Vivian combines her specialisms: research journalism, urban studies and ethnography to create meaningful content and activate social change. She facilitated numerous creative collaborations between institutions, corporations and policy makers in China and beyond. Vivian has contributed to highly successful campaigns for clients such as TEDxShanghai, Beijing Design Week, CAFA, Open Heart Design Alliance and Broad Group. Based between Beijing and New York, she is also an advisor to AMO’s Countryside, The Future, a global research project which premiered at the Guggenheim Museum.

Laurence has over 20 years of experience in developing strategic partnerships and fundraising. She started her career in promoting French craftsmanship and creativity in the international spheres. She has travelled across the globe to develop and lobby for innovative social projects in Asia and Africa. Laurence came back to Paris in 2015 to contribute to the internationalization of France’s most prestigious academic institution Sciences Po, as Director for Africa, the Middle East and Asia. She then joined the Centre du Luxe et de la Création as director in 2019 to advance an exemplary and sustainable “luxury planet”.

Huifang has obtained her MA in communication, media, and creative industries at Science Po Paris and BA in journalism and French at Wuhan University.

Formerly, she has worked for the Festival Croisements for the French consulate in China, organizing events ranging from music festivals to photography exhibitions and academic conferences. She later served as a consultant for the development of derivative products for Musée d’Orsay and has further extended her research skills while working as cultural foresight planner at Pernod Ricard HQ. Passionate about the intersection of culture and arts, she has also nurtured a growing interest in urbanism and architecture design.