Dr. Raphaela Oliver is CEO of Swissnex in China and Head of the Science, Technology and Education Office at the Swiss Embassy in Beijing. She brings over 14 years of experience across academia, entrepreneurship and global technology companies, including Alibaba Group, Ant Group and Amazon. She previously conducted research across Asia for the Swiss National Science Foundation and founded and successfully exited a startup in Hong Kong. She holds a PhD from the University of St. Gallen and advances Swiss–Chinese collaboration in education, research and innovation.