Kevin Xie is a China Economist in the CommBank Global Markets Research Department. He is responsible for analysing and presenting macroeconomic trends in the Chinese economy and drawing implications for central bank’s policy interest rates. Prior to his current role, Kevin was a strategist on the CBA’s Fixed Income Strategy team. Prior to joining CBA in 2015, Kevin worked as a trader and quantitative analyst at Citi and in the hedge fund industry. He holds a PhD in Finance from University of New South Wales and has over 10-years financial markets experience in trading and macro strategy.

• Mr. Chen is currently the president of Fosun Capital Flagship Fund. He has 21 years of financing and investment experience gained at several leading global financial institutions, covering commercial banking, capital markets, mergers and acquisitions and investments. He has been dedicated to private equity investments over the past ten years.
• Prior to joining Fosun, Mr. Chen was the Partner and Managing Director, Head of Private Equity of Ally Bridge Group.
• Between 2011 and 2014, Mr. Chen was the Head of China for Permira, one of Europe's largest buy-out funds. He made significant contributions to Permira’s portfolio companies, such as Valentino, Hugo Boss, Netafim, etc., particularly in the design and implementation of their China strategies and other cross-border value-creation initiatives.
• Between 2002 and 2011, Mr. Chen served Goldman Sachs (Asia) in Hong Kong as an Associate and later an Executive Director. In 2006, he led the investment in Shuanghui Group (now WH Group, HK: 00288). He also worked as a core team member in a number of landmark principal investment and advisory transactions including the GS’ investment in Industrial and Commercial Bank of China and HSBC’s strategic investment in and the subsequent overseas listing of Bank of Communications.
• Prior to joining GS Asia, Mr. Chen was an Executive Trainee at HSBC Group. He was responsible for initiating and monitoring a portfolio of commercial loans extended to leading Chinese corporates.

EDUCATION

• MBA - Yale University;
• Master – The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology;
• Bachelor – Fudan University

Rich experience of assisting foreign investors with market entry, navigating China’s legal and regulatory landscape, and facilitating trade and investment.

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Simon Woods is the CEO and Executive Director of the Australian Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai (AustCham Shanghai). He leads the secretariate in all matters to provide value to members of the Chamber and broader Chinese-Australian communities.

Simon has lived and worked in Shanghai since 2016, and brings a wealth of operational, China and global management experience. Prior to his time in China, Simon resided in Australia, where he developed a diverse range of knowledge across industries including logistics, FMCG, security and finance.

Simon utilises his broad range of industry, global management, and China-Australia experience to ensure a strong strategic direction for AustCham Shanghai that maximises member value, encourages and strengthens relationships, and develops improved understanding of China and Australia.