Australian Ambassador’s Award for Women in Leadership
This award is designed to celebrate and honour a woman who not only inspires others but has also proven herself a leader in her field. Opened to female alumni only, nominees may come from any sector, including business, government, non-profit and academia and should have demonstrated a commitment to the Australia-China community in China. All nominees should have made significant strides and accomplishments in their work life, either in the public or private sector. To view the finalists of other categories, please click HERE |
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Jiangli Di
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Salina Leung
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May Mei
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Ka Nim Yim |
Jiangli Di
Deputy Director and Researcher/Professor of the women and children’s health monitoring department of China Women and Health Centre of China CDC Griffith University Alumna Beijing based |
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As the deputy director and principle researcher for the Health Monitoring Department of China CDC’s National Women and Children’s Health Centre, Dr Di Jiangli has been an influential leader on protecting and promoting women’s health. She has designed, coordinated and implemented many significant large-scale national and international programs to advance women’s health, particularly for women from impoverished rural areas. For example, she has led “the National Cervical and Breast Cancer Control Program for Rural Areas”, the “National Women and Children’s Health Surveillance Program”, and the “Comprehensive Intervention for Maternal Anaemia for UNICEF”. She has been chief investigator for 28 national and international research projects leading to the development of over 30 national policies, guidelines and training materials on women’s health. Each has had far-reaching implications for women’s health. Di has published over 30 papers, 13 edited books, and served as an executive and editorial board member of 12 national government and professional committees. For her outstanding achievements, she has received eight awards. The most notable recent achievement is her contribution to planning and to the effective executing of successful COVID-19 response strategies in not one but three outbreak centres in Wuhan, Beijing and Xinjiang consecutively. 作为中国疾病预防控制中心妇幼保健中心妇幼健康监测室副主任,狄江丽组织实施了许多重大的国家级和国际大型项目和应用研究。例如 “中国农村妇女宫颈癌和乳腺癌检查项目”“中国妇幼健康监测项目”“联合国儿基会孕产妇贫血干预研究”等。作为第一或通讯作者发表中英文文章30篇,参与编辑书籍13本,作为国家级专家主要参与执笔的国家级相关政策文件、技术报告和培训教材等30余个。今年新冠肺炎爆发后,她积极参与到武汉、北京和新疆的一线抗疫工作中。由于她在提高中国妇女健康方面做出的重要贡献,她获得了国家卫健委和中国疾控中心等部门颁发的多项奖励。 |
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Salina Leung
Associate Director|CA, Priority Clients & Industries BD Leader, PricewaterhouseCoopers China Holding Limited University of Queensland Alumna Hong Kong based |
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May Mei
General Manager, Merrill Garderns Senior Care Management Shanghai Ltd. Co. Macquarie University Alumna Shanghai based |
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Mrs. Mei has 10 years profound experience in China senior living with 5 years management role leading a team from 10 persons to more than 200 persons in three high-end senior living communities and multiple operational consultation projects. Working with her team, Mrs Mei made Merrill Gardens into one of the most well-known and premium senior living brands in China. As a pioneer in localising the American Independent Living and Assisted Living model, practicing medical care integrated with senior living; and creating innovative senior living investment models. Mrs. Mei is a very respected model in China ‘s senior living industry. She is the Standing Director of the International Federation of Finance & Real Estate, and a Senior Technical Consultant for Zhiku Aged Care Research Institute, a Senior Consultant for Guangdong Elderly-Care Services Association. She is also a key member in the Amcham talking to the government about senior care standards and senior living supporting policies. Mrs. Mei continues to contribute to the improvement of Chinese seniors’ retirement life and a better environment for foreign enterprises to take up senior living businesses in China. Mrs. Mei serves as a member of Women’s Leadership in the Urban Land Institute (ULI) to share her growth and development as a women leader in the ULI and inspires young women to step up with solid professional knowledge and a resolute character. She is also a mentor of ACCESS Health International, an international non-profit organization to help new entrepreneurs to develop and be innovative in the senior living industry. 10年中国养老地产投资和运营管理经验,5年跨国企业的高层管理经验。从零开始参与组建中国团队,领导完成其所在公司美国魅力花园三个高端养老项目的落地和多个大型养老项目的顾问咨询工作。其领导的团队也由10人拓展到200人左右。在团队的共同努力下,魅力花园成为了中国知名的高端养老品牌。作为中国养老的先行者和践行者,梅雪艳领导完成了美国独立生活和协助生活等养老服务的中国本土化工作,并且创新和改善了养老产业的投资模型和医养结合服务模式。梅女士是公认的中国养老界的领袖人物之一。 梅雪艳是国际金融地产联盟常务理事,上海养老智库产业投资高级顾问专家,广东省养老服务业协会高级顾问专家,艾社康摩登乐龄项目导师,中国中医药学会康养分会会员,是政府制定多项养老规范和标准的专家组成员。梅女士也是美国商会的活跃成员,多次参与大型中美养老产业论坛,分享国外先进的养老运营和服务经验。 作为女性领导者,梅女士在公司内部,艾社康摩登乐龄和城市土地协会等场景中都与从业人员分享了其专业的知识和成功的经验,以激励大家尤其是女性领导人的领导力和创新精神,为中国养老产业的可持续发展做出了杰出贡献。 |
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Ka Nim Yim
Senior Vice President, Fox Networks Group RMIT University Alumna Hong Kong based |
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Ms Yim has over 20 years’ experience in the entertainment industry and is a highly influential leader in her field. Throughout her professional career, Ms Yim has worked towards promoting original Chinese content globally, through the production, marketing and distribution of mainland Chinese drama series and Greater Chinese films to the world. She has also worked to support and develop local creative talents in the entertainment industry – she recently led the launch of the first Fox Creative Lab in Asia, with the aim of cultivating new talent in Taiwan. In 2016 and 2017, Ms Yim was included in Variety’s Power of Women LA Impact Report alongside fellow female leaders in the entertainment industry. In the Report, Ms Yim was singled out for leading her team to develop local and regional content that speaks to a global audience. The Report also highlighted Ms Yim’s ground breaking work as an executive, noting that Ms Yim led on the development of a number of projects at a scale that had never before been seen in Asia. Ms Yim’s contributions as an executive and industry leader as well as a producer have helped to shape the film and television industry in China and beyond over the last decade, and she is a sought after and respected expert in the industry. |
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