Kai-Fu Lee
Keynote Speaker: Founder, Chairman & CEO of Sinovation Ventures
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Kai-Fu Lee Biography
Dr. Kai-Fu Lee is the Chairman and CEO of Sinovation Ventures and President of Sinovation Venture’s Artificial Intelligence Institute. Sinovation Ventures, managing $2.5 billion dual currency investment funds, is a leading venture capital firm focusing on developing the next generation of Chinese high-tech companies. Prior to founding Sinovation in 2009, Dr. Lee was the President of Google China, and senior executives at Microsoft, SGI, and Apple.
In the field of artificial intelligence, Dr. Lee built one of the first game playing programs to defeat a world champion (1988, Othello), as well as the world’s first large vocabulary, speaker independent continuous speech recognition system. Dr. Lee founded Microsoft Research China, later renamed Microsoft Research Asia, which was named as the hottest research lab by MIT Technology Review. While with Apple, Dr. Lee led AI projects in speech and natural language, which have been featured on Good Morning America on ABC Television and the front page of Wall Street Journal. He has authored 10 U.S. patents, and more than 100 journal and conference papers. Altogether, Dr. Lee has been in artificial intelligence research, development, and investment for more than 30 years.
His New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestselling book, "AI Superpowers: China, Silicon Valley, and the New World Order" discusses US-China co-leadership in the age of AI as well as the greater societal impacts brought upon by the AI technology revolution. His new co-authored book "AI 2041" explores how artificial intelligence will change our world over the next twenty years.
Dr. Lee received his bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from Columbia University, Ph.D. from Carnegie Mellon University, as well as Honorary Doctorate Degrees from both Carnegie Mellon and the City University of Hong Kong. He is the Co-Chair of Artificial Intelligence Council for World Economic Forum Center for the Fourth Industrial Revolution, Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), Times 100 in 2013, WIRED 25 Icons, and followed by over 50 million followers on social media.
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All American Entertainment has successfully secured celebrity talent like Kai-Fu Lee for clients worldwide for more than 15 years. As a full-service talent booking agency, we have access to virtually any speaker or celebrity in the world. Our agents are happy and able to submit an offer to the speaker or celebrity of your choice, letting you benefit from our reputation and long-standing relationships in the industry. Fill out the booking request form or call our office at 1.800.698.2536, and one of our agents will assist you to book Kai-Fu Lee for your next private or corporate function.
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All American Speakers is a "buyers agent" and exclusively represents talent buyers, meeting planners and event professionals, who are looking to secure celebrities and speakers for personal appearances, speaking engagements, corporate entertainment, public relations campaigns, commercials, or endorsements. We do not exclusively represent Kai-Fu Lee or claim ourselves as the exclusive booking agency, business manager, publicist, speakers bureau or management for Kai-Fu Lee or any other speaker or celebrity on this website. For more information on how we work and what makes us unique, please read the AAE Advantage.
Kai-Fu Lee is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics including Technology, Marketing and Computer Science. The estimated speaking fee range to book Kai-Fu Lee for live events is $30,000 - $50,000, and for virtual events $30,000 - $50,000. Kai-Fu Lee generally travels from Beijing, China and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Dr. Michio Kaku, Ray Kurzweil and Peter Diamandis. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Kai-Fu Lee for an upcoming event.
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Former Google China head, Kaifu Lee, has been tracking how many times his Weibo posts on Tencent and Sina have been censored and deleted, and has ...
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After ban, Kai-Fu Lee invites 30M to follow him on Twitter | Internet ...
Former Google China chief gets kicked off China-based microblogging sites after complaining about state controls over the Internet. Read this article by Steven ...
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After Censorship, Ex-Google China Chief Lee Kai-fu Talks About ...
Lee Kai-fu, who quit his job as head of Google China before the Internet giant pulled out of the country in dispute over censorship, is now the King of China's ...
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Lee Kai-Fu, China's Innovation Idol - Businessweek
Lee Kai-Fu, China's foremost evangelist for innovation, works on the 12th floor of a Beijing office building with a sprawling electronics mall in the basement.
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Correction Appended: April 18, 2013. Kai-Fu Lee's story has elements of what we think of as a typically American story — of immigration, innovation and, ...
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Our booking agents have successfully helped clients around the world secure talent like Kai-Fu Lee for speaking engagements, personal appearances, product endorsements, or corporate entertainment for over 15 years. The team at All American Entertainment represents and listens to the needs of organizations and corporations seeking to hire keynote speakers, celebrities or entertainers. Fill out a booking request form for Kai-Fu Lee, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to discuss your upcoming event. One of our experienced agents will be happy to help you get pricing information and check availability for Kai-Fu Lee or any other celebrity of your choice.
How much does it cost to book Kai-Fu Lee?
Booking fees for Kai-Fu Lee, or any other speakers and celebrities, are determined based on a number of factors and may change without notice. Pricing often varies according to the circumstances, including the talent's schedule, market conditions, length of presentation, and the location of the event. Speaker fees listed on this website are intended to serve as a guideline only. In some cases, the actual quote may be above or below the stated range. For the most current fee to hire Kai-Fu Lee, please fill out the booking request form or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to speak with an experienced booking agent.
Who is the agent for Kai-Fu Lee?
All American Entertainment has successfully secured celebrity talent like Kai-Fu Lee for clients worldwide for more than 15 years. As a full-service talent booking agency, we have access to virtually any speaker or celebrity in the world. Our agents are happy and able to submit an offer to the speaker or celebrity of your choice, letting you benefit from our reputation and long-standing relationships in the industry. Fill out the booking request form or call our office at 1.800.698.2536, and one of our agents will assist you to book Kai-Fu Lee for your next private or corporate function.
What is a full-service talent booking agency?
All American Speakers is a "buyers agent" and exclusively represents talent buyers, meeting planners and event professionals, who are looking to secure celebrities and speakers for personal appearances, speaking engagements, corporate entertainment, public relations campaigns, commercials, or endorsements. We do not exclusively represent Kai-Fu Lee or claim ourselves as the exclusive booking agency, business manager, publicist, speakers bureau or management for Kai-Fu Lee or any other speaker or celebrity on this website. For more information on how we work and what makes us unique, please read the AAE Advantage.
Kai-Fu Lee is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics including Technology, Marketing and Computer Science. The estimated speaking fee range to book Kai-Fu Lee for live events is $30,000 - $50,000, and for virtual events $30,000 - $50,000. Kai-Fu Lee generally travels from Beijing, China and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Dr. Michio Kaku, Ray Kurzweil and Peter Diamandis. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Kai-Fu Lee for an upcoming event.
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