Event Time

July 3, 2022 | Sunday
7:30 am - 9:00 am Eastern Standard Time
July 3, 2022 | Sunday
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm China Standard Time (CST)

Participation Format

Registration is required to obtain a ZOOM Conference access link, which will be sent to your registration email or phone shortly. Please enter the ZOOM room 15 minutes before the starting time. When the room is full, latecomers will not be able to access the ZOOM conference.

Registration

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Ticket
Free

LANGUAGE

The language of the event will be Chinese.

The Event

Recently, the concept of the "virtual human" has become popular with the rise of the metaverse. "Virtual human" refers to a digital person with human characteristics created by means such as computer graphics, motion capture, graphic rendering, deep learning, speech synthesis, etc. With instances such as virtual singer Teresa Teng returning to the stage with singer Shen Zhou, Alibaba virtual anchor Dongdong hosting TV programs with Olympic champions, and virtual KOL Nonoka discussing lifestyle tips, the virtual human is entering fields such as games, finance, cultural tourism, education, and intelligent services. But is the virtual human a person? Will they replace actual people? On July 3, leaders in related technology fields will discuss the cutting-edge future of the virtual human.

The Speakers

Grace Tang
Head of Virtual Human Business in Greater China, Digital Domain Group
CEO，Digital Valley Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd

Ms. Tang is currently the head of virtual human business in Greater China of Digital Domain Group, and the CEO of Digital Valley Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd. She leads the team focusing on the commercial application and development of the core virtual human technology at Digital Domain, and produces efficient and usable virtual human products, services, and solutions. Ms. Tang has been deeply involved in commercialization and expansion in the fields of film/television and culture for many years, and she has rich experience in business operations and organizational management, along with unique and in-depth insights into the development of digital human industry trends and markets.

Noah Wang MBA ’16
Co-founder, Silicon Valley Blockchain and Web3 company

Mr. Wang Yang is the co-founder of Silicon Valley Blockchain and Web3 Company. He has a wealth of experience in cross-border capital operation and cross-border wealth management, as well as in government-enterprise cooperation, financial innovation, two-way investment, cross-border mergers and acquisitions, post-investment management, strategic consulting, and government consulting in developed and developing countries. Mr. Wang graduated from the Yale School of Management with an MBA and held management positions at the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China and PWC.

Max Zhou MS ’14
Founder/CEO, Presence

Mr. Zhou is the founder and CEO of Presence and formerly a co-founder of MetaApp with 200 million registered users and 150 million USD in venture funding. He was the Head of Mobile at Mobike and worked on the growth team at LinkedIn and Uber. Mr. Zhou enrolled in the Special Class for the Gifted Young at University of Science and Technology of China and received a M.S. in Computer Science from Yale.

Zhan He
Head of Omniverse, NVIDIA China

Zhan He is currently working at NVIDIA, responsible for the business development of Omniverse and RTX enterprise product lines in China. He has rich experience and insights in AI, machine learning, and deep learning, and is currently focusing on promoting AI applications of digital twins in the industrial field, AI digital human, and digital asset creation and simulation. Mr. He graduated from Nankai University and has worked at Autodesk, SAP, GE Digital, and other companies, where he has been in charge of marketing, ToB strategic consulting, and business management.

The Moderator

Chloe Pu MED '17
Project Manager, Digital Domain Group

Ms. Pu is the project manager of virtual human and virtual set at Digital Domain. She previously worked at Kengo Kuma and Associates in Tokyo and Kohn Pedersen Fox in Shanghai, and also was the representative of Pei Architects in China. Ms. Pu has won the ASIC Architecture Award, and her written work "Chinese Vernacular Architecture" was published in May 2017 and won the "National Top Ten Books for Teenagers" awarded by the Ministry of Education. Ms. Pu graduated from Yale University with a master's degree in architecture.