康博尚 Jean Kany

Jean Kany has a diverse work experience spanning various industries and roles. From 2003 to 2003, Jean worked as a door-to-door salesman for Southwestern Advantage. In 2007, they joined Lion Travel Service Co., Ltd as the SIT dept Manager, overseeing marketing, strategy, and managing 7 product managers. Jean then moved on to become the TV Host for an Adventure Travel TV show in Taiwan for Sanlih Entertainment Television in 2011. Later in 2011, they started their own company, JKB International, where they served as the CEO and organized international travel events with a budget of up to 17.5 million euros. From 2011 to 2016, Jean held multiple positions at JKB International. In 2016, they joined Lion Travel Service Co., Ltd as the Director Product & Marketing North-America, managing the East-Coast MICE and Series tours operations. 康博尚 also founded Ekitt Technologies Ltd in 2015, a start-up offering an O2O service through a mobile app and international network. Moving on, in 2017 Jean joined CITCON as Vice President, initially serving as the General Manager for Retail and Global Sales, responsible for achieving key success in retail space and managing global enterprise accounts. 康博尚 then took on the role of Vice President Head of Merchant Operations Excellence, where they reviewed and enhanced all merchant-related operations. Finally, Jean worked at Merchant Advisory Group since 2018 as a Member and Speaker, learning about payments and contributing through webinars, conferences, and panels.

康博尚 Jean Kany's education history begins in 2001 when they attended ESSCA, where they earned a Master's degree in Mass Retail Marketing. From 2004 to 2005, they participated in a Master Exchange program at the National Sun Yat-Sen University, focusing on Management. In 2010, they enrolled in Lion Travel Academy and completed the Lion Travel Talents-Managers program, which involved taking EMBA courses adapted to the travel industry.

In terms of additional certifications, Jean Kany obtained a certification in Bitcoin and Cryptocurrencies from the University of California, Berkeley in February 2021. In April 2019, they obtained a certification in Introduction to FinTech from The University of Hong Kong. In April 2016, they obtained a certification in ChinaX, Part 1: Political and Intellectual Foundations: From the Sage Kings to Confucius and the Legalists from Harvard University. Lastly, in August 2011, they completed EMBA case studies related to the Travel Industry, from the National Taiwan University EMBA program at LION TRAVEL SERVICE CO., LTD, as part of their Lion Travel Academy education.