Zhongyu Cao

Pitching skills workshop; Networked with recruiters, graduates and local start-up owners.

Helped corporate and SME clients achieve cross-cultural communication and business development in meetings and trade fairs in China and UK.

Supported the team in due diligence, project-based analysing and reporting, continuous supervision (post-IPO) and brokerage services; Created PowerPoint for training and reporting purposes for the manager; attended client meetings.

Collected valuable news clues; Communicated with interviewees; Assisted journalists to conduct television interviews.

Case studies and workshops at Deutsche Bank, Bloomberg, PwC, EY, Walt Disney and Unilever; Networked with Durham alumni and other professionals.

Support the team in due diligence and preparation of pitch materials; Attended training sessions and workshops for corporate banking.

Analysed investment opportunities the company offers; Created PowerPoint decks; Presented clients investment plans based on their financial situations and objectives in simulations.

Provided specialised retail banking products and services to local small business owners; Provided support to existed clients; cold calls and visits.

International Joint Venture (74%); Product Design and Development Management; Global Business Environment; Collaborative Product Design; Technology Management; Financial Analysis and Control Management; Dissertation: Outward foreign direct investment and technology transfer.

Financial Engineering (achieved 74%); Accounting; Economics; Econometrics; Corporate Finance; Dissertation: Stock prices and specific events (65%).