The 14th London Business School China Business Forum
Global Trade Dynamics:
Navigating Through the Unpredictables
MAY 24 - 25 2025
2025年5月24日 - 25日
Welcome to London Business School
China Business Forum 2025
🗓️ Date: May 24-25, 2025
📍 Location: London Business School, North Building, Nuffield Hall
⏰ Time: 9:00 AM - 5:45 PM (24th May), 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM (25th May)
💼 Attire: Business casual
🎟️ What's included in your ticket: Access to panel discussions + networking session + food & beverage + exclusive LBS swag!
Hosts
Hear why industry leaders are joining us
Ralph Rogers
British Council, Regional Head of China, Geographic Directorate
Andrew Weir
Pacific Basin Economic Council (PBEC), Chairman
A Showcase of Confirmed Speakers
（Not an Exclusive List)
Welcome Address and Keynote Presentation
Dean Sergei Guriev
London Business School, Dean
Navigating the Macroeconomic Uncertainty
Dr. Xuxin Mao
Bank of China London Branch, Head of Research
Athanasios Vamvakidis
Bank of America, Global Head of G10 FX Strategy
Yabing Wu
Deel, Senior Partnerships Manager, UKI
Fintech's Global Reach
Richard Portes
London Business School, Professor of Economics
Phoebe Zhou
HSBC, Head of Emerging Payments, Europe
Carl Szantyr
Blockstone Capital, Founder and Managing Partner
Eva Zhang
Alipay UK, CEO
Jasmine Baker - Moderator
London & Partners, Trade Manager
Global Education: Cross Border Learning
Steven Smale
INTO Global, Co-Founder & Chief Global Market Initiatives Officer
Sherry Fu
The University of Manchester, Managing Director, China
Helen Weir
Department for Education, Project Officer – Families Priority Projects Team
Ralph Rogers
British Council, Regional Head of China, Geographic Directorate
Coco Ren - Moderator
Chair, CBF 2025
Executive MBA Candidate, London Business School
Commerce & E-commerce: New Frontier in Global Retail
Jean-Yves Lu - Keynote Speaker
Epermarket, Founder and CEO
Gonzalo Matamala Ortiz
Frutura Asia, General Manager
Isabel Li
XL Consulting, Founder
IMA, Head of China
Chris Ferguson
JD. COM, Marketing Director
Sheeni Shi - Moderator
FMCG marketing expert
EV Revolution: Reshaping Global Mobility
Henry Sanderson
Benchmark Mineral Intelligence, Author & Journalist
Chunxing Lin
MG Motor UK Limited, Deputy Head of Aftersales UK & EU
Daisy Wang
Deloitte Digital, Manager
Christy Wang - Moderator
Winsight Global LLC, Founder and CEO
AI - Revolutionizing Global Trade
Yuan Gao
N0S.Tech, Founder & CIO
Angela Huyue Zhang
University of Southern California, Professor of Law
Martin Schwarzmann
OC&C Strategy Consultants, Partner, AI Lead
Alan Shen
ByteDance Enterprise Partnership & Solution, Director
OC&C Strategy Consultants
Shuoyuan Ma - Moderator
Strategy&, Associate Consultant, Strategy& Deals
Jojo Miao - Moderator
Masters in Management, London Business School
Global Healthcare: Innovation & Access
Mohamed Eldababy
GSK, Vice President
Ruby Wang
LINTRIS Health, Managing Director
Craig Dookie
London Healthcare Exchange, Founder
Dr. Ekanjali Dhillon - Moderator
HCA UK, Digital transformation leader
Dr. Jerry Wu
LongRiver Investments, Managing Director
Dr. Suthesh Sivapalaratnam
Queen Mary University of London, Senior Clinical Lecturer in Haematology
Lynzi WANG
MEDii Health, Founder
Dr Jay Abulizi
Biotech company, Medical Affair Manager
London Business School Executive MBA
Global Luxury: Navigating Market Shifts
Rachel Daydou
EY Fabernove, Partner
Latitia Kung
GLOBE-TROTTER, Head of International Growth and Partnerships
Anaïs Bournonville
AB Advisory, CEO
DR. Sindy Liu
Department for Business and Trade, Investor Relations Lead
Prof. Stefano Turconi - Moderator
London Business School, Luxury Strategy Professor
Jack Wu
Dunhill, Managing Director of Global Regional Markets
2025 Forum Topics
Panel I.
Macroeconomy:
Navigating the Macroeconomic Uncertainty
Panel II.
Fintech:
Fintech's Global Reach
Panel III.
Electric Vehicle:
EV Revolution: Reshaping Global Mobility
Panel IV.
Commerce & E - Commerce:
New Frontiers in Global Retail
Panel V.
Luxury:
Global Luxury: Navigating Market Shifts
Panel VI.
Artificial Intelligence:
Al - Revolutionizing Global Trade
Panel VII.
Healthcare:
Global Healthcare: Innovation & Access
Panel VIII.
Education:
Global Education: Cross-Border Learning