Andrew Leung, International China Expert Economist, Management Consultant, business speaker, China Economy expert, Andrew Leung is an independent and international China specialist. He has over 40 years experience in a variety of senior positions including as Hong Kong’s chief official representative for the United Kingdom, all the new EU member states, as well as Russia, Switzerland and Norway. He is now Chairman of Andrew Leung International Consultants Limited based in London. During a mid-career sabbatical, Andrew helped set up Standard Chartered Asia Ltd, a merchant banking subsidiary in Hong Kong. He was twice sponsored by the U.S. Government for month-long visits across the US, including a visit to brief Chairmen and CEOs of Fortune 50 multinationals on China in the wake of Tiananmen Square. Andrew has spoken on numerous business and international forums on China and has provided high-level China briefings to many companies, corporations and government authorities. He also appears regularly on live TV interviews on China with the BBC, CNBC Europe, Bloomberg, Sky, CNN, NBC, and Aljazeera (English Channel). Andrew provided advisory consultancy to McCreight and Company Inc, USA, a leading international corporate strategy implementation firm, on Lenovo’s cultural integration with IBM. He was Editor-at-large for MEC International for a substantial international consultancy on China's energies, including geopolitical, economic, security, financial and climate change implications. Andrew is Vice Chairman of the 48 Group, United Kingdom, which has close ties with the Chinese government. He is an international expert with the Reuters Insight Community of Experts and a global expert with the Gerson Lehrman Group as a Council Member. He is on the Brain Trust of The Evian Group, a global think-tank based in Lausanne, Switzerland and a Distinguished Contributor of the Asymmetric Threats Contingency Alliance (ATCA), another global think-tank. He is Chairman of the China Interest Group of the Institute of Directors City Branch, London, and leads the China Group as an Elected Fellow on the Executive Committee of the Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufacture and Commerce (RSA), London Region. He is elected as a Member of the Royal Society for Asian Affairs. He is also a Senior Consultant with the MEC International. Andrew sits on the Governing Council of King’s College London and the Advisory Board of the China Policy Institute, Nottingham University, United Kingdom. He is a Visiting Professor of London Metropolitan University Business School and Sun Yat-sen University Business School, China. He is officially appointed as a Global Commercial Agent for Changsha City, China. Andrew has graduate qualifications from the University of London, postgraduate qualifications from Cambridge University, PMD from the Harvard Business School, and Solicitors’ qualifying examination certificate from the Law Society, London. He speaks Cantonese and Mandarin, writes Chinese calligraphy, and paints classical Chinese paintings. His other hobbies include tennis, swimming, jogging, travelling, singing, and reading. Andrew has been included in UK’s Who’s Who since 2002. He was awarded the Silver Bauhinia Star (SBS) in the July 2005 Hong Kong Honours List. Andrew’s professional positions include; Independent China Specialist Founder and Chairman, Andrew Leung International Consultants Limited, London Chairman, China Group, Institute of Directors City Branch, London, United Kingdom Chairman, China Group, Royal Society of Arts, London Region, United Kingdom Senior Consultant, MEC International Member, Executive Committee, 48 Group Club, United Kingdom Member, Governing Council, King’s College London, United Kingdom Member, Advisory Board, China Policy Institute, Nottingham University,United Kingdom Invited Member, ATCA (Asymmetric Threats Contingency Alliance) - elite global think-tank Visiting Professor, TiasNIMBAS Graduate School of Management, Utrecht ,Holland Visiting Professor, Business School, Sun Yat-sen University, China Visiting Professor, Business School, Lingnan University, China Global Business Agent, Changsha City, China Speaking Topics • Energy Security – The China Factor • China’s Green Revolution • Climate Change and Climate Security • China’s Soft Power • China’s Consumer Market • China’s Long March for Brands • China’s car industry • China’s stock market bubble • China’s unbalanced economy and its global implications • The Global China Impact • China’s pursuit of Harmony • China and the Middle East • Confucianism • China and Japan • Mainland China and Taiwan • China and North Korea • China and India • China and the United States • China in Africa • China in Central Asia – Shanghai Cooperation Organisation • China and Australia • China’s Military Expenditure • Is China a Threat or an Opportunity? • China’s Space Program • China’s Foreign Currency Reserve • China’s Technology and Globalisation • China’s development model compared with Africa • Democracy with Chinese Characteristics? • China’s Civil Society and Christianity • China’s Freedom of Expression • Mainland China and Hong Kong • China and a New Global Order? • China’s Main Challenges • The Watershed of China’s 11th Five Year Plan • China’s transition to What? • Understanding how to do business in China • Cross-cultural Management

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