Dr Kai-Fu Lee is the Chairman & CEO of Sinovation Ventures and President of Sinovation Ventures Artificial Intelligence Institute. He is regarded as one of the preeminent technology investors in China and is an authority on the global technology industry.
Prior to founding Sinovation Ventures in 2009, Dr Lee was the Vice President of Google, President of Google China. Previously, he held senior executive positions at Microsoft, SGI, and Apple.
Dr Lee received his Bachelor degree from Computer Science from Columbia University, and Ph.D. from Carnegie Mellon University. He has Honorary Doctorate Degrees from the City University of Hong Kong and Carnegie Mellon University. He is also a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), was the Vice Chairman of the Committee of 100, an elite group of Chinese Americans and previously deemed one of the 100 most influential people in the world by TIME Magazine. Dr Lee has authored ten US patents and over one hundred journal and conference papers. He's also an author of seven top-selling books in Chinese and has over 50 million followers online.
Given his longstanding US-Sino technology career, current vantage point with deep structural understanding of innovation in Asia and his expertise on the future of Artificial Intelligence, he is in an excellent position to provide valuable insight on this fascinating topic
Reference articles:
• Recent New York Times Op-Ed: "The Real Threat of Artificial Intelligence"
• TIME 100: "Kai-Fu Lee by Arianna Huffington"
• Quartz (video): "A famous venture capitalist predicts big banks will fall first to artificial intelligence"
• Forbes:"China's AI Advantage: Why Google China's Founder Sees The U.S. Losing Its Edge"
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