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John Artman
Editor-in-Chief at TechNodeJohn Artman is the Editor in Chief for TechNode, the leading English information source for news and insight into China’s tech and startups, and co-host of the China Tech Talk podcast, a regular discussion of tech trends and issues in China. John has been living in China since 2008. In that time, he has held a variety of positions in media, technology, and content.
Cheryl Chong
Brand Director of Louis XIII, Greater ChinaCheryl Chong is currently the Brand Director for LOUIS XIII in Greater China, where she is charge of its brand strategy in Greater China. She is experienced in branding, marketing, consumer insights and mobile database management, and has spent over 20 years in China. Cheryl started her career in advertising with McCann-Erickson Singapore and moved to China in 1995 for J. Walter Thompson (JWT) Beijing where she served as Account Director, before joining Motorola as Head of Marketing for consumer devices. In 2000, she started her own Mobile VAS business which led to diverse involvement in various business ventures, taking on Executive positions in Management or on the Board of Directors – primarily in privately-financed entities founded in Shanghai. Alongside these entrepreneurial activities, Cheryl also offered business consultancy to early-stage companies under her company, Vison-5 Limited.
Kurtina Guo
Senior Director, International Business Development of JD Fashion and Lifestyle, JD.comKurtina Guo is Senior Director of International Business Development for JD Fashion and Lifestyle. She joined JD in 2017, and has played a key role in helping the company establish partnerships with the world’s top luxury brands. She previously served as Strategy Project Manager at Christian Dior Couture and in LVMH’s Strategy Division, leading strategic initiatives, with a focus on Chinese consumers. She holds a MBA degree from INSEAD and graduated from University of International Business with a bachelor’s degree in Economics and a master’s degree in Arts with distinction.
Casey Hall
Asia Correspondent at The Business of FashionAn Australian-born writer, editor and author, Casey has lived in Shanghai since 2007 and spent the past decade covering China’s fast-changing consumer culture, economic realignment, luxury market, creative re-awakening and much more for publications such as Women’s Wear Daily, Forbes.com and the New York Times (International Edition).Over this time Casey has continued to improve her Chinese language abilities and now uses these skills to closely observe the country’s unique online culture and trends – her beat for Forbes.com is actually called “What’s Trending in China?”
Kai Hong
Chairman and Partner at JINGdigitalKai is Chairman and Partner at JINGdigital, the leading digital marketing automation company in China. He has more than 15 years of experience in strategy, marketing and entrepreneurship. Prior to JINGdigital, Kai founded Capvision Group, the largest knowledge sourcing company in Asia Pacific, and Babymap, a leading Social E-Commerce platform for K5 in China. Kai has also worked for Siemens, Bain & Company, and served as Managing Director of Cisco Systems. Kai holds MBA from Wharton School of Business, MA from University of Pennsylvania and MSc from TH Aachen, Germany.
Wei-Chong Khor
APAC Head of Digital Transformation and Partnerships at LVMHWeichong is the APAC Head of Digital Transformation and Partnerships at LVMH. He has been working with LVMH Maisons in areas including Tencent Partnership, WeChat Clienteling, E-Commerce Performance Marketing, Asia Retail Lab, and Chinese Travelers Engagement.
In the past decade, prior to LVMH, Weichong worked across multiple digital disciplines in technology startups and advertising agencies in Shanghai, Singapore and Silicon Valley. He was most recently the General Manager of Digital and E-Commerce at Carat China.
Layla Lee
Associate Account Director of DLG (Digital Luxury Group)Layla has seven years of work experience in marketing both on the brand and agency side. She is well-versed in developing digital marketing and social CRM strategies for luxury watch, jewellery, fashion, hospitality and cosmetic brands. She has worked with a wide range of international names including Qeelin, Hublot, Richard Mille, Benefit Cosmetics, Richemont, A Lange & Söhne, Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts, and Kempinski Hotels.
Kim Leitzes
CEO & Founder of PARKLUKim Leitzes is the CEO & FOUNDER of PARKLU, a platform connecting brands around the world with social media influencers (KOLs) in China. Kim discovered the effectiveness of influencer engagement in China when she moved to Shanghai in 2010 and started a shopping blog on Weibo. Realizing the rapid growth of China’s influencer ecosystem, she brought together data, technology and community know-how to help brands and influencers find the perfect fit. PARKLU’s influencer marketing platform and services enable over 1,000 brands and agency users for KOL analytics, influencer identification and campaign management.
Prior to founding PARKLU, Kim worked at high-end women’s retailer Bill Blass New York as VP Strategy and at Macklowe Asset Management, investing exclusively in consumer and retail companies. Kim is a first-time entrepreneur and graduated from The Wharton School.
Pablo Mauron
Partner & Managing Director China of DLG (Digital Luxury Group)Pablo Mauron is a Partner and the Managing Director China of DLG (Digital Luxury Group). He is based in Shanghai, where he leads a team in successfully managing social media, e-commerce and CRM projects for major luxury brands. Working with both international brand headquarters, regional, and local teams, DLG China develops strategies and executes marketing activities that localise the global values of luxury brands to resonate with the nuances of the local market and consumers.
Adrian Messerli
Regional Vice President & General Manager at Four Seasons Hotels & ResortsBorn and raised in Switzerland, Adrian has traveled widely over the course of his career, climbing in management at Four Seasons destinations in the Caribbean, South America, Europe, the Middle East, and East Africa. Prior to his post in Shanghai, Adrian was General Manager at Four Seasons Resort Seychelles. In addition to his current role at Four Seasons Hotel Shanghai, Adrian is also the Global Spa & Wellness Lead with a focus on People Development.
Jacques Roizen
Executive Vice President of Digital Transformation and New Ventures at BaozunJacques Roizen is the Executive Vice President of Digital Transformation and New Ventures at Baozun. He is based in Shanghai, where he helps foreign brands run their online operations through a JV model. This model allows brands to leverage their own expertise in branding, product development and sourcing, while combining it with Baozun’s best-in-class assets in logistics, IT, customer service, online operations, and digital marketing. With a market share of 25 percent, Baozun is the largest brand e-commerce business partner, and a leading digital technology and solution company in China. Its integrated capabilities encompass all aspects of the e-commerce value chain.
David Sadigh
CEO and Founder of DLG (Digital Luxury Group)David has advised over 100 multinational companies on business-building strategies over the last 10 years on projects ranging from digital strategy, ecommerce, online advertising, business intelligence, CRM and social media across Europe, the U.S. and China.
Convinced that luxury brands required a completely different approach to digital marketing than consumer goods brands, David created DLG in 2011 to better serve the luxury industry in the realm of strategy, business intelligence and digital communications.
Nan Zeng
Marketing Planning Director of BytedanceZeng Nan has 8 years of experience in digital marketing and related fields, and has provided services for various domestic and international brands cross multiple industries. Previously the Associate Commercial Innovation Director at WPP, he is currently the Marketing Planning International Team Leader of Douyin, at Bytedance.