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
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 ChenCo-Chair
Senior product manager in the TikTok Shop ecosystem, specialising in AI and e-commerce growth
- Jeremy CaiSecretary
Regional channel lead; 15 years in sales management, business strategy and global B2B trade
- Rocky LiExecutive Director (Hong Kong)
Sales director for international brands including SHARP and DOBOT; 16 years' experience, focused on robotics for industrial automation and education
- Jared GuoProject Director
Former global e-commerce and new product introduction lead at DJI; formerly led strategy for Amazon's top global sellers
- Felix YangHead of Partnerships
18 years in B2B business development and large-scale project operations; formerly with Alibaba and Amazon
- Gracie LeeHead of Growth Marketing
Video and influencer marketing specialist; formerly at Google
- Charlene LiangDirector of Finance and Event Operations
Data-driven market intelligence and process optimisation; formerly with Alibaba and Amazon
- Yuan GuSIG Director
13 years in business strategy, pricing systems and channel intelligence; formerly with DJI and Mars
- Sophia WangDirector 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
| Expert | Expertise |
|---|---|
| Ken Jiang (Kan Jiang) | AI productisation, marketing technology and platform automation |
| Jeremy Cai | AI agents and enterprise workflows |
| Rocky Li | Embodied AI and robotics |
| Geoff Chen | AGI, e-commerce AI and intelligent systems |
| Jason ZengZinix AI Technology | RAG, Chat BI and AI application development |
| Tony LinPeachtree Network Technology | AI tools and intelligent agents |
| Finley WangIBM | AI transformation |
| James ZhouHappyjames LTD | AI tools and SaaS |
Contact
- ken@aaaec.org
- WeChat ID
- AAAEC_Official

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