Lecturers

ATFP brings together academics, entrepreneurs, investors, industrial leaders, and technology specialists to support cross-sector learning in artificial intelligence and frontier technologies.

Academic Leadership

Yi MA

Director, HKU Musketeers Foundation Institute of Data Science; Director, HKU School of Computing and Data Science

Zexiang LI

Colin Lam Ko Yin Professor of Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

Academic Speakers

Bo AN

President’s Chair Professor; Professor of Computer Science; Co-Director, Artificial Intelligence Research Institute, Nanyang Technological University

Marcelo H. ANG JR.

Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering; affiliated with the Advanced Robotics Centre, National University of Singapore

Shaojin CHAI

Assistant Professor, Department of International Relations, University of Sharjah

Wai-Yin CHAN, Esther

Associate Dean of Student Affairs, Centre of Development and Resources for Students, HKU; Director, Centre for Safe Medication Practice and Research; and Co-Director, Centre for Health AI Research and Translation, HKU Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine

David F. DEMAREST

Lecturer, Stanford Graduate School of Business; former Vice President for Public Affairs, Stanford University

Lizhong DING

Professor, Beijing Institute of Technology

Zhengxiao GUO

Chair of Chemistry and Materials Science, Department of Chemistry, HKU

Joshua HO

Assistant Dean (Innovation and Technology Transfer), HKU Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine

Chao HUANG

Member, HKU Musketeers Foundation Institute of Data Science; Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science, HKU School of Computing and Data Science

Kaibin HUANG

Professor and Head, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, HKU

Guido W. IMBENS

The Applied Econometrics Professor, Emeritus; Professor of Economics; 2021 Nobel laureate in Economic Sciences, Stanford University

Wei JIA

Vivian Taam Wong Professor in Integrative Medicine; Chair Professor, Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy, HKU

Dong-Yan JIN

Clara and Lawrence Fok Professor in Precision Medicine; Senior Associate Dean, Graduate School; Associate Director (Grants and Collaborations), School of Biomedical Sciences, HKU

David Kuo Chuen LEE

Founding Chairman, Global FinTech Institute; Professor, Singapore University of Social Sciences; Visiting Professor, National University of Singapore

Mingjiang LI

Associate Professor and Provost’s Chair in International Relations; Associate Dean (Academic Affairs), S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University

Shengcai LIAO

Associate Professor, Department of Computer and Network Engineering, United Arab Emirates University

Chen LIN

Vice-President and Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Business), HKU

Hongbin LIU

Director, Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics, Hong Kong Institute of Science & Innovation, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Ping LUO

Member, HKU Musketeers Foundation Institute of Data Science; Professor, HKU School of Computing and Data Science

Feng PAN

Chair Professor, School of Advanced Materials, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School

Marc POULIN

Acting President; Associate Professor of Operations Management, Abu Dhabi School of Management

Xiang QIAN

Stanford Medicine Endowed Director; Clinical Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine; Clinical Professor by courtesy, Department of Neurosurgery, Stanford University School of Medicine

David SROLOVITZ

Dean of Engineering, HKU

Kwong-Hang TAM, Paul

Chair Professor and Vice-President (Academic), Macau University of Science and Technology

Yi TAN

Associate Professor, Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University

Nader VAHDATI

Associate Professor and Associate Chair (Graduate Studies), Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering, Khalifa University

Constance VAN HORNE

Director of International Affairs and Executive Development; Associate Professor of Management, Abu Dhabi School of Management

Han WANG

Associate Head (New Initiative), Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, HKU

Yang WANG

Vice-President and Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Institutional Advancement), HKU

Tsz Kei WU, Joseph

Sir Robert Kotewall Professor in Public Health, School of Public Health, HKU

Ning XI

Head, Department of Data and Systems Engineering; Chair Professor of Robotics and Automation; Director, Advanced Technologies Institute, HKU

Yuan XIE

Fang Professor of Engineering; Chair Professor, Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering; Director, Institute of Integrated Circuits and Systems, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

Li YAN

Senior Lecturer, Nanyang Business School; Director, China Executive Education, Nanyang Technological University

Hongxia YANG

Associate Dean, Faculty of Computing and Mathematical Sciences; Executive Director of the Academy for AI, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Peidong YANG

S. K. and Angela Chan Distinguished Professor of Energy; Professor of Chemistry and Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Berkeley

Xiaobo YIN

Vice-President and Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Global) (Interim), HKU

Yang YOU

Presidential Young Professor, National University of Singapore

Guangjun YU

Associate Dean (Hospital Affairs), School of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen

Yizhou YU

Chair Professor, School of Computing and Data Science, HKU

Nan ZHANG

Associate Professor; Chair, Institute Affairs Committee, Institute of Foreign-related Rule of Law, China University of Political Science and Law

Qian ZHANG

Tencent Professorship in Engineering; Director, Guangzhou HKUST Fok Ying Tung Research Institute; Chair Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

Qingpeng ZHANG

Member, HKU Musketeers Foundation Institute of Data Science; Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy, HKU

Joey Tianyi ZHOU

Principal Research Scientist; Deputy Director, Centre for Frontier AI Research, Agency for Science, Technology and Research

Jingwei ZUO

Principal Researcher, Technology Innovation Institute

Gim Hee LEE

Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science; Head, Computer Vision and Machine Learning Group, National University of Singapore

Industry Specialists

Mansour Abduljabbar AL SAYEGH

Chairman, Abu Dhabi Youth Business Council

Yu CHENG

Founding Partner, M23 Capital

Ruoli DAI, Tristan

Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Noitom Robotics

Li FAN

Chief Technology and AI Officer, Circle

Sheng FU

Chairman and CEO, Cheetah Mobile

Jiadong GONG

Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, CATL International R&D Institute

Xiaodong HE

Director, JD Explore Academy

Xiaodi HOU

Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Bot Auto

Dan HU

Vice-President, Middle East and Africa, Tencent Cloud; former CEO, G42 Cloud; former General Manager, Alibaba Cloud Middle East and Africa

Mawande JABBAR-KILE

Chief Executive Officer, Fatima Bint Mohamed Initiative

Dongsheng LI

Founder & CEO, TCL Technology

Qiang LI

Chairman, Xiamen Hongxin Elctronics Technology Group Inc.

Xinjun LIANG

Co-founder and former Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Fosun International

Dahua LIN

Co-Founder, Executive Director, Chief Scientist, and Executive Vice President, SenseTime

Da LIU

Managing Director, CR-CP Life Science Fund

Kerui MIN

Legal Representative, MetaSota

James (Kayliang) ONG

Founder and Managing Director, Artificial Intelligence International Institute

Yong RUI

Technology Adviser, Berkeley Frontier Fund; former Corporate Chief Technology Officer and Senior Vice President, Lenovo Group; former Executive Vice President, Microsoft Research Asia

Dou SHEN

Executive Vice President, Baidu, Inc.

Huajing SONG

Head of Digital and Innovation, Green Link Digital Bank

Weijie SUN

Founder and Chief Executive Officer, DP Technology

Leslie TEO

Senior Director, AI Products, AI Singapore

Paul WANG

Associate Director of Strategic Impact Administration, HKU RISE

Pierre WANG

Assistant Director, Technology Transfer Office (Business Development), HKU Techno-Entrepreneurship Core

Shaofeng WANG

Chairman, China State Construction Middle East; General Manager, China State Construction International

Xiaogang WANG

Chief Technology Officer, Co-Founder, Executive Director, and Executive Vice President, SenseTime

Edmund WONG

Head of Business Development, HKU Versitech

Weiguo WU

Chief Strategy Officer; Chief Executive Officer, Global Wealth Management, Noah Holdings

Enze XIE

Senior Research Scientist, NVIDIA Research

Jie YU

Chief Executive Officer, Kinetix AI

Liangfei ZHAN

Regional General Manager, Middle East and Africa, WeRide

Shaoting ZHANG

Chief Executive Officer, SenseTime Medical

Wen ZHANG

Chairman of the Board, Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer, Biren Technology

Hao ZHONG

Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer, ScaleFlux

Zihan ZHOU

Chief Scientist, Manycore Tech Inc.

Forum Contributors

Wensheng CAI

Founder and Chairman, Meitu

Cheung-Ling CHENG

Founding Chairwoman, Hong Kong China Friendship Association

Man Lei CHEONG, Lillian

Under Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry, Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

Duncan CHIU

Member, Legislative Council of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

Winnie HAN

Former Senior Vice President, Hong Kong Stock Exchange

Sidney Xuande HUANG

Former CFO, JD.com, Inc.; Independent Director, Kuaishou

Wei JIA

Vivian Taam Wong Professorship in Integrative Medicine, HKU

Chak-Sing LAU

Dean, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, HKU

Zexiang LI

Colin Lam Ko Yin Professor of Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

Tie-Yan LIU

President, Zhongguancun Academy

Zhiquan LUO, Tom

X.Q. Deng Presidential Chair Professor and Vice President (Academic), The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen

Yi MA

Director, HKU Musketeers Foundation Institute of Data Science; Director, HKU School of Computing and Data Science

Kerui MIN

Legal Representative, MetaSota

Wenjun PENG, Bryan

Executive Director, Office for Attracting Strategic Enterprises, Financial Secretary’s Office, Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region