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H.E. ZHENG Zeguang

Chinese Ambassador to the UK

Born in Puning City, Guangdong Province, China in October 1963. University graduate. 1986-1987 Desk Officer, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China (MFA) (studied at Cardiff University, the United Kingdom). 1987-1990 Desk Officer and Attaché, Embassy of the People's Republic of China in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. 1990-1994 Attaché, Third Secretary and Deputy Division Director, Department of North American and Oceanian Affairs, MFA. 2021- Ambassador to the United Kingdom of the Great Britain and Northern Ireland

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Lord Gerry Grimstone

Minister for Investment, DIT and BEIS

Lord Gerry Grimstone was appointed on 18 March 2020 as the Minister for Investment jointly at the Department for International Trade (DIT) and the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS). He also has Ministerial responsibility for the Office for Investment in 10 Downing St. He is DIT’s representative for all business in the House of Lords. His Ministerial duties in BEIS also include responsibility for certain sectors including, steel, automotive, and the professional and business services sector.

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Dr MA Jun

Chairman of China Green Finance Committee, Director of the Beijing Institute of Finance and Sustainability

Dr. Ma is the Founder and President of Institute of Finance and Sustainability (based in Beijing). He is also the Chairman of Green Finance Committee of China Society for Finance and Banking, Co-Chair of G20 Sustainable Finance Study Group, and Co-Chair of the Steering Committee of the Green Investment Principles for the Belt & Road.

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Mark Logan MP

Vice Chair – Media and the North of England, All Party Parliamentary China Group

Mark Logan was elected as Member of Parliament for Bolton North East, representing the Conservative party in the 2019 General Election.

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John Edwards

Her Majesty's Trade Commissioner for China (HMTC)

John was one of the 9 Trade Commissioners appointed by the British government to promote the UK in important global markets. As the head of the Department for International Trade in China, John is in charge of all bilateral trade issues and works closely with Her Majesty’s Ambassador in Beijing to promote UK trade and prosperity.

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FANG Wenjian

Chairman, China Chamber of Commerce in the UK, General Manager, Bank of China London Branch

Mr. Fang has been appointed as chairman of China Chamber of Commerce in the UK since December 2018. Mr. Fang is the General Manager of Bank of China Limited London Branch and the Chief Executive Officer of Bank of China (UK) Limited. He served as the Deputy General Manager and the Chief Risk Officer of Bank of China USA from 2015 to 2018. He was the General Manager of Bank of China Limited London Branch & the Chief Executive Officer of Bank of China (UK) Limited from 2011 to 2015.

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Sir Sherard Cowper-Coles KCMG LVO

Group Head of Public Affairs, HSBC Holdings plc, Chair of China-Britain Business Council

Sherard has been at HSBC since 2013, working as Senior Adviser to the Group Chairman and Group Chief Executive, and more recently heading the Group’s global government and public affairs functions. He also chairs HSBC Bank Oman. Earlier he spent over 30 years in the British Diplomatic Service, including working on Hong Kong in the three and a half years up to the handover to China in 1997, and finishing his career as Ambassador to Israel, Saudi Arabia and then Afghanistan.

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Dr WANG Wen

Executive Dean of Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies, Renmin University of China

Dr.WANG Wen is the Executive Dean & professor of Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies (RDCY), the Deputy Dean and Professor of Silk Road School, Renmin University of China. He is also the Secretary-General of the Green Finance Committee of China Society for Finance and Banking, a senior fellow of the Counsellor Office of the State Council of China.

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Sandy Begbie CBE

Chief Executive, Scottish Financial Enterprise

Sandy Begbie CBE was appointed Chief Executive of Scottish Financial Enterprise in October 2020. Prior to joining SFE, Sandy led the development of the Scottish Government’s Young Person’s Guarantee following an 18-month contract at Tesco Bank as the Chief Transformation Officer.

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ZHANG Hong

Vice President for Strategy and MA, Shell China

ZHANG Hong is the Vice President for Shell China leading the Strategy and M&A for the Downstream and New Energies businesses. Her passion is to contribute to the world's Energy Transition and net carbon zero emission targets. Hong is a seasoned business leader with over 20 years management experience in strategy and planning, finance management and M&A.

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Rhys Whalley

Executive Director, Manchester China Forum

Rhys is the Executive Director of the Manchester China Forum which is focused on building Greater Manchester’s long-term links with China. Its primary objectives focus on strengthening political dialogue and exchange, increasing Chinese investment into the region, growing trade and export activity as well as strengthening people to people engagement through enhanced educational, cultural and sporting collaboration.

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Dr Pratima Rangarajan

CEO, OGCI Climate Investments

Dr. Pratima Rangarajan is the CEO of OGCI Climate Investments, a fund set up to reduce carbon emissions in the energy, industrial and transportation sectors. Before joining OGCI Climate Investments, Pratima was the General Manage for GE’s Onshore Wind product Line and the General Manager for GE’s Energy Storage Start up.

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