Edoardo Agamennone has 20 years of experience in doing business with China, including 7 years in private practice with leading consulting firms both in Europe and China, 7 years as manager of an MNC in the energy field, and a vast experience as investor,  board member and fund manager. Throughout his career, he has advised a number of investors, multinational companies, governments, sovereign funds, banks and other financial institutions on investment projects and corporate transactions in more than 30 jurisdictions worldwide.

Edoardo holds an LLB from the University of Rome III, an LLM degree from the University of Hong Kong and a PhD in financial and management studies from the School of Oriental and African Studies of the University of London. He is the author of several publications in the field of China’s financial system, Chinese outward foreign direct investments, China-Europe and China-Africa commercial relationships, energy and corporate law. Edoardo is co-founder and managing partner of Levante Capital, the first and only fund specialised in investing in Southern Europe's most promising technology companies and supporting them in their commercial expansion in Asia.

Professor Bruce Alter is a full-time adjunct expert of ZIBS. He has held senior management positions at institutions such as DBS Bank, JPMorgan Chase, and Citibank. Proficient in financial technology, APIs, ecosystems, and blockchain initiatives, he possesses strong skills in trade, cash management, and digital banking, with in-depth knowledge of Asian business practices.

Bruce has a bachelor degree in Philosophy at New York University, a Master’s degree in International Affairs at Columbia University,

His research interests include: International Business and International Financial Practices.

Prof. BEN Shenglin is a Professor and the Dean of ZIBS, Dean of the Academy of Internet Finance (AIF), Zhejiang University and President of Beijing Frontier Institute of Regulation and Supervision Technology (FIRST). Prior to joining Zhejiang University in May 2014 as a Professor, he spent 20 years in China and abroad with ABN AMRO, HSBC, and lastly JP Morgan Chase, where he served as China CEO, JP Morgan Chase Bank. He is the founder and Director of the International Monetary Institute, Renmin University of China. He is also founder and chairman of the Zhejiang Association of FinTech (ZAFT), the industry association of global fintech hub - Zhejiang Province. He serves as a Counselor to the Zhejiang Provincial Government, a Standing Committee member of CPPCC Zhejiang and Vice Chairman of its Economic Commission. He currently serves as a board member of leading companies including China Construction Bank and China Industrial Bank.

Shenglin has a bachelor’s degree in engineering from Tsinghua University, a Master’s degree in management from Renmin University of China and Ph.D. in Economics from Purdue University, USA.

His research interests include: International Finance, Fintech, Digital Economy, Global Business. He has published over 10 books and various articles.

Dr. GENG Xin is an Assistant Professor at ZIBS. Prior to joining ZIBS, she had positions at the University of Bath and University of York in the UK. She gained her PhD in Finance from the Accounting, Finance and Law Group, School of Management at the University of Bath. Her main research interests include corporate governance, corporate finance, and fintech. Her working papers were presented at both regional and internal conferences. Dr. Geng has a bachelor degree in Accounting at China University of Petroleum (East China), a Master’s degree and Ph.D. in Accounting and Finance at University of Bath, UK.

Her research interests include: Corporate finance, Corporate governance, FinTech, Green Finance, State-owned enterprises (SOEs).

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Senior Manager with more than 20 years of corporate finance and business development experience in the Financial Services and in the Banking industry. Walter Joffrain has a good expertise on Strategy, Mergers & Acquisitions, Company Valuation, Project Management, Business Planning and Operations.

Throughout his career, Walter has been Strategic Consultant in McKinsey & Co. working in banking and insurance companies in Italy and Europe on strategic projects to improve organizational models, service levels and business strategies.

He holds a cum laude degree in Physics, a Ph.D degree in nuclear Physics and has been Fulbright Research Scientist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, MA). He studied Active Teaching and General Management at Harvard Business School in Cambridge and Shanghai.

Walter is the author of several books and publications in the field of finance, innovation and technology and he is Board Member of Companies and Foundations.

Prof. Graham Mitchelmore is a Professor of Practice and full-time Foreign Expert in Leadership and Organization Management at Zhejiang University, China. He has more than 30 years of experience in public sector leadership roles for both the British Army and the Hong Kong Police. His career spans operational leadership of counter-terrorist teams, executive leadership of police districts, field command of major security operations, head of a prestigious training school, and management of a branch of internal consultants responsible for the strategic management practices of an organization with around 40,000 employees.Graham has a passion for excellence and relishes developing young talent. Graham has a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering with Mathematics from the University of Reading, UK, a Master’s degree in business administration, Master of science and Doctorate in Business Administration from Heriot-Watt University, UK.

He is a Fellow of the Chartered Management Institute (FCMI), Honorary Advisor at the Hong Kong Police College and a Honorary Judge for the International Association for Strategy Professionals, Goodman Award.

Dr. Jomel Ng is an Assistant Professor of Management at ZIBS. She obtained her doctorate from the National University of Singapore and prior to joining ZIBS, she has worked as post-doctoral fellow at National University of Singapore and Singapore Management University. Within the areas of human resources and organizational behavior, her research interests are focused on careers and vocational behaviors, leadership/followership and innovation in organizations.

She has published in the Journal of Applied Psychology and Journal of Vocational Behavior, among others.

Prof. WANG Cheng is an Associate Professor of Marketing at ZIBS, Prior to joining ZIBS, he has worked at Newcastle University, Durham University, and Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University. Within the area of service marketing and management, his research interests are focused on consumer acceptance and adoption of service technology. He has published in the Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science, Journal of Service Research, among others.

Prof. Wang has a bachelor’s degree in Marketing from Fudan University, a Master’s degree and Ph.D. in Marketing, University of New South Wales. His research interests include: Service marketing and management, IT-related service innovation and adoption.