs between 2011 and 2013. He formulated and implemented strategies for the Leader of the

Opposition and its shadow cabinet. In 2012 he planned and joined the Leader’s first trip to China. In November 2013 Mike resigned from the Office of the Leader of the Opposition and founded the Australian – Hubei Chamber of Commerce. The Chamber serves as a platform for Chinese- Australian entrepreneurs like himself to do business in Australia. Born in Wuhan, China, Mike came to Australia to study in 2003 after high school in Singapore. He received a scholarship student from the University of Melbourne and graduated with a commerce degree. As an Australian accredited simultaneous interpreter between English and Mandarin and translator between English and Chinese, Mike is the Ambassador for RMIT University’s translating and interpreting studies. A soccer fan Mike is also Soccer Australia’s Community Ambassador for the 2015 Asian Cup.

Katrina Yu Katrina Yu is a Beijing-based journalist and television presenter. She currently hosts ‘Travelogue’, the flagship feature program of CCTV’s English news channel CCTV News. She joined the show in late 2013 and has since filmed and presented episodes exploring travel destinations in Yunnan, Fujian, Jilin and Henan. Katrina is also a co-founder of ‘Beijing Blend,’ a weekly bilingual Wechat magazine exploring the capital’s events, society and culture. Before moving to Beijing she was based in Sydney working as a television journalist for Australian public broadcaster SBS World News. During her three years with SBS she reported on a range of issues – from politics, crime and the environment, to culture and entertainment. She also travelled as a correspondent, filing feature stories from Singapore, the Philippines and Hong Kong. Aside from conventional broadcast reporting she enjoys working as a solo video-journalist and has also freelanced as a feature writer for various online and print media. In 2013 she was nominated as a finalist for both the Walkley Young Australian Journalist of the Year Awards and Kennedy Awards Young Journalist of the Year. Before beginning her media career Katrina received the Rotary International Ambassadorial Scholarship, moving to the United Kingdom to undertake her Masters degree in International Studies and Diplomacy at University of London’s School of Oriental and African Studies. She previously completed her MA in Journalism at the University of Technology in Sydney.

Jing Zhang Upon completing high school in China, Elva Jing Zhang went to Australia to pursue higher education. While undertaking a combined degree in Law & Arts (International Studies/Political Science) at the University of Melbourne, Elva joined the Australian Federation of International Students (‘AFIS’). She subsequently became the President of AFIS and worked closely with local city councils and the Victorian Multicultural Commission on various projects that promoted the wellbeing of international students. After being qualified as a lawyer in 2007, Elva began her legal career in Australia, working in law firms and also as a legal counsel for an Australian-based international shipping line. During this time, she was an active member of the Young Lawyers Section of the Victorian Law Institute and also volunteered as a pro-bono solicitor at the Asylum Seekers Resource Centre. In addition to her professional commitments, Elva undertook a part-time Graduate Diploma in International Law at the University of Melbourne between 2010 and 2013. In July 2013, Elva moved to Geneva, Switzerland to undertake a one-year LL.M in International Law (specialising in International Economic Law) at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies. Since January 2014, Elva has been a research intern at the China Programme of the International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development, and is currently interning at the Global Initiative against Transnational Crime. Elva speaks Mandarin Chinese, English (fluently) and Cantonese Chinese (proficiently).

Zhao Xinyu Foundation for Australian Studies Fellow Zhao Xinyu is a master of arts candidate in the culture of English speaking countries at Renmin University China (RUC) and a member of its Australian Studies Centre. Zhao Xinyu studied at RUC and gained his Bachelor of Arts degree in English Literature in 2012. His research interests lie in Western images of China, Australian Studies, and China-Australia relations.

Zoe Zhou Zoe Zhou works in China for Bain & Company, the global management consulting firm. Previously, Zoe worked for Opportunity International, an Australian based micro-finance NGO with activities in South-East Asia and a strong global network. Zoe graduated from Shanghai Jiao Tong University and holds a BA degree in management. A talented musician, Zoe plays the oboe. She has travelled extensively and performed with symphony orchestras all over the world during university. With a great interest in the bilateral relationship between Australia and China, as well as an understanding of the needs of professionals, she believes it is up to young leaders to lead the way in creating strong bilateral relationships.

ACYD Board

Natalie Cope Director Natalie is Manager of Partnerships and Development at Asialink, Australia’s leading centre for the promotion of public understanding of, and engagement with the countries of Asia. In her role as Manager of Partnerships and Development at Asialink, Natalie works closely with business, government, philanthropic and cultural partners to initiate and strengthen Australia-Asia engagement, and develop Australia’s Asia capabilities. Based in Sydney, Natalie is also working closely with the Asialink executive to develop Asialink’s new Sydney office. Preceding her days with Asialink, Natalie practised as a litigation lawyer with international firm DLA Piper, prior to which she worked in Beijing as a trainee lawyer with one of China’s premier law firms assisting in advising Chinese clients with their investments in foreign jurisdictions, as well as assisting in advising international entities on their operations in China. Natalie has completed Mandarin language studies at Tsinghua University, has worked as a program consultant for a Beijing-based Chinese language study abroad agency in the lead up to which Natalie interned with a magic circle law firm in Hong Kong. While completing her BA/LLB (Honours), Natalie participated in a number of academic exchange opportunities including Mandarin studies at the Shanghai International Studies University, Asian Legal Studies at the Kuala Lumpur campus of Monash University in Malaysia, International Law at the William Richardson School of Law at the University of Hawaii, as well as business studies in Mexico.

Fiona Lawrie Executive Director Fiona Lawrie is the Executive Director of the Australia-China Youth Dialogue. She is also Sustainability Advisor with Wesfarmers Limited, based in Western Australia. Previously, Fiona was based in Beijing for a number of years where she was responsible for helping to establish and run Thirst, a China based water conservation organisation. In her role of Manager of Strategic Development she worked alongside the CEO and led a large team to engage people in water conservation initiatives in China. In 2013 she was recognised by the World Economic Forum as a Global Shaper and she has attended a number of World Economic Forum meetings.

Fiona speaks Mandarin fluently and completed her language study at Liaoning University, Shenyang and the Political University, Taiwan. She holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Melbourne and a Master of Sustainability from Monash University.

Henry Makeham Chair of the Board Henry F. Makeham is a corporate lawyer in Hong Kong. Henry is the founder and Chair of the Board of the Australia-China Youth Dialogue and a founder of the Australia-China Youth Association. He is a recipient of the Prime Minister’s Australia Asia Endeavour Award and was invited by the Australian Government as the only under 30 delegate to the Australia-China Forum: a track 1.5 leadership dialogue to consider the entirety of the bilateral relationship. Henry’s research on Chinese law, business and policy has been published in the Chinese Journal of International Politics (Oxford University Press), Hong Kong Law Journal, China Daily, Business Spectator, Fairfax Media and the East Asia Forum. Henry graduated from the Australian National University (ANU) with double first class Honors degrees in Law (LL.B.) and Asian Studies (Chinese). At ANU, Henry was awarded dual Thomson Reuters prizes for his work in ‘Survey of U.S. Law’ and ‘Selected Topics in Australia-U.S. Comparative Law’. In addition, he served as an Articles Editor of the Federal Law Review. Henry also holds a Master of Laws (LL.M.) from Harvard Law School. At Harvard, Henry was awarded a Dean’s Scholar Prize for his work in Professor Ashish Nanda’s course, ‘Leadership in Law Firms’, and served as a Managing Editor of the Harvard Business Law Review. Henry is fluent in Mandarin Chinese.

Elizabeth Reside Company Secretary Elizabeth Reside has recently completed a Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Asia Pacific Studies (Chinese) at the Australian National University (ANU) on the National Undergraduate Scholarship. During her time at the ANU, she became actively involved in student societies and programs. These included Vice President Outgoing Exchange (2009) and President (2010) of AIESEC ANU and a member of the Burton and Garran Hall Academic Team (2010). In 2011 she enjoyed roles as Logistics Director for the inaugural ANU Asia Pacific Week conference and a part time paralegal at the Aboriginal Legal Service Canberra before clerking at Jonathan Wong Lawyers Melbourne. In 2012 she was one of six Australian Interns at Herbert Smith Freehills London, where she begins a graduate position in August 2014. Elizabeth her interest in China while studying Mandarin at PLC Melbourne, where she received the 2008 International Baccalaureate Prize for Mandarin. While at university she continued to be involved in China-focused initiatives, keeping the trains running on time as Secretary for the

Australia-China Youth Association National Executive in 2012. She became the Australia-China Youth Dialogue Company Secretary in 2013. Her articles have been published in the ACYA Cultural Journal of Sino-Australia Affairs and 新金山 Newspaper, Melbourne. Elizabeth is a passionate supporter of the Essendon Football Club and when she has time, she likes to indulge in watching Chinese dramas, sabre fencing and baking.

Michael Ting Treasurer Michael Ting has worked and travelled extensively around Asia— where his passion lies—and has been involved with the Australia- China Youth Association and the Australia-China Youth Dialogue since their inception in 2008. Since 2012, Michael has worked as a lawyer based in the Hong Kong office of an international law firm. His practice is in corporate law, where he frequently advises on Chinese transactions. Michael graduated from the University of Melbourne with double honours degrees in Law and Commerce. He has also studied Chinese language in Peking University, where he completed part of his Diploma in Modern Languages (Chinese). Michael’s research has been published in Australia and in Hong Kong, including in the Hong Kong Law Journal. He has a keen interest in the development of Chinese law, particularly in the areas of trade law and the internationalisation of the Renminbi.