Dr. Hassan Daud Butt, Pakistani, was born in 1970 and received his Ph.D. in management from Bahria University. He is currently the Honorary Director of the Center for BRI and Regional Studies, a member of the Academic Committee at Global Governance Institution (GGI) in Beijing, China, CEO of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Board of Investment and Trade (KP-BOIT) and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Special Economic Zone Authority (KP-SEZA). He served as a diplomat at the Pakistani Embassy in China and as Project Director of the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Project. His main research areas are Chinese culture and management strategies, international projects management, risk management, SEZs management and regulations, SME development, and cross-cultural leadership. He is fluent in English and Urdu, and Chinese can be used as a working language.