Yang Ning, Professor and Head of Department of Animal Genetics and Breeding, Director of the National Engineering Laboratory of Animal Breeding, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University

     Education
     1978-1982: Southwest Nationality College; major: Animal Science; B.Sc.
     1985-1990: Beijing Agricultural University; major: Animal Genetics and Breeding; Ph.D.

     Organization
     ·President (2016-2020), World’s Poultry Science Association
     ·Chief Scientist for the National System for Layer Production Technology, a part of the China Agriculture Reserarch System (CARS).
     ·Associate Editors of World’s Poultry Science Journal, Poultry Science, J. Integrated Agricultural Science, and Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology.

     Research
     ·Research in the field of Animal Genetics and Breeding, with focus on poultry genomics and genetics.
     ·Author or coauthor of 210+ papers in refereed journals and book chapters.
     ·Recipient of 4 National Awards for Scientific Advancements of China and other prizes.
     ·Consultant to government and poultry industry in China.

Xiong Benhai, PhD and Researcher, Director of the animal husbandry and Veterinary Information Center, Institute of Animal Science(IAS), Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences(CAAS), and also in Charge of "Chinese Feedstuff Database Information Network Center” of the Ministry of Agriculture. He is also the director of Information Technology Society of Chinese Association of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine(CAAV). He has won 1 national award and 7 provincial awards, published more than 130 papers, edited with over 20 books etc.
     During the 13th Five-year, Xiong Benhai is the principal scientist of a few major projects such as "Research on Animal Information Perception and Precise Feeding Control Mechanism” from MOST, and “Construction and Application of big-data Platform of pig industry chain” from Beijing City 2017’s major projects.

Prof. Yang Changsuo is director of Chinese National Poultry Engineering Center, and Visiting Professor of Department of animal science, the College of Agriculture and biotechnology, Shanghai Jiaotong University.
     He had received EMBA degree from Fudan University, MS degree from China Agriculture University. He served as a member of the specialized committee for poultry of the national Committee for Livestock and Poultry Genetic Resources.He has won the National award of MOA for progress in Science and technology, Shanghai Municipality for progress in Science and technology.

Sun Hao, Chairman of Yukou Poultry; Vice President of CAAA ; Executive President of National Poultry Industry Association, CAAA; Head of Pinggu Experimental Station, China Agricultural research System (Layer); Council Member of National Engineering Laboratory for Animal Breeding; Executive Director of CAAV; Member of Science and Technology Innovative Talents of China; Director of Beijing Layer Engineering Research Center. Mr. Sun also enjoyed the State Department special allowance.

As a Senior Product Manager of Kemin Industries, Inc., Zhang Zehu is a specialist in enzyme preparation of Total Nutrition. Besides, he got his Master Degree from Dalian Ocean University and become a Visiting Scholar of Fisheries Research Institute at SARDI.
     Before he joined Kemin, he served as Technical Service Manager, Deputy General Manager, and General Manager Assistant. With more than 10 years of research experience in enzyme preparation, he possesses unique insight in the areas of protease and xylanase.

Li Baoming is the professor, doctoral supervisor of China Agriculture University, mainly engaging in livestock and poultry health breeding new process models and environmental control technology research. He is the director of Key Laboratory of Agricultural Engineering in Structure and Environment, Ministry of Agriculture and Beijing Engineering Research Center for Animal Healthy Environment, Chairman of livestock Engineering Branch of Chinese Society of Agricultural Engineering. He is also the director of IRCEW (International Research Center on Animal Environment and Welfare) and National industry of laying hen technical system production and environmental control research director. He was selected as the first branch of Outstanding Talents and Innovative Team of Agricultural Scientific Research in 2011 and “Famous Teacher” of Beijing in 2008. He was awarded the "Third China animal husbandry Contribution Award (distinguished person)" in 2011 and Person of the Year 2015, Scientific Chinese. In 2016, he was named "excellent national science and technology worker".

Lai Chengmu was born in Shaoguan on 1954. He has been engaging in the design and research of machinery industry for more than two decades since graduated from college in 1980, and privately founded Guangzhou Guangxing Poultry Equipment Co., Ltd. in 1988 at the same time worked as general manager. With 20 years’ endeavor and efforts, the company becomes the leader in the poultry equipment industry in China.
     Lai Chengmu has won a lot of awards and honors. In 1986, Mr. Lai has been voted “Advanced Worker of Guangzhou Kennong System”. He was named as “Equipment Management Assessor of China Ministry of Agriculture” in 1991. What’s more, Mr. Lai has been awarded “Outstanding Township Entrepreneurs of Guangdong Province” in 1998, and has been named as “Scientific and Technological Achievements Award” of Hainan Province in 1999. Mr. Lai also was the “Excellent Builders of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics” (2004) and “Outstanding Person” of the national poultry industry (2006).
     At present, he is a researcher of Beijing University Public Economics Research Center, vice president of Poultry Branch of CAAA, representative of People’s Congress in Guangzhou Baiyun District, member of CPPCC in Guangdong Xinfeng County and so on. Taking “Create Classical Product, Serve the World” as the company’s principle, he will lead the staff as always to make the enterprise bigger and stronger, and make GX the most powerful poultry equipment manufacturer in Asia.

2008-Now    Deputy General Manager of Qingdao Xingyi Electronic Equipment Co., Ltd.
     2005-2008   Director of Sales Department, Qingdao Xingyi Electronic Equipment Co., Ltd.; Committee Member of 41st Institute Of CETC (China Electronic Technology Group Corporation); Senior Engineer
     2001-2005   Director Assistant of Sales Department, Qingdao Xingyi Electronic Equipment Co., Ltd.
     1993-2000   Research Department, 41st Institute Of CETC (China Electronic Technology Group Corporation)
     1993   Graduation from Tianjin University, majored in Automation, and was conferred master’s degree
     Mr. Li have been working in automatic poultry incubation and farming equipment industry for over 20 years. With motto “Life-long service for poultry career”, he will serve the poultry companies all life.

Experience:
     · 37 years in Primary Poultry Business with Animal health focus: biosecurity, disease eradication, management, monitoring, and prevention.
     · Design and management of safe, practical and efficient molecular and conventional poultry diagnostic testing laboratories in USA, UK and Brasil.
     · Member of Untied States Department of Agricultural (USDA), National Poultry Improvement Plan (NPIP) technical advisory Committees for Avian Influenza, Mycoplasma, and Salmonella.
     Educational Degrees: USA Universities of Maine and Connecticut in Animal & Veterinary Science Pathobiology

Gary McMurray is a Principal Research Engineer and Division Chief for the Food Processing Technology Division at the Georgia Tech Research Institute. He is also the Associate Director for Collaborative Robotics at Institute for Robotics and Intelligent Machines at Georgia Tech. The Food Processing Technology Division conducts cutting edge research in sensors for food quality and food safety, robotics, and water/energy sustainability for the poultry and broader agricultural industries. Mr. McMurray’s research has focused on the development of robotic technologies and solutions for the agribusiness community, including the protein and the fruit and vegetable industries. He is an expert in visual servoing - the use of vision for the real-time control of robotics, and the author of over 50 refereed technical papers and journal publications in robotics. He is also a member of an advisory board for the Foundation of Food and Agricultural Research.

Senior Strategic Manager for China at Alltech Inc., an Animal Health and Nutrition company with operations in 130 countries worldwide, headquartered in Kentucky, USA.
     He was born in Alexandria, Virginia, USA. As a former diplomat, he got great achievements in international regulatory and government affairs, food safety, trade policy, and agriculture. 20-year career includes assignments to China, Japan, and the Philippines.
     ·Prior to joining Alltech in 2014, Michael managed government affairs for the U.S. Dairy Export Council in Beijing.
     ·Mr. Woolsey was a former diplomat with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service and was the Senior Agricultural Attaché at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing from 2008 to 2011.
     ·Previous assignments include service as Director of the Agricultural Trade Office at the U.S. Embassy in Manila and Agricultural Attaché at the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo.
     ·Received the M.S. in Agricultural Economics from the University of Florida and the B.S. in Economics from the University of Delaware.
     ·Speaks Chinese in professional level fluency and Japanese in working proficiency.

Water Benz, President of Big Dutchman China, and a member of the board of directors, was born in 1965, Germany in Frankfurt. In 1994, he obtained his MBA degree at the University of Giessen in Germany, and finished his further education on advanced management in Duke University in 2002. Before joining Big Dutchman, Mr. Walter Benz was the CFO of Asia-Pacific & Africa for Braas Monier, a leading global supplier of building material for pitched roofs. During his years with Braas Monier, the group’s business turnover in Asia-Pacific and Africa regions has achieved a 50% growth within 3 years. Meanwhile he has also excellently accomplished several mergers and acquisitions. Mr. Walter Benz is an active participant in public welfare causes, especially the children’s education and disease issues in less developed areas.

Mr. Lv is a senior livestock engineer, and a Communist Party member. Now, he serves as Vice President of ChiaTai Group Agro-industrial &Food Business China and in charge of acquisition affair and food trade business in China area.

     Main Work Experience:
     1993.9.30-2013.9.30 Qinhuangdao Chia Tai Co., Ltd., served as President.
     2013.10.1-2014.10.30 Beijing Dafa Chia Tai Co., Ltd., served as Senior President.
     2014.11.1-2015.5.30 Chia Tai Livestock Investment (Beijing) Co., Ltd., Vice President and in charge of Poultry Functional Branch.
     2015.6.1-Now In charge of acquisition affair and food trade business in China area.

Mr. Han graduated with Bachelor’s Degree from Shandong Agricultural University in Animal Science Major. He studied under the guidance of Researcher Yang Changsuo in Chinese National Poultry Engineering Center (Shanghai), and his research interest is Poultry Genetics and Breeding.
     After graduation, Mr. Han served in poultry industry, and worked in Shanghai Poultry Breeding Co., Ltd., Sanovo Technology Group, and Suzhou Ovodan Foods Co., Ltd. successively. His work experience includes poultry breeding, breeders and layers sales, egg grading and processing equipment and the application of new technology, egg products processing, marketing, egg supplier management and so on. In 2017, he won the Special Prize for Shanghai Egg Industry.
     Now, Mr. Han worked in Suzhou Ovodan Foods Co., Ltd. and in charge of egg supply management and international trade.

Gu Zhenhua, president of Shanghai Food Safety Federation. The associate senior doctor—Mr. Gu was born in 15th, May, 1955, and was conferred the master’s degree of social medicine and health economics by Shanghai Medical College (Now is Medical Center of Fudan University). He had worked in Shanghai Municipal Epidemic Prevention Station, Health Supervision Institute of Shanghai Municipal Health Bureau, Shanghai Municipal Health Bureau, Shanghai Municipal Food Safety Commission Office, and Shanghai Municipal Food and Drug Administration, and his main responsibility is public health and food safety supervision. Shanghai Municipal Food and Drug Administration Mr. Gu was the deputy director of Shanghai Municipal Food Safety Commission Office, and the deputy director of Shanghai Municipal Food and Drug Administration. He retired in October, 2015.Now, he is also the member of National Food Safety Standards Review Committee, and chairman of Food-related Products Sub-committee. He is also the adjunct professor of Shanghai Jiaotong University and Shanghai Normal University.

Dr. Hai Lin is a professor of animal nutrition and a doctoral supervisor. He is the head of International Cooperation and Exchange Department (Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan Affairs Office) at Shandong Agricultural University, holding the post of vice president of Animal Environmental Hygiene Branch of Chinese Association of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine. He took his postdoctoral research at Catholic University of Leuven in Belgium from 2002 to 2004, was elected in New Century Outstanding Talents Support Program by Ministry of Education in 2008, served as a visiting professor at National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse in France in 2010, and became a distinguished professor of Taishan Scholar Program of Shandong Province in 2015. He has been conducting research in an intersectional field in poultry environmental management and nutritional science since engaged in work. He has hosted and participated in more than 30 research projects, including “13th Five-Year Plan” National Key Research and Development Programs, Special Fund Project of National Modern Agricultural Industry Technology System, 973 Program, National Natural Science Foundation, Special Funding Projects for Public Welfare Research of Ministry of Agriculture, and Outstanding Young Scientists Program of Shandong Province. He has published over 70 SCI papers as the first author or corresponding author, held 3 authorized invention patens, presided over the development of 9 local standards of Shandong province, and gained 3 provincial science and technology awards. His research area is poultry eco-nutrition, involving stress physiology and nutritional regulation, feed evaluation, healthy farming technique (e.g. animal welfare), and utilization and disposal of poultry farm waste.

Luis has worked in different fields of the animal production and nutrition industry since 2000, having studied Animal Sciences with a focus on cytogenetics and agricultural marketing at the National University of Colombia. After University, he worked for 5 years managing commercial broiler breeder and grandparent operations. He completed his PhD in Animal Science at the University of Alberta in Canada, where he studied the bio-economic linkages between efficient meat production in broilers and reproduction in broiler breeders. He joined Danisco Animal Nutrition in 2008, where he started as an R&D scientist. His research has been focused on the utilization of dietary energy and protein, as well as the factors affecting the efficacy of exogenous enzymes in poultry and swine feeds. He has published 16 papers, 45 abstracts and 10 patents, and actively collaborated with a broad array of research institutions and industry partners worldwide. Since 2011, he is Global Innovation Lead, where he manages a team who connects the DuPont R&D capabilities, external collaborators, and the animal nutrition applications to deliver innovative solutions to customers.

Dr. Richard Han has more than 25 years extensive experiences in technical services, customer education, business management, and nutritional research in world’s leading none-profitable organization, feed production company, feed additive production and marketing company, and research institute. Currently Dr. Han is with U.S. Soybean Export Council (USSEC) serving as the Animal Utilization Technical Director, responsible for developing and implementing promotion and education programs and budgets in China for livestock, poultry, and feed industries to create and expand the demand for US soybeans. Prior to joining USSEC, Dr. Han was at Global Nutrition Inc. as the Business Development Manager for Northeast Asia and Managing Director for Global Animal Nutrition (Shanghai). Earlier with Danisco Animal Nutrition, Dr. Han served as both Business Manager and Technical Service Manager for Northeast Asia, as well as Technical Service Manager for Canada and Western USA. Prior to that Dr. Han worked for Ralston Purina International in China as Technical Services Manager, Premix Business Manager, and R & D/Marketing Director. Dr. Han also worked as Visiting Assistant Professor and Research Associate at the University of Illinois, with joint appointment with Ajinomoto Co. and the University of Illinois, focusing on energy and amino acid nutrition research and feed ingredient evaluation. Dr. Han, together with Dr. D.H. Baker, a member of the US Academy of Science, were the very first proposed the Ideal Protein concept and model for broilers, now being widely adopted by the industry worldwide. Dr. Han received both his Master’s degree and Ph.D. degree in animal nutrition from the University of Illinois, U.S.A., and his bachelor’s degree from Tarim University, China.

Dr.Zhang Jinyu, was born in Zhangqiu of Shandong province. He graduated from South China Agricultural University in 1990, and was granted the doctor’s degree of Insect Toxicology. He was ever engaged in scientific study on pesticide science in high level institutes for many years.
     Since middle of 1990, Dr.Zhang joined an international pesticide company, responsible for regulation, technical service, then he worked for several multi-national companies and gathered rich experience by working in different departments and functions in past years. He has focused on business of pest control solution and non crop business for almost 20 years, so he knows the product technology of hygienic insecticide, rodenticide, and pest control operation industry well.
     Dr.Zhang is elected as committee member of the Vector Biology and Control Society, Chinise Preventive Medicine Association, he is engaged as editor of “Chinese Journal of Hygienic Insecticides and Equipment”, and “Chinese Journal of Vector Biology and Control”. At present, he works for BASF (China) Co., Ltd, as technical manager of Professional & Specialty Solution Business.

Lei Yonghui is the General Manager of Animal Husbandry Division of Shuanghui Group. He graduated from animal husbandry and veterinary specialty, Xinyang Agricultural College. In 2003, he entered Shuanghui Group and worked at the front line. Now, he has worked in Shuanghui for 15 years, and in charge of Shuanghui Animal Husbandry Division for 5 years. Mr. Lei’s main concern is the operation management of pig and poultry full industry chain.

Wang Xichang, professor and doctoral supervisor of Shanghai Ocean University. He is the Executive Dean of Graduate School of Shanghai Ocean University. As an academic leader of food nutrition and quality evaluation, Professor Wang also works as a member of the sub-commission of teaching instruction for food science and engineering major of national colleges and universities; a member of the committee of experts of National Agricultural Product Quality and Safety Risk Assessment. Professor Wang is also Dean of the MOA’s (Shanghai)Laboratory of Quality and Safety Risk Assessment of Storage and Preservation of Aquatic Products; Director of Chinese Institute of Food Science and Technology and Vice Chairman and Secretary-General of Shanghai Society of Food Science.
     Professor Wang’s primary domains of research are nutrition and flavor quality evaluation and control of (aquatic) foods and he undertook projects such as National 863 Program, National Sci-Tech Support Plan, 948 Project of MOA and NSFC etc. He has published more than 150 papers, led the compilation of 90 reference books and had 11 authorized inventions patents. Some of his honors include the second prize of National Scientific and Technological Progress Award of Ministry of Education and the first prize of Shanghai Scientific and Technological Progress Award, etc.

In early 2014, Steven Zhang left OSI Group after near 10 year service, united Shanghai MTC, a SAP golden partner, established Shanghai AgNet Information Technology. Today, AgNet is a sole service provider in Agriculture sector in providing integrated solution of IoT hardware, software, mobility and cloud service.
     Before that, Steven had over 20 years managerial experience in MNC, include serving OSI Asia Pacific as VP and CFO from 2005 to 2014, and previously in Rockwell Automation, Cargill China, Johnson & Johnson as Financial controller and admin manager etc.
     Steven graduated from Hangzhou Dianzi University in 1991 and received MBA degree from the University of Strathclyde (UK) in 2005.

Jason Zhou established CAPSOL as managing partner, with a focus on providing consulting services for China’s assent finance industry. In February 2008, CAPSOL created a strategic alliance with the world’s largest financial advisory consulting firm “Alta Group Strategic Alliance”, and was responsible for its Great China Consulting business. In 2013, CAPSOL and Haier Group established a cooperation named Haier Financial Services (China) Limited Company.
     From 2004 to 2007, Mr. Zhou was the co-Founder and Financial Director of Caterpillar China financial business. Before this Mr. Zhou was employed by Motorola, RSM International Applications Company and Wahaha spending more than 10 years in both Financial Management and Financial Services roles. Mr. Zhou holds a master’s degree in accounting from Bradley University in the United States. He is also a certified public accountant in China, while also holding public accountancy and registered financial analyst certifications in the United States.