The China-Britain Business Council (CBBC) is pleased to launch a new event series, China’s Technology Revolution, aimed at providing members with insights into the rapid development of disruptive technologies in China. The series will cover AI, robotics, EV and batteries as well as renewable energy, offering a comprehensive market overview, recent growth, and key trends to help UK business better understand this fast-evolving market.
Over the past five to ten years, China has undergone a remarkable technological revolution, with rapid development in artificial intelligence. This event aims to provide a platform to understand the development of China's AI market.
CBBC invited a panel of experts to present on the sector's growth over recent years, including its impact on various industries, the challenges it faces, future trends, and opportunities for UK businesses. This event aims to foster dialogue and collaboration among organisations across different sectors, exploring the opportunities and challenges brought about by these scientific and technological advancements.
What you will learn from the event:
Overview of the Chinese AI Market: Gain insights into the current landscape and future trends in China's booming AI sector.
Large Language Model Development: Explore the advancements in large language models and their significance in the global AI race.
Industry Applications: Discover how various industries are leveraging AI technologies for innovation and efficiency.
Organiser: China-Britain Business Council (CBBC)
Co-organiser: Artificial Intelligence Industry Alliance (AIIA), Peking University HSBC Business School Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (PHBS-CIE)
Event Details
Date: Tuesday, 29 October
Time: 16:00 - 17:15
Format: Online
Language: English
Member registration
Non-member registration
Agenda
16:00-16:05 Opening Remark
Tom Simpson, Managing Director, China, CBBC
16:05-16:15 China's AI Industry Development and International Cooperation, AIIA
16:15-17:00 Panel Discussion
Moderator: Tina Tu, Head of Technology and Innovation, CBBC
Panellists
Prof. Maziar Nekovee, Founding Dean of Sussex AI Institute
Tan Lin, Chief Ecological Officer of Hai Chong Hui, Practice Mentor of PHBS-CIE, Chief Futurist of Futurist Lab, and former CEO of Microsoft Accelerator (Beijing)
Representative from RELX
17:00-17:15 Q&A
17:15 End of Event
About the Speakers
Professor Maziar Nekovee
Founding Dean of Sussex AI Institute
Prof. Maziar Nekovee is the founding Dean of the Sussex AI Institute at Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou—a pioneering UK-China transnational collaboration that educates over 1,000 undergraduate, postgraduate, and PhD students annually in AI, Robotics, and Telecommunication Technologies. He is also a full Professor and Head of the Centre for Advanced Communications, Mobile Technology, and IoT at the University of Sussex, UK.
Before transitioning to academia in 2017, Prof. Nekovee held senior positions in industry, including serving as Head of Samsung’s European 5G Research Division and as Group Leader at BT (British Telecom) Research. His research expertise spans next-generation communication technologies and applied AI, with transformative applications in healthcare, energy, and the automotive sectors.
Prof. Nekovee holds a PhD in Physics and an MEng in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. He is the author of over 200 highly cited scientific papers, a bestselling book, and holds 23 patents."
Tan Lin
Practice Mentor, PHBS CIE
Tan Lin is a Practice Mentor at PHBS CIE, and also the Founder and Chief Futurist of the Future Lab at PHBS Center of Innovation and Entrepreneurship. Tan Lin also serves as the Vice President of the Peking University Alumni Entrepreneurship Association for 2024. He is also a Partner and Chief Ecosystem Officer at Hai Chuang Hui.
Previously, he served as the CEO of Microsoft Accelerator (Beijing), the Incubation Director at the Smart City Research Center and the Advanced Innovation Center for Future Network Technology at Peking University, and the Chief Strategy Officer of the 12301 National Smart Tourism Public Service Platform.
Additionally, he has held positions as the General Manager of Greater China at CA Technologies, the Director of BI/EPM for Greater China at Oracle, and the Marketing Director for China at Apple.
Speaker from RELX (TBC)
At RELX, AI isn’t new to us. We’ve been embracing artificial intelligence technologies for well over a decade, incorporating extractive and now generative AI techniques into much of our work.
While extractive AI is relevant for machine-to-machine interactions, generative AI is particularly relevant for human-to-machine interactions, such as lawyers, doctors or medical researchers. When combining extractive AI with trusted content, you can make a real difference for these professional customers who make high value decisions and need to trust the information they are getting. Applying generative AI tools can be transformative for their workflow.
Around 11,000 technologists, over half of whom are software engineers, work at RELX. Annually, the company spends $1.7bn on technology. The combination of our rich data sets, technology infrastructure and knowledge of how to use next generation innovation allow us to create effective solutions for customers.
In January 2024, Morgan Stanley announced 2023 was the year of the AI enablers, and 2024 will be the year of the AI adopters. RELX has launched ten commercial products that incorporate generative AI, which have already made a difference to our professional customers.
Including:
Lexis+ AI for legal professionals
Lexis Create & Lexis Snapshot for legal professionals
Nexis+ AI for corporate research
Scopus AI for researchers
ClinicalKey AI for clinicians
Sherpath AI for nursing students and educators
SciBite Chat for life Sciences research & development
Ask ICIS for commodities and energy markets
AI Assist for HR professionals
About the Co-organiser:
AIIA
The Artificial Intelligence Industry Alliance (AIIA) is an industry organisation jointly initiated by the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology and other units in 2017, under the guidance of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Science and Technology, and the Central Cyberspace Administration. AIIA has 988 member units, including 1 overall group, 11 technical working groups, 12 industry working groups, and 10 industry-related special groups.
In order to seize new opportunities for international cooperation in the development of AI, and fully use the international advantages and channels of the alliance, the group serves enterprises to engage in more communication and demand docking, and builds a good AI "dual circulation" development environment, AIIA continues to promote international cooperation work.
PHBS CIE
The Peking University HSBC Business School Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (PHBS-CIE) is an internal not-for-profit centre which integrates resources from policy-making institutions, enterprises, and academic research units to conduct case studies on innovation and entrepreneurship, provide relevant consulting and guidance, and foster talent development, aiming to promote the growth of the innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem.
www.cbbc.org
The China-Britain Business Council (CBBC) is the UK’s national business network promoting trade and investment with China. We have been at the heart of the UK-China relationship for 70 years and are widely recognised as the independent voice of British businesses working with China. Our objective is to support the growth of British trade and investment with China and Chinese companies expanding and investing in the UK. Our diverse membership includes leading UK companies and universities, many of the UK’s most dynamic SMEs, and an ever-increasing number of Chinese companies exporting to and investing in the UK.
英中贸易协会（CBBC）是英国促进对华贸易和投资的国家级商业贸易网络。70年以来，我们一直处在行动的核心位置，积极参与两国在每个行业和地区的合作，被广泛认为是英国企业与中国合作的独立声音。我们的目标是支持英国对华贸易和投资的增长，以及中国企业在英国的扩张和投资。我们的会员包括众多英国领先的公司与知名大学、英国最具活力的中小企业，以及越来越多向英国出口和在英国投资的中国企业等。
