Ya-Qin Zhang

Ya-Qin is a world-renowned scientist, technologist and business executive. He was President of Baidu Inc, the global internet services and AI company headquartered in Beijing, between 2014 and 2019. Prior to joining Baidu, he held several positions during his 16-year tenure at Microsoft, both in the US and China, including Corporate Vice President and Chairman of Microsoft China. He is Chair Professor of AI Science at Tsinghua University and the founding Dean of the Institute for AI Industry Research at the same university.