Speakers:
Chloé Reuter, Founding Partner & Vice Chair of Gusto Collective
Chloé Reuter is an entrepreneur who has been living in China and Asia for 30 years. She is Founding Partner and CEO of Gusto Luxe, Asia’s leading integrated luxury consulting business, helping brands grow in China and Asia. She is also Founding Partner and Vice Chair of Gusto Collective, Asia’s first brandtech holding company (which acquired a majority stake in Chloé’s company in June 2020, previously called Reuter Communications).
Chloé is an inspirational leader who believes that successful businesses must be built on kindness and diversity. She is actively involved with supporting women’s initiatives in China and Asia. She is a frequent and sought-after keynote speaker on Luxury in Asia and sits on the Advisory Board of Durham University Business School.
In November 2021 Chloé graduated from the Financial Times’ Non-Executive Director Diploma. Chloé is originally from Luxembourg and the UK. She is a graduate of Chinese Studies & Japanese from Durham University and the People’s University of China in Beijing. She is fluent in English, French, Italian and Mandarin Chinese. Chloé previously worked at Bloomberg TV and Reuters TV in Tokyo, as well as DDB in China.
Jon Graham , CEO, Miller Harris Perfumer London
A CEO for 10 years, Jon Graham is responsible for driving, managing and implementing business objectives and overall business strategy for Miller Harris, a London-based luxury fragrance brand. Prior to joining Miller Harris, Jon's 30-year retail career saw him championing British brands overseas and representing iconic brands such as Molton Brown, Whittard of Chelsea and Floris London managing the roll-out of brands in Asia, Europe, USA, the Middle East through a multi-channel approach to business.
Antoaneta Becker, Director, Consumer Economy, CBBC
Antoaneta has lived and worked in China for more than 20 years. In her most recent role as a Director, Consumer Economy for the China Britain Business Council, she has supported numerous British consumer companies entering and expanding into the Chinese market.
Prior to joining CBBC, she worked as a Beijing-based reporter for several international media publications including the Economist Intelligence Unit and USA Today, covering China’s economic and social affairs. She has reported on some of the main trends and policies that have defined China’s economic trajectory over the years 2000-2010 including China’s state-owned enterprises reforms, the emergence of free trade zones, the rise of digital economy and ascendence of Chinese consumer.
Antoaneta is a fluent Mandarin Chinese speaker. She holds a Bachelor’s in Chinese Language and Literature and a Master’s in Chinese Contemporary Literature & Film from Peking’s University.
Celine Tang, Retail & E-commerce Sector Lead, CBBC
Celine Tang has been based in the UK for the last 4 years and for most of this time she has been working as a freelance Consumer Consultant across the Beauty, Fashion, Lifestyle, Food and Drink sectors. Between 2013 - 2017, Celine worked in the New Zealand Consulate General in Shanghai, prior to which she gained an MSc in Social Anthropology from the London School of Economics.
