Cornell-Yale Women's Leadership Conference: 

From Ivy League to Great Wall - Transformation of Women's Leadership in the Next Decade

This event is open to all alumni, friends and family of Cornell and Yale, both male and female attendees welcome.

What:      Cornell-Yale Women’s Leadership Conference: from Ivy League to Great Wall - Transformation of Women's Leadership in the Next Decade

主题：     耶鲁•康乃尔女性峰会： 中国女性领导力——回归中国与走向世界

When:     Jan 11, 2014 (Saturday) 2:00 - 6:00 pm

时间：     2014年1月11日（周六）下午两点至六点

Where:    Park Hyatt, 3rd Floor, Gallery Function Hall (No.2 Jianguomenwai Main Street, Chaoyang District, Beijing, China)

地点：     北京柏悦酒店三楼多功能厅（朝阳区建国门外大街2号）

Agenda

2:00 pm – 2:15 pm    Opening remarks

2:15 pm – 4:00 pm    Main Discussion Panel

Confirmed speakers include Mary Ma (马雪征，博裕资本主席), Lifen Wang (王利芬，优米网创始人、赢在中国总制片人) Fang Fang (方方, 摩根大通副主席、中国投行业务主管), Niu Wenwen (牛文文, 创业家杂志创始人), Wu Hong (武红, 新盟国际顾问公司创始人、总裁),  Xia Hua (夏华,  依文集团创始人), Tao Ching (陶清, 卓展集团CFO), 

4:00 pm – 4:40pm     Dialogue between Mr. Xu Xiaoping （徐小平，真格基金创始人）and Ms. Wang Lifen （王利芬）

Dialogue between Mr Xu Xiaoping and Ms Wang Lifen on doing business and succeeding in China

4:30 pm – 6:00 pm    Breakout Sessions

Breakout Session I: Building a Career in Finance and Beyond

Speakers：Ms. Kate Kui (蒉莺春, 京东副总裁； Vice President, Jingdong, previously Merrill Lynch)

Ms. Cindy Yang (杨云遐,启明投资合伙人;Venture Partner, Qiming Ventures; formerly SVP of Microsoft China)

Ms. Nell Wen (文馨,  前大摩执行董事 previously Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley Executive Director)

Ms. Annie Wu (邬国华, 金诚同达对外投资业务主管合伙人，Partner and head of JT&N’s outbound investment practice)

Breakout Session II: Redefining Leadership: an Entrepreneurial Perspective
Speakers: Mr Jin Huang (黄劲, 走秀网创始人; Founder of Xiu.com)

Ms Danni Wu (吴丹妮, Tanni 品牌创始人； Founder of Tanni Group)

Ms Yan Lu (路妍，绿茶餐饮集团创始人; Founder of Green Tea Restaurant Group）

Mr Lu Dong (董路, 兰缪创始人;  Founder of La Miu)

Moderated by Mr Niu Wenwen (牛文文，创业家杂志创办人; Founder of the Entrepreneur Magazine)

Panelists

Ms. Mary Ma 马雪征  博裕资本主席

Ms. Mary Ma is currently the Chairman of Boyu Capital. Prior to Boyu, Ms Ma was a Partner of TPG Capital and co-Chairman of TPG China where she primarily focused on investments in the Greater China region. Ms Ma was previously the Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Lenovo Group. She serves on the Lenovo Board as Non-Executive Vice Chairman. Mary is an independent director of Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Limited. She has been a member of the Listing Committee of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong since 2009, a member of The Hong Kong Institute of Directors since 2000, and was a member of the Dean's Council of the Kennedy School of Harvard University from 2002-2007.

Ms. Ma holds a B.A. from Capital Normal University and studied at King's College.

Ms. Lifen Wang is Chief producer of Win in China (赢在中国) and founder & CEO of UMIWI, a firm that aims to encourage and help China's youth to explore tremendous opportunities in career and endless possibilities in entrepreneurship.  Before founding UMIWI, Ms. Lifen Wang was a renowned variety show host at CCTV.  She was the former producer and anchor of 经济半小时 and 对话 on CCTV.

Ms. Wang has a PhD from Beijing University, and was a Visiting Fellow at Yale University and Brookings Institute.  

Mr. Fang Fang 方方 摩根大通副主席、中国投行业务主管

Mr. Fang Fang is Vice Chairman of J.P. Morgan’s Investment Banking business in Asia and its CEO in China. Mr. Fang was appointed co-head of China Investment Banking in 2005 and CEO of J.P. Morgan China in early 2007. In November 2009, he was further appointed as Vice Chairman of Asia Investment Banking. Mr. Fang has also served on CPPCC’s Subcommittee for Economic Affairs.

Mr. Fang has a Bachelor of Engineering degree from Tsinghua University, Beijing, and an MBA from Vanderbilt University.

Mr. Xiaoping Xu 徐小平 真格基金创始人

Mr. Xu is the Founder of ZhenFund. He is also known as one of the China's pioneering angel investors, with distinctions from The Founder Magazine as "2010 Most Respected Angel Investor", "2011 Angel Investor of the Year", "2012 Best Angel Fund in China" and "2013 Best Angel investor in China".

Prior to founding ZhenFund, Mr. Xu was a Co-Founder of New Oriental Education & Technology Group (NYSE: EDU), the largest provider of private education in China. He is highly regarded among college students and considered a legendary figure by millions of young Chinese students studying abroad who were influenced by his writing, teaching and speeches.

In 2006, China Southern People's Weekly voted Mr. Xu to be one of China's "50 Most Charismatic People" and in 2004, Forbes Magazine listed Mr. Xu as one of China's "Top 100 Celebrities".

Ms. Hua Xia 夏华 依文集团创始人

Ms. Hua Xia is the founder of Eve Fashion Group, one of the most influential male garment brands in China.  As one of the most influential Chinese entrepreneurs in the fashion industry, she was named one of the ‘Top 25 Chinese Nationals in the Global Fashion Industry 2011’ by Forbes.

Ms. Xia graduated from the China University of Political Science and Law, and served as a faculty member following her graduation.

Mr. Wenwen Niu 牛文文 创业家杂志创始人

Mr. Niu Wenwen is the Publisher and Founder of The Founder (《创业家》) magazine and a professional economic observer. He joined Economic Daily Group in 1991 and was awarded “China News Prize” for three times. In 1999, he was entitled as the editor-in-chief of China Entrepreneur (《中国企业家》) Magazine. The Founder magazine began to publish in 2008 by Mr Niu after he resigned from China Entrepreneur.

Mr. Niu holds a Master's Degree in Economics and an EMBA from Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business.  

Ms Cathy Wu 武红 新盟国际顾问公司创始人

Ms. Cathy Wu is the founder and president of New Alliance Consulting International, one of the leading financial communication consulting firms in China.

Ms. Wu founded NAC in 2001. She specializes in providing strategic counsel on issue-based communication, crisis management, and corporate reputation across financial sectors. Ms. Wu is one of the major architects behind the highly successful BoAo Forum For Asia, the most prestigious high-level conference in Asia. Throughout the years, she transformed NAC from a company with one small Beijing office to a leading consulting firm with offices in major cities of China and also in New York City.   

Ms. Wu holds a Bachelor of Arts from Beijing Film Academy and also received the Diploma of Global CEO Program from Harvard Business School.

Ms Ching Tao 陶清 卓展集团CFO

Ms. Ching Tao is the Chief Financial Officer of Charter Group Holdings Co (卓展百货), a premium department store operator.  Prior to joining Charter Group, she was the executive director of Goldman Sachs.  

Ms. Tao holds a bachelor’s degree from Dartmouth College and an MBA from Columbia Business School.

Breakout Session Speakers

Building a Career in Finance and Beyond

Panelists include:

Ms. Kate Kui 蒉莺春, 京东副总裁, 美林前执董，CCTV财经主播

Ms Kate Kui is currently Vice President of Jingdong (360Buy), She was previously an Executive Director and Merrill Lynch and an anchor at CCTV.

Ms. Kui holds a Master's degree in International Political Economy from University of Birmingham.

Ms. Cindy Yang 杨云遐,启明投资合伙人，前微软中国高管

Ms. Cindy Yang is a Venture Partner at Qiming.  She has 15 years of experience in information technology, business development, strategic and venture investments in China and the US.

Prior to Qiming, Ms Yang was a Senior Vice President of Wicresoft, a joint venture of Microsoft and Shanghai government. In 2005-2008, Ms Yang managed business development for Microsoft Windows Server Group in Shanghai. In 2002-2005, Ms Yang led Microsoft strategic partnership and investment programs in Asia, including China.

Ms. Yang holds degrees from Beijing University in China and University of Washington in US.

Ms. Nell Wen (文馨, 前高盛和大摩投行高管 previously Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley)

Ms. Annie Wu 邬国华, 金诚同达对外投资业务主管合伙人

Ms. Annie Wu is a Partner and head of JT&N’s outbound investment practice. She is a recognized authority on public and private acquisitions, corporate finance, joint ventures and finance matters. She has been recently nominated as the PRC Deal Maker of the Year by Asian Legal Business.

Ms. Wu practiced law for about ten years with two prestigious international law firms, Sullivan and Cromwell (New York) and Kirkland and Ellis (Chicago). Prior to joining Jincheng, Tongda & Neal, she was a partner in the Beijing office of Paul Hastings & Janovsky LLP. Ms. Wu brings energy and a drive for perfection that allows her to provide legal services to a broad range of clients, and at a level that is typical of top-tier international law firms.

Ms Wu holds a JD from Cornell Law School and served from the President Cornell Law School Alumni Executive Board from 2010-2012

 

Redefining Leadership: an Entrepreneurial Perspective

Moderated by Mr Niu Wenwen (牛文文，创业家杂志创办人; Founder of the Entrepreneur Magazine)

Panelists include:

Mr. Jin Huang 黄劲, 走秀网创始人兼首席策略官

Mr. Huang is a co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer of Xiu.com. Xiu.com is leading online shopping vertical in China with middle to luxury brand name fashion products. Since its founding, Xiu.com has attractive investments from KPCB and Warburg Pincus.

Mr. Huang holds a BA from University of International Business and Economics and an MBA from University of Texas at Austin

Ms. Danni Wu 吴丹妮, Tanni 品牌创始人

Ms. Danni Wu is the founder of Tanni, a pioneering European lifestyle boutique chain with multiple stores in Beijing, Hangzhou, and Shenyang.

Prior to founding Tanni, Ms. Wu has worked at Hony Capital, Goldman Sachs, as well as Harvey Nichols. Ms. Wu holds a BA from Cornell University.

Ms. Yan Lu 路妍，绿茶餐饮集团创始人

Ms Lu is the Founder of Green Tea Restaurant Group. Originally from Hangzhou, Green Tea Restaurant Group is a leading, highly popular restaurant chain with approximate 20 stores.

Mr. Lu Dong 董路, 兰缪创始人

Mr. Dong is the founder and CEO of La Miu, currently the No. 1 online lingerie brand in China with stores in Beijing, Hong Kong, Shanghai, and Haerbin. Mr. Dong was previously with Goldman Sachs, Monitor Group, and has spent 10 years in Japan.

Mr. Dong holds a BA from Santama University and an MBA from Stanford.