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Mr. Alan Curtis, our Chairperson of the Board of Directors and an Independent Director, is an American public policy expert. Mr. Curtis served as a public safety advisor to Presidents Lyndon B. Johnson and Jimmy Carter. Since 1968, Mr. Curtis has served on the National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders, known as the Kerner Commission. In 1969, Mr. Curtis was appointed as an Assistant Director of Crimes of Violence task force on President Lyndon B. Johnson's National Commission on the Causes and Prevention of Violence. Between 1977 and 1981, Mr. Curtis served as Executive Director of President Jimmy Carter's Urban and Regional Policy Group and as an Urban Policy Advisor to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. In 1981, Mr. Curtis was named as Founding President and Chief Executive Officer of the Milton S. Eisenhower Foundation, which identifies, funds, evaluates, and builds evidence-based programs for disadvantaged American youth and families. In 2018, Mr. Curtis published a book titled Healing Our Divided Society: Investing in America Fifty Years after the Kerner Report, in which Mr. Curtis proposed evidence-based policies for employment, education, housing, community development, and criminal justice. Mr. Curtis holds an A.B. in Economics from Harvard, a M.Sc. in Economics from the University of London, and a Ph.D. in Criminology and Urban Policy from the University of Pennsylvania. Since November 2022, Mr. Alan Curtis has served as the Chairperson of the Board of Directors of the Company.

Mr. Shi Qiu, our Chief Executive Officer and Director, is an entrepreneur with extensive experience in corporate management and business innovation in various industries, such as the media, fintech, and blockchain industries. From September 2015 to May 2018, Mr. Qiu co-founded and served as a Vice President of Newstyle Media Group, which received strategic investments from certain well-known technology companies in the PRC. Newstyle Media Group produced a popular Asian TV series The Untamed, which is currently available worldwide on the online streaming platform Netflix. From June 2018 to October 2018, Mr. Qiu served as the Head of Blockchain Business of North Mining Limited. Mr. Qiu then served as the Vice-General Manager of Ningbo Saimeinuo Supply Chain Management Ltd. from November 2018 until 2021. From November 2021 until November 2022, Mr. Qiu served as the Chief Technology Officer (the CTO) of Singularity Future Technology (NASDAQ:SGLY). Mr. Qiu received a Bachelor's Degree in Risk Management and Actuary from Zhejiang University and a Master's Degree in Government Management and Public Policy from Tsinghua University. Since May 2022, Mr. Qiu has served as the Chief Executive Officer and Director of the Company.

Peter Nobel joined the Board in August 2025. Mr. Peter Nobel, our Independent Director, currently serves as Chairman of the Nobel Sustainability Trust Foundation. Mr. Nobel holds a Master of Science degree in Materials Science and Engineering from the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) in Stockholm, Sweden. He has extensive executive leadership experience across multiple industrial sectors, including heat exchange technology, clean energy, and advanced manufacturing. Throughout his career, Mr. Nobel has served in senior executive and management roles, including positions at globally recognized companies such as Alfa Laval and SWEP International, where he was responsible for sales and marketing, research and development, and production operations. He has led international business expansion initiatives and driven technological innovation in global industrial markets. Mr. Nobel is also an experienced entrepreneur and inventor, having co-founded several clean technology companies focused on thermal energy systems and water purification technologies. He holds patents related to heat exchange systems and water treatment solutions. In addition, Mr. Nobel has extensive experience advising boards and senior management teams of companies across multiple jurisdictions, including Japan and Hong Kong, with a focus on strategic development, operational optimization, and international market expansion. Mr. Peter Nobel has served as an Independent Director of the Company since August 2025.

Mr. Hui Cheng, our Independent Director, is an entrepreneur in the internet and financial technology industry. From 2016 to 2018, Mr. Cheng worked at IDG Capital, a venture capital investment firm, as an Investment Associate. From 2018 to 2019, Mr. Cheng worked at Qudian Group (NYSE:QD), a financial technology service company in China, as a Special Assistant to the Chief Executive Officer, responsible for business globalization. From 2019 to 2022, Mr. Cheng worked for Kuaishou Technology (SEHK:01024), a live streaming services and online marketing services provider, responsible for Kuaishou Technology's global operation, including marketing and localization operations in Latin America and Southeast Asia. Mr. Cheng holds a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Science in Management from Tsinghua University. Since November 2022, Mr. Hui Cheng has served as an Independent Director of the Company.

Mr. Yukuan Zhang, our Chief Financial Officer, has more than 10 years of experience in audit, consulting, investment, financing, and enterprise management. In 2012, Mr. Zhang worked as a settlement specialist in the Settlement Management Center of Suning Group (SZ002024). From January 2013 to August 2013, Mr. Zhang worked at Shanghui Accounting Firm as an auditor. From October 2013 to August 2015, Mr. Zhang worked at Beijing Daotong Fangyuan Certified Public Accountants as a manager. From October 2015 to April 2019, Mr. Zhang worked at Beijing Xinghua Certified Public Accountants as a senior manager, responsible for audits of Chinese companies in various sectors, such as culture and media, manufacturing, internet, software services, tourism, real estate, education, and catering. From May 2019 to February 2020, Mr. Zhang served as a senior manager at Tianjiu Happiness Holding Group Co., Ltd., a business incubation group. From March 2020 to June 2021, Mr. Zhang served as the Chief Financial Officer at Beijing Swish Technology Co., Ltd., an internet e-commerce platform company. From July 2021 until November 13, 2022, Mr. Zhang served as the Chief Accountant of the Company and has served as Chief Financial Officer of the Company since November 2022. Mr. Zhang obtained a bachelor's degree in Management with a major in Accounting from Harbin University of Commerce. Mr. Zhang was certified as a Certified Public Accountant in China in 2015.