Speaker Categories: Impact Architects

Qing Ma

Director & Head of China, Apax Partners, Apax Partners

Qing Ma is a Director at Apax Partners and a member of the Greater China investment team, which she joined in 2018. She has recently led and participated in investments such as Huayue Education, a leading provider of Chinese curriculum reform solutions. Prior to Apax, she served as an Investment Director at Permira and previously worked at Lianyu Investment, focusing on growth and M&A investments in Greater China. She holds a bachelor’s degree from Fudan University and is a CFA charterholder.

Xiangyu Ma

President, China Impact Investing Network (CIIN), China Impact Investing Network (CIIN)

Xiangyu Ma serves as President of the China Impact Investing Network (CIIN), President of the China Social Enterprise and Impact Investment Forum, President of Forgood Future (Beijing) Technology Co., Ltd., and Deputy Director and Secretary-General of the Sustainable Development Management Committee of the China Management Science Society.
As one of the first generation of professional executives in Chinese business schools, she spent 15 years at Peking University Guanghua School of Management, where she served as Head of Operations for Executive Education (ExEd). She led her team to become one of the most effective business school operations teams globally and built a comprehensive alumni network and engagement system for entrepreneurs.
In 2019, she joined the China Social Enterprise and Impact Investment Forum, working with her team to build an ecosystem platform for social enterprises, impact investing, and purpose-driven business. In 2022, she led the organization’s strategic transformation, establishing the Forgood social innovation matrix as a hybrid model for social innovation.
She holds a master’s degree from Peking University Guanghua School of Management and previously served as Assistant to the Dean of the Peking University Innovation Institute, focusing on industry-academia collaboration and innovation education reform.

Jun Liu

President, Yifang City Health & Healing Research Institute, Yifang City Health & Healing Research Institute

Liu Jun is Vice Chairman of the Health & Wellness Tourism Branch of the China Tourism Chamber of Commerce. He focuses on the investment and development of health and healing projects, promoting the integration of global wellness systems into China, including French thermal medicine, German forest medicine, American sports medicine, Thai healing traditions, as well as advanced fields such as preventive, regenerative, functional, and longevity medicine.

Xiang Yun

Founder & Chairman, Daren Group, Daren Group

Xiang Yun holds a Master’s degree in Engineering and Biology from the Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo. He is the Founder and Chairman of Daren Group and Chairman of I·O·JAPAN Co., Ltd. He previously served as Head of Development and Vice President for Greater China at SECOM, Japan’s largest healthcare and security services group.

With over two decades of experience in precision manufacturing, bioengineering, and health technology, he has led and contributed to advanced research projects with Mitsubishi Chemical, Hitachi Medical, SECOM, and Itochu Corporation. He holds a portfolio of over 300 patents, with more than 100 successfully implemented in China, particularly in nanotechnology and advanced water applications.

In recent years, he has focused on the development of natural medicine and health industries, acquiring healthcare platforms such as Ankangtong and Israel-based Natali Telemedicine, while also investing in hospital infrastructure. He currently serves as Vice President of the Japan Committee of the China Society for Promotion of the Guangcai Program, and holds multiple roles in organizations related to traditional Chinese medicine and integrative health.

Jun Yang

Founder, Shanghai Qijian, Shanghai Qijian

Forest Therapy Expert at the Yifang City Health Industry Research Institute and a certified instructor of the International Nature and Forest Medicine Organization (INFOM). Jun Yang’s focus areas include policy research on China’s forest economy, top-level planning and execution of business models for agriculture-cultural-tourism integration, and forest industry development. His representative projects include the Millennium Ancient Tree Healing Hotel in Huizhou, Guangdong; E’xianling Tropical Rainforest National Park in Hainan; Geely Group’s Hainan Huanghuali Estate; Huangguoshu Scenic Area upgrade in Guizhou; Huajiang Canyon Bridge (the world’s highest bridge); Qianshan Bamboo Sea Scenic Area upgrade in Liaoning; Laoshan rural tourism upgrade in Shandong; understory Poria industry in Huitong, Hunan; Fruit Industry National Park in Linyi, Shanxi; and the Laojieling Forest Wellness Resort in Henan.