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Christina Yan Zhang
CEO,
Metaverse Institute
Christina, an award-winning leader with a PhD in digital twin, spends 19 years working with leaders at the UN, governments, universities, and corporates on innovation.
She was China Director, QS World University Rankings (2013-2020), impacting 5 years government funding allocation of £750 billion to 3005 universities.
Alongside 73rd President of UN General Assembly, she serves on Advisory Council for Centre for Science Futures of International Science Council, the world’s largest science body of 250 national/international academies of sciences. She co-chairs ITU’s taskgroup on CitiVerse, authored the first UN technical report on citizen-centred, planet-friendly smart cities, leading to international standards.
Sessions
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10-Jun-2025Innovation StageChairperson's Opening Remarks
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10-Jun-2025Innovation StageChairperson’s Closing Remarks