SHANGHAI PUDONG INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION - Key Persons

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• CEO / Director, R & D Department, Plasma Innovation Labs, Nanyang Technological University

Dr CHAN obtained BSc and PhD from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. He has been research collaborator and graduate advisor for Plasma Source and Application Center at NTU since 2012. Dr CHAN has solid background in plasma science, microelectronics and photovoltaics. He is one of the pioneers in non-destructive soft plasma processing and diagnostics. He has created more than 10 IPs and brought in more than S$5.6M research funds. Underpinned by more than 14 year solid research work in NTU, Dr CHAN has research spun-off Plasma Innovation Labs (PILS) from NTU in 2014, with the aim to provide innovative technology solutions to industries and address the unique needs in plasma electrical systems. He is the key driver of PILS in conceptualization, development and advancement of novel plasma technologies, as well as exploration of the potential plasma applications in different field for market expansion. Two technology startups have been successfully spun-off from PILS to commercialize world leading technologies in electronic cleaning and space propulsion. In addition, Dr Chan is also leading a number of high-profile technology projects such as plasma CVD for lab-grown diamonds, high performance MEMS microphone, 3-phase plasma purification, etc.

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• Chairman and Dean of Shanghai Artificial Intelligence Research Institute, Deputy

Haitao Song, Chairman and Dean of Shanghai Artificial Intelligence Research Institute, Deputy Dean of Artificial Intelligence Institute of Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Executive Director of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization International Center for Excellence in Artificial Intelligence Development (in preparation), Huawei Ascend MVP, Vice Chairman of the Ascend Council, Co-Director of the Ascend AI Framework & Large Model Innovation Center, Deputy Secretary-General of the Global University Artificial Intelligence Academic Alliance, Founding Director of the Asian Alliance for Sustainable Technology Development, the"14th Five-Year Period" National Key Research and Development Plan Formulation Expert, Member of the National Navigation Equipment Standardization Technical Committee (SAC/TC43), Member of the National Industrial Measurement and Energy Carbon Assessment Expert Committee, and member of the National Artificial Intelligence Standardization General Group, Member of the National Information Standardization Committee's Artificial Intelligence Subcommittee, Expert Member of the General Artificial Intelligence Safety Working Group, Distinguished Researcher of the State Key Laboratory of Media Convergence Production Technology and Systems, and Chief Scientist of the Intelligent Medical School at Fudan University. He presided over and participated in more than 20 national research projects from the Ministry of Science and Technology, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, National Development and Reform Commission, Ministry of Transport, Ministry of Public Security, and other major projects in Shanghai. Successfully obtained approval for several national-level R&D centers, including the ‘R&D Center for Automated Terminal Technology in the Transport Industry'. He participated in the formulation of 9 provincial and municipal government think-tank consultations and digital transformation plans. Contributed to the establishment of over 30 national and industrial standards in the field of artificial intelligence. He applied for 21 patents and 20 software copyrights. Published over 20 domestic and international papers and monographs, among which 15 are SCI papers. The monograph ‘Future Intelligent Road' was published in November 2020, supported by the National Publication Fund, and selected for the National Publishing Project. The English monograph ‘Wireless Power Transfer Technologies for Electric Vehicles' was published by Springer in December 2021 and was selected as a key book for the 14th Five-Year Plan. The translated monograph ‘Medical Artificial Intelligence' was published by Zhongyi Publishing House in July 2022. In March 2021, the "Ship Power Monitoring and Diagnosis System" that he led was awarded the Gold Prize for Invention at the Geneva International Invention Exhibition. In June 2021, the research achievements he spearheaded were awarded the Excellent Scientific Achievement Award by the Chinese Association for Artificial Intelligence. In December 2021, he was honored as an Outstanding Innovation and Entrepreneurship Talent in the Zhangjiang National Independent Innovation Demonstration Zone. In August 2022, he was conferred the Ascend MVP (Leading Figure) by Huawei, the highest honor for experts with outstanding contributions in the Ascend computing domain. In November 2022, he was awarded the "Top Ten Outstanding Figures in Artificial Intelligence in the Yangtze River Delta" by the Yangtze River Delta Artificial Intelligence Industry Chain Alliance. In December 2022, he was recognized as a "Shanghai Industrial Elite" high-level talent. In April 2023, he received the inaugural talent award from "Big Zero Bay" and so on.

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• Associate Research Fellow of APEC Study Center at Nankai University

Prof. C. C. Chan SBS holds BSc, MSc, PhD, HonDSc, HonDTech degrees. Honorary Professor of the University of Hong Kong and Distinguished Chair Professor of Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Founder of International Academicians Science and Technology Innovation Centre. Visiting Professor of MIT, UC Berkeley, University of Cambridge, etc. Founding President of the World Electric Vehicle Association. Senior Consultant to governments, academia and industries. Academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering, Fellow of Royal Academy of Engineering, U.K., Fellow of Ukraine Academy of Engineering Sciences, Honorary Fellow of Hungarian Academy of Engineering, Life Fellow of IEEE, Fellow of IET, and Honorary Fellow of HKIE. Recipient of the Royal Academy of Engineering Prince Philip Medal, Chinese Academy of Engineering Guang-Hua Prize, World Federation of Engineering (WFEO) Medal of Engineering Excellence, Silver Bauhinia Star Medal of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government, Gold Medal of Hong Kong Institution of Engineers, IEEE Transportation Technologies Award, "Father of Asian Electric Vehicles" by Magazine Global View. Awarded as the 2022 Touching Chinese Character. His major research field includes the philosophy and key technologies of electric vehicles and intelligent energy systems. He published 17 books, over 450 technical papers and holds 10 patents.

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• Chairman of the International Advisory Board, the Taejae Academy ( Future Consensus Institute )

KIM Won-soo is the former Under Secretary-General of the United Nations and the High Representative for Disarmament. As the Korean diplomat, he served as the Secretary to the ROK President for Foreign Affairs and Trade as well as for International Security at the Blue House. He also served as the Director General for Policy Planning and Ambassador for Regional Cooperation at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He is now the Chair of the International Advisory Board of the Future Consensus Institute（The Taejae Academy）

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• Professor, the Ph.D. Advisor, School of Management, Fudan University / Director of the Smart City Research Center at Fudan University

Professor Ling Hong, Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Applications from Tsinghua University, Ph.D. in Management from Fudan University, and visiting scholar at the Sloan School of Management at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He currently holds the position of Professor in the Department of Information Management and Business Intelligence at Fudan University's School of Management. Additionally, he serves as the Ph.D. advisor, Director of the Smart City Research Center at Fudan University, Chairman of the Professor Committee at Fudan University's School of Management, Academic Director of the EE Center at Fudan University's School of Management, Executive Council Member of the Chinese Information Economics Society, and Visiting Professor at the University of Hong Kong. Professor Ling Hong has long been engaged in research and practice in information management and information systems. His areas of expertise span across information systems and e-commerce strategy, e-commerce and business model innovation, smart cities, business process reengineering, enterprise resource planning, big data, and artificial intelligence, among others. He has published over 130 academic papers and has spearheaded or participated in more than 30 initiatives, including projects under the National High-Tech Research and Development Program (863 Program), Natural Science Foundation projects, government decision-making consultancy projects, and enterprise informatization projects. In addition, Professor Ling Hong has been teaching undergraduate, master's, Ph.D., MBA, and EMBA students at Fudan University for an extended period and has been recognized with the title of "National Excellent Course."

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• Executive Deputy Secretary - General, China EV100

Mr. Liu has multiple years of rich experiences in institutions, industries and businesses. Mr. Liu's international experience including working with Research Foundation of State University of New York (Financial Analysis, Incubator and Technology Transfer), Copia Consulting Company (USA) (World Bank Project Consulting), and Samsung (China) Investment Corporation (Engineering Projects).

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• Head of Innovation Project and Sustainable Development, Chulalongkorn School of Integrated Innovation, Chulalongkorn University
• Innovation Evangelist and Sustainable Development Expert

Dr. Ronnakorn Vaiyavuth (Ronnie) is an Innovation Evangelist and Sustainable Development expert with a full passion on crafting innovation ecosystem and managing SD through innovation. He is currently the founding faculty member at Chulalongkorn School of Integrated Innovation (SCii). He also helps orchestrating the incubator and accelerator programs and related innovation activities in the CU Innovation Hub at Chulalongkorn University as a Director of Innovation. He has been involved with various innovation and startup projects in both international and domestic contexts. He is recently selected as one of 100 individuals contributing to Thailand's progress into the future as 100 Futurists in the year 2023. Prior to working in Thailand, Ronnie had worked as a senior consultant and practice leader for energy and climate change in the global consultant firm. During his career, he has managed several large-scale international and domestic projects in both public and private sector domains, including UNDP, World Bank, CITI, Samsung, PTT group, Thaibev Group, BP, PEA, DEDE EPPO, Hong Kong Government, South Africa Government, Thailand Government, SCG, COTTO, and AIS, accounting for over one Billion USD. He was a Policy Officer for the Department of Mines and Energy (DME) in Australia during 2007-2008, where Ronnie worked on reviewing energy policy, and establishing a framework for energy modelling in the Australia.

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• Chairman and Dean of Shanghai Artificial Intelligence Research Institute

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• Chairman, Malaysia Innovation Hub

Former Political Secretary in Prime Minister Department, Malaysia involved in Implementation, Co-ordination of government related projects. Presently adviser in major projects including KL-Singapore High Speed Railway, KLIA High Technology Park, Carey Port and FTZ, Solar Industrial Park, EV Hub, Renewable Energy, Space Port and Satellite Launching Site, Satellite Services in Navigation, Communication and Remote Sensing, Data Centers, Monorails and LRTs, EV Buses etc.

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• Senior Engineer
• Chief Editor or Contributor
• Expert in China
• National Leading Partner of Green Development and Construction, Deloitte China

Zhang Yin, senior engineer in architectural technology research, senior engineer in HVAC (Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning), EMBA, the expert member of Shanghai Low Carbon Technology &.Industrial Development Association. Formerly served as the Executive Vice President of Shanghai Research Institute of Building Services, President of China Construction Engineering Design and Research Institute of Green and Low-Carbon Development, member of the China Green Building Council, Deputy Director of the China Green Building Youth Council, Deputy Director of Green Finance Committee of the China Green Building Council, Vice President of the Shanghai Green Building Association, Deputy Director of the Shanghai Building Information Technology (BIM) Promotion Center, Director of Building Transformation and Urban Renewal Committee of the Architectural Society of China, and member of the Editorial Committee of the magazine Building Energy Efficiency. With nearly 20 years of senior work experience in the field of architectural consulting, Zhang Yin is an expert in China's green building, healthy building, and low-carbon building industry. He possesses rich industry resources and experience of project consulting, technology research and development, team management, and operational management. He has led over 500 green and low-carbon projects, over 40 green and low-carbon eco-district projects, over 200 green and low-carbon building certification projects, over 80 LEED certification projects, over 40 WELL certification projects, over 30 healthy building certification projects, and over 50 green research topics. Meanwhile, Zhang Yin has been the chief editor or contributor to several national, provincial, and municipal standards, including the Assessment Standards for Green Urban Area in Shanghai, ESG Evaluation Guidelines for Real Estate Enterprises, Assessment Standards for Green and Low-Carbon Applications in Commercial Complexes, Assessment Standards for Healthy Buildings in Shanghai, Project Acceptance Standards for Green Buildings in Shanghai, and Inspection Technology Standards for Green Buildings in Shanghai, etc. He has also published numerous papers and works. Moreover, Zhang Yin has received various awards, including one second prize and one third prize of the Huaxia Construction Science and Technology Award, seven National Green Building Innovation Awards, one ‘Construction Hero' award of Shanghai Residential Construction Merit Competition, and one Shanghai Green Building Contribution Award.

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• Professor
• Professor, Institute of Big Data, Fudan University

Zhao Xing is the full professor and doctorial supervisor of the Institute of Big Data, Fudan University. He holds the position of the Deputy Director of National Institute of Intelligent Evaluation and Governance, Fudan University, the President of Institute of Metaonreal, the Chief Expert of Metaverse and D. I. Man Laboratory, East China Normal University, the member of the Teaching Guidance Committee of Higher Education of Ministry of Education of P.R.C. He also has been recognized as "Shuguang Scholar" of Shanghai. Professor Zhao is the editorial board member of Journal of Informetrics, the globally highly-influential SSCI journal in the field of informetrics, as well as the editorial board member of five CSSCI core journals. His research interests include data intelligence and information resources management, with recent focuses on smart social governance, D. I. Man, and emerging areas such as the "metaverse." Professor Zhao has published over a hundred articles in both Chinese and English in prominent journals including JASIST, Journal of Informetrics, Scientometrics, Information Processing & Management, IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, Journal of Information Resources Management, and Journal of The China Society for Scientific and Technical Information, and has also authored two scientific monographs published by Science Press. He has led more than 50 research projects, including projects funded by National Natural Science Foundation of China, The National Social Science Fund of China, or supported by Ministry of Science and Technology and Ministry of Education of P.R.C., and projects recognized as Key Strategic Projects in Soft Science in Shanghai. Professor Zhao's works have been cited over 1,000 times and has been reported by various mainstream official media more than 200 times. He has received over thirty honors, including the Outstanding Achievement of Young Scholar Award in Humanities and Social Sciences Research from the Ministry of Education of P.R.C., the First Prize for Excellent Achievements in Philosophy and Social Sciences in Shanghai, and Young Information Scientist Award from the China Society for Science and Technical Information.

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• Regional Director & China Representative, ICLEI East Asia Secretariat

Shu manages strategy development at ICLEI East Asia. He has extensive experience in sustainable development and regional cooperation. Previously, he held a leadership position at the UNDP Secretariat for Greater Tumen Initiative (GTI), an intergovernmental economic cooperation mechanism between China, Mongolia, Korea, and Russian Federation. He was also a journalist and editor at People's Daily and a senior manager at Telstra.

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• Chief Technology Officer of Nano
• Chief Technology Officer, Nano and Advanced Materials Institute

Dr. Tracy Liu is the Chief Technology Officer of Nano and Advanced Materials Institute (NAMI, Hong Kong), which is a Hong Kong government-funded research institute for nanotechnology and advanced materials. NAMI undertakes and provides support for market-driven research in nanotechnology and advanced materials and strives for commercialization of the technologies. Dr. Tracy Liu leads the technical team and directs all NAMI's research projects and related works. She has over 20 years of R&D experience in the synthesis and characterization of nanomaterials as well as their applications. She is the winner of 2013 2nd Prize of "China's State Natural Science Award" and 2010 1st Prize of "2010 National Institution of Higher Education Scientific Research Award-Natural Science Award". Since joining NAMI, Dr. Liu has filed more than 30 patent applications and led the technical team to receive multiple awards in prestigious international competitions, including R&D 100 Awards, Edison Awards, CES Innovation Awards, etc. She has led the technical team to build a long-term collaboration with multiple world-leading industrial companies. Many products have been successfully commercialized, including IoT batteries, thermal management materials, and electronic packaging materials.

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• Associate Researcher, the APEC Research Center of Nankai University

Jingjia Zhang, associate research fellow of APEC Study Center at Nankai University. Former Fulbrighter and studied as an exchange research fellow at MIT Sloan School of Business. Her research fields of interests include monetary economics, world economy and international finance. Her papers has been published in domestic and international academic journals, such as top domestic academic journal Economic Research Journal, Journal of Management World, China Economic Quarterly International, and international academic journal The World Economy, Frontiers of Economics in China. Her researches have been awarded by China Information Economics Association and China Institute of International Finance. Hosting National Natural Science Foundation Project and participate in Major Project of National Natural Science Fund Project.