TEDxCEIBS

Speakers

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• Allan GABOR

  Allan Gabor is the former Chairman of the American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai, former President of Merck China, and former Executive Vice President of Merck Electronics globally. He brings nearly three decades of management experience in China, having previously served as Chairman and General Manager of Pfizer China and President of Merck China. In these roles, he led major investments and cross-sector collaborations, including the Nantong pharmaceutical manufacturing site. He has twice received the Magnolia Award from the Shanghai Municipal Government and is among the few foreign business leaders in China who combine deep industry expertise with broad public influence.

• Deli ZHAO

  Zhao Deli is the Founder of ARIDGE. Beginning in 2013, he spent five years independently developing and successfully test-flying the world’s first manned flying motorcycle, pioneering the field of personal aerial vehicles. In 2020, he co-founded ARIDGE (formerly XPENG AEROHT) with He Xiaopeng, leading the team in achieving major technological advances in electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. Today, ARIDGE has grown into the largest flying car company in Asia and a global leader in the industry. In 2025, he received the Emerging Figure Award among China’s Top Ten Economic Figures of the Year.

• Guohao DAI

  Dai Guohao received both his bachelor’s and doctoral degrees from the Department of Electronic Engineering at Tsinghua University. He is currently an Associate Professor and Ph.D. Supervisor at the School of Artificial Intelligence and the School of Integrated Circuits at Shanghai Jiao Tong University. In 2023, he co-founded Infinigence AI as Co-founder and Chief Scientist, focusing on hardware-software co-optimization and AI infrastructure for the era of large language models. His research achievements have received multiple Best Paper Awards at leading international conferences, including FPGA and ASP-DAC.

• Hao LUO

  Luo Hao is an explorer and the founder of the Tibet Biodiversity Imaging Conservation (TBIC) Initiative. Since 2010, he has led teams deep into regions such as the Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon, Motuo, Ngari, and Mount Everest, carrying out systematic biodiversity imaging surveys. He has accumulated hundreds of thousands of images of rare species, many of which represent the first visual records in China. After more than a decade of continuous documentation and curation, he led the completion of the “Pan-Himalayan Ecological Archive,” preserving and disseminating records of numerous endangered species. This body of work has been described as a “museum on paper” of the Tibetan Plateau.

• Jia LU

  Lu Jia is a former editor of Urban China magazine and spent over a decade working in contemporary art at Vitamin Creative Space. In 2021, she crossed into the field of children’s education by founding the “Wulei” Studio, and in 2023, she established “WAI-SHAN.” WAI-SHAN is neither a school nor a training institution, but a medium for growth—offering children rich samples of life experience through space, human connection, and real-world issues, allowing their love for themselves to naturally surface.

• Jiyang GAO

  Gao Jiyang is the Founder and CEO of Galaxea. He received his bachelor’s degree in Electronic Engineering from Tsinghua University and later earned a Ph.D. in Computer Vision from the University of Southern California (USC). Prior to founding Galaxea, he worked at Waymo (Google’s self-driving car company) and the autonomous driving firm Momenta, where he was deeply involved in the development and deployment of core autonomous driving technologies. In 2023, he founded Galaxea, focusing on foundational models for embodied intelligence and robotic systems. The company’s valuation has already reached the tens of billions.

• Yansong MA

  Ma Yansong is among the first Chinese architects to win major international commissions for cultural landmarks overseas, and one of the most globally influential Chinese architects of his generation. In 2014, he won an international competition to become the chief designer of the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art in the United States, marking the first time a Chinese architect entered the core stage of global cultural landmark design. Over the years, through a series of internationally recognized projects—including the Harbin Opera House, the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, and Shenzhen Bay Cultural Plaza—he has continuously explored new possibilities for future cities and human habitats. In 2025, Ma Yansong was honored as one of TIME magazine’s “TIME 100 Most Influential People.”

• Yiming SU

  Su Yiming is a Chinese Olympic snowboarding champion and one of the most influential young athletes in winter sports. From child actor to world-class snowboarder, his journey reflects a rare courage to trust his passion and redefine what is possible. After winning gold in big air and silver in slopestyle at Beijing 2022, he went on to claim slopestyle gold and big air bronze at Milano Cortina 2026, bringing China its first gold medal of the Games. Su represents a new generation shaped by discipline, self-belief, and the courage to carve its own path.

• Zhuo TAN

  Tan Zhuo is a distinctive self-taught creative talent who has demonstrated exceptional acting prowess across film, television, and theatre. Her debut film, Spring Fever, brought her into contention for Best Actress at the Cannes Film Festival, while her performances in Dying to Survive and Story of Yanxi Palace made her a household name in China. Over nine years of artistic immersion, she developed and portrayed a classic role in the stage play A Dream Like a Dream, a character markedly different from herself. Beyond acting, Tan Zhuo is also active in installation, video, and performance art. Her works have been exhibited in academic art events such as the Beijing Biennale and have received awards. In 2024, she held her first solo exhibition.