How can professionals — not just tech experts or big corporations — use AI to work smarter and think more creatively?

What are some underrated AI tools that save hours in each work week?

How does AI change the way we work, lead, learn, and connect?

What can Chinese professionals teach the world about fast, practical AI adoption?

Alysia Lee Asp is a Creative Innovation Coach, AI Integration Specialist, and Award-Winning Educator helping professionals bridge creativity, psychology, and technology to work smarter and think bigger. Based in Shanghai for over a decade, this “Queen of AI in Shanghai” is known for making innovation practical, human, and globally accessible.

Host: Sigrid Winkler, Founder & CEO of CITY COWBOYS

Links: Find Alysia Lee Asp on

WeChat: alysialeeasp

Email: [email protected]

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alysialeeasp/

Website: flexmytech.com

Understand why our values are so important to how we interact with our environment.

Why is an expat assignment so hard for the spouse?

The true value of intercultural trainings?

Preparing local teams for global roles.

Andreas Bastian has worked in various senior management positions at several multinational companies, including Volkswagen and BP.

With a wealth of experience in developing global teams and businesses, Andreas has lived and worked across diverse markets in China, Japan, Indonesia, and Germany.

Dr. Andreas Bastian

ICUnet Group China

https://www.icunet.cn/en

Managing Director Asia-Pacific

[email protected]

Get to know the challenges of Overseas Chinese students and professionals

How can they integrate in other cultures and create value in their home country?

Contact Adam Sevcik (Find on LinkedIn)

Wechat: AdamSev_01

Contact Francis

Wechat: Flexpat2020

Confident communication drives career success.

Speaking with confidence is a skill that can be trained and strengthened.

Practical strategies to recognize and avoid common communication mistakes.

Build powerful new habits to express your ideas effectively in every conversation.

Corinna Rothenburger

Born in Germany in 1965, Corinna Rothenburger is a seasoned language and communication expert with more than 25 years of experience in broadcasting, public speaking, and professional training. She built her career across several major radio stations in Germany, working as a speaker, writer, and event presenter.

Since 2012, she has been based in Shanghai, where she continues to share her passion for communication as a German language trainer for companies, adults, and children—helping learners not only master the language but also express themselves with confidence and clarity.

WeChat: CorinnaRothenburger

Learn Chinese. Finally be able to speak fluently. It is possible.

Alla is the founder and manager of Sino.Sphere an online Chinese school which delivers media-based courses to students from all around the world.

Sino.Sphere offers a fresh alternative to traditional rote-learning based approaches, instead engaging its students with modern Chinese media produced for natives in China. We have taught over 500+ students from across the globe and you can find us on Instagram, as well as on LinkedIn as Sino.Sphere.

Alla Garside (find on LinkedIn)

Instagram: Sino.Sphere

Wechat: Allaelizaveta01

Contact Francis

Wechat: Flexpat2020

Learn from an Artist who started working in China 1987.

What is the role of your own skills and your relationships?

Is this still valid today?

Find Daniel:

instagram link @danielmkrause

Wechat T4PHAGE

Learn to work in a Chinese environment. What does it take?

Which value is the Chinese company looking for?

How can you influence and change the Chinese team?

What is low and high context culture?

Read the book: "Culture Map" from Erin Meyer to learn more about low and high context culture.

Contact Jeanne de Gayffier:

Find her on LinkedIn or wechat: j_fengshu

Find Francis on wechat: Flexpat2020 or Linkedin (Francis Kremer)

Learn to communicate between German and Chinese teams. What it takes to be strategic and reach your goal.

Unlock effective communication and bridge cultural gaps between German and Chinese teams by mastering strategic clarity, cultural empathy, and the human factor; learn to leverage practical tools and cultivate adaptability to achieve successful and sustainable collaboration.

Dr. Ellen Wieck-Mesarosch

Leadership Coach & Consultant for German-Chinese Cooperation projects

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/dr-ellen-wieck-mesarosch-01876410b

Wechat: Ellen-WM

Website: www.ellenwieckmesarosch.com

Prepare for an internal transfer to China. Build your China-focused career in your home country.

Learn about the e-commerce system in China and how a flexpat can provide value.

Why is Chinese so important for your flexpat career?

Contact Marvin:

Wechat: MarvinFreericks

Leave your preconceptions behind and travel into an unexpected China.

Individually. Luxury. Unscripted.

Contact Rene & Andrea:

Email: [email protected]

Website: www.chinaserendipity.com

Wechat: bolinxiatian2016