Young Leader Award

She was made a trade leader at 28 and pregnant

The winner of the Young Leader category in the Women in Leadership awards has honed her leadership skills straddling two vastly different cultures and Australia’s most important trade relationship.

Jessica SierNorth Asia correspondent

Jun 24, 2024 – 5.00am

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Stephanie Smith has noticed her career in China has come full circle.

As a young intern at the Australian Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai, falling in love with the bright lights of China’s most modern city, she lived in her godmother’s apartment in the Changning District.

Jessica Sier is the North Asia Correspondent for The Australian Financial Review. She is based in Tokyo, Japan. Jessica has previously written on technology, global capital markets and economics.