What do you think of when you hear the term Artificial Intelligence (A.I.)? Maybe AlphaGo, Siri, or the machines in the Matrix?
A.I. sounds complicated, mysterious and even frightening to some. But the truth is, as an advanced technology, A.I. is probably already a big part of your life whether you know it or not. The incredible applications for artificial intelligence ranging from all manner of household electronics and appliances to finance, medicine, industry and transportation stand to change the way people do business and live their lives.
Join Dr. Yang Ming from one of China’s most exciting A.I. startups, Horizon Robotics, and AllChinaTech for a chance to gain insights into this transformative field. Don’t miss the chance to speak to an expert and contribute to a lively discussion on a subject that is already reshaping the way you live.
Speaker: Dr. Yang Ming / Co-founder & Vice President, Software at Horizon Robotics
Dr. Ming Yang is one of the founding members of Facebook Artificial Intelligence Research (FAIR) and a former senior researcher at NEC Labs America. His expertise lies in computer vision and machine learning. During his tenure at Facebook, Dr. Yang led the deep learning research project “Deep Face” that had a significant impact in the deep learning research community.
Host: Wu Nan/ CEO of AllChinaTech
Nan is the CEO and Chief Editor of AllChinaTech. She is an award-winning journalist with honors from Foreign Press Association in New York and Hong Kong Journalists Association. For years she worked for top-notch media outlets including South China Morning Post and the Wall Street Journal. She co-founded the NetEase Annual Economist Conference (NAEC), a leading economic forum in China.
What’s Tech Junction?
A meetup group in Beijing with the stated goal of exchanging ideas in short, sharp dialogues among startups, tech and media professionals in order to shed light on the tech scene in China. Our goal is to establish a tech community to connect with thinkers and deal-makers around the world.
What do we do at Tech Junction?
A 20-minute presentation and a 20-minute Q&A on an appealing topic with a well-known startup founder hosted monthly, followed by 20 minutes of open discussion with attendees including flexible networking time. Don’t miss out on the chance to send your questions online and have them answered in person with one of China’s premier voices in this field.
· Submit your questions to us now via our WeChat OA: ACTnews
· To join our online discussion group: add our customer service account by searching WeChat ID “actofficial”
Who are the organizers?
AllChinaTech and DayDayUp co-organize the Tech Junction event series.
AllChinaTech: A Beijing-based startup media platform, dedicated to providing timely news and analysis on the Chinese tech industry in English.
DayDayUp: A co-working space in Beijing creating an international collaboration community for entrepreneurs from China and all countries, helping ease the transition for the global companies to enter China market, and keeping Chinese company in touch with global partners.
What’re the details of the event?
Date: May 19th, 2016
Location: DayDayUp, 22F, Block C, Sanlitun Soho, Beijing
(closest subway station will be Dong Si on Line 2 & Tuan Jie Hu on Line 10)
Schedule: Registration starts at 7pm, the presentation starts at 7:30pm
Admission: RMB 30 per person, includes one drink (coffee or tea)
Please register here.
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