From Privacy 101 to AI Frontiers: Why Confidential AI Matters

November 12, 2025 | From Privacy 101 to AI Frontiers: Why Confidential AI Matters

Speakers:

• Ryan Li (Co-Founder, CyberConnect)
• Hang Yin (Co-Founder & Chief Technical Development, Phala Network)

Description: This session will explore the critical role of privacy-preserving technologies in finance and artificial intelligence. Speakers will discuss the fundamentals of confidential computing, such as Trusted Execution Environments (TEEs), and their application in building secure, decentralized AI and financial systems.

Speaker Biographies:

• Ryan Li is the Co-Founder of CyberConnect, a decentralized social network. A serial entrepreneur, he has founded multiple companies acquired by top names in decentralized technology.
• Hang Yin is the Co-Founder and Chief Technical Development lead at Phala Network, a privacy-preserving cloud computing service. He was previously a senior developer and expert in search-related machine learning fields at Google and was a lead developer for Bitcoin Gold.