Dr Olivia Feng

Founder and CEO

Dr Feng founded the ICAN Future Star with the vision to utilise her research skills and business intuition to make a positive impact to the world. She oversees the R&D and business development of the company.

She has gained an Interdisciplinary PhD in Behavioural Accounting from the Adam Smith Business School at University of Glasgow. She is an Enterprise Fellow at the Royal Society of Edinburgh. She was the president for the Glasgow Chinese Students & Scholars Association and has worked in the financial services sector in both London and Glasgow.

She is very much into fitness and personal development. Apart from working on her start-up, she can be found in the squash court and socialising with her friends.

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Dr Yunjia Li

Chief Operating Officer

Dr Yunjia Li co-founded Synote with Prof. Mike Wald. Synote is a spin-off company from the University of Southampton which provided an affordable solution to make lecture videos accessible by providing transcripts, collaborative edting and video printout. He was awarded a Royal Academy of Engineering Enterprise fellowship in 2016. He also was a research fellow at the University of Southampton where he participated in a number EU H2020 and Innovate UK projects on open data, big data and accessibility.

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Yoyu

Product development and UX

Yoyu was the founding designer to the hugely popular Chinese card game – Legends of the Three Kingdoms. The company has made £10million in revenue in 2010. She has made a successful exit from her first start-up. Yoyu has over 8 years of industry experience in UI and UX design and a deep knowledge about Chinese consumer market.

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Peter Budd

Sales and fundraising

Mr. Peter Budd serves as Chairman of Arup Scotland and leads Arup's Global Aviation Business. Mr. Budd serves as Vice Chairman of China-Britain Business Council. He has worked in Africa, the Middle East, East Asia and the USA, and involved in the planning and design of airports globally. He serves as Director at Ove Arup & Partners International Ltd. He Chairs the Airports Advisory Council which advises the British Government on matters relating to export policy in the sector. Mr. Budd is a Fellow of the 48 Group Club, an independent business network committed to promoting positive relations with China. He is a professional Civil/ Structural Engineer.

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Nicola Parry

UK sales and marketing

Nicola Parry has over 15 years experience in marketing and sales in Fortune 500 companies. Her expertise is: creative digital marketing and events, generate business opportunities through large scale events, and experience of recruitment within HE sector.

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