Top Tech Leaders Share AI, Cloud‑Native & Product Management Insights from Yunqi 2020

The Yunqi Conference, a key indicator of tech innovation in China, featured a candid talk series titled "Tech Talk – 1-on-1" covering AI, cloud‑native, product management, and architecture, where industry leaders shared their views on emerging trends and career development.

AI Episode – Future AI Breakthroughs

Jia Yangqing – Vice President of Alibaba Group, "Caffe" founder

Meng Xing – COO of Didi Autonomous Driving

Zhao Hao – Researcher at Intel China Cognitive Lab

Yao Song – Senior Director of AI Business at Xilinx, Founder of DeepSight Technology

Meng Xing: Investment opportunities lie in areas without technical boundary breakthroughs, such as agriculture and industrial scenarios, exemplified by Blue River's AI‑driven pesticide reduction.

Jia Yangqing: While the U.S. AI advances through hobbyist ideas, China’s strength is reliability; combining algorithms with real‑world scenarios like Blue River creates industry‑level upgrades.

Yao Song: Envisions brain‑computer interfaces to enhance human capabilities, especially for the elderly and disabled, by treating the brain as a neural network.

Zhao Hao: Focuses on computer vision breakthroughs, integrating gradient and generative models to improve surgical navigation and 3‑D tracking.

Cloud‑Native Episode – Understanding Cloud‑Native

Zhang Xin – Head of Cloud‑Native Business at Bytedance Volcano Engine

Lin Hao (Bi Xuan) – Head of Video Cloud at Alibaba Cloud

Xu Shiwei – Founder & CEO of Qiniu Cloud

Zhang Xin: Cloud‑native means business systems designed for elastic, scalable cloud resources, not merely infrastructure being cloud‑native.

Xu Shiwei: Views cloud‑native as a new operating system, marking the shift from closed to open OS, driving the transition from cloud 1.0 (VMs) to cloud 2.0 (intelligent machines).

Bi Xuan: Emphasizes that cloud‑native enables rapid business system construction using cloud services, moving from closed, self‑contained tech stacks to open, standardized ecosystems.

Product Management Episode – Essential Skills for Product Managers

Li Jianzhong – Senior Product Expert, Alibaba Cloud Intelligent Solutions

Yongling – Senior Product Expert, Alibaba

Wang Dandan – Senior Product Expert, NetEase

You Xuan – Senior Product Expert, Alibaba New Retail

Li Jianzhong: Product managers must understand technology to control projects, timelines, and trends, and they manage the product rather than people.

Yongling: Highlights the need for leadership, coordination, and industry expertise, especially in industrial domains.

Wang Dandan: Describes product managers as responsible problem‑solvers who speak the truth and analyze needs.

You Xuan: Stresses user‑experience responsibility, commercial insight, and the ability to translate customer needs into viable solutions.

Architecture Episode – What Is an Architect’s Mindset?

Zhang Chi – Senior Solution Architect Lead, Alibaba Cloud Intelligent New Finance

Zhang Jianfei (Frank) – Senior Technical Expert, Alibaba New Retail

Sun Xuan – Founder, Naixue Education Technology, Former Chair of 58 Group Technical Committee

Li Ziang (Snow Egg) – Algorithm Engineer, Alibaba Cloud Intelligent Base Products

Zhang Chi: Architects must blend technology with business, think long‑term, and guide clients beyond one‑off solutions.

Sun Xuan: Emphasizes human‑centric thinking, motivating teams, and bridging technical proposals with business needs.

Zhang Jianfei: Stresses comprehensive technical guidance, design quality, and practical implementation over mere documentation.