PROF. YANG QIAN
PRESIDENT,
BEIJING COMMERCE MANAGEMENT CADRE INSTITUTE

Prof. Yang Qian is the President of Beijing Commerce Management Cadres Institute, one of the pioneer in the studies of direct sales and distribution channels in China. Prof. Yang previously served as President and Editor-in-chief of the Successful Marketing Magazine. He is also an executive member of the Commerce Economy Association of China, the Vice-Director of the Professional Distribution Modes Committee.

With his professional background and experience, Prof. Yang was invited to participate in the legislation work of direct selling of China in 1995 and 2005. Prof. Yang has been invited as guest speaker in different direct selling symposiums. He was the only Chinese scholars to join the Congress of Direct Selling in 1997 and 2005 and was named one of the "Top 21 Most Influential Individuals in China's Strategic Planning Sector" in 2000. In recent years, Prof. Yang focuses on the consultation work and studies of no-shop marketing and has published several popular books on that topic.