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Keynote Speaker:
Amplifying Human Genius: How Data
Intelligence is Supercharging R&D
Dr. Li Luan
PPG Global Technology Director, Digital R&D and
Corporate Color
Dr. Li Luan is redefining how industrial research and development is conducted in the age of AI. As
Global Technical Director at PPG Industries, she is leading the shi昀琀 from intui琀椀on-driven
experimenta琀椀on to intelligence-driven discovery—transforming R&D from trial and error into a
designed, scalable, closed-loop learning system.
Her work advances the concept of scien琀椀fic data moats, where structured, high-quality data
becomes a compounding compe琀椀琀椀ve advantage. She believes the true fron琀椀er of scien琀椀fic AI lies
not just in be琀琀er models or more data, but in embedding formulators’ explicit and tacit knowledge
into data systems, scien琀椀fic methodologies, and business workflows. By bridging fundamental
research and industrial applica琀椀on, she is building intelligence-driven R&D systems that
fundamentally reshape how companies innovate.
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