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AI Native: The Mandate to Transform Your Company - A Book Talk with Kai-Fu Lee
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 & is limited to Columbia University community members & invited guests. Invitations are non-transferable. Registration links are emailed to school listservs & intended for the recipient only. Please do not share or forward them.
If you are not affiliated with Columbia Business School, please use this form to register for the event: https://forms.gle/G8vL2wVsK5yVuMcF7
Admission will be on a first come first serve basis (in-person only; this event will not be live-streamed). Due to high demand & 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, & bagged lunches will be provided after the event.
This event will be photographed & video recorded. The content may be used for webcast, telecast, social media, podcast, websites, advertising & other promotional purposes by Columbia Business School & its affiliates & representatives.
Biography:
Dr. Kai-Fu Lee is Founder & CEO of 01.AI & Chairman of Sinovation Ventures, a leading venture capital firm managing US$3 billion in dual-currency funds & 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 & AI agents revolution, 01.AI develops advanced solutions & builds global partnerships to accelerate enterprise & sovereign AI transformation. Before founding Sinovation Ventures, Dr. Lee served as President of Google China & held senior executive roles at Microsoft, SGI, & Apple. He holds a bachelor's degree in Computer Science from Columbia University, a Ph.D. from Carnegie Mellon University, & honorary doctorates from both Carnegie Mellon University & 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), & WIRED 25 Icons of the Century. Across social media platforms, he is followed by more than 50 million people worldwide.
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