Executives from Frost & Sullivan serve as judges for the 2021 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year independent judging panel

Former executive director, president, and CEO of China Merchants Bank Co., Ltd., Doctor of Economics, former chairman of Hong Kong Yonglong Bank, China Merchants Xinuo Life Insurance Co., Ltd., and China Merchants Fund Management Co., Ltd., as well as a delegate to the Tenth National People's Congress and a member of the Eleventh and Twelfth National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. Currently, he serves as Chairman of the National Science and Technology Achievement Transformation Guidance Fund, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the International Public Welfare Academy, Chairman of the Social Value Investment Alliance, Chairman of One Foundation, and part-time professor at Peking University, Tsinghua University, and other institutions. In March 2019, he was appointed as a Special Advisor and Chairman of the Sustainable Development Finance Advisory Committee by the United Nations Development Programme Office in China, and in April of the same year, he was appointed as a member of the Global Steering Committee for Sustainable Development Impact Investing by the United Nations Development Programme. Before joining China Merchants Bank, Mr. Ma Weihua served as Deputy Director and Deputy Secretary-General of the Liaoning Provincial Planning Commission, Director of the General Offices of the Liaoning Provincial Party Committee and Anhui Provincial Party Committee, Deputy Director of the General Office of the People's Bank of China, Deputy Director of the Planning and Capital Department, President of the Hainan Branch of the People's Bank of China, and Director of the Hainan Branch of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange.

Co-founder and Managing Partner of Tongchuang Weiye, Director General. Member of the Shenzhen Venture Capital Association, and a member of the Science and Technology Expert Committee of the Shenzhen Municipal People's Government. Mr. Ding has been immersed in the real economy for many years and has extensive practical experience in specific businesses such as scientific research and marketing; he has a deep understanding of technology innovation enterprises, is proficient in company evaluation analysis and early project exploration, and has unique insights and rich operational experience in the Chinese venture capital market and capital market.

In 1997, Mr. Ding began his career in venture capital, being one of the earliest risk investors in China and having a good cooperative relationship with the industry. He has over twenty years of private equity and investment management experience, successfully investing in dozens of domestic and international listed companies such as Tencent Music (US.TME), Cinda Biotech (HK.01801), Tianrui Instruments (300165), Aok Technology (300082), Zhongming Technology (300232), Maxtron Power Supply (002660), Jiaochuang Vision (300264), Optoelectronics (002587), Sanlip (002876), etc.

Mr. Ding has received honors such as the "Top 10 Chinese Venture Capitalists of 2011" and "Top 10 Chinese Venture Capitalists of 2017" published by Qingke and the investment community, the "Outstanding Achievement Award for Outstanding Venture Capitalists in 2012" from the China Venture Capital Committee, and has been selected into the Forbes "Best Investors Top 100" list for four consecutive years from 2017 to 2020. Mr. Ding holds a Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering from Tsinghua University, a Master's degree in Biochemical Engineering, an EMBA from Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business, and is an engineer and accountant.

Currently, he is the Chairman and Managing Partner of Dongyuan Capital Co., Ltd. His expertise includes corporate management, corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, venture capital, company consolidation and restructuring, etc. Previously, Mr. Fan held important positions at several international financial institutions and served as Managing Partner of a company listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange Limited. Since 1994, Mr. Fan has served as a board member of more than 30 companies. His experience covers listed companies, family businesses, and non-profit organizations. Mr. Fan holds a Master of Business Administration degree from the United States.

Mr. Fan has held or currently holds the position of independent non-executive director of the following companies, including Unigroup China Holdings Limited, Tianfu (Cayman) Holdings Limited, Hong Kong Resources Holdings Limited, Limin Industrial Co., Ltd., SMIC International Integrated Circuit Manufacturing Co., Ltd., China Dili Group, Shanghai Industrial Urban Development Group Co., Ltd., Kaisai International Investment Co., Ltd., Guodian Technology Environmental Protection Group Co., Ltd., Tongfang TED International Technology Co., Ltd., China General Nuclear New Energy Holdings Limited, CITIC Resources Holdings Limited, Quanwei International Holdings Limited, Shenzhen World Federation Real Estate Consulting Co., Ltd., etc.

From an executive at a foreign company to successful entrepreneurship, and then to consumer goods investment, he has nearly 30 years of experience in the consumer industry. In 1992, he joined Procter & Gamble as a management trainee; in 2001, he founded Betterway Marketing Services Company, which was acquired by a globally renowned advertising group in 2006; in 2001, he initiated the establishment of the China P&G Alumni Association, which has connected more than 3,500 P&G alumni who graduated from the Whampoa Military Academy for Consumer Goods in China; in November 2013, he initiated the establishment of the Baojie Innovation Consumption Fund, focusing on innovation consumption, innovative channels, innovative enterprise services, etc., and through the deep construction of the magnetic field of the consumer goods ecosystem, provides consulting, investment, and empowerment services for Chinese consumer brands, achieving outstanding investment results.

Currently, he serves as President of the P&G China Alumni Association and Executive Committee Member of the Global P&G Alumni Association; holds an Engineering Master's degree from Shanghai Jiao Tong University. Mr. Huang's representative investment cases include: Usmile, Lanhe Dairy, GOSO underwear, BFB (Doyan Slim), Kiskis, BIOLAB, Super Dental, Aikoo, Yijie Group, Dongdian Xidian, Paitong Tong, Yikr, Chopsticks Technology (Kuaijuce), Quanliang, etc., a group of outstanding enterprises.

Ms. Loretta Lee adheres to the social responsibility of "nourishing clear waters and blue skies, and jointly building a beautiful homeland," and has been actively involved in improving society and people's livelihoods. She has actively built waste-to-energy projects and launched the business of "turning waste into energy," leading the Yuefeng Group to be listed on the main board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange Limited in December 2014, growing from a market value of 4.6 billion at listing to a benchmark waste-to-energy enterprise with a market value of HK$10 billion. Since its listing in 2014, the company's total financing has exceeded HK$2.8 billion, including about HK$1.09 billion raised through listing and attracting internationally renowned financial investment institutions such as International Finance Corporation (IFC) (investment amount of HK$465 million), Shanghai Industrial Holdings Limited (investment amount of HK$1.02 billion), etc.

Yuefeng takes circular economy as its concept, is proficient in mastering the leading "mechanical grate incineration" technology in China, and has rich experience in acquiring and transforming "circulating fluidized bed" technology projects into "mechanical grate furnace incineration," establishing a good reputation and image in the industry. Many projects of the group have received the title of "AAA-level Harmless Incineration Plant" awarded by the government.

Currently, the group has a total of 35 waste-to-energy projects, with a total daily urban domestic waste treatment capacity of 51,940 tons. Among them, 23 projects have been put into operation, and the remaining 12 projects are under construction or planning as planned. In addition, in the first half of 2021, the group treated 4,624,000 tons of garbage harmlessly, generated 1,794,152,000 kilowatt-hours of green energy electricity, offset 2,608,000 tons of carbon dioxide equivalent emissions, and saved 466,000 tons of standard coal. The group's revenue in the first half of 2021 was approximately HK$2.7 billion, with a net profit of approximately HK$620 million, a year-on-year increase of 36.4%.

Ms. Loretta Lee is committed to promoting social environmental awareness and building the "Yuefeng Environmental Protection Theme Exhibition Hall," one of the largest environmental protection theme exhibition halls in China, dedicated to providing an interactive platform for government agencies, environmental organizations, enterprises, and the public to exchange green development concepts. Since its opening in 2018, the exhibition hall has received nearly 30,000 visitors. The group has won the Environmental Excellence Enterprise Award among the BOC Hong Kong Corporate Environmental Leadership Awards and the Best Investor Relations Award issued by the Hong Kong Investors Association on many occasions.

Dr. Neil Wang is the founder of Frost & Sullivan's Greater China business and currently serves as a Global Partner and President of Frost & Sullivan's Greater China region. Dr. Neil Wang has been involved in the consulting field for over twenty years, providing various consulting services for multinational companies and market leaders in the Asia-Pacific region, especially in the Greater China region. Dr. Neil Wang has led the Frost & Sullivan team to integrate 60 years of global consulting experience, serving the booming Chinese market with dedication for 23 years, helping clients accelerate their growth pace with a global perspective, assisting clients in achieving growth, innovation, and leading benchmarks in the industry, and has guided nearly a thousand domestic and international companies to list and raise funds on major global capital markets, being one of the leading figures in the field of investment strategy consulting in China.

As early as 2003, Dr. Neil Wang led the Frost & Sullivan team to explore advisory services for Hong Kong stocks and overseas listings, and was also the first to establish and standardize the business process and service standards for industry advisors in the field of investment and financing, making outstanding contributions to the standardized development of the industry. Dr. Neil Wang has also participated in the solicitation of opinions on the revision of Chapter 18A of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange listing rules regarding the listing of biotechnology companies. Since the Frost & Sullivan team began providing investment and financing advisory services for enterprise leaders and their management teams, they have helped nearly a thousand companies successfully list on Hong Kong and overseas.

From 2014 to 2020, Frost & Sullivan ranked first in market share for industry research advisory services in the Hong Kong stock and overseas IPO markets. In recent years, Frost & Sullivan reports have also been widely cited in the prospectuses of leading A-share listed companies in the industry, primary and secondary market research reports, and other capital market announcements. In addition to leading Frost & Sullivan to achieve success in the Asia-Pacific region, Dr. Neil Wang also founded the leading original corporate research content platform and new type of enterprise service provider "LeadLeo" in China, which is widely recognized by governments, financial institutions, investors, enterprises, and the media.

Currently, he is the CEO of Silicon Asia Investment, specializing in areas such as turning losses into profits, strategic and corporate management, equity investment, mergers and acquisitions, industrial integration, etc. With strong investment judgment and excellent post-investment management capabilities, he has led the team to create many cases of turning losses into profits and outstanding investment results. He has 17 years of experience in the investment industry, nearly 30 years of enterprise management experience, and 22 years of CEO experience. In the early 1990s, Mr. Zhang was the first to introduce South Korean Samsung products into China and received a Samsung award. Since 1996, he has served as the CEO and board member of several companies, with experience covering listed companies, family businesses, financial institutions, banks, and foreign-funded enterprises in multiple industries.

In addition, he is also a specially appointed advisor to local governments. Mr. Zhang holds a Master of Business Administration degree from France. Mr. Zhang is also regularly invited to comment on reports by multiple media outlets and has been invited as a well-known guest to participate in large-scale media forums to share views and comment on current economic, events, and strategies. These media include: Bloomberg, China Business News, CBN, Financial World, Investment World, Phoenix Finance, etc.