China’s position in the world is changing fast, and in e-commerce that change is paramount. Alibaba’s new retail, Tencent’s expanding WeChat and financial services: no day passes by without major developments in this industry. As Artificial Intelligence kicks in, logistics, self-driving cars, and international initiatives become more important at e-commerce. The speakers at the China Speakers Bureau are following that development closely. When you are a lawyer, you study e-commerce. When you focus on the wealthy, you also study their e-commerce habits. When you are in logistics, you are in e-commerce. When you are in finance, you have to know about e-commerce. A section of our speakers at the China Speakers Bureau is more heavily involved in e-commerce. But if you do not find what you need on this list, do get in touch and we can add more alternatives to this list, or check out our latest stories here.
Ashley Dudarenok is a China marketing expert with 12 years of professional experience in China. Ashley is fluent in Mandarin, Russian, German and English.
Ashley is a China marketing expert, serial entrepreneur, professional speaker, bestselling author, vlogger, podcaster, media contributor and female entrepreneurship spokesperson. She is the founder of several startups, including social media agency Alarice.com.hk and resources & training company ChoZan.co.
Ashley is a member of Alibaba’s Global Influencer Entourage and works directly with a Tencent core founder to conquer Western social media. She runs Asia’s #1 entrepreneurship vlog at www.youtube.com/c/
For Ashley’s recent contributions on China, click here.
William Bao Bean is Investment Partner at SOS Ventures and Managing Director of Chinaccelerator, the first and longest-running startup accelerator program in China based out of Shanghai. Before that is was VC at Singtel. His focus is firmly on mobile startup, and their efforts to serve China´s consumers in making their online life easier. Next task is getting the mobile innovation that have been tried and tested in China ready for a more international audience. In a previous life William was managing director a Singtel Innov8, partner at Softbank China&India Holdings and financial analyst at the Deutsche Bank.
You can read some of his articles here.
Matthew Brennan is a well-known speaker and writer on the topics of WeChat and the China digital ecosystem. He is regularly quoted in international media (The Economist, Bloomberg, Forbes, The Financial Times, BBC, TechInAsia). His company organizes China’s largest WeChat marketing conference series for international companies. Matthew’s company China Channel is a China focused tech consultancy and research firm. He holds 13+ years on the ground entrepreneurial experience in mainland China. Co-host of the China Tech Talk podcast produced together with Technode, China’s largest English language tech media.
You can read some of his recent articles here.
Lawyer Mark Schaub is a partner at law firm at King&Wood and Mallesons in London, and involved in almost all international transactions of his firm. As a lawyer he had extensive experience in negotiating deals, firing people and otherwise dealing with the ignorance of companies entering the Chinese business minefield. Mark Schaub has 20 years of legal experience in China and was the first foreign lawyer to enter a Chinese law firm. Recently, he has been focusing cross-border trade and self-driving cars.
He moved in August 2018 from Shanghai to London.
You can find his recent articles here.
Ben Cavender is a senior analyst with The China Market Research Group (CMR) focusing on strategic planning and brand positioning. Next to his boss, Shaun Rein, he has become one of the leading voices of his firm. His focus on retail has also made him into an e-commerce expert. No brand, no product in China can nowadays survive without also a solid online marketing strategy.
You can read some of the articles who quote Ben here.
Tom Doctoroff is the leading authority on marketing in China. His successful book Billions: Selling to the New Chinese Consumer did find its way to the shelves of almost every company working in China. Mr. Doctoroff switches in his speeches easily from a hands-on approach to a higher level and prevents any confusion by telling again many real-life stories from the dynamic marketing scene in China. In a very visual style, loaded with telling examples Mr. Doctoroff tells the compelling story of China’s emerging consuming middle class. His humor and dynamics make his subjects attractive for highly diverse audiences. in his latest book, Twitter is Not a Strategy: Rediscovering the Art of Brand Marketing
You can read more of Tom Doctoroff´s stories here.
Kaiser Kuo was until May 2016 Beijing-based, American-born writer, rock musician, technology watcher and cultural commentator. In June 2010 he became director international communication at China’s largest search engine, Baidu.com. Baidu was the first Chinese company to become part of the NASDAQ-100 index. In 2016 he returned to Chapel Hill, North Carolina. In 2007, he joined the leading advertising agency Ogilvy as their director of digital strategy but left in early 2009 to devote more time to writing and to his advisory work for several Chinese Internet startups. Before joining Ogilvy, had worked extensively in China’s booming Internet and mobile sectors. As an opinion leader in his industry, Mr. Kuo worked at the famous magazine Red Herring, as their Beijing bureau chief, but his activities have not been limited to that leading publication.
You can read some of his stories here.
Shaun Rein, managing director of the China Market Research Group (CMR) At the end of 2017 he published his latest book The War for China’s Wallet: Profiting from the New World Order
You can read about Shaun Rein´s recent activities here.
