Craig first came to China in 1992 on a Griffith Universitylanguage scholarship and for more than 20 years has been leading Companies inthe food, beverage and agriculture sectors in both Australia and China.

He has been based in Shanghai for the past 12 years, and iscurrently the CEO for Woolworths Group in China. Woolworths operate a freshfood, grocery and beverage distribution business on the Chinese mainland, HongKong and Macao with 350 staff across 12 regional offices and 8 warehouses. The businessoperates under the Summergate, Langton’s and Woolworths brand names anddistributes through retail, E-commerce, wholesale and HORECA sales channels.

He has previously held roles as the Commercial Director,North Asia at Treasury Wine Estates and CEO of Elders China & Vietnam.

He has been a non-Executive Director of the AustralianChamber of Commerce in Shanghai since 2012 and has been the Chairman of theBoard since July, 2016.

Craig is a China professional with more than 15 years of living and working in China; his success as a small business owner has come from his hands on approach and relentless determination.

He understands the opportunities and challenges in China having worked in large MNC’s along with starting his own business.

His passion for real estate in Queensland has seen him win different awards for excellence in sales and marketing prior to China.

Craig has been involved with Rotary International where he held many different positions during his tenure along with Camp Quality in Queensland managing fund raising events.

Jack Brady is the CEO and Executive Director of AustCham Shanghai. Jack leads a team of staff across four departments and drives the Chamber’s mission to strengthen Australia-China business, government and community relationships. Jack is an Executive Director of the AustCham Shanghai Board of Directors and is responsible for the overall management of the Chamber including financial and human resource management.

Jack was previously the General Manager of the Chamber. Prior to joining AustCham Shanghai, Jack worked in Sydney with government relations and corporate communications firm GRACosway as the National Research and Policy Manager. Jack holds a Bachelor of Arts (First Class Honours) from The University of Sydney.

An Australian living in China for over 22years, Heidi is recognised as a media darling with a long running popularTV program with over 6 million viewers daily, is a live host of OrientalShopping channel completing up to $2 million in sales in one and a half hours, aconsultant to multinational Fortune500 companies and a management consultantand corporate trainer in negotiation, goal setting, communicationand platform skills. Through these roles Heidi has assisted senior managementof both Western and Chinese global organizations to better understand the localenvironment, foreign work culture in China and their strategic placement in themarket.

With one foot in Australia, and one inChina, Heidi’s business skills and strategies are reinforced by her unique and deep understandingof the cultures in both countries.

After graduating from Australian National University, Nelson booked himself a one way ticket to China. Nelson began as an intern at AustCham Shanghai before working his way up to the position of Senior Relationship Manager.

Over the years Nelson developed a strong interest in the retail, eCommerce and brand strategy side of China business. Nelson is now the Director of Strategy and Development for eCargo Holdings Limited (ASX:ECG), an ASX listed sales and marketing enabler.

Nelson advises brands of all shapes and sizes on strategy, direction, and solutions for entering the China market. As an appointed member of the AustCham Board of Directors, Nelson seeks to utilize his knowledge and knowhow from both his chamber and industry experience, to continue growing the work and connectivity of the Australian business community in Shanghai.

Simon has over 16 years consulting and management experience within the professional recruitment industry in UK, Australia and China. After 8 years with Hays Australia, Simon transferred to Shanghai in 2012 and currently the Managing Director for Hays’ operations across the Greater China region.

In this role, Simon oversees ~250 staff across 6 offices (Beijing, Shanghai, Suzhou, Guangzhou, Shenzhen & Hong Kong), and is a member of the Hays Asia operational Board. Simon is a graduate of the University of Western Australia (BSc), maintains a keen personal interest in sustainable development and is passionate about talent development and cross-cultural management.

Stephanie is a highly qualified chartered accountant with extensive experience in the accounting and finance industries, both in Australia and in China.

Stephanie has worked with businesses in numerous industries including media, IT technology, manufacturing and retail, and professional services, assisting them with tax compliance, financial reporting, international tax, and assisting Australian companies to set up business in China.

Udo Doring isthe CEO and President of the Australian Pathway Education Group (APEG) based inShanghai, a subsidiary of Edith Cowan University in Perth, Australia. The groupfocuses on providing education outcomes to students in China, as well asidentifying investment opportunities across the region.

Udo is alsoa Founding Member, Shareholder, and Director of the Advisory Board Centre. Inhis capacity as Chair, he is responsible for driving thought leadership for thefuture development of the Advisory Board sector globally.

Prior tojoining APEG, Udo was the CEO and Executive Director of The Australian Chamberof Commerce, Shanghai. Udo led a team to drive the Chamber’s mission tostrengthen Australia-China business and government relationships. UnderUdo’s leadership AustCham Shanghai tripled its revenue, expanded its services, grewmembership and supported a rapidly changing landscape for Australian businessesworking in China.

Udo haslived in worked in China for nearly 10 years. Before joining the Chamber, Udo workedin a number of roles in business strategy and human resources consulting, aswell as spending time in London with the Queensland Government’s Trade andInvestment office.

He holds anExecutive MBA from Saïd Business School at OxfordUniversity, as well as a Bachelor of Arts from the Queensland University ofTechnology and a Graduate Certificate of Chinese Law from Hong Kong City andMurdoch Universities.

Unice Liu is the Managing Director and Partner of Baldwin Boyle Group China, an AsiaPacific-focused reputation management and communications consultancy.

Passionate about helping build connections, understanding and trust between organisations and the people who matter most to them, Unice’s expertise include stakeholder engagement, crisis and issues management, thought leadership building, media relations and digital engagement. Unice has deep experience in leading strategic, multi-market communications programmes across food and agribusiness, travel and tourism, education, real estate and manufacturing sectors.

Based in Shanghai, Unice and her team are focused on helping foreign businesses navigate and leverage China’s media and digital landscape, to best achieve their business objectives.

Prior to joining Baldwin Boyle, Unice is part of a hospitality and tourism branding consulting firm with clients including the Singapore Tourism Board, the National HeritageBoard and the Suntec Convention Centre.

United effectively bilingual and holds a Bachelor (Honours) in Social Sciences(Communications and New Media) from the National University of Singapore.

Gerald Cornelius is the president of BlueScope China. He is responsiblefor full P&L management of BlueScope China businesses, including 3 business units, Coatedcoil business, Butler pre-engineered building solutions and Lysaght buildings products withoverall revenue about 3.5billionRMB, 1300+ employees, and 4 independent manufacturing sites, focusing on customers in all segments of construction industries of high performance premium products and solutions.