Eric Xu

Rotating Chairman
Huawei

Dang Wenshuan

Chief Strategy Architect
Huawei

He joint Huawei since 1997 and ever serves as R&D engineer, project manager, product management, director and current position since 2014
He acted as RF engineer and then project manager responsible for development of RF sub systems for DECT, GSM CDMA WCDMA R&D since 1997. About 4 years later, he started his marketing experience by responsible of innovative wireless solution market analysis since 2001.
In 2005, he took the position of director of wireless E2E solution management department and responsible for product management of solution of WCDMA, LTE, TD-SCDMA, WiMax, Femto Cell etc.
In 2010 he moved to technology strategy department and started current position since 2014. Since then he keeps working at research of ICT infrastructure technology innovation and business strategy include digital transformation , artificial intelligence, cloud, Internet of Things, development of 5G wireless technology and std., evolving telecom infrastructure towards all cloud architect, AI powered, grow public cloud service … etc.

Dr. Vishal Sikka

Former CEO
Infosys

Dr. Vishal Sikka was CEO of Infosys during 2014-2017. During his term at Infosys, he helped to transform the company during a time of significant change in the services industry. He implemented RENEW-NEW strategy of helping clients renew their existing landscapes using automation and artificial intelligence, and at the same time bring breakthrough innovation that transforms existing business, opens new business opportunities and new business models. Dr. Sikka created a strong focus on learning and education within Infosys, a culture which drives value for clients and the entire Infosys ecosystem.
Prior to Infosys, Dr. Sikka was a member of the Executive Board of SAP SE, leading all products and technologies. He is credited with creating SAP’s breakthrough in-memory data platform SAP HANA, the fastest growing product in SAP’s history.
Dr. Sikka is the creator of ‘timeless software,’ a framework which articulates the principles of renewing existing processes and landscapes without disruption to customer environments. His experience includes research in artificial intelligence, intelligent systems, programming languages and models, and information management – at Stanford University, at Xerox Palo Alto Labs, and as the founder of two startups.
Dr. Sikka received his BS in Computer Science from Syracuse University and holds a Ph.D. in Artificial Intelligence from Stanford University.

Hsiao-Wuen Hon

Corporate Vice President
Microsoft Asia-Pacific R&D Group, Microsoft Research Asia
Microsoft

Dr. Hsiao-Wuen Hon is corporate vice president of Microsoft, chairman of Microsoft’s Asia-Pacific R&D Group, and managing director of Microsoft Research Asia. He drives Microsoft’s strategy for research and development activities in the Asia-Pacific region, as well as collaborations with academia.
Dr. Hon is an internationally recognized expert in speech technology, an IEEE Fellow, and a Distinguished Scientist of Microsoft. He holds three dozen patents in several technical areas. Dr. Hon joined Microsoft Research as a senior researcher in 1995 and has been a key contributor to Microsoft’s Speech Application Program Interface (SAPI) and speech engine technologies. He previously worked at Apple Computer, where he led research and development for Apple’s Chinese Dictation Kit.
Dr. Hon received a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Carnegie Mellon University and a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from National Taiwan University.

William Xu

Director of the Board
Chief Strategy Marketing Officer
Huawei

Mr. Xu is Director of the Board, Chairman of the Investment Review Board, and Chief Strategy Marketing Officer of Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. He is also a member of the company's Executive Management Team.
Mr. Xu has held several senior-level positions at Huawei.
In 2013, Mr. Xu was appointed as Chief Strategy Marketing Officer, a position he has held ever since. In 2011, Mr. Xu became CEO of the Enterprise Business Group. In 2010, he was appointed as President of the Joint Committee of Regions. In 2009, Mr. Xu served as Chief Sales & Service Officer. In 2008, Mr. Xu was appointed as Huawei's Chief Strategy & Marketing Officer. In 2005, Mr. Xu served as President of Huawei's European Area, a position dedicated to Huawei's business development in Europe. In 2003, Mr. Xu worked as President of the International Technical Sales & Marketing Department, responsible for product marketing worldwide.
In 1991, Mr. Xu joined Huawei's Research & Development, leading the development of the first generation of Huawei's public program controlled switches. Mr. Xu also took charge of work related to chips, general technology, strategy planning, and research. In 2002 he became the head of R&D.
Mr. Xu holds a master's degree in electrical engineering from Southeast University in Nanjing, China.

Dr. Helmut Reisinger

CEO
Orange Business Services

Zhou Tianhong

General Manager
Information Technology Department
China Merchants Bank

Zhang Huai

CIO
Shenzhen Airport Group

Joy Huang

Vice President
IT Product Line
Huawei

Joy Huang is the vice president of the IT Product Line at Huawei. He is responsible for managing the planning and marketing of all IT products and solutions, including servers, storage, cloud computing, big data, and data centers.
Mr. Huang joined Huawei in 1997. He was previously vice president of Huawei's Silicon Valley Research Center in the US. In that role, he led the team in developing and deploying several successful cloud and storage solutions.
Mr. Huang has also been involved in many ICT projects worldwide, where he worked closely with key customers in China, Europe, and North America and provided them with innovative and customized solutions.
Mr. Huang graduated from Huazhong University of Science and Technology in 1997 with a Master's degree.

Saad Metz

Executive Vice President of Audi China
Head of Audi China R&D

Saad Metz (51) started his career at Volkswagen Group over 23 years ago and engaged in Audi TE for more than 13 years. Today as Executive Vice President of Audi China and Head of Audi China R&D, Saad Metz is responsible for the Research & Development Center at Audi China, which is the first comprehensive research and development site of AUDI AG outside of Germany. Besides traditional fields of technical development, Audi China R&D also focuses highly on New Energy Vehicles, Digitalization, ICV and Design, all for the Asian Market, which is based in 7 different locations that Mr. Metz is responsible for.
Prior to entering Audi China in 2014, Saad Metz had several leading positions in the Volkswagen Group some of which allowed an engagement with strategic China projects. During his position as Director of Strak at AUDI AG, his interest for design was further deepened as the field of Strak combines technology and design by considering all technical and formal-aesthetic demands embodied in all surfaces of a vehicle. After that, Saad Metz was assigned to Dubai for 2 years as Manager After sales Audi Volkswagen for 13 countries in Near/Middle East, which enabled him to get international insights and learn multiple culture differences.
Saad Metz always pays great attention to strategic cooperation and accelerates the expansion of cooperation with local top development partners like Huawei. Facing new challenges, Saad Metz will continuously intensify and deepen technical development of Audi China R&D to provide more china-specific and customer oriented products.

Jack Jia

General Manager, EI Product Department
Huawei Cloud BU

Jack Jia is the General Manager of the EI Product Department – a division of Huawei's Cloud BU, with responsibility for Huawei's cloud AI and big data services. Previously Mr. Jia was the director of the Russell Department, part of Huawei's Central Software Institute. In that role, he oversaw the research and platform delivery of core enterprise technologies such as big data, AI, and PaaS platforms. Mr. Jia has contributed to the commercial success of Huawei's big data solution FusionInsight and PaaS solution FusionStage.
Under Mr. Jia's leadership, AI has been deployed across multiple Huawei departments such as GTS, supply chain, and finance. He has also actively explored open-source software research and development models and incubated CarbonData into an Apache Top-Level Project.

Li Qiang

Chief of Technology
Shenzhen Traffic Police

Mr. Li Qiang has extensive experience in science & technology information planning as well as information application.
He is in charge of implementing projects related to transportation technology information Project in Shenzhen.
He has done much in-depth research in traffic technology management and intelligent transportation development. He also drove the first application of IoT Public Safety in Shenzhen. He has Proposed a new business solution that promotes smart transportation with “city traffic brain”.
He has won many awards for his achievements, including "Excellent People's Police Officer of Guangdong", "Second-class Merit for Police Officers", and "First Prize for Technology Innovations for Junior Public Security Officers".

Zhang Minzhe

Director
Strategic Investment Department General Manager
Beijing Sanlian Hope Shin-gosen Technical Service Co., Ltd. (SLHP)

Mr. Zhang Minzhe, born in 1988, holds a master's degree from Bristol University and an MBA degree from Tsinghua University. At SLHP, he works on developing intelligent manufacturing business models and integrating technologies in the synthetic fiber and raw materials industry. SLHP uses its manufacturing expertise to define intelligent application solutions, and provides the industry with one-stop system integration solutions for intelligent manufacturing. Mr. Zhang has invested in and assumed board member positions in big data companies such as 3GOLDEN Beijing Technologies Co., Ltd. and Zhejiang TexBee Data Technologies Co., Ltd. He is now a director and the Strategic Investment Department Director of SLHP.

Professor Andrew Chi-Chih Yao

Dean, Institute for Interdisciplinary Information Sciences, Tsinghua University
Turing Award Winner
Academician, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Andrew Chi-Chih Yao is Dean of the Institute for Interdisciplinary Information Sciences at Tsinghua University, member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and foreign member of the US Academy of Sciences. Professor Yao is a world-renowned computer scientist and pioneer in analysis of algorithms, cryptography, and quantum computing. He was recipient of the Turing Award in 2000 and to date the only Chinese scientist receiving this highest honor in computer science. Professor Yao was previously on the faculty at MIT, Stanford, UC Berkeley, and Princeton University before joining Tsinghua in 2004. He initiated the CS Pilot Class in 2005 (praised by some as the world's best undergraduate CS program); founded the Center for Quantum Information and the Institute for Interdisciplinary Information Sciences in 2011. Through these organizations, he aims to build a quantum computer and drive the innovative integration of information technology with numerous other fields. Outside of Tsinghua, Professor Yao built the Turing AI Institute (Nanjing) and the Interdisciplinary Core Technology Institute (Xi'an) in 2018 to enable close innovation partnerships with municipalities.

Zheng Yelai

Vice President
President of Cloud BU
Huawei

Mr. Zheng Yelai was born in 1973 in Qianshan, Anhui Province, China.
He is currently serving as President of Cloud BU at Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. He is responsible for strategy planning, development, operation, maintenance, as well as product and solution delivery for Huawei Cloud.
Mr. Zheng has demonstrated his extensive expertise in cloud service, IT infrastructure, OSS, wireless network optimization and network planning, having been in charge of many top level projects at Huawei in these fields.
He got a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science from Anhui Normal University in 1996 and later got a Master’s Degree in Engineering from Northwestern Polytechnical University in 1999.
Mr. Zheng has served as Product Manager, Director, President of Sub-Product Line, President of Product Line, President of Business Unit, and a long list of other posts at Huawei during his nearly two decades of dedication.
1999 Joined Huawei
2008 President of OSS and Service field, Wireless Network Product Line
2010 President of OSS and Service field, Wireless Network Product Line; Chairman of UTMC
2012 President of IT Product Line; Member of Strategy Development Committee; Core Member of Enterprise BG EMT
2017 President of Cloud BU and IT Product Line
2018 President of Cloud BU

Wang Changxin

Founder and CEO
Beijing Yunlu Technology Co.

Wang Changxin is the founder and CEO of Beijing Yunlu Technology Co., Ltd. He is also a member of the International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures (IASS).
Mr. Wang graduated from Beijing University of Technology and worked for Beijing Center International Group Co., Ltd and Beijing Zijing Huafeng Technology Co., Ltd.
He has engaged in the construction industry for 12 years and led in the development of analytical and design software for "pre-stressed pier wind power" and "shallow geothermal energy" projects. Both software designs were certified as "internationally advanced" by the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development of the People's Republic of China.

Jez Humble

CTO
DevOps Research and Assessment LLC