SHARON RUWART

Sharon Ruwart is the Managing Director of Elsevier Science & Technology - China. Elsevier is a world-leading publisher of scientific, technical and medical information products and services. Working in partnership with the global science and health communities, Elsevier's 7,000 employees in 77 offices worldwide publish more than 2,000 journals and 1,900 new books per year, in addition to offering a suite of innovative electronic products, such as ScienceDirect, MD Consult , Scopus, bibliographic databases and online reference works. Elsevier is a global business headquartered in Amsterdam, The Netherlands and has offices worldwide. Elsevier is part of Reed Elsevier Group plc , a world-leading publisher and information provider.

Tom is a co-founder and partner at Blue Bamboo Ventures in Beijing. Blue Bamboo Ventures is forming and accelerating businesses in China's media and technology industries.