Dr. Andrew Ng is a globally recognized leader and pioneer in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and online education. He is the Founder of DeepLearning.AI, General Partner at AI Fund, and Executive Chairman of LandingAI, establishing him at the forefront of AI research, application, and investment. His work is singularly focused on advancing machine learning and leveraging its potential to transform industries and democratize knowledge worldwide.
Ng’s foundational contributions include serving as the founding lead of the Google Brain team and later as Chief Scientist at Baidu, where he directed the company’s global AI strategy and led a group of approximately 1,300 people. This experience provides him with a rare, comprehensive understanding of how to scale AI research and infrastructure within the world’s largest technology companies. He has authored or co-authored over 200 research papers in machine learning and robotics.
In addition to his industry leadership, Dr. Ng is a transformative figure in education. In 2011, he led the development of Stanford University's main MOOC platform and taught a Machine Learning course that reached over 100,000 students, an effort that directly led to the founding of Coursera, where he currently serves as Chairman and Co-founder. He remains connected to academia as an Adjunct Professor at Stanford University’s Computer Science Department.
As a speaker, Dr. Ng draws on his diverse experience to provide a visionary and practical perspective on the future of AI. Named to the Time100 AI list in 2023, his presentations offer audiences, from Fortune 500 executives to entrepreneurs, actionable insights on AI strategy, implementing machine learning within organizations, and the profound changes that widespread access to online education will bring to the global workforce.
