Speakers

Martin Ibarra

Vice-Chairperson

World Free Zones Organization

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Ibarra’s additional roles include President Board of Directors of the American Chamber of Commerce (AMCHAM) and the Colombo-­‐Chinese Commerce and Investment Chamber as well as Vice President of the Association of American Chambers of Commerce (AACCLA). In addition to this role, Ibarra acts as an Advisor to the World Bank for several governments across the world, as well as the International Trade Center of Geneva for the design and promotion ...

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Dr. Samir Hamrouni

CEO

World Free Zones Organization

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Dr. Samir Hamrouni is CEO of the World Free Zones Organization. In this role he reports to the Chairman, Dr. Mohammed Alzarooni, providing analytical assistance and advice on key strategic matters to the organization consolidating this new not-for-profit organization. Previously, Dr. Samir was employed as Senior Advisor with Dubai Silicon Oasis (DSO), a 100% Government owned free zone that promotes modern technology based industries. Previous to ...

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Jianguo Huo

Vice Chairman, China Society for WTO Studies

Former dean, Chinese Academy of International Trade and Economic Cooperation

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Mr. Huo has been dedicated in the management of the foreign trade and policy studies for a long time, which contributes to his rich practical work experience and high policy and theory study level. He attended negotiations concerning China's entry into WTO and served in APEC for a few times.

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Ming BAI

Vice director

the International Market Research Institute of the CAITEC

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Ming BAI , Vice director of the International Market Research Institute of the Chinese Acadamy of International Trade and Economic Cooperation (CAITEC)

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William Zarit

Chairman

the American Chamber of Commerce in China

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The Honorable William Zarit advises U.S. multinationals working in the Chinese commercial market and helps Chinese companies navigate the U.S. investment environment. A Senior Counselor with The Cohen Group, he also serves as Chairman of the Board for the American Chamber of Commerce in China. Until May 2014 Mr. Zarit was Minister for Commercial Affairs at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing, in charge of the U.S. Department of Commerce’s trade promoti...

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Jeffrey Towson

best-selling author and speaker

Private equity investor, Peking University professor

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Jeff is a private equity investor, Peking University professor, best-selling author and speaker. His writing and speaking are on Chinese consumers and digital China. Areas of writing / speaking include: e-commerce, new retail, mobility, transportation, autonomous vehicles, china’s digital natives, healthcare, financial services etc. According to LinkedIn, he is the #1 followed professor in China (+2.8M followers). He is the #1 LinkedIn Top Voic...

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