Sander Tideman, LL.M.,University of Utrecht, University of London and Chinese Language and Culture, Taiwan National Normal University served as Chief Representative of ABN AMRO Bank in Beijing, China (1990-1995) and as Vice President of Structured Export Finance for ABN AMRO Bank in Amsterdam (1995-1998). As consultant he has focused on sustainability and development finance, advising on projects for the World Bank, UNDP, governments and private companies. He is a founder and executive chairman of Spirit in Business, a network, promoting ethics and values in the business world, and a co-founder of the Gross International Happiness Network. Among his publications are Doing Business in China (in Dutch) Walburg Press, 1996 and Compassion or Competition; A Discussion on Human Values in Business and Economics, Asoka 2000, co-authored with H.H. the Dalai Lama.

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