LUCY JIN

Partnerships Associate

Lucy Jin was born in Shanghai and grew up in Australia since 7 years old. She has deep experience in Financial Services with a career spanning across Strategy, Transformation, Sales and Operations. She is currently an Executive Manager at Westpac Banking Corporation leading the Strategy and Planning Team in Global Operations.

She is an entrepreneurial spirited individual who is passionate in leveraging her muti-disciplinary and multi-cultural background to positively impact the future through partnerships and collaboration. Her key areas of interest include trade, investment, art, sustainability, technology, and education.

In her spare time, she enjoys travelling, sports and learning about new technologies. She speaks four languages including English, Mandarin, Japanese and Korean.

MATTHEW WARR

Partnership Associate

Matthew Warr’s professional and educational background has revolved around China and the Australia-China relationship for the past fifteen years.

Matthew is a Legal Consultant at Zhong Lun Law Firm in Guangzhou, where he works with a team of Chinese lawyers to provide legal advice and services to foreign companies doing business in or with China. Matthew also served as a Board Director of the Australian Chamber of Commerce (AustCham) South China from 2017 to 2023, a role which involved working with leading executives from Australia and China to connect, inform and advocate on behalf of Australian businesses in South China, and advance the overall Australia-China business and economic relationship.

Matthew first became involved with ACYD as a delegate at the 10th dialogue held in Shanghai in 2019. He was Logistics Manager for the 13th dialogue held in Chengdu in 2023, and is excited to contribute again as Partnerships Associate for the 14th dialogue held this year in Adelaide.

Matthew holds a Bachelor of Global Studies (with a major in Legal Studies) and a Bachelor of Business (Honours) in Management from the University of Technology, Sydney (UTS), as well as an MBA from Peking University HSBC Business School in Shenzhen. Matthew was a recipient of a Prime Minister’s Australia-Asia Endeavour Award Scholarship in 2014 and a BHP Billiton Australia-China Scholarship in 2017. He is fluent in Mandarin Chinese.

Amber Ziye Wang

Delegate Selection Associate

Amber Ziye Wang is the Senior Public Affairs Officer at the Australian embassy in Beijing. A former journalist and researcher, Amber found her passion for the bilateral relationship when she was an international student in Melbourne. Starting her career covering topical issues relevant to the Chinese diaspora, she has since reported for many publications on China particularly in the areas of politics, cyberspace and international education, and has conducted in-depth research for a few Australian think tanks. Amber was also the President of Australia China Youth Association Beijing chapter and is deeply passionate about youth engagement.