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Dr. Kai-Fu Lee is one of the worldтАЩs foremost voices in artificial intelligence and innovation. As the Chairman and CEO of Sinovation Ventures, he leads a $2.5 billion venture capital fund dedicated to nurturing the next generation of Chinese high-tech companies. Dr. Kai-Fu Lee also serves as President of the Sinovation Ventures Artificial Intelligence Institute, where he spearheads efforts to integrate AI across traditional industries and incubate cutting-edge AI startups.
A pioneer in the AI field for over three decades, Dr. Lee began his career with groundbreaking innovations in speech recognition and game-playing AI systems, including the first large-vocabulary, speaker-independent continuous speech recognition system and a program that defeated the world champion in Othello. His academic achievements include a PhD in computer science from Carnegie Mellon University and a bachelorтАЩs degree from Columbia University.
Dr. Kai-Fu Lee has held senior executive roles at Apple, SGI, Microsoft, and Google. Notably, he was the founding President of Google China and established Microsoft Research ChinaтАФnow Microsoft Research AsiaтАФwidely regarded as the cradle of AI talent in China, having trained many of todayтАЩs top tech leaders at Baidu, Alibaba, Tencent, and Huawei.
As Co-Chair of the World Economic ForumтАЩs Artificial Intelligence Council and an IEEE Fellow, Dr. Lee is a key thought leader shaping global conversations on the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Dr. Kai-Fu Lee was named one of TIME magazineтАЩs 100 most influential people and a WIRED Icon for his impact on the global tech landscape.
Dr. Kai-Fu Lee is also a celebrated author. His New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller AI Superpowers explores the AI rivalry between China and the U.S. and its societal implications. His follow-up work, AI 2041: Ten Visions for Our Future, co-authored with science fiction writer Chen Qiufan, creatively blends fiction and analysis to forecast AIтАЩs transformative role in our lives over the next two decades.
Dr. Kai-Fu Lee is an electrifying keynote speaker who delivers deeply informed, visionary talks on artificial intelligence, the global tech economy, ethical innovation, and the future of humanity in the age of intelligent machines.
