SHANE TEDJARATI

Co-founder of SuperBridge Council
Co-founder and Chairman of VS Partners
Chairman and CEO of Tribridge Group

Shane Tedjarati is co-founder of SuperBridge Council, co-founder and Chairman of VS Partners, and founder, Chairman and CEO of Tribridge Group.  

Previously, Mr. Tedjarati was former president and CEO of the Global High Growth Regions at Honeywell International Inc. (NYSE: HON), leading the Fortune500 technology giant's business in high growth regions to indisputable success and revived the industrial conglomerate.  Prior to joining Honeywell, Mr. Tadjarati was a former Regional Managing Director for Deloitte Consulting (Greater China), a special advisor to the mayors of Chongqing city and Wuhan city in China.

Mr. Tedjarati received degree in Mathematics and Computer Science at McGill University, Canada; MBA at University of Surrey, United Kingdom; and Executive Program in e-Commerce at the Wharton School of Management of the University of Pennsylvania. Mr. Tedjarati speaks six languages including Mandarin Chinese.

DAVID SCHLESINGER

Former Chairman of Thomson Reuters China
Founder & MD Tripod Advisors

David Schlesinger is the Honorary President of the International Network of Street Papers (INSP), the board member of the Committee to Protect Journalists, the board member of the Thomson Reuters Foundation, and chairman of the board of the Danenberg Oberlin-in-London Program.

Mr. Schlesinger serves on the Steering Committee for Oxford University's Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism and Tsinghua University's School of Journalism and Communications

Previously, Mr. Schlesinger served as the former Chairman of Thomson Reuters China, representing the company at senior levels and identifying business opportunities throughout Greater China until August 2012. Prior to this position, Mr. Schlesinger held several other roles at Reuters, including Editor-in-Chief, Global Managing Editor and Executive Vice President and Editor, Americas.

HS Liu

Pulitzer Prize winner

HS Liu is Pulitzer Prize winner and founder of the Shanghai Center of Photography, which opened in 2015.  Mr. Liu’s photographs of China are widely recognized by the Chinese public as capturing an era of change that is unique in preserving native sensibilities combined with an independent point of view.

Mr. Liu is a former Associated Press photojournalist and photographer.  Mr. Liu was recognized by the Associated Press as Best Photographer in 1989 and 1991. He also received Photo of the Year from University of Missouri in 1989. In 1992, he shared with his colleagues in Moscow, a Pulitzer Prize for Spot News Photography. For this, he further received the Overseas Press Club award in 1992.

Liu Heung Shing was the first Time magazine photojournalist posted in Beijing since 1978, he later worked as chief photographer for the Associated Press in Beijing, Los Angeles, New Delhi, Seoul and Moscow. Mr. Liu is the author of China After Mao (1983 Penguin), China, Portrait of a Country (2008 Taschen), 1911: The Road to Revolution, (Hong Kong University Press), and co-author of Shanghai, Portrait of a City (Penguin Viking).

SAM SUN

Co-founder & Partner, VS Partners

Sam Sun is the Chairman of VSP Private Fund Management (Zhuhai) Co., Limited. Mr. Sun currently serves as the independent director and audit chairman on the boards of iQiyi lnc.(NASDAO: 1Q), Zhihu lnc.(NYSE:ZH), Yiren Ltd.(NYSE: YRD). He is also a board member of SEED for Social Innovation.

Previously, Mr. Sun served as president and CFO of Qunar and CFO of Kong Zhong Corporation. Prior to that, he held various senior financial positions at Microsoft China R&D Group, Maersk China, and SouFun.com, and KPMG.

Mr. Sun received a business administration degree from Beijing Institute of Technology in 1993 and is a Certified Public Accountant in China.

DR. PI LI

Head of Art, Taikwun, Hong Kong

Dr. Pi Li is the Head of Art at Taikwun Hong Kong, a Centre for Heritage and Arts — a cultural destination for inspiration, stimulation and enjoyment.

Previously, Dr. Pi was Head of Curatorial Affairs M+, a visual culture museum in Hong Kong. Dr. Pi served as the deputy executive director of the art administration department at the Central Academy of Fine Arts (CAFA, 2001-2012). Dr. Pi curated many exhibitions in the past. Under Construction at Tokyo Opera Museum in 2002. Dr. Pi has also served as curator for the Shanghai Biennial and Allôrs la.

Dr. Pi received his PhD degree in art history from the Central Academy of Fine Arts.

DR. BO BAI

Executive Chairman & Co-Founder, MetaVerse Green Exchange

Dr. Bo Bai is the Executive Chairman and Co-Founder of MetaVerse Green Exchange (MVGX), and Chairman and Founder of the Asia Green Fund. Dr. Bai is also the Chairman of East Low Carbon, and the director of Capital Heating, Four Rivers, Hosjoy, Huitongda, Low Carbon Environment, and AI Park.

Previously, Dr. Bai was a partner and managing director at Warburg Pincus, vice president at First Reserve Corporation and investment banker at Goldman Sachs in New York.

Dr. Bai received a BSc and an MSc in Modern Physics from the University of Science and Technology of China, PhD in Physics from MIT, certificate in Financial Technology Option from the Sloan School of Management at MIT.

SEAN MOSS-PULTZ

Co-founder, CEO of Bitmark Inc.

Sean Moss-Pultz is a pioneer at the intersection of blockchain technology and property rights as the co-founder and CEO of Bitmark. His company focuses on digital ownership and licensing, bringing the concept of property rights into the digital age. In collaboration with Casey Reas, Sean co-created Feral File, a leading global art gallery hosting exhibitions by some of the most celebrated digital artists and institutions.

Recognized as a pioneer of open-source hardware, prior to Bitmark, Sean launched Openmoko, the first open-source phone, and served as its CEO. Openmoko was a precursor to iPhone and Android smartphones. He holds bachelor’s degrees in mathematics and physics from UC San Diego.