Craig first came to China in 1992 on a Griffith University language scholarship and for the past 23 years has been leading Companies in the food, beverage and agriculture sectors in both Australia and China.

For the last 10 years Craig was the Chief Executive Officer in China and Vietnam for Australian agribusiness, Elders, directly reporting to the Parent Company CEO and a subsidiary Board of Directors. During this period he transformed the Elders operations in China into a profitable Foodservice distribution business, and covered product segments including beef, lamb, wine, beer, seafood and dairy.

He joined Summergate Fine Wines, part of the Woolworths Group, as CEO in September 2018. Craig is also Chairman of the Australian Chamber of Commerce Shanghai.

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.

John has over 29 years of banking experience with NationalAustralia Bank originally joining via the Graduate Program. He has broadindustry experience covering retail, agribusiness, corporate, institutionalrelationship management, as well as Wholesale credit risk. His career in WAwith nab has spanned 16 years initially setting up and running the Agribusinessteam.

John currently is a member and Chair of the WA FINSIA Council and a member of the Western Australia Olympic & Commonwealth Games Appeal Committee. In Oct 2016, John was appointed as General Manager, National Australia Bank Shanghai Branch.

Chris Carr is a partner in MinterEllison's Shanghai office. He specialises in cross border M&A, private equity, joint ventures, foreign direct investment (FDI) and other commercial transactions.

Chris has extensive experience working with Chinese clients and counterparties and has worked on some of the most prominent China related M&A transactions in the past decade. He has lived in China for almost a decade including 7 years working on the ground in Beijing with a magic circle law firm. Chris is fluent in both spoken and reading Chinese (Mandarin) and English which, combined with his Australian education and training is highly valuable to clients in complex and difficult cross border negotiations.

Andrew is the founder & CEO of Mailman. An awarding winning sports digital consultancy and investment group. Since acquiring Mailman in 2007, then an outdoor media business, Andrew has since transformed the business to become a globally recognized consultancy.

Mailman has become the fastest growing sports marketing and innovation group with investments across technology, media and content. The group now service the world's largest sports teams, leagues and athletes including Manchester United, Bundesliga, AC Milan and Kobe Bryant.

In 2014 Andrew launched Mailman X, which is now one of China's leading destination marketing agencies serving global destinations including BrandUSA, NYC, Florida, Macys and more, helping to inspire an army of travellers.

Andrew is a founder of Fanstang, China's first Hollywood celebrity marketing agency with a technology platform delivering social media for over 100 global stars in China.

Susie established her career from triple-qualifications (Visual Merchandising, Business and Chinese). This resilient, tenacious and savvy minded Australian first came to China in 1991. She started Soozar 10 years ago and continues to self fund the company's organic expansion. Notwithstanding the successes of her business, Susan is a mother of 3 young children and is passionate about yoga and preventative medicine.

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.

Chris has been leading the PTL Group team for the last 10 years. The group offers integrated supply chain management solutions to bridge overseas clients’ penetration into China and assists them in building a solid company reputation across diverse industries in Middle East, Europe, Asia and North America, ranging from medical equipment, electronics, security, chemical to agriculture machinery, water treatment industries.

Chris is skilled in Logistics operation management (import/export, customs clearance, bonded/front warehousing, purchasing, international trading, etc.), Business strategy, International logistics & Supply chain planning/implementing solution.

Chris holds a Bachelor of Business from Shanghai University of International Business and Economics - Transportation & Logistics Management. She is also certified by The Chartered Institute of Logistics & Transport International as a Senior Logistics Manager, and holds a ‘Manufacturing Operation Management’ Certification, awarded by SIFT---PDC.