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Young Leaders » THE SINO-FRENCH 2013 « YOUNG LEADERS » THE «YOUNG LEADERS PROGRAM»: THE PROMOTION OF EXCHANGES BETWEEN CHINESE AND FRENCH HIGH POTENTIAL INDIVIDUALS BA Shusong Deputy Director, Institute of Financial Studies, State Council Development and Research Center. With his position Prof. Ba enjoys privileged terms from the State Council and holds various key positions in the public and private sectors. These include: chief economist at the China Banking Association, deputy secretary of the China Institute of Macro-economics, member of the advisory committee on Economic and Trade policy (under the Ministry of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China), advisor to the examination board of the China Banking Regulatory Commission, member of the expert guidance committee of the China Banking Regulatory Commission (China banking industry to implement the new Basel capital accord), member of the M&A specialists committee of the China Securities Regulatory Commission, member of the economic development commission of the government of the Hong Kong’s Special Administrative Region. He obtained his bachelor and master’s degrees from Huazhong University of Science and Technology in 1987 and 1994, and then graduated from the Central University of Finance and Economics in 1999 with a Ph.D. and postdoctoral research at Peking University. He is going to be a visiting scholar at Columbia University at the end of 2013. Married and father to a daughter, he likes history, literature and traveling. He is very active on the network, having 7.2 million fans on his Sina microblogging account and 6.5 million fans on his Tencent microblogging account. David BARROUX Editor-in-Chief at « Les Echos » 1989: BA in English, Institut Charles V de Paris, degree in History (Paris 7) 1990: Student and teaching assistant at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 1992: Graduated from Sciences Po, L’Institut d’études Politiques de Paris 1992-1993: Service Militaire (served in the Army) at the Cabinet of the Chef d’État Major des Armées. 1993-2000: Reporter covering the telecomunication industry and Internet for L’Expansion, La Tribune, Les Echos 2000-2005: Tokyo Bureau Chief, Les Echos 2005-2008: New York Bureau Chief, Les Echos Since mid-2008: News Editor-in-Chief (rédacteur en chef), in charge of the “companies” section, Les Echos + in charge of a daily editorial on Radio Classique (since 2009). The son of a diplomat, David Barroux grew up in France and in Asia, lived in Singapore and Tokyo, and had very frequent trips to China and India since the early 80s. When he is not working, he plays squash on a regular basis, reads “bande dessinée”, and covers the BD at Les Echos. He also spends time with his family. He is married with three children. FRANCE CHINA FOUNDATION | www.francechinafoundation.org CONTACT : [email protected] - tel: +33 1 49 21 26 14 ADRESSE : 44 rue de Prony – 75017 Paris 1 THE SINO-FRENCH « YOUNG LEADERS » PROGRAM: THE 2013 PROMOTION OF EXCHANGES BETWEEN CHINESE AND FRENCH HIGH POTENTIAL INDIVIDUALS Bruno BOUYGUES CEO of GYS Before graduating in 2002 from INSEAD with an MBA, Bruno attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where in 1999, he obtained an MSc. Included in his work experience are: 3 years in the Mergers & Acquisitions department of Merrill Lynch in London, a position within the Corporate Finance department of Société Générale in New York, 2 years of Management Consulting at Oliver Wyman in France, and 9 years as the CEO of GYS, an industrial group, headquartered in France. With 500 employees in five countries (France, UK, Germany, India & China), GYS engineers and manufactures welding equipment, automotive battery chargers, and automotive collision repair equipment. The group is positioned as one of the world’s technological leaders in its fields. Aside from his professional endeavors, Bruno is a member of the YPO network and sits on the board of the UIMM (Union of Metallurgies Industries) Mayenne. Bruno is married to Heyoung Lee Bouygues, a talented business woman who has created Lee Bouygues Partners, a consulting company dedicated to helping companies in operational difficulties. Bruno and Heyoung have a daughter named Daphné who is 3 years old. Bruno enjoys skiing, running and playing squash. CAI Jin International Operations Director, Poly Technologies Group Cai Jin, born in 1981, is the deputy general manager of Poly Technologies of Poly Group China, where she in charge of international projects’ cooperation and corporate strategies. Cai Jin has been recently engaged in the forthcoming development of general aviation in China, as well as with the emerging business of luxury products. She has led many projects, such as joint-venture creations, notably while working for China South Industries Group. She is also a former partner and current consultant at various law firms. Her degrees consist of: a PhD in Economics from the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, an MBA from the Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers, a Master of Laws from Renmin University in China, and a Bachelor of Economics from Xiamen University. A part-time researcher at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, she works within the domains of International Political Economics, Neo Institutional Economics, Law and Economics, and the History of Economics. Among her publications are two books translated from French to English and several papers in academic journals. FRANCE CHINA FOUNDATION | www.francechinafoundation.org CONTACT : [email protected] - tel: +33 1 49 21 26 14 ADRESSE : 44 rue de Prony – 75017 Paris 2 THE SINO-FRENCH 2013 « YOUNG LEADERS » THE «YOUNG LEADERS PROGRAM»: THE PROMOTION OF EXCHANGES BETWEEN CHINESE AND FRENCH HIGH POTENTIAL INDIVIDUALS CAO Jianzhang Manager, General Office, Data Center Beijing, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) Cao Jianzhang graduated from Shijiazhuang Army Command College, known as the West Point of Chinese military academies, completing a four year undergraduate degree with standard courses, military theory, and military training. In 1997 he was assigned to the Beijing military region logistics department where he served as military and cultural instructor. There he trained more than 1300 kinds of military cadres at all levels for the logistics unit. In 1998 he was selected into the logistics department headquarters and was given political authority to serve as a battalion cadre. Here he has been involved in writing the military training program for the logistics department and the military operational plans in division and regiment level planning. In 2003 he was transferred out of the army to a data center (Beijing) of the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China. Cao Jianzhang is married to Zhang Li, a talented woman who graduated from Ocean University of China with a major in International Trade. She now serves the China Association for International Friendly Contact. Her hobby is writing, and has written six novels, a total of 3 million words. She was rated as one of the top ten women writers by Chinese online in 2011. They have a lovely son. Cao’s hobbies are fitness and reading. CHEN Yun Painter Chen Yun obtained a master’s degree from the renowned Sichuan Fine Arts Institute in 2008 and since then has been living and working in Beijing. Focusing on contemporary oil painting and Liuli art works, her studios are within several Beijing art bases, such as Yihandi, Songzhuang and 798 art zone. Chen has been invited by first-class academic art exhibitions and art expos at home and abroad since 1999. Through the 40-odd exhibitions and expos over the years, many of her works are collected by well-known art galleries and institutions, including the Shenzhen Art Museum, Shanghai Zhangjiang Art Museum, Chengdu Blueroof Art Gallery, Hubei Museum of Art, Songzhuang Art Center, and Times Art Museum. Additionally, she cooperates with art and fashion media to create intra-art works. In 2010, Ball State University in the U.S. invited her as a visiting scholar to share her expertise on glass art. In December 2010, she was invited by the Spoletto cultural bureau, the E.U. organization of the Italian branch, and the Cultural dept. of the Chinese embassy in Italy to participate in the art and culture activity during the China-Italy Culture Exchange Year. The “Percorso” Chinese Contemporary Art Exhibition, which was held in an old city art gallery, was a great success in spoletto, Italy. In her spare time, Chen enjoys books, music and cooking. Her ideal life is a life guided by Buddhist spirituality, with a touch of artistry. FRANCE CHINA FOUNDATION | www.francechinafoundation.org CONTACT : [email protected] - tel: +33 1 49 21 26 14 ADRESSE : 44 rue de Prony – 75017 Paris 3 THE SINO-FRENCH « YOUNG LEADERS » PROGRAM: THE 2013 PROMOTION OF EXCHANGES BETWEEN CHINESE AND FRENCH HIGH POTENTIAL INDIVIDUALS Adrian CHEONG Cardiologist Adrian is a Cardiologist specializing in coronary and structural heart interventions. He spent his formative years in England, studying at Oxford and at Cambridge University. Since 2009, he has been working at the Prince of Wales Hospital in Hong Kong. Currently in Paris, he is spending a year at Hôpital Bichat Claude-Bernard, learning the newest techniques from French experts and forming links between the cardiologists of China and France. France has always held a special place in Adrian’s life. Adrian’s father, John Cheong, is a trade historian and spent many years studying as a Queen’s Scholar at the Sorbonne and in Lyon. During Adrian’s childhood, his evenings were filled with tales from his father’s travels in France. Adrian had an early introduction to the world of French wines through his father, and many a high table at Cambridge cemented his love for them. After meeting his wife Elaine, Adrian became involved with managing the vineyard that his pioneering father in-law, Peter Kwok, had bought in 1997 – Château Haut-Brisson, Saint-Emilion Grand Cru.
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