The First Think Tank Forum —Focusing on the battle to break the deadlock in AI

On April 22, 2025, the first "Face of the Times Think Tank" was successfully held in Beijing. As a high-end entrepreneurial intellectual platform jointly launched by Chang'an International Club and Face of the Times, the first think tank was themed "AI Breakthrough Battle", focusing on the profound impact of artificial intelligence on industry landscape and corporate destiny, and attracting more than 30 corporate decision-makers, executives and investors from multiple fields such as technology, finance, consumption, manufacturing and culture.

Group photo of the first participants of the 2025 "Faces of the Times Think Tank Forum"

Against the backdrop of the escalating global AI wave, how enterprises can break through the challenges of "not seeing clearly," "not daring to act," and "not knowing how to use" AI became the core topic of in-depth discussion at this think tank. The event featured two prominent mentors—renowned economist and founder of conceptual economics, Huang Jiangnan, and Jiang Qi, co-founder and chairman of Youyun Data Intelligence—who delivered in-depth analyses from macroeconomic trends to the practical application of technology through "dual-dimensional" speeches.

A keynote speech offering insights into the variables and resolve of the AI ​​era.

Huang Jiangnan, a renowned economist and founder of conceptual economics, delivered a speech at the event.

In his presentation titled "Overcoming Difficulties and Artificial Intelligence," Huang Jiangnan, drawing on his years of in-depth research into macroeconomic restructuring, pointed out that Chinese enterprises are currently facing not only cyclical pressures but also a "turning point" in structural transformation. In his view, artificial intelligence is not merely a technology, but also a catalyst for a cognitive revolution and institutional change.

"The development path of AI will inevitably profoundly change the way humans organize production, the direction of capital flow, and the logic of value distribution," Huang Jiangnan emphasized. He stressed that entrepreneurs must understand the social evolutionary significance of artificial intelligence from a strategic perspective and seize the window of opportunity for policy dividends in order to achieve value leaps in industrial restructuring.

Jiang Qi, co-founder and chairman of Youyun Data Intelligence, delivered a speech at the event.

Following this, Jiang Qi, a practical mentor, delivered a speech titled "In-Depth Exploration: AI Scenarios Innovation Driven by Computing Power ." He used real-world cases from Youyun Data Intelligence in areas such as intelligent customer service, e-commerce operations, and industrial vision as starting points to comprehensively analyze how large models, AIGC, and automated algorithms can achieve true "technology monetization."

"The value of AI lies not in the technology itself, but in how it can be deeply integrated with business, rapidly tested and iterated upon," Jiang Qi pointed out. He believes the biggest problem for SMEs today is not a technology gap, but rather a misperception and path dependence. Only by clearly understanding the "incremental value" and "organizational synergy" that AI brings to enterprises can they truly achieve the leap from pilot projects to large-scale applications.

Deep co-creation connects cognitive upgrades with practical applications.

In addition to keynote speeches, the event also included several sessions such as group discussions, Q&A sessions with mentors, open Q&A sessions, and tea breaks, creating a closed-loop system from trend learning and solution generation to resource linking and intellectual resonance. During the Q&A session, several participating entrepreneurs raised the difficulties and bottlenecks their companies encountered in their AI transformation. Two mentors provided practical and feasible suggestions based on case studies, which generated a warm response.

Building a "strategic supply station" for entrepreneurs

"Face of the Times Think Tank" is a high-end intellectual platform exclusively for China's new generation of entrepreneurs. It focuses on cutting-edge trend insights, key issue deconstruction, and real-world problem-solving, with "knowledge sharing, resource collaboration, and long-term connections" as its core principles. The platform has formed a strategic synergy with the Chang'an International Club—the latter, by gathering global cultural and economic elites, continuously deepens dialogue on economic innovation and cultural integration, injecting think tank power into international exchange and cooperation. In the future, "Face of the Times Think Tank" will focus on four dimensions: the AI ​​technology revolution, the upgrading of the cultural tourism industry, the cultivation of new productivity, and strategic capital layout. Each session will connect leading entrepreneurs and thought mentors from across industries, systematically building a three-in-one entrepreneurial growth ecosystem of "cognitive iteration, practical empowerment, and ecological co-creation."

This launch ceremony not only marks the full implementation of the "Face of the Times Think Tank," but also sets a benchmark for the entrepreneurial community to explore survival rules and build new growth paradigms in the AI ​​era by integrating global wisdom and local practices, thus opening a new chapter in empowering business innovation with wisdom.