Emerging Opportunities for SMEs in China’s Green and Sustainable Urban Landscape

Liam Jia is a versatile professional with the past 8 years advising European businesses on market access and business strategies to China. He has a solid working experience in project and operations management, financial and risk control in the EU context.

Liam is an experienced speaker and author of publications on a range of topics, including the environmental sector, SME digitalisation and F&B distribution. Great team player, generating positive influence on teammates.

Tianqi Chen is a seasoned professional with over a decade of experience in the mechanical, electrical, and plumbing sectors. Her expertise extends to public health, sustainable design, and ESG strategies.
Throughout her career, she has accumulated a wealth of knowledge by working on a diverse array of building types and project stages, ranging from super high-rise buildings and offices to hotels, commercial complexes, data centres, museums, exhibition centres, residential developments, and pharmaceutical facilities.
Chen’s collaborative approach has seen her work closely with colleagues around the globe on numerous projects. She thrives in multi-disciplinary and multi-national environments, where her ability to contribute to innovative design solutions is paramount. Her extensive background and her passion for collaboration make her a valuable asset in the field of architectural and engineering design.

Johannes Weilharter is an Austrian attorney-at-law working for Schulz Noack Bärwinkel’s Shanghai Office in the department for construction and real estate. Before that, Johannes was working as Regional Legal Counsel for Gensler and several other German law firms in China and Singapore.

Johannes is specialising in Construction & Real Estate, Public Procurement, Architecture and Public Planning. At the same time, Johannes acts as Vice Chair for the Construction Working Group of the EUCCC. Johannes has 21 years of professional experience as a lawyer and is fluent in Mandarin.

Harald Kumpfert serves as the Chair of the Sustainability Fora of the European Chamber Shenyang Chapter.

Harald Kumpfert has over 20 years of experience working in the field of new energy in China and currently holds the position of General Manager at Shenyang Necreat New Energy Technology Co., Ltd. He has introduced new technologies, designs, and operational methods to assist businesses in reducing energy costs while simultaneously improving air quality.

With a master’s degree in carpentry, Kay Thiede has been tackling international shop fitting challenges since 1983. Whether it’s stores for high‐end fashion brands, broadcasting studios, exhibitions, showrooms, VIP lounges for airlines, factory and office buildings, fire prevention systems, or simply product design, Kay has brought 40 years of experience, leaving his mark in design, shop fitting, project management, budgeting, time control, and onsite management across all continents.

Nathalie has more than 10 years of energy field experience. She specialises in sustainability and energy project coordination. She is currently managing the operations of Terao in Asia. She manages Carbon footprint assessment projects for the operations of European companies in China as well as Building Sustainability projects involving Green Building Certification, Energy Efficiency & Low Carbon topics.

She holds a Master’s degree in International Energy Management from Tsinghua University, China & Mines ParisTech, France.