Rachel was invited to be a seminar leader at the inaugural Ignite Academy Youth Conference during July 2016 in Guangzhou, China. She taught a course on “Economics in China: The Modern Silk Road” to a group of local high school students.
She was also invited by Ignite Academy to be a panelist at a special event on “The New Silk Road: Entrepreneurship and Innovation in China“ (新丝绸之路—中外高峰论坛) where she spoke on the role of Chinese women in leadership and as entrepreneurs.