Master the Future | BritCham SME Forum

Trevor Lewis has been Deputy Director for Innovation and Industry at the UK Department for International Trade, based at the British Consulate-General Guangzhou since October 2022. This is a China wide role. Immediately prior to this, Trevor was Counsellor and Director for Trade and Investment at the British Embassy in Moscow from March 2019 to July 2022. Before Moscow he was Political Counsellor at the British Embassy in Baghdad. He was also Deputy Head of Mission at the British Embassy, Manila, from August 2011 - July 2015 and Director for Trade and Investment at the British High Commission, Kuala Lumpur from 2007 - 2011. Trevor has also served in London, Shanghai, Dubai, Washington DC, Accra and Brussels.

Jeremy Sargent OBE is a seasoned China lawyer and entrepreneur with over 20 years' experience living and working in China. He is a fluent Mandarin speaker who completed his first degree in Chinese at Leeds University in the UK. In 2009 Jeremy established "The Happy Monk", a gastro pub concept in Guangzhou in 2009, which has grown to become an award-winning brand in the hospitality industry, with a team of 180 employees operating five busy downtown locations. In 2019  he obtained his executive MBA Degree from a joint programme offered by Columbia University Business School, London Business School and Hong Kong University Business School. In 2012 Jeremy was awarded an OBE by Queen Elizabeth II in recognition of his services on behalf of British businesses and legal services in China.

赵利民（Jeremy Sargent OBE）是一位经验丰富的律师和企业家，他在中国生活和工作超过 20 年。他获得了英国利兹大学中文学位，普通话流利。他在 2009 年创立广州首家 The Happy Monk 概念餐吧，目前已发展成为本土餐饮业知名品牌，多次获得行业大奖，拥有 180 名员工的团队，在广州市中心区域拥有五家连锁餐厅。他获得了哥伦比亚大学商学院、伦敦商学院和香港大学商学院联合办学的工商管理硕士学位。赵利民被英国女王伊丽莎白二世授予 OBE 爵位，以表彰其所代表英国企业和中国法律服务机构所提供的卓越服务和成就。

Kitty has over 18 years experience in recruitment industry, from a biller to management role, with comprehensive knowledge in Retained Based Executive Search, Contingency Based Recruitment, the coordination and management of Bound Recruitment Project, Talent Dispatch and etc.



Kitty has in-depth understanding of the recruitment industry. In the past 18 years, she has serviced aboard range of foreign multinationals and well-known local enterprises in Southern China covering various functions, e.q: Information & Technology, Accountancy & Finance, Technical, Human Resources Sales & Marketing, Supply Chain, Engineering and etc.



Before joining KPMG, Kitty worked in a global specialist recruitment group for nearly 7 years successfully developed both Guangzhou and Shenzhen offices from scratch to profitable businesses in short period of time, assisted large amount of clients' solve various talent acquisition issues.

In 2017, Dr. Zhao co-initiated the "BDDWATCH" concept, championing comprehensive design innovation throughout the industry. Works from him and his team have been recognized with over 100 awards both domestically and internationally, including 19 iF Design Awards and 10 Red Dot Awards from Germany. The Dragon Design Foundation nominated him for the Top Ten Outstanding Youth in China’s Design Industry, and he was honoured with the Design Leaders Award of the Greater Bay Area during the Zhuhai Design Week.



In his forthcoming speech, Dr. Zhao will take us through the global journey towards innovative breakthroughs in the manufacturing sector. In the DTC (Direct-to-Consumer) era, the creation of new categories, the cultivation of robust brand identities, and the focus on enhanced experiences are essential to secure a product’s core competitive edge. Over the past decade, Designest has championed the "Agile Design Model", fostering notable advancements in manufacturing firms and aiding over 20 companies through transformative phases. His presentation will highlight exemplary cases from Designest that demonstrates the significant impact of design innovation.