RON EFRON
RON GREW UP IN THE USA AND ISRAEL AND HAS BEEN AN ENTREPRENEUR SINCE THE AGE OF 12. HE LATER STUDIED BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION AT PALM BEACH COLLEGE (USA) AND THE TEL-AVIV UNIVERSITY (ISRAEL) BEFORE MOVING TO CHINA TO LEARN CHINESE AT THE TIANJIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY. SINCE 1997 RON HAS ESTABLISHED AND MANAGED MULTIPLE SUCCESSFUL BUSINESSES IN CHINA AND ASIA. HE IS FLUENT IN ENGLISH, MANDARIN AND HEBREW AND HAS OVER 17 YEARS OF BUSINESS EXPERIENCE IN CHINA AND ASIA.
ALOK SOMANI
ALOK IS CURRENTLY MANAGING DIRECTOR OF NINETY SOUTH LIMITED WHICH IS A SHANGHAI BASED CONSULTANTCY FOCUSED ON STRATEGY AND PLANNING FOR START UPS. HE HAS OVER 20 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN ENGINEERING , CORPORATE FINANCE AND OPERATIONS WITH ABBOTT LABORATORIES, MARS, BP, HESS AND MOST RECENTLY WITH POPCAP. HE GRADUATED FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, ANN ARBOR WITH A DEGREE IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING AND AN MBA FROM THE ANDERSON SCHOOL AT UCLA. HE IS MARRIED, HAS TWO WONDERFUL CHILDREN AND ENJOYS THE OCCASSIONAL ROUND OF GOLF.
DAVID SETO
DAVID SETO IS A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF TRIGGER NETWORKS, A CLOUD ERP SOLUTIONS PROVIDER BASED IN CHINA. DAVID ALSO HAS OVER 25 YEARS EXPERIENCE IN THE FIELD OF FINANCE, INCLUDING AS CFO OF ICD SECURITY SOLUTIONS, A SUCCESSFUL ASIA-BASED SECURITY SOLUTIONS PROVIDER. IN PREVIOUS ROLES, DAVID WORKED AT THE ECONOMIST INTELLIGENCE UNIT AND AS HEAD OF RISK ANALYSIS FOR APAC AT HSBC.