2026 Speakers

19 years experience of Supply chain management and 13 years experience in packaging procurement for premium spirits.  

More than 15 years of experience in marketing and sales worldwide.​ Familiar global cosmetic trends products and consumer insight​

​Brands worked with: L’ORÉAL, LVMH, Shisedo, Amore Pacific, Mary Kay, Coty, and domestic brand like Mistine， Babi. Unny Club and others.​

Renata Daudt is a packaging and circular economy specialist with qualifications in Chemical Engineering and Packaging Engineering, and a PhD candidate in Design for Circularity. She brings over ten years of international experience across Europe, Asia, and South America, specialising in sustainable packaging, regulatory alignment, and circular design strategies.

As founder of AWEN Packaging Consulting, Renata advises luxury brands and manufacturers on creating packaging solutions that integrate sustainability, compliance, and premium consumer experience. 

Crystal He, Product Director of the Institute of Medicine and Food Homology in Tongrentang. With keen market insight and an adventurous spirit, she has developed outstanding products and creative marketing initiatives that appeal to younger generations. Her efforts have helped this time-honored brand earn numerous awards from government and media organizations, accelerating the reform and development of Tongrentang. 

Ms. Li He is the Director of the Chinese campus of the French Fifth Sense Perfumery Institute and the French Institute of Natural Medicine and Human Medicine in. With over a decade of study and practice in the art of perfumery and aromatherapy, she has been mentored by top international masters from England and France. Ms. Li is a rare expert in China who seamlessly integrates perfumery with aromatherapy. Drawing on numerous practical cases, she has founded “Aroma Psychology,” elevating the perception of fragrance from the realm of olfactory aesthetics to healing emotions and the mind through scents. She is the pioneer in systematically developing this discipline in China.

Yuwan Hu is the founder of HY NEXUS. HY NEXUS is a research and strategy consultancy focused on global lifestyle brands. It is committed to uncovering market trends and consumer insights, helping brands define strategy and build value, with a particular focus on emerging consumer sectors.

She brings over a decade of international business experience, with deep expertise in international market research and brand strategy. She began her career in the fragrance industry and later transitioned into market consulting and strategic advisory. Her client experience includes L’Occitane, L’Oréal Group, and projects across fashion, luxury, wine & spirits, and personal care.

Fluent in English, French, and Mandarin, Hu Yuwan works across markets and cultures. She works effectively with diverse stakeholders and helps companies turn market and consumer insights into clear, actionable brand strategies.

Edward JIANG, Brand Director of Hitcard / CENÈSE. Graduated from Babson College in the United States, which has been ranked #1 in Entrepreneurship by U.S. News & World Report for 29 consecutive years. With a career spanning consulting, entrepreneurship, and brand management: previously served at Aon, providing consulting services on executive compensation and long-term incentive programs for prominent private enterprises and publicly listed companies both domestically and internationally. Subsequently founded dresscod3, responsible for brand operations and total management. Drawing on years of experience in brand strategy, business operations, and integrated marketing, excels at driving brand building from a commercial and humanity perspective — managing the full value chain from brand positioning and business planning through to project execution and systematic growth. 

Linna LI, Strategic Development Director of HP Indigo, has extensive experience in the digital printing and packaging industry. She served as an Asian judge for the World Label Awards from 2012 to 2017, co-launched the research white paper “ROI of Indigo Digital Print” with WARC, and leads the HP GARAGE brand creative garage initiative, collaborating with Fortune 500 brands to develop numerous iconic packaging innovation cases. 

Yating Lian, graduated from Tsinghua University and the University of the Arts London, and currently serves as the Innovation Lead at IN2ORBITS. She is primarily responsible for the research, development, and design of sustainable materials, promoting the practical application of recycled materials in commercial spaces, architecture, and product design. 

In her projects, she oversees material development and application, technology transfer, and process optimization, while coordinating collaboration among brands, manufacturers, and designers to ensure both environmental performance and commercial feasibility of the materials. With strong interdisciplinary integration capabilities, she focuses on building circular material systems and application mechanisms that align with industry standards. 

Haier Liu is a Senior Trend Insight & Project Manager at The Chinese Pulse. For over seven years, she has specialized in decoding China’s market and analyzing consumer trends, combining marketing expertise with a strong aesthetic sensibility. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Fashion Design from Zhejiang University of Science and Technology and a Master’s degree in International Fashion & Luxury Brand Management from ISEM Paris.

An experienced technology investor and innovation strategist focused on frontier sectors including AI, robotics, synthetic biology, and advanced materials. Previously worked at ByteDance Group, where he specialized in investments across cutting-edge technologies, and later co-founded Jingqiu Capital as part of the founding team. Over his career, he has led or deeply participated in more than 20 equity investment projects, with multiple successful IPO outcomes. 
 
Currently responsible for strategic planning, market development, application R&D, and scenario commercialization at Leaf Bio, a global innovator in bio-based aromatic materials. Has spearheaded strategic collaborations and joint development initiatives with leading players in the food & beverage, textile, and chemical industries, advancing the industrial application of furan-based bio-materials in packaging,fiber, and specialty chemical sectors. 

Maggie has been working in the fashion industry for more than 15 years, gaining a deep insight into both international trends and local market requirements in China. As the trend director of WGSN China, she researches design development and trends, combining them with commercial strategies for our clients.  

Maggie converts the international authority of WGSN and cutting-edge trends into advice for local Chinese brands, providing guidance based on their specific needs. 

As a sustainability advocate in China’s fashion industry, Yiwen Sun brings nine years of study and work experience in New York. In 2020, she founded the sustainability platform “ReGeneration” and later served as Editor-in-Chief of Z Generation content at WWD China. She is now dedicated to driving the green transformation of the fashion supply chain.

Focusing on the art of paper creation, I conduct in-depth research into paper materials, paper vessels, paper lanterns, paper installations, and paper’s applications in interior design, while continuously exploring the full design potential of paper. 

Since 2009, Fei Xu has served as Market Intelligence Director at Asia Cosme Lab, closely tracking the evolution of the Asian cosmetics market. He specializes in consumer insights and product innovation, with a particular focus on Chinese beauty trends, helping brands strategically position themselves and seize market opportunities.

A graduate of Guangdong University of Foreign Studies and the prestigious ESCP-EUROPE business school in France, Fei Xu is fluent in Chinese, French, and English. He has extensive expertise in cosmetics product innovation, market trends, consumer psychology, and strategic marketing.

As a recognized industry expert, Fei Xu has been a keynote speaker at numerous leading international beauty summits, including Cosmoprof Asia， In-Cosmetics, China Beauty Expo, International Cosmetics Innovation Conference, Fragrance Innovation Summit, etc.

With deep industry insights and a forward-thinking perspective, he helps brands gain a profound understanding of Chinese beauty market and develop effective market strategies.

Fei Xu’s research covers innovation across all cosmetics categories, consumer trends, and market dynamics. He is dedicated to providing brands with precise market intelligence and innovation strategies, driving industry growth, and shaping the future of the beauty sector.

As co-founder of SynMetabio, Mr. Bryant XUE focuses on cross-innovation at the intersection of synthetic biology and new materials. He is committed to applying biotechnology to the green upgrading of traditional material industries. By leveraging non-food biomass, he has pioneered a new industrial direction for low-carbon and even carbon-negative biomaterials. 

Mr. Bin Yu, with a background in Product Design, has dedicated years to product and material innovation. He emphasizes the innovative application of materials and technologies throughout the design process to deliver sustainable and creative design solutions. His experience covers transportation, consumer electronics, home appliances, household products, and tool equipment. 

Ricky Yuan currently serves as Sales Manager of SVG Technology Group Co., Ltd. He has long been dedicated to the market promotion and technology implementation of high-end micro-nano optical packaging materials and luxury packaging solutions, and boasts extensive practical experience in high-end brand packaging innovation, anti-counterfeiting design and green material application.

Shu YUAN,graduated from the College of Design and Innovation at Tongji University, and has been a visiting scholar at the University of Cambridge (UK) and the Hochschule für Gestaltung Offenbach (Germany). 

With more than ten years of experience in inclusive design research and user experience design, a strong focus on vulnerable groups has led to a deep understanding of the social significance and commercial value of design for good. Actively explores co-creation research and practice in inclusive design involving multiple stakeholders. 

At the same time, places great emphasis on systems thinking, with a strong interest in service design that considers holistic perspectives and in design thinking methodologies aimed at problem-solving. Through design practice in inclusive design, service design, and experience design, has guided students to win more than 40 national-level design awards. 

As Senior Material R&D Engineer of YUTO Environmental Research Institute, Jerome specializing in the development of new eco-friendly materials and related products, with in-depth research in synthetic biology, enzyme engineering, and product lifecycle assessment. 

Ms. Hong ZHENG earned her PhD of Urban and Environmental Science at the University of Tokyo, and was lecturer and researcher at l’École des Mines de Paris with over 10 years’ educational and professional experience in environmental protection. In 1995, she participated in the first edition of Sustainable Development Forum held in Switzerland as a representative of the University of Tokyo. 

She founded Adventi Communication in 2004, helping many luxury and premium brands develop marketing strategies in China.  

In 2019, she created GREENEXT, an integrated platform driving sustainability transformation.