Why Knowledge Rarely Translates into Capital Allocation
Panel discussion on why deep research and technical knowledge rarely translate into capital allocation, and how ecosystem infrastructure can bridge this gap.
Speaking
Talks that make networks legible.
Keynotes, panels and guest lectures for executives, investors, postgraduates and researchers. In English, or with live Chinese interpretation.
AI in supply chains
The most-requested talk: what supply chains actually are, where AI helps, where it fails, and what autonomy levels mean in practice.
Complex networks in alternative finance
How risk and capital ripple through supply networks, venture ecosystems and financial infrastructure — and how to measure it.
Innovation ecosystems and AI-native ventures
Why ecosystems, not companies, are the unit of work; how Cambridge produces startups; what "AI-native" really requires.
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Past talks
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Past, Present, and Future of Impact Investment
Roundtable and panel discussion on the evolution of impact investing, capital deployment, and scaling sustainable ventures.
Translational Impact Frameworks & Academic Spinoffs
Panel presentation on measuring real-world impact, commercializing academic IP, and building university-backed innovation pipelines.
Venture Creation, Innovation & Impact Tea Ceremony
Co-hosted innovation tea ceremony & venture discussion at Christ's College, Cambridge with Shirley Choo, hosting researchers, founders, and investors.
AI, Entrepreneurship & Innovation Ecosystems
Lectures and panel sessions on AI in business operations, startup scaling, and early-stage venture formation.
The Future of Finance with AI — Breakfast
Talk covering the transformative role of artificial intelligence in financial sectors.
AI & the Future of Finance
Discussed upcoming trends in AI application across the finance industry.
Enabling Viable Supply Networks with Cooperative Distributed Locally Decentralised Financial Control
Presentation on viable supply networks and cooperative locally decentralised financial control mechanisms.
AI in Business
Lecture on integrating AI strategically within business operations.
Supply Chain Artificial Intelligence Laboratory
Presented ongoing research into artificial intelligence for supply chains at AI UK.
Financial Ripple Effect in Complex Adaptive Supply Networks: An Agent-Based Model
Invited talk on modeling the propagation of financial distress across supply networks.
Triple-Jumping over Fragmentation, Epidemics, and Spontaneous Adaption
Discusses fragmentation, epidemics, and adaptation within complex networks.
The Valuation of Information by Dynamic Decentralised Criticality Measures in Complex Data Flow Networks
Explores how dynamic, decentralised criticality measures assign value to information flowing through complex networks.
The Value of Information for Dynamic Decentralised Criticality Computation
Presented research on computing decentralised criticality and information value in dynamic systems.
Complex Networks: Theory, Methods, and Applications
Delivered insights into the theory and methodological applications of complex networks.
The Valuation of Information for Dynamic Decentralised Criticality Computation
Showcased dynamic decentralised computation strategies for information valuation.
Investigating the Financial Ripple Effect in Complex Supply Networks
Initial findings on simulating financial ripple effects within supply networks.
Distributed Dynamic Measures of Criticality for Telecommunication Networks
Focuses on applying distributed criticality measures within telecommunication infrastructures.
Videos
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How to Launch an AI-Native Startup in the Caribbean
What it actually means to build an AI-native startup from day one: nativity versus feature-layering, data versus refining infrastructure, and why knowledge integration is the moat.
AI & the Future of Finance
How artificial intelligence is transforming capital allocation, risk modelling and financial infrastructure.