{"id":6990,"date":"2026-06-07T20:36:32","date_gmt":"2026-06-07T19:36:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tsinghua.org.uk\/?p=6990"},"modified":"2026-06-07T20:40:55","modified_gmt":"2026-06-07T19:40:55","slug":"meet-the-speakers-ukta-x-agi-odyssey-london-tech-week-2026-official-fringe-event-trustworthy-agentic-ai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tsinghua.org.uk\/index.php\/2026\/06\/07\/6990\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet the Speakers | UKTA \u00d7 AGI Odyssey London Tech Week 2026 Official Fringe Event: Trustworthy Agentic AI"},"content":{"rendered":"
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As AI systems rapidly evolve from passive tools into autonomous agents capable of reasoning, coordinating, and acting in real-world environments, a new set of questions is becoming central: How can agentic AI be made trustworthy? What infrastructure is needed to support it? And how will it reshape coordination, decision-making, and value creation in the real economy?<\/span><\/p>\n

Hosted as a\u00a0London Tech Week 2026 Official Fringe Event<\/strong>, this curated evening brings together speakers and participants from AI, finance, infrastructure, governance, and the wider technology sector to explore the next stage of trustworthy agentic AI.<\/p>\n

The discussion will focus on the emerging infrastructure stack for AI agents, the coordination challenges between humans and autonomous systems, and the responsible deployment of trusted AI agents across complex economic and institutional environments.<\/p>\n

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\n<\/span><\/strong>Trustworthy Agentic AI: Infrastructure, Coordination, and the Real Economy<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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18:00\u201319:00 Opening Plenary Session<\/span><\/strong>
\nWe are delighted to welcome Professor Alex Yang, Diane Audras, and Dr Yuan Gao for a series of short plenary talks exploring trustworthy agentic AI and its real-world applications.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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19:00\u201320:00 Panel Discussion<\/strong>
\nModerated by Dr Yejia Xu, the panel will feature guest speakers including Dr Craig Li, Dr Xiangpeng Wan, Dr Yan Wang, and Zhengwei Zhang, followed by audience Q&A.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Professor Alex Yang<\/span>\u00a0is Professor of Management Science and Operations and Chair of the Management Science and Operations Faculty at London Business School (LBS). His research focuses on the interaction of supply chains, finance, and digital technology. Applying data science and economic modelling methods, his work centres on two main themes: the interaction of operational and financial decisions in supply chains, including trade credit, supply chain finance, and FinTech; and the governance and operations of digital technologies, including innovations in platform governance and the management and regulation of artificial intelligence. He has published extensively in leading management and finance journals and serves on the editorial boards of several prestigious international academic journals.<\/p>\n

Beyond academia, Alex actively engages with the wider public through popular media. His insights have been featured in major international outlets including Bloomberg, The Economist, Financial Times, Forbes, and The Washington Post. He has also been interviewed and quoted by the BBC, CNBC, and The New York Times, among others. In addition to his academic work, Alex has consulted for and collaborated with organisations including United Airlines, Citadel Investment Group, Didi Chuxing, and Alibaba Group. He has also served as an international consultant to the Asian Development Bank, specialising in trade finance and FinTech. He is currently working with companies in the areas of supply chain finance, FinTech, platform governance, and data science.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n

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Diane Audras<\/span>\u00a0is a technology and digital transformation specialist with expertise in artificial intelligence, digital identity, and public service delivery. Her interest lies in how digital tools can transform the way citizens access public services. At the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change, she advised senior political leaders across governments in Asia, Africa, and Europe on their digital and AI transformation priorities. Prior to joining the Institute, she worked with McKinsey & Company in Morocco and served as a consultant to the Independent Evaluation Group of the World Bank.<\/span>Diane is a graduate of the Schwarzman Scholars programme at Tsinghua University, and previously earned a Bachelor\u2019s degree in Statistics, Economics, and Mandarin from University College London. She also obtained a MicroMasters in Data, Economics, and Development Policy from MIT. Diane has published research on Virtual Teaching Assistants and written for several outlets including the China project.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n
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Dr Yuan Gao<\/span>\u00a0is Founder and CEO of Pangura Limited, an institutional AI company applying complex systems science to financial intelligence. Her career spans quantitative systems development, asset-allocation automation, and institutional client leadership. At Swiss Re Group Asset Management, she contributed to proprietary black-box algorithmic systems and cross-asset allocation models, and led automated SAA\/TAA, private debt, and real estate investment solutions. At CICC (UK), she established the bank\u2019s FICC institutional sales business. She is also a Senior Advisor to NetMind.AI and a\u00a0co-founder & CIO of N0S.Tech.<\/p>\n

Dr Gao holds a PhD from Newcastle University, specialising in Turbulent Combustion, an MBA and a BEng in Automation from Tsinghua University, PRM certification, CISI membership, and FCA-recognised securities qualifications. She is also a Freeman of the City of London.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Dr Craig Li<\/strong>\u00a0is CTO and co-founder of Binome, where he is building Mira, an agentic solution for operations automation. He brings deep expertise in AI, machine learning, and large-scale software engineering, with experience delivering production systems in investment banking and enterprise environments. At Palantir, he developed data and operational platforms for clients, applying ontology-inspired approaches to model workflows, assets, and decision-making. He holds a PhD from the University of Bristol and combines research depth with practical product and engineering execution in applied AI.<\/p>\n

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Dr Xiangpeng Wan<\/strong>\u00a0is Applied AI Engineering Lead at NetMind.AI in London, where he works on reliable enterprise AI agents across fintech and real estate. A frequent speaker on AI agents, MCP, and enterprise AI, he has presented at Google, OxML 2025, Community Stack, and AICamp, and has contributed expert commentary to TechRound, Raconteur, and InformationWeek. He holds a PhD in Artificial Intelligence from the Stevens Institute of Technology. His work focuses on making large language models dependable in production, with interests spanning LLM agents, retrieval-augmented generation, evaluation and guardrails, and MCP-based tool orchestration.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n

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Dr Yan Wang<\/strong>\u00a0is an Assistant Professor in Social Statistics at the University of Manchester. She received her PhD in Sociology from the London School of Economics and Political Science, and holds a BS in Sociology and an MA in Management from Tsinghua University. Her research examines public opinion, political communication in cyberspace, social policy, and governance, with methodological interests in machine learning, causal identification, and text analysis.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n

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Zhengwei Zhang<\/strong>\u00a0is a Quantitative Researcher and Associate Portfolio Manager at Aviva Investors in London, building macro systematic strategies for Multi-Strategy Target Total Return Funds across FX, Futures, and Fixed Income. She also previously served as the Lead of Quantitative Modelling at a Fintech startup. She holds both CQF and FRM certifications and an MSc degree in Mathematics and Financial Statistics from LSE. She has a great passion for AI, Fintech, and Financial Markets and consistently looking for alpha.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n

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Dr Yejia Xu<\/strong>\u00a0is the Principal Quantitative Researcher at Theia Insights, where he leads the development of innovative NLP-driven factor models for thematic investing. He holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Southern California and was a postdoctoral fellow at Harvard Business School, with expertise in digital platform economics. He is also a widely-followed writer on Zhihu, China’s leading knowledge-sharing platform, where his writing on the intersection of economic theory and recent technological developments has drawn over 300,000 followers.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n

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The event warmly welcomes Tsinghua alumni in the UK, friends of Tsinghua, and members of the broader community to participate.<\/p>\n

Admission is free of charge. Please scan the QR code or click \u201cRead More\u201d to register via the Eventbrite platform.\u00a0Registration will close at 24:00 (UK time) on 8 June.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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AGI Odyssey is a non-profit organization headquartered in Vienna, Virginia, dedicated to advancing artificial intelligence (AI) through global academic collaboration, innovation exchange, and community engagement. We create platforms for AI researchers, students, startups, and investors to connect, share ideas, and explore real-world applications of AI. Our initiatives include conferences, seminars, and the Global Artificial Intelligence Championships (GAIC), all aimed at fostering interdisciplinary partnerships and accelerating AI progress. AGI Odyssey is committed to building an inclusive, vibrant AI ecosystem where knowledge flows freely, innovations are showcased, and the future of AI is shaped collaboratively across borders and disciplines.<\/span><\/p>\n

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CBCX is an award-winning multi-asset liquidity provider. Since its inception in 2011, the firm has been committed to replicating an interbank pricing and trading environment, building secure, stable, and highly efficient global trading infrastructure, and delivering a one\u2011stop liquidity solution anchored in a superior trading experience.<\/span><\/p>\n

Headquartered in the UK, all CBCX entities are regulated by globally recognized authorities across key jurisdictions. With a stringent compliance framework, the group provides robust protection for its global partners. Leveraging bank-grade pricing and advanced trade execution capabilities, CBCX delivers deep liquidity and institutional\u2011grade, high\u2011performance execution to brokers, hedge funds, asset managers, and professional traders.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n

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