Meet Expats Entrepreneurs @ExpatrepreneursChina brings you Alysia’s story in Shanghai.

Another Story from Meet Expat Entrepreneurs @Shanghai. This time we bring you Alejo from Argentina. He has worked as a lawyer in his own country for over five years. In addition, he is also an associate professor at the University of Montpellier in France. In 2018, Alejo came to Shanghai. As a lawyer, he was keenly aware that many overseas enterprises and entrepreneurs would always be troubled by legal problems when expanding business in China. Since he possessed rich legal and consulting experience, he established Parral Consulting to help Latin American and Chinese companies deal with international trade by providing customized solutions. Furthermore, as president of the Argentinian Chamber of Commerce in China, Parral Consulting has organized business dinners with Argentinian enterprises to discuss the challenges that COVID-19 would bring to organizations in China. In addition, he has an active presence at China International Import Expo, Shanghai International Food Exhibition, and other events to promote business exchanges between the two countries and establish deeper cooperation.What is Meet Expat Entrepreneurs @Shanghai?As we like to call it, MEE is a special project that brings together expat entrepreneurs in Shanghai from all over the world. They come from different countries, have different backgrounds, and come together to Shanghai with all sorts of ideas and dreams. Like local entrepreneurs, they join the city and work hard for their future.

This time, Meet Expat Entrepreneurs in China brings you the astounding story of Paul Dezio, a unique artist who found it’s place in Shanghai among Chinese people’s heart. As cofounder of Urban Art United (UAU), he started in 2017, painting in 1994 and quickly became known as a graffiti and street artist in Paris before moving to China in 2006. Upon arriving in China, he witnessed the birth of the local street art movement and became involved quite early in helping it grow. In 2017, with over 10 years experience in China working with local and international brands, he teamed up to create Urban Art United.About UAU:Art agency specialized in the procurement, curation and creation of urban art interventions in China be it murals, group shows, sculptures, new media installations, … UAU has worked with many brands in China, bringing art into their projects. For instance, working on the 1000 Trees development project designed by Thomas Heatherwick, where they curated and managed 17 international artists to hand paint a 4000 sqm mural. Paul worked with Kohler to create a bespoke art show in their three-story Shanghai showroom with 12 art installations, as well as the conception of the Color4Smile project, gathering 54 artists to custom design face masks for an online and offline show at the pedestrian East Nanjing Rd.

Jay d’Engle from South Africa, has been 2 years in Shanghai, China this time around.Co-founder of exeQute, an immersive gym in the centre of the city Wellness and fitness coach / Professional sailor Meet Jay in this video and share his ideas of how to build up his business in China.

Carlo Maria Rossi is a Multidisciplinary Artist who works across visual art,  sculpture, stage design, digital installation, photography and has recently extended him  practice to VR. Graduated from Academy of Fine Arts, Rome specializing in Set and  Exhibition Space Design, Digital Design and Modern Art.

Visual Elite is an interactive production studio, which aims to develop original IP contents and services in the VFX, VR, exhibitions, event industries, producing, distributing and licensing globally.

No.name Studio is a space composed of a working studio, residence, and gallery for member artists and collectors located in the ancient town Zhujiajiao, Shanghai. Like a magnet, No.name attracts art professionals and institutions from all over the world, striving to spur creative energy and enlightening conversations.

What does it mean to succeed once you're established in the Shanghai marketplace? if you are interested in China business, hear his story. 

A bit about Christian background as an entrepreneur in Shanghai 

Having worked for corporations like Daimler, Siemens, and Adidas – where he built the Adidas University, yeah, no kidding – he moved to China in 2017 to manage multiple projects, assisting brands and corporations in transforming their digitalization process, innovation culture, and leadership through Design Thinking. 

His busy schedule includes founding projects on Urban Design and Education, such as OnePlaceBox and a new educational program based on design thinking for K12 schools with Fablab 0 and the Beijing government. He also teaches at the X Academy Summer Camps in SH; Chengdu & Shenzhen.

Meet our french guest Clarisse Le Guernic 55, founder of Arcade, living in Shanghai since 2015, started studying Chinese at 12 years old.


About Clarisse 
Clarisse is from France and arrived in Shanghai in 2015. Since then, she has been traveling in almost all the Chinese provinces, obtained a Master Degree in tourism management in Ningbo University and worked in 3 travel companies. She is now the founder of Arcade, a company offering cultural and historical experiences in Shanghai.      


About Arcade
Arcade offers cultural and historical experiences in Shanghai, for local people and visitors. Our young and dynamic team is made up of French and Chinese members, all from the
tourism industry. We are always trying to innovate in order to offer amazing experiences to our guests. All our experiences
are available in English, Chinese, and French.
Mystery Hunts, Historical Walks, Real-life Cluedo, Food Tours, Team
Building Activities... We provide a wide variety of experiences to make more and more people understand Shanghai's history and discover its hidden treasures in a fun and interactive way!