ALEX MACKINNON has extensive management experience 'East of Suez' – in the Middle East, India and Pakistan, in Japan, in Taiwan, Hong Kong and China, in Malaysia, and in New Zealand and Australia. His analysis of Chinese strategic expansion was awarded a PhD in 2005. He has commented on Asia in newspapers, academic journals and conferences and regularly lectures in Europe and China.
BARNABY POWELL is a Chinese son-in-law and veteran of development banking in East and South-East Asia. He was initial Director of the Asia-Invest Programme for the European Commission and has over 35 years experience in the strategic nature of Asian negotiations. He also served as Secretary-General of the European Chamber of Commerce in Taipei.