Ariel Briskin graduated from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem’s Department of East Asian Studies and Political Science. Prior to his studies, he completed his service in the Israeli Army as a Pilot Training Commander. Ariel has been living in China for the past 7 years, during which he studied in Sichuan University, as well as managed an Israeli Company based in Guangdong for over 3 years. These days, Ariel Briskin serves in Beijing as the General Manager of the Israel Chamber of Commerce in China (IsCham), and strives to utilize IsCham as a leading platform to boost cooperation between China and Israel. Ariel speaks fluent Chinese, English, Hebrew and Russian.

Niv Schwartz is the founder of Xinergy Global and has been working in China since 2009. Xinergy Global assists Israeli companies to build their go to market plans for launching in China and to raise fund from Chinese investors and government funds. Niv is considered the best Chinese speaking Israeli in Israel. Niv personally assisted in the negotiations between numerous entities in Israel and China, including angel investors, VC funds, Hi-tech companies, multi-national companies, universities, research institutes and mayors and governmental officials.