Dr. Jean Chin has recently joined Beijing United Family Hospital & Clinics after over 30 years clinical work in the United States where she also served as Associate Professor at the University of California, San Francisco Medical School. She is a member of the American Board of Family Medicine.

Anna graduated from Dartington College of Arts with a degree in Music and Arts Management. As a graduate she came to China with VSO and taught English to university students. After returning to England she taught ESOL at the local adult community college. During this time she gained an adult teaching qualification. Due to her teaching experience, Anna was accepted onto the Essex Graduate Teacher Training Programme and was awarded her QTS. She gained her Primary Teaching experience working in a large primary school in Essex.

Following this, she and her family made the professional decision to move into the international school’s arena. For two years she taught a year 6 class in an international school in North East China. This experience provided her with a positive insight into the cultural and intellectual traditions of China and in 2016, she joined BSB Shunyi in the vibrant and exciting Chinese capital.

Anna is from Leigh-On-Sea in Essex which is a lively sea-side town. She has travelled in Europe and in Asia and has plans to travel and experience as much of China as she can. At university she studied music and is a keen flutist. She enjoys reading and going to concerts. She has two boys and they are starting to get the hang of speaking Chinese. As a family, they enjoy hiking, cycling and going to museums.

– Msc degree in financial service management from British University
– Work experience in top 3 global brokerage firm
– Over 18 years work experience in insurance industry

Aaron Li is a US board certified physical therapist. After studying in the US and returning to China, Aaron worked at the China Rehabilitation & Research Center. He specializes in providing rehabilitation treatment to orthopedic surgery patients and patients who suffered from musculoskeletal disorders, sports injuries, and cardiopulmonary issues.

– Msc degree in finance from British University
– FRM(Financial Risk Management)
– Over 10 years work experience in insurance industry

With over 15 years of leadership experience in the legal industry in China, Ross has a deep understanding of the wellbeing challenges that professionals in China face in the workplace. His passion for employee care has driven him to help professional service firms, law firms, lawyers and other white-collar professionals create empathetic, fear-free environments, where healthy, happy and inspired individuals can bring their whole selves to work every day in service of their clients.

Ross is an accredited mediator, certified worksite wellness specialist, and an NLP Integrated Life Coach. He the founder of Kaivalya, as well as co-owner of Taozi Tree Yoga with his wife, Theresa (桃子老师) and is currently studying for a Masters in the Psychology of Kindness and Wellbeing at Work. He is the current Chair of the Wellness & Resilience Hub, British Chamber of Commerce in China and one of the authors of the Chamber's ‘Wellbeing and Resilience in the Workplace Report 2022’.

Marie Pickart, B.A., Yoga teacher and Fitness instructor.
Born in 1987, Germany

Qualifications:
+Vinyasa Yoga Teacher (in training), 2024
+IHP Fitness Instructor, 2023
+Business Yoga Teacher, BYV, 2020
+Pre- and Postnatal Yoga Teacher, BYV, 2018
+Hatha Yoga Teacher, BYV, 2017
+International Business Administration, B.A., 2012.

Specialized in
+ pre-and postnatal yoga & fitness
+ business yoga

Adam Robarts is the co-founder/ director of Robarts Spaces (www.robartsspaces.com), with over 100 staff and offices in Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen. After receiving a distinction in Architecture at Cambridge University, and his RIBA membership in 1989, Adam worked and taught in Manchester before arriving in China in 1993, where he lived and worked prior to temporarily moving to the UK in 2016. He now divides his time between the UK and China.

In 1995 Adam received China’s state level ‘Friendship Award’ - the highest honour that China gives to foreign experts, whilst teaching at Qinghua University. In 1997, Adam and his wife, Karyn, opened their architecture and design studio in Beijing and, ten years later, Adam was inducted as an honorary member of the Interior Design Magazine Hall of Fame, awarded to outstanding designers for their significant contribution to architecture and interior design. The Robarts Spaces’ portfolio includes over 1,000 completed projects in China - for workplaces, education and healthcare.

Adam and Karyn have four children who were born and raised in China. In May 2020, their son, Haydn, succumbed to brain cancer, and the family’s deeply inspiring story is the subject of Adam’s first book, “NINETEEN- 19 Insights Learned from a 19-Year-Old with Cancer.”

Ms. Siyi Wang is taking part in this event for the second time. She received her Master's Degree in Rehabilitation and Mental Health Counseling from the University of Iowa and worked in a clinical setting in the US before returning to China. Ms. Wang has a special interest in depression, anxiety, interpersonal relationships, and self-esteem improvement.

Eric Wo is the Managing Director of Savills Northern China, and he is responsible for the operations management and business development in Northern China, covering the three business segments of Professional Advisory, Transaction Advisory and Agency as well as Property and Asset Management, providing one-stop comprehensive real estate services ranging from Preliminary Planning Consultancy, Retail, Office Leasing, Industrial & Logistics, Investment, Valuation & Professional Services, and Property & Asset management. As a pioneering leader, Eric Wo has over 20 years of in-depth industry experience and achievements in Beijing, Shanghai, and Western China markets. Eric has become a leading figure in the industry with his professionalism and forward-looking management philosophy. The business has been keeping remarkable growth, and established a good reputation in the industry. Eric Wo has established long-term relationships with regional governments, industry associations and academic institutions, and has been active in nurturing industry talent. His leadership and business insights have made a significant contribution to Savills growth.

Ira Zaka heads Global Marketing and Communications at Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business (CKGSB). Established in Beijing in 2002, CKGSB is China’s first privately-funded and research-driven business school. Today, CKGSB is known for its world-class faculty—many of whom previously tenured at MIT, Wharton and Yale, among other top schools—and an unparalleled alumni network of 20,000+ alumni, who lead one fifth of China’s most valuable brands. Since 2010, Ira has enhanced CKGSB’s brand by organizing global business forums and conferences, overseeing public relations and social media, and managing partnerships worldwide. She has also enabled CKGSB’s growth in Asia, Europe, the Americas and the Middle East. A graduate of Princeton University, Ira has spent more than 20 years in China, where she has studied and worked for companies like Amazon and Hogan Lovells, primarily managing public relations and communications efforts. Ira is fluent in English, Chinese and Albanian.