Simon has over 18 years consulting and management experience within the professional recruitment industry in UK, Australia and China. After8 years with Hays Australia, Simon transferred to Shanghai in 2012 and is currently the Managing Director for Hays’ operations across the Greater China region.

In this role, Simon oversees over 250 staff across 6 offices (Beijing, Shanghai, Suzhou, Guangzhou, Shenzhen & Hong Kong SAR), 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.

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.

Jim has been appointed as CFO of BlueScope China to lead the commercial stewardship of the China business, also to play a key role in supporting and driving new growth in the China market. As a Chartered Accountant, Jim brings a diversity of experience to China, having led large commercial functions with Amcor and Singtel Optus before joining BlueScope. Before this China role, he was leading BlueScope Internal Audit function where he and his global team have worked with management to improve BlueScope’s governance, risk management and internal control environment.

Based in Shanghai since 1999, Todd has a background in quality control and manufacturing, working on supplying Australian customers such as Bunnings, the AFL and K-Mart.

Since 2010 Todd has been growing the Camel Hospitality Group which owns and manages four bars, five restaurants and three F45 gyms.

Todd has a degree in International Trade, a diploma in export management and speaks fluent Mandarin. With his 20 plus years on the ground in China working across a range of different industries, he has a great understanding of Chinese business.

• Becky Xia is the Managing Partner responsible for Fragomen’spractice in China. She specializes in managing talent movementinto China and supporting global clients within the region andother locations.

• Becky has almost 18 years of experience in immigration. As theleading professional in the increasingly complex area of Chinaimmigration, she is experienced in assisting multinationalcorporations, financial institutions, and other global employerswith employment-based immigration and investor visas.

• Becky advises clients on immigration-related compliance as wellas strategies for the transfer of expatriate workforce into Chinaand throughout the country.

• Becky also takes care of China-based global clients and assistsoverseas Fragomen offices to help Chinese nationals obtainoverseas visas

• Becky is a regular speaker on immigration-related topics atseminars and conferences throughout China

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.

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.

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.

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

Alexandra is an architect from Melbourne who has lived & worked in China for over 22years. She has successfully grown her own business from a 2-person consulting company into an established real estate development, investment and management company with 140 employees and a total past & present property portfolio of454 million RMB under management.

Through this role, Alexandra has needed to attract local & international investors and work with district and city-level Chinese government agencies.

As one of the earliest pioneers of urban regeneration in Shanghai with the transformation of Ferguson Lane, ANKEN Group has made a name for itself as a being committed to sustainability, sensible design and ethical practice.

She is dedicated to bringing this ethical and community-based business approach to the Board.