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We are entering a new era of business, underpinned by the logic that as technology advances rapidly, humans are finding ways to coexist harmoniously with it. In this era, companies must develop symbiotically with cutting-edge fields such as large language models, green technology, biomedicine, and new consumer trends.
Artificial intelligence large models optimize decision-making processes and improve operational efficiency through deep learning and data processing; green technology promotes energy transformation and environmental protection, fostering sustainable development; innovations in the field of biomedicine enhance human health and extend lifespan; and new consumer models meet the needs for personalization and experience. Companies should actively integrate into these changes, achieving a win-win situation through innovative collaboration.
Importantly, younger leaders play an indispensable role in the new era of business and China’s under-40 business elites are using new concepts and methods to accelerate our journey into a tech-savvy future.
WELCOME REMARKS
SETTING THE AGENDA
PANEL DISCUSSION: China's AI Sprint: Accelerating Into the Future
China is advancing in the field of AI at an unprecedented pace. Chinese enterprises have made remarkable progress in key areas like machine learning, natural language processing, and computer vision, placing their technological capabilities among the world’s best. However, there are still gaps in high-end talent, core algorithms, and original research compared to developed countries like the United States. How can Chinese AI companies maintain their existing advantages while addressing these shortcomings and engaging in global competition?
PANEL DISCUSSION: Towards a Green Future
Moving towards a green future means adopting a sustainable and eco-friendly lifestyle to minimize environmental harm. It includes the use of renewable energy sources like solar and wind power and enhancing energy efficiency. Achieving a green future is a comprehensive, society-wide effort to balance economic growth with environmental protection.
20 IN 20 PRESENTATIONS: The Path of Innovation
Let’s hear how the 40U40 innovators embarked on their journey. This session features a 400-second speech with 20 images, each shown for 20 seconds, to aid the presentation.
The 20 IN 20 presentation will share innovative concepts and strategies, stimulating the audience’s creativity. It will also address innovation challenges like funding and policy support, and propose solutions. The presentation aims to inspire and motivate listeners to pursue their innovative path.
PANEL DISCUSSION: The Ideal Robot: Defining Our Needs
The new generation of robots is evolving at an unprecedented pace, with enhanced autonomy, flexibility, and intelligence. They leverage cutting-edge sensors, machine learning, and AI to perform complex tasks like precision manufacturing, medical surgery assistance, and working in dangerous environments. It’s crucial that these robots not only excel in performance across industries but also ensure safety, reliability, and robust privacy and data protection.
NETWORKING BREAK
PANEL DISCUSSION: Decoding Secrets of Modern Medical Innovation
Under the combined effects of policy support, technological progress, and robust demand, the biopharmaceutical industry continues to see emerging opportunities. The sector brings together cutting-edge scientific exploration and attracts considerable capital interest and investment. Scientists’ research is moving from labs to practical applications, benefiting patients. The industry not only needs innovation but also targeted capital investment and effective market integration. Ensuring that these innovations are recognized, supported by capital, and validated by the market is crucial. They should also drive industry advancement while leading to positive societal changes.
20 IN 20 PRESENTATIONS: The Path of Innovation
Let’s hear how the 40U40 innovators embarked on their journey. This session features a 400-second speech with 20 images, each shown for 20 seconds, to aid the presentation.
The 20 IN 20 presentation will share innovative concepts and strategies, stimulating the audience’s creativity. It will also address innovation challenges like funding and policy support, and propose solutions. The presentation aims to inspire and motivate listeners to pursue their innovative path.
PANEL DISCUSSION: Maximizing Investment for Innovators
In today’s fast-paced business world, innovators must effectively leverage investment, which is not just capital but also a sharing of industry insights and growth resources. Investment is a strategic partnership that fosters mutual growth and success of enterprises and investors. Ensuring this partnership benefits both parties long-term and using successful cases to inspire more investment collaborations is essential for the thriving entrepreneurial ecosystem.
PANEL DISCUSSION: Deciphering New Consumer Trends
Currently, artificial intelligence (AI) and mobile internet have fully integrated into the consumer sector, with new channels, products, and services emerging as fresh topics of consumption. How can we identify new growth opportunities in consumption? What new services and products can modern businesses offer to diverse consumer groups?
COCKTAIL RECEPTION AND AWARD CEREMONY
DINNER
19:10-19:35 FORTUNE NIGHT
PANEL DISCUSSION: Is Technology Making the World Simpler or More Complex?
Technology is a double-edged sword that is reshaping our world with its unmatched power, simplifying complexities while also introducing new ones. Like the profound effects of each industrial revolution, every new technology brings initial societal challenges that take time to adapt to and utilize, before we can coexist with and benefit from it. It is no different with AI and biotechnology today. As we enjoy the conveniences of technological progress, we also face new challenges and uncertainties. Has technology simplified the world or made it more complex? Does AI enhance or restrict human creativity? What impact will it have if it is allowed to develop free will?
In this panel discussion, we discuss with our guests the complex relationship between technological advancement and human life, and what tech companies and their capital can do to help people prepare for a future shaped by technology.
WELCOME REMARKS
Zhang joined FORTUNE China in 2009, and was promoted to Executive Editor in 2013. Zhang currently have more than 2.9 million followers on LinkedIn. Before joining FORTUNE China, Zhang was Managing Editor of InformationWeek China. In 2004, he was admitted by Cambridge, Oxford and Carnegie Mellon University and chose to pursue MSc of Computer Science in Oxford. In 2005, he graduated with straight “A”s from Oxford University, gave up an early offer from a sub company of News Corporation in West London and came back home to continue his career in China’s media business.
Zhang has a BA in English & American Studies from Beijing Foreign Studies University and joined China Daily to work as a reporter and editor. In his earlier days, Zhang won the “best story award” from China Daily twice and played a key role in creating the ELT weeklies for the group. Zhang also got the Certificates of "Building a Business" course from Said Business School, Oxford University, and Finance Media EMBA Fellowship Program from PBC School of Finance, Tsinghua University.
SETTING THE AGENDA
Wang Kunzuo is a senior editor with Fortune China based in Shanghai.Before joining Fortune, he spent 8 years serving as a senior researcher at FT Confidential Research, the intelligence unit under the Financial Times, where he covered China’s macro economy, high-growth industries and companies for a global readership.China Over the Cloud, a book co-authored by Kunzuo and popular financial writer Wu Xiaobo, won the 2020 best-selling financial book award by CITIC Press for its vivid portrayal of Chinese industrial sector’s digital transformation.
PANEL DISCUSSION: China's AI Sprint: Accelerating Into the Future
陈雨强现任第四范式联合创始人、首席研究科学家。陈雨强本硕均毕业于上海交通大学计算机专业,并曾以访问学者身份赴香港科技大学开展机器学习、迁移学习方面的研究。陈雨强曾先后任职于百度、今日头条等知名科技企业,担任架构师等职务。联合创立第四范式后,陈雨强带领科学家团队,研究、实验、转化最领先机器学习技术,帮助各行各业企业实现 AI 化转型,并将人工智能技术进行产品化包装,着力打造人工智能平台级产品,消除人工智能的应用壁垒。陈雨强在研究人工智能、迁移学习、自动机器学习的过程中,完成了数十篇国际顶级会议、研讨会及国际顶级期刊的论文撰写,并同时作为发明人完成了超63项专利申请。
Tang Jiayu, Co-founder of ShengShu Technology, holding an associate senior title in Artificial Intelligence. He is a standing committee member of the CCF FoLM and a key member in significant projects led by the Ministry of Science and Technology and the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. His previous roles include Vice President at RealAI, Senior Product Manager at Tencent Youtu Lab, and Supervisor of the TP-LINK Mobile Division. He earned both his Bachelor's and Master's degrees from the Department of Computer Science and Technology at Tsinghua University, under the supervision of Professor Sun Maosong, with research focusing on Natural Language Processing and Information Visualization. He holds over 20 authorized invention patents and has received the China Patent Excellence Award. He has also published a nationally planned textbook for general higher education. He led the development of the "Safe, Reliable, and Controllable Next Generation Artificial Intelligence Platform", which was recognized as one of the World's Leading Scientific and Technological Achievements at the World Internet Conference in 2021.
Zhang joined FORTUNE China in 2009, and was promoted to Executive Editor in 2013. Zhang currently have more than 2.9 million followers on LinkedIn. Before joining FORTUNE China, Zhang was Managing Editor of InformationWeek China. In 2004, he was admitted by Cambridge, Oxford and Carnegie Mellon University and chose to pursue MSc of Computer Science in Oxford. In 2005, he graduated with straight “A”s from Oxford University, gave up an early offer from a sub company of News Corporation in West London and came back home to continue his career in China’s media business.
Zhang has a BA in English & American Studies from Beijing Foreign Studies University and joined China Daily to work as a reporter and editor. In his earlier days, Zhang won the “best story award” from China Daily twice and played a key role in creating the ELT weeklies for the group. Zhang also got the Certificates of "Building a Business" course from Said Business School, Oxford University, and Finance Media EMBA Fellowship Program from PBC School of Finance, Tsinghua University.
PANEL DISCUSSION: Towards a Green Future
胡宇晨,清新资本创始合伙人,拥有20年投资行业从业经历,任职于凯辉基金10年,曾任凯辉基金合伙人、凯辉全球投委会成员;曾在安永和德勤任职7年,负责财务风控审计,投资并购交易业务。
胡宇晨先生致力在碳中和领域的行业研究,策划及编著了碳中和丛书,其中《投资新型储能产业》,《碳金融时代投资》已经出版,其他碳中和领域丛书也在筹备中。
Dr. Haitian Pang graduated from Tsinghua University and has extensive experience in intelligent algorithm optimization, digital new power systems, and industrial internet platforms.In 2018, he co-founded Jiangxing Intelligence with Academician Liu Jiangchuan, serving as the CEO and committed to the deep integration of edge computing and artificial intelligence technology, leading the company to develop into an industry-leading enterprise.
Facing the rapid development of new energy, smart grids, and other fields, as well as complex and changing market challenges, Jiangxing Intelligence, with its cutting-edge research and development team and profound industry insight, has launched a series of products and solutions such as intelligent inspections, virtual power plants, and large models, which greatly improve operation and maintenance efficiency and optimize energy management levels. The company has established solid partnerships with enterprises such as the State Grid, China Southern Power Grid, CHN Energy, Sinopec, and China Mobile.
Since its establishment, Jiangxing Intelligence has attracted the attention and favor of many investment institutions, including HongShan, Poly Capital, Lenovo Capital and Incubator Group, and Baidu Venture Capital, and has completed six rounds of financing totaling hundreds of millions of yuan.
Jizhong Yao, born in 1988 in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, is the co-founder and CEO of Hangzhou Microquanta Semiconductor Co., Ltd. He completed his PhD at Imperial College London under the mentorship of Professor Jenny Nelson, a distinguished Fellow of the Royal Society. In 2015, Yao returned to China and founded Microquanta in the Hangzhou Future Science and Technology Park, spearheading the industrialization of third-generation photovoltaic technology-perovskite photovoltaics. Under his leadership, the team has broken 11 world records for perovskite module efficiency and achieved the world's first IEC61215 and IEC61730 certifications, validating the stability of perovskite solar modules. Microquanta has since pioneered the world's first 100MW perovskite mass production line, achieving continuous production of perovskite solar panels. The company has also developed multiple perovskite photovoltaic power stations across various regions of China.
Jizhong Yao has been recognized through selection for the national "Thousand Talents Program," acknowledged as a high-level overseas expert in Zhejiang Province, and appointed as a provincial distinguished expert. His numerous accolades include the China Youth Entrepreneurship Award, the Yangtze River Delta Emerging Young Entrepreneur Award, and recognition as one of Hangzhou's Ten Most Outstanding Youths.
Wang Fang is Executive Editor, Shanghai, of Fortune China.Before joining Fortune in March 2021, she spent 18 years at the Financial Times, holding multiple roles including online news editor (New York City), multimedia producer (London), and senior duty editor of the FT’s Chinese website (Beijing).Fang graduated from New York University in 2003 with an MA degree in business and economic reporting.She received her BA degree in journalism from Fudan University in Shanghai in 1999. Between 1999 and 2001 she was a technology industry reporter at Shanghai Daily.
20 IN 20 PRESENTATIONS: The Path of Innovation
姚颂,东方空间联合创始人、联席CEO,前深鉴科技创始人与CEO。
2020年,姚颂与资深航天技术团队联合创立东方空间,公司以“从东方走向空间,为东方建设空间”为理想,探索商业航天发展新范式,成为世界一流商业航天企业。公司研发的“引力一号”中型运载火箭2024年1月首飞成功,将三颗气象卫星准确送入轨道,成为全球最大固体运载火箭、中国运载能力最大的民商运载火箭。
创立东方空间之前,姚颂曾于2016年创立深鉴科技并担任CEO,研发高效深度学习芯片,为自动驾驶、智能安防等行业提供软硬一体的人工智能解决方案;深鉴科技在2018年被Xilinx全资收购,成为中国第一家退出的AI创业企业、清华有科技成果转化制度以来第一家完成闭环的企业。
姚颂曾获得金砖国家100强企业家奖,中国计算机学会技术发明一等奖,福布斯亚洲30Under 30、麻省理工科技评论35位35岁以下科技创新青年等荣誉。在清华期间,姚颂曾获国家奖学金、蒋南翔奖学金、清华大学优良毕业生。姚颂现担任十三届全国青联委员、十八届烟台市人大代表,清华大学校友会电子系分会常务理事。
陈一冰,北京师范大学体育与运动学院副研究员;研究生导师;国家级教练。
2008年北京奥运会团体冠军、男子吊环冠军;2012年伦敦奥运会团体冠军,男子吊环亚军。连续数年荣获”国家优秀运动员荣誉勋章“;并被评为“全国先进个人”,“全国劳动模范”,“全国五四青年奖章”,“奥林匹克运动员荣誉奖章”;2013年荣获“国家精神造就者”。曾任天津市青年联合会常委,北京市青年联合会委员。2019年被国家卫生健康委员会授予“儿童青少年近视防控宣传大使”称号。2021年,担任全国体育职业教育教学指导委员会委员;中国国家反兴奋剂中心运动员委员会委员。2023年,山东省德州市青少年体育运动协会副会长。
2014年至2015年,任职“天津市体育运动学校”副校长兼“天津市体操中心”副主任;2015年9月开始,回到“北京师范大学体育与运动学院”任副研究员。同期创立型动体育,以专业运动课程研发为核心业务版块,辅以定制课程输出、数智体育开发与运营、赛事运营以及大健康服务内容于一体:主打课程包括由陈一冰自主研发的集标准化、专业化、多元化于一体的“陈一冰极简运动训练”系列课程,围绕“极简”理念定制、研发更加专业、细分的课程品类,满足大众全年龄周期的运动需求。
2020年,在国家体育总局中华全国体育基金会的鼎力支持与深切关怀下,“陈一冰体育教育专项基金”(简称“冰基金”)应运而生。该基金是陈一冰个人捐赠发起创立的,始终秉承“无体育,不教育”为核心理念,致力于积极推动体育教育事业的全面发展。 冰基金自创立至今通过三大公益支柱项目——公益支教、体育赛事以及全民健康,全面布局体育教育公益事业。
Groot Chen, co-founder and director of Insta 360.
After Insta 360' s founding in 2015, Groot and his team rapidly achieved notable success. In 2016, they won the runner-up position in the second China College Students’ ‘Internet+’Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition, demonstrating their outstanding capabilities in the fields of innovation and entrepreneurship. Shortly thereafter, in 2017, Insta360 showcased their strength once again by winning third place in the national finals of the sixth China Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition. Notably, they were the only award-winning company founded by individuals born in the 1990s in that competition, setting a great example for young entrepreneurs.
To commend those with a sense of duty and the ability to tackle challenges who have made significant contributions to the construction of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, the Shenzhen Municipal Committee of the Communist Youth League awarded Groot the inaugural Shenzhen May Fourth Medal in 2021.
Groot Chen was featured on the Forbes China 30 Under 30 list in 2017. In 2024, he was named one of Fortune China 40 Under 40 for the year.
PANEL DISCUSSION: The Ideal Robot: Defining Our Needs
Li Tong, founder and CEO of KEENON Robotics. Li has been working in the robotics industry for over 20 years and is a pioneer in the catering delivery sector. KEENON specializes in service robot products and comprehensive solutions, focusing on various complex scenarios. Offerings include guidance robots, disinfection robots, cleaning robots, among others, serving industries such as catering, hospitality, healthcare, factories, supermarkets, and airports etc,.
Today, KEENON Robotics has evolved into a globally renowned leader in the service robot industry, with operations spanning over 600 cities worldwide, setting industry benchmarks.
Li Tong has been honored as a "U40 China Entrepreneurial Pioneer" by Fortune Magazine, and recognized among Hurun's "Top 40 Under 40 Business Elites in China".
Tan Shenghu, born in 1989 in Xiangyang, Hubei Province, is a member of the Chinese Communist Party. He holds a Master’s degree in Microelectronics from Peking University and a Bachelor’s degree in Microelectronics from Huazhong University of Science and Technology. Tan is a seasoned internet serial entrepreneur and the founder and CEO of Beijing Wattman Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd.
He previously worked at Procter & Gamble (P&G) China. After 2014, he founded several companies, including Beijing Qingxiu Technology Development Co., Ltd. and Beijing Enjoyzhu Technology Development Co., Ltd., which grew into well-known internet technology platforms in China with teams exceeding 1,000 people. These companies secured multiple rounds of strategic investment from prominent domestic and international industrial capital.
In 2019, Tan led a team of top domestic AI technology experts and experienced industrial specialists to integrate advanced AI technologies with traditional industrial manufacturing, establishing Wattman (WATTMAN). The company provides a range of industrial intelligence products to key industries such as steel metallurgy, non-ferrous metallurgy, and mining power. These products include intelligent industrial robots, smart unmanned equipment upgrades, machine vision applications, and digital management platforms. Wattman has launched fully intelligent assembly robot systems, intelligent inspection robot systems, multi-robot intelligent collaboration cluster operation platforms, and fully intelligent unmanned crane systems. These cutting-edge industrial intelligent devices and integrated hardware-software management systems have been rapidly and efficiently adopted by leading enterprises in China’s top 100 steel metallurgy and non-ferrous metallurgy sectors.
Tan’s relentless pursuit of innovation in AI, robotics, and industrial intelligent manufacturing has earned Wattman widespread recognition and praise within the industry and society. The company has been recognized as a national-level specialized and innovative “little giant” enterprise and a national high-tech enterprise. It has been named one of China’s most valuable industrial internet companies and has won numerous awards, including Top 10 Industrial Robots in Smart Manufacturing. Multiple technological achievements have been awarded international advanced scientific and technological achievement awards, first prizes for science and technology, and excellent solutions and typical cases by the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the China Nonferrous Metals Industry, and the China Iron and Steel Industry. Tan Shenghu himself has been admitted as a member of the Chinese Association for Artificial Intelligence, the China Nonferrous Metals Industry Association, the ZGC Asian Outstanding Entrepreneur Growth Promotion Association, the Beijing Youth Entrepreneurs Association, and the Jiangsu Steel Industry Association. In 2023, he was named one of Fortune China’s 40 Under 40 Business Elites.
Frank Wu is a renowned Chinese American automotive and technology designer, known for his ability to combine cutting-edge technology with pure and functional design that are both aesthetically modern yet highly efficient. His work has received numerous international design accolades, including German Red Dot Design, IF Design, and Japan‘s Good Design Awards. Wu serves as Chief Design Officer at Jiyue, a premium robotic EV startup jointly launched by Chinese tech giant Baidu and automaker Geely. Jiyue specializes in developing advanced AI technology and P2P autonomous driving vehicles featuring next-generation 3D HMI interface.
Yvonne Xie is the new media executive editor of Fortune China.She previously served as the managing editor of the business department for China Daily’s website and as senior manager of global communications for the Dalian Wanda Group.Ms.Xie is the co-winner of the 20th China News Awards for Best Interview.She graduated from Nankai University and the Chinese University of Hong Kong.
NETWORKING BREAK
PANEL DISCUSSION: Decoding Secrets of Modern Medical Innovation
Dr. Chris Lai obtained his Ph.D. at the Novartis-MIT Center, and his research is primarily on dynamic modeling, process optimization, and drug crystallization. With a diverse background in pharmaceuticals and business, Dr. Lai has held positions as Active COO at XtalPi, Consultant in McKinsey, Technical Consultant in General Mills, Technical Consultant in NOVARTIS.
In 2020, he co-founded METiS and served as CEO. As a pioneer in AI-driven drug development, Dr. Lai is at the forefront of leveraging artificial intelligence to revolutionize the process of pharmaceutical research and development. Dr. Lai integrates formulation, delivery technology, and machine learning, laying the foundation for METiS technology platform. Leveraging years of entrepreneurial experience and digital strategies, he steers METiS towards rapid growth.
李萌,小药药/荷叶健康创始人兼董事长,光谷3551人才,武汉市第十五届人大代表;入选2024年科创日报“新质生产力价值先锋榜”、财富网“中国40位40岁以下的商界精英“榜。
2015年创建小药药公司,引领企业在四年间成长为中国领先的互联网健康科技企业、全球“独角兽”企业和湖北省首批科创“新物种”独角兽企业。2018年拓展新业务-荷叶健康,依托于集团强大的药品流通能力和用户优势,迅速成为国内领先的“管家式”全方位健康服务平台,入选“中国数字健康百强榜”,目前拥有千万+核心用户,累计服务数亿人次。
Yue joined FORTUNE China in 2019. Before joining FORTUNE China, he was a Journalist for China Newsweek and Editor of China Times. In 2003, Yue graduated from Lanzhou University.
20 IN 20 PRESENTATIONS: The Path of Innovation
Dr. Wang Junqi (UMich PhD, Yale postdoc) is a global leader in micro gas chromatography, recognized as a national talent by China's MIIT and Guangzhou innovation leader. As chief scientist of two national projects, he serves as a doctoral supervisor at the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei National Tech Innovation Center and a director of the Chinese Research Hospital Association.
A member of national/provincial/municipal expert pools, he has published 24 papers and filed 40 patents (26 granted), with invited lectures at Harvard, Yale, IEEE Transducer, and Dow Chemical.
In 2021, he founded ChromX, developing the world's first clinical-grade bedside breath analyzer using micro gas chromatography. The technology was featured in China's "13th Five-Year Plan" Sci-Tech Exhibition, with the product securing China's first Class II medical device certification for breath testing and a national disruptive tech project approval.
ChromX, a National High-Tech Enterprise, was named by Fortune as "China's Most Socially Influential Startup," Forbes as "Asia-Pacific's 100 Most Promising," and Frost & Sullivan as "Global Breath Diagnostics Leader." Dr. Wang was listed in Fortune's 2024-25 "40 Under 40," Forbes' "2025 China Industry Pioneers," and selected for the 15th National Games' "365 Days, 365 People" program.
Dr. Liu Hongjie, graduated with a Ph.D. from ETH, founder and CEO of Reexen Technology, Professorate Senior Engineer of Integrated Circuit in Guangdong province, leader of the Shenzhen key research team: Peacock Team, leader of the special project Advanced Computing and New Software of the National Key R&D Program (2023), MIT 35U35 innovators (2022, global list); member of the National Intelligent Brain-Inspired Computing Standards Organization, and leader of the EU Horizon key research project of Computing in Memory. During her doctoral studies, she engaged in innovative research in the field of brain-inspired computing in the world's top neuromorphic perception computing laboratory. She has published several international first-class conference/journal papers on brain-inspired chips and visual processing chips. She is the inventor of event and frame fusion processing chips and 6T1C in-memory computing. She is also a member of the IEEE CAS Sensor Technical Committee.
谢晨博士,光轮智能创始人兼CEO,毕业于北京大学、美国哥伦比亚大学,获物理学学士学位和数量金融博士学位,是国际顶尖的仿真专家,曾在英伟达、Cruise、蔚来等企业担任自动驾驶仿真负责人,国际首创将生成式AI融入仿真,有行业内最多次从0-1的合成数据开发、落地经验。
PANEL DISCUSSION: Maximizing Investment for Innovators
林海卓,卓源亚洲创始合伙人&董事长。年仅25岁获得清华大学计算机科学与技术系博士学位,达沃斯世界经济论坛“全球杰出青年”。从清华大学计算机系研究生一年级起先后在思科中国总部、英特尔中国研究院、英特尔亚太研发中心实习,从事可信计算架构下安全密钥SoC芯片设计的研究工作。林海卓2016年6月在清华大学FIT实验室设立了卓源亚洲人工智能投资研究平台,是中国数十家顶级人工智能技术公司百川智能、中科时代、小马智行、生数科技、第四范式、清微智能、基流科技、江行智能、九章云极、辉羲智能、实在智能、瑞莱智慧、越疆科技、博瀚智能等背后唯一共同的早期投资人。
Ma Jun (Dr.Ma) is the founder and CEO of Sinsegye.
Dr. Ma holds a Ph.D. in Engineering from the Institute of Computing, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and has conducted postdoctoral research at Tsinghua University and served as a visiting scholar at Duke University. Dr. Ma has a long-standing involvement in the fields of artificial intelligence, edge computing, machine learning, operating systems, and industrial intelligence. He has worked as a data scientist at China Petroleum's Eastern Geophysical Company and as an algorithm expert at Alibaba's DAMO Academy. Sinsegye has been honored with accolades such as "WISE2023 Future Business Potential King" by 36Kr, "2023 Entrepreneurship State 100 Future Unicorns" by Chuangye Bang, and recognition in "2023 Venture50" Hard Technology Ranking by Investment Realm.
Dr. Ma is a serial entrepreneur who has founded a B2C e-commerce company and an industrial AI sensor company, attracting investments from BV Capital, Sequoia Capital, and others venture capital . In August 2022, he founded Sinsegye and successfully completed five rounds of funding within a year, raising close to 400 million and surpassing a valuation of over 1 billion. This accomplishment disrupted the traditional perception of slow and challenging industrial sector funding, garnering support from various institutions including Cowin Capital, Sequoia Capital, Lenovo Capital and others.
Sinsegye, as a representative of computerized automation, has contributed two core foundational software components to the Chinese industrial system: the dual-domain operating system and IDE (industrial software programming platform). The company offers a flexible product portfolio guided by PCs, with Automation at its core and complemented by IO/Motion. This innovation breaks the long-standing monopoly of foreign brands like Siemens, Omron, and B&R in the industrial automation sector, laying a solid foundation for the intelligent industrial development of China.
Dr. Kai Zang serves as the Chairman and CEO of ADAPS Photonics. He earned his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University and is recognized as a Shenzhen High-Level Overseas Talent, as well as a national-level entrepreneurial talent under China’s Qiming Program. Dr. Zang completed his undergraduate studies at Peking University and conducted his doctoral research at Stanford University from 2011 to 2017 under the guidance of Professor James Harris, a distinguished member of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering. His research focused on the design, simulation, and modeling of semiconductor devices and integrated optoelectronic systems, particularly in the areas of Single-Photon Avalanche Diodes (SPADs) and 3D imaging systems and algorithms. Dr. Zang holds four U.S. patents and eleven domestic patents and has published 41 academic papers, with 14 of these receiving high citation counts.
In June 2018, Dr. Zang returned to China to establish ADAPS Photonics, where he formed a world-class R&D team. Since securing first place in the electronics and information sector at the 8th China Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition in 2019, ADAPS Photonics has garnered multiple prestigious accolades, including recognition as a National High-Tech Enterprise, a Shenzhen High-Level Overseas Talent Team, and a National "Specialized and New" Little Giant Enterprise. To date, ADAPS Photonics has raised over RMB 500 million, with a current valuation of RMB 2.3 billion.
Under Dr. Zang's visionary leadership, ADAPS Photonics has become the preeminent designer of single-photon detector chips in China, achieving several groundbreaking milestones on both the domestic and international stages. These include setting a global record for absorption efficiency in mass-produced CMOS SPADs, launching China’s first 3D stacked SPAD imaging chip, and realizing the domestic mass production of vehicle-mounted LiDAR detector receivers. ADAPS Photonics has established itself as a leader in the SPAD and LiDAR sectors, driving forward the application of SPAD-based 3D imaging technologies in consumer electronics and automotive markets globally.
Anqi Yang joined FORTUNE China in September 2014 as Senior Editor. From 2013 to 2014, Yang worked as a senior reporter of 《Caijing》Magazine, a famous Chinese business media. From 2009 to 2013, he worked as a senior reporter of 《Global Entrepreneur》Magazine, when he published 10 cover stories in four years. Before that, he also worked as a reporter of 《Beijing Business Today》from from 2008 to 2009. Yang Anqi graduated from China University of Mining and Technology, and majored in Urban Planning. After graduation, Media Scholarship winner of Renmin University,EMBA Media Scholarship winner, School of Economics and Management, Tsinghua University.
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With 15 years of experience in internet operations, Wang Aoyan has overseen products with over one billion daily active users and is a pioneering entrepreneur in the live streaming industry. His first venture into the PC internet space began during his university years. In 2011, he joined Baidu, where he played a key role in planning and leading the development of the Hao123 traffic system. After departing from Baidu, he entered the DSP advertising and marketing field, focusing on precise ad targeting during the PC era. In 2016, he co-founded Shouyin Live with Changhuang Pan, the original founder of Zhanqi Live. The company later merged with the leading live streaming platform at the time, Quanmin TV, where he became the CEO of Quanmin Live. He is currently the Chairman of Baitube, a company primarily focused on building a comprehensive ecosystem in streaming content and social e-commerce, with operations spanning MCN, advertising and marketing, and e-commerce. The company has a presence in Shanghai, Chengdu, Hangzhou, Jakarta, Los Angeles, and other locations. Additionally, he has made significant investments in the consumer and retail sectors.
SAINT BELLA INC. is Asia's leading family care brand group and currently the largest integrated family care brand group in China by revenue.
In 2017, Danny Xiang founded SAINT BELLA INC. and launched the eponymous mother and baby care brand “SAINT BELLA” in the same year, establishing a comprehensive nursing care training system. Over the next seven years, under his leadership, the group underwent significant expansion and enhancement, integrating upstream and downstream industries through strategic investments and acquisitions, creating a comprehensive family care ecosystem. This allowed SAINT BELLA to achieve rapid growth, and swiftly ascend to a leading position in the industry.
SAINT BELLA INC. currently operates over 80 directly owned stores worldwide, covering major first- and second-tier cities in mainland China, as well as Hong Kong, Singapore, the United States, and other regions. The group's global expansion is accelerating, with the aim of building a full-cycle family care system that spans pregnancy, postpartum, infant care (0-3 years), and specialised elderly care.
Danny Xiang graduated with honors from the University of Oxford for both bachelor's and master's degree in engineering. During his time at Oxford, he served as the President of the Chinese Students and Scholars Association for two consecutive years. Prior to founding SAINT BELLA, he served as a Director in the Asia Healthcare Investment Banking Group at UBS Hong Kong, where he oversaw cross-border mergers and acquisitions and healthcare projects in Asia. He accumulated extensive experience in M&A, equity, and debt capital markets, with a total investment amount exceeding USD 100 billion.
YIN KUO, founder and CEO of CanBan. He has 14 years of experience in consumer goods brand building and operation, creating a number of phenomenon products. In 2019, he was selected to Forbes China 30 Under 30 Elite. In 2022, he was listed on the Sina Finance [2022 Top 100 Annual Brand Figures List] and [2022 Most Influential Young Brand Figures]. In 2023, he was selected as Hurun U35 China Entrepreneurship Pioneer, and won the "Annual New Consumer Influencer" in the fourth Asian FMCG Industry Entrepreneurship Summit. In 2024, it was selected as the "Top10 New Consumer Innovators in China" in the YiOu Awards.
Since joining the editorial team of fortune China in June 2021, Lanxiang Liu has been mainly responsible for in -depth reports and comments in the field of big finance and real estate.At the same time, she has developed external KOL and participated in the daily operation of the platform in combination with the needs of fortune new media platform.Previously, she worked in institutions such as JD technology, 21st Century Business Herald and Reuters, and established Zhixin Asset Management Research Institute as a co-founder.In 2007, she graduated from the school of Journalism and communication of Peking University, and in 2005, she graduated from the English Department of Beijing International Studies University.
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张津剑先生,绿洲资本创始合伙人。其被誉为“投AI最猛的人”。
张津剑曾任挚信资本投资总监,主导多家企业投资及上市,为纽交所上市公司最年轻董事。张津剑多次获得业界主流机构年度投资人、投资机构年度人物,中国年度投资人,年度影响力青年投资人等称号。投资代表案例包括:MiniMax,Boson.ai,无问芯穹,逐际动力等。
同济大学人文学院副教授,欧洲思想文化研究院副院长,博士生导师。同济大学博士(慕尼黑大学联合培养),慕尼黑大学博士后。中华全国外国哲学史学会理事,德国哲学专业委员会理事。主要研究领域为德国哲学、技术哲学和艺术哲学。著有《还原与无限》,译有《敌基督者》《何为尼采的扎拉图斯特拉》等。
Anqi Yang joined FORTUNE China in September 2014 as Senior Editor. From 2013 to 2014, Yang worked as a senior reporter of 《Caijing》Magazine, a famous Chinese business media. From 2009 to 2013, he worked as a senior reporter of 《Global Entrepreneur》Magazine, when he published 10 cover stories in four years. Before that, he also worked as a reporter of 《Beijing Business Today》from from 2008 to 2009. Yang Anqi graduated from China University of Mining and Technology, and majored in Urban Planning. After graduation, Media Scholarship winner of Renmin University,EMBA Media Scholarship winner, School of Economics and Management, Tsinghua University.
Groot Chen, co-founder and director of Insta 360.
After Insta 360' s founding in 2015, Groot and his team rapidly achieved notable success. In 2016, they won the runner-up position in the second China College Students’ ‘Internet+’Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition, demonstrating their outstanding capabilities in the fields of innovation and entrepreneurship. Shortly thereafter, in 2017, Insta360 showcased their strength once again by winning third place in the national finals of the sixth China Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition. Notably, they were the only award-winning company founded by individuals born in the 1990s in that competition, setting a great example for young entrepreneurs.
To commend those with a sense of duty and the ability to tackle challenges who have made significant contributions to the construction of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, the Shenzhen Municipal Committee of the Communist Youth League awarded Groot the inaugural Shenzhen May Fourth Medal in 2021.
Groot Chen was featured on the Forbes China 30 Under 30 list in 2017. In 2024, he was named one of Fortune China 40 Under 40 for the year.
陈一冰,北京师范大学体育与运动学院副研究员;研究生导师;国家级教练。
2008年北京奥运会团体冠军、男子吊环冠军;2012年伦敦奥运会团体冠军,男子吊环亚军。连续数年荣获”国家优秀运动员荣誉勋章“;并被评为“全国先进个人”,“全国劳动模范”,“全国五四青年奖章”,“奥林匹克运动员荣誉奖章”;2013年荣获“国家精神造就者”。曾任天津市青年联合会常委,北京市青年联合会委员。2019年被国家卫生健康委员会授予“儿童青少年近视防控宣传大使”称号。2021年,担任全国体育职业教育教学指导委员会委员;中国国家反兴奋剂中心运动员委员会委员。2023年,山东省德州市青少年体育运动协会副会长。
2014年至2015年,任职“天津市体育运动学校”副校长兼“天津市体操中心”副主任;2015年9月开始,回到“北京师范大学体育与运动学院”任副研究员。同期创立型动体育,以专业运动课程研发为核心业务版块,辅以定制课程输出、数智体育开发与运营、赛事运营以及大健康服务内容于一体:主打课程包括由陈一冰自主研发的集标准化、专业化、多元化于一体的“陈一冰极简运动训练”系列课程,围绕“极简”理念定制、研发更加专业、细分的课程品类,满足大众全年龄周期的运动需求。
2020年,在国家体育总局中华全国体育基金会的鼎力支持与深切关怀下,“陈一冰体育教育专项基金”(简称“冰基金”)应运而生。该基金是陈一冰个人捐赠发起创立的,始终秉承“无体育,不教育”为核心理念,致力于积极推动体育教育事业的全面发展。 冰基金自创立至今通过三大公益支柱项目——公益支教、体育赛事以及全民健康,全面布局体育教育公益事业。
陈雨强现任第四范式联合创始人、首席研究科学家。陈雨强本硕均毕业于上海交通大学计算机专业,并曾以访问学者身份赴香港科技大学开展机器学习、迁移学习方面的研究。陈雨强曾先后任职于百度、今日头条等知名科技企业,担任架构师等职务。联合创立第四范式后,陈雨强带领科学家团队,研究、实验、转化最领先机器学习技术,帮助各行各业企业实现 AI 化转型,并将人工智能技术进行产品化包装,着力打造人工智能平台级产品,消除人工智能的应用壁垒。陈雨强在研究人工智能、迁移学习、自动机器学习的过程中,完成了数十篇国际顶级会议、研讨会及国际顶级期刊的论文撰写,并同时作为发明人完成了超63项专利申请。
胡宇晨,清新资本创始合伙人,拥有20年投资行业从业经历,任职于凯辉基金10年,曾任凯辉基金合伙人、凯辉全球投委会成员;曾在安永和德勤任职7年,负责财务风控审计,投资并购交易业务。
胡宇晨先生致力在碳中和领域的行业研究,策划及编著了碳中和丛书,其中《投资新型储能产业》,《碳金融时代投资》已经出版,其他碳中和领域丛书也在筹备中。
Dr. Chris Lai obtained his Ph.D. at the Novartis-MIT Center, and his research is primarily on dynamic modeling, process optimization, and drug crystallization. With a diverse background in pharmaceuticals and business, Dr. Lai has held positions as Active COO at XtalPi, Consultant in McKinsey, Technical Consultant in General Mills, Technical Consultant in NOVARTIS.
In 2020, he co-founded METiS and served as CEO. As a pioneer in AI-driven drug development, Dr. Lai is at the forefront of leveraging artificial intelligence to revolutionize the process of pharmaceutical research and development. Dr. Lai integrates formulation, delivery technology, and machine learning, laying the foundation for METiS technology platform. Leveraging years of entrepreneurial experience and digital strategies, he steers METiS towards rapid growth.
李萌,小药药/荷叶健康创始人兼董事长,光谷3551人才,武汉市第十五届人大代表;入选2024年科创日报“新质生产力价值先锋榜”、财富网“中国40位40岁以下的商界精英“榜。
2015年创建小药药公司,引领企业在四年间成长为中国领先的互联网健康科技企业、全球“独角兽”企业和湖北省首批科创“新物种”独角兽企业。2018年拓展新业务-荷叶健康,依托于集团强大的药品流通能力和用户优势,迅速成为国内领先的“管家式”全方位健康服务平台,入选“中国数字健康百强榜”,目前拥有千万+核心用户,累计服务数亿人次。
Li Tong, founder and CEO of KEENON Robotics. Li has been working in the robotics industry for over 20 years and is a pioneer in the catering delivery sector. KEENON specializes in service robot products and comprehensive solutions, focusing on various complex scenarios. Offerings include guidance robots, disinfection robots, cleaning robots, among others, serving industries such as catering, hospitality, healthcare, factories, supermarkets, and airports etc,.
Today, KEENON Robotics has evolved into a globally renowned leader in the service robot industry, with operations spanning over 600 cities worldwide, setting industry benchmarks.
Li Tong has been honored as a "U40 China Entrepreneurial Pioneer" by Fortune Magazine, and recognized among Hurun's "Top 40 Under 40 Business Elites in China".
林海卓,卓源亚洲创始合伙人&董事长。年仅25岁获得清华大学计算机科学与技术系博士学位,达沃斯世界经济论坛“全球杰出青年”。从清华大学计算机系研究生一年级起先后在思科中国总部、英特尔中国研究院、英特尔亚太研发中心实习,从事可信计算架构下安全密钥SoC芯片设计的研究工作。林海卓2016年6月在清华大学FIT实验室设立了卓源亚洲人工智能投资研究平台,是中国数十家顶级人工智能技术公司百川智能、中科时代、小马智行、生数科技、第四范式、清微智能、基流科技、江行智能、九章云极、辉羲智能、实在智能、瑞莱智慧、越疆科技、博瀚智能等背后唯一共同的早期投资人。
Dr. Liu Hongjie, graduated with a Ph.D. from ETH, founder and CEO of Reexen Technology, Professorate Senior Engineer of Integrated Circuit in Guangdong province, leader of the Shenzhen key research team: Peacock Team, leader of the special project Advanced Computing and New Software of the National Key R&D Program (2023), MIT 35U35 innovators (2022, global list); member of the National Intelligent Brain-Inspired Computing Standards Organization, and leader of the EU Horizon key research project of Computing in Memory. During her doctoral studies, she engaged in innovative research in the field of brain-inspired computing in the world's top neuromorphic perception computing laboratory. She has published several international first-class conference/journal papers on brain-inspired chips and visual processing chips. She is the inventor of event and frame fusion processing chips and 6T1C in-memory computing. She is also a member of the IEEE CAS Sensor Technical Committee.
Since joining the editorial team of fortune China in June 2021, Lanxiang Liu has been mainly responsible for in -depth reports and comments in the field of big finance and real estate.At the same time, she has developed external KOL and participated in the daily operation of the platform in combination with the needs of fortune new media platform.Previously, she worked in institutions such as JD technology, 21st Century Business Herald and Reuters, and established Zhixin Asset Management Research Institute as a co-founder.In 2007, she graduated from the school of Journalism and communication of Peking University, and in 2005, she graduated from the English Department of Beijing International Studies University.
Ma Jun (Dr.Ma) is the founder and CEO of Sinsegye.
Dr. Ma holds a Ph.D. in Engineering from the Institute of Computing, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and has conducted postdoctoral research at Tsinghua University and served as a visiting scholar at Duke University. Dr. Ma has a long-standing involvement in the fields of artificial intelligence, edge computing, machine learning, operating systems, and industrial intelligence. He has worked as a data scientist at China Petroleum's Eastern Geophysical Company and as an algorithm expert at Alibaba's DAMO Academy. Sinsegye has been honored with accolades such as "WISE2023 Future Business Potential King" by 36Kr, "2023 Entrepreneurship State 100 Future Unicorns" by Chuangye Bang, and recognition in "2023 Venture50" Hard Technology Ranking by Investment Realm.
Dr. Ma is a serial entrepreneur who has founded a B2C e-commerce company and an industrial AI sensor company, attracting investments from BV Capital, Sequoia Capital, and others venture capital . In August 2022, he founded Sinsegye and successfully completed five rounds of funding within a year, raising close to 400 million and surpassing a valuation of over 1 billion. This accomplishment disrupted the traditional perception of slow and challenging industrial sector funding, garnering support from various institutions including Cowin Capital, Sequoia Capital, Lenovo Capital and others.
Sinsegye, as a representative of computerized automation, has contributed two core foundational software components to the Chinese industrial system: the dual-domain operating system and IDE (industrial software programming platform). The company offers a flexible product portfolio guided by PCs, with Automation at its core and complemented by IO/Motion. This innovation breaks the long-standing monopoly of foreign brands like Siemens, Omron, and B&R in the industrial automation sector, laying a solid foundation for the intelligent industrial development of China.
Dr. Haitian Pang graduated from Tsinghua University and has extensive experience in intelligent algorithm optimization, digital new power systems, and industrial internet platforms.In 2018, he co-founded Jiangxing Intelligence with Academician Liu Jiangchuan, serving as the CEO and committed to the deep integration of edge computing and artificial intelligence technology, leading the company to develop into an industry-leading enterprise.
Facing the rapid development of new energy, smart grids, and other fields, as well as complex and changing market challenges, Jiangxing Intelligence, with its cutting-edge research and development team and profound industry insight, has launched a series of products and solutions such as intelligent inspections, virtual power plants, and large models, which greatly improve operation and maintenance efficiency and optimize energy management levels. The company has established solid partnerships with enterprises such as the State Grid, China Southern Power Grid, CHN Energy, Sinopec, and China Mobile.
Since its establishment, Jiangxing Intelligence has attracted the attention and favor of many investment institutions, including HongShan, Poly Capital, Lenovo Capital and Incubator Group, and Baidu Venture Capital, and has completed six rounds of financing totaling hundreds of millions of yuan.
Tan Shenghu, born in 1989 in Xiangyang, Hubei Province, is a member of the Chinese Communist Party. He holds a Master’s degree in Microelectronics from Peking University and a Bachelor’s degree in Microelectronics from Huazhong University of Science and Technology. Tan is a seasoned internet serial entrepreneur and the founder and CEO of Beijing Wattman Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd.
He previously worked at Procter & Gamble (P&G) China. After 2014, he founded several companies, including Beijing Qingxiu Technology Development Co., Ltd. and Beijing Enjoyzhu Technology Development Co., Ltd., which grew into well-known internet technology platforms in China with teams exceeding 1,000 people. These companies secured multiple rounds of strategic investment from prominent domestic and international industrial capital.
In 2019, Tan led a team of top domestic AI technology experts and experienced industrial specialists to integrate advanced AI technologies with traditional industrial manufacturing, establishing Wattman (WATTMAN). The company provides a range of industrial intelligence products to key industries such as steel metallurgy, non-ferrous metallurgy, and mining power. These products include intelligent industrial robots, smart unmanned equipment upgrades, machine vision applications, and digital management platforms. Wattman has launched fully intelligent assembly robot systems, intelligent inspection robot systems, multi-robot intelligent collaboration cluster operation platforms, and fully intelligent unmanned crane systems. These cutting-edge industrial intelligent devices and integrated hardware-software management systems have been rapidly and efficiently adopted by leading enterprises in China’s top 100 steel metallurgy and non-ferrous metallurgy sectors.
Tan’s relentless pursuit of innovation in AI, robotics, and industrial intelligent manufacturing has earned Wattman widespread recognition and praise within the industry and society. The company has been recognized as a national-level specialized and innovative “little giant” enterprise and a national high-tech enterprise. It has been named one of China’s most valuable industrial internet companies and has won numerous awards, including Top 10 Industrial Robots in Smart Manufacturing. Multiple technological achievements have been awarded international advanced scientific and technological achievement awards, first prizes for science and technology, and excellent solutions and typical cases by the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the China Nonferrous Metals Industry, and the China Iron and Steel Industry. Tan Shenghu himself has been admitted as a member of the Chinese Association for Artificial Intelligence, the China Nonferrous Metals Industry Association, the ZGC Asian Outstanding Entrepreneur Growth Promotion Association, the Beijing Youth Entrepreneurs Association, and the Jiangsu Steel Industry Association. In 2023, he was named one of Fortune China’s 40 Under 40 Business Elites.
Tang Jiayu, Co-founder of ShengShu Technology, holding an associate senior title in Artificial Intelligence. He is a standing committee member of the CCF FoLM and a key member in significant projects led by the Ministry of Science and Technology and the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. His previous roles include Vice President at RealAI, Senior Product Manager at Tencent Youtu Lab, and Supervisor of the TP-LINK Mobile Division. He earned both his Bachelor's and Master's degrees from the Department of Computer Science and Technology at Tsinghua University, under the supervision of Professor Sun Maosong, with research focusing on Natural Language Processing and Information Visualization. He holds over 20 authorized invention patents and has received the China Patent Excellence Award. He has also published a nationally planned textbook for general higher education. He led the development of the "Safe, Reliable, and Controllable Next Generation Artificial Intelligence Platform", which was recognized as one of the World's Leading Scientific and Technological Achievements at the World Internet Conference in 2021.
With 15 years of experience in internet operations, Wang Aoyan has overseen products with over one billion daily active users and is a pioneering entrepreneur in the live streaming industry. His first venture into the PC internet space began during his university years. In 2011, he joined Baidu, where he played a key role in planning and leading the development of the Hao123 traffic system. After departing from Baidu, he entered the DSP advertising and marketing field, focusing on precise ad targeting during the PC era. In 2016, he co-founded Shouyin Live with Changhuang Pan, the original founder of Zhanqi Live. The company later merged with the leading live streaming platform at the time, Quanmin TV, where he became the CEO of Quanmin Live. He is currently the Chairman of Baitube, a company primarily focused on building a comprehensive ecosystem in streaming content and social e-commerce, with operations spanning MCN, advertising and marketing, and e-commerce. The company has a presence in Shanghai, Chengdu, Hangzhou, Jakarta, Los Angeles, and other locations. Additionally, he has made significant investments in the consumer and retail sectors.
Wang Fang is Executive Editor, Shanghai, of Fortune China.Before joining Fortune in March 2021, she spent 18 years at the Financial Times, holding multiple roles including online news editor (New York City), multimedia producer (London), and senior duty editor of the FT’s Chinese website (Beijing).Fang graduated from New York University in 2003 with an MA degree in business and economic reporting.She received her BA degree in journalism from Fudan University in Shanghai in 1999. Between 1999 and 2001 she was a technology industry reporter at Shanghai Daily.
Dr. Wang Junqi (UMich PhD, Yale postdoc) is a global leader in micro gas chromatography, recognized as a national talent by China's MIIT and Guangzhou innovation leader. As chief scientist of two national projects, he serves as a doctoral supervisor at the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei National Tech Innovation Center and a director of the Chinese Research Hospital Association.
A member of national/provincial/municipal expert pools, he has published 24 papers and filed 40 patents (26 granted), with invited lectures at Harvard, Yale, IEEE Transducer, and Dow Chemical.
In 2021, he founded ChromX, developing the world's first clinical-grade bedside breath analyzer using micro gas chromatography. The technology was featured in China's "13th Five-Year Plan" Sci-Tech Exhibition, with the product securing China's first Class II medical device certification for breath testing and a national disruptive tech project approval.
ChromX, a National High-Tech Enterprise, was named by Fortune as "China's Most Socially Influential Startup," Forbes as "Asia-Pacific's 100 Most Promising," and Frost & Sullivan as "Global Breath Diagnostics Leader." Dr. Wang was listed in Fortune's 2024-25 "40 Under 40," Forbes' "2025 China Industry Pioneers," and selected for the 15th National Games' "365 Days, 365 People" program.
Frank Wu is a renowned Chinese American automotive and technology designer, known for his ability to combine cutting-edge technology with pure and functional design that are both aesthetically modern yet highly efficient. His work has received numerous international design accolades, including German Red Dot Design, IF Design, and Japan‘s Good Design Awards. Wu serves as Chief Design Officer at Jiyue, a premium robotic EV startup jointly launched by Chinese tech giant Baidu and automaker Geely. Jiyue specializes in developing advanced AI technology and P2P autonomous driving vehicles featuring next-generation 3D HMI interface.
SAINT BELLA INC. is Asia's leading family care brand group and currently the largest integrated family care brand group in China by revenue.
In 2017, Danny Xiang founded SAINT BELLA INC. and launched the eponymous mother and baby care brand “SAINT BELLA” in the same year, establishing a comprehensive nursing care training system. Over the next seven years, under his leadership, the group underwent significant expansion and enhancement, integrating upstream and downstream industries through strategic investments and acquisitions, creating a comprehensive family care ecosystem. This allowed SAINT BELLA to achieve rapid growth, and swiftly ascend to a leading position in the industry.
SAINT BELLA INC. currently operates over 80 directly owned stores worldwide, covering major first- and second-tier cities in mainland China, as well as Hong Kong, Singapore, the United States, and other regions. The group's global expansion is accelerating, with the aim of building a full-cycle family care system that spans pregnancy, postpartum, infant care (0-3 years), and specialised elderly care.
Danny Xiang graduated with honors from the University of Oxford for both bachelor's and master's degree in engineering. During his time at Oxford, he served as the President of the Chinese Students and Scholars Association for two consecutive years. Prior to founding SAINT BELLA, he served as a Director in the Asia Healthcare Investment Banking Group at UBS Hong Kong, where he oversaw cross-border mergers and acquisitions and healthcare projects in Asia. He accumulated extensive experience in M&A, equity, and debt capital markets, with a total investment amount exceeding USD 100 billion.
谢晨博士,光轮智能创始人兼CEO,毕业于北京大学、美国哥伦比亚大学,获物理学学士学位和数量金融博士学位,是国际顶尖的仿真专家,曾在英伟达、Cruise、蔚来等企业担任自动驾驶仿真负责人,国际首创将生成式AI融入仿真,有行业内最多次从0-1的合成数据开发、落地经验。
Yvonne Xie is the new media executive editor of Fortune China.She previously served as the managing editor of the business department for China Daily’s website and as senior manager of global communications for the Dalian Wanda Group.Ms.Xie is the co-winner of the 20th China News Awards for Best Interview.She graduated from Nankai University and the Chinese University of Hong Kong.
Anqi Yang joined FORTUNE China in September 2014 as Senior Editor. From 2013 to 2014, Yang worked as a senior reporter of 《Caijing》Magazine, a famous Chinese business media. From 2009 to 2013, he worked as a senior reporter of 《Global Entrepreneur》Magazine, when he published 10 cover stories in four years. Before that, he also worked as a reporter of 《Beijing Business Today》from from 2008 to 2009. Yang Anqi graduated from China University of Mining and Technology, and majored in Urban Planning. After graduation, Media Scholarship winner of Renmin University,EMBA Media Scholarship winner, School of Economics and Management, Tsinghua University.
Jizhong Yao, born in 1988 in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, is the co-founder and CEO of Hangzhou Microquanta Semiconductor Co., Ltd. He completed his PhD at Imperial College London under the mentorship of Professor Jenny Nelson, a distinguished Fellow of the Royal Society. In 2015, Yao returned to China and founded Microquanta in the Hangzhou Future Science and Technology Park, spearheading the industrialization of third-generation photovoltaic technology-perovskite photovoltaics. Under his leadership, the team has broken 11 world records for perovskite module efficiency and achieved the world's first IEC61215 and IEC61730 certifications, validating the stability of perovskite solar modules. Microquanta has since pioneered the world's first 100MW perovskite mass production line, achieving continuous production of perovskite solar panels. The company has also developed multiple perovskite photovoltaic power stations across various regions of China.
Jizhong Yao has been recognized through selection for the national "Thousand Talents Program," acknowledged as a high-level overseas expert in Zhejiang Province, and appointed as a provincial distinguished expert. His numerous accolades include the China Youth Entrepreneurship Award, the Yangtze River Delta Emerging Young Entrepreneur Award, and recognition as one of Hangzhou's Ten Most Outstanding Youths.
姚颂,东方空间联合创始人、联席CEO,前深鉴科技创始人与CEO。
2020年,姚颂与资深航天技术团队联合创立东方空间,公司以“从东方走向空间,为东方建设空间”为理想,探索商业航天发展新范式,成为世界一流商业航天企业。公司研发的“引力一号”中型运载火箭2024年1月首飞成功,将三颗气象卫星准确送入轨道,成为全球最大固体运载火箭、中国运载能力最大的民商运载火箭。
创立东方空间之前,姚颂曾于2016年创立深鉴科技并担任CEO,研发高效深度学习芯片,为自动驾驶、智能安防等行业提供软硬一体的人工智能解决方案;深鉴科技在2018年被Xilinx全资收购,成为中国第一家退出的AI创业企业、清华有科技成果转化制度以来第一家完成闭环的企业。
姚颂曾获得金砖国家100强企业家奖,中国计算机学会技术发明一等奖,福布斯亚洲30Under 30、麻省理工科技评论35位35岁以下科技创新青年等荣誉。在清华期间,姚颂曾获国家奖学金、蒋南翔奖学金、清华大学优良毕业生。姚颂现担任十三届全国青联委员、十八届烟台市人大代表,清华大学校友会电子系分会常务理事。
YIN KUO, founder and CEO of CanBan. He has 14 years of experience in consumer goods brand building and operation, creating a number of phenomenon products. In 2019, he was selected to Forbes China 30 Under 30 Elite. In 2022, he was listed on the Sina Finance [2022 Top 100 Annual Brand Figures List] and [2022 Most Influential Young Brand Figures]. In 2023, he was selected as Hurun U35 China Entrepreneurship Pioneer, and won the "Annual New Consumer Influencer" in the fourth Asian FMCG Industry Entrepreneurship Summit. In 2024, it was selected as the "Top10 New Consumer Innovators in China" in the YiOu Awards.
同济大学人文学院副教授,欧洲思想文化研究院副院长,博士生导师。同济大学博士(慕尼黑大学联合培养),慕尼黑大学博士后。中华全国外国哲学史学会理事,德国哲学专业委员会理事。主要研究领域为德国哲学、技术哲学和艺术哲学。著有《还原与无限》,译有《敌基督者》《何为尼采的扎拉图斯特拉》等。
Yue joined FORTUNE China in 2019. Before joining FORTUNE China, he was a Journalist for China Newsweek and Editor of China Times. In 2003, Yue graduated from Lanzhou University.
Dr. Kai Zang serves as the Chairman and CEO of ADAPS Photonics. He earned his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University and is recognized as a Shenzhen High-Level Overseas Talent, as well as a national-level entrepreneurial talent under China’s Qiming Program. Dr. Zang completed his undergraduate studies at Peking University and conducted his doctoral research at Stanford University from 2011 to 2017 under the guidance of Professor James Harris, a distinguished member of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering. His research focused on the design, simulation, and modeling of semiconductor devices and integrated optoelectronic systems, particularly in the areas of Single-Photon Avalanche Diodes (SPADs) and 3D imaging systems and algorithms. Dr. Zang holds four U.S. patents and eleven domestic patents and has published 41 academic papers, with 14 of these receiving high citation counts.
In June 2018, Dr. Zang returned to China to establish ADAPS Photonics, where he formed a world-class R&D team. Since securing first place in the electronics and information sector at the 8th China Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition in 2019, ADAPS Photonics has garnered multiple prestigious accolades, including recognition as a National High-Tech Enterprise, a Shenzhen High-Level Overseas Talent Team, and a National "Specialized and New" Little Giant Enterprise. To date, ADAPS Photonics has raised over RMB 500 million, with a current valuation of RMB 2.3 billion.
Under Dr. Zang's visionary leadership, ADAPS Photonics has become the preeminent designer of single-photon detector chips in China, achieving several groundbreaking milestones on both the domestic and international stages. These include setting a global record for absorption efficiency in mass-produced CMOS SPADs, launching China’s first 3D stacked SPAD imaging chip, and realizing the domestic mass production of vehicle-mounted LiDAR detector receivers. ADAPS Photonics has established itself as a leader in the SPAD and LiDAR sectors, driving forward the application of SPAD-based 3D imaging technologies in consumer electronics and automotive markets globally.
Zhang joined FORTUNE China in 2009, and was promoted to Executive Editor in 2013. Zhang currently have more than 2.9 million followers on LinkedIn. Before joining FORTUNE China, Zhang was Managing Editor of InformationWeek China. In 2004, he was admitted by Cambridge, Oxford and Carnegie Mellon University and chose to pursue MSc of Computer Science in Oxford. In 2005, he graduated with straight “A”s from Oxford University, gave up an early offer from a sub company of News Corporation in West London and came back home to continue his career in China’s media business.
Zhang has a BA in English & American Studies from Beijing Foreign Studies University and joined China Daily to work as a reporter and editor. In his earlier days, Zhang won the “best story award” from China Daily twice and played a key role in creating the ELT weeklies for the group. Zhang also got the Certificates of "Building a Business" course from Said Business School, Oxford University, and Finance Media EMBA Fellowship Program from PBC School of Finance, Tsinghua University.
张津剑先生,绿洲资本创始合伙人。其被誉为“投AI最猛的人”。
张津剑曾任挚信资本投资总监,主导多家企业投资及上市,为纽交所上市公司最年轻董事。张津剑多次获得业界主流机构年度投资人、投资机构年度人物,中国年度投资人,年度影响力青年投资人等称号。投资代表案例包括:MiniMax,Boson.ai,无问芯穹,逐际动力等。