< Previouswww.worldforumforfdi.com | www.conway.com | @conwayglobal | #WorldForum1830KEYNOTE & PANELISTMODERATORDr. Florence Eid-OakdenCEO & Chief Economist, Arabia MonitorDennis MeserollCo-Founder and Executive Director, Tractus AsiaDr. Florence Eid-Oakden is the CEO and Chief Economist of Arabia Monitor. She has been a professor of economics and finance at the American University of Beirut and a visiting professor at INSEAD and HEC Paris. Former head of MENA research at JP Morgan, Dr. Eid-Oakden has also worked with the World Bank in Latin America & North Africa and on the buy side as a hedge fund investment professional. She serves on the Board of Directors for the Arab Banking Corporation International Bank in London and in Jordan, the Arab Bankers Association of North America in New York, and sits on the Advisory Council of the Al Faisal University College of Business, Saudi Arabia. She has also served as a Trustee of the American University in Paris, and a Director of Shuaa Capital in Dubai. Dr. Eid-Oakden received her Ph.D. in Organization Economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) with a joint MIT-Harvard Doctoral Committee. She is fluent in Arabic, English, French and Spanish.As Executive Director of Tractus Asia, Dennis’ primary responsibility is the firm’s Strategy and Execution practice, which includes location strategy and site selection services. He has more than 20 years’ experience in Asia advising and assisting over 100 companies in the development and implementation of FDI strategies in a variety of industrial sectors. These assignments have included undertaking operational and financial feasibility assessments, location strategy and site location analysis, real estate and investment incentives negotiations and transactions, as well as the management of corporate entity establishment and investment approvals through to operational start-up. In addition to his private sector work, he has been an advisor to the investment promotion agencies of the governments of China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, the Philippines and Thailand; the Ministry of Finance of the government of Pakistan; the trade promotion agency of the states of Ohio, Maryland and Pennsylvania as well as The World Bank, MIGA and the ASEAN Secretariat on the development of trade promotion and investment attraction strategies. Dennis received his BA in Geology with a concentration in Southeast Asian Studies from Rutgers University, a certificate in Thai Studies from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a MS in applied economics from the The Pennsylvania State University. He was a Fulbright scholar in Thailand and is fully fluent in the Thai language. SPEAKERPanel VI The New Global Disorder: Brexit, Trump, China & Global RiskPANEL VI The New Global Disorder: Brexit, Trump, China & Global Riskwww.worldforumforfdi.com | www.conway.com | @conwayglobal | #WorldForum1831PANELISTPANELISTArthur ChenManaging Director of Global Corporate Development & Chief Representative, Fosun Group UKRobert HardyCommercial Director, Oakland Invicta LimitedArthur Chen serves as Managing Director of Global Corporate Development and Chief Representative to the UK at Fosun Group, the largest private conglomerate in China. He joined the group in 2013 in Shanghai and moved to London in 2015. At Fosun, Arthur’s mandate is to source and execute strategic acquisition opportunities that enhance their “Customer to Maker” capabilities, with particular focus on creating a “health, wealth and happiness” ecosystem, serving billons of families in China and worldwide.Arthur has over 10 years of investment and management experience, having led and managed over 1 billion dollars of cross-border transactions in sectors such as financial institutions, technology, property and healthcare. Prior to Fosun, Arthur served as a senior executive for Yingli Green Energy, a China based NYSE-listed company, and as a corporate lawyer for Fried Frank, a leading Wall Street law firm.Arthur holds a BA from Peking University in China, an LL.M. from Harvard Law School, as well as an MBA from IMD in Switzerland.Robert Hardy heads Oakland’s Brexit team and is a Customs advisor to The Institute for Government, a funded advisor to InterTradeIreland and a registered expert with the EU Commission on matters relating to international trade. Robert has more than 35 years’ experience in European logistics, including ferry operations, intermodal rail networks, route development, pallet networks and intricate multi-temperature supply chains. He has spent the last 5 years designing and developing the largest 24-hour Customs clearance station in the UK.PANEL VI www.worldforumforfdi.com | www.conway.com | @conwayglobal | #WorldForum1832 PANELIST Katrina McWhinnieBrexit Strategist, The McWhinnie ConsultancyKatrina McWhinnie, Brexit Strategist, supporting SMEs in everything Brexit. Bringing together 20+ years’ experience in leadership in a variety of professional services, notably UK legal & insurance firms. As a former solicitor & through this business, Katrina interprets the evolving Brexit developments, translating the risk impacts for SMEs to enable business’ to be prepared for change, keep ahead of the competition and to seize opportunities Brexit can deliver. Katrina is passionate about providing clear, affordable advice, delivered in an uncomplicated manner.PANEL VI www.worldforumforfdi.com | www.conway.com | @conwayglobal | #WorldForum1833PANEL VII Future of Energy & Responsible DevelopmentMODERATORPANELISTToralf NitschCEO, United Energy Group B.V., COO, UPWEGO.infoMajbrit HøyerCEO, WorldPowerAfter more than 25 years of activities in the financial sector, Toralf Nitsch turned his focus on consulting and green energy works, which led to some disruptive innovations to make the world a little better. Toralf has consulted on many ground-breaking projects since becoming a consultant.In 2010, he was the officer in charge of the petrol to electric power transformation for the German Electric – Electric Car at Jinan Dragon Investment Consulting Co., Ltd., in Jinan, China.Just two years later, he helped introduce the world’s FIRST AC solar panel with storage onboard called Plug&Save at Sun Invention Ltd, London. With this same company in Amsterdam, he introduced the first fully solar powered AC Battery to help reduce permanent consumption in the home, called the Baseload Buster.In 2016 at the United Energy Group B.V., he worked on UPWEGO.info, helping to educate consumers as to why a mix of Uber, AirBNB and Dell are disruptive instruments for the existing car industry and how to motivate them to think new about their mobility. Finally, just this year, he is working on refurbishing solar modules at rePOWERPARTNER.com in the Netherlands. With this, he is helping to create a world of reliable and affordable energy produced by refurbished solar panels on a global scale.Majbrit Høyer has 20+ years’ experience with project development/ execution, strategic leadership, facilitation and engineering across the energy sector. Some of her key drivers are safety, business results, collaboration, integrity and sustainability.She is the founder of WorldPower Consulting ApS, which offers services such as heading grid connection liaison and electrical systems conceptual development for global investment opportunities within Offshore Wind. The company is also intended to contribute to micro energy assets in 3rd world countries. WorldPower wishes to contribute to UN global goal #7 “Clean and affordable energy”. Please see www.worldpower.dk for more.Majbrit has headed multi discipline teams of up to 40 professional engineers and economists, been responsible for CAPEX approval of up to DKK 750 mill. and achieved cost reductions of +30%. Her comprehensive experience within the energy sector includes offshore wind power, grid connection, oil & gas, diesel power plants, biogas and power and gas distribution. www.worldforumforfdi.com | www.conway.com | @conwayglobal | #WorldForum1834PANELIST Alex MarshallGroup Marketing & Compliance Director, Clarke EnergyAlex Marshall has the lead international role for marketing and compliance for Clarke Energy and is a Northern Powerhouse Export Champion with the UK’s Department for International Trade. Clarke Energy, a Kohler Company, is an international specialist in the engineering, installation and maintenance of low carbon and renewable gas engine-based power plants. e company has a turnover in excess of £340 million and operates in 25 countries. It is a holder of the Queen’s Award for International Trade. Named in the UK’s top 10 ‘Most Engaged Marketers’ in 2015 by social media giant LinkedIn, Alex has worked extensively across markets in Europe, Africa, Asia and Australia. He has a focus on marketing systems for the energy efficient production of power through distributed generation.Alex is a Chartered Marketer, Environmentalist and Waste Manager. He holds an MBA from Manchester Business School, a Master of Enterprise in Environmental Innovation and BSc in Biology from Manchester University.PANELIST Dr. Fred OlayelePresident, Global Economic InstituteDr. Fred Olayele’s research specialties cover trade policy, energy & climate policy, foreign direct investment, political economy of development, and strategic management. He teaches strategy and international business in the MBA program at Carleton University. He has taught several applied and theoretical economics classes at the University of Regina.A senior expert on a number of Canadian federal/provincial/territorial working groups, he has led various strategic policy initiatives for the Governments of British Columbia and Saskatchewan across the energy, climate, infrastructure and economic development areas. Prior to that, he was a professional banker with the Global Trade Division of Citibank. He has consulted widely and advised many public and private entities in Canada, United States and Africa, including a number of international development agencies.He is President of the Global Economic Institute, an Ottawa-based independent, not-for-profit think tank. He also leads the FDI Practice of Rainmaker Global Business Development, and serves as the firm’s Chief Economist. He earned his PhD in Economics from Lancaster University, and a Master’s degree, also in Economics, from the University of Victoria, British Columbia. He holds the Project Management Professional (PMP) certification. Dr. Olayele sits on a number of Boards in Canada, and overseas.PANEL VII www.worldforumforfdi.com | www.conway.com | @conwayglobal | #WorldForum1835PANELIST Dr. Will RitzrauDirector Sustainability, SAPDr. Will Ritzrau, trained marine biologist and climatologist, joint SAP in 1999. Will has worked in various customer, partner and internal roles. Focusing on the consumer products industry, he led strategic co-innovation projects specifically in the area of logistics in close cooperation with global CPG payers. Within the German sales organization, he led a value engineering team for the discrete manufacturing industries for 4 years. Since January 2013, Will has been a member of the SAP sustainability team. He is responsible for integrating sustainability into the overall SAP strategy and in doing so, establishing sustainability in the core business of lines of business. Will is teaching Sustainability, Responsible Investment and Integrated Reporting at the Fresenius Hochschule Heidelberg. In early 2018, he visited the Antarctic peninsula as member of the Hurtigruten expedition team. PANEL VIIwww.worldforumforfdi.com | www.conway.com | @conwayglobal | #WorldForum1836MODERATORPANELISTMaren LescheFounder, Startup ColorsSue Marshall CEO, AbodooMaren Lesche is a Startup Expert based in Berlin. After studying Applied Media Science at the Technical University in Ilmenau and Marketing and PR in New York, she worked for and with tech companies like T-Systems and Microsoft. In 2012, Maren started at EIT Digital, supporting its Pan-European startup activities like the Digital Idea Challenge. Maren joined the etventure group in February 2016 where she has been involved in the IoT European Platforms Initiative as well as Startup Europe projects. She is a startup enthusiast and mentors at TechStars, Startupbootcamp, SAP IoT Accelerator as well as ZNationLab in India.Maren focusses on IoT, Digital Health and FinTech. She is also an advisor at the SXSW Accelerator for Wearables and Healthcare, Ambassador of FTR4H (Future4Health, an international innovation community), the German-Israeli-Startup Exchange Programme as well as the German-Indian-Startup-Exchange Programme. In April 2018, Maren started her own company Startup Colors and will support the team of CUBE Tech Fairs well as the AI startup Bunch.ai.More than 20 years experience in outsourced contact centres and support services. Developing winning strategies for sales processes, focus on return on investment, customer service excellence and customer lifetime management. Worked on a number of high profile projects managing process from bid through to go live, recruiting, developing and mentoring teams to performance excellence! Moved into pure operational role with Saon (online recruitment) in China in 2012, before joining abodoo in 2016.PANEL VIII Startups & Innovation; Building the Next Silicon Valleywww.worldforumforfdi.com | www.conway.com | @conwayglobal | #WorldForum1837PANELISTPANELISTK.P. ReddyCoFounder, The CombineAlysia SilbergGeneral Partner, Street Global Venture CapitalKP Reddy is a cofounder of The Combine with over 25 years of entrepreneurial experience starting, growing, and selling successful startups, including strategic acquisitions and IPOs. Most recently, he took the helm of SoftWear Automation, a DARPA-funded robotics research project, and within 18 months closed a Series A round of $3 million USD, launched two product lines, recruited a team, and built a sales backlog that drove the valuation by magnitudes. His previous endeavors have included founding RCMS (Exited to NYSE:ARC), and founding Cereus Technology Partners (NASDAQ:CEUS, Market Cap:$350m, since sold to NASDAQ:VRSO).KP’s experience underpins The Combine’s approach to convert promising ideas from enterprises and technical founders into high-growth businesses. KP has advised companies like IBM, Coca-Cola, UPS, and Comcast on innovation, and has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, U.S. News & World Report, CNBC and Fox News. He has been a speaker at SXSW and other leading tech summits. He is the author of “BIM for Building Owners and Developers,” a book about the adoption of advanced technology in the building infrastructure space that was published in 2012 by John Wylie & Sons.Alysia Silberg is the founder and host of the Global Online Fireside Chat, a weekly online radio show for entrepreneurs, investors and global leaders that reaches emerging and developed markets. Topics include AI, blockchain, emerging technologies and the fundamentals of entrepreneurship. Alysia is also a seed-stage technology investor working with startups and addressing global challenges via beneficial data use & automation, financial and health technology. Her firm, Street Global, combines investing with public policy influence and educational media production and bridges Silicon Valley, Europe and emerging markets. She is a multi-industry, self-made entrepreneur, statistician & data scientist, author, advocate for social causes and government policy influencer. Her community includes 100,000+ supporters in more than 60 countries. Alysia works to elevate entrepreneurship within the public policy agenda to further economic development and improve well-being. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures & Commerce and the Institute of Enterprise and Entrepreneurs. Through her roles as a UN Women Empower Women Global Champion and Honorary South African Government Ambassador for Women’s Empowerment and Entrepreneurship, Tech Leaders Diversity Leader of the Year 2017, UK #MicroBizMattersDay Ambassador, IGD Jennifer Potter Emerging Leaders Fellow, TechUK STEM Ambassador and an Inspiring Woman in Tech UK, Alysia enjoys presenting and educating on entrepreneurship, finance, technology, policy and social impact.PANEL VIII www.worldforumforfdi.com | www.conway.com | @conwayglobal | #WorldForum1838PANELIST Iris WeltenChairwoman of the Board, Welten & Welten AGIris Welten is a Board member and a member of Advisory Boards for several companies, as well as the co-founder of the consulting firm, Welten & Welten AG. Her previous role was CEO of the FDI agency for Northwestern Switzerland where she helped to settle approximately 100 companies per year. Further, she teaches at the University of Applied Sciences Kaleidos, Bern and Northwestern Switzerland: Public Management, Strategic Management and Corporate Governance. At Venturelab Zurich she coaches international Start-Up’s. Her profound experience includes international capital markets, leadership of 8 country representatives, broad industry experience (6 industries) and the management of 9 units. In addition, she is well connected economically and politically (state and federal level). She’s worked in Munich, Miami, Hong Kong and New York for large stock exchange listed companies as both CEO and in leading Group Corporate functions. PANEL VIII www.worldforumforfdi.com | www.conway.com | @conwayglobal | #WorldForum1839PANEL IX Emerging Markets & Sustainable DevelopmentMODERATOR Richard QuestAnchor & Correspondent, CNNRichard Quest is CNN’s foremost international business correspondent and presenter of Quest Means Business, the definitive word on how we earn and spend our money. Based in New York, he is one of the most instantly recognizable members of the CNN team. He has regularly reported from the G20 meetings and attends the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland each year. He has covered every major stock market and financial crises since Black Monday in 1987 and has reported from key financial centers globally, including Wall Street, London, Sao Paulo, Tokyo and Hong Kong. He is also the established airline and aviation correspondent at CNN. He has interviewed all the major airline CEO’s, including Delta, Qatar Airways, AirAsia and Emirates. His coverage of breaking news spanning two decades has seen him report on a range of stories from the death of Yasser Arafat, the Lockerbie Pan AM 103 crash, to the death of Michael Jackson. Prior to joining CNN, he worked at BBC for 12 years, where he was the North American business correspondent based on Wall Street. He is a world class facilitator, as well as a brilliant speaker on business and management issues, and is full of energy, humor and insights.PANELIST Eden Full GohFounder, SunSaluterEden Full Goh is a software/mechanical engineer interested in building products to solve society’s biggest problems. She is the inventor of the SunSaluter, a low-cost mechanism that optimizes solar panels while providing clean water for rural, off-grid communities in eighteen countries. Named one of the 30 under 30 in Forbes’ Energy & Industry three years in a row, one of the US Chamber of Commerce’s IP Champions and Ashoka’s Youth Social Entrepreneur of the Year, Eden was a member of the Thiel Fellowship’s inaugural class. The SunSaluter has been honoured by the MIT Climate CoLab’s Grand Prize, the Westly Prize, Mashable/UN Foundation Startups for Social Good Challenge and the Postcode Lottery Green Challenge. She studied Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science and Robotics & Intelligent Systems at Princeton University. Proudly Chinese-Canadian, she was born and raised in Calgary, Alberta, but now lives in New York City.Next >