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AI Native: The Mandate to Transform Your Company - A Book Talk with Kai-Fu Lee
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Mon, Nov 9, 2026
12:45 PM – 1:45 PM EST (GMT-5)
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Monday, November 9, 2026 | 12:45 – 1:45 PM
Cooperman Commons, Geffen Hall, Columbia Business School
Featuring: Kai-Fu Lee CC' 83, Founder & CEO, 01.AI; Chairman, Sinovation Ventures
Moderator: Stephan Meier, James P. Gorman Professor of Business, Columbia Business School
Notes: This in-person-only event will be held at Columbia Business School in Geffen Hall's Cooperman Commons and is limited to Columbia University community members and invited guests. Invitations are non-transferable. Registration links are emailed to school listservs and intended for the recipient only. Please do not share or forward them.
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Admission will be on a first come first serve basis (in-person only; this event will not be live-streamed). Due to high demand and limited space capacity, an overflow room will be reserved for attendees once the main event space is at capacity. Columbia ID or government-issued ID that matches the name on your registration will be required to check-in to the event. The first 40 attendees to check in will receive a complimentary copy of AI Native, and bagged lunches will be provided after the event.
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Biography:
Dr. Kai-Fu Lee is Founder & CEO of 01.AI and Chairman of Sinovation Ventures, a leading venture capital firm managing US$3 billion in dual-currency funds and building the next generation of deep-tech companies. Sinovation's distinctive "VC + AI" model powers venture-building across AI startups, with 01.AI, founded by Dr. Lee in 2023, as its flagship. At the cutting edge of the generative AI and AI agents revolution, 01.AI develops advanced solutions and builds global partnerships to accelerate enterprise and sovereign AI transformation. Before founding Sinovation Ventures, Dr. Lee served as President of Google China and held senior executive roles at Microsoft, SGI, and Apple. He holds a bachelor's degree in Computer Science from Columbia University, a Ph.D. from Carnegie Mellon University, and honorary doctorates from both Carnegie Mellon University and the City University of Hong Kong. He previously co-chaired the Artificial Intelligence Council at the World Economic. Dr. Lee is widely regarded as one of the world's foremost voices on artificial intelligence, having been named to TIME100 AI's Top 25 AI Leaders, TIME 100 (2013), and WIRED 25 Icons of the Century. Across social media platforms, he is followed by more than 50 million people worldwide.