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About the chapter

Approved by the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI), the chapter brings practical AI experience to Greater Bay Area businesses and professionals. Our focus is industry application, rather than purely academic seminars or product promotion.

Chapter at a glance

Official name
AAAI China Greater Bay Area Chapter
Approved
March 2026, by AAAI
Nature
A public-interest, not-for-profit community for AI practice
Area of activity
Based in the Greater Bay Area, with events in Hong Kong, Shenzhen and Nanchang
Official website
aaaec.org and aaai.org.cn serve the same website
Contact
ken@aaaec.org

Governance and charter

Mission and vision

Mission

Build an AI practice community that brings researchers, practitioners and entrepreneurs together to advance industry applications.

Vision

Help the Greater Bay Area become an innovation hub for AI and industry by connecting technology with demand and supporting innovation-led growth.

Four core goals

Knowledge sharing

Share advances in AI and practical experience

Resource integration

Connect technology, businesses, platforms and talent

Collaborative innovation

Develop AI solutions for industry

Responsible AI

Advance safe, compliant and human-centred AI applications

Three principles

From answers to completed tasks

We focus on AI's ability to complete workflow tasks, beyond generating answers.

Knowledge creates lasting value

As large models become widely available, a company's advantage rests on its knowledge management and accumulated experience.

Public benefit and neutrality

The chapter is not-for-profit and acts independently of product vendors. Speakers share practical experience without sales pitches.

About AAAI

Founded in 1979, the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI) is an international nonprofit scientific society promoting AI research and responsible use. It advances research exchange through the AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence, conference proceedings and AI Magazine, bringing researchers and practitioners together across the field.

Team

Management team

  • Ken Jiang (Kan Jiang)
    Chair

    AI product and data strategy; 18 years in data analysis, e-commerce operations and business development; formerly with Nielsen and Alibaba

  • Geoff Chen
    Co-Chair

    Senior product manager in the TikTok Shop ecosystem, specialising in AI and e-commerce growth

  • Jeremy Cai
    Secretary

    Regional channel lead; 15 years in sales management, business strategy and global B2B trade

  • Rocky Li
    Executive Director (Hong Kong)

    Sales director for international brands including SHARP and DOBOT; 16 years' experience, focused on robotics for industrial automation and education

  • Jared Guo
    Project Director

    Former global e-commerce and new product introduction lead at DJI; formerly led strategy for Amazon's top global sellers

  • Felix Yang
    Head of Partnerships

    18 years in B2B business development and large-scale project operations; formerly with Alibaba and Amazon

  • Gracie Lee
    Head of Growth Marketing

    Video and influencer marketing specialist; formerly at Google

  • Charlene Liang
    Director of Finance and Event Operations

    Data-driven market intelligence and process optimisation; formerly with Alibaba and Amazon

  • Yuan Gu
    SIG Director

    13 years in business strategy, pricing systems and channel intelligence; formerly with DJI and Mars

  • Sophia Wang
    Director of City Development

    Supply chain and compliance; 17 years across early-stage DJI, Lenovo and Amazon

Honorary advisers

  • Dr. Keith Chau

    Senior Advisor, School of Professional Education and Executive Development, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU SPEED); drafting member, "Safety of AI Applications in the Publishing Industry", National Technical Committee on Press and Publication Standards; Executive Vice Chair, Belt and Road Development Federation; Vice Chair, International Low-Altitude Economy Association; Vice President, Hong Kong Association for the Advancement of Science and Technology. More than 20 years of management consulting experience.

  • Dr. Vincent Lau

    EdD, MBA, CPA; over 15 years across industry, academia and research. Former AI R&D head at a technology company, postdoctoral researcher at The Education University of Hong Kong, and CFO and company secretary of a listed company.

  • Ir Dr Kenneth Pak

    Senior Lecturer, Department of Construction and Quality Management, School of Science and Technology, Hong Kong Metropolitan University; specialises in AI applications in engineering and higher education.

AI experts

ExpertExpertise
Ken Jiang (Kan Jiang)AI productisation, marketing technology and platform automation
Jeremy CaiAI agents and enterprise workflows
Rocky LiEmbodied AI and robotics
Geoff ChenAGI, e-commerce AI and intelligent systems
Jason ZengZinix AI TechnologyRAG, Chat BI and AI application development
Tony LinPeachtree Network TechnologyAI tools and intelligent agents
Finley WangIBMAI transformation
James ZhouHappyjames LTDAI tools and SaaS

Contact

Email
ken@aaaec.org
WeChat ID
AAAEC_OfficialWeChat QR code, WeChat ID AAAEC_Official
LinkedIn
linkedin.com/company/aaaec

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