Board Advisor Barbara Ex Barbara Ex is the Founder and CEO of WhiteSpace, a PropTech startup that offers on demand team space – professionally operated external space for regular meetings, town halls, presentations, trainings sessions, and seminars.   Before launching WhiteSpace, Barbara had a long career in operations management and strategic consulting.  She served as Executive Director of Business Transformation at Lenovo in Beijing.  In the 1990s, she was a Principal Consultant at IBM, where she pioneered B2B e-business models in […]

Board Advisor Cristina Tang Cristina is a multi-lingual with Spanish-Chinese background. She is a seasoned sales and marketing high executive with 28 years of experience in the hospitality, travel and luxury hotel industry in some of the most renowned luxury hotel group like Majestic Group (1996-2003), Anima Hotels (2003-2012, based in Spain) and Relais & Chateaux (2012-2020, based in Shanghai and Singapore); with a specialization in Operations, Sales & Marketing, PR and Media Relations and Events. Her passion for travel […]

Board AdvisorDaria Krasnoperova Daria is passionate about developing brands with 12 years of experience in China. Based in Shanghai. With a diverse professional experience, as she worked in the areas such as Brand & Marketing, Business Development, Category Management and International Trade, in both B2C and B2B international companies with entrepreneurial environment. She has international background working for European companies with international presence and strong focus on China and Asia markets. Daria enjoys working within multicultural environment. For the past […]

Financial Advisor Jason C. Plas Jason is a dynamic and results-driven professional with nearly two decades of leadership experience across operational and project management disciplines at The Walt Disney Company. Known for his collaborative leadership style and passion for empowering teams, Jason excels at transforming complex business processes and delivering measurable outcomes in highly matrixed, multicultural environments. Throughout his career, Jason has held a range of strategic roles at Shanghai Disney and Walt Disney World Resorts. As Manager of Special Projects […]

Industry Advisor Jessica Gleeson CEO of BrighterBeauty and founder of Experiential Retail, Jessica is an experienced international executive with a passion for helping purpose driven brands scale with integrity. She is a 20-year veteran of Starbucks, where she held a variety of leadership roles as the company grew from 50 stores in the US to 55 countries globally, including being an early member of the International Team. Driven by her fascination with the rapidly changing retail landscape, Jessica relocated to […]

Industry Advisor Curtis Baker In this combined role, Curtis is responsible for driving and implementing the Inclusion & Diversity + Employee Experience strategy and providing expertise, consultation and support to business, functional, and ERG leaders and EX change champions in the region.  Curtis advocates elevating the voices of Asian talents in Asia and globally. After a 7-year career in the music industry in Nashville, TN, he relocated to Orlando, FL shifting careers to private education and international student programs.  In […]

Board AdvisorAnna Lukina Anna is a keen China observer with an entrepreneurial approach to business. Passionate about helping companies thrive in China, she specializes in market entry strategy, investment strategy, business deal structuring and negotiation. As a cross-cultural communicator, part of the Chinese corporate law firm A&Z, she helps companies to identify crucial aspects of building a successful international business and the legal framework to support it. Anna has worked with numerous European and American clients, assisting multinationals, international SMEs, […]

Events InternLinda Lian Linda received her Bachelor of Arts in English Translation from Zhengzhou University in Central China. After her graduation, she worked for different international corporates as Executive Assistant Office Administrator. Linda has rich experience in improving office working vibe, organizing activities/events, and communicating with all stakeholders. While she was in college, she joined a bold and daring leadership program World Academy for the Future of Women (WAFW), committed to developing women for leadership roles and achieving the United […]