Open Lecture by Co-Founder and CEO, Hesai Technology

As a leading figure in LiDAR with a Ph.D. in robotics, Yifan David Li will draw on over a decade of experience in hardware entrepreneurship to share concrete lessons on turning lab breakthroughs into revenue. He will explain why technical innovation only succeeds when engineered in parallel with business design, and demonstrate how focusing on infrastructure creates greater opportunities to build commercial barriers. Additionally, he will compare the innovation playbooks he sees in China versus Silicon Valley, and outline practical steps for running AI-heavy hardware companies as global geopolitics reshape supply chains, funding and market access.

The event is part of the Young Global Leaders Education Module developed jointly by The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) and the World Economic Forum on the theme: Our AI Future is Now: Reflections and Next Directions For more details, visit here.

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