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Honorary Dean
Consulting Professor at the Design Institute, School of Engineering, Stanford University
Barry Katz is an advisory professor at the Design Institute of the School of Engineering, Stanford University, and a professor of Industrial Design at the California College of the Arts. He served as the first researcher at IDEO, a world-leading design and innovation consulting firm. He is the author of seven books, including Change by Design co-written with designer Tim Brown. He received his education at McGill University in Montreal and the London School of Economics and Political Science, and earned his Doctor of Philosophy degree from the University of California.
Honorary Chairman
Chairman of Palo Alto Investment Management Company
Professor Paul McKent has taught at Stanford University for many years. He currently serves as Chairman of Palo Alto Investment Management Company, Secretary-General of the Stanford Angel Investment Fund, and Chief Financial Officer of the Global Green Development Alliance. He has long been engaged in hedge fund investment management, founded two mutual funds, and once served as President of Optimization Technology. He graduated from Stanford University with a Doctor of Philosophy in Engineering Economics.
Chairman of the Board
Adjunct Professor at the University of California, Berkeley, UCLA and Stanford University
A distinguished pioneer in the integration of financial technology and artificial intelligence in the United States, with over 25 years of extensive fintech experience on Wall Street. He has held senior positions such as Deputy President and Director in renowned international financial institutions, including Ernst & Young Global Consulting, the third-largest bank on Wall Street, and Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ. Additionally, he serves as an eminent adjunct professor at multiple prestigious universities across the United States, majorly teaching courses in data science and quantitative finance. His representative publications include Practical Financial Data Science and Artificial Intelligence and Python Applications in Quantitative Investment.
President
Former Senior Engineer/Scientist at IBM's Aramond Research Center
Engaged in the R&D and engineering practice of digital technology products in Silicon Valley, USA for a long time. Served as a Senior Engineer/Scientist at IBM Almaden Research Center for over two decades, with research interests covering artificial intelligence, cloud computing, blockchain, big data storage and other fields. As an outstanding campus ambassador bridging industry, academia and research, he has consistently offered professional elective courses for Chinese and American universities every year, and has repeatedly received commendation letters and medals issued by the President of the United States.
Honorary Chairman of the Board
A seasoned investor specializing in Venture Capital (VC) and Private Equity (PE), holding an MBA degree from Harvard University. He has long served as the General Partner of multiple venture capital and private equity funds, boasting extensive experience in the field of technology startup investment. He has participated in the founding and development of more than 25 companies, raising over 2 billion US dollars in total equity and debt financing for enterprises. Having acted as the General Partner for 14 venture capital and private equity funds, his investment portfolio covers a wide range of growth-stage enterprises, with numerous successful IPO listings and M&A exits completed.
International Education and Exchange
Thomas C. Peng, Ph.D. is a scholar of AI governance and global higher education strategy whose work examines the intersection of artificial intelligence, institutional design, and cross-border collaboration. Based in Silicon Valley, his research engages with the evolving AI ecosystem surrounding Stanford and the broader Bay Area, focusing on AI safety, regulatory frameworks, and the societal implications of advanced AI systems.
Chief Data Scientist
Researcher at the Department of Computer Science and Technology, University of Cambridge, UK, and Deputy Director of the Cambridge AI Ecosystem Centre
Researcher at the Department of Computer Science and Technology, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom, and Deputy Director of the Cambridge AI Ecosystem Centre. Former Member of the Professorial Appraisal Committee and Chair at Saïd Business School, University of Oxford, and Visiting Professor at the Institute for Innovation, University of London. From 2021 to 2024, he consecutively served as a specially appointed AI expert consultant for the United Nations, taking charge of data science strategy and governance, AI algorithms, data modelling and large-scale data analysis.
CEO, BCG Germany
He currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer of the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and is a member of the firm’s Executive Committee and Operations Committee. Previously, he held the position of Chairman of BCG Central Eastern Europe and the Middle East, overseeing the overall business development and strategic planning for the region. Since joining BCG in 1997, Christoph has long supported clients across healthcare, private equity and various other industries. He has led and participated in numerous large-scale transformation projects, covering the application of Artificial Intelligence/Generative AI (AI/GenAI), corporate growth strategies, mergers and acquisitions (M&A), as well as post-merger integration. Under his leadership, BCG has significantly strengthened its capabilities in artificial intelligence and the broader technology sector, including the launch of BCG X, the firm’s technology building and design platform, which further accelerates corporate digital transformation and innovative development.
Chairman, Advisory Board
He engaged in high-energy physics research in his early years and holds educational backgrounds from the University of Science and Technology of China, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and Stony Brook University, State University of New York in the United States. He completed his postdoctoral research at Stanford University. He once served as a senior researcher at the U.S. Department of Energy National Laboratory, studying under Dr. Claudio Pellegrini, the inventor of free electron lasers, and Professor Chen Ning Yang. He has held key positions including Project CTO at Lockheed Martin Corporation, Chief Architect of Hitachi America R&D Division, and Enterprise Transformation Architect at IBM.
Managing Partner
Currently serving as the Managing Partner of NClude Capital, she holds an MBA degree from Rice University, known as the "Harvard of the South". She focuses on venture capital in the fields of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and E-commerce, dedicated to discovering and supporting innovative enterprises with high growth potential. She mainly focuses on early-stage and growth-stage projects, especially companies that drive business model innovation, improve operational efficiency or reshape consumer experiences through AI technology. She possesses in-depth insights into cross-border e-commerce, intelligent supply chains, digital marketing technologies and platform-based business models.
Endowed Professor
Endowed Professor at Saint Mary's University and Director of the China EMBA Program. He has long been committed to the applied research and practice of artificial intelligence (AI) technology in the fields of finance and investment, with a core focus on the integration and development of AI in asset management, quantitative investment, risk control and fintech innovation. He boasts in-depth research experience and profound industry insights in AI-driven financial decision-making, data analysis and investment strategy optimization. As the leader of the EMBA program, he actively promotes exchanges in business education between China and the West, builds an international learning platform, and helps senior corporate executives understand and apply AI technologies to enhance organizational competitiveness and strategic decision-making capabilities.
Chief Marketing and Strategy Officer of GE HealthCare (Germany)
Currently serving as Chief Marketing & Strategy Officer at GE HealthCare (Germany), he oversees the global marketing strategy and business growth for corporate and artificial intelligence (AI) product portfolios. With over 19 years of international experience in medical technology, marketing and strategic management, he has held key positions in management consulting firms and multinational corporations, focusing on brand strategy, go-to-market planning, business model innovation and sales efficiency improvement. Having worked across Europe, the United States and Asia, he boasts profound cross-cultural leadership capabilities and a global vision. Within the GE Healthcare system, he has long promoted the integration of digital healthcare and AI technologies in clinical and commercial fields, committed to enhancing medical efficiency and patient care quality through innovative solutions. He holds an MBA degree from the world-renowned NYU Stern School of Business.
Founder of StackAI
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence, 2018 – 2022 Founder of StackAI, core member of a Y Combinator (YC) incubated enterprise, and PhD holder from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He focuses on the development and implementation of enterprise-grade artificial intelligence platforms, and is committed to advancing the large-scale adoption of AI Agents in real-world business scenarios. StackAI, founded by him, has been listed in Y Combinator's "Global Top 100 AI Startups". Centered on building robust enterprise-level AI platforms, the company helps organizations automate complex business workflows and seamlessly integrate artificial intelligence into existing systems, so as to boost operational efficiency, reduce repetitive work and unlock business value. He boasts profound expertise and extensive experience in technology and product development, covering generative AI, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), full-stack engineering, infrastructure architecture and other fields. He leads the team to develop production-ready AI tools and comprehensive solutions for enterprise needs.
Senior Vice President of Dionach
Current Senior Vice President (SVP) and Head of Cybersecurity at Dionach, based in Oxford, UK. He takes overall charge of the formulation, advancement and implementation of corporate cybersecurity strategies, risk management and customer solutions. He boasts extensive international experience in the fields of cybersecurity and financial services. He once served as a Cybersecurity Client Executive at IBM, focusing on delivering high-end security consulting services and tailored solutions for clients in the financial industry, covering core areas including risk control, compliance management and security architecture optimization. Prior to that, he held the long-term position of VP, Cyber Risk at Dionach, leading cyber risk assessment and protection programs to help enterprises tackle the increasingly sophisticated cyber threat landscape. He demonstrates outstanding leadership and cross-regional collaboration capabilities.
President of Cambridge Neuroscience
Mr. Keys has successfully expanded the business scale to an all-time high revenue level, achieved a remarkable EBITDA turnaround from loss to profit, and delivered sustained profitability for the first time. He effectively strengthened overall financial performance by improving gross profit margins and enhancing cash flow generation capabilities. Meanwhile, he took full charge of profit and loss (P&L) management, covering budget formulation, financial forecasting and the establishment of financial control systems. He formulated and implemented a long-term development strategy centered on sustainable growth, with a focus on boosting operational resilience and corporate governance standards. He led the reconstruction of core technology platforms, successfully upgraded the e-commerce system to a modern and scalable architecture built around Shopify and Recharge, completely resolved long-standing technical debt, and laid a solid foundation for sustainable growth in the future.
Special Research Fellow
Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA Charterholder) with extensive experience in investment research and asset management. He graduated from Yale School of Management with a Master of Business Administration (MBA), majoring in investment management and finance. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Finance from Boston College Carroll School of Management and graduated Magna Cum Laude. He once served as a senior sell-side analyst at a well-known Wall Street securities research institution, long engaged in industry research, equity analysis and investment strategy formulation, boasting in-depth capital market research expertise. Actively involved in academic teaching, he has worked as an Adjunct Professor at several prestigious universities in the San Francisco Bay Area, delivering courses on finance, investment analysis and capital markets, and committing to integrating practical Wall Street experience with academic theories.
AI R&D
A senior technical expert in the fields of artificial intelligence, advanced control engineering, and clean energy system optimization. He earned his Doctor of Engineering degree from Huazhong University of Science and Technology in 1996 and a doctoral degree in systems engineering from a prestigious private university in the United States in 2000. He has worked for world-leading industrial corporations including Motorola, Alstom, and General Electric. He is a Fellow of the International Society of Automation and has previously served as Vice President and Chair of the Power Division of the International Society of Automation.
AI Cybersecurity Expert
Senior Expert and Mentor in Cybersecurity and AI Risk Management at Stanford University. He has long served as an adjunct professor at multiple Silicon Valley universities including California University of Science and Technology, teaching courses such as information security, AI security governance, cyber risk management, privacy protection and AI ethics. He upholds the educational philosophy of "enabling AI to better serve humanity and endowing technological wisdom with greater warmth".
Machine Learning
Holds a Bachelor of Electronics from Peking University, a Doctor of Physics from Boston University, and an MBA from the University of California, Berkeley. He has long been engaged in quantitative investment and mathematical risk modeling on Wall Street, with profound expertise in the application of machine learning and big data modeling in the financial industry. He has repeatedly taught financial engineering courses as well as machine learning and AI decision-making courses for business managers at Stanford University and the University of California, Berkeley.
AI Compliance
A senior professional with over 20 years of experience in the banking and FinTech sectors. He has held positions at renowned institutions including Wells Fargo, JPMorgan Chase (formerly First Republic Bank), and SOFI fintech company. He boasts in-depth practical expertise in financial services, compliance management, and fintech innovation, with a long-term focus on risk control, regulatory compliance, and the digital transformation of financial businesses. He holds Master of Business Administration (MBA) and Master of Science (M.S.) degrees, completed advanced graduate courses in compliance at Emory University, and finished artificial intelligence-related studies at Stanford University.
China Partner and Executive Director, Silicon Valley Academy of Artificial Intelligence
China Partner and Executive Director, Silicon Valley Academy of Artificial Intelligence Currently serving as Co-Chairman of the US-Asia-Europe Association, President of Standard Power Group, Co-founder of SPG Capital, and Partner of USAE Global Corporate Listing.
executive partner
Chairman and CEO of Zhejiang Oracle Supercode Technology Co., Ltd.
Bachelor of Law from Peking University, MBA from Zhejiang University, qualified National Lawyer, and Vice Chairman of China Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Association. He serves as the Chairman of the Guangxi Chamber of Commerce Alliance in the Yangtze River Delta Region. He was awarded the "CCPWD Annual Entrepreneur" in 2019, elected as the Executive Vice Chairman of Zhejiang Democratic Parties Enterprise Rural Revitalization Promotion Association and honored as an "Outstanding Private Entrepreneur of Guangxi" in 2021, and elected as a Member of the Standing Committee of Hangzhou Municipal Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and awarded the title of "Outstanding Entrepreneur of Zhejiang Province" in 2022.
AI Traceability Expert
Executive President of Zhejiang Oracle Supercode Technology Co., Ltd., renowned AI traceability expert. She serves as a member of the Data Standard Technical Committee of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of China, and has been honored as one of Zhejiang's Top 10 Pioneers in Digital Rural Development and Zhejiang Businesswoman of the Year. She led the development of the "Zhenong Code", which has become the unified service portal for digital agriculture and rural development in Zhejiang Province. As a member of the Data Standard Technical Committee of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, she participated in the research and development of the "Quannong Code" big data system for agriculture, rural areas and farmers. She has led her team to provide digital solutions for more than 500 government institutions nationwide. Additionally, she is a visiting MBA professor at Zhejiang University.
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