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Bryan Bo (FOUNDER and CEO, QingFlow)

Bryan Bo

FOUNDER and CEO, QingFlow

Bryan Bo, Founder and CEO of QingFlow, graduated from Shanghai Jiao Tong University with bachelor‘s and master’s degree , and has worked in companies such as SAP and Alibaba. He founded QingFlow in 2015 and is a member of the Shanghai Young Entrepreneurs’Association. He is also a member of the Shanghai Jiao Tong University Alumni Association, and has served as a mentor for entrepreneurship in multiple universities. He was selected for the Forbes 30 under 30 Asia 2023, Forbes 30 Under 30 China 2019, and Hurun China Under 30s To Watch 2020. Senior process consultant, serving as a consultant expert for several enterprises, skilled in serving and handling enterprise process optimization, analyzing enterprise efficiency upgrades.

Michael Chen (CO-FOUNDER and CEO, neoX Biotech)

Michael Chen

CO-FOUNDER and CEO, neoX Biotech

Dr. Michael Chen, Cofounder & CEO of neoX Biotech. neoX is a next-generation biotech company that combines artificial intelligence (AI) with biophysics for drug research and development, focusing on macromolecular drugs and multi-specific drugs. Dr. Chen graduated from MIT with a Ph.D. degree in physical chemistry. Dr. Chen had conducted research about computational immunology in the Institute for Medical Engineering & Science at MIT. Dr. Chen is passionate about transforming human health by frontier technologies. Dr. Chen was selected to <Forbes> “Outstanding Overseas Returnees-Influence Top29”, and served as the President of MIT-China Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum.

Ci Ran (FOUNDER and CEO, moody)

Ci Ran

FOUNDER and CEO, moody

As a serial entrepreneur, Ci Ran founded his first and second business at the age of 18 and 19, aiming to promote entrepreneurship amongst high school students. After graduating from Cornell University with a major in securities analysis and a minor in mathematics, he worked as an investment banker at J.P. Morgan and Sequoia Capital. Determined to revolutionize the contact lenses industry using China’s technology, aesthetics, and creativity, Ran founded the contacts brand - "moody" (parent company: VIM Technology) in 2019 at the age of 27, which is now ranked no.1 in China's colored contact lenses industry. The company is also one of the fastest-growing unicorns in China's recent FMCG sector.

"moody" aims to provide customers with top-quality and exquisitely designed daily disposable colored contact lenses. As a brand whose mission is to empower customers with comfort, color and fun, moody partnered with the world’s leading manufactures and eye care professionals in R&D to continuously bring expertise and innovation to the industry.

Dong Liang (CO-FOUNDER, CHAIRMAN and CEO, SIYOMICRO)

Dong Liang

CO-FOUNDER, CHAIRMAN and CEO, SIYOMICRO

Dong Liang, Co-founder, Chairman, and CEO of SIYOMICRO, also serves as a Shenzhen consulting expert for the major special project in synthetic biology technology, and recognized as a leading entrepreneurial talent in Jiangsu Province. During his time at the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), he participated in several research projects of general programs for scientific and technological R&D, including the 863 Program and the 973 Program, and led or contributed to the authorship of eight invention patents. Dong Liang was involved in the project of the Key Technologies R&D Program of 863 Program managed and directed by the Ministry of Science and Technology – “Advancement of Research and Application of Heat-Resistant SOD Enzyme”. In 2015, he joined in the scientific expedition team of “Dayang Yihao” (Ocean No. 1), and isolated a heat-and acid-alkali-resistant yeast from a deep-sea hydrothermal vent in southwest Indian Ocean at a depth of 4,500 meters. This led to the development of an ultra-stable SOD capable of withstanding temperatures of up to 100℃, revealing significant applications of deep-sea extremophilic microbial resources combined with synthetic biology. Dong Liang also conducted scientific expeditions in outdoor locations such as hot springs in Costa Rica and Quzhuomu Township in Tibet, where he collected extremophilic strains. Adhering to the principle of serving society through scientific research, Dong Liang established SIYOMICRO in 2015. Within a 200m² laboratory, SIYOMICRO successfully achieved industrial-scale production of SOD in just 2 years, and sold the products to hundreds of high-quality cosmetics and food clients. Moreover, SIYOMICRO provided customized development of raw materials for these clients. This approach transformed clients into strategic partners, allowing SIYOMICRO to continuously explore the applications of synthetic biology in various fields such as food, cosmetics, agriculture, environmental protection, and materials.

Fu Sheng (CHAIRMAN and CEO, Cheetah Mobile; CHAIRMAN, OrionStar Robotics)

Fu Sheng

CHAIRMAN and CEO, Cheetah Mobile; CHAIRMAN, OrionStar Robotics

Fu Sheng, a trailblazer in China's internet product management, led an independent team to create 360 Security Guard. He founded Cheetah Mobile (NYSE: CMCM) in 2010 and successfully listed it on the New York Stock Exchange on May 8th, 2014. In 2016, he introduced the visionary "AII in AI" strategy, giving birth to OrionStar Robotics—an AI service robot company. Amidst the 2023 industry revolution driven by Large language models (LLMs) , we proudly present 'ChatMax',your ideal solution for accessing expert digital employees and boosting operational efficiency for businesses.

JP Gan (Founding Partner, INCE Capital)

JP Gan

Founding Partner, INCE Capital

JP Gan is a Founding Partner of INCE Capital. With over 23 years of experience in venture capital. Focusing on Internet, consumer and intelligent technologies sectors, Mr. Gan’s successful investments include Trip.com Group Ltd., Bilibili Inc., Dianping.com, Musical.ly, Meitu Inc., Jiayuan.com, PPS Inc and ATL.

Prior to founding INCE Capital, Mr. Gan had been a Managing Partner and member of the investment committee of Qiming Venture Partners for 13 years. He started his venture capital career at the Carlyle Group and was a Director and founding member of its Asian venture fund. He also worked at KongZhong Corporation and Merrill Lynch.

Mr. Gan holds an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and a BBA from the University of Iowa. He is a member of the Chicago Booth Council and Polsky Center Council.

Guo Jianjun (FOUNDER and CHAIRMAN, Well-Link Times)

Guo Jianjun

FOUNDER and CHAIRMAN, Well-Link Times

Guo Jianjun, founder and chairman of Well-Link Technology Co., Ltd. (Well-Link for short), has more than 10 years of experience in cloud gaming and cloud rendering technology development and application. He has witnessed China's rapid development mobile network from 3G to 5G, and has a deep understanding of network streaming and development of gaming, film and other entertainment technologies.

When Well-Link was established in 2019, Guo Jianjun’s judgment on the construction of the future virtual world, led Well-Link to construct the computing infrastructure of the Internet 3.0 era, and completed the business layout of multiple key technical directions.

In July 2023, Well-Link released the second part of the MR product "The Grass of Genesis" and the AI product "The Realm of the Moon", showcasing a new direction for the integration of the Chinese gaming and film industries. Moreover, Well-Link constructed a channel for XR industrialization to enable a large number of developers to develop XR content and enjoy the benefit of Well-Link’s platform.

Mario Yau Kwan Ho (CHAIRMAN and CEO, NIP Group)

Mario Yau Kwan Ho

CHAIRMAN and CEO, NIP Group

Mr. Ho is the chairman of NIP Group. He founded Victory Five esports club, one of the predecessors of our esports team business in Shenzhen in December 2018 and has served as the chairperson of the Macau Esports Federation since April 2018. In May 2018, Mr. Ho was appointed as the chief marketing officer of iDreamSky Technology Holdings Limited (01119.HK), a digital entertainment company operating in China, which was successfully listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in December 2018. In 2020, Mr. Ho led the merger of Victory Five with eStar esports club and formed ESV5 Culture & Sports Development Co., Ltd. Mr. Ho received his bachelor’s degree in management science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2016.

MICHAL LEV-RAM (EDITOR-AT-LARGE , FORTUNE)

MICHAL LEV-RAM

EDITOR-AT-LARGE , FORTUNE

Michal Lev-Ram covers the technology and entertainment sectors for Fortune, writing profiles and in-depth features about the biggest personalities and trends within both industries. She also serves as the editorial director of Fortune Live Media, helping to steer the company’s growing portfolio of global conferences. In addition to her broader role as the editorial lead for Fortune Live Media, Ms. Lev-Ram co-chairs Fortune’s Most Powerful Women Summit and Brainstorm Tech, an annual technology gathering. Before joining Fortune, Ms. Lev-Ram was a staff writer at Business 2.0., a former Time Inc. publication that covered startups. She has also written articles for CNNMoney, Fast Company, and Popular Science, and appeared on CNBC, CNN, NBC, and other TV and radio outlets. Born in Israel, Ms. Lev-Ram holds a degree in journalism from San Francisco State University and lives in the Bay Area of California with her husband, three kids, and miniature poodle.

LIU LANXIANG (SENIOR EDITOR OF NEW MEDIA, FORTUNE CHINA)

LIU LANXIANG

SENIOR EDITOR OF NEW MEDIA, FORTUNE CHINA

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.

Li Wenxuan (CHAIRMAN, PCG Power)

Li Wenxuan

CHAIRMAN, PCG Power

PCG POWER is a new energy company founded in June 2022 by Poly Capital and Country Garden Venture Capital, with Poly Capital as the fund manager and managing partner and Wenxuan Li as the chairman of the company.

Based on SPIC’s guidelines for customer-side wind and solar energy storage, source-grid-load-storage integration and multi-energy complementary development, PCG POWER focuses on investing in new energy fields such as distributed photovoltaics, energy storage, intelligent distribution network, virtual power plant, energy consumption control of buildings and charging piles.

Li joined Poly Capital since 2015 and took in charge of equity investment business as vice president. He demonstrated commanding influence in two investment sectors within the real estate industry chain and cutting-edge technology. His primary focus encompassed real estate industry chain, artificial intelligence, building technology, industrial enterprise services, medical treatment, healthcare, and various other fields.

Li, leveraging extensive expertise in private equity investment and a strong industrial background, has successfully overseen a cumulative management portfolio exceeding 10 billion RMB. Additionally, Li has played a pivotal role in establishing a comprehensive investment platform alongside prominent partners such as TAL (Tomorrow Advancing Life), Hangzhou Municipal Government Investment Holding Group Company, Country Garden Venture Capital, and Hangzhou Gongshu Group Company. With his outstanding investment performance, Li has been honored as one of the “Top 20 Investors in Chinese New Generation Information Technology Sector” and “Top 100 Best Equity Investors in China”.

Joshua Liu (SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, SAP China)

Joshua Liu

SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, SAP China

Joshua Liu leads High-Tech, ECO and Retail Industry cluster, including High-Tech, Telecom, Engineering Construction and Operations, Retail Industry and New Material Industry. Liu Xin joined SAP China in July 2011 and has more than 18 years solution sales and sales management experience in enterprise software industry with Oracle, HP, IBM prior to SAP. He currently is in EMBA program of CEIBS.

Fred Mao (PARTNER and MANAGING DIRECTOR, Frost & Sullivan)

Fred Mao

PARTNER and MANAGING DIRECTOR, Frost & Sullivan

Fred Mao is the Partner & Managing Director at Frost & Sullivan Greater China. He is responsible for Frost & Sullivan Greater China healthcare consulting service and capital market service business, including the industries of biotech technology, traditional pharmaceutical industry, medical device and healthcare service.

Fred has affluent experiences in IPO, M&A and management consulting projects and successfully worked with many multinational companies, state-owned companies and investment communities. The clients include JW therapeutics, CARsgen, Beigene, Innovent, Wuxi Biologics, Microport, Venusmedtech, Newhorizonbio and so on.

Shan Yi (CO-FOUNDER and CEO, PhiGent Robotics)

Shan Yi

CO-FOUNDER and CEO, PhiGent Robotics

Dr. Yi Shan, CEO and Co-Founder of PhiGent Robotics, Undergraduate, Master and PhD in EE at Tsinghua University, Joint PhD at Imperial College London. He once founded the AI chip startup DeePhi Tech, and as co-founder and CTO, developed the first AI chip in China - Tingtao (28nm, 8TOPS), leading DeePhi Tech to be acquired by Xilinx for $300 million. Formerly served as the Corporate Vice President of AMD, Vice President of Xilinx, and Head Xilinx of AI R&D. Led the team to launch the AMD (Xilinx) Vitis AI product line, supporting over 10 world-level OEMs and Tier-1s, and has extensive experience in research and development of ADAS technology and customer service. He is one of the top 10 employees at Horizon Robotics and served as the head of FPGA tech for ADAS application. He won the first prize of the 2017 Science and Technology Award of the China Computer Federation (CCF) and the first prize of technological invention.

Darian Shirazi (General Partner, Gradient Ventures)

Darian Shirazi

General Partner, Gradient Ventures

Darian Shirazi is a General Partner at Gradient Ventures, Google's AI-focused venture fund. Prior to Gradient, Darian founded Radius, a leading B2B Customer Data Platform, serving as the company’s CEO for 7+ years. He grew the company to over one hundred employees, raised more than $100MM in venture capital from top tier firms, and served dozens of Fortune 500 customers. He is an early investor in many companies including Lyft, Udemy, Carbon Health, Palantir, and serves on the Board of Directors at Gigs, Contractbook, and Chili Piper, among others. He studied briefly at UC Berkeley, after working at Facebook as a Software Engineer reporting to Mark Zuckerberg, but dropped out after two years to work full-time on startups.

Timothy So (FOUNDER, CHAIRMAN and CEO, YoKID Daycare Group)

Timothy So

FOUNDER, CHAIRMAN and CEO, YoKID Daycare Group

Dr. Timothy So was born in 1984 in Hong Kong, China. He founded YoKID Daycare Group in 2015. As a pioneer of high-quality daycare services and ESG standard setter for enterprise daycare, YoKID Daycare Group is an enterprise with the largest investment scale in the domestic daycare industry, the largest number of daycare branches and the deepest layout of the whole industrial chain.

Dr. So holds a Bachelor of Psychology degree from the Chinese University of Hong Kong and a Doctor of Psychology degree from the University of Cambridge, where he was awarded the Cambridge Rising Star. At the same time, he served as a visiting professor of Tsinghua University, director of Professional Committee of Nurseries for China Cares for the Next Generation Working Committee, and founding director of Yabuli Youth Forum. He was awarded the Practice Excellence Award by the Ministry of Education of The People's Republic of China, 30 Outstanding Young Innovation Leaders in China by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of China, Forbes·100 Outstanding Overseas Returnees , Fortune·40 Under 40. YoKID Daycare Group have received Dark Horse·Top 30 China's Unicorn in 2018 and For Good Awards·Top 10 Business for Good in 2022.

Wang Fang (Executive Editor, Shanghai, Fortune China)

Wang Fang

Executive Editor, Shanghai, Fortune China

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.

Wang Yang (FOUNDER and CEO, Newlink Naas)

Wang Yang

FOUNDER and CEO, Newlink Naas

Wang Yang, female, Han nationality, was born in September 1988 in Liaoning Province. She currently serves as the co-founder and president of NewLink, as well as the founder and CEO of NaaS. She is the member of 13th CPC Zibo Municipal Committee, the member of the 13th CPPCC Laoshan District Committee, and the vice-chairman and member of Qingdao Laoshan Women’s Federation.

She holds a bachelor's degree in journalism from Renmin University of China and studies in Tsinghua University PBC School of Finance with a major in EMBA. She worked for Shenzhen Securities Information Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Shenzhen Stock Exchange, and served as a research fellow, director of new media, and assistant editor in chief at New Fortune.

The awards Wang Yang has won include 2023 Fortune 40 Under 40 in China, Role Model in National Electric Vehicle Charging and Battery Swap Industry 2023, 2023 Ernst & Young Asia-Pacific Successful Female Entrepreneur, New Talent Award of Chinese Economic Figures of the Year 2022, Mulan Award of BRICS Women Innovation Contest in 2022, Figure of the Year for National Electric Vehicle Charging and Battery Swap Industry 2022. Also, she was invited to attend the UN Climate Change Conference to share the carbon emission reduction experience of China’s new energy enterprises to facilitate the development of the real economy. Besides, she attended Deloitte IWD 2023 Summit to share her entrepreneurial experience with global female entrepreneurs.

Wang Yu (CO-FOUNDER, CHAIRMAN and CEO, Seetrum)

Wang Yu

CO-FOUNDER, CHAIRMAN and CEO, Seetrum

Dr. Yu Wang received his B.S. and Ph.D. degrees from the Department of Electronic Engineering of Tsinghua University and became a visiting scholar at the University of Glasgow. He has received numerous honors, including the Special Scholarship, the highest student honor at Tsinghua University, and Outstanding Ph.D. Thesis Award, 129 Counselor Award, Beijing Excellent Graduate Award, and Wang Daheng Optical Award for Outstanding University Students.

From 2017 to 2020, he served as a researcher and assistant investment manager in the Electronic Industry Research Department of Everbright, and received the Advanced Individual Award.

Since 2020, he has co-founded Seetrum with Professor Yidong Huang and Associate Professor Kaiyu Cui, both from the Department of EE at Tsinghua University. He has been honored with the Tianjin Technical Invention Special Award, Zhongguancun Entrepreneurship Star, Zhongguancun U30, Beijing Science and Technology Rising Star Program, China Entrepreneurship and Employment Pioneer of Science and Technology Innovation, Beijing Association for Science and Technology's Youth Talent Project, 36Kr 36U36, and 36Kr 100 Science and Technology Innovation Entrepreneurs, Fortune 40U40, etc.

YVONNE XIE (NEW MEDIA EXECUTIVE EDITOR, FORTUNE CHINA)

YVONNE XIE

NEW MEDIA EXECUTIVE EDITOR, FORTUNE CHINA

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.

Anna Xu (FOUNDING PARTNER, HIKE Capital)

Anna Xu

FOUNDING PARTNER, HIKE Capital

Founding Partner of HIKE Capital.

Anna has over 18 years of experience in business management and venture investing.
In 2015, she co-founded HIKE Capital alongside Mark Yang, founder of CARS Group, and focused on investment across in innovations, new technologies, and new consumption. Anna has played a pivotal role in the success of HIKE Capital, spearheading investments in a variety of notable companies such as Li Auto (NASDAQ:LI, HKEX:2015), RELX (NYSE: RLX), Megatronix, Yuanbao Insurance, Halara, FlashEx, Fenbi (HKEX: 2469), Yuanfudao, Spark Group and Xbiome, etc.

Anna made her contributions to NetEase as the general manager of the Mobile Internet Business Division and Chairman of the Product Committee, prior to founding HIKE Capital. As the founder of NetEase News app, she successfully grew its user base from zero to 400 million. In addition, she led the R&D of well-known apps such as NetEase Open Course, NetEase Application Center, etc.

Anna is a graduate of Nanjing University and China Europe International Business School (CEIBS). As a lover of deep diving, hiking, science fiction, and art, Anna’s adventurous and innovative spirit, combined with her loyalty to long-term doctrine and compound interest value, has made venture capital her lifelong career. Thanks to the influence of the family, Anna also actively practices the long-term work of educational public welfare.

Michael Hsu (FOUNDER and CEO, PaXini Technology)

Michael Hsu

FOUNDER and CEO, PaXini Technology

Dr. Hsu Chin-Cheng, the founder and CEO of PaXini Technology, was born in Taiwan Province of China, and graduated from Waseda University (Master and PhD). As the student of Professor Sugano Shigeki, who is authoritative scholar in humanoid robot field, Dr. Hsu Chin-Cheng has more than 8 years of experience in the development and industrialization of high-precision tactile sensors and collaborative robots. He used to be a core member of the national level project “START” in Japan, a full scholarship member of the EPSON Consortium; was invited by OPEN AI CEO Sam Altman to be in charge of OPEN AI tactile sensors and collaborative robots R&D of hardware products.

In 2021, he returned to China and established PaXini Technology, which is committed to research and development of China's 35 "Chokepoint Technologies" which ranking 4th -- multi-dimensional and multi-array tactile sensors & Torque robot module(Fore humanoid robot); the company's customers include advanced manufacturing, 3C electronics, medical equipment, etc. The company has received the angel round investment from Dr.Qi Lu, the former president of Microsoft, and the Pre-A round from several top capitals and new energy vehicle companies.

Yang Anqi (NEW MEDIA ASSOCIATE EXECUTIVE EDITOR, FORTUNE CHINA)

Yang Anqi

NEW MEDIA ASSOCIATE EXECUTIVE EDITOR, FORTUNE CHINA

Yang Anqi 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.

YU Hao (Founder and CEO, Dreame Technology)

YU Hao

Founder and CEO, Dreame Technology

Hao YU, the founder and CEO of Dreame Technology, graduated from Tsinghua University with a major in aerospace. He is the earliest quadrotor developer and the inventor of trirotor aircraft in China. He is also the founder of Tsinghua University's "Skyworks".

In 2017, Hao YU founded Dreame Technology, the company specializes in the research and development of smart home appliances, aiming to make intelligent, healthy lifestyles easily accessible to global consumers. Hao YU has always firmly believed that " technology is the foundation of everything".

Today, Dreame is a major global company with a presence in around 120 markets around the world. The company is with the world’s No.1 motor technology that offers highest RPM. It has applied many innovations to Robotic Vacuum, Wireless Vacuum Cleaners, Wet and Dry Vacuum and also High-Speed Hair Dryers.

In 2021, Mr. YU was selected as one of the world's most influential business man by magazines 《Fortune》“China's 40 business elites under the Age of 40" award.

Yue Wei (SENIOR EDITOR, FORTUNE CHINA)

Yue Wei

SENIOR EDITOR, FORTUNE CHINA

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.

Zhang Jinjian (FOUNDING PARTNER, Vitalbridge)

Zhang Jinjian

FOUNDING PARTNER, Vitalbridge

Jinjian Zhang founded Vitalbridge Capital in October 2019. As a new generation of theme-driven venture capital firm in China, Vitalbridge is famous for its "selective and long position" investment style, with a current management scale of over RMB 4 billion. Vitalbridge focuses on China's transition from an economy of scale to an economy of quality from the perspectives of "demographics" and "technological innovation". Vitalbridge focuses on robotics, artificial intelligence, and technology services, with a single investment amount of $3 million to $30 million in early and mid-stage investment. Vitalbridge invests in companies that can revolutionize their industries through digitalization and help China's digitalization upgrade.

Jinjian Zhang graduated from the National Artificial Intelligence and Imaging Laboratory of Fudan University with a master's degree.

Mr. Zhang Jinjian has published the "Signal and Noise" series on his investment methodology, which has been widely circulated in the investment industry.

DEREK ZHANG (EXECUTIVE EDITOR, FORTUNE CHINA)

DEREK ZHANG

EXECUTIVE EDITOR, FORTUNE CHINA

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.

Zhang Lei (Co-founder and CHAIRMAN, EACON)

Zhang Lei

Co-founder and CHAIRMAN, EACON

Mr. Zhang Lei is a seasoned professional in the field of autonomous driving for commercial vehicles in China's first generation. He is also a super product manager with comprehensive knowledge in mining, vehicles, and autonomous driving. Zhang conducted extensive practical research after recognizing the importance of commercial implementation for the evolution of autonomous driving technology. As a result, he identified mining scenarios as the optimal choice for the commercial deployment of autonomous driving and co-founded Beijing EACON Technology Co., Ltd. in 2018.

With over five years of technological accumulation, EACON has achieved numerous firsts in the technological commercialization of unmanned mining operations. It has become a leading player in this specialized field and established deep strategic partnerships with several large mining enterprises. EACON offers secure, reliable, and environmentally-friendly solutions to address the challenges of safety management and rising costs in mining scenarios. EACON has achieved the operation of the world's largest fleet of 115 autonomous mining trucks in a single mine and become the leader in the industry as shown by data. It has become the industry's first commercially implemented company. In the upcoming years, EACON will not only comprehensively develop domestic commercial layouts for autonomous mining but will also venture beyond borders to contribute to the global development of intelligent mining.

Maya Zhang (Vice President, Head of Biology and Translational Medicine, Insilico Medicine)

Maya Zhang

Vice President, Head of Biology and Translational Medicine, Insilico Medicine

Dr. Man Zhang is Vice President, Head of Biology and Translational Medicine. She has more than 15 years of experience in drug discovery and translational medicine research. She has worked for domestic and Multinational Pharmaceutical Companies including Hengrui Pharmaceuticals, Johnson & Johnson, Novartis, etc. Her research cover multiple disease areas including oncology, liver fibrosis and HBV. She contributed greatly to novel target discovery and mechanism research, as well as promoting novel drug discovery programs.   Prior to joining Insilico, Dr. Man Zhang served as CSO, Head of discovery biology and Translational Medicine at Shanghai De Novo Pharmatech, where she led a comprehensive preclinical team covering discovery biology, translational medicine, and IND-enabling to advance multiple programs into clinical and IND-enabling studies. During her tenure at Novartis, Dr. Zhang played a critical role in delivering the first-in-class asset MAK683 currently at clinical phase 2.

Zhou Wei (Founding Partner, CCV)

Zhou Wei

Founding Partner, CCV

Zhou Wei is the founding partner of CCV. He has 11 years of successful entrepreneurship experience and 16 years of venture investment experience.

In 2007, Wei joined KPCB as a member of the KPCB China's founding team. He then served as a managing partner of KPCB China and led the technology investment team in Greater China. In 2017, Wei founded CCV, where he adheres to a selected investment strategy, and focuses on early investments in artificial intelligence, robotics, autonomous driving, and other fields. He has kept a track record of yielding at least one unicorn each year from his investment portfolio.

The companies he invested in include: JD.com (NASDAQ:JD), JD.com, Ximalaya FM, VenusTech (SZSE:002439), CreditEase (NYSE:YRD), Rong360 (NYSE:JT), Arrail Dental (HKSE:06639), Perfect Corp(NYSE:PERF), Shukun Technology, MetaApp, Cowa Robot, Transsnet Financial, IceKredit, Quicktron, PPIO, U POWER Technology, etc.

Wei has been awarded the Most Influential Venture Capitalist by Fortune, Best Venture Capitalists by Forbes, FT China Leader Venture Capitalist, and Best Venture Capitalist by China Venture and Zero2IPO.

Wei also serves as the treasurer of China Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (“CVCA”), the oldest and longest-running trade group representing the venture capital and private equity investment industry in Greater China.

Wei holds an M.B.A. degree from Wharton, University of Pennsylvania and a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering from the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China.

Zhou Yuxiang (FOUNDER and CEO, Black Lake)

Zhou Yuxiang

FOUNDER and CEO, Black Lake

Yuxiang Zhou is the Founder & CEO of Black Lake Technologies, a Shanghai-based smart manufacturing company that innovates factories with its mobile collaboration and workflow platform. Prior to Black Lake, Yuxiang co-founded MadaData, a business intelligence software that streamlines enterprise data analytics, striving to become China's Palantir. Yuxiang holds a B.A. in Political Science from Dartmouth College.

Yuxiang has been honored as 40 under 40 by Fortune, 30 under 30s by Forbes, China’s Most Creative People in Business by Fast Company.The company he founded, Black Lake Technology, has been named as 2021 Global Technology Pioneers by the World Economic Forum.