Postponed | BET Festival Workshop: Creative Career Hacks

25 Nov 2025 10:00 - 13:00

As part of this year’s Best Emerging Talent Festival, we’re hosting a series of interactive workshops designed to equip young creatives with the strategies and tools they need to take their first steps into Shanghai’s dynamic creative industries.

Please kindly notice that this event has been postponed.

This year marks the fourth year that BritCham Shanghai’s Creative Industries & Marketing Committee is organising the Best Emerging Talent Festival. It’s an annual event designed to inspire and groom the next generation of creative professionals in Shanghai.

This year, the event will run a two-part series:

Tue, 25 Nov | BET Workshops on Creative Career Hacks
Thu, 27 Nov | BET Festival Lightning Talks with 8 amazing speakers

Led by agency leaders, HR/talent specialists, and experienced freelancers, participants will gain practical tips to help them stand out and succeed in today’s competitive environment.

Key Takeaways from the Workshops on 25 November:

How to build and present your personal brand
Freelancing in Shanghai: dos, don’ts, and survival tips
Maximising internships and early career opportunities
Networking strategies to get noticed by the right people
Practical guidance on CVs, portfolios, LinkedIn & Xiaohongshu profiles

Admission includes tea, coffee and finger food.

10:00 – 10:25 | Arrival & Registration
10:25 – 10:35 | Welcome Remarks & Introduction
10:35 – 10:55 | Workshop – Personal Branding for Job Seekers by Fiona Di, HR Business Partner, Senior Manager, Jaguar Land Rover
10:55 – 11:05 | Break
11:05 – 11:25 | Workshop – CV & Application Clinic by Lucia Wang, Team Manager, Procurement & Supply Chain Hays Shanghai
11:25 – 11:35 | Break
11:35 – 12:20 | Workshop – Mind Mapping for Job Interviews by Jessica Gleason, CEO, BrighterBeauty; Founder, Experiential Retail
12:20 – 12:30 | Workshop Wrap-up
12:30 – 13:00 | Networking

*The Chamber reserves the right to alter the above agenda at its sole discretion.

Disclaimer: By joining this event, you agree that photos, video, and audio recordings taken onsite may be publicly shared by the Chamber for promotional and communication purposes.

Notes:

In case of cancellation, please kindly note you must email the BritCham Shanghai Event staff eloise.zhang@britishchambershanghai.cn before 5 pm, 23 November. Due to the service charges of Glueup and online payment platforms, we can only partially refund up to 90% of your ticket price and payment will be processed within 14 days after the event via your original payment method. However, it is non-refundable for a cancellation request made beyond the above-mentioned timeframe.

Lucia Wang

Team Manager, Procurement & Supply Chain Hays Shanghai

As the leader of the Industrial Procurement & Supply Chain Recruitment team at Hays, Lucia specializes in connecting top-tier talent with leading organizations across key sectors—chemicals, machinery, energy, semiconductors, automotive and 3PL. She brings deep industry insights and a proven track record of delivering tailored recruitment solutions that drive operational excellence and sustainable growth.

Jessica Gleason

CEO, BrighterBeauty; Founder, Experiential Retail

CEO of BrighterBeauty and founder of Experiential Retail, Jessica is an experienced international executive with a passion for helping purpose driven brands scale with integrity. She is a 20-year veteran of Starbucks, where she held a variety of leadership roles as the company grew from 50 stores in the US to 55 countries globally, including being an early member of the International Team.

Driven by her fascination with the rapidly changing retail landscape, Jessica relocated to China and helped grow three iconic brands – Starbucks, The Walt Disney Company and Claire’s Accessories. She served as International COO for Zambero and Pacific Springboard. She currently serves as a advisor to Atiom, GloCoach and Cindy Reid Global Golf, and previously held board positions for The Planting Hope Company and Flave.

Based on her extensive experience in China, Jessica is a sought after throught leader and panelist on topics including The Future of Retail, China’s Retail & Restaurant Environments, Entreprenuership, Leadership and Branding. She regularly offers insights on the China market to clients and news organizations including Business of Fashion, Reuters, Bloomberg and Bloomberg’s Asia Trade.

Jessica is committed to helping organizations understand how to better engage with Chinese businesses and consumers globally. She serves an International Experience Abassador for the city of Shanghai. Recently recognized by IPWS with their Lifetime Achievement Award. Jessica works actively to advocate for placing women on executive boards and to increase access to funding for female founders, because the data shows it is just good business.

Fiona Di

HR Business Partner, Senior Manager, Jaguar Land Rover

Auto Industry, Machinery & Equipment Industry

BP Scope: Product Engineering, Procurement and Creative

15 years HR Working Experience

7 years in Jaguar Land Rover (including JV)

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