ApertureChina

China

An ex-journalist influenced by design thinking, Yaling now applies her journalistic skills to help businesses find their niche with Chinese consumers. Yaling specialises in providing insights and strategies for brands and financial institutions on the Chinese consumer market, based on qualitative research findings. She has also collaborated with research firms such as Kantar, WGSN, Canvas8, and the Hartman Group on China-related projects.

Beijing SourceEngine Technology

China

Xin Feng is the founder of Beijing SourceEngine Technology, a media and tech startup delivering AI-powered open-source intelligence solutions for businesses and individuals. An award-winning former journalist and 2018 John S. Knight Journalism Fellow at Stanford University, she initially created SourceEngine to address information-gathering challenges in journalism, later expanding its mission to serve a broader range of industries.

University of Hong Kong

China

Yolanda Ma is an award-winning professional with extensive cross-disciplinary experience in digital media, data journalism, social innovation, and international development. She is currently teaching at the journalism school of the University of Hong Kong, with a focus on the intersection of frontier technology and media/ journalism. Before joining HKU, Yolanda worked with the United Nations in Bangkok and New York, where she worked on digital transformation and social innovation initiatives which impacted more than 100 countries. She was the first social media editor at the South China Morning Post, and later led pioneering data visualisation products at Thomson Reuters.