PCHi Industry Panel

• Dr. Mei Weiping

  Dr. Mei Weiping, born in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, received his doctorate degree in biophysics at German Hannover University in 1991. From 1995, he had worked in Beiersdorf Group in German and served as director of lab for organism ultraweak photon emission and lab for organism photo-electricity successively in the research center of Beiersdorf. From 2007, he has been in charge of R&D of China business for Beiersdorf, acting concurrently as doctorial tutor. Currently, he serves as chairman of the Chinese Culture Association in Hamburg, vice chairman of Hamburg Sino-German Association, director of Hamburg Overseas Chinese Federation, chairman of Association of Chinese Physicists in Germany. Dr. Mei is one of the successful Chinese scientists in the field of cosmetics, and is also the overseas observer-representative of the CPPCC national committee.

• Dr. Sun Peiwen

  Dr. Sun Peiwen has strong education background in both science and business (pharmacology PhD and marketing MBA from Purdue University, USA).

  Senior R&D Manager at P&G Kobe Technical Center with outstanding strategic, consumer, product and market insights and experiences.  Successful track record in multiple fronts including product design, consumer proposition development, regulatory and external relations and building a start-up R&D organization.   

  He has more than 10 years successful career at P&G working across functions and across regions, delivering outstanding business results and building innovation capabilities. He is senior R&D Manager at P&G Kobe Technical Center with outstanding strategic, consumer, product and market insights and experiences. And he has successful track record in multiple fronts including product design, consumer proposition development, regulatory and external relations and building a start-up R&D organization. He is the R&D leader behind the rapid growth of Oil of Olay to a top brand in China. 

  He has successfully built a new R&D organization from scratch for P&G Beauty Care in Beijing, hiring and developing local talents.  Also built capabilities in franchise management, formulation, clinical testing and external connections with government and Universities. 

• Dr. Yang Jianzhong

  Dr. Yang Jianzhong, with double post-doctoral degrees, graduated from the Chemistry Department of University of Arizona and Chemistry Department of Virginia State University respectively, both majoring in polymer chemistry. Dr. Yang joined Procter & Gamble in 1994. He served as the chief scientist for P & G Hair Care Research Centre from Dec. 2002 to Mar. 2009. He is now President of the Beauty & Health Innovation (Kobe) Co. Ltd. He is the visiting professor at Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Jiangnan University and Beijing Technology and Business University. He is also the special technical consultant for China Cosmetics Review. Dr. Yang is a world famous expert in hair washing and conditioning technology, hair style products and the related researches. He has published 50 papers and applied for more than 100 patents so far. His papers received various awards, including the 1st prize of excellent papers awarded by China Cosmetics Academic Workshop in 2008, the 1st prize of excellent papers awarded by China Cosmetics Academic Workshop in 2006, and 2nd prize of excellent papers awarded by China Cosmetics Academic Workshop in 2004.

• Prof. Xu Liang

  Xu Liang, professor-level Senior Engineer and head of Beijing Daily Chemical Research Institute, has been engaged in cosmetics technical research and R&D management for more than 20 years. His current positions: member of Cosmetics Health Standardization Committee under the Ministry of Health, member of Cosmetics Standard Expert Committee under the State Food and Drug Administration, member of SAC/TC 257, expert of cosmetics review for State Food and Drug Administration, Editorial Board Member for Chinese Cosmetics, and member of Technical Committee of Cosmetic and Toiletries (Chinese edition). He has published more than 60 papers and two books and has won the Beijing Municipal Science and Technology Progress Award and other awards for many times. He participated in the preparation and review of many regulations and standards for Chinese cosmetics industry.

• Prof. Li Huiliang

  Prof. Li Huiliang, Senior Engineer; Senior Research Scientist at the Technology Center of Shanghai Jahwa United Co., Ltd.; Member of the standing committee of Shanghai Association of Traditional Chinese Medicines under Chinese Medical Association, one of the earliest specialists that went to Japan to study modern R&D and production management of cosmetics. With over twenty years’ experience in cosmetic research and development, he is China's pioneering expert who innovatively and systematically applied Chinese herbal medicine technologies in modern R&D of cosmetic products, and is the creator of the Liushen toilet water and the Maxam hand cream, which is the first segmented cosmetic product in China. He has a long-term engagement in the study of Chinese beauty culture and Chinese herbal cosmetics formulation. He is committed to the R&D of Herborist cosmetics and is recognized as one of the most influential experts in the field of cosmetics R&D in China.