WildChina Academy Speakers

Every month, we host sharing sessions with experts in their field that are dedicated to helping you foster a different understanding of China.

 In 2020, we’ve discussed food, history, literature, and more with the award-winning speakers you’ll find below.
At the moment, most of these sessions are online and you can join us live via Zoom or watch them back on our YouTube channel. We hope you’ll join us next time

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Elizabeth Haenle

Co-founder and President of SAGE Worldwide
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Feng Tang (冯唐 )

Writer, Founder of Oneness Consulting Company, Director of So-Young International Inc.
郭建英 Guo Jianying

Guo Jianying (郭建英)

Classical Music Writer

Jonathan Lopez

Content Strategy Manager at Bytedance
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Leo Zheyuan Li (李柘远)

Partner of Jinying Technology Co., Ltd. and Founder of XueZhang LEO (学长LEO)

Li Yinuo (李一诺)

Founder of ETU Education
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Li Yongliang (李永良)

Senior Exhibition Operator, Secretary General of the Rural Revival Forum
Matthew Upchurch Virtuoso

Matthew Upchurch

Virtuoso CEO & Founder
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Mei Ye(梅叶)

Board Director of Shenwan Hongyuan Group in China and Bekaert in Belgium, Senior Advisor to McKinsey & Company

Michelle Liang(梁钰鸣)

Chief Operating Officer of Wellington College China
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Michelle Zhang

Founder of The Society of Hearts Delight
Ninie Wang

Ninie Wang (王燕妮)

Founder and CEO of Pinetree Care Group

Sara Vaca

Sara Vaca – Strategy & Operations Lead at Didi
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Steven Zhao

China Highlights CEO
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Sue Feng (冯澍)

Director of Marketing and Communications at ETU Education

Thomas Piachaud

Director of Consulting at Kantar, and Cambridge Doctorate in Optoelectronics

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New for 2025

25 Years of WildChina: Retracing Our First-Ever Trip with Founder, Mei Zhang

9 Days
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Trek through Yunnan’s breathtaking landscapes from Baoshan to Shangri-La along the legendary Tea Horse Trail with WildChina's founder, Mei Zhang, […]
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Allied Victory: The Doolittle Raid & The Battle of Shanghai

9 Days
Oct 10th - 18th, 2025
Beijing
Embark on a journey to the heart of the Doolittle Raid, a daring air operation during World War II. Explore […]
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Allied Victory: The Flying Tigers & The Battle of Hong Kong

8 Days
Oct 18th - 25th, 2025
Chongqing
Embark on a journey to the heart of the Flying Tigers, a renowned group of American volunteer pilots who fought […]

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